Layer7 ❯ AMD Epyc Storage Server VPS FRA1
Layer7 is a small but dynamic company legally registered in Germany offering cloud services primarily from data centers in Frankfurt, Düsseldorf and Paris. They own and operate their own server hardware in colocation at ISO/IEC 27001 certified data centers. The company has an excellent track record in regards to the reliability and uptime of their services, with exceptionally positive customer reviews left across hosting forums and specialized websites. Despite their small market share compared to big brand names like Hetzner or OVH, they are known among enthusiasts for offering some of the cheapest high-storage machines in the European Union and for their powerful AMD virtual servers with low neighbor contention and liberal Terms of Service.
VPS Description:
Overview: This Layer7 VPS in Germany operates on KVM virtualization with support for Linux and unlicensed Windows (user-supplied license) and is provisioned with 2 shared AMD EPYC cores, 8 GB RAM, and 40 TB HDD storage. The system provides approximately 50 TB monthly bandwidth over a 1.0 Gbps port, with dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 connectivity and rDNS enabled.
Potential Use Cases: This configuration is ideal for storage-centric applications. It can function as a file server using software such as Nextcloud or Syncthing to archive large media collections or backups. It also supports hosting moderate traffic web services—using a LAMP/LEMP stack or CMS platforms like WordPress—where the emphasis is on capacity rather than high IOPS. The substantial monthly bandwidth makes it suitable for bulk data transfers or as part of a content distribution system in non-transactional, read-mostly setups.
Critical Considerations: The 2 shared cores may constrain CPU performance in compute-intensive tasks, while 8 GB RAM could limit high-concurrency operations. Although the 40 TB HDD offers extensive storage, its mechanical nature results in higher latency compared to NVMe drives, affecting I/O-bound applications.
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The latest price was €48.99, collected on March 13.
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