Service description

Version 2026.09.28

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Our KVM VM solution offers a seamless and reliable hosting experience. KVM is a Linux-based virtualization technology that enables the creation of multiple isolated virtual machines. Our robust KVM platform features a high-quality hypervisor, delivering powerful yet affordable hosting for your websites and other projects. Learn more

Regional availability

The product is present in the following locations:

• dc-fbg1 (our Falkenberg DC, Sweden)

• dc-sto1 (our Stockholm DC, Sweden)

• dc-oul1 (our Oulu DC, Finland)

Technical specification

All virtualization hosts are built on optimized Intel® hardware for optimal performance.

The network infrastructure is built on Cisco hardware.

Customer self-service	Yes, managed in the control panel
CPU cores	1–24 cores (hot-add/remove depending on OS)
Memory	1–32 GiB (hot-add depending on OS)
Disk storage	20–600 GB (can be increased with restart; cannot be decreased)
Storage type	NVMe (limited to 6,000 IOPS)
Available OS templates	AlmaLinux, Debian, Ubuntu, Windows, Talos, OpenSense
Shared CPU*	Yes
Backup support	Yes (as an integrated add-on)
Cloud-init support	Yes
Additional disk support	No
Anti-affinity rules	No
Bring your own IP	No
Bring your own ISO	No
Private networks	Yes
Processing of personal data	Storage, transfer

_{* Normal use is at or below 50% of the average daily usage per core.}

Integrated backup (optional)

Integrated backup provides scheduled backups of virtual machines and self-service restore functionality.

A restore creates a new virtual machine from the selected backup and does not overwrite the existing virtual machine. The customer is responsible for validating the restored virtual machine and for any required network configuration before putting it into service. This reflects the behavior described for the new restore functionality

Customer self-service	Yes, managed in the control panel
Configurable scheme	User-defined scheduling
Backup frequency	Daily and weekly
Backup location	Separate data center from the virtual machine
Redundant backups	None (single backup copy)
Restore functionality	Yes
Restore target	New virtual machine
Restore via control panel	Yes
Restore via API	Yes

Responsibilities

Infrastructure platform	Glesys
Securing VM – configuring firewall, intrusion prevention, etc.	Customer
Patching and updating the OS	Customer
Troubleshooting OS	Customer
Backup platform and restore functionality	Glesys
Backup configuration and management	Customer
Backup validation	Customer
Initiating restore and selecting backup	Customer
Validation of restored virtual machine	Customer