Debian VPS — hosted in Nairobi
Debian VPS Hosting in Kenya
Debian 12, rock-solid in 60 seconds.
The distribution that defines stability, on fast NVMe hardware close to your users. Full root with SSH keys, cloud-init on first boot, and the image is free — you only pay for the server.
- Deploy in under 60 seconds
- 99.9% uptime SLA
- Three locally-hosted regions — Nairobi, Dar es Salaam & Lagos
- Data residency for Kenya's Data Protection Act — your data stays in-country
- Free DDoS protection
No credit card required · Local billing in KES, TZS & NGN
Pricing
Simple plans, billed in your currency
Pay in local currency — no cards, no forex surprises. Every plan is full root, full network, no throttling. Annual billing gets you two months free.
S2
Small workloads and personal projects.
Hosted in Nairobi, Dar es Salaam & Lagos
- 1 vCPU
- 2 GB RAM
- 40 GB SSD
- 1 Gbps · unlimited local traffic
- 1 dedicated IPv4
- /64 IPv6 included
M1
Web servers and small databases.
Hosted in Nairobi, Dar es Salaam & Lagos
- 2 vCPU
- 4 GB RAM
- 80 GB SSD
- 1 Gbps · unlimited local traffic
- 1 dedicated IPv4
- /64 IPv6 included
L1
Production web applications.
Hosted in Nairobi, Dar es Salaam & Lagos
- 4 vCPU
- 8 GB RAM
- 160 GB SSD
- 1 Gbps · unlimited local traffic
- 1 dedicated IPv4
- /64 IPv6 included
XL1
High-traffic applications.
Hosted in Nairobi, Dar es Salaam & Lagos
- 8 vCPU
- 16 GB RAM
- 320 GB SSD
- 1 Gbps · unlimited local traffic
- 1 dedicated IPv4
- /64 IPv6 included
XXL
Enterprise applications.
Hosted in Nairobi, Dar es Salaam & Lagos
- 16 vCPU
- 32 GB RAM
- 640 GB SSD
- 1 Gbps · unlimited local traffic
- 1 dedicated IPv4
- /64 IPv6 included
XXXL
Massive workloads and consolidation.
Hosted in Nairobi, Dar es Salaam & Lagos
- 32 vCPU
- 64 GB RAM
- 1280 GB SSD
- 1 Gbps · unlimited local traffic
- 1 dedicated IPv4
- /64 IPv6 included
Prices exclude VAT. Local currency figures are indicative and settled at checkout. Need more cores or memory? Talk to Sales.
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Why Debian
Why Debian on Lineserve
Debian stable is the benchmark for servers that just keep running — a lean base, conservative updates, and the apt ecosystem, on NVMe hardware in your region.
- The image is free on every plan — you only pay for the server.
- Famously stable releases with conservative, well-tested updates.
- Minimal footprint — more of your RAM goes to your workload.
- Cloud-init runs your setup on first boot — packages, users, and keys, done.
Debian images
Updated regularly
Use cases
What people run on Debian
Long-lived production boxes
Servers you set up once and expect to run for years — Debian's home turf.
Web & mail servers
Nginx, Apache, Postfix and Dovecot, all a clean apt install away.
Docker & containers
A lean, stable host under your containers — nothing running that you didn't put there.
PostgreSQL & MySQL
NVMe-backed databases on a base OS that doesn't surprise you mid-quarter.
Self-hosted apps
Nextcloud, Gitea, Vaultwarden — the self-hosting community's default distro.
DNS, proxies & edge
HAProxy, Unbound or WireGuard on a dedicated IPv4 with a free /64 IPv6 block.
Regions & latency
Three live regions. More on the way.
Deploy close to your users and keep traffic on the continent. Single-digit latency within each metro, measured to nearby peering points.
Kenya
Nairobi · ke-1a
2 ms
Nairobi metro
Tanzania
Dar es Salaam · tz-1a
6 ms
Dar es Salaam metro
Nigeria
Lagos · ng-1a
4 ms
Lagos metro
Uptime SLA
99.9%
- Service credits applied automatically when we miss the SLA
- Measured monthly, per region, on network and power availability
- Tier III colocation facilities across all live regions
Support & reliability
Local support, in your timezone
Reach a real engineer who understands your region and works your hours — not a queue three continents away. Backed by a 99.9% uptime SLA on every plan.
Kenya & region
+254 777 002 001
Tanzania
+255 761 847 121
FAQ
Questions, answered
Debian 12 (Bookworm), the current stable release, and Debian 11 (Bullseye) are both available at deploy time. You can also bring your own image with a custom ISO.
Yes. All Linux images, Debian included, are free on every plan — the plan price is the full price of the server.
Both use apt and feel familiar. Debian favours stability and a minimal base, which suits long-lived servers; Ubuntu LTS ships newer packages and more tooling out of the box. If you're unsure, either will serve you well — and you can rebuild to the other any time.
Yes. Every Debian VPS gives you complete root access and SSH key authentication from the moment it boots. It's your server to configure however you like.
Yes. Provide cloud-init user data at deploy and your server bootstraps itself on first boot — packages installed, users created, keys in place before you ever log in.
Yes. Debian's in-place release upgrade via apt is well documented and reliable — or deploy a fresh 12 server and migrate. Either way, snapshot first so you can roll back in a click.
Every plan supports on-demand snapshots and scheduled automated backups. Snapshot storage is billed per GB beyond your included allowance.
Yes. Your data is hosted in Kenya and stays in-country, giving you data residency for Kenya's Data Protection Act. It isn't moved out of Kenya without your instruction.
In our Nairobi data centre (ke-1a). Your content is stored and served from Nairobi, close to your users.
Pay in your local currency using M-Pesa and other mobile money, bank transfer, or card. No foreign card or forex conversion is required.
You're billed in KES. Prices can be viewed in USD, KES, TZS, or NGN, but as a Kenya customer you pay in KES with no forex conversion.
Deploy your Debian VPS in under 60 seconds
Full root, running close to your users. Pay in local currency, with no card required to start.
No credit card required · 99.9% uptime SLA · Local billing in KES, TZS & NGN