Storage servers
High-capacity storage, built for demanding workloads
- Up to 140 TB of HDD storage, with a dedicated SSD OS drive
- 100% enterprise-grade hardware for always-on reliability
- RAID protection and DDoS shielding included
Total data security with the freedom to build
Dedicated resources, full root access, and fault-tolerant architecture — all working for you.
Get maximum performance without sacrificing space. Enterprise-grade HDD storage with RAID protection runs alongside a separate SSD OS drive for the best of both worlds.
Software RAID automatically mirrors your data across multiple drives, keeping your most critical files fault-tolerant, redundant, and always available.
Full root access gives you complete flexibility to manage systems, services, and networking — including your own storage software via SSH or RDP.
Get maximum performance without sacrificing space. Enterprise-grade HDD storage with RAID protection runs alongside a separate SSD OS drive for the best of both worlds.
Software RAID automatically mirrors your data across multiple drives, keeping your most critical files fault-tolerant, redundant, and always available.
Full root access gives you complete flexibility to manage systems, services, and networking — including your own storage software via SSH or RDP.
Powerful storage servers for serious data demands
Store and manage your data on dedicated hardware with high-capacity HDD storage and flexible RAID options.
Server features at a glance
General Services
24/7 AI Assistant | |
Data center locations | United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, France
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Interactive invoice | |
Community | |
Traffic |
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Bandwidth |
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Reset or reinitialization | |
24/7 expert support | More info: Scope of Support for Server Products |
1x IPv4 address per server included | |
Additional IPv4 addresses (optional) | |
1x IPv6/64 network included |
Security
Wildcard SSL Certificate | |
High-performance data centers | ISO 27001 certified
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Firewall management | |
IPS/IDS | |
SIEM | |
Backup (optional) | From 6.5 cents per GB/month
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Administrative logs |
Operating System & Administration
KVM console | |
Linux Standard | Latest versions of AlmaLinux, Debian, Rocky Linux, and Ubuntu.
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Windows optional | Windows Server® 2022 or 2025
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Cloud Panel | |
REST API | |
Full root access | |
Administration tool Plesk Obsidian | $5/month
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Control panel | |
Monitoring | |
Additional users and roles | |
Encrypted remote access |
Database & Programming
Software Development Kit | |
Microsoft Databases (optional) | Software for database administration included on request. Only with Windows.
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Email & Domains
Email addresses included | 10
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2 GB storage capacity per inbox | |
Webmail 2.0 | |
Anti-Spam | |
Anti-phishing | |
Domains (optional) | Optional add-on
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Unlimited external domains | |
DNS management |
Global infrastructure, local presence
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Built to scale. Built to last.
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Store more, worry less
- 100% enterprise-grade hardware for maximum stability
- RAID on every server to protect your data from drive failure
- Protection against hackers and DDoS attacks
- 24/7 expert support from dedicated server experts
- Full root access for total storage control
Power your business with high-performance storage servers
File sharing and cloud storage
Centralize and share large volumes of data securely with high-capacity HDD and SSD storage built for heavy multi-user access.
Best for
- Self-hosted Nextcloud or ownCloud
- Enterprise NAS replacement
- Collaborating on large files
Data archiving and compliance
Store historical data cost-effectively in RAID-protected environments built for long-term retention and regulatory compliance.
Best for
- Government and public archives
- Long-term email archiving
- Legal and media asset retention
Big data and asset repositories
Manage massive unstructured datasets on high-speed SSD storage built for analytics, asset access, and rapid processing.
Best for
- Machine learning data lakes
- 3D asset libraries
- Log analysis repositories
Video surveillance and archiving
Capture and store high-resolution surveillance footage on fault-tolerant storage built for continuous writes from multiple cameras simultaneously.
Best for
- Security recording retention
- Retail and casino surveillance
- Municipal CCTV storage
Backup and disaster recovery
Protect critical business data with fault-tolerant, high-capacity storage built for backups, snapshots, and disaster recovery.
Best for
- Off-site disaster recovery
- Daily backup repositories
- VM snapshot retention
Object storage and repository hosting
Build scalable private storage repositories for assets, backups, logs, and internal object storage on high-capacity, RAID-protected infrastructure.
Best for
- S3-compatible private storage
- Container image repositories
- Application asset hosting
Only at IONOS
Your personal consultant
Not only do you get the latest AI tech, but you get your own personal consultant to guide you every step of the way.
24/7 expert support
Technical questions? Our award-winning experts are always available to help by phone, chat or email.
Storage servers — FAQs
What makes a storage server a better solution than NAS?
Network Attached Storage, or NAS, is a flexible standard solution and is basically just a computer in a network acting solely as a data storage system. The computer is connected via router, switch or directly to other computers and serves as external storage. For this reason, NAS is referred to as network attached storage.
The downside is that the data transfer rate is limited to the network connectivity rate. When the load is greater or the files are large, it takes longer until users have access to them. Although the storage capacity can usually be expanded, the computing power is often limited and only allows a certain number of simultaneous users, transactions and operations.
On the other hand, a storage server based on a dedicated server offers customized performance and system resources. This helps prevent the kinds of bottlenecks typical of NAS systems.
How are storage servers and cloud backup different?
Regardless of whether you use a storage server with Windows or a storage server with Linux, you can store a wide variety of data on it just like on an external hard disk. You can also access it conveniently via the internet. With a storage server from IONOS, you not only have a high-performance data storage device, but also an entire dedicated server that you can use, for example, as a web server, as a platform for email marketing, as a game server, for video streaming, or even as a platform for an online store.
Cloud backup, on the other hand, is used to back up data of any kind and full system states in different versions. This allows you to restore any of your IT systems (servers, PCs, smartphones, etc.) from a backup at any time, even after a security incident or malfunction. Business in particular can use cloud backup to protect the IT infrastructure their customers and personnel rely on.
What are the advantages of backing up data to a server over storing it locally?
Backing up data locally comes with hardware procurement costs as well as operation and maintenance expenses. Plus, setting up backup routines and doing hard- and software updates also takes developer or admin hours that might be better spent on something else.
A dedicated storage server like the one from IONOS, instead, hands over these tasks to an experienced provider — and at a competitive monthly rate. With the right configuration, you'll also be able to access your data from anywhere on the internet.
Storage server users enjoy fast access times and a robust data connection, while georedundant structures and data mirroring on multiple data carriers offer additional data security. IONOS has built and operates the data centers housing their servers from the ground up to be redundant and fail-safe. There are also other comprehensive security features to ensure the extensive protection of your data against unauthorized third-party access.
What exactly does the AI Assistant do?
It acts as your on-demand server assistant. You can use it to perform basic tasks like restarting your server or reinstalling the OS, as well as advanced tasks like configuring firewalls, and troubleshooting performance issues.
