A comfortable dev box
T3 · Dallas
AMD Ryzen
$39.99/mo
USD per month · billed for 1, 3, 6 or 12 months
- 6 shared vCPU
- 8 GB DDR5 RAM
- 160 GB Gen4 NVMe SSD
- 1 Gbps port · 1 IPv4
Use case · Development and remote work
Windows VPS for developers and remote work
A Windows VPS gives you a development machine and work desktop that lives in a data centre: builds and tests run there, your laptop stays cool and quiet, and you pick up exactly where you left off from any device.
- Full Administrator access
- Gen4 NVMe SSD and DDR5 RAM
- Reach it from Windows, Mac or Linux
A remote Windows desktop for development
Install your IDE, SDKs, databases and tools once on a Windows Server you control. Long builds, test suites and background jobs keep running when you close the session, and the same desktop is there from your office PC, a Mac at home or a tablet on the road.
Why high-clock cores speed up builds
Plenty of build steps still run on one core: linking, single-project compiles, test runners and package restores. AMD Ryzen's high clock speeds shorten those steps, and Gen4 NVMe SSD storage cuts the time spent reading thousands of small source and package files. For parallel builds or many services at once, size the tier on AMD Ryzen or AMD EPYC: plans have 2 vCPU on T1, 4 vCPU on T2 and 6 vCPU on T3 to T6, and RAM and NVMe storage grow with every tier.
Recommended plans for developers
Shown in Dallas. T3 is a comfortable single-developer desktop; T4 suits Visual Studio with databases and emulators; T5 and T6 add RAM and storage for larger solutions or a small shared team server, with the same 6 vCPU as T3.
T4 · Dallas
AMD Ryzen
$79.99/mo
USD per month · billed for 1, 3, 6 or 12 months
- 6 shared vCPU
- 16 GB DDR5 RAM
- 250 GB Gen4 NVMe SSD
- 1 Gbps port · 1 IPv4
T5 · Dallas
AMD Ryzen
$110.00/mo
USD per month · billed for 1, 3, 6 or 12 months
- 6 shared vCPU
- 24 GB DDR5 RAM
- 350 GB Gen4 NVMe SSD
- 1 Gbps port · 1 IPv4
Tools that run well: Visual Studio, VS Code and databases
Visual Studio, VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, .NET, Node.js, Python, Git, SQL Server Developer edition, PostgreSQL and MySQL all run on Windows Server. You are responsible for each tool's licence; Visual Studio and SQL Server have their own licence terms for server use.
Sharing one server with your team
Windows Server allows two simultaneous Remote Desktop sessions for administration without
extra licences. For more people working on the server at the same time, Microsoft requires
the Remote Desktop Session Host role and RDS client access licences (CALs). For small teams,
one server per developer is often simpler. The MSTSC command guide
covers connection options such as /admin.
Remote work: one desktop from any device
Keep your work desktop in one place and reach it from Windows with mstsc, from a Mac, iPhone or iPad with Microsoft's Windows App, and from Linux with Remmina or FreeRDP. Nothing sensitive has to live on the laptop you carry.
Developer guides
RDP how-to
MSTSC command guide: every switch with examples
A complete guide to the mstsc command: /v, /admin, /f, /w and /h, /multimon, /span, /public and /shadow, with copy-ready examples for Windows Server RDP.
RDP how-to
RDP port 3389 explained: TCP vs UDP and when to change it
Remote Desktop uses TCP and UDP port 3389 by default. See how RDP uses each, how to check the port, and how to change it safely on Windows Server.
Troubleshooting
Remote Desktop connection timeout and random disconnects: causes and fixes
Why Remote Desktop sessions time out or drop, and how to fix it: session time limits, idle and keep-alive settings, network causes and Group Policy paths.
Developer VPS FAQ
Can I use the VPS as a remote Windows development machine?
Yes. It is a full Windows Server with Administrator access, so you can install IDEs, SDKs, runtimes and databases and keep long builds running after you disconnect.
Can I run Docker or WSL on the VPS?
Do not count on it. Docker Desktop and WSL 2 need nested virtualisation (Hyper-V running inside your server), which is not part of our plan specification. If your work depends on them, open a ticket before you order and we will tell you what is possible in your location.
Can I run database servers on it?
Yes: SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL and others, with the right licence. Choose a tier with enough RAM for your data.
Can my team share one server?
Two people can use Remote Desktop at the same time for administration without extra licences. More simultaneous users need the RD Session Host role and RDS CALs.
Is the VPS suitable for hosting web apps?
Yes, for apps you run yourself on IIS, Kestrel, Node.js or similar, with the right Windows Firewall rules. Port 25 for outbound email is closed by default.
How do I connect from a Mac or Linux laptop?
On a Mac, use Microsoft's free Windows App. On Linux, use Remmina or the FreeRDP command line (xfreerdp /v:SERVER_IP /u:Administrator).
Deploy your dev box
A Windows desktop on AMD Ryzen you can reach from anywhere. Plans from $14.99/mo.