Are there any providers of 1U personal colos these days?
VMs are neat, but they lack the power to experiment with without
paying an arm and a leg.
I was lucky enough to have my 1U hosted by Dave Rand back in the
day.
Thanks.
There are some specialized ones I know of for MacOS hardware, such as https://macminicolo.net/ and https://www.macminivault.com/. I don’t know if you can BYOD, but I know they rent hardware. It’s not really a “1U” generalized experimental space, but it at least lets you have a virtualization platform on dedicated hardware.
I used to operate a “4U” colo, VautledData.com, out of a former AT&T bunker, in Yuma, AZ, but the demand just wasn’t there so eventually we repurposed the site as a satellite uplink with a two-story motorized dish antenna.
-mel
Hi Tim,
Is there a certain region you're looking for colo in? We offer colo in Indianapolis (Midwest US) and we can probably accommodate you, but you may be looking for West coast or somewhere else, etc.
Best Regards,
Jason
I have a rack in Charlotte, NC that I sell some colo out of, mainly to friends of mine but also open to hobbyists. Been doing it for a few years now. Feel free to reach out off list if you want to discuss further.
910 Telecom in Denver CO offers 1U rack space.
Probably easiest to go to a NUG or NOG meeting in your area and ask around.
Find a small ISP or WISP in your area. If you’re not concerned with Physical security, and mantraps with Ex-Special forces security. They can probably find a spot to put your server, and will (should) have good redundant connectivity.
We have several small Colo customers in our 20 Rack NOC outside of Chicago.
Nate
Lots of people offer 1U colo. We don't but lots of people do.
Aaron
Not just personal but full-fledged business colo: https://www.m5hosting.com/, with data centers in San Diego, Austin, and Munich.
I've been using M5 Hosting for almost 20 years and find them to be outstanding. I highly recommend M5 Hosting.
Take a look at linksecured.net, you may have to ask, they offer promo pricing in various locations for single servers. For single server they only charge power costs up to 4U and you can get IPMI/DRAC/BNC dedicated IP.
-j
If you want some personal colo, i have rackspace avail at 2 datacenters in the SF Bay Area…
-Mike
We own a tier 4 datacenter in the Denver area (Lakewood), and I do by-the-u pricing. I have several 1/2U clients, most seem to be selfhosted stuff and owncloud/media servers.
We’re also super fiber rich with residential ISPs on site, so if you’re in the area that’s a benefit. I’m happy to take calls from anyone interested.
Thanks,
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Satisfied customer of https://inoc.net/ in Albany, NY. I think 2U for $150/mo?