Ryzen dedicated servers and VPS hosting in Charlotte, NC
We own thehardware.We keep thelights on.
Dedicated servers from $60 a month and VPS hosting from $20, plus Minecraft, web and Discord bot hosting, all on AMD Ryzen machines racked in Charlotte on a network we announce ourselves. The price you sign up at is the price you renew at.
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Tagged servers are free to rent
What runs on it
From- Dedicated serversRyzen 5600X to 9950X, NVMe, 1 Gbps unmetered.$60/mo
- VPS hostingDedicated 9950X threads without buying the box.$20/mo
- Minecraft server hostingRyzen 9950X, Pterodactyl, one-click modpacks.$8/mo
- Web hostingIsolated PHP and Node sites on the Enhance panel.$1/mo
- Discord bot hostingPersistent Node, Python and Java bots. Free tier.Free
- EnterpriseManaged infrastructure, automation, monitoring.Quote
The processor
Ryzen 9 9950X under every VPS and Minecraft server.
Single-thread speed decides how smoothly a Minecraft world ticks and how quick a small VPS feels. Multi-thread decides how much a dedicated box can carry. Zen 5 is strong at both.
- Cores
- 16
- Threads
- 32
- Boost
- 5.7GHz
- Base
- 4.3GHz
How it compares
PassMark scores for every CPU we sell, next to the CPUs we found on other providers' pricing pages. Switch the view and watch the order change.
What a Minecraft tick loop and most web requests feel.
- Ryzen 9 9950XDarkless4,727
- Ryzen 9 7950X3DSeen at Hetzner AX1024,144
- Ryzen 9 7950XDarkless4,251
- Ryzen 9 5950XSeen at Bloom Performance3,476
- Ryzen 7 9700XSeen at OVHcloud RISE-S4,643
- Ryzen 7 5800XDarkless3,448
- Ryzen 5 5600XDarkless3,366
PassMark CPU Mark, cpubenchmark.net, checked 2026-09-12. Competitor CPUs are listed where we found them on a provider's pricing page.
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
- 31.56.65.1
Ping it from where your users are. That number beats any map.
Network, test IPs and statusGreat-circle distance from Charlotte. Real latency depends on your route.
Pricing
Month thirteen costs what month one did.
The price you sign up at is the price you renew at, on every plan. Promo codes discount the first invoice only. After that you pay the list price you signed up at, not a new one.
An 8 GB VPS, billed monthly.
Checked against other providers' public pricing pages:
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.
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 repliesReally 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
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.
Will my price go up at renewal?
No. The price you sign up at is the price you renew at. Promotional codes apply to the first invoice only; renewal is always the listed price.
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 with its own reserved Ryzen 9 9950X threads, from $20 a month. A dedicated server is a whole physical machine that nobody else shares, from $60 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 sideWhat 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?
48 hours from placing an order, per our Terms of Service. It doesn't apply to recurring invoices.
Read the TermsPick a machine. We'll turn it on.
Stock dedicated servers deploy in about 12 hours. VPS, Minecraft, web and bot plans go live as soon as the invoice is paid.
Not sure what fits? Describe the workload and we'll recommend one.