Our own datacenter in Bucharest • AS57050 • DSIX
Server Colocation in Bucharest
Rack your own hardware in the DreamServer datacenter in Bucharest, Romania and run it on a carrier-grade network. Dual A+B power backed by UPS and a diesel generator, N+1 cooling, and two 1 Gbps ports to your server (active-active), all on our own AS57050 with optional BGP and free peering at DSIX.
From a single 1U to a full rack. Your metal, our power, cooling, bandwidth and 24/7 on-site engineers.
A+BPower included
UPS + GenBacked up
N+1Cooling
2×1 GbpsYour server ports
24/7On-site NOC
Inside the DreamServer Datacenter
We own and operate the facility in Bucharest, so the power, cooling, network and hands-on staff are all ours, no reseller in the middle.
Diesel Generator + UPS
Online UPS systems bridge every blip, and an on-site diesel generator carries the load through extended utility outages. Your servers simply never notice.
N+1 Precision Cooling
Redundant precision cooling with hot/cold separation holds a steady temperature and humidity, with environmental monitoring across the room.
Security & Access Control
24/7 on-site staff, CCTV and controlled access. Only authorized people reach the racks, and every entry is logged.
Carrier-Grade Network
Multi-carrier fiber into AS57050, native IPv6, MANRS participation, and free peering at the DSIX internet exchange we operate.
Remote Hands, 24/7
Our engineers are on-site around the clock for reboots, cabling, media swaps and troubleshooting, so you don't have to drive to the datacenter.
DDoS Protection
sFlow-monitored RTBH filtering on our BGP edge blackholes volumetric floods upstream, before they reach your rack. BGP customers can trigger blackhole communities themselves.
Colocation Plans, 1U to Full Rack
Every plan runs on dual A+B power, your own active-active server ports and the AS57050 network. Electricity (both power feeds) is included in the price, no separate metered-power bill. Prices exclude VAT, monthly billing, annual commitment discounted.
1U
Single rack unit
€200/mo
- Dual A+B power, 2 × 750 W included
- 2 × 1 Gbps ports (active-active)
- 20 TB/mo traffic
- 1 × IPv4 + IPv6
- Remote hands
2U
Two rack units
€360/mo
- Dual A+B power, 2 × 1000 W included
- 2 × 1 Gbps ports (active-active)
- 40 TB/mo traffic
- 2 × IPv4 + IPv6
- Remote hands
4U
Four rack units
€650/mo
- Dual A+B power, 2 × 1500 W included
- 2 × 1 Gbps ports (active-active)
- 80 TB/mo traffic
- 4 × IPv4 + IPv6
- Priority remote hands
Quarter Rack
~10U
€1200/mo
- Dedicated A+B circuit, up to 3 kW included
- Up to 10 Gbps port option
- Custom traffic commit
- IPv4 block + IPv6
- BGP + DSIX peering
Half Rack
~21U, private space
€2200/mo
- Dedicated dual circuits + PDUs, up to 6 kW included
- 10 Gbps port option
- Custom traffic commit
- IPv4 block + IPv6
- Cross-connects on request
Full Rack
42U, private cage option
€3800/mo
- Custom amperage, dual feeds, up to ~10 kW included
- Multiple 10 Gbps ports
- Custom / unmetered traffic
- Own IPv4 + IPv6 space via BGP
- Cage, cross-connects, remote hands
Need something in between, or higher power/bandwidth? Ask for a tailored quote.
What Every Colocation Plan Includes
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Location | DreamServer's own datacenter, Bucharest, Romania (EU) |
| Power | Dual A+B feeds, electricity included in the price (2 × 750 W on 1U, scaling per plan), online UPS + diesel generator backup |
| Cooling | N+1 precision cooling, hot/cold separation, monitored |
| Security | CCTV, access control, 24/7 on-site staff |
| Your server ports | 2 × 1 Gbps to your server, active-active (LACP up to 2 Gbps, or primary/backup); 10 Gbps ports on larger units |
| Our backbone | Multi-carrier fiber into AS57050 (far larger than your port), native IPv6, MANRS |
| Included traffic | From 20 TB/mo on 1U, scaling per unit; higher commits & unmetered on request |
| IP addressing | IPv4 + IPv6 with reverse DNS; IPv4 blocks on larger plans |
| Routing & peering | Full transit on AS57050; optional eBGP, multihoming, own-prefix; free DSIX peering |
| DDoS protection | sFlow-monitored RTBH blackholing at the upstream edge |
| Remote hands | Reboots, cabling, media swaps, troubleshooting by on-site staff |
| Support | 24/7 NOC, ticket + phone; GDPR-aligned, EU jurisdiction |
Server Colocation, Explained
The short version: you own the server, we own everything around it, power, cooling, bandwidth and security in our Bucharest datacenter.
Your hardwareYou own & control it
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Our datacenterPower, cooling, network
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ColocationYours, professionally hosted
Server colocation (often shortened to "colo") means you own the physical server and we provide the home for it: rack space, redundant power, cooling, bandwidth and physical security inside our datacenter in Bucharest, Romania. Instead of running a noisy, power-hungry machine in an office closet, or renting hardware you will never own, you ship us your server and it lives in a professional facility on a carrier-grade network under our own autonomous system, AS57050.
