What's included & limits

⏱ 6 min read 🟢 Beginner Last updated: July 2026

BareMeta is a paid Linux VPS console for early-access customers. This page states what you get today, what is still maturing, and the conservative limits that apply while the platform scales.

ℹ️ We publish this so you know what you are buying. It is not a marketing brochure — if a capability is not listed here or in the console, assume it is not generally available yet.

Early access position

Single UK region — one datacentre footprint at launch; no multi-region picker.
Real infrastructure — you pay for KVM virtual machines on dedicated host hardware, not a demo sandbox.
Business-hours support — in-console tickets with operator follow-up during UK business hours unless an incident needs best-effort escalation.
No high-availability promise — we do not claim multi-host failover or carrier-grade SLAs until that architecture is engineered and tested.
Honest boundaries — maintenance windows, suspension for unpaid accounts, and conservative quotas are normal while operations mature.

What's included today

✅Linux VPS lifecycle — create, start/stop/reboot, resize, snapshots, and delete from the console or API.

✅Project private networks — each project gets an isolated VLAN; VMs in the same project can talk privately.

✅Per-VM firewall — inbound and outbound rules from the console.

✅Browser SSH and noVNC console — reach instances without exposing SSH to the whole internet.

✅WireGuard VPN access — customer VPN when the platform marks your account ready (one active VPN credential per user).

✅Disk export (qcow2) — async export and download of a VM disk image.

✅Hourly billing + monthly invoices — usage estimates in the dashboard; card on file required for paid access.

✅Organisation spending cap — optional monthly cap with email warning at 80% and hard throttle at 100% (VMs limited to 1 Mbps until the next cycle).

✅Security-hardened images — optional CIS/STIG/FIPS premium image tiers in the launch wizard.

✅2FA, org API keys, SSH keys — account security and programmatic access scoped to your organisation.

✅Team access — org admins invite existing BareMeta users and manage roles from the Team view.

✅Support tickets — create, reply, and close tickets in the console.

✅Public status page — status.baremeta.cloud for incidents and maintenance.

Authoritative pricing for a new server is always the total shown in the Launch instance wizard before you confirm. See Understanding billing for how hourly usage, bandwidth, and invoices work.

Not included yet

These are common on larger clouds but are not part of paid early access unless explicitly agreed in writing:

Managed VM backups — customer backup/restore controls are not offered in the console today.
Load balancers, managed databases, object storage, Kubernetes — VPS-only scope at launch.
Multi-region or infrastructure tier selection — one UK footprint; hardware class is disclosed read-only in the wizard, not selectable.
High availability / multi-host failover — single-hypervisor operations until a split control plane exists.
Email team invitations — team adds require an existing BareMeta username.
One-click OS rebuild in place — create a new instance or restore from your own exports/snapshots.
Guaranteed backup/restore SLA — restore times are best-effort unless a stronger SLA is published later.

Platform limits

Limits below are conservative defaults for public early access. Per-project quotas set by operators can be lower. The console and API enforce the stricter of published caps and your project quota.

Compute & storage

Item	Public default	Notes
Predefined plans	Starter → Large families	Port speed and included outbound bandwidth vary by plan — see billing guide.
Custom size (vCPUs)	1 – 16	Wizard sliders; larger sizes require support.
Custom size (RAM)	512 MB – 64 GB	Same caps as the launch wizard.
Custom size (disk)	10 GB – 1 TB	Disk can be grown on resize where supported.
VMs per project	Operator quota	`quota_vms` on the project; 0 = use platform default policy.
Snapshots	Per-VM, in-console	Stored on host; not off-site backup.
Disk exports	Async, rate-limited	Large exports may queue; not a backup service.

Networking & access

Item	Public default	Notes
Region	United Kingdom	Single datacentre footprint at launch.
Public IPv4	Pool-based	Availability depends on networking mode. When public routed IPs are enabled, allocation follows datacentre pool policy — typically one public IPv4 per user/project; extras need operator approval. See Networking model.
Outbound SMTP (:25)	Blocked by default	Use an external relay (e.g. Mailgun, SendGrid). Case-by-case unblock via support.
Bandwidth overage	Throttled, not billed	After included monthly outbound allowance, throughput drops to 10 Mbps — no surprise bandwidth invoices.
Customer VPN	1 credential per user	WireGuard; readiness-gated.
Projects per org	Multiple allowed	Org admins create projects from the tenant switcher or API; each project is a separate private network.

Account & platform

Item	Public default	Notes
ISO uploads	10 ISOs, 12 GB max each	ISO library UI may be hidden during beta; API limits still apply.
Support tickets	Rate-limited	Prevents notification spam; fair use applies.
API keys	Org-scoped	Cannot manage human account security or cross-org resources.
Unpaid accounts	Suspension + throttle	See billing guide for reminder and suspension timeline.

💡 Need higher quotas or dedicated hardware? Open a support ticket — increases are operator decisions, not automatic entitlements.

Support & reliability expectations

Support channel: in-console tickets (primary) and billing email for payment issues.
Hours: UK business hours for routine requests; incident response is best-effort outside those hours.
Maintenance: scheduled windows may appear in the console banner and on the status page.
Data responsibility: you are responsible for securing workloads, patching guests, and keeping your own off-platform backups of critical data.
Uptime: we work to keep the platform available but do not publish a financial SLA during early access.

When limits change

We may tighten or relax limits as capacity and operations mature. Material changes that affect what customers are buying will be reflected on this page and, where appropriate, in console copy or email. The launch wizard and billing views remain authoritative for price and plan-specific bandwidth at the moment you create a server.