Order a Dedicated Server from the Deploy Baremetal page in my.cubepath.com. Most options are pre-filled, so you can configure it in a few clicks.
NoteYour account must be verified before you can deploy.
Deploy
- 1Pick project and regionChoose the project the server belongs to, then a region. Servers are available in Miami (MIA), Houston (HOU) and Barcelona (BCN).
- 2Select a serverFilter by RAM, CPU, storage type and port speed, then pick a baremetal plan. All plans include Basic AntiDDoS Protection.
- 3Choose OS and disk layoutPick an operating system and, if available, a disk layout (RAID level and disk count). The layout is fixed at install time — changing it later means a reinstall.
- 4Set authenticationSet an SSH username (
rootis not allowed), then add one or more SSH keys, a password, or both. - 5Configure and deploySet the hostname and quantity (up to 20). Optionally attach a private network, then click Deploy.
ImportantEvery Dedicated Server includes both IPv4 and IPv6.
How dedicated servers differ from VMs
| Dedicated Server | Virtual Machine | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware | Whole physical machine, no hypervisor | Slice of a shared host |
| Billing | Fixed term: monthly, quarterly or yearly, with a renewal date | Hourly, billed as you use it |
| Provisioning | Physical install, not instant | Ready in minutes |
| Out-of-band access | Full IPMI/BMC — BIOS, boot order, virtual media | Browser VNC console |
| Resize | Not possible; order a different server | Upgrade the plan in place |
| Backups | Bring your own | Managed daily backups available |
Pick baremetal when you need the full machine: consistent I/O, a specific RAID layout, hardware-level control, or licensing that requires it.
Hardware and status
The server page shows Hardware Specifications (CPU model and specs, CPU benchmark, memory, storage, bandwidth allowance, network port speed and KVM support), Location Details (region and data center), and the operating system with its installation date.
Billing shows the monthly price, the billing frequency and how many days until it renews. Traffic above the plan's bandwidth allowance is billed at $2 per TB.
IPMI console
IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) manages the server out-of-band — it works with the machine powered off, with no operating system installed, and even when the OS network is broken.
Click IPMI Console on the server page. The dashboard generates temporary credentials, shows them to you, and opens the IPMI panel in a new tab. Log in with those credentials, then open Remote Console and launch H5Viewer (HTML5) for an in-browser session.
NoteThe credentials are generated per session and shown once, so copy them before you close the dialog.
If the server has a KVM-over-IP device instead, use View KVM (or Request KVM if one isn't provisioned yet) for the same kind of access.
Install from your own ISO
The IPMI remote console can boot an image straight off your computer, which is how you install an operating system we don't offer:
- 1Open the remote consoleLaunch H5Viewer (HTML5) from the IPMI panel.
- 2Browse for the imageAt the top right of the H5Viewer window, click Browse File and select the ISO on your computer.
- 3Start the virtual mediaClick Start Media. The ISO is mounted as a virtual CD/DVD on the server.
- 4Boot from itReboot the server from the IPMI panel and make sure it boots from the virtual media. The installer starts automatically.
WarningThe ISO uploads from your local machine, so the speed depends on your own connection, and closing the window mid-transfer aborts it. If the server doesn't boot from the image, check Boot Order in the IPMI panel.
Rescue mode
Rescue Mode boots the server into a recovery environment instead of its installed OS — the tool for a broken bootloader, a full disk, a bad fstab or a lost password.
Activating it restarts the server and generates fresh credentials (username root plus a random password), which are emailed to you. Log in over SSH or through the IPMI console once it's up, mount your real disks, and fix what's broken.
WarningThe server restarts immediately, so any unsaved work is lost. Save your data first.
Monitoring
Toggle Monitoring on the server page and we watch the server from our platform 24/7. If it stops answering ICMP (ping), we raise an alert automatically and open a ticket in your client area so you hear about it even if you're not looking.
For this to work, your firewall must allow ICMP from our probes:
| IP | Protocol |
|---|---|
| 194.26.100.243 | ICMP |
| 108.165.47.240 | ICMP |
| 157.254.174.240 | ICMP |
On Ubuntu with ufw:
ufw allow from 194.26.100.243 to any proto icmp
ufw allow from 108.165.47.240 to any proto icmp
ufw allow from 157.254.174.240 to any proto icmp
ufw status
On Windows Server, open Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security → Inbound Rules → New Rule → Custom, set the protocol to ICMPv4, and add those three addresses as the source.
NoteA ping check tells you the machine is reachable, not that your application is healthy. Pair it with Cloud Alerts on traffic thresholds.
Power, protection and cancellation
- Start / Stop / Restart power the machine. A restart loses unsaved work, exactly like pulling the plug on a physical box.
- Reset BMC performs a cold reset of the management controller when IPMI or sensors stop responding. IPMI and sensor data are unavailable for 1–2 minutes; the operating system keeps running untouched.
- Protection, in Server Management, blocks OS reinstalls on the server until you turn it off.
- Cancel Service ends the subscription at the end of the current billing term.
Manage it day to day
Each server has its own tabs: Metrics, Network, Sensors, Activity, SSH Keys and Reinstall.