Austin Dedicated Server - Edge Servers

Get an Austin Texas Dedicated Server Hosting service connected to a 5 Gbps, 10 Gbps, 20 Gbps, or 30 Gbps bandwidth rate and enjoy unlimited data transfer up to the physical size of the Internet connection port. Configure CPU, RAM, SATA hard drive or an SSD. Choose a Linux distribution, Windows OS, or virtualization technology to create a customized application hosting environment. Review the semi-managed dedicated servers and click the "Configure" button to customize yours.
Austin Texas Dedicated Server, 10 Cores, 128 GB RAM, 5 Gbps

10 CPU Cores

128 GB RAM, 480 GB SSD
Intel Xeon Silver 4210
10 Cores / 20 Threads @ 2.20GHz
5 Gbps Bandwidth Port
Unlimited Data Transfer
$499/mo*
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Austin, TX Edge Server, 10 Cores, 128 GB RAM, 10 Gbps
10 CPU Cores
128 GB RAM, 480 GB SSD
Intel Xeon Silver 4210
10 Cores / 20 Threads @ 2.20GHz
10 Gbps Bandwidth Port
Unlimited Data Transfer
$599/mo*
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Austin Edge Bare Metal Server, 10 Cores, 128 GB RAM, 20 Gbps

10 CPU Cores

128 GB RAM, 480 GB SSD
Intel Xeon Silver 4210
10 Cores / 20 Threads @ 2.20GHz
20 Gbps Bandwidth Port
Unlimited Data Transfer
$699/mo*
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Austin, Texas Edge Server, 32 Cores, 256 GB RAM, 5 Gbps

32 CPU Cores

256 GB RAM, 2.4 TB NMVe
Dual Intel Xeon Gold 6226R
32 Cores / 64 Threads @ 2.90GHz
5 Gbps physical port
Unlimited Data Transfer
$899/mo*
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Austin Edge Server Hosting, 32 Cores, 256 GB RAM, 10 Gbps

32 CPU Cores

256 GB RAM, 2.4 TB NMVe
Dual Intel Xeon Gold 6226R
32 Cores / 64 Threads @ 2.90GHz
10 Gbps physical port
Unlimited Data Transfer
$999/mo*
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Austin Edge Server, 32 Cores, 256 GB RAM, 20 Gbps

32 CPU Cores

256 GB RAM, 2.4 TB NMVe
Dual Intel Xeon Gold 6226R
32 Cores / 64 Threads @ 2.90GHz
20 Gbps physical port
Unlimited Data Transfer
$1099/mo*
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Austin Edge Dedicated Server, 32 Cores, 368 GB RAM, 5 Gbps

32 CPU Cores

384 GB RAM, 7.68 TB SSD + 3.2 TB NMVe + 240GB M.2 Stick (OS)
Dual Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
32 Cores / 64 Threads @ 2.30GHz
5 Gbps physical port
Unlimited Data Transfer
$1399/mo*
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Edge Server, 32 Cores, 368 GB RAM, 10 Gbps

32 CPU Cores

384 GB RAM, 7.68 TB SSD + 3.2 TB NMVe + 240GB M.2 Stick (OS)
Dual Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
32 Cores / 64 Threads @ 2.30GHz
10 Gbps physical port
Unlimited Data Transfer
$1499/mo*
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Edge Bare Metal Server, 32 Cores, 368 GB RAM, 20 Gbps

32 CPU Cores

384 GB RAM, 7.68 TB SSD + 3.2 TB NMVe + 240GB M.2 Stick (OS)
Dual Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
32 Cores / 64 Threads @ 2.30GHz
20 Gbps physical port
Unlimited Data Transfer
$1599/mo*
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Edge Server, 32 Cores, 368 GB RAM, 30 Gbps

32 CPU Cores

384 GB RAM, 7.68 TB SSD + 3.2 TB NMVe + 240GB M.2 Stick (OS)
Dual Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
32 Cores / 64 Threads @ 2.30GHz
30 Gbps physical port
Unlimited Data Transfer
$1699/mo*
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* The price is on a 12-month term. To change the term and configure the service, click the button "Configure".

