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Hosting in South Africa: new VDS in Johannesburg

Published January 13, 2020 in Hosting New Locations

In September 2019, we launched a CDN PoP in South Africa’s largest city, Johannesburg, with a population of 5 million.

In December, we started selling virtual and dedicated servers here.

Customers choose our hosting and content delivery network thanks to the excellent connectivity across the globe. In November-December 2019, the average response time in Johannesburg is 33 ms.

Hosting in South Africa: new VDS in Johannesburg
Response time in South Africa by the median (50th percentile)

You can always use Looking Glass to check the connectivity for the locations you are interested in.

Virtual servers in Johannesburg from 4.99 € per month

Leasing a virtual server in Johannesburg with a basic configuration (1 vCPU, 20 GB SSD, 512 MB RAM, speed of 50 Mbps and 500 GB of traffic) will cost just 4.99 € per month.

Hosting in South Africa: new VDS in Johannesburg

Advantages of our hosting in Johannesburg

Reliable data center

Virtual servers are installed in a certified Tier III data center.

Permanent free access to IPMI

We understand the importance of support in emergency situations. That is why we provide our customers with permanent free access to IPMI.

System crashed? No worries, you can always reinstall it on the fly remotely via IPMI.

Hosting in South Africa: new VDS in Johannesburg

Automatic installation of the operating system

When ordering any server from us, you will save tons of time on installing the operating system. Most Unix and Windows systems are installed automatically after the server is ordered. Moreover, you can provide your own ISO image to install your preferred operating system.

Instant server activation

We have automated the purchasing process—the server is activated immediately after payment, so there is no delay.

24/7 technical support

Competent and responsive technical support will answer most technical questions.

In case of emergency, we involve technical experts who promptly solve the problem.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to lease the most optimal configurations of virtual servers in Johannesburg while they are still available.

Order a virtual server in Johannesburg

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