Bare Metal — India

Bare metal servers in Mumbai — no virtualization, no noise

Intel Xeon and AMD EPYC hardware in ZenoCloud's Mumbai datacenter. Dedicated physical machine, dual NVMe RAID, 1Gbps uplink standard. Run self-managed or add our ops team. 17 years, 1,000+ servers.

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Dedicated physical hardware Intel Xeon & AMD EPYC Mumbai DC — sub-20ms APAC 17 years of server operations
Running production workloads for
Revolt MotorsPC JewellerRR KabelImpresarioIntentwiseLoomBhimaBGaussMitutoyo
1,000+
Servers Under Management
17 yrs
Infrastructure Operations
99.99 %
Uptime SLA
0
Virtualization Overhead
1/10 Gbps
Uplink — Standard / On Request

Why bare metal for performance-critical workloads

Cloud VMs share physical hardware. Bare metal does not. For CPU-intensive, I/O-intensive, and latency-sensitive workloads, the difference is measurable.

Zero virtualization overhead

No hypervisor. No noisy neighbours. All CPU cores, all RAM, all NVMe IOPS belong to you. Cloud VM benchmarks typically show 5–15% overhead vs bare metal — on large workloads this is significant.

Dual NVMe RAID on all configs

Every standard configuration ships with dual NVMe SSDs in RAID. Maximum read/write throughput for databases, ML preprocessing, and media workloads. No SATA SSD in any tier.

Mumbai datacenter — India owned

Servers physically located in Mumbai. Sub-20ms latency for India and APAC. Data residency in India. OVHcloud's 'India' offering routes from Europe — ours does not.

Managed ops available

Self-managed is default — full root access, IPMI, your OS. Add ZenoCloud managed ops and our team handles OS patching, security hardening, monitoring, and incident response.

Built for databases and ML

Dedicated EPYC cores with ECC RAM for database workloads. GPU add-on path for ML inference and training. No I/O competition from other VMs on the same node.

Cloud repatriation path

Many teams move workloads from AWS back to bare metal after cost analysis. ZenoCloud manages both — if bare metal saves money, we'll migrate you and manage it. Transparent, honest.

Bare metal hardware configurations

Standard configs available for 24–48hr provisioning. Custom configurations (specific CPU/RAM/storage) quoted on request. All configs include Mumbai DC, 1Gbps uplink, dual NVMe RAID.

CPU
Entry Intel Xeon E-2300
Business Intel Xeon Silver 4300
Performance Xeon Gold / AMD EPYC
High Memory Dual AMD EPYC
Cores
Entry 8 cores
Business 16 cores
Performance 32 cores
High Memory 48–96 cores
RAM
Entry 32GB DDR4
Business 64GB DDR4 ECC
Performance 128GB DDR4 ECC
High Memory 512GB–1.5TB DDR5 ECC
Storage
Entry 2×480GB NVMe SSD
Business 2×960GB NVMe SSD
Performance 2×1.9TB NVMe SSD
High Memory NVMe RAID + HDD storage
Price (INR)
Entry ₹10,900/mo
Business ₹18,300/mo
Performance ₹29,200/mo
High Memory Custom
Price (USD)
Entry $131/mo
Business $220/mo
Performance $350/mo
High Memory Custom
Uplink
Entry 1Gbps
Business 1Gbps
Performance 1Gbps
High Memory 10Gbps
ECC RAM
Entry —
Business Yes
Performance Yes
High Memory Yes
IPMI / iDRAC
Entry Yes
Business Yes
Performance Yes
High Memory Yes
OS Options
Entry Linux / Windows
Business Linux / Windows
Performance Linux / Windows
High Memory Linux / Windows
Provisioning
Entry 24–48 hrs
Business 24–48 hrs
Performance 24–48 hrs
High Memory Custom
Managed Ops
Entry Add-on
Business Add-on
Performance Add-on
High Memory Add-on

* All configs located in ZenoCloud's Mumbai datacenter with 1Gbps uplink standard and 10Gbps available on request. Network-level DDoS scrubbing via Cloudflare included. ECC RAM on Business tier and above. Prices are base hardware — managed ops (OS patching, monitoring, incident response) available as add-on. Last updated: April 2026.

Pricing

Bare metal pricing — India datacenter

Standard configurations. Custom specs quoted on request. No setup fees on standard configs. Managed ops available as add-on.

Entry Bare Metal
/month

Small production databases, media servers, game servers

  • Intel Xeon E-2300 — 8 cores
  • 32GB DDR4 RAM
  • 2×480GB NVMe SSD
  • 1Gbps uplink
  • Mumbai DC
  • DDoS scrubbing included
  • Full root + IPMI access
  • 24–48hr provisioning
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Business Bare Metal
/month

Production databases, e-commerce, high-traffic WordPress

  • Intel Xeon Silver 4300 — 16 cores
  • 64GB DDR4 ECC RAM
  • 2×960GB NVMe SSD
  • 1Gbps uplink
  • Mumbai DC
  • ECC RAM — no silent data corruption
  • DDoS scrubbing included
  • Full root + IPMI access
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Performance Bare Metal
/month

ML workloads, large databases, high-compute e-commerce

  • Xeon Gold / AMD EPYC — 32 cores
  • 128GB DDR4 ECC RAM
  • 2×1.9TB NVMe SSD
  • 1Gbps uplink (10Gbps available)
  • Mumbai DC
  • ECC RAM
  • DDoS scrubbing included
  • GPU add-on path available
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High-memory configs (Dual EPYC, 512GB–1.5TB DDR5, NVMe RAID + HDD) are available on custom quote. Managed ops (OS patching, security hardening, monitoring, incident response) available as add-on at any tier. All prices exclude GST.

