Contabo Product Documentation
Contabo Product Documentation

Cloud VDS

Cloud VDS — Product Documentation

Product: Cloud VDS (Virtual Dedicated Servers)
Category: Compute
URL: contabo.com/en/vds/
Source: contabo.com | Last updated: June 2026

Overview

Cloud VDS occupies the performance tier between Cloud VPS and fully bare-metal Dedicated Servers. The defining difference from VPS is that every VDS instance runs on dedicated physical CPU cores — not shared virtual cores. This means neighboring tenants on the same host cannot cause performance degradation (“noisy neighbor” problem). RAM is also 100% reserved. VDS plans are ideal for workloads that need predictable, consistent compute without the cost and management overhead of a full bare-metal server.

Ideal Use Cases

  • Production databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB) under sustained load
  • CPU-intensive backend services and APIs
  • Video encoding and transcoding pipelines
  • Machine learning inference workloads
  • High-frequency trading bots requiring consistent latency
  • High-traffic web applications with unpredictable CPU spikes
  • Self-hosted hypervisors (Proxmox, KVM, Hyper-V) and virtual machine hosting
  • Applications requiring guaranteed compute free from shared-resource contention

Plans

ModelPhysical CPU CoresCPU ModelRAMNVMe StorageNetwork PortTraffic
Cloud VDS S3 coresAMD EPYC 7282, 2.8 GHz24 GB180 GB NVMe250 Mbit/sUnlimited*
Cloud VDS M4 coresAMD EPYC 7282, 2.8 GHz32 GB240 GB NVMe500 Mbit/sUnlimited*
Cloud VDS L6 coresAMD EPYC 7282, 2.8 GHz48 GB360 GB NVMe750 Mbit/sUnlimited*
Cloud VDS XL8 coresAMD EPYC 7282, 2.8 GHz64 GB480 GB NVMe1 Gbit/sUnlimited*
Cloud VDS XXL12 coresAMD EPYC 7282, 2.8 GHz96 GB720 GB NVMe1 Gbit/sUnlimited*

Additional NVMe storage configurations are available beyond the base amounts listed above.
* Incoming traffic: unlimited and unmetered. Outgoing: fair usage policy applies. Contabo reserves the right to throttle servers with exceptionally high or disruptive usage.

Key Features

FeatureDetails
CPUAMD EPYC 7282 — dedicated physical cores, not shared vCPUs
Hyper-Threading (SMT)AMD Simultaneous Multithreading enabled — each physical core appears as 2 logical vCPUs
Core Performance Boost (CPB)AMD automatic frequency boosting for burst performance
RAM100% dedicated — no memory ballooning or sharing with other tenants
StorageEnterprise-grade NVMe SSD — fast local disk on all plans
TrafficUnlimited inbound; outbound fair usage policy
Network speed250 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s depending on plan
ProvisioningMinutes via Control Panel, API, or CLI
Nested virtualizationSupported — run Proxmox, KVM, Hyper-V, or other hypervisors
IP addressesDedicated IPv4 + IPv6; additional IPs available
Private networkingVLANs between servers; internal traffic free and unlimited
FirewallFree built-in firewall included on all VDS plans
DDoS protectionAlways-on, network-level, automatic — no extra cost
SnapshotsAvailable via Control Panel
Auto BackupAvailable as paid add-on

Supported Operating Systems

OSCost
UbuntuFree
DebianFree
AlmaLinuxFree
Rocky LinuxFree
CentOSFree
openSUSEFree
FreeBSDFree
Windows ServerAdditional monthly fee

Software & App Images (1-Click)

Webmin (free) · Docker · Proxmox · Plesk (paid) · cPanel (paid)

Management & DevOps

  • Customer Control Panel (my.contabo.com): start/stop/restart, reinstall, snapshots, VNC access, storage management, DNS management
  • Contabo API: RESTful; covers provisioning, networking, snapshots, storage
  • CLI (cntb): Command-line mirror of the API for scripting and automation
  • cloud-init: Automated provisioning with user-data scripts at boot
  • Custom images: Upload and deploy custom OS images or ISOs
  • SSH keys: Inject at deployment time via Control Panel or API
  • IPMI / KVM-over-IP: Not available on VDS (available on Dedicated Servers only)

Availability & Locations

Deployed across 12 data centers in 9 global regions:

EU (default) · USA (East & West) · United Kingdom · Singapore · Japan · Australia · India

Region selection is available at order time. Non-EU regions may carry an additional monthly fee.

Billing Terms

TermDetails
Minimum initial contract1 month
Following contractsEqual to initial term
Billing cyclesMonthly, quarterly, 6-month, annual
Annual discountAvailable
Setup feeNone on standard configurations
Cancellation noticeNone (pre-paid) / 4 weeks (post-paid)
PaymentPre-paid or post-paid

Support

ChannelAvailability
Live Chat24/7, English-speaking agents
ContaBro (AI chatbot)In-panel; escalates to human agents
Support Tickets / Email24/7
Help Desk (self-service)help.contabo.com
Tutorial VideosYouTube

Contabo provides unmanaged hosting. Support covers network, hardware, and initial 1-click add-on setup. OS configuration, application troubleshooting, and third-party software are the customer’s responsibility.

Limitations & Notes

  • CPU cores are dedicated physical cores, but the host machine is still multi-tenant at the hardware level — only cores and RAM are exclusively reserved.
  • Storage changes (type or capacity) require a server reinstall — back up data before requesting.
  • Windows Server incurs an additional monthly license fee.
  • IPMI / KVM-over-IP remote management is not available — use the Control Panel VNC console or SSH.
  • VDS supports nested virtualization (Proxmox, KVM, Hyper-V); Cloud VPS does not.

Specifications subject to change — verify current details at contabo.com.

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