Bare Metal Clusters.
Raw Performance.
Dedicated physical servers in cluster configurations. You choose the hardware, networking, and orchestration - we provide the rack, power, and connectivity. Install Proxmox, Kubernetes, OpenStack, or any stack.
Your hardware.
Your hypervisor.
Your rules.
Bare metal clusters give you dedicated physical servers connected via high-speed private networking. Install Proxmox VE, Kubernetes, OpenStack, VMware, or any stack you need. No shared resources, no noisy neighbors, no hypervisor overhead from us. Need a fully managed Proxmox Cloud instead? We offer that too.
Dedicated Hardware
Every node is a physical server - not a VM. No hypervisor overhead from us, no resource contention. You get 100% of the CPU, RAM, and storage you pay for. Choose from our instant dedicated or custom build options.
Choose Your Stack
Proxmox VE, Kubernetes (k3s, k8s, RKE2), OpenStack, VMware ESXi, or bare Linux. Your choice of orchestration platform. We provide the hardware and network - you install what you need.
Private Interconnects
10Gbit or 25Gbit node-to-node links over dedicated physical ports. Separate storage, management, and public traffic networks. Zero contention on your internal backbone.
Full Root Access
IPMI/BMC access for remote console and power management. PXE boot support for automated provisioning. Custom BIOS settings, hardware RAID configuration - complete hardware control.
Scale your hardware fleet
From small HA clusters to large-scale compute farms. Every configuration includes IPMI access, private networking, and our 24/7 infrastructure support.
3-Node Cluster
Minimum for HA (Proxmox/Ceph). Three dedicated servers with private VLAN and shared storage network. Ideal for small production environments.
5-Node Cluster
Production-grade with dedicated Ceph OSDs, separate storage NICs, and better fault domain separation. Survives 2 simultaneous node failures.
Custom Cluster
7+ nodes, GPU nodes, mixed workloads, custom networking topology. Combine compute, storage, and GPU servers in a single cluster. Contact us.
Your network. Your config.
Bring Your Own IP (BYOIP)
Announce your own IP prefixes via BGP from our AS203380. Full routing control for your address space. We support /24 and larger prefixes with LOA verification.
Bring Your Own ASN (BYOASN)
Peer with your own autonomous system number for custom routing policies. Multi-homed setups supported across our locations. You configure your own routing tables and BGP sessions.
Private VLANs
Isolated Layer 2 networks between your cluster nodes. You configure the VLANs, bridges, and routing on your servers. We provide the trunk ports and VLAN tagging at the switch level.
Firewall Appliances
Deploy any firewall solution as a dedicated node or VM - pfSense, OPNsense, VyOS, or iptables on bare Linux. Full control over ingress/egress, NAT, VPN, and traffic shaping.
10Gbit / 25Gbit Interconnects
Dedicated physical ports for node-to-node traffic. Separate management, storage, and public networks at the hardware level. No software-defined bottlenecks.
DDoS Protection
Optional L3/L4/L7 protection for public-facing IPs. Automatic mitigation with sub-second detection. Protects your cluster edge without impacting internal traffic.
Build your
storage layer.
Mix storage types across nodes. Use Ceph for shared volumes and local NVMe for high-IOPS workloads. You configure the storage layer - we provide the drives and controllers.
Ceph Cluster
Distributed across nodes with triple replication. Self-healing - automatically rebalances when a drive or node fails. The standard choice for Proxmox and Kubernetes persistent volumes.
HA clusters with shared storage. Databases, file systems, block storage for VMs.
Local NVMe
Direct-attached NVMe for maximum IOPS with zero network overhead. Enterprise-grade drives with power-loss protection. Ideal when performance matters more than replication.
Databases, caching layers, latency-sensitive applications, ML training data.
Hardware RAID
LSI/Broadcom controllers with battery backup unit. RAID 1/5/6/10 configurations. Predictable sequential I/O with hardware-level redundancy independent of the OS.
Predictable sequential I/O, legacy applications, OS drives with hardware redundancy.
Built for.
High-Performance Computing
MPI clusters, scientific simulations, financial modeling. Dedicated CPUs with no noisy neighbors and 10Gbit+ interconnects for inter-node communication.
Machine Learning Training
GPU clusters with dedicated NVMe for training data. NVIDIA A100/H100 nodes with NVLink support. Feed your models without I/O bottlenecks. See our GPU servers.
