Linux VPS in France
Linux virtual private servers with root access, dedicated resources and KVM/QEMU virtualisation on Proxmox. Choose Debian, Ubuntu, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux or CentOS.
Operated by By-Hoster in its own infrastructure in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
Starting at 4.99 €/mo incl. VAT
Available Plans
Linux VPS for open administration and server applications, or Windows VPS for Microsoft software and Remote Desktop. Both use KVM/QEMU virtualisation on Proxmox.
VPS KVM Start
An affordable KVM VPS for hosting a small website, Linux service, test environment or personal server with dedicated resources.
- 2 Xeon E5 vCPU
- 4 GB DDR4 RAM
- No backup included
- 40 GB SSD storage
- 250 Mbps
No commitment, 48h money-back guarantee
VPS KVM Essential
A balanced KVM VPS for deploying applications, small dynamic websites and databases, with one backup included.
- 2 Xeon E5 vCPU
- 8 GB DDR4 RAM
- 1 backup included
- 60 GB SSD storage
- 250 Mbps
No commitment, 48h money-back guarantee
VPS KVM Pro
A high-performance KVM VPS for hosting APIs, containers, busy websites and professional applications.
- 4 Xeon E5 vCPU
- 16 GB DDR4 RAM
- 2 backups included
- 120 GB SSD storage
- 250 Mbps
No commitment, 48h money-back guarantee
VPS KVM Boost
Additional processing power for multiple services, CI/CD pipelines and application workloads with high CPU demand.
- 6 Xeon E5 vCPU
- 24 GB DDR4 RAM
- 3 backups included
- 180 GB SSD storage
- 500 Mbps
No commitment, 48h money-back guarantee
VPS KVM Power
A robust KVM VPS for production environments, e-commerce platforms and business applications requiring generous resources.
- 8 Xeon E5 vCPU
- 32 GB DDR4 RAM
- 4 backups included
- 250 GB SSD storage
- 500 Mbps
No commitment, 48h money-back guarantee
VPS KVM Enterprise
VPS infrastructure sized for critical services, large databases and intensive professional workloads.
- 12 Xeon E5 vCPU
- 48 GB DDR4 RAM
- 5 backups included
- 350 GB SSD storage
- 500 Mbps
No commitment, 48h money-back guarantee
VPS KVM Extreme
Our most powerful KVM VPS for large-scale projects, compute-intensive workloads and very high-traffic platforms.
- 16 Xeon E5 vCPU
- 64 GB DDR4 RAM
- 6 backups included
- 500 GB SSD storage
- 500 Mbps
No commitment, 48h money-back guarantee
Compare plans
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VPS KVM Start
4.99 €/mo incl. VAT
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VPS KVM Essential
6.99 €/mo incl. VAT
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VPS KVM Pro
9.99 €/mo incl. VAT
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VPS KVM Boost
14.99 €/mo incl. VAT
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VPS KVM Power
19.99 €/mo incl. VAT
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VPS KVM Enterprise
27.99 €/mo incl. VAT
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VPS KVM Extreme
39.99 €/mo incl. VAT
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| CPU | 2 Xeon E5 vCPU | 2 Xeon E5 vCPU | 4 Xeon E5 vCPU | 6 Xeon E5 vCPU | 8 Xeon E5 vCPU | 12 Xeon E5 vCPU | 16 Xeon E5 vCPU |
| RAM | 4 GB DDR4 RAM | 8 GB DDR4 RAM | 16 GB DDR4 RAM | 24 GB DDR4 RAM | 32 GB DDR4 RAM | 48 GB DDR4 RAM | 64 GB DDR4 RAM |
| Storage | 40 GB SSD storage | 60 GB SSD storage | 120 GB SSD storage | 180 GB SSD storage | 250 GB SSD storage | 350 GB SSD storage | 500 GB SSD storage |
| Bandwidth | 250 Mbps | 250 Mbps | 250 Mbps | 500 Mbps | 500 Mbps | 500 Mbps | 500 Mbps |
| Backups | No backup included | 1 backup included | 2 backups included | 3 backups included | 4 backups included | 5 backups included | 6 backups included |
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How much does a Linux KVM VPS hosted in France cost?
By-Hoster offers seven Linux KVM VPS plans hosted in France, from €4.99/month to €39.99/month, on its own infrastructure in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The Start plan has 2 vCPU, 4 GB of RAM and 40 GB of SSD; then come Essential (8 GB of RAM) at €6.99, Pro (16 GB) at €9.99, Boost (24 GB) at €14.99, Power (32 GB) at €19.99 and Enterprise (48 GB) at €27.99, up to Extreme: 16 vCPU, 64 GB of RAM and 500 GB of SSD at €39.99 a month. Bandwidth is 250 Mbit/s up to Pro and 500 Mbit/s from Boost upwards. Every plan includes backups, from 1 to 6 depending on the plan, and from 5 to 30 snapshots. You get full root access and can add up to 4 extra IPv4 addresses at €1.50/month each. By-Hoster is a French non-profit association (loi 1901): displayed prices are final, with no VAT added.
