Dedicated bare-metal servers with single-tenant CPU, RAM and storage - no virtualization layer.
Bare-metal is a physical server reserved entirely for you: CPU, RAM, disks, NIC - no virtualisation layer in between. The right pick for demanding workloads: very high-load databases, custom hypervisors (Proxmox, VMware ESXi), heavy compute or any case where performance predictability matters. Expect 50-300 €/month depending on CPU tier and storage. Ask for IPMI/iLO for remote control.
Bare-metal is a single physical machine with full hardware access. Dedicated cloud stays virtualised but with pinned CPU cores and reserved RAM. Bare-metal is faster and more predictable, dedicated cloud more flexible (snapshots, scaling).
EPYC shines on parallel workloads (containers, distributed databases) with more cores per euro. Xeon is still preferred for application compatibility and some high-clock workloads. Benchmark your specific workload.
1 Gbps unmetered suits most web workloads. For streaming, CDN or heavy backups, aim for 10 Gbps. Also check uplink quality (Tier 1 transit vs IX peering).
