Cheap Storage Dedicated Servers

Some workloads are all about capacity. Backup repositories, media archives, surveillance footage storage, document management systems, and file hosting platforms need terabytes — sometimes tens or hundreds of terabytes — of reliable storage. Our storage-optimized dedicated servers deliver maximum capacity per dollar with enterprise-grade reliability.

Storage servers differ from compute-optimized servers in their hardware priorities. Instead of high-core-count processors and maximum RAM, storage servers prioritize drive bays, high-capacity drives, and robust RAID controllers. Our configurations include 4 to 24 drive bays with 4 TB to 20 TB drives, providing raw capacities from 16 TB to over 100 TB per server.

Despite the focus on storage capacity, our servers do not skimp on other components. Every storage server includes a capable multi-core processor, 32 GB or more of ECC RAM, and a hardware RAID controller with battery-backed cache. These components ensure your storage array performs well under concurrent access from multiple clients.

Our entry-level storage server at $69/mo includes 4x 4 TB SATA HDD in RAID 10, an Intel Xeon E3 processor, and 32 GB ECC RAM. RAID 10 provides a balance of performance and redundancy with 8 TB of usable space — enough for small business backups, media libraries, and development storage.

For maximum capacity, choose RAID 5 or RAID 6 configurations. A 4x 12 TB HDD setup in RAID 5 delivers 36 TB of usable storage with single-drive fault tolerance. RAID 6 sacrifices more capacity for dual-drive fault tolerance — ideal for archival storage where data preservation is the top priority.

Mix SSD and HDD in the same server for tiered storage. Use NVMe or SATA SSDs as a caching tier for frequently accessed data, while bulk storage resides on high-capacity HDDs. Technologies like LVM caching, bcache, or ZFS L2ARC can automate this tiering, giving you SSD-like performance for hot data with HDD-level capacity for cold storage.

Offsite backup repositories are the most common use case for our storage dedicated servers. Businesses use tools like Veeam, Restic, BorgBackup, and rsync to replicate critical data to our storage servers, maintaining offsite copies for disaster recovery. Our unmetered bandwidth ensures backup jobs complete quickly without incurring transfer fees.

Media hosting platforms, podcast archives, and video libraries require affordable, high-capacity storage with good throughput. Our storage servers connected to unmetered 1 Gbps or 10 Gbps ports serve media files efficiently to large audiences. Combined with a CDN or caching layer, a single storage server can support a substantial media platform.

Object storage deployments using MinIO, Ceph, or OpenStack Swift run excellently on our storage hardware. Build your own S3-compatible storage infrastructure at a fraction of the cost of cloud storage services. At scale, self-hosted object storage on dedicated hardware costs pennies per gigabyte per month compared to dollars on cloud platforms.

Select your storage configuration based on your capacity and redundancy requirements. Choose your RAID level, operating system, and any add-ons like managed backups or monitoring. Complete payment and your server will be provisioned within 12 to 48 hours depending on the number of drives that need to be installed and the RAID array initialization time.

We offer JBOD (Just a Bunch of Disks) configurations for customers who prefer to manage their own software RAID using ZFS, mdadm, or other tools. JBOD mode passes each drive directly to the operating system, giving you full control over your storage topology and the ability to use advanced features like ZFS checksumming and compression.

All storage servers include IPMI for remote management, DDoS protection, and 24/7 support. Drive replacements for failed disks are handled by our datacenter team, typically within 4 hours of failure detection. Proactive SMART monitoring alerts us to drives showing signs of imminent failure, allowing preventive replacement before data loss occurs.