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Reproducible provisioning
Record the OS, packages, users, firewall, runtime, services, and configuration needed to rebuild the host.
For developers
VPS infrastructure for developers
Bitfoo VPS provides KVM isolation, defined resources, NVMe storage, and server controls. The runtime, proxy, data services, deployments, security, monitoring, and backups remain yours.
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- Likely start
- KVM VPS
- Access
- Full root
- Platform duty
- Hardware + network
- Server duty
- Yours
Unmanaged server
Custom environment
Managed by Bitfoo
Linux through recovery
What matters first
Prefer explicit infrastructure over hidden assumptions
The useful developer experience is a server whose boundaries are clear enough to automate and recover.
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Process ownership
Supervise every web, worker, scheduler, database, cache, and proxy process with defined health behavior.
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Observable failure
Collect meaningful logs and metrics, then alert on externally visible degradation rather than only server uptime.
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Independent recovery
Store backups away from the VPS and prove that code, configuration, secrets, and data can recreate the service.
Recommended starting path
Choose server control or choose platform operations
A VPS is useful when control is part of the requirement. A managed platform is better when the team only wants an application deployment surface.
Direct host control
Choose an unmanaged VPS
Use a persistent server for custom runtimes, containers, services, and network behavior.
- Root access is a real requirement
- The workload fits a single-server or deliberately designed architecture
- Your team owns Linux and recovery
Reduce server work
Choose a managed platform elsewhere
A managed application or container platform may fit better when host control is not valuable.
- Deployments and restarts should be platform-managed
- Automatic application orchestration is required
- No one is assigned to patch and recover Linux
Relevant services and guides
Start from the runtime pattern
Use the workload guide closest to the production process model rather than selecting a server from language alone.
Server profiles
KVM VPS
Compare the common resource profiles and unmanaged responsibility boundary.
Compare VPS plans →Container workload
Docker hosting
Plan images, networks, volumes, exposure, resource limits, and host recovery.
View Docker guidance →Application runtimes
Hosting by application
Choose Next.js, Rails, Node.js, Python, Django, Ghost, or Laravel guidance.
Browse workloads →Before committing
Prove the server can be replaced
A production VPS is ready when losing it becomes a practiced recovery event instead of an existential surprise.
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Automate provisioning
Make users, packages, services, firewall policy, runtime, and application configuration repeatable.
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Separate secrets and state
Keep credentials out of images and source history; map every persistent data path and database.
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Test deployment failure
Validate health checks, graceful shutdown, migrations, rollback, and process restart behavior.
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Restore to a clean host
Rebuild from code, configuration, secrets, and independent backups on a newly provisioned server.
Related guidance
Common questions
Do VPS plans include root access?
Yes. The VPS product is designed for a server environment you control. Root access also makes you responsible for the operating system and every service installed on it.
Can I run containers and background processes?
Yes. You can install Docker and run persistent services, provided you configure resource limits, supervision, exposure, monitoring, security, backups, and recovery.
Are VPS backups included?
No automated VPS backup service is included. Back up persistent data independently and test restoration on a clean server.
How should I choose a VPS size?
Add the peak requirements of Linux, application processes, workers, databases, caches, deployments, logs, and recovery operations. Do not size from average web-request memory alone.