Virtual Server (VDS) Guide
What Is a Virtual Server (VDS)?
A virtual dedicated server (VDS) is created by partitioning a physical server with KVM virtualization, giving you dedicated CPU and RAM. Unlike shared hosting, your resources are isolated: neighbouring workloads never affect you. Hostopya VDS run on Intel Xeon processors, NVMe SSD storage and a 100 Mbps port in a Tier III+ Istanbul datacenter.
VDS vs VPS: What Is the Difference?
Both terms describe virtual servers; the difference is resource allocation. On a VPS resources are often shared and overcommitted, while on a VDS your CPU and RAM are dedicated — performance stays constant even when neighbours are busy. For databases, game servers and production workloads, VDS is the right choice.
Who Is a Virtual Server For?
VDS fits every scenario where shared hosting is not enough but a dedicated server is too much: high-traffic sites and e-commerce, game servers (Metin2, Minecraft etc.), Node.js/Python applications, custom software and dev/test environments. With full root access you install whatever you need.
The Turkey-Location Advantage
From within Turkey you reach our Istanbul servers with a 1-10 ms ping — overseas locations run at 40-80 ms. Game latency, e-commerce conversion and app responsiveness all benefit directly. Your data is hosted within Turkish borders.
DDoS Protection and Network
Every VDS plan includes StormWall (AS59796) DDoS protection, XDP-based filtering and a Mikrotik layer as standard; under attack, your traffic is scrubbed before reaching your server. Dual redundant carriers and a 40 Gbps uplink leave no single point of failure.
How to Choose the Right VDS Plan
Start from your workload: 1-2 cores cover personal projects and small apps, while game servers and busy databases are comfortable at 4-8 cores. Unsure? Start small — upgrades are seamless and lossless, moving between the nine tiers (VDS-1 to VDS-9) takes minutes.


