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Streaming VPS for
Live Video & Restreaming

High-bandwidth KVM servers built for live streaming, 24/7 restreaming, and video delivery. 10 Gbps ports with unmetered traffic, NVMe storage, and instant deployment across 12 EU and US locations.

RTMP & HLS Ready
24/7 Streams Allowed
Unmetered Traffic

Performance at a Glance

10Gbps
Port Speed
99.9%
Uptime SLA
60s
Deploy Time
10Gbps
Network Port
Unmetered traffic
16
Max vCPU Cores
For CPU transcoding
32GB
Max RAM DDR4
Dedicated memory
60s
Deploy Time
Instant provisioning

Built for Video Streaming

Run your own ingest, packaging, and delivery stack on dedicated KVM resources with full root access — no managed-platform lock-in.

KVM Virtualization

Full hardware virtualization with guaranteed dedicated resources, so a neighbour's traffic spike never stutters your stream.

NVMe Storage

NVMe SSD arrays sustain the read throughput HLS segments and VOD libraries need when hundreds of viewers pull chunks at once.

Instant Deployment

Your streaming server is ready in under 60 seconds with automated setup and immediate root access.

Run Your Streaming Stack

Full root on Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, or Rocky Linux — install any self-hosted streaming server.

Nginx-RTMP, MediaMTX & SRS

Take an RTMP or SRT feed from OBS or a hardware encoder and repackage it to HLS for browser playback. A small plan comfortably handles ingest and packaging for a single stream.

FFmpeg Restreaming

Push one upload to YouTube, Twitch, and Kick simultaneously using Nginx-RTMP push directives or FFmpeg — your encoder sends a single stream and the server fans it out.

Owncast & Restreamer

Host your own channel page with Owncast or datarhei Restreamer: built-in chat, embeds, and full ownership of your audience without platform rules.

Streaming VPS Plans

All plans include unmetered traffic, a 10 Gbps port, and instant deployment

Starter

Entry Level

9.99
/month
2 GB RAM1 vCPU Core
30 GB SSD Storage10 Gbps Port
Unmetered TrafficIncluded
Est. Min Throughput1-2 Gbps*

Basic

Enhanced Performance

18.99
/month
4 GB RAM2 vCPU Cores
60 GB SSD Storage10 Gbps Port
Unmetered TrafficIncluded
Est. Min Throughput2-3 Gbps*
POPULAR

Standard

Quad-Core Power

34.99
/month
8 GB RAM4 vCPU Cores
120 GB SSD Storage10 Gbps Port
Unmetered TrafficIncluded
Est. Min Throughput3-4 Gbps*

Pro

Hexa-Core Performance

59.99
/month
16 GB RAM6 vCPU Cores
200 GB SSD Storage10 Gbps Port
Unmetered TrafficIncluded
Est. Min Throughput4-5 Gbps*

Business

Octa-Core Performance

89.99
/month
24 GB RAM8 vCPU Cores
350 GB SSD Storage10 Gbps Port
Unmetered TrafficIncluded
Est. Min Throughput5-6 Gbps*

Enterprise

Duo-Deca-Core Performance

139.99
/month
32 GB RAM12 vCPU Cores
500 GB SSD Storage10 Gbps Port
Unmetered TrafficIncluded
Est. Min Throughput5-6 Gbps*

*Estimated minimum sustained throughput on a 10 Gbps port. Real-world speeds vary with routing, peering, and destination.

Complete Plan Comparison

FeaturesStarterBasicStandardProBusinessEnterprise
RAM Memory2 GB4 GB8 GB16 GB24 GB32 GB
vCPU Cores1246812
SSD Storage30 GB60 GB120 GB200 GB350 GB500 GB
Port Speed10 Gbps10 Gbps10 Gbps10 Gbps10 Gbps10 Gbps
Est. Min Throughput1-2 Gbps2-3 Gbps3-4 Gbps4-5 Gbps5-6 Gbps5-6 Gbps
Monthly Price9.9918.9934.9959.9989.99139.99

All plans include: 10 Gbps port, unmetered traffic, instant deployment, KVM virtualization, root access

How Many Viewers Can Each Plan Handle?

Required throughput is simply stream bitrate × concurrent viewers when serving directly. The estimates below use each plan's minimum sustained throughput on our 10 Gbps shared ports. If you restream through YouTube or Twitch, the platform delivers to viewers — even the smallest plan then has ample headroom.

PlanEst. Min Throughput720p @ 3.5 Mbps1080p @ 6 Mbps4K @ 16 Mbps
Starter1-2 Gbps~285 viewers~165 viewers~60 viewers
Basic2-3 Gbps~570 viewers~330 viewers~125 viewers
Standard3-4 Gbps~855 viewers~500 viewers~185 viewers
Pro4-5 Gbps~1,140 viewers~665 viewers~250 viewers
Business5-6 Gbps~1,425 viewers~830 viewers~310 viewers
Enterprise5-6 Gbps~1,425 viewers~830 viewers~310 viewers

*Estimates based on each plan's minimum sustained throughput; real capacity varies with routing and viewer distribution. For audiences in the thousands, put a CDN in front and use the VPS as your origin.