Customizable Semi-Managed Edge Server in Austin Texas

All Edge dedicated servers in Austin Texas are Semi-Managed. Our administrators install your Edge dedicated server, reinstall the OS per request, and help server owners troubleshoot in case of any operating system, networking, or software configuration issues. You can use custom IPv4 and IPv6 network settings and scale your bandwidth between 1 Gbps and 30 Gbps. The operating systems (OS) available for use on your edge bare metal server in Austin are Ubuntu 22, Ubuntu 20, RockyLinux 9, RockyLinux 8, Debian 12, or RedHat (BYOL) versions 7.9, 8.5, and 9.3. To create and use Virtual Servers, install Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) virtualization technology in Ubuntu OS. It allows you to run Virtual Machines with Linux or Windows OS. To use a graphic dashboard (GUI) and automate the management of their server and the technology services configured on it can choose CentOS Web Panel (CWP), Froxlor, Vesta, another open-source control panel, or cPanel or DirectAdmin..

Austin Dedicated Servers - FAQ

What is an Austin Dedicated Hosting Provider?
An Austin Dedicated Hosting Provider is a company that offers dedicated hosting services from data centers located in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro area. Many large Tier 3 and Tier 4 facilities owned by Equinix, Lumen, CyrusOne, Digital Realty, Data Foundry, LightEdge, DataBank, American Tower EDC and many other IT facilities are located in Austin, Texas. They enable cloud infrastructure providers to deliver application services to the entire Texas and Southern United States metro area with an average round-trip latency of 1 ms to 3 ms.
What is an Austin Edge Server?
Your Austin Edge Server is a Bare-Metal or a Cloud Server that:
a) is hosted in a data center in Austin physically close to your application users and customers
b) provides the lowest possible round-trip delay for application delivery (typically less than 5 milliseconds).
Your Austin edge server environment can be used as:
a) Edge dedicated server with OS installed directly on the physical (bare-metal) server; or
b) As an infrastructure node that hosts virtual servers created with Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) virtualization technology in Ubuntu 20 (or Ubuntu 22). VMM allows you to create and use Virtual Machines (VMs) that run a Linux distribution or Windows OS.
What is the security level of my Austin Dedicated Server?
Bare Metal Servers and Dedicated Cloud Hosting infrastructure providers in general, and those in Austin in particular, offer the following levels of security with their dedicated hosting services:
1. Physical Environment Security
Physical environment security refers to all physical aspects of the Austin data center facilities used to house bare metal servers. This includes the resilience against natural disasters, the physical design of the data center and the way the server rooms and cabinets are organized, as well as power redundancy, Internet network redundancy, and overall business continuity.
2. Network Security
Network security is part of the overall data center communications architecture. It includes the redundancy of fiber connectivity routes and the wide choice of ISPs and interconnection options.
3. Physical Server Security
This can also be referred to as "Bare Metal Server Security". It refers to the specific hardware components and configurations of the server that increase its uptime. These include the number of power supplies (PSUs) used, the number and capacity of network interface cards (NICs), the number and specification of hard drives used (SATA, SAS, SSD, NMVe, etc.), the use of RAID controllers, the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI, also known as ILO and iDrac by server vendors) for remote network access to the Austin-based server, etc.
As a provider of Austin Bare Metal Servers, HC automatically covers the highest possible industry standards regarding "Physical Environment Security" and "Network Security". Physical Server Security is a customizable element of the dedicated hosting server that is selected by the user of the physical server (i.e. the customer).
Most of our Austin dedicated servers include the following "Physical Server Security" by default:
  • Redundant Power Supplies (PSUs)
  • At least 2 x 1 Gbps physical Network Interface Cards (NICs)
  • Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) and IPMI capabilities, except for the Edge servers, which are shipped with SSH management access only and are not recoverable in the event of an operating system (OS) failure that renders the server inoperable
Does my Austin server feature unlimited data transfer?
Yes, there are no limits on the inbound and outbound Internet traffic (data transfer) on your Edge Bare Metal server which is hosted in our data center located at 601 W 26th St in Austin. There are also no data transfer fees. Each Austin Edge bare metal server comes with a certain physical capacity of the Internet connection port - 5 Gbps, 10 Gbps, 20 Gbps, or 30 Gbps - chosen by the server owner. Server owners are free to transfer data up to the full capacity of the Internet connection port they selected when they signed up. If the server user selected a 5 Gbps connection port at sign-up, they can upgrade to 10 Gbps, 20 Gbps, or 30 Gbps, depending on the network interface available on the bare-metal server in Austin.
Is my Austin dedicated server safe from DDoS attacks?
Denial of Service (DoS) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks typically result in service unavailability and thousands of dollars in data transfer service fees, especially if you host your IT infrastructure with one of the major hyperscale cloud providers.
HostColor's DDoS-protected edge bare metal servers in Austin minimize the risk of service unavailability and virtually eliminate the risk of you incurring data transfer costs as a result of artificial, bot-generated traffic to your server instances.