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What every Linux VPS includes
A true isolated virtual machine, delivered in minutes.
Full root SSH access
Debian, Ubuntu, Rocky…
Dedicated KVM resources
Anti-DDoS included
Reinstall at will
Dedicated IPv4
The Linux KVM VPS, explained simply
What you get, and why it is not shared hosting.
A KVM VPS is a virtual machine created by the KVM/QEMU hypervisor, the very one that powers Proxmox. Unlike shared containers, you get your own kernel, your reserved memory and your own disk: what a neighbour does on the same physical machine does not eat into your resources.
Our plans range from 2 to 24 Xeon E5 vCPUs, 4 to 64 GB of DDR4 RAM and 40 to 500 GB of SSD. You choose your distribution — Debian, Ubuntu LTS, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux — and reinstall it as often as needed from the client area, without changing IP address.
What root access changes
With full root SSH access you install whatever you want: Nginx or Apache, Docker, a PostgreSQL database, a game server, a CI runner, a VPN. You host as many sites and APIs as the resources allow, and you decide the versions. That is the fundamental difference with shared hosting, where the environment is fixed and shared.
What to know before starting
A VPS is unmanaged: security updates, the firewall and backups are your responsibility. Plans include from zero to several automatic backups depending on the tier — check the “backup” line of the plan you are considering. Anti-DDoS protection, on the other hand, is included everywhere at no extra cost.
If you want your own virtual machines
A VPS gives you one machine. If you want to create several inside it, manage your own IPs and run your own hypervisor, look at the Proxmox VDS: Proxmox VE comes preinstalled and nested virtualisation is enabled. For a whole machine with no sharing at all, see our dedicated servers.
Included features
Maximum security
Advanced DDoS attack protection and regular backups of your data.
Human support
Our team answers by ticket, email or Discord, and through the website chat, open from 06:00 to 23:59 every day.
99.9% uptime target
We aim for 99.9% uptime across our entire infrastructure.
Frequently asked questions
A KVM VPS is a virtual server created by the KVM hypervisor (the same one Proxmox uses): unlike shared containers (OpenVZ/LXC), you get a true isolated virtual machine with its own kernel, reserved RAM and dedicated disk. You can install anything, just like on a physical server. For the full picture, read our guide What is a VPS?
Debian or Ubuntu LTS if you are starting out or following tutorials (most use them). Rocky Linux or AlmaLinux if you come from the CentOS/RHEL world or run a panel like Plesk or cPanel. All images deploy within a few minutes and you can reinstall at will from the client area. See also our Rocky Linux 9 guide.
Yes. With full root SSH access you can run as many sites, APIs, databases or services as the resources allow — through Nginx/Apache virtual hosts or Docker — you can even install Pelican Panel in 1 click to manage several containerised servers. That is the main advantage of a VPS over shared hosting: you decide everything.
Automatically, usually within a few minutes of payment: you receive a dedicated IPv4 address, root SSH credentials and access to the management panel (reboot, reinstall, snapshots, console). No manual step, even at night.
Yes, vertical scaling is done from the client area: move to a bigger plan (more vCPU, RAM or SSD) without reinstalling or changing IP. The price difference is prorated.
Yes, every VPS includes Anti-DDoS protection (L3/L4 and application layer) at no extra cost, including game-server filtering (GAME Anti-DDoS). See our guide Understanding Anti-DDoS.
A KVM VPS is a full virtual machine: its own kernel, its own reserved RAM, its own disk. OpenVZ and LXC are containers: they share the host kernel and, above all, they share its resources. In real use: on a container you do not choose your kernel, some things refuse to install (Docker and VPNs first among them), and a noisy neighbour is felt on your side. On KVM, the memory allocated to you is yours, you can install anything — including another operating system — and you are not waiting behind someone else. That is also what explains the price gap between a two-euro "VPS" and a KVM VPS.
Yes, and it is a common use. A VPS with root access lets you install FXServer, a Minecraft server or any game binary, open the ports you need and run everything yourself. Two things to watch: game engines lean on a single core, so frequency matters more than vCore count; and the game port stays open to everyone, which calls for protocol-aware anti-DDoS filtering. Our txAdmin guide covers a full FiveM server install on a VPS, and the FiveM server hosting page describes the managed alternative if you would rather not administer the machine.