In which Detroit data centers can I have a dedicated server?
HostColor.com most used data center facilities in Detroit Michigan to deliver Bare-Metal Dedicated Servers are:
- 123NET: 24245 Northwestern Hwy, Southfield, MI 48075
- Lumen: 1965 Porter St, Detroit, MI 48216
What certifications do the Detroit data centers have?
HostColor (HC) provides dedicated server and cloud hosting services in the Detroit 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 Detroit 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 Detroit dedicated server?
This depends on the specific Ashburn data center you choose and the specific server configuration you require. For our most frequently used Detroit 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 Detroit 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 OS can I use on my Dedicated Server in Detroit?
There are "officially supported operating systems" in our edge data center located at 1965 Porter St in Detroit, where we provide bare metal servers with 5 Gbps to 30 Gbps bandwidth and unlimited data transfer. They are Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Rocky Linux 9, Rocky Linux 8, Debian 12, RHEL (BYOL) 9.3, RHEL (BYOL) 9.0, RHEL (BYOL) 8.5, and RHEL (BYOL) 7.9. If you need to use virtual server environments on your Detroit Edge server, you can install the 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.
At the 24245 Northwestern Hwy data center and all other Detroit data centers where HostColor provides dedicated server hosting services, there is a wider choice of Linux distributions, Windows OS, and virtualization technologies such as Proxmox VE and VMware ESXi, etc.
Are Detroit Dedicated Server resources scalable?
The computing resources provided as part of the Detroit 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.
Depending on the selected physical server system, RAM can be upgraded to the maximum amount supported by the server motherboard. For some Detroit Dedicated Servers, storage drives (HDD, SATA, SAS, SSD, or NMVe) can be upgraded without powering down the physical machine. Increasing network bandwidth quotas may require powering down the server and adding additional NIC cards.
Can I upgrade the RAM on my Detroit Dedicated Server?
Yes, RAM upgrades vary depending on the processor model, motherboard, and hardware configuration selected.
An Detroit dedicated server configuration listed with 16GB or 32GB of RAM can typically be upgraded to 64 GB of RAM
All servers listed with 32GB or 64GB of RAM can typically be upgraded to 128GB of RAM, and in some cases to 256GB of RAM.
Servers listed with 128 GB RAM can be upgraded to 512 GB RAM or even 1024 GB of RAM.
Can I upgrade the data storage capacity of my Detroit Server?
This depends on the hardware configuration of your dedicated server in Detroit. If you feel that you need to increase the amount of storage you are using, we suggest that you speak to the HC team about the possibility of leasing a server that has spare HDD bays that can be upgraded with the storage of your choice.
In general, all dedicated servers in Detroit that are provisioned with one (1x) storage drive - either NMVe, SSD or HDD - can be upgraded.
Can I run Virtual Machines on my Detroit Dedicated Server?
Yes. If you have a bare-metal server hosted in our Detroit data center at 1965 Porter St, you can use the Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) virtualization technology in Ubuntu 20 (or Ubuntu 22) OS to create, run, and manage virtual machines with Linux or Windows operating systems.
If you have a dedicated server hosted in HostColor's other Detroit data centers you can run any Linux or Windows OS, or use Proxmox VE, VMware ESXi, Linux Containers, VirtualBox, OpenVZ, Kubernetes, Docker, or any other virtualization platform.
Can I have a Cloud PC on HC servers in Detroit?
If you need a Cloud PC in Detroit with a Microsoft Windows operating system, we will provide you with a bare-metal server with Proxmox VE or a virtualization platform. It will allow you to have multiple Detroit-based Cloud PCs (aka Remote Desktops), each running Microsoft Windows 10 or Windows 11. They can be accessed securely via Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
If you want to use a Linux-based Cloud PC, we recommend Peppermint OS. It is based on the Debian/Devuan repositories.
How does HC assign IP addresses on the Detroit Server?
Customers with Detroit dedicated servers hosted at 24245 Northwestern Hwydata center in Detroit are assigned 1 usable IP address and can add more IPs at any time.
Each Detroit dedicated server, hosted at 1965 Porter St data center is assigned its own IPv4 subnet which varies from /29 (8 IPs addresses) to /24 (256 IPs). The first three IP addresses are used for your server's network service as follows: The 1st IP address is for the router's default gateway; the 2nd IP address is reserved for router1; the 3rd IP is reserved for router2. The 4th IP address is the main IP of your Edge 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 Detroit Dedicated Server?
Once payment is made, the billing month for your Semi-Managed Detroit Dedicated Server starts from the moment we send you the login credentials. By default, all Detroit dedicated hosting services are set to month-to-month contracts to provide maximum flexibility.
You can choose between month-to-month, 3-month, 6-month, and annual contracts. If you opt for an annual contract, you will receive a lower monthly service fee. However, you will need to prepay the full contract (all 12 service fees). Please note that your Detroit Server on a month-to-month contract must be canceled properly and terminated before we stop billing you. The Detroit-based Edge servers, like other dedicated hosting services, require a 30-day cancellation notice. In some cases, we may allow early cancellations. To qualify for an early cancellation, you must submit a cancellation 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: HostColor started hosting content management system services 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). 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 Detroit Dedicated server.