When you use our Austin bare-metal servers, your applications run behind sophisticated DDoS protection firewalls, maximizing application availability. Our natural, enterprise-grade, DDoS-protected networks safeguard your Austin dedicated server from unexpected network downtime, preventing loss of business and revenue. Our DDoS-protected network services filter out malicious traffic and ensure that legitimate traffic requests reach your servers and applications. Specifically, our DDoS protection includes the following capabilities:
  • Real-time mitigation of malicious attacks
  • Human-generated traffic that reaches your Austin edge bare metal server
  • Native protection against network attacks of any size
  • No additional fees or charges for DoS and DDoS protected servers and infrastructure
  • No fees for bot-generated and malicious traffic on all unmetered Austin edge servers and dedicated clouds
  • No increased latency and long round-trip delays in application delivery in the event of a network attack
  • All IPv4 and IPv6 settings are protected from DDoS attacks
Is my Edge Bare Metal Server in Austin protected against failure?
Yes! Each Austin Edge Server has four (4x) 25-gigabit network interfaces configured for redundancy on 2 separate NIC cards. All four interfaces are placed into a single link access group (LAG) and utilize LACP for individual link monitoring. Your Austin Edge Server is connected to two network switches with two (2x) 25-gigabit connection links to the first switch and two (2x) 25-gigabit to the second switch. Each network switch has multiple 100-gigabit fiber connections to the data center's network architecture that features failover protection. The overall networking architecture sustains full data transfer capacity with the failure of any single networking appliance or link. The data transfer from our Austin Edge data center to either the public Internet or the MPLS IP VPN network is secured by two diverse routers for each network. The routers are connected to a pair of network switches. The data transfer can be forwarded through both routers and will switch over automatically upon failure of any networking device.
Can I have a dedicated cloud infrastructure in Austin?
You can build and deploy a dedicated cloud infrastructure on a single bare metal server or a cluster of servers. If you want to use two dedicated bare metal servers, they can be directly interconnected using 10GE NIC cards.
Our customers using dedicated servers in Austin Texas data centers can choose between Proxmox VE, VMware ESXi, Linux Containers, VirtualBox, OpenVZ, Microsoft Hyper-V, Kubernetes, Docker, and host of other other virtualization platforms.
Customers using Austin Texas Edge bare-metal servers running Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 20.04, can use the Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) virtualization technology to create cloud servers.
Can I host Docker and Kubernetes containers in Austin?
Yes. You can create and host dedicated cloud infrastructure based on Docker and Kubernetes in Austin data centers and host containerized applications on it.
HostColor's Austin bare metal and cloud infrastructure allows organizations to deploy run, scale up, scale down, and quickly move Docker containers and the containerized applications from one virtual containerized environment to another without interruption. Docker containers are executable software packages that contain everything needed to run an application: code, runtime, system tools, system libraries, and settings.
HC also enables enterprises to deploy a fully isolated, dedicated cloud infrastructure for hosting and orchestrating containerized applications, based on the Kubernetes open source platform for managing containerized workloads and services.
Is business continuity possible on my Austin Server?
Yes, you can do this using virtualization technology such as Proxmox VE. Proxmox provides a software stack called the HA Manager that automatically detects failures and provides automatic failover.
The Proxmox VE HA Manager acts as an "automated" administrator. After resources (VMs, containers, etc.) are configured, the HA Manager monitors them for proper functionality and handles service failover to a redundant Ashburn server in case of failure or downtime. The HA manager can also handle normal user requests to start, stop, move, and migrate a service.
Is there technical support available?
All HostColor Edge servers in Austin come with "Free Infrastructure Support". HostColor never charges you for access to infrastructure technical support. Unlike the large hyperscaler clouds like AWS, Azure and others, that charge their customers for access to technical support for their bare-metal or cloud infrastructure.
Our infrastructure technical support covers everything related to network interfaces and the core functionality of the physical components of your Austin bare-metal dedicated server such as CPU, RAM, and storage drives. With our free infrastructure support, you can save money and have access to the technical support you need for the core components and network functions of your Austin edge server.
Please note that the "Free Infrastructure Support" does not include support for the operating system (OS), any custom configurations created and maintained by the customer, and the installed software applications.
Please note that in the event of a major hardware component failure or a failure of the Edge Server's operating system (OS), it is very likely that HostColor will deploy a new bare-metal server rather than repair the current server. For this reason, we expect our Edge Server customers to maintain a fully functional backup copy of their server technology environment, applications, and data.
In addition to the "Free Infrastructure Support" HostColor takes the Edge hosting services it provides to a new level of reliability with its "Semi-Managed Dedicated Servers" support.
What does a Semi-Managed Edge Server mean?
While most dedicated hosting providers offer 'Unmanaged' or 'Managed' hosting services, HostColor does 'Semi-Managed' and 'Managed' Edge Servers.

