What Is Bare Metal Hosting? A Beginner’s Guide to Liquid Web’s All-New Solution

If you’ve been looking for a powerful hosting solution that offers full control and exceptional performance, then you’ve probably come across Bare Metal Hosting.

But what is it exactly? And why does it matter for your website or business?

In this guide, I’m going to break down the all-new Liquid Web Bare Metal Hosting in simple terms.

By the end of this post, you’ll know exactly what Bare Metal Hosting is, who it’s best suited for, its benefits, and why Liquid Web’s version stands out from the rest.

Here's a quick TOC for better navigation…

What is Bare Metal Hosting?

Bare Metal Hosting is a hosting where you are assigned the whole physical server to your website or application.

This is not a shared hosting or VPS hosting because you share resources among various servers. Instead, in Bare Metal Hosting, you get total control over every resource – CPU, RAM, and storage offered by the server.

That means you are going to have higher performance, better security, and full customization.

How Is Bare Metal Hosting Different Than Other Types of Hosting?

• Shared Hosting: you share a server with hundreds of other websites-your speeds will be much slower
• VPS Hosting: you share a server but you have a dedicated portion of the server's resources
• Cloud Hosting: your site runs across a network of servers, and you get scalability, but you're still sharing resources.

Bare Metal Hosting takes it a step further and puts the physical server at your disposal with full access. Nothing's shared: every chunk of processing power, memory, and storage is all yours to command.

Here's a quick video from Liquid Web explaining all three…

How does Bare Metal Hosting Work?

What you are actually doing when you choose Bare Metal Hosting is renting a whole physical server. What makes this kind of hosting different, however is the dedicated nature of the hardware. Here is how it works in a nutshell:

• Configuration of the Physical Server: At Liquid Web, you'll get a high-performance physical server, exclusively for your needs. 
• Customization: You can fully customize your server according to your needs-you can choose your operating system, whether you like Linux, Windows, etc. and install your software packages of choice, define security settings, etc.
• No Virtualization Layer: A characteristic lacking in a VPS or Cloud Hosting setup, you won't find a layer of virtualization here that divides your resources. What this does ensure is that you see every bit of the server's power directly channeled to your site or application.
• Full Control: Since you can control the server absolutely, you have full administrative access (root access) or else, server settings can be changed at any given time without constraint.

Who Needs Bare Metal Hosting?

Not every website or business needs the power of Bare Metal Hosting, but if your site has heavy traffic or requires high-performance computing, this is the ideal choice.

Ideal Use Cases of Liquid Web Bare Metal Hosting:

• High Traffic Websites : Websites with thousands of daily visitors. These websites are usually large e-commerce stores that require highly reliable and very fast server performance. Bare Metal Hosting ensures there is no slowdown.
• Gaming Servers: For a gaming server, dedicated processing power is very helpful on Bare Metal Hosting.
• SaaS Companies: If your business is base upon real-time data processing or heavy database operations, then this would be ideal for your business on Bare Metal Hosting since it can scale and perform at a high level.
• Data-Intensive Applications: All businesses which have big data, AI, or machine learning benefit immensely from the bare metal resources.

To cut it short, if you are running resource-hungry applications or you cannot afford any kind of downtime, then Bare Metal Hosting is exactly what you need.

Advantages of Liquid Web Bare Metal Hosting

Now that you understand who should be using Bare Metal Hosting, let's dive in on why
Liquid Web stands at the top for this kind of hosting.

1. Superior Performance

Since you are not allocating shared resources, your website or application will be able to run at maximum capacity. Everything comes through the server in the form of processing capability, so performance is amazingly fast.

2. Complete control and customizability

Liquid Web Bare Metal Hosting lets you customize the server to your precise needs. Either you have specific security configurations that you want in place or specific software. The server is all yours and will do whatever it takes.

3. Maximum Security

Since you are the only one on the server, you have no vulnerability problems with other users, and you can set up your own firewall, install security software, and lock everything down.

4. Scalability

Liquid Web has scalable options, meaning that as your business grows, so can your hosting solution. Need more storage, RAM, or CPU? Easy enough to upgrade without having to migrate your data.

5. 24/7/365 Support

Liquid Web provides 24/7 customer support. If you want to just configure the server or even resolve some issue, their team is there at your beck and call.

