Linux VPS Hosting

Linux VPS: Full Root Access, Complete Control, NVMe Performance

Get the power of a dedicated server at a fraction of the cost. Full root access, your choice of Linux distribution and NVMe SSD storage that outperforms traditional VPS by 3–5x. From ₹499/month with instant setup.

Full Root access
Complete control
NVMe SSD storage
3–5x faster I/O
99.9% uptime SLA
From ₹499/mo
root@linux-vps: ~

root@linux-vps

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OS: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Kernel: 6.8.0-generic

CPU: 4 vCPU

Memory: 3.1 / 8 GB

Disk: 42 / 100 GB NVMe

Uptime: 128 days

root@linux-vps:~# apt update

Choose your distribution

UbuntuDebianAlmaLinuxRockyFedoraCentOS
THE LINUX VPS THAT ACTUALLY PERFORMS

Most Indian "VPS" is oversold and slow.

SATA storage, 50+ instances per box, 100 Mbps shared networking and 2018-era kernels. Six things make HostCloud Linux VPS genuinely fast.

NVMe SSD storage

3,000–5,000 MB/s reads 5–10x faster I/O than SATA SSD. Database queries fly and pages load instantly.

Dedicated resources

Guaranteed CPU allocation and dedicated RAM not burstable, not oversold. Consistent performance, always.

Modern Linux distributions

Ubuntu 22.04/23.10, Debian 11/12, AlmaLinux 8/9, Rocky Linux 8/9, Fedora 38/39 or a custom ISO.

Full root access

Complete control of your server. Install any software, configure any service, tune kernel parameters no restrictions.

1 Gbps network

Fast data transfer with low latency and fair bandwidth allocation. No 100 Mbps shared throttling.

Daily backups included

Automatic daily backups with 7-day retention and one-click restore at no additional charge.

"4 cores, 8 GB RAM for ₹299" sounds great until you use it

The cheapest VPS in India looks like a bargain on paper. Here is what actually happens when you put real load on it.

01

Slow I/O

SATA SSDs cannot handle concurrent operations. Database queries wait in line, and everything feels sluggish under load.

02

CPU contention

50 VPS fighting for 4 physical cores. Your realistic share is around 8% far less than the "4 cores" the ad promised.

03

Network throttling

100 Mbps shared among everyone on the node. When neighbours get busy, your site slows to a crawl.

04

Old kernels

Linux from 2018 with known security vulnerabilities and none of the modern features. The result: worse than shared hosting.

The fix

A VPS that performs under load

  • NVMe storage 5x faster I/O than SATA SSD
  • Fair-share CPU with a guaranteed minimum
  • 1 Gbps network with fair bandwidth allocation
  • Latest Linux kernels with current security patches
PLANS & PRICING

Three Linux VPS plans. NVMe speed. Full root access.

Every plan ships with NVMe SSD storage, a fair-share CPU allocation, a 1 Gbps network and complete root access. Upgrade instantly we migrate your data and prorate the difference.

VPS 1

Entry-level VPS

499/mo

or ₹4,990/yr (2 months free)

  • 1 vCPU (fair-share)
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 40 GB NVMe SSD
  • 2 TB Bandwidth
  • 1 IPv4 · Full Root

Dev, testing & learning Linux

Deploy VPS 1
Most Popular

VPS 2

Growing applications

999/mo

or ₹9,990/yr (2 months free)

  • 2 vCPU (fair-share)
  • 4 GB RAM
  • 80 GB NVMe SSD
  • 4 TB Bandwidth
  • 1 IPv4 · Full Root

Production apps & databases

Deploy VPS 2

VPS 3

Performance VPS

1,999/mo

or ₹19,990/yr (2 months free)

  • 4 vCPU (fair-share)
  • 8 GB RAM
  • 160 GB NVMe SSD
  • 8 TB Bandwidth
  • 1 IPv4 · Full Root

High-traffic & e-commerce

Deploy VPS 3

99.9% uptime SLA — every VPS is deployed in under 5 minutes with daily backups (7-day retention) included at no extra charge.

