Ryzen dedicated servers and VPS hosting in Charlotte, NC

We own thehardware.We keep thelights on.

Dedicated servers from $90 a month and VPS hosting from $7.50, plus Minecraft and Discord bot hosting, all racked in Charlotte on a network we announce ourselves.

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Tagged servers are free to rent

The network

One location. Our own network.

Everything runs from Charlotte, North Carolina, on hardware we bought and racked, announced from our own autonomous system. Europe is planned, not live.

Autonomous system
AS197924
IPv4 prefix
31.77.212.0/24
DDoS mitigation
L3/L4, every service
Test IP
31.77.212.1

Ping it from where your users are. That number beats any map.

Network, test IPs and status
Charlotte, NC

Great-circle distance from Charlotte. Real latency depends on your route.

Control panels

Run it yourself. Tickets are for the hard stuff.

Every product comes with a panel for the everyday jobs: power, consoles, files, reinstalls and backups. These are the real ones.

The Darkless Pterodactyl panel showing a Minecraft server's status, resource usage and SFTP details
The Darkless Pterodactyl panel showing a Minecraft server's status, resource usage and SFTP details
Minecraft server hosting

Support

The people who rack the servers answer the tickets.

Median first reply is about 15 minutes, self-reported from our ticket system, with the team spread across 3 timezones. Read the reviews before you trust that number.

  • Honest sizing

    VPS or dedicated? We'll say so even when the answer is a smaller plan than you came for.

  • Free migration

    Moving from another provider? We move your data, configs and DNS at no charge.

  • Custom builds

    If the stock list doesn't fit, we quote the machine you need instead of a preset tier.

  • One team

    Discord, email and tickets reach the same people who manage the infrastructure.

From Trustpilot reviews

Full text and replies
  • Really amazing specs & prices. Support works really well, unlike other providers I didn't have to wait hours. Reply came in minutes.
    Pulsir
  • I went through 2–3 hosting providers before giving Darkless a shot and I'm blown away by the prices, reliability and quick support.
    Levitate
  • Amazing company with great customer service. Had some questions and the support team got back to me really quickly.
    Artic
  • Support helped me migrate my world for free in under an hour.
    Samantha B

FAQ

Questions people ask before they buy.

Something else? Open a ticket or ask in Discord.

Do you actually own your hardware?

Yes. The Charlotte, North Carolina hardware is bought, racked and maintained by us. We announce our own ASN, AS197924, and our own IP space, 31.77.212.0/24, so infrastructure buyers have one less thing to verify.

How fast is support, really?

Median first reply on tickets is about 15 minutes, self-reported from our ticket system, with a team spread across three timezones. Read the Trustpilot reviews before you trust that number.

What's the difference between a VPS and a dedicated server?

A VPS is a virtual machine on a shared host, from $7.50 a month. A dedicated server is a whole physical machine that nobody else shares, from $90 a month. Pick a VPS for apps, sites and smaller game servers; pick dedicated for sustained load, virtualisation or hosting other customers.

Compare them side by side
What about Europe?

EU capacity is planned, not live. If latency to Europe decides your purchase, ask us first and we'll tell you honestly whether to wait.

What is the refund policy?

14 days for UK customers and wherever local law gives you that right, 48 hours for everyone else, from placing an order, per our Terms of Service. The 48-hour policy doesn't apply to recurring invoices.

Read the Terms

Pick a machine. We'll turn it on.

Stock dedicated servers deploy in about 12 hours. VPS, Minecraft and bot plans go live as soon as the invoice is paid.

Not sure what fits? Describe the workload and we'll recommend one.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X · 64GB DDR4 · 2x 500GB NVMe SSD$90/mo