ZenoCloud managed bare metal vs Hetzner DIY — India workloads

Hetzner is excellent value for teams who own ops. ZenoCloud is for teams who want the hardware without owning ops.

Hetzner DIY Dedicated
ZenoCloud Managed Bare Metal
India datacenter
Data residency in India
Latency to Indian visitors
120–180ms (Germany)
sub-20ms
Managed OS & patching
24/7 incident response
Security hardening
INR billing
DDoS protection
Root / IPMI access
NVMe SSD storage
Starting price
~₹4,100/mo ($49)
₹10,900/mo ($131)
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17 years of bare metal ops

Hardware under your control. Operations under ours.

“Moved our Magento store from a cloud VM to ZenoCloud bare metal. TTFB dropped from 1.2s to 280ms. The NVMe RAID for MySQL made the biggest difference.”
CT
CTO, E-commerce Platform
500K orders/month, India
FAQ

Bare metal servers — frequently asked questions

What is bare metal hosting and how is it different from cloud VPS?
Bare metal means a dedicated physical server with no virtualization layer. You get all CPU cores, all RAM, and all storage IOPS of the machine — no noisy neighbours, no hypervisor overhead. Cloud VPS and EC2 instances run on shared physical servers partitioned by a hypervisor, which adds latency and resource contention. Bare metal wins for database workloads, ML training, media encoding, and any latency-sensitive application where consistent performance matters.
Is bare metal managed or self-managed?
Self-managed by default — you get full root access and IPMI. Managed ops (OS install, patching, security hardening, monitoring, incident response) is available as an add-on and can be added without any server migration. Clients who want DevOps control run self-managed; businesses without a sysadmin add managed ops from day one.
What is the provisioning time for bare metal servers?
Standard configurations (Entry, Business, Performance) provision in 24–48 hours. Custom configurations — specific CPU models, non-standard RAM, additional storage — take 3–5 business days. Contact us with your requirements before ordering to confirm availability.
What CPUs are available?
Intel Xeon E-2300 series (entry), Xeon Silver 4300 (business), Xeon Gold and AMD EPYC (performance), dual AMD EPYC (high-memory custom). All production tiers use ECC RAM (business tier and above) to prevent silent data corruption — critical for database servers.
Is DDoS protection included?
Yes. Network-level DDoS scrubbing via Cloudflare is included at all bare metal tiers. Advanced DDoS protection (higher traffic volume, application-layer) is available as an add-on for financial and high-traffic targets.
Can bare metal servers be used for machine learning workloads?
Yes — and bare metal is often the right choice. Dedicated EPYC cores and ECC RAM handle CPU-intensive preprocessing and inference without the hypervisor overhead of cloud VMs. GPU add-ons (NVIDIA L4, A100) are available on performance and custom tiers via ZenoCloud's AI infrastructure partnership. Talk to us about your ML workload before choosing hardware.
What is cloud repatriation and does it make sense for my workload?
Cloud repatriation means moving workloads from AWS, GCP, or Azure to dedicated bare metal — usually to reduce costs or improve performance. 37signals moved off AWS and cut their bill from $3.2M to $1–2M/year. ZenoCloud manages both cloud and bare metal, so we can do a genuine cost comparison for your workload. If bare metal saves money, we'll migrate you and manage it. If cloud is better for your workload profile, we'll tell you that too.
How does bare metal compare to dedicated server at /dedicated-server/?
Both pages reference dedicated physical servers — ZenoCloud's /servers/bare-metal/ is the new-buyer SEO page with current hardware configs and the spec table. The /dedicated-server/ URL is the legacy URL that has been live since ServerGuy days with existing backlinks and ranking history. The underlying hardware is the same. If you're comparing options, start here; if you arrived from a search or old link, /dedicated-server/ has the same configs.
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Other compute options

Bare metal is the right tier for performance-critical workloads. Here's what's available across the stack.

VPS Hosting India

Virtualized — lower cost, same Mumbai DC — from ₹2,500/mo

Dedicated Server India

Legacy URL, same bare metal configs, backlink-rich page

Cloud Server Hosting

Scalable cloud — Nginx, Redis, Varnish workloads

Windows VPS India

Windows Server 2019/2022, RDP, SQL Server

Managed Hosting Services

Bare metal plus a full ops team — WordPress, Magento, custom

AI & GPU Infrastructure

GPU add-on for ML workloads on bare metal