Use this page as a practical guide to the Pulsar67 platform: what is included, what it is useful for, which plan usually fits, and what to check after you deploy.
Daily backups are included on Pulsar Pro and Pulsar Enterprise. Nano and Starter can still use snapshots before risky changes.
A useful feature list should tell you what to do next. These are the common patterns we expect customers to run on Pulsar67.
Use Starter for small sites and Pro when the app has production traffic, background workers, or a database on the same VPS. Open ports 80 and 443, add your SSH key, and take a snapshot before framework upgrades.
Always-on mitigation helps protect public services during attacks. Start with Pro for most community game servers, then move up if memory usage, player count, or modpacks outgrow the plan.
Enterprise SAS SSD storage is included across the lineup, but RAM usually decides the plan. Use Pro for moderate databases and Enterprise for larger indexes, heavier caches, or multiple services on one box.
Nano is built for small always-on processes. Starter gives more breathing room for Docker, package builds, and VPN services. Use cloud-init, SSH keys, and Ansible when you want repeatable setup.
Plain-language notes for the pieces people usually compare before choosing a VPS host.
| Capability | What you can use it for | Planning note |
|---|---|---|
| KVM virtualization | Run a full virtual machine with root access, kernel-level control, firewall rules, Docker, and your own service stack. | Good fit for users who need isolation beyond shared hosting or container-only VPS platforms. |
| Intel Xeon compute | Host application servers, workers, bots, game servers, build jobs, and general Linux workloads. | Choose by sustained CPU and RAM needs. For production apps, Pro is the safer starting point. |
| Enterprise SAS SSD storage | Handle package installs, database reads, log writes, backups, and application files without waiting on slow disks. | Use snapshots before migrations. Use application-level backups for data you cannot recreate. |
| Multi-homed BGP network | Serve traffic from Tampa with carrier routes through Hurricane Electric, NTT, GTT, and Arelion. | Florida, Southeast US, Caribbean, and Latin America audiences are the strongest fit today. |
| L3/L4 DDoS mitigation | Protect public services such as websites, APIs, game servers, VPNs, and TCP/UDP apps during attacks. | Still run host firewalls and rate limits. DDoS mitigation is not a replacement for secure service configuration. |
| IPv4 and IPv6 | Run normal IPv4 services while also supporting modern IPv6 routing, testing, and DNS records. | Every plan includes one dedicated IPv4 address. IPv6 support is available on every VPS. |
| SSH, console, and snapshots | Recover access from the browser console, roll back risky changes, and keep deployments repeatable. | Snapshot before major upgrades. Pro and Enterprise also include daily backups. |
| SLA and support | Use the published SLA, status page, and ticket support when you need operational context. | Read the SLA, check status.pulsar67.com, or open a ticket. |
This is the practical order most customers should follow after choosing a plan. It keeps the server reachable, measurable, and easier to recover if a change breaks something.
ping -c 20 207.174.22.1
curl -4 https://ifconfig.me
free -h && df -h
fio --name=randread --rw=randread --bs=4k --iodepth=32 --size=1G
Install fio from your distribution package manager if it is not already available.
Use a current LTS image for production unless your workload requires a specific distribution. Add SSH keys during deploy so password login is not your only access path.
Common examples are 22/TCP for SSH, 80/TCP and 443/TCP for web traffic, 25565/TCP for Minecraft, and 51820/UDP for WireGuard.
Run a basic network, disk, and memory check from the guest before moving production traffic. Keep the output with your deployment notes.
Take a snapshot before kernel updates, database migrations, control panel installs, or firewall changes. It is faster than rebuilding under pressure.
Use uptime checks against the public app, game port, API endpoint, or VPN handshake. CPU graphs help, but the user-facing service is what matters.
These are reasonable starting points based on plan resources. You can move up as the workload grows.
Bots, uptime checks, tiny APIs, lightweight VPNs, and test boxes.
Static sites, WordPress with caching, small APIs, Docker testing, and personal tools.
Web apps with workers, moderate databases, game servers, and services that need included daily backups.
Larger databases, busy apps, larger game communities, search indexes, and multi-service hosts.
Need exact pricing, bandwidth, and backup differences?
Compare PlansA VPS is only useful if you can operate it cleanly. These are the support and recovery paths to know before production traffic moves over.
Track platform status and review the published uptime SLA before you design your own alerting and incident process.
Read SLAUse snapshots for change safety. Use daily backups on Pro and Enterprise for additional recovery coverage.
View backup tiersOpen a ticket when you need help with the host, network, virtualization layer, billing, or platform behavior.
Open a ticketDeploy a small VPS, run the first-hour checks, then move up when the workload needs more CPU, RAM, storage, or backup coverage.