How to choose a VPS for your workload

Choose a VPS by matching its resources and operating terms to the work you need it to do: measure demand where you can, then check the limits you cannot measure yet.

Measure first. Then buy.

Start with the work the server will do

A provider’s feature list cannot tell you what your workload needs, so write down what will run and how you will observe it before comparing server sizes.

• Name the application and the services that must run beside it.
• Estimate concurrent activity from your expected use, not from a provider’s marketing description.
• Record the operating system, current data size, and any software requirements.
• Use existing monitoring or a representative test to record CPU, memory, storage, and network use.

Size CPU, RAM, storage, and bandwidth

Use observed demand from representative work, then account for operating-system needs and bursts in activity. If demand is unknown, choose a starting size you can monitor and revise.

• Choose vCPU count from CPU use under representative work, including scheduled jobs and services that run at the same time.
• Choose RAM from the application’s working set and operating-system needs; leave room for caches, then watch for memory pressure.
• Count current data, application files, logs, and expected growth when sizing storage. Check the storage type and whether backups use separate storage.
• Check the bandwidth limit and how traffic is counted. Port speed does not tell you the transfer allowance.

Compare billing rules

Check Ekire’s current figures on the pricing page. Billing is hourly or monthly: the monthly price is a cap on hourly billing.

• Compare the server size and included storage with your measured requirements.
• Check whether traffic, backups, snapshots, extra storage, or other resources are billed separately.
• Include idle time in your estimate. On Ekire, stopping a server does not end billing.

Check backups, access, and support before buying

Feature summaries may omit the recovery steps you need during an incident, so verify the operating details before you depend on them.

• Confirm backup frequency, retention, restore steps, and whether backups are stored separately from the server.
• Check console access, rebuild options, network rules, and documentation for your operating system.
• Read the support scope and response process. Do not assume the provider manages your operating system or application.

Check what you will administer

KVM describes the virtualization type, not who administers the operating system or application. Check the service details and documentation to establish what you need to manage.

Choose Linux or Windows based on application requirements, licensing, administration skills, and required software. Verify that the provider offers the image you need.

Compare virtualization and provider limits

KVM provides full hardware virtualization rather than containers, but virtualization type does not establish CPU model, performance, uptime, or support scope. The Linux kernel KVM documentation describes the virtualization technology; check the provider’s service details separately.

• Ekire rents KVM virtual servers with local NVMe storage and an IPv4 address. Review the compute details and network details before choosing a size.
• Check available regions on the locations page and review published limits for the location and server size you are considering.

Frequently asked questions

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