Product Description VDS Servers
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A VDS server is a virtual machine with a local drive and one public IP address based on the Selectel Cloud Platform. You can quickly create a virtual machine with a fixed configuration for typical tasks: website hosting, small projects, test and staging environments.
VDS servers run on the same infrastructure as cloud servers, but with a simplified interface, fixed configurations, and a single price per configuration. If you need custom configurations, network drives, flexible networking, server compliance with Federal Law No. 152-FZ, or other features, create a cloud server.
VDS servers are available for creation in two regions: Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
Use cases
- hosting a personal website, landing page, or study project;
- hosting a small web project or a blog powered by a content management system (CMS);
- running a medium-load web application;
- hosting a high-load application or multiple services.
How it works
To get started, create a VDS server in the control panel.
When creating a server, you choose a configuration that suits your tasks.
Each VDS server is created with one public IP address from the shared IP address pool.
VDS servers only work with a local drive. The disk size is fixed within the configuration.
Differences from cloud servers
How to work with a VDS server
After creating the server, you can manage it via the control panel.
For remote access to the VDS server, you need to connect to the VDS server.
You can view metrics of VDS servers.
Areas of responsibility
Areas of responsibility in Selectel correspond to the shared responsibility model in the IaaS cloud service delivery framework.
Selectel provides
- a virtualization environment and computing systems;
- physical security and fault tolerance of servers, power supply;
- collection and analysis of hypervisor and infrastructure component events;
- traffic encryption and filtering.
Selectel is not responsible for
- configuring VDS servers: operating system and network;
- security of the virtual network and user accounts;
- server access control;
- VDS server backups;
- data encryption and data integrity checks.
You administer the VDS server yourself: install and configure the necessary software.
If you need help administering VDS servers, order Managed Services.
Cost
A VDS server is paid for under the pay-as-you-go payment model. Funds are deducted from the balance every hour for the used VDS server configuration. Outbound traffic exceeding 3 TB across all Cloud Platform projects is also billed. Learn more in VDS Server Payment Models and Prices.
What is included in the price
The VDS server price includes:
- computing resources (vCPU and RAM);
- a local drive;
- one public IP address;
- 3 TB of outbound traffic per month;
- a library of pre-configured images;
- DDoS protection at L3–L4 levels.
Limits and restrictions
Network bandwidth is up to 3 Gbps.
By default, Selectel blocks certain TCP/UDP ports, including ports 25, 465, and 587. For port 25, incoming and outgoing traffic is blocked; for ports 465 and 587, only outgoing traffic is blocked. To send emails, you can use the Selectel email service. Submitting a request to unblock ports is not available for VDS servers.
Access to public e-government subnets (the Gosuslugi portal and related services) is also blocked from Selectel infrastructure. Access to them cannot be unblocked. Learn more in Blocked Ports and Internet Resources.
Selectel sets account limits and project limits, as well as resource quotas. Learn more in Quotas and limits.
A VDS server can only be created with a fixed configuration; custom resource selection is unavailable. Configurations are available only with a local drive; network drives cannot be connected. You cannot separately increase the local drive size without changing vCPU and RAM, as the resource ratio is tied to the configuration. You cannot change the configuration to a lower resource ratio.
Only one public IP address is available for a VDS server. You cannot select a specific IP address or subnet. You cannot replace the IP address or add additional IP addresses. Private networks, security groups, and load balancers are unavailable.
A VDS server does not have automatic backups. Configure backups yourself, for example using rsync, cron, or other OS tools.