When we need to place a server in a hosting farm, so it will serve clients and be available all the time and of course safe from harm, but we do not want to spend too much money on it. We need to find affordable options that will still work, and be cost-effective.

There are different types of 1U rack-mount servers some are very strong to suit heavy-duty servers that need to serve many clients and most likely will cost a huge sum of money. We can also find some who are not as strong but still can get the job done and be also cost-effective and affordable.

There are two options to store a dedicated server:

1. Purchase the 1U server yourself and then:

  • a.    Host it on a hosting farm
  • b.    Host it in your own company’s server’s room.

2. Purchase a server from a Hosting Farm from one of these options:

  • a.    Hosting place near your location
  • b.    Hosting place anywhere in the world

So what are our options to get an affordable dedicated server? Well, I made a list of websites that centralize a list of hosting websites that you can use so review and make your decision on which website suit you best.

When registering a server in any type of hosting, you need to know what to expect – the basics are:

You Provide:

  • a.    You need to order the server you need with the proper configuration that suits your server needs (CPU, Memory (RAM) needed, hard-disk Capacity etc…).
  • b.    You need to provide/choose the OS you need installed on the server.
  • c.    Which services it requires as basic (if you need SSH access to the Linux server or remote desktop for a Windows server etc…).
  • d.    Define the security you need – basically, you will get a full close firewall, and until you will define which ports you need open from the outside, and from the inside, it will not be accessible.

You Receive:

  • a.    You will need to receive from them an IP of your server (After it is set up).
  • b.    User/Password – to access your server
  • c.    Recommended: To get a chart of the Firewall rules they defined – they usually send it.

I did some research for you and found some websites that contain cheap hosting server lists, Read the reviews and comments of other users on those suggested hosting websites. Also, make sure you get the configuration you need for your servers.

1.    You can find a list of cheap web hosting servers at these links:

2.    Here is a list of the Top 10 Affordable hosting companies:

3.    Here is a list of basic hosting websites:

4.    This is a list of “dedicated hosting” – you will be able to see it is more expensive, usually: