HK
Hong Kong
6 plansMonthly from
USD$825.00/mo
512 GBMemory125IPv4
- Processors
- E5-2696 v4 x2 / Gold 6133 x2
- Storage options
- 8 x 1TB SSD
- Network options
- 20 Mbps CN2 / 50 Mbps CN2 / 100 Mbps BGP / 1 Gbps International
What is a bare metal virtualization host?
A bare metal virtualization host is a dedicated physical server on which your team manages virtual machines or containers, resource allocation and data protection. POWOKE offers locations in Hong Kong, the US, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore and Malaysia for VPS hosting, enterprise virtualization and private clouds. Select by audience location, compute density, storage I/O and networking rather than entry price alone.
Dedicated hardware
CPU, memory, storage and networking
Virtualization layer
Proxmox VE / KVM / ESXi
VMs and containers
Allocate resources and isolate workloads
Pricing and specification basis
One catalog
The overview and location pages share a product dataset.
Clear billing basis
USD per month; configurations and networks affect pricing.
Verify before ordering
Check inventory, licenses, extras and the checkout total.
Product selection
Bare metal host, cloud VPS or dedicated server?
Bare metal host
For multiple virtual machines, larger memory, local storage and IPv4 allocations when your team operates the virtualization layer.
View current host plansCloud VPS
For small and medium applications that value rapid provisioning, instance-level use and a lower initial commitment.
Compare cloud VPSDedicated server
For a single demanding workload that needs direct hardware control without multi-VM hosting and large IPv4 allocations as primary goals.
Compare dedicated serversVirtualization platforms
Built for established virtualization stacks
Choose the management platform that fits your team, then verify target release, hardware drivers and licensing before purchase.
Proxmox VE
For teams that want web management, KVM virtual machines, LXC containers, clustering and storage integration. Plan quorum, backup and recovery before production.
KVM
For engineering teams that want direct Linux virtualization and prefer to build their own scheduling, networking and image workflow.
VMware ESXi
For organizations with an existing VMware operating model. Verify the exact ESXi release, hardware compatibility and licensing before purchase.
Which workloads suit a bare metal host?
VPS and container platforms
Partition dedicated hardware into instances with planned CPU, memory, networking and address allocations. Suited to teams that can operate the host and virtualization layer.
Enterprise private cloud
Consolidate internal applications, database test environments and access controls. Critical workloads need separate redundancy: a single server is not a highly available cluster.
Regional SaaS and commerce
Place applications, caches and services according to customer distribution. Validate the location against real access patterns and measured network behavior.
Development, testing and CI
Isolate build, test and staging environments with VMs or containers. Images, repositories and important data still need independent recovery paths.
Choose a location and configuration for your workload
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Start with your audience
Compare Hong Kong networks for Hong Kong and China-facing traffic, US hosts for North American workloads, and Japan or Southeast Asian locations for regional users. Geography alone does not establish performance: test latency, packet loss and peak-hour behavior against the actual client networks.
- 02
Model resource density
Measure CPU peaks, resident memory, disk IOPS and egress. The first resource exhausted limits VM density; 512 GB RAM is not all available for guest allocation. Reserve headroom for the host, cache, backups and growth.
- 03
Check storage, addressing and total cost
Compare SSD and NVMe by random I/O, usable capacity, RAID and recovery objectives. A pool of 125 or 253 IPv4 addresses does not promise the same number of stable VMs. Verify licensing, traffic policies, backups, protection and operational responsibilities.
What should you confirm before ordering and deployment?
Platform and licensing
Verify the target Proxmox, KVM or ESXi release, hardware drivers and licensing.
Storage and reinstalls
Confirm drive models, usable capacity, RAID configuration and reinstall implications.
Network and addressing
Check IPv4 acceptable use, bandwidth billing, ports and traffic limits.
Security and maintenance
Plan management access controls, firewall policy and system updates.
Backup and recovery
Arrange off-host backups, monitoring, restore tests and spare capacity.
DEPLOYMENT CHECKLIST
Ready for your first production workload
A practical handover checklist, from sizing the instance to moving live traffic.
Choose your hypervisor
Confirm Proxmox, VMware, KVM or Hyper-V compatibility, licensing, and the host administration access your operating model requires.
Design tenant networking
Plan CPU and memory allocations, IPv4 subnets, routing and reverse DNS. Define isolation between tenants and the management network.
Set recovery boundaries
Specify storage redundancy, per-tenant disk quotas and independent backups. Decide how you will restore a single tenant or the full host.
Validate before scaling
Create a small set of instances and test networking, reboots, limits and restores. Expand the tenant count only after those checks pass.
Bare metal host rental FAQ
Find answers about platform compatibility, configuration choices and preparing for deployment.
How should I size a virtualization host?
Budget for guest memory, storage I/O and network demand while reserving resources for the host, backups and failure recovery.
Are IP blocks and hypervisor licenses included?
Verify IP count, subnet routing and software licensing for the configuration. Commercial hypervisor licenses are not automatically included with hardware rental.
What is included in the quoted price?
Check the billing term, transfer allowance, IP allocation, software licensing and renewal conditions. Available payment methods are shown at checkout.
Can I upgrade without downtime?
Upgrade procedures depend on the product and resource. Confirm whether a change requires a restart, migration or disk reconfiguration, and keep a tested backup before making changes.
How should I choose a location?
Test from the networks your customers use, including peak periods. Consider latency, packet loss, return paths and the locations of databases, backups and external services.
Which operating systems can I install?
Available images vary by node and plan. Check the version, licensing, access method and application compatibility in the configuration flow before ordering.
Find the right host for your workload
Compare regional configurations, then verify inventory, licensing and final pricing on the order page.
Bulk-IP Virtualization Hosts for Proxmox / VMware / KVM
Build private clouds, hosting resale and isolated business environments with full-machine control and planned IPv4 subnets.
- Specify Proxmox VE, VMware ESXi, KVM or Hyper-V and any required licenses.
- Plan full root access, BIOS controls, storage redundancy and recovery access.
- Request IPv4 subnet/CIDR allocation, routing, reverse DNS and volume pricing.
FROM ORDER TO LAUNCH
Plan your purchase and acceptance checks
Before ordering
Confirm resources, renewal costs, payment options and delivery timing. Request a product-specific test IP and check routes from your users’ networks.
After provisioning
Match CPU, RAM, storage, IPs and OS to your order. Verify login, remote management access and connectivity.
Before going live
Run a representative workload and test backup recovery. Save your results and open a support ticket if the delivered configuration differs.