RentServers
By the RentServers team at Wells Software Consulting LLC · Updated
Typical uses
- Backup targets for Veeam, restic or Borg.
- Self-hosted S3-compatible object storage with MinIO or Ceph.
- Media libraries and archives that are read occasionally but must stay online.
What to specify
- Raw capacity and drive count: more, smaller drives rebuild faster after a failure.
- RAID or erasure coding: hardware RAID controller or software (ZFS, mdadm).
- Network: backup windows are usually limited by port speed, so ask about 10 Gbps options.
- Drive replacement: how quickly failed disks are swapped, and whether it's hot-swap.
Compared with object storage
Cloud object storage is simpler to operate and scales without planning. A storage server costs less per terabyte at scale and has no per-request or egress fees, but you run the software and plan capacity yourself.
Published starting prices
| Tier | Example starting configuration | From |
|---|---|---|
| Entry compute | 6-core AMD EPYC 4244P, 32 GB RAM, 2 × 960 GB NVMe | $147/mo |
| Game / high-clock | 8-core Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 64 GB RAM, 2 × 960 GB NVMe | $357/mo |
| Scale / enterprise | 16-core Xeon Gold 6426Y, 128 GB RAM, 2 × 1.92 TB NVMe | $689/mo |
Published starting prices from the OVHcloud US bare-metal price list, captured October 16, 2026. Some configurations add a one-time setup fee. Other providers' prices vary.