Phoenix, Arizona
PhoenixNAP data center
- CPU
- Xeon E5-2690
- Storage
- SSD NVMe
- Uplink
- 1 Gbps
Alpine Linux VPS · Phoenix & Paris
Alpine Linux VPS hosting,tiny, fast, full root.
Alpine Linux 3.23 on KVM, online in under 3 minutes. Idles in tens of megabytes. Pay with crypto or card.
SSH from
Windows
macOS / iOS
Linux
Android
root@alpine: ~ (ssh)- Welcome to Alpine!
- root@alpine:~# cat /etc/alpine-release
- 3.23.0
- root@alpine:~# apk update && apk upgrade
- OK: 24 MiB in 41 packages
- root@alpine:~# free -m | grep Mem
SSH session · Phoenix, AZ, USA
- Entry plan
- 2 vCPU · 4 GB · 50 GB SSD
- Locations
- Phoenix · Paris
- Delivery
- Under 3 min
- Access
- root over SSH
Pricing
Alpine Linux VPS plans
Same specs and prices in Phoenix and Paris. Choose Alpine Linux at checkout and get full root access.
- Xeon E5-2690
- 1Gbps Port
- DDoS Protection
- Root access
- Dedicated IP address
Plan finderTell us what you'll run. We'll size the server.
Rough estimate: an idle Alpine server plus typical per-service use. Alpine itself needs very little.
Recommended plan
Bronze
$11.99/mo
2 vCPU · 4 GB · 50 GB SSD
Estimated RAM use (GB)1.1 / 4
Estimated vCPU use1.0 / 2
That's beyond one server. Consider splitting the workload across two.
Deploy BronzeHow it works
SSH in from anything. Alpine stays out of the way.
Use the terminal on macOS or Linux, Windows Terminal or PuTTY, or an SSH app on your phone. Your services keep running on the server after you log out.
Your devices
Your server
SSHYour stack
Alpine Linux at a glance
Small on purpose
Alpine uses musl libc, BusyBox and the apk package manager, so a fresh server runs a handful of processes in tens of megabytes of RAM.
- Package manager
- apk
- Init system
- OpenRC
- Firewall
- None enabled; nftables or awall available
- C library
- musl (not glibc)
- Login
- root, password by email
- Images we offer
- 3.23 · 3.19 · 3.15
Release support windows
- Alpine 3.232025–2027
Supported for about two years.
- Alpine 3.192023–2025
Ended: no security updates.
Alpine publishes a stable branch every six months; each gets security fixes for about two years. 3.15 is long out of support. The line marks today.
Inside the server
See exactly what each plan gets you
- CPU
22 shared vCPU · Intel Xeon E5-2690- Memory
44 GB DDR4- Storage
5050 GB SSD NVMe- Network
- 1 Gbps · IPv4 · Layer 4 DDoS filtering
- Alpine Linux
- 3.23, or 3.19 and 3.15 for legacy software
- Virtualization
- KVM, full root access
- Uptime
- 99.9% target, published on our live status page Live status →
From
Delivery
From checkout to your Alpine Linux shell in about three minutes
0:00
Pick a plan and location
~1 min
Pay with crypto or card
< 3 min
Root password arrives by email
Connect
ssh root@your-server-ip
Provisioning log- 00:00› Order received · Silver · Phoenix, AZ
- 00:12› KVM virtual machine allocated · 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM
- 00:37› Alpine Linux 3.23 image deployed
- 02:04✓ Credentials emailed
Locations
Two datacenters, one price list
Paris, France
FBW Networks (AS34534), Île-de-France
- CPU
- Xeon E5-2650 v4
- Storage
- SATA SSD
- Uplink
- 1 Gbps
Who it's for
What people run on Alpine Linux VPS servers
What is an Alpine Linux VPS?
An Alpine Linux VPS is a virtual machine running Alpine Linux, a minimal distribution built on musl libc and BusyBox, managed over SSH with full root access. At FlashRDP it comes as Alpine 3.23, with 3.19 and 3.15 for legacy software. It runs on KVM with 2–8 shared vCPU and 4–32 GB RAM in Phoenix or Paris, starts at $11.99 a month and is online in under 3 minutes. It is unmanaged: you install and update the software yourself.
Alpine Linux VPS questions
Which Alpine Linux versions can I install?
Alpine 3.23, plus 3.19 and 3.15 for legacy software. The older two no longer get security updates.
How do I connect to my Alpine Linux VPS?
Run ssh root@your-server-ip with the password from your welcome email. Add your SSH key and turn off password login once you are in. See the connection guide.
Will my software run on musl?
Most open-source software is packaged for Alpine and runs fine. Prebuilt binaries made for glibc may not; install gcompat or run them in a glibc-based container.
How do I install Docker on Alpine?
Run apk add docker docker-cli-compose, then rc-update add docker and service docker start. Alpine uses OpenRC, not systemd.
Why use Alpine instead of Debian?
Less RAM and disk, fewer running services and a smaller attack surface. Debian is easier if your software expects glibc or systemd.
Is my Alpine Linux VPS managed?
No, it is unmanaged. You handle updates, backups and security inside the OS. We run the hardware, network and DDoS filtering, and publish uptime on the status page.