What's inside an Ekire server
Five parts of the machine, and the places where our hosts differ from each other.
A mix of processors
Our hosts run AMD EPYC, AMD Ryzen and Intel. Which one your server lands on depends on which host has room that day, so the plan page quotes a vCPU count and no model number.
DDR4 or DDR5
Depends on the host. Some hosts are DDR4, some are DDR5, and you don't get to pick which one your server lands on.
Gen 4 NVMe
Your boot disk is Gen 4 NVMe in the same host that runs your server. Block storage is a separate product: it attaches over the network at $0.10 per GB a month, and you can grow it without rebuilding the machine.
A public IPv4 on every server
Plus private networking. Reserved IPs are $3 a month, up to three per account, and you can move one between servers.
A full virtual machine
KVM. Your server boots its own kernel, so you can load modules, patch it and reboot into what you built.
Three sizes
A plan sets how much CPU, memory, disk and transfer you get. The price is the same in Houston and Singapore. Because our hosts vary between EPYC, Ryzen and Intel, and between DDR4 and DDR5, the table quotes the size and leaves out the processor.
| Plan | vCPU | RAM | NVMe | Transfer | $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ember One small service | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB | 1 TB | $5 |
| Flare★ popular The middle size | 2 | 2 GB | 20 GB | 2 TB | $10 |
| Blaze The most memory of the three | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB | 3 TB | $20 |
Block storage is $0.10 per GB a month. Transfer past your allowance is $0.01 per GB. Snapshots are free up to three, then $1 a month each for as long as you keep them. Backups add 20% to the server's rate. Three charges catch people out: a stopped server keeps billing until you destroy it, a block storage volume keeps billing while it exists even after you detach it, and a reserved IP keeps billing while you hold it even when it isn't assigned to a server.
A whole virtual machine
A container shares the host's kernel. A real KVM guest boots its own, which is what lets you load kernel modules, patch the kernel, and run Docker or nest a VM inside.
Questions we get
What is a vCPU?
A virtual core that KVM presents to your guest, mapped onto the physical cores in the host. We don't publish an oversubscription ratio, so read the vCPU count as a plan size and not as a whole physical core reserved for you.
KVM or a container?
KVM. Your server boots its own kernel, which is why you can load kernel modules or run Docker inside it.
Can I run Docker or Kubernetes?
Yes. You have root, so you can install Docker, join a Kubernetes cluster, or nest a VM.
Can I resize later?
Move up a plan when you outgrow one, or attach block storage at $0.10/GB a month without rebuilding the server.
Do I get a public IPv4?
Every server gets one, plus private networking. Reserved IPs are $3 a month, up to three, and you can move one between servers.