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Select a size with the vCPU, memory, and disk your workload needs. The table on this page and the pricing page list the monthly price of every size.
Cloud Servers
Linux cloud server
A Linux cloud server on Unbroker is a virtual machine with an operating system you administer. Linux cloud servers use one size and region catalogue, and the monthly price is the same in every region. Prices start at $17.95. Choose a size, a region, and a Linux image, then power, reboot, or delete the machine from the same console as your apps.
For workloads that need the host itself: a CI runner, a Docker host, a small Kubernetes node, a proxy, or software with its own daemon layout.
Linux distros on a Linux cloud server
The create flow offers Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, CentOS Stream, and Fedora. The included image names are ubuntu-26.04, ubuntu-24.04, ubuntu-22.04, debian-13, debian-12, debian-11, almalinux-10, almalinux-9, rockylinux-10, rockylinux-9, centos-9-stream, fedora-43, fedora-42. Those images are part of the flat server price, not an add-on. The request must use one of those exact names. An image outside the list is refused, including Windows and licensed panel images that share a family name with a free image.
The image is installed for you. After that, packages, daemons, and security updates are yours. Unbroker records the region, size, image, state, and IPv4 address. It does not apply operating-system updates or supervise the processes you install. The server guide states the same split: the platform shows the machine and its power actions, and you operate the host.
- Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04, 22.04. Image names: ubuntu-26.04, ubuntu-24.04, ubuntu-22.04.
- Debian 13, 12, 11. Image names: debian-13, debian-12, debian-11.
- AlmaLinux 10, 9. Image names: almalinux-10, almalinux-9.
- Rocky Linux 10, 9. Image names: rockylinux-10, rockylinux-9.
- CentOS Stream 9. Image names: centos-9-stream.
- Fedora 43, 42. Image names: fedora-43, fedora-42.
Regions
Linux cloud servers are sold in European Union (EU), US Central (US-central), US East (US-east), and US West (US-west). The monthly price of a size does not change with the region. A region outside that list is refused rather than sold at another region's rate.
A region is where that one machine runs. Moving it later is a migration, with a copy of the disk and a cutover, not a toggle in the console. Place the server near the users or the systems it calls most often. Managed database regions come from that product's create flow and are not this list. See regions before you treat a server region and a database region as the same menu.
Sizes and monthly price
Each size has a fixed vCPU count, memory, and SSD disk. The table lists the current monthly price from the pricing catalogue, in USD, excluding applicable taxes. The smallest size is $17.95 per month. Pricing shows the same figures.
Cloud servers require an active Pro subscription. Pro has a $25 monthly commitment and $25 of eligible usage credit per billing cycle. Prices are in USD, excluding applicable taxes. Free cannot create a server. The size price is charged in full when the server is created and draws on the Pro usage credit. Usage above the credit is added to the monthly invoice. Outbound traffic is unlimited and is not billed as a separate overage. Deleting the server schedules it to stop at the end of the period already paid. That charge is not prorated and is not returned.
| Size | vCPU | RAM | Disk | Monthly price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 4 | 8 GB | 100 GB | $17.95 |
| M | 6 | 12 GB | 200 GB | $24.48 |
| L | 8 | 24 GB | 300 GB | $45.70 |
| XL | 12 | 48 GB | 400 GB | $81.60 |
| 2XL | 16 | 64 GB | 500 GB | $121.04 |
| 3XL | 18 | 96 GB | 600 GB | $159.94 |
Root access and SSH
You log in as root. Unbroker generates a root password for every server. You can paste an OpenSSH public key at creation and it is installed for root alongside that password. The console shows the server's IPv4 address. From the server page you can reveal the root password again, and you can power the machine on, power it off, reboot it, or rename it.
Firewall policy, extra users, and SSH hardening after the first boot are yours. Unbroker does not manage sshd, fail2ban, or the packages you add. Restrict SSH to keys if that matches how you operate other Linux hosts, and keep the root password somewhere you can recover it from the console.
Networking
The console shows one IPv4 address for the server. The product does not attach a private network, an extra IPv4 address, or an IPv6 option. Those are not included in the flat monthly price, and the create path does not turn them on.
If a port should be reachable, you open it on the host firewall yourself. Unbroker does not place a load balancer, a managed certificate, or a custom domain in front of a cloud server. Domains and managed TLS belong to Cloud Apps, not to this machine. Outbound traffic from the server is unlimited and is not a separate line item.
Backups and snapshots
A cloud server does not include disk backups or snapshots. Creation does not enable a provider backup add-on, and there is no restore-to-snapshot action for the machine. If the data matters, you copy it yourself, with your own tools, to a destination you control.
That is separate from other products on the same account. A Cloud Apps volume can back up to an S3-compatible destination you configure. A managed database is a provider-operated cluster, and backup behavior depends on the engine and plan. The Unbroker API does not expose one backup control that covers every database engine. Neither of those is a snapshot of this server's disk. Use a managed database when the provider should operate the database host.
