Game server hosting on IBM Cloud
We listened and lowered our bare metal prices. Get the same power and flexibility, with up to 20 TB of bandwidth.
Overview
How game server hosting on IBM Cloud works
Host your gaming on IBM Cloud® Bare Metal Servers that quickly scale based on user demand. Select a preconfigured gaming server from our recommended lineup, or custom configure a server to your exact requirements, choosing the RAM, GPU power, SSD and more. With almost 11 million configurations available, you can fine-tune your game hosting platform.
Benefits
Game server hosting on IBM Cloud is:
Cost effective
- No-cost, unlimited back-end bandwidth
- No-cost, unlimited inbound data transfer
- No-cost, 24x7 support
Flexible
- Flexible BW packages
- Preconfigured options
- Transparent pricing
- On-demand provisioning
- GPU options
Get a USD 200 credit when you sign up
Create an IBM Cloud account and get USD 200 toward your game hosting server.
Capabilities
Key use cases for game server hosting on IBM Cloud
Global player coverage
Dedicated hardware and a global network can balance activity across your platform, boost connectivity and eliminate latency.
Environment control
Control your gaming setup. Tailor rules. Isolate players. Get high ping. Enjoy full admin, root access and remote options.
Unlimited scaling
Quickly scale up or out in real time by adding more memory, processing power, gaming servers and more in 30 minutes or less.
IBM Cloud for game developers
IBM Cloud offers game developers the most secure and scalable public cloud for their workloads, along with IBM Watson® and IBM Blockchain, to support fun game design and new monetization models.
Client stories
See how clients are using IBM Cloud for game server hosting
Skyegrid uses IBM Cloud and IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers to deliver top-tier video games to budget gamers on the cloud.
Exit Games runs its Photon game development cloud on IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers to support 250 million gamers per month.
Example server configurations
Choose the best server for you
Game server hosting pro
USD 241 per month
Configuration:
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6
4 Cores, 3.80 GHz
16 GB RAM
1 x 1 TB HDD
CentOS
20 TB bandwidth*
Game server hosting elite
USD 494 per month
Configuration:
Intel Xeon 5120
28 Cores, 2.20 GHz
32 GB RAM
1 x 1 TB HDD
CentOS
20 TB bandwidth*
Game server hosting premium
USD 1,649 per month
Configuration:
AMD EPYC 7F72
48 Cores, 3.20 GHz
512 GB RAM
1 x 960 GB SSD SED
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 7.x
20 TB bandwidth*
Resources
Start today
Create an IBM Cloud account and get USD 200 toward your game hosting server.
Footnotes
*20 TB bandwidth included in US, Canada and EU data centers; 5 TB bandwidth included in all other data centers. New prices and offers may not be combined with any other current or future discounts.