Technical Specifications

Enterprise-grade infrastructure powering your streaming server

Hardware & Infrastructure

Enterprise SSDs
High-performance NVMe and SSD storage arrays
Premium CPUs
Latest Intel Xeon and AMD EPYC processors
ECC Memory
Error-correcting code memory for reliability
Redundant Power
Dual power feeds with UPS backup

Network & Connectivity

10Gbps Network Ports
10 Gbps uplinks with a published minimum sustained throughput per plan
Premium Tier-1 Networks
Direct peering with major ISPs worldwide
Low Latency Routing
Short paths to EU and US ingest points for stable RTMP delivery
DDoS Protection
Advanced DDoS mitigation included

CPU Transcoding, Honestly Sized

These servers are CPU-only — no GPUs — and for most streaming setups that is exactly right. Relaying a stream or repackaging RTMP to HLS is network-bound and uses almost no CPU: a 2-core plan runs a 24/7 relay comfortably.

Live transcoding with x264 is the CPU-heavy case. Budget roughly 2–3 vCPU cores for a 720p30 rung and 4–6 cores for 1080p30 at the veryfast preset. The Standard plan (4 cores) handles a single 1080p30 transcode; Pro and Business add headroom for a multi-rung ladder. If you need several full ABR ladders transcoded at once, a dedicated server is the better fit.

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24/7 Streams Are Allowed

Unattended round-the-clock streams, restreaming relays, and sustained egress are normal use on Streaming VPS plans — that is what they are built for. Traffic is unmetered with no overage billing and no hidden fair-use throttle tied to monthly volume. The only requirement: stream content you hold the rights to broadcast.

What People Run on Streaming VPS

From unattended 24/7 channels to live event ingest and VOD delivery

24/7 Restreaming

Keep a channel live around the clock without your own PC running: loop playlists with FFmpeg, relay a live ingest to multiple platforms, or schedule unattended broadcasts.

  • FFmpeg looped playlists
  • Multi-platform RTMP push
  • systemd auto-restart

Live Event Ingest

Take an RTMP or SRT feed from OBS or a hardware encoder, repackage to HLS or DASH, and serve viewers from a location near your audience.

  • OBS & hardware encoder ingest
  • RTMP, SRT & WebRTC stacks
  • 12 EU/US locations

VOD & Media Delivery

Serve video-on-demand libraries, podcast audio, and HLS archives from NVMe storage with unmetered egress — or use the VPS as origin behind a CDN.

  • NVMe-backed media storage
  • Unmetered delivery
  • CDN origin ready

Included with Every Streaming VPS

DDoS Protection
Advanced filtering
Control Panel
Easy management
24/7 Support
Expert assistance
99.9% SLA
Guaranteed uptime

Streaming VPS FAQ

Common questions about running live video on a VPS.

Can I run OBS on a streaming VPS?
OBS is a desktop application, so the usual pattern is to run OBS on your local machine and push its RTMP output to the VPS, which relays or repackages it. For fully headless setups, FFmpeg or Nginx-RTMP replaces OBS on the server. You can also install a Linux desktop environment and run OBS over VNC, but headless FFmpeg is far more efficient.
How many viewers can a streaming VPS handle?
Capacity equals throughput divided by stream bitrate. Each plan lists a minimum sustained throughput on its 10 Gbps port: the Starter plan's 1 Gbps sustains roughly 165 concurrent viewers of a 6 Mbps 1080p stream served directly, while the Business plan's 5 Gbps sustains around 830. Restreaming through YouTube or Twitch offloads delivery entirely, so viewer count becomes effectively unlimited.
Are 24/7 unattended streams allowed?
Yes. Round-the-clock streams, restream relays, and looped broadcasts are expected use on these plans. Traffic is unmetered and there is no overage billing. The only requirement is that you hold the rights to the content you broadcast.
Can I restream to YouTube, Twitch, and Kick at the same time?
Yes. Push your encoder's single output to the VPS and fan it out with Nginx-RTMP push directives or FFmpeg. Each destination consumes one upstream copy — three 6 Mbps pushes total roughly 18 Mbps, far below even the smallest plan's sustained throughput.
Do I need a GPU for a streaming server?
Not for relaying, restreaming, or serving HLS — those workloads are network-bound and run on any plan. For live transcoding, CPU x264 covers it: about 4–6 vCPU cores per 1080p30 rung at the veryfast preset. X-ZoneServers streaming plans are CPU-only; if you need many simultaneous transcode ladders, choose a dedicated server.
Which streaming software can I install?
Anything that runs on Linux: Nginx-RTMP, MediaMTX, SRS, Owncast, datarhei Restreamer, Icecast, FFmpeg, and SRT tooling all work with full root access on Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, or Rocky Linux.