'Unmanaged' means that the client is solely responsible for the management of the bare-metal edge server they have. The provider's responsibility is to make sure that the server network connection works properly and in case of a hardware failure, to fix the failed components, or to replace the whole physical server.
'Managed' means that the provider is responsible for managing the network, the physical server, the installed operating system, and the software environment. The provider does operating system updates, software updates, and other management and configuration tasks on the physical server. In other words unmanaged edge bare metal servers do not feature server-side support and therefore the clients pay for the base infrastructure service. The 'Managed Edge Servers' feature full server-side infrastructure, OS, and software environment support and therefore are more expensive, as the provider's experts commit time and work hours to deliver technical and system administration.
HostColor fills the gap by offering 'Semi-Managed' Edge Bare Metal Servers in Austin. 'Semi-Managed' means that our administrators install your preferred OS on the physical server or your preferred virtualization platform to transform the physical server into a Cloud infrastructure. We create a custom technology environment per your requirements and keep on record a description with the 'base desired state' of your NY server. As a part of the 'Semi-Managed' support contract, HostColor reinstalls the server OS per the request and helps the client fix issues and troubleshoot in case of any operating system, networking, or software configuration issues. All 'Semi-Managed' NY dedicated servers feature up to 30 minutes per month of technical and system administration. Any time spent by HC experts on managing the server OS, software environments, or troubleshooting will be charged at HostColor's standard managed service rates.
In which Austin data centers can I have a dedicated server?
HostColor's most used data center facilities in Austin to deliver bare-metal dedicated servers are:
  • Austin Data Center Building / Lumen: 4207 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744
What certifications do the Austin data centers have?
HostColor (HC) provides dedicated server and cloud hosting services in the Austin area from Tier 3 and Tier 4 data center facilities that meet the highest possible standards set by the IT telecommunications industry. The data centers we use have various certifications depending on the type of facility. In general, all of our Austin data centers are ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, and SSAE16 SOC I, SOC II, or SOC III certified. All are HIPAA compliant and PCI-DSS compliant.
How long will it take to provision my Austin dedicated server?
This depends on the specific Austin data center you choose and the specific server configuration you require. For our most frequently used Austin data centers, it takes up to 1 hour to install your dedicated server and send the login credentials as a welcome email in your account and to the email address registered in your account. More specifically:
  • During business hours (9:00 am - 5:00 pm local time) 30 minutes - 1 hour server delivery time
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  • Outside the business hours (5:00 pm - 9:00 am local time): 2 hours - 9 hours server delivery time (with an average delivery time of 4 hours)
  • Weekends: 1 hour - 24 hours server delivery time (with an average delivery time of 8 hours)
The lowest average delivery time applies to dedicated servers in Ashburn that use a standard Linux operating system (OS) such as Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, or virtualization platforms such as ProxMox or VMware, and the CPU, RAM, and storage disks listed in the server plan, as well as the default IPv4 and IPv4 IP address settings.
Which Linux OS can I use on my Edge Server in Austin?
The Edge dedicated servers in our Austin data center support the following operating systems Ubuntu 20, Ubuntu 22, RockyLinux 9, RockyLinux 8, Debian 12, and RedHat (BYOL) versions 7.9, 8.5, and 9.3.
Are Austin dedicated server resources scalable?
