As a new client, we will need to verify your order against any fraud record or potential red flags during the ordering process. If everything checks out, we can have your VPS online in less than 5 minutes.  For our existing clients, your VPS will be online and ready in less than 5 minutes.

1. Geographical Location: Chicago is centrally located within the United States. If your target audience or user base is spread across the country, hosting your VPS in Chicago can help provide low latency and faster access to your services for users from both the East and West Coasts. This can result in a better user experience.
2. Network Connectivity: Chicago is a major hub for internet connectivity. It has a dense network infrastructure with numerous data centers and network providers. This means your VPS can benefit from excellent connectivity, lower downtime, and redundancy options due to the presence of multiple internet backbone providers.
3. Reliability and Redundancy: Chicago is less prone to natural disasters compared to some other regions. It’s not in an earthquake-prone area, and the risk of extreme weather events is relatively low. This can translate to higher server uptime and data integrity.
4. Low Latency to International Markets: If your VPS serves an international audience, Chicago’s central location within North America can help reduce latency for users connecting from other parts of the world. This can be crucial for applications that require real-time responsiveness.
5. Affordable Data Center Costs: Compared to some other major cities like New York or San Francisco, Chicago often offers more affordable data center and hosting costs. This can be especially important for businesses looking to manage their hosting expenses while maintaining high-quality services.
6. Legal and Compliance Considerations: Depending on your business or application, you might have specific legal or compliance requirements. Chicago’s legal and regulatory environment may be favorable for certain industries or data handling needs.
7. Skilled Workforce: Chicago boasts a pool of skilled IT professionals and a strong technology ecosystem. This can be beneficial if you need to hire local talent or work with local service providers for managing your VPS.
8. Robust Data Center Facilities: Chicago has numerous state-of-the-art data centers with advanced security measures and infrastructure. You can choose from a variety of hosting providers, allowing you to select one that aligns with your specific needs and budget.
9. Scalability: If your hosting needs grow over time, having your VPS in a location like Chicago with a robust infrastructure and multiple hosting options gives you scalability options without major disruptions.

Yes we do. On the ordering page of the server, you will be presented with a choice to add or decline management.

Yes. When you become a client, we automatically create your login access to the portal that can be used for Billing, support or Sales purposes.

Generally, when you start to outgrow the largest VPS we offer, it’s time to look at our dedicated servers. Those servers have higher resource capacity with room to scale in the future. Please send Sales@cloudandmetal.com so we can help find you a cost-effective server.

It’s possible to look at potentially price-matching with the competition, but let’s make sure the service being offered is a true Cloud VPS as we do. Many tend to confuse shared hosting with VPS. We do welcome your request at any given time.

UBUNTU VPS
Our Chicago VPS can be packaged with Ubuntu OS for any of your workload. Writing and running scripts to manage all my data and files (bash, awk, sed, Perl, Ruby, Python, PHP) Building and running web sites (Apache, PHP, Python, Ruby, HTML, PostgreSQL, MariaDB) Uploading and downloading files (scp, sftp, wget , curl, rsync) from web sites and other computers)

DEBIAN VPS
Your Chicago VPS can easily run Debian OS. There are a lot of reasons to choose Debian as your operating system – as a user, as a developer, and even in enterprise environments. Most users appreciate the stability, and the smooth upgrade processes of both packages and the entire distribution. Debian is also widely used by software and hardware developers because it runs on numerous architectures and devices, offers a public bug tracker and other tools for developers

CENTOS VPS
With our Chicago VPS, you are welcome to launch a CentOS instance for your production needs. CentOS provides a development platform in one of the best and most powerful available distributions. It is a community-driven free software project built to provide a robust platform for the open source communities to grow. It is highly adaptable, as well as safe and strong.

FREEBSD VPS
cloudandmetal Chicago VPS offers a great place for development. FreeBSD can be used as a powerful desktop or a development machine, depending on your needs. It also supports network services such as web, mail, files, and other programs. One of FreeBSD’s most well-known features is its dependability as an internet server. Netflix and Sony rely on FreeBSD to deliver dependable service for their PlayStation consoles.

FEDORA VPS
Our Chicago VPS provides the flexibility to run Fedora. The Fedora OS is a reliable and stable OS that supports multiple architectures. It is also feature-rich, flexible and easy to use by a wide spectrum of users. This general-use, multipurpose system includes many software packages, including basic desktop applications, games, development environments, web services and database services.

ALMALINUX VPS
AlmaLinux is a good choice for enterprises that need stability as it is a reliable Linux distribution. It is also compatible with RHEL, which makes it easy to deploy in existing infrastructure. Furthermore AlmaLinux was created by the CentOS Stable community and developed and built by the engineers behind CloudLinux. Alongside, Cloudlinux has been well known within the hosting community for years for Security, Density, and Manageability.

WINDOWS 2008 VPS
While Windows 2008 is no longer patched and updated by Microsoft, it continues to be a compatible platform for many applications. With our Chicago VPS, you may now deploy a Windows 2008 to fit your Business needs.

WINDOWS 2012 VPS
Windows Server 2012, codenamed “Windows Server 8”, is the sixth version of the Windows Server operating system by Microsoft, as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems. It is the server version of Windows based on Windows 8 and succeeds Windows Server 2008 R2,

WINDOWS 2019 VPS
Windows Server 2019 is the latest version of the Windows Server OS. Released in late 2018, Windows Server 2019 features various innovations in application platform and security, and improved support for hybrid cloud and hyper-converged infrastructures. Microsoft Support for this server OS will last until January 2024, with extended support lasting another five years after. Windows Server 2016 is the previous version of Windows Server, released in late 2016.

WINDOWS 2020
Higher security, lower costs Increased security. The biggest benefit of Windows Server 2022 is that it offers greater cyber protection than previous versions. … Accelerated digital transformation. … Simplified remote working. … Greater scalability and agility. … Streamlined IT management.

WINDOWS 2022 VPS
Microsoft Windows Server OS (operating system) is a series of enterprise-class server operating systems designed to share services with multiple users and provide extensive administrative control of data storage, applications and corporate networks.

WINDOWS 10 PRO VPS
The Pro edition of Windows 10, in addition to all of Home edition’s features, offers sophisticated connectivity and privacy tools such as Domain Join, Group Policy Management, Bitlocker, Enterprise Mode Internet Explorer (EMIE), Assigned Access 8.1, Remote Desktop, Client Hyper-V, and Direct Access.