====== Virtual Private/Dedicated Server Hosting in Australia ======

This wiki is here to help documenting Virtual Private Server (VPS) or Virtual Dedicated Server (VDS) hosting providers in Australia. To be listed here:

  * Servers must be in Australia
  * Companys do not necessarily need to be Australian

===== Hosting Providers =====

Hosting providers sorted alphabetically.

^ Name ^ Location ^ Data Centre ^ Virtualisation ^ Operating Systems ^
| [[Avantic Software]] | Brisbane | Pegasus | Solaris Zones | Solaris |
| [[Conetix]] | Brisbane | FIXME | Virtuozzo | Linux/Windows |
| [[Conexim Australia]] | Sydney | Equinix/Verizon | VMWare/Xen/VServer | Linux/Windows |
| [[Cove]] | Melbourne | Primus | Xen | Linux |
| [[Critical Ops]] | Sydney | Global Switch | Virtuozzo/Xen | Linux/Windows |
| [[Crucial Paradigm]] | Sydney | Equinix | Xen | Linux/Windows |
| [[DarkStarX]] | Perth | FIXME | OpenVZ | Linux |
| [[Domain Central]] | Melbourne | Primus | Virtuozzo | Linux/Windows |
| [[Dot Info Hosting]] | Brisbane | Host Networks | Microsoft Virtual Server | Linux/Windows |
| [[Entity Data]] | Brisbane | Uecomm | Virtuozzo | Linux/Windows |
| [[eStation]] | Melbourne | FIXME | Virtuozzo | Linux/Windows |
| [[Expressnet]] | Canberra | FIXME | Virtuozzo/Hyper-V | Windows |
| [[FAST.hit]] | Perth | QV1 Building | Virtuozzo | Linux |
| [[Fresh Networks]] | Canberra | AussieHQ | Xen | Linux |
| [[GPLHost]] | Sydney | Global Switch | Xen | Linux/NetBSD |
| [[Hightek Hosting]] | Sydney | Global Switch | Virtuozzo | Linux |
| [[Host Away]] | Perth | [[Host Away]] | Xen | Linux |
| [[Hosting Shop]] | Brisbane | Pegasus | Virtuozzo | Linux/Windows |
| [[ICO]] | Sydney | FIXME | VMWare | Windows |
| [[Intervolve]] | Sydney | Global Switch | Virtuozzo | Linux/Windows |
| [[Ipera]] | Sydney/Newcastle | Ipera/AAPT | Virtuozzo/VMWare | Linux/Windows |
| [[JGK Computer Solutions]] | Melbourne | Fujitsu | Virtuozzo | Linux/Windows |
| [[Labyrinth Data Services]] | Perth | [[Host Away]] | Xen | Linux |
| [[MD Web Hosting]] | Melbourne | FIXME | Virtuozzo | Linux |
| [[NetLogistics]] | Brisbane/Sydney | PIPE/Equinix | Virtuozzo | Linux/Windows |
| [[Netports]] | Brisbane | FIXME | Virtuozzo | Linux |
| [[OzNet]] | Sydney | FIXME | FIXME | Linux |
| [[Oz Servers]] | Brisbane | FIXME | Virtuozzo | Linux/Windows |
| [[Osmosis Digital]] | Melbourne | FIXME | Virtuozzo | Linux |
| [[Quadra Hosting]] | Sydney | FIXME | Virtuozzo | Linux/Windows |
| [[RimuHosting]] | Brisbane | FIXME | Xen | Linux |
| [[ServerGrade]] | Sydney | FIXME | Virtuozzo | Linux/Windows |
| [[Solutions First]] | Sydney | Equinix | Xen | Linix |
| [[SnowyNet]] | Canberra | FIXME | FIXME | Linux |
| [[Studiocoast]] | Brisbane | PIPE | Hyper-V | Windows |
| [[Turbo Server]] | Sydney | Global Switch | Virtuozzo | Linux |
| [[Ultima Hosts]] | Melbourne | Securitron | Microsoft Virtual Server | Windows |
| [[Veneration]] | Melbourne | FIXME | Microsoft Virtual Server | Windows |
| [[Vigabyte]] | Melbourne | Optus | VMWare | Any |
| [[Web24]] | Melbourne | Fujitsu | Virtuozzo | Linux/Windows |
| [[Webarama]] | Melbourne | GlobalCenter | Virtuozzo | Linux/Windows |
| [[xHost Solutions]] | Sydney | FIXME | Virtuozzo | Linux/Windows |

===== Archives =====

These companies used to be listed here but are no longer offering VPS in Australia.

^ Name ^ Location ^ Data Centre ^ Virtualisation ^ Operating Systems ^
| [[Sofitech Media]] | Melbourne | GlobalCenter | Virtuozzo | Linux |

===== Virtualisation Technology =====

The following table is a subset of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_virtual_machines|comparison of virtual machines]] on Wikipedia. Note that only virtualisation technology commercially available for VPS hostings in Australia are listed.

^ Name ^ Creator ^ Guest OS ^ Virtualisation Method ^ License ^
| [[Hyper-V]] | Microsoft | Linux/Windows | Hardware | Proprietary |
| [[Linux-VServer]] | Community Project | Linux | OS-level | GPL |
| [[Microsoft Virtual Server]] | Microsoft | Linux/Windows | Hardware | Proprietary |
| [[OpenVZ]] | Community Project | Linux | OS-level | GPL |
| [[Solaris Zones]] | Sun Microsystem | Solaris | OS-level | CDDL |
| [[Virtuozzo]] | SWsoft | Linux/Windows | OS-level | Proprietary |
| [[VMWare]] | VMWare | Linux/xBSD/Windows | Hardware | Proprietary |
| [[Xen]] | Uni of Cambridge | Linux/xBSD/Windows | Para/Hardware | GPL |

===== Contact =====

Got any enquery about this website?

  * [[contact@vpsau.com]]

If you are a VPS hosting provider in Australia, feel free to contact me and I will provide you an account to create/modify your entry here.