MINIVPS is a virtual service provider based in the city of Florianópolis, Brazil. The hosting company was launched in August 2011 and has grown rapidly, offering servers with configurations at an affordable price. Today, it has a significant market share, not only in Brazil, but in countries such as Canada, Germany, and the United States. The MINIVPS website is only available in Portuguese.
Features and Ease of Use
MINIVPS cloud-based virtual server solutions come equipped with the following standard features:
- Free Plesk Onyx control panel
- Multiple server locations
- 99.9% uptime network guarantee
- Dedicated IP addresses
- Anti-DDoS protection
- Free SSL certificates
- Code editor
MINIVPS SSD storage servers are housed in multiple data centers with locations in Brazil, Germany, Canada, the United States, and France. These data centers are equipped with enterprise-grade hosting infrastructure ensuring high performance of your servers. All of the servers come with next-generation hardware components as well as the latest Xeon processors.
Its virtual servers support several types of either Linux or Windows OS platforms like CentOS 7, Debian 9, Ubuntu 16.4, Ubuntu 18.4, and Windows Server 2012, among others. Moreover, this vendor offers an option for customers to configure their server specifications. You can choose the number of IP addresses as well as select your own control panel, including CentosWebPanel, Webmin, Virtualmin, and VestaCP control panels.
With MINIVPS cloud VPS solutions, it is possible to host most types of websites, including websites with HTML as well as websites developed in PHP, Python, and JavaScript. However, it is not clear whether this vendor offers backup services for free, or even as add-on packages. To be on the safe side, it’s best that you contact the vendor to get more information on its backup policy before committing to purchase its hosting plans.
Pricing and Support
MINIVPS server solutions are standard; they are not too high nor too low. The hosting packages come with flexible billing cycles that include monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual subscriptions. The prices of these packages are listed in Brazilian real as well as U.S. dollars.
MINIVPS virtual servers guarantee an uptime network of 99.9%. If the vendor fails to meet its promise, it has set up a compensation plan where users can get up to 100% credit if their website experiences downtime below 94% in any given month.
Payments made on a prepaid basis are non-refundable. However, in the event the hosting company terminates the contract, customers will get a refund for the remaining unused services.
You can contact the MINIVPS help desk through telephone, email, live chat, and the ticketing system. The customer support team, which consists of highly qualified technical staff, is available 24/7.
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