Linux Server Consulting

Advice before you order the server, not a quote for a bigger one.

We help you choose the provider, the size, the panel and the backup plan. You buy the server yourself. We do not sell infrastructure, so there is nothing to upsell.

Your server. Your provider. Our Linux expertise.

What the hour is for

A decision, written down, before the invoice from the provider

Most overspend we see is a dedicated server for one WordPress site, or a VPS that was cheap until mail and the database shared the same disk. Consulting is the conversation that should happen first.

VPS or dedicatedCPU and RAMproviderpanel or no panelmail on-box or splitbackup
Typical questions

What people book the hour for

What to order

Hetzner, OVHcloud, Netcup, Contabo or another. Cloud versus dedicated, location, disk type, and whether the mailbox load belongs on the same machine.

What is already wrong

A server that is slow, full, or awkward to maintain. We say what to change and what to leave, including “this does not need a migration”.

What the move should look like

Panel stay or panel change, mail cutover, DNS, and whether the new box should be managed afterwards or handed back.

Price

€55 an hour. No project attached.

The consulting hour

€55/hour, same as standard support. You leave with a recommendation: provider, size, stack, and what not to buy. Implementation is a separate quote if you want us to do it.

What you are not buying

No hosting contract, no minimum term, no obligation to use DirektSupport for the setup. You can take the notes to your own admin.

Full pricing →

After the advice

Optional. The server is still yours.

If the conclusion is a new VPS, setup starts at €149. A dedicated install is quoted. Ongoing management starts at €79/month. If the conclusion is “keep what you have”, that is a finished job.

Managed VPS → · Migration →

Independent since 2004

More than 22 years on other people’s production servers. The useful answer is often a smaller machine than the one in the cart.

Your server. Your provider. Our Linux expertise.

Need a second opinion before you order?

Tell us the sites, the mail, and the provider you are looking at. We reply with whether a consulting hour is enough.

Request Consulting → Contact Us