Bare Metal Hosting Compared to Other Types

You could be thinking how bare metal hosting compares to other popular hosting types like VPS or Cloud hosting. I've recently published an detailed comparison between all three which you can read here.

Let me break that down for you here in a simpler way…

Feature	Bare Metal Hosting	VPS Hosting	Cloud Hosting
Resources	Dedicated resources (CPU, RAM, etc.)	Shared but isolated resources	Shared resources across servers
Performance	Maximum performance, no resource sharing	Good but may experience slowdowns	Varies depending on demand
Customization	Full control (root access)	Limited control	Moderate control
Scalability	Scale up by upgrading hardware	Scale up by increasing VPS size	Automatically scalable
Security	Highest security, no other users on server	Good, but shared environment	Good, but shared environment
Pricing	Higher cost, premium service	More affordable	Mid-range pricing

Pricing and Features of Liquid Web Bare Metal Hosting

When choosing Liquid Web’s Bare Metal Hosting, you have flexible options with competitive pricing.

Below is a breakdown of the plans for both Bare Metal Servers and Bare Metal Cloud.

Liquid Web's Bare Metal Servers Pricing

CPU	Cores	Storage	Memory	Bandwidth	Price (per month)	Special Offer
Intel E-2356G	6	2 x 960 GB SSD	32 GB	10 TB	$75/mo	50% off 3 months
Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y	16	2 x 960 GB NVMe	64 GB	10 TB	$275/mo	Newly arrived
Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y Dual	32	2 x 960 GB NVMe	128 GB	10 TB	$475/mo	Newly arrived

• All plans include 500GB Acronis Cyber Backup. Explore all pricing plans here.

Liquid Web's Bare Metal Cloud Pricing

CPU	Cores	Storage	Memory	Bandwidth	Price (per month)	Special Offer
Intel E-2356G	6	RAID 1 2 x 960 GB SSD	32 GB	10 TB	$77.50/mo	50% off 3 months
Intel E-2356G	6	RAID 1 2 x 960 GB SSD	64 GB	10 TB	$95/mo	50% off 3 months
Intel i3-1230 v6	4	RAID 1 2 x 480 GB SSD	16 GB	10 TB	$99/mo	Limited stock
Intel Xeon 6226R	16	RAID 1 1.15 TB SSD	48 GB	10 TB	$187.50/mo	50% off 3 months
Intel Xeon 6226R Dual	32	RAID 1 3 TB SSD	128 GB	10 TB	$237.50/mo	50% off 3 months
Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y	16	RAID 1 2 x 960 GB SSD	64 GB	10 TB	$375/mo	Coming soon
Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y Dual	32	RAID 1 2 x 960 GB SSD	128 GB	10 TB	$475/mo	Coming soon

Key Features:

• Intel Xeon processors for high-speed performance.
• Up to 1TB SSD storage for lightning-fast data retrieval.
• 16GB to 64GB RAM depending on your chosen plan.
• 1TB of bandwidth, ensuring you can handle high traffic.

How to Get Started with Liquid Web Bare Metal Hosting?

Getting started with Liquid Web Bare Metal Hosting is easy!

Here’s a step-by-step guide:

1. Visit Liquid Web’s Bare Metal Hosting Page: Head over to their official site
   using this special link to explore their pricing and plan options.

2. Choose Your Plan: Based on your needs (CPU, RAM, storage), select the plan that fits your website or business.
3. Configure Your Server: After selecting your plan, you can customize the server to your exact specifications, including your operating system and security settings at the checkout.

4. Launch and Enjoy: Once configured, complete the payment & your server will be live, and you can start using its dedicated resources immediately.

Wrapping Up

If you need a hosting solution that offers dedicated resources, full control, and top-notch security, Liquid Web’s Bare Metal Hosting is a fantastic choice.

Whether you’re running an e-commerce site, a gaming server, or a SaaS application, the performance and customization options are second to none.

Liquid Web’s Bare Metal Hosting provides all the power you need, backed by 24/7 support and scalable options to grow with your business.

Take the plunge and experience the unmatched power of Bare Metal Hosting today.

You’ll quickly see why it’s the go-to solution for websites that can’t afford to compromise on performance.