A virtual server (VPS, VDS, or cloud server) is a full Linux or Windows machine that runs in a data centre and is reachable over the internet. Instead of sharing one computer with hundreds of other accounts — as you do on shared hosting — you get a slice of a server with your own CPU, RAM, and disk, your own operating system, and full administrator (root) access.

CheapAIS sells several families of virtual servers. The differences come down to three things you should think about before ordering:

• Compute — how much CPU (processor power) and RAM (memory) you get. Both drive how many tasks the server can handle at once and how fast it responds.
• Storage — how much disk space you get and how fast it is. Storage-focused plans give you lots of room but less raw compute; performance plans give you faster drives and more CPU.
• Platform — the processor architecture underneath. The Intel, AMD, and Ampere lines are tuned for different workloads and price points, but they all behave exactly the same from your point of view: you SSH in, you install software, you are done.

All virtual servers on cheapaiservers.com are billed monthly, come with full root/administrator access, and can be reached by SSH (Linux) or Remote Desktop (Windows) as soon as your order is activated.

Every guide in this knowledgebase uses placeholders for the values you will genuinely have in your account — for example YOUR-SERVER-IP, YOUR-ROOT-PASSWORD, and yourdomain.com. Replace these with the details shown in your client area (control panel), never the literal placeholder text.