VPS, Dedicated Servers & Hosting with Always-On DDoS Protection from Frankfurt

KernelHost is an Austrian server hosting provider (GmbH based in Vienna) offering PrePaid KVM VPS, VDS, Dedicated Servers, Minecraft game servers, and web hosting. The company is a RIPE member and operates its main servers in the TÜV TIER3+ certified maincubes datacenter in Frankfurt am Main, Germany - powered by 100% renewable energy. KernelHost additionally offers virtual server locations worldwide, including in the USA and Asia.

No. All KernelHost products run on a 100% PrePaid basis with zero contract commitment. You pay upfront for the period you actually need - from one month up to twelve months, with discounts on longer terms - and can cancel at any time without notice or remaining payments. There are no setup fees, no hidden costs and no automatic renewal. Any unused credit stays on your account and can be applied to future orders or renewals. This model is ideal for projects with uncertain timelines, A/B testing new applications, seasonal traffic peaks, or short-term workloads where traditional 12-month contracts would lock you into unnecessary spend.

Every KernelHost server is protected by a 3.2 Tbps Arbor Networks permanent DDoS shield that filters at the edge of our Frankfurt am Main backbone. The protection is always-on, 24/7, and never needs to be enabled or paid for separately - it engages automatically the moment your server is provisioned. Attacks are detected in real time via flow sampling, with BGP blackholing and mitigation engaging within seconds. This holds against volumetric attacks (UDP/SYN floods), protocol attacks (TCP state exhaustion) and application-layer attacks (HTTP/HTTPS floods) alike. Especially valuable for game servers, voice servers, trading bots and business-critical web services that are common targets of competitive or malicious DDoS attacks.

All KVM VPS/VDS, Minecraft and game servers, VPN servers and web hosting plans run in the maincubes Premium Datacenter in Frankfurt am Main, Germany - one of the largest Internet exchange points in Europe (DE-CIX). The facility is TÜV TIER3+ certified, runs on 100% renewable energy and provides redundant network connectivity via professional Juniper switches with BGP anycast. Frankfurt means low latency across Europe (typically 5-15 ms within DACH, 20-35 ms to Scandinavia, Italy and the UK). Its central location is also perfect for gaming and voice services where low ping matters. Dedicated servers can additionally be hosted in Nuremberg, Germany on request.

KVM VPS/VDS, Minecraft servers and web hosting plans are provisioned fully automatically within 30 seconds of payment confirmation - no manual setup needed. You receive credentials by e-mail and can connect immediately via SSH, VNC, the KVM web console or our Plesk panel (web hosting). Payment via PayPal, credit card or crypto provisions almost instantly; SEPA direct debit may take 1-3 business days depending on your bank. Dedicated servers are physically configured (RAM, drives, RAID setup) and are usually online within 1-24 hours depending on availability - standard configurations often complete in under 2 hours. Need an urgent setup? Reach out via our 24/7 ticket system.

KernelHost runs exclusively on current enterprise-grade hardware: latest-generation AMD EPYC™ and Intel Xeon processors (Genoa, Bergamo, Sapphire Rapids), DDR4/DDR5 registered ECC RAM for memory error correction, and Datacenter-grade NVMe SSDs in RAID-1 or RAID-10 arrays delivering multi-GB/s read speeds with full failover. Every server has redundant network uplinks (minimum 2× 1 Gbit/s, optionally up to 10 Gbit/s on dedicated tiers) through professional Juniper switches with BGP anycast. Hardware is continuously refreshed - we don't resell end-of-life equipment at discount prices. You get current systems with full vendor warranty, not 8-year-old hand-me-downs.

KernelHost accepts a comprehensive range of payment methods so no customer is left out: PayPal, credit card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express), Klarna (Sofort & invoice), Apple Pay, Google Pay, SEPA direct debit, Bitcoin and 30+ other cryptocurrencies (Ethereum, Litecoin, Monero and more), WeChat Pay, Alipay, and paysafecard for anonymous top-ups. All payments are processed securely through our billing portal with a PCI-DSS compliant payment provider. You can also load credit onto your account in advance and use it for future orders or renewals - ideal for recurring needs or planning your accounting upfront.

Yes. On every KVM VPS/VDS you can install - with one click from our web interface - all common Linux distributions (Debian, Ubuntu, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, OracleLinux, CentOS Stream, Fedora, openSUSE, Arch and many more) or the current Windows Server releases (2019, 2022, 2025). For Windows you need a valid licence, which you can obtain from a certified Microsoft Partner or directly from Microsoft. Web interface, KVM console, rescue system and automatic backup slots are included free of charge. Dedicated servers additionally provide full root access to the physical hardware.