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1 hour Server Provisioning – from Sign-up to Sign-in

August 1, 2017

Do you need a new server in a hurry?  We now provision our powerful Self-Managed Dedicated Servers in under an hour, around the clock. This applies to our standard server builds – custom orders will take a little  longer.

To address the need for fast access to powerful server hardware, Hetzner has developed a unique process that makes it possible for a standard dedicated server with the latest hardware specs to be provisioned, with the OS of your choice, within 60 minutes, 24 hours a day.

To achieve this, we maintain a stock of servers pre-built to our standard specification. When an order is placed online, our automated provisioning service completes the installation, including the relevant OS, and the customer gains access to the now ready server within an hour.

Linux based Operating Systems lend themselves well to automated installation, allowing us to deploy the latest, security-patched version of the OS onto provisioned dedicated servers.

Windows Server installation is more challenging as it does not provide the same rich set of deployment tools as Linux. However, we have overcome this obstacle by developing a customisable network-bootable Windows installer, utilising a combination of software systems to deploy clean, pre-configured Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 2016 hosts.

For questions about our range of Self-Managed servers contact dedicated@xneelo.com