Free Virtual Machines
Experience Scalable Virtual Machines from OVHCloud
Unlock the power and flexibility of the cloud with OVHcloud Virtual Machines. Designed to provide scalable, high-performance computing resources, our virtual machines offer the ideal foundation for your apps, applications, websites, and development environments.
Experience unparalleled control, robust security, and cost-effective solutions tailored to your apps and needs.
Unleash Scalability, Performance, and Control
OVHcloud Virtual Machines provide a powerful and flexible infrastructure that adapts to your evolving apps and needs, ensuring optimal performance and complete control over your resources.
Unmatched Scalability
- Effortlessly scale resources up or down based on traffic and demand.
- Provision new instances in minutes to meet peak loads or expand operations as a best practice.
- Free to try and pay-as-you-go pricing ensures you only pay for what you use, optimising costs.
- Seamlessly integrate the use of this service with other OVHcloud services.
Performance and Reliability
- Cutting-edge hardware and networks, and support for Windows and Linux.
- Experience consistent performance for critical applications and services.
- Enjoy high availability with robust infrastructure and redundant systems.
- Leverage the latest virtualisation technologies for efficient resource utilisation.
Complete Control
- Choose from a wide range of operating systems and configurations.
- Gain root access to fully customise your virtual machine instance.
- Deploy and manage your applications with preferred tools and workflows.
- Benefit from a secure and isolated environment for your sensitive data and operations.
The Flexibility to Power Your Innovation
OVHcloud Virtual Machines offer the agility and versatility required to support a wide range of workloads and create innovative testing projects, including those for Windows, such as Windows Server, as well as Linux and Oracle VirtualBox.
Whether you run a version of Windows or a version of
Linux for the web applications you use, hosting Oracle or MySQL databases, or running complex analytics use cases, our virtual machines offer the best source for the foundation you need to bring your ideas to life without limitations.
Sector Focus
Web Development & Hosting
Accelerate Your Web Projects with Robust Virtual Machines
For developers and agencies, OVHcloud’s virtual machines offer the ideal environment for hosting dynamic websites used in web applications and development platforms.
- Deploy and manage multiple websites as isolated instances.
- Scale resources instantly to handle traffic spikes and growth.
- Benefit from complete control over your server environment for custom client configurations.
E-commerce Businesses
Seamless Shopping with Dependable Virtual Machines
E-commerce platforms require high availability to handle customer traffic and transactions without missing out on deals. OVHcloud virtual machines ensure you never disappoint a customer, creating the stability and scalability essential for online retail success.
- Disk hardware to maintain continuous uptime for your Linux or Windows Server online store, even during peak sales.
- Securely process customer data and transactions with dedicated resources.
- Quickly scale to accommodate promotional events and seasonal demands.
Software & Application Development
Power Innovation and Use with Flexible Virtual Machines for Development and Testing
Developers and software companies can utilise and leverage OVHcloud Virtual Machines to create, test, and run Windows, macOS, Linux, and Oracle VirtualBox applications efficiently on a controlled platform.
- Set up and run a development platform that allows for quick and cost-effective testing environments.
- Collaborate on projects with consistent and reproducible virtual machine instances.
- Experiment with the best source for new software technologies and software frameworks without impacting production engine support.
Customer Success Stories
I"Switching to OVHcloud has reduced the processing time of satellite data from potentially over 18 years to just a few weeks."
Tom Armitage, Senior Technical Writer at MapTiler
OVHcloud's solutions gave us the capabilities and flexibility to grow according to our business and technical needs. Managed Kubernetes has also lowered the entry cost for putting this kind of deployment solution in place and further improved our workflow by automating more tasks. The stability of OVHcloud's infrastructure and broad scope of solutions has provided all the tools we needed to grow.
Étienne Bossé, Head of Platform, Secretarium
OVHcloud And Virtualisation
OVHcloud Virtual Instances
OVHcloud Virtual Instances provide highly flexible software for scalable cloud servers tailored to diverse software needs and use cases. Choose from a range of predefined instances or create and customise your own, including testing environments, all while benefiting from predictable pricing and global data centres for optimal performance and cost efficiency. Get the agility your software projects demand.
OVHcloud Compute
To run your most demanding Windows or Linux software virtualisation workloads, OVHcloud Compute supports robust, dedicated resources. It’s ideal for high-performance cloud computing services, big data, and intensive applications. Expect guaranteed resources, enhanced security, and the raw power your projects require for consistent, reliable performance.
OVHcloud Hosted VMware
Discover OVHcloud's Hosted Private Cloud VMware options for users: a dedicated, managed infrastructure for Windows and Linux, combining the power of VMware with OVHcloud's expertise to run servers. Tailor your private cloud use with advanced virtualisation engine feature support, ensuring high VMware availability for users, robust security for users, and simplified management for every version of your critical applications on your disk hardware.
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FAQ
What is a free virtual machine instance?
OVHcloud offers a Public Cloud Free Trial, which grants users credits to explore our public cloud services for Microsoft Windows and Linux, as well as VMware operating systems, including virtual machine versions and desktop virtualisation. This allows you to deploy and experiment with a version of cloud servers, such as Oracle VirtualBox or VMware systems, and other services for a limited time without an initial financial commitment for using the system or disk storage. You can download helpful documentation and also get started documentation, including for Oracle VirtualBox and open-source virtualisation.
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The OVHcloud Public Cloud Free Trial offers credits that you can use to run your virtual machines, including using storage for support. The duration of your free VMware or VM systems usage depends on the specific instance type and its hourly cost. Once the credit is exhausted, a standard billing version applies. OVHcloud also offers a Startup Program that provides cloud credits for using more extended periods or storage, typically 12 months, to eligible startups that use or require VMware virtualisation or desktop virtualisation operating software.
Do I need to provide payment details to access the free virtual machine (VM)?
Yes, when creating an OVHcloud Public Cloud project to access the free version of our VM instances, including Oracle VirtualBox, you will need to save a payment method to move to the ongoing paid version. This method will be used for billing if your usage exceeds the free trial credit or for any services not covered by the trial, including desktop virtualisation.
What virtualisation and desktop virtualisation operating systems are available for free virtual machine (VM) instances?
OVHcloud's virtual machine instances support a wide array of operating systems. For Public Cloud VMs, you can typically choose from various Linux distributions like Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, AlmaLinux, and Rocky Linux, as well as Microsoft Windows Server editions. The specific options available may vary.
Can I upgrade my free VM instance to a paid plan?
Yes, you can seamlessly upgrade your cloud free trial version of a VM instance or any services used, such as Oracle VirtualBox, during the Public Cloud Free Trial to a paid plan to cover you for desktop virtualisation, for example. Once your credit is used, or if you decide to continue with more extensive resources, your account will automatically transition to standard billing version based on your usage and the payment method you have on file. This enables continuous VMware operation and scaling without interruption, even when using storage, and continues to provide access to documentation for Windows, Linux, and Oracle VirtualBox.