High availability for Linux cloud servers
Linux cloud server hosting on Unbroker is this one machine. You administer a private Linux server: root, packages, and the firewall. It is not a Linux private cloud server in your own data center, and it is not high availability Linux cloud servers. There is no failover pair and no private network between servers.
A Linux cloud server is one virtual machine in one region. There is no automatic failover, no standby node, and no high-availability cluster. If that host or that region is unavailable, the server is unavailable until it returns. Powering the machine off takes it down as well, because that action is yours.
It is also not a private cloud you install in your own data center, and it is not a private network that joins servers together. You get a hosted Linux machine with root. The platform runs the host. Each server is reached on its IPv4 address. A personal project can use one server when it truly needs the operating system, still on Pro, still billed for the month that deletion does not refund.
When the workload is a web app, API, or worker, Pro Cloud Apps can run more than one replica of that service. Extra replicas are not a replicated Linux host, and they do not add a private network to a cloud server. Read plans for which app features require Pro, and infrastructure commands for power and delete from ubctl. Server creation itself is in the console and the API.
When a Linux cloud server is the right host
Use Cloud Apps when the workload builds from Git and you want Unbroker to build the revision, check health, and keep deployment history. Use a Linux cloud server when the software needs operating-system packages, kernel settings, or a process layout that is not a platform service.
A database you install on the server is one you operate, including its storage and recovery. A managed database is a separate provider-operated cluster. An Apps database node is a database image running as a private service, which is also not a managed cluster. Choose the option that matches who should operate the host. After the machine is up, schedule security updates, restrict SSH, and decide what data is allowed to live only on that disk.
What you can do
Control its lifecycle
Inspect the region, size, image, state, and IPv4 address. Power, reboot, rename, reveal the root password, or delete the server from the console.
Operate your own software
You manage operating-system updates, packages, the firewall, process supervision, deploys, monitoring agents, and any copy of the disk. The platform does not graph CPU for the server.
How to get started
- Estimate the vCPU, memory, and disk, then pick a region from the published list.
- Review the monthly price and choose an included Linux image before you create the server. Pro has to be active.
- Save the root password, add an SSH key if you have one, then install software and your own updates and backups.
Pricing and plan requirements
Cloud servers require an active Pro subscription. Pro has a $25 monthly commitment and $25 of eligible usage credit per billing cycle. Prices are in USD, excluding applicable taxes. The monthly server price is charged in full at creation, draws on the Pro usage credit, and is not prorated if you delete the server. Outbound traffic is unlimited and is not a separate charge. See the size table on this page and pricing.
See current prices and billing examples →Questions about Cloud Servers
Does Unbroker maintain the operating system for me?
No. You are responsible for operating-system administration, software updates, firewall policy, and the applications installed on the machine.
Do I get root access to a Linux cloud server?
Yes. You log in as root. Unbroker generates a root password, and you can add an SSH public key at creation. The console shows the IPv4 address and can reveal the root password again.
Which Linux distributions can I install?
The included catalogue is Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, CentOS Stream, and Fedora, under the image names ubuntu-26.04, ubuntu-24.04, ubuntu-22.04, debian-13, debian-12, debian-11, almalinux-10, almalinux-9, rockylinux-10, rockylinux-9, centos-9-stream, fedora-43, fedora-42. Images outside that list are refused. Those images are part of the server price, not an add-on.
Where can I run a Linux cloud server?
Regions are European Union (EU), US Central (US-central), US East (US-east), and US West (US-west). The monthly price does not change with the region. A region outside that list is refused.
Is a Linux cloud server highly available?
No. It is one virtual machine in one region. There is no automatic failover and no standby node. If that host is down, the server is down.
Do Linux cloud servers include a private network?
No. Servers are not joined by a private network, and the price does not include an extra IPv4 address. The console shows the server's IPv4 address. You configure the host firewall.
Are backups or snapshots included?
No. Cloud servers do not include disk backups or snapshots, and there is no provider backup add-on on the flat price. You copy data yourself. Volume backups in Cloud Apps and managed-database recovery are separate products.
Should I use Cloud Apps or a Cloud Server?
Cloud Apps removes more operational work for a conventional web app, API, or worker. Choose a Linux cloud server when direct host control is a requirement.
Can I run my own database on a server?
Yes, but you operate the database, its storage, and recovery yourself. Choose a managed database if you want the provider to operate the database host and cluster.
How is a Linux cloud server billed?
Cloud servers require Pro ($25 per month, with $25 of usage credit). You pay the monthly price of the size you select, starting at $17.95. The charge is applied in full at creation and can draw on that credit. Traffic is unlimited and is not a separate overage. Deleting the server does not prorate or return the period already paid.
Technical documentation
Use these guides for configuration details, supported options and operational limits.
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