> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.preprod.world/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Choose a virtual server for your needs

Virtual Servers are available in two plan categories — KVM-SSD and KVM-HIGHCPU-SSD — across multiple data centers. The categories differ in vCPU-to-RAM ratio, making each suitable for different workloads.

## Available plans

To browse available plans, log in to the [Gcore Hosting Portal](https://hosting.gcore.com/billmgr), navigate to **Products/Services** > **Virtual private servers**, then click **Order** in the toolbar.

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The plan catalog displays available plans for the selected data center. Use the **Data center** and **Payment period** filters to narrow the list. Each plan card shows hardware specs, included IPv4, IPv6 network access, bandwidth, and monthly price.

The [Gcore website configurator](https://gcore.com/hosting/vds) supports **Data center**, **CPU**, **RAM**, **Disk**, **Type**, **OS**, and **Price** filters to find plans that match specific requirements. The **Type** filter distinguishes between KVM-SSD and KVM-HIGHCPU-SSD categories.

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A category name appears at the start of each plan name — KVM-SSD-1-ED and KVM-HIGHCPU-SSD-5-PL1 are typical examples.

## Plan categories

**KVM-SSD** plans are balanced general-purpose configurations with SSD disks. These plans are suitable for a wide range of tasks — VPN, web servers (Apache, NGINX), game servers, and most standard workloads.

**KVM-HIGHCPU-SSD** plans provide a higher vCPU-to-RAM ratio with SSD disks, suited for CPU-intensive tasks — video transcoding, scientific computing, and high-concurrency applications.

Windows Server is available on select plans — KVM-SSD-4 and above, and all KVM-HIGHCPU-SSD plans. Linux is available on all plans.

Each plan includes one public IPv4 address and IPv6 network access. Additional IPv4 addresses can be purchased separately — up to nine per server. The operating system can be replaced with one of the available [OS templates](/hosting/virtual-servers/manage/operating-system/install-a-linux-os-from-a-template) or a [custom ISO](/hosting/virtual-servers/manage/operating-system/install-a-linux-os-from-your-iso-image).

## Plan selection by workload

**For general-purpose tasks** — VPN, web hosting, or database servers — KVM-SSD plans are the right starting point. The balanced CPU and RAM allocation handles most standard workloads efficiently.

**For CPU-intensive tasks** — parallel processing, rendering, or high-traffic APIs — KVM-HIGHCPU-SSD plans provide more vCPUs per unit of RAM, reducing processing time for compute-bound workloads.

If a Virtual Server plan does not provide enough performance, the configuration can be [upgraded](/hosting/virtual-servers/upgrade-your-virtual-server) by contacting technical support.