The computing resources provided as part of the Austin Dedicated Hosting service - processing power (CPU), random access memory (RAM), storage capacity used by the IT environment and applications configured on the bare metal server, the amount of data transferred, and the overall network bandwidth rate - can be scaled up to the physical limits of the physical processor, RAM, storage drive(s), and network interface cards (NICs) of the selected hardware configuration.
Can I have Virtual Machines on my Edge Server?
Yes. You can install Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) virtualization technology in Ubuntu 20 (or Ubuntu 22) OS. VMM provides a graphical user interface (GUI) to create and run virtual machines with Linux or Windows operating systems.
Can I have a Cloud PC on my Austin Edge server?
Yes, if you need a Cloud PC in Austin with a Windows operating system (OS), select an Ubuntu 20 or 22 OS on the service customization page when you sign up for an Austin-based edge bare metal server. Then use the Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) virtualization technology in Ubuntu OS to create, run, and manage virtual machines with Microsoft Windows 10 or Windows 11. Once created your Windows 10 or 11 PC can be accessed securely via Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
If you want to use a Linux OS-based Cloud PC you can also do that with Ubuntu version 20 or 22. Ubuntu OS supports Virtual Network Computing (VNC) protocol, used to share a graphical desktop over a network. Ubuntu OS also features the Remmina remote desktop client with support for VNC and RDP protocols. Use Remmina to access your Cloud-based personal computer.
Another option for using a Linux-based Cloud PC is Debian 12 OS.
How does HC assign IP addresses on my Edge Server in Austin?
Each Austin Edge bare-metal Server is assigned its own IPv4 subnet that varies from /29 (8 IPs addresses) to /24 (256 IPs). The first three IP addresses are used for the networking service of your server as follows: 1st IP address is for the router default gateway; 2nd IP address is reserved for router1; 3rd IP is reserved for router2. The 4th IP address is the main IP of your Austin dedicated server. Any additional IP addresses can be ordered from Accounts.HostColor.com and can be used for various services on your server.
How does HostColor bill my Austin Edge Server?
After the payment is made, the billing month starts from the moment we send you the login credentials of your Semi-managed Edge Server in Austin. You can choose between a month-to-month contract and an annual contract. All Austin Edge bare-metal servers are set to month-to-month contracts by default, something that gives you flexibility. If you want to sign an annual contract, we will give you a lower monthly service fee, however, you will be required to prepay the full contract (all 12 service fees). Please note that your Edge dedicated server in Austin set on a month-to-month contract must be properly canceled and terminated before we stop billing you. Like other dedicated hosting services, the Edge ones require a 30-day cancelation notice. However, on some occasions, we allow early cancelations. To qualify for an early cancelation, you must have submitted a cancelation request from your Account 5 business days before the beginning of the new billing cycle.
Is HostColor an experienced and trustworthy provider?
HostColor's core team has been managing servers and IT infrastructures since 2000. As an organization, Host Color LLC has over 20 years of experience in the hosting industry. To illustrate HostColor's experience, consider these two facts:
1. HostColor started hosting content management systems three years before WordPress was launched, and had already been providing virtual server hosting services for seven years when Amazon launched its AWS with the Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2).
2. HostColor's team members have extensive experience with major operating systems, virtualization technologies, Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP, and hundreds of open-source applications at any stage of their development and business lifecycles.
You can rely on HostColor to install and maintain a secure, productive, and cost-effective technology environment on your Austin edge bare-metal server.