Big Data Analytics
Hadoop, Spark, and Elasticsearch clusters on dedicated hardware. High-storage nodes with NVMe caching for fast ingest and query performance at scale.
Private Kubernetes
Run k3s, k8s, or RKE2 on bare metal. No virtualization overhead. Direct hardware access for GPU workloads, custom CNI plugins, and persistent storage with Ceph or Longhorn.
Game Server Hosting
High-clock CPUs for single-threaded game server performance. Dedicated NVMe for fast world loading. Private networks for inter-server communication.
Video Encoding & Streaming
Transcode and stream at scale with GPU-accelerated encoding. Distribute workloads across nodes with shared storage for media assets. Unmetered bandwidth options available.
Bare Metal vs
VPS vs Public Cloud.
Understand when bare metal clusters make sense compared to VPS hosting or public cloud providers.
Deploy your cluster anywhere
Bare metal clusters are available across all AlphaVPS datacenters. Same hardware options, same network quality, same support - regardless of location.
Sofia
Bulgaria • East EU79.124.7.8Nuremberg
Germany • Central EU194.35.12.68London
United Kingdom • West EU130.185.251.6Los Angeles
United States • West US165.140.241.183New York
United States • East US165.140.242.110Dallas
United States • Central US45.59.100.4Seattle
United States • Pacific NW45.59.101.12More Locations
Coming SoonEach cluster includes dedicated physical servers, private VLAN connectivity between nodes, 10Gbit+ interconnects, IPMI/BMC access for remote management, and our 24/7 hardware support. We handle the physical infrastructure - rack, power, cooling, and network - while you manage everything above the hardware layer. For a fully managed experience, see our Proxmox Cloud offering.
We offer clusters starting from 3 nodes. For HA with Proxmox or Ceph, 3 is the minimum for quorum. For Kubernetes, you can start with as few as 3 nodes (1 control plane + 2 workers). Smaller setups (2 servers with private networking) are also available - contact us to discuss.
Yes. You have full IPMI access, which includes remote console (KVM over IP) and virtual media mounting. You can boot from any ISO, PXE boot your own provisioning system, or use our pre-installed OS options. Any Linux distribution, BSD, VMware, Proxmox - it's your hardware.
Each server has a dedicated IPMI/BMC interface accessible over a separate management network. This gives you remote console access (KVM over IP), power control (on/off/reboot/reset), hardware sensor monitoring (temperatures, voltages, fan speeds), and virtual media mounting for ISO images. Available 24/7 regardless of OS state.
Yes. We support announcing your own IP prefixes (/24 and larger) via BGP from our network (AS203380). You'll need to provide a Letter of Authorization (LOA) from your RIR or upstream. BYOASN is also supported for customers who want to peer with their own autonomous system number.
You choose the storage for each node: NVMe SSDs for maximum IOPS, SATA/SAS SSDs for cost-effective performance, or HDD arrays for bulk storage. Hardware RAID controllers (LSI/Broadcom with BBU) are available for RAID 1/5/6/10 configurations. You can build Ceph clusters, ZFS pools, or use any software-defined storage. Mix storage types across nodes as needed.
Each cluster gets dedicated private VLANs for node-to-node traffic. Standard setup includes separate networks for management, storage replication, and public traffic. We provide trunk ports with 802.1Q VLAN tagging. For larger deployments, we can configure LAG/LACP bonding, dedicated spine-leaf segments, and custom routing.
We provide a 99.9% uptime SLA covering hardware availability, power, and network connectivity. Hardware failures are handled by our on-site team with 4-hour replacement SLA for drives and 24-hour for other components. Service credits are applied automatically if uptime falls below the SLA threshold.
Yes. You can add nodes to your cluster at any time. We provision the new hardware, connect it to your existing private VLANs, and hand over IPMI access. You handle the cluster join process on your side (or we can assist if you're running Proxmox). Scaling down is also possible with 30-day notice.
Yes. Our managed services team provides free migration assistance for customers moving from another provider or from their own infrastructure. We can help with network planning, storage architecture, and physical-to-physical or virtual-to-physical migrations. We also support KVM-over-IP provisioning for automated deployments.
Ready to build your cluster?
Dedicated physical servers with private networking, full IPMI access, and hardware you control. Tell us what you need - we'll spec it out.