Compare Linux VPS Plans
PlanPricevCPURAMStorageBandwidth
VPS 1₹499/moor ₹4,990/yr (2 months free)1 vCPU (fair-share)2 GB RAM40 GB NVMe SSD2 TB Bandwidth
VPS 2Popular₹999/moor ₹9,990/yr (2 months free)2 vCPU (fair-share)4 GB RAM80 GB NVMe SSD4 TB Bandwidth
VPS 3₹1,999/moor ₹19,990/yr (2 months free)4 vCPU (fair-share)8 GB RAM160 GB NVMe SSD8 TB Bandwidth
BUILT ON HOSTCLOUD LINUX VPS

What people actually run on HostCloud Linux VPS

Full root access, dedicated resources and fast NVMe storage make a measurable difference. Four common workloads.

Production web server

VPS 2 · 2 vCPU / 4 GB

Nginx or Apache with PHP-FPM on Ubuntu 22.04. Full root means any stack you like, and NVMe keeps page loads instant under real traffic.

Instant loads under load

Dedicated database server

VPS 3 · 4 vCPU / 8 GB

MySQL or PostgreSQL tuned for NVMe. 3,000–5,000 MB/s reads mean concurrent queries stop waiting in line and results come back fast.

5x faster query I/O

Learn & test Linux

VPS 1 · 1 vCPU / 2 GB

A real root box to practise administration, break things safely and rebuild. Deployed in under 5 minutes with SSH credentials sent instantly.

Ready in 5 minutes

Multiple sites on one box

VPS 4 · 8 vCPU / 16 GB

Host as many sites as your resources allow with virtual hosts. Run dev and production environments side by side, fully under your control.

Many sites, one server

DOMAIN + FREE MIGRATION

Buy a domain, get free Migration.

Register or transfer your domain to HostCloud and we'll move your existing website over for free — files, database and email, with zero downtime. One purchase, and our engineers handle the switch.

How the free-migration offer works

Register or transfer a domain

Pick any domain — .in, .com, .io and hundreds more — or bring your existing one to HostCloud.

We migrate your site free

Our team clones your files, database and mail from your old host within 24 hours.

You go live

We switch DNS with a zero-downtime window your visitors never notice.

Popular domains:
.in.com.co.in.io.ai.store

Free Migration

Included with every domain


Get a domain and you get:

  • 100% free migration — no charge, ever
  • Under 24-hour turnaround on most sites
  • Zero downtime during the switch
  • Handled by real engineers, not bots

Free migration is included with any domain registered or transferred to HostCloud.

THE NUMBERS THAT MATTER

What Performance Actually Looks Like

We don't make performance claims we can't back up. Here is what our infrastructure delivers in real-world testing — measured, tracked, and verifiable.

1.8–2.2s

Pages That Load Before Visitors Lose Patience

Our average shared-hosting page load is 1.8–2.2 seconds measured with real, content-heavy websites, not empty test pages designed to look good in benchmarks.

The shared-hosting industry averages 4–6 seconds. Google has made page speed a ranking factor, mobile users abandon sites that take longer than 3 seconds, and every additional second of latency costs roughly 7% in conversions. Speed is not a vanity metric it is revenue.

1.8–2.2s average load 2–3× faster than typical shared hosting.

Explore Web Hosting
hostcloud.in/speed-test

Speed test

mysite.in Mumbai

Grade A

Load

1.9s

TTFB

180ms

Requests

48

HostCloud (NVMe · LiteSpeed)1.9s
Typical shared host5.2s
99.9%

99.9% Uptime Tracked in Public, Not Just Promised

We hit 99.9% uptime in 2025. In plain terms, your site was unreachable for less than 43 minutes across the entire year.

This is a service-level commitment, not a marketing line. We run redundant infrastructure, we publish our uptime so you can verify it yourself, and when we fall below our SLA we credit your account automatically. You should never have to chase the guarantee you were promised.

Under 43 minutes of downtime, all year the difference between a commitment and a slogan.

See Our Uptime Commitment
hostcloud.in/uptime

Uptime monitor

Last 30 days

Operational

99.9%

< 43 min downtime this year

Live
< 15 min

Support That Answers in Minutes, Migrations Done in Hours

Average first response to critical tickets is under 15 minutes, and common issues are resolved in under 2 hours not the 24–48 hours you have come to expect from budget hosts.

Switching providers? We migrate most websites in under 4 hours, and many complete in under 60 minutes. You submit a request, we handle the transfer of files, databases, and email, you verify, and you are live with real India-based engineers on the line the whole way.

Under 15 minutes to reach a human. Under 4 hours to a full, verified migration.