Why Use Our Austin Edge Bare Metal Servers?

HostColor provides Linux Dedicated Hosting Services & Semi-Managed Edge Bare Metal Servers in Austin from Lumen's data center located at 601 West 26th Street in Manhattan and data centers located at 25 Broadway, 111 8th Avenue, 85 10th Avenue, 150 Varick Street and Telehouse's data center located at 7 Teleport Dr in Staten Island. In Austin, we leverage our local partners' NOCs and our own IPv4 & IPv6 networks to design and deliver network services for our clients' public and private dedicated cloud infrastructures. There are a few things to consider when customizing your cloud-ready edge server in Austin. We suggest that you plan ahead and keep in mind that as your business grows, you will need more computing capacity. To avoid the hassle of migrations or data loss that can be avoided, choose your server carefully and consider the following:
Bandwidth & Data Transfer

Bandwidth & Data Transfer

Your Edge dedicated server in Austin comes with a 20 Gbps or 30 Gbps physical Internet connection port. You can choose a bandwidth rate of 5 Gbps, 10 Gbps, 20 Gbps, or 30 Gbps. There are no charges for inbound or outbound Internet traffic. You can use unlimited data transfer to the physical capacity of the internet connection port.
Linux-based Edge Server

Linux-powered Edge Server

Our high-bandwidth, unmetered Austin Edge servers are Linux-based. Available Linux OS distributions include Ubuntu 20 or 22, RockyLinux 8 or 9, Debian 12, and RedHat versions 7.9, 8.5, and 9.3. Microsoft Windows OS can be used on virtual machines with Ubuntu as the underlying OS and Virtual Machine Manager (VMM).
Server Access & Management

Server Access & Management

Our bare-metal Edge servers in Austin are managed using Secure Socket Shell (SSH). Authorized users can remotely access the Edge server using access credentials called SSH keys. We do not provide an IPMI/ILO/IDRAC remote interface for remote server management.
Business Continuity

Business Continuity Scenario Add-on

In the event that your Austin Edge server becomes unavailable due to an operating system (OS) crash or other failure, HostColor will be unable to troubleshoot the OS via IPMI/ILO/IDRAC. In such an instance, HostColor will provide you with a new replacement server. It is therefore essential to have a fully functional and operational backup copy of your data and applications, or a business continuity scenario in place. HostColor can provide you with a purpose-built DR and business continuity infrastructure at a low recurring monthly cost.
Managed Edge Servers in Austin

Managed Edge Servers

HostColor has been managing servers and hosted technology environments for over two decades. To discuss your project in more detail, please submit an open support ticket. Our team will assist you in securing your Austin edge server.
Instant Application Delivery

Instant Application Delivery

Your Austin Edge server provides the capability to host data and deliver application services to the local metropolitan area (MSA) and state-wide with latency ranging from 1 ms to 5 ms.

Stability | Connectivity | Commitment

3 good reasons to get a dedicated server in Austin TX from HostColor.
Tier 3 & Tier 4 NY Data Centers

World Class Data Centers

We use Tier 3 and 4 class data centers in Austin, TX.
Premium Network

Premium Network

Quality, DDoS protected Internet network.
IT Hosting Management

IT Management

Learn more about our Managed Hosting Services.