Talk to Our Team
hostcloud.in/migrations

Support & migration

Ticket #4821

Reply 12m

Avg reply

12 min

Migrate in

< 4 hrs

Migrating from BigRock

Files transferred
Databases imported
Email & DNSin progress
30 days

Current-Standard Infrastructure, Backed by a Full Guarantee

NVMe SSDs on every plan (not just the premium tiers), LiteSpeed Enterprise web servers, and HTTP/3 enabled by default. This is how modern hosting should be built today, not eventually.

We are confident enough in that infrastructure to stand behind it completely. If you are not satisfied for any reason, our 30-day money-back guarantee means a full refund no questions asked, no pro-rated nonsense, no retention runaround.

30-day money-back guarantee a full refund within your first month.

Start Risk-Free
hostcloud.in/plan

Your stack

Included on every plan

Active
  • NVMe SSD storage
  • LiteSpeed Enterprise
  • HTTP/3 enabled
  • Daily backups
  • Free SSL

30-day money-back guarantee no questions asked

How we measure: figures above come from real-world testing on content-heavy WordPress and e-commerce sites running on HostCloud's NVMe + LiteSpeed infrastructure, compared against typical shared hosting — not synthetic lab pages. Load times vary with site build, plan and traffic, so your results may differ.

WHAT CLIENTS ARE SAYING

Real Results. Real People.

Hear from the businesses and creators who moved to faster, fairer hosting with HostCloud.

AS
Arvind S.

Verified Customer

via Trustpilot

Switching to HostCloud.in has been a game-changer for our business. Their cloud hosting solution delivers exceptional speed and reliability—keeping our website up and running flawlessly, even during peak traffic times. We've noticed a significant increase in site performance, and their customer support is always on hand with solutions to any query. Highly recommend!
RP
Rita P.

Verified Customer

via Trustpilot

As a growing e-commerce business, finding a host that can scale with our needs was crucial. HostCloud.in has exceeded our expectations by offering flexible hosting solutions that evolve as we expand. Their seamless integration with our existing infrastructure has made it easy for us to focus on what matters most—our customers.
SK
Sandeep K.

Verified Customer

via Trustpilot

We recently migrated our entire infrastructure to HostCloud.in, and the transition was smooth thanks to their expert team. Their proactive support and thorough guidance during the migration process ensured zero downtime, and we've never looked back. We trust HostCloud.in with our hosting needs because of their consistent performance and reliability.
SU
Sul

Verified Customer

via Trustpilot

Outstanding customer support! Had a question about upgrading my account and it is resolved in less then 10 minutes.
LD
Lovish Digital

Verified Customer

via Trustpilot

Amazing onboarding experience & super easy to setup the tool also beginners friendly. Nice job done by Hostcloud team.
GET STARTED IN 5 MINUTES

Your Linux VPS, your rules

Full root access, NVMe SSD performance and complete control over your hosting environment — live in five simple steps.

  1. 01

    Choose your plan

    VPS 1 (₹499) through VPS 3 (₹1,999), 1 to 4 vCPU.

  2. 02

    Select distribution

    Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky, Fedora or custom ISO.

  3. 03

    Complete signup

    Two minutes. Monthly or annual (2 months free).

  4. 04

    Receive SSH credentials

    Sent instantly your VPS is live in under 5 minutes.

  5. 05

    Connect and deploy

    Full root access via SSH build exactly what you need.

Linux VPS, Full Root, Full Speed

Spin up a fast SSD Linux server with complete control — your distro, your stack, your rules.

HostCloud.in  ·  Pune, India  ·  Serving 34,987+ Websites Since 2020

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Got Questions? We Have Answers.

Do I need a VPS or shared hosting?

Upgrade to VPS when shared hosting resource limits become restrictive, you need custom software, or you require root access. If none of those apply, shared hosting is perfectly fine.

Which Linux distribution should I choose?

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS suits most users. Choose Debian for stability, AlmaLinux or Rocky Linux as CentOS alternatives, and Fedora for the latest features. We recommend Ubuntu for beginners.

Can I upgrade my VPS plan later?

Yes. Upgrades are instant we migrate your data to the new plan and you only pay the prorated difference.

Do you manage the VPS for me?

These are self-managed VPS plans you handle administration. If you want it managed, we offer managed VPS with full administration, security updates and monitoring.

What happens if I exceed my bandwidth?

We do not hard-limit. We notify you at 80% and 100%, and you can upgrade, buy additional bandwidth, or simply wait for renewal.

Can I host multiple websites?

Yes. With full root access you can host as many sites as your resources allow install Apache, Nginx or any web server and configure virtual hosts.