You keep full ownership and complete root-level control of the machine. We keep the power clean, the temperature steady and the network fast and protected. It is the middle ground between buying dedicated hosting (where the provider owns the metal) and building your own server room (where you pay for power, cooling, connectivity and redundancy yourself): you get datacenter-grade infrastructure without the capital cost of building one.
How DreamServer Colocation Works
Our engineers handle every physical step for you.
1
Choose a size
From a single 1U to a full rack. Tell us your power and bandwidth needs, or we size it with you.
2
Ship your hardware
Any standard 19-inch rack server. Drop it off in Bucharest or send it by courier.
3
We rack & power it
Dual A+B power (included), your active-active 1 Gbps ports, IPv4 + IPv6 with reverse DNS.
4
Manage remotely
Full root plus your own IPMI / iLO / iDRAC. Physical help? 24/7 remote hands, one ticket away.
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Scale anytime
Add units, power, bandwidth, IPs, eBGP sessions or free DSIX peering as you grow.
Colocation vs Dedicated vs Cloud
Colocation wins when you already own (or want to own) the hardware and plan to run it long-term.
| Colocation | Dedicated | Cloud / VPS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who owns the hardware | You | Provider | Provider |
| Upfront cost | Your hardware | None | None |
| Cost at steady scale | Lowest | Medium | Highest |
| Hardware control | Full, any spec | Full, fixed spec | Limited (virtual) |
| Custom / special hardware | Yes | No | No |
| Best for | Own hardware, long-term, compliance | Bare metal, no capex | Elastic, short-term |
What Can You Host in Colocation?
Anything that runs on a server you own, from web and databases to virtualization, storage, game servers and your own BGP router. It fits workloads a shared VPS cannot, and beats cloud on cost once usage is steady.
Web & application servers
High-traffic sites, APIs, reverse proxies and containers on hardware that is entirely yours.
Databases
MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB or Redis on fast local NVMe, with no noisy-neighbour I/O contention.
Virtualization & private cloud
Proxmox, VMware or KVM hosting dozens of VMs and containers on a single box you own.
Backup & storage
NAS, object storage and off-site backup targets with lots of cheap capacity under your control.
Game servers
Low-latency CS, Minecraft, Rust or FiveM servers close to Romanian players, DDoS-protected.
GPU & compute
Rendering, AI/ML inference and batch compute on GPUs that are expensive to rent by the hour.
Network appliances
Your own routers, firewalls and load balancers, including a BGP router announcing your own IP space.
Voice / PBX
Asterisk, FreePBX and SIP infrastructure that needs stable, low-latency connectivity.
CDN & edge nodes
Caching and delivery nodes peered locally at DSIX for fast Romanian and regional reach.
Who Is Colocation For?
The moment you own hardware, or want to, and need it somewhere better than an office closet or a home rack.
Businesses with their own servers
Move them into a real datacenter with redundant power, cooling and a serious network, instead of a back-room cabinet.
ISPs, LIRs & network operators
Rack space plus BGP, your own IP space and free peering at an internet exchange, we run DSIX and are a RIPE LIR on AS57050.
Agencies, resellers & SaaS
Steady, growing load where the cloud bill has quietly become the biggest line item.
Data-residency needs
Keep systems in Romania or the EU for GDPR, latency or contractual reasons.
Developers & enthusiasts
Powerful hardware online 24/7 on a proper connection, without the electricity bill and noise at home.
Gaming communities & server owners
Run a network of low-ping, DDoS-protected game servers on hardware you own, right next to your players.
Not ready to ship hardware? See our dedicated servers or VPS, where we own and manage the metal for you.
Rack your server where the network is ours
Ship us your hardware and go live on a redundant, DDoS-protected, IPv6-native network in Bucharest, from a single 1U to a full rack. Optional BGP, free DSIX peering, and engineers who actually run the fabric.
Colocation FAQ
What colocation sizes do you offer?
Everything from a single 1U to a full 42U rack: 1U, 2U, 4U, quarter rack (~10U), half rack (~21U) and full rack (42U). Each step adds space, power (amperage) and bandwidth. Larger deployments get dedicated circuits, private cages and cross-connects.
What does dual (A+B) power mean and how is it backed up?
Two independent power feeds (A and B) from separate paths. With a dual-PSU server, one PSU per feed keeps you online through a PDU, UPS or upstream failure on either side. The whole facility is backed by online UPS and a diesel generator, so utility outages are ridden through automatically.
How is cooling and the physical environment managed?
N+1 precision cooling holds a stable temperature and humidity with hot/cold separation. The facility has 24/7 on-site staff, CCTV, access control and environmental monitoring.
What is included in the 1U plan?
One rack unit, dual A+B power, two 1 Gbps ports to your server (active-active), 20 TB/month, one IPv4 + an IPv6 allocation with reverse DNS, and remote hands for basic tasks. Optional: BGP on AS57050, DSIX peering, extra IPs and bandwidth.
Can I run BGP and announce my own IP space?
Yes. We are a RIPE NCC LIR on AS57050 with our own address space and DSIX. We set up eBGP so you announce your own prefixes and ASN, multihome and peer at DSIX. See our BGP and LIR services for transit, IPv6 leasing and ASN registration.
How much traffic is included?
The 1U plan includes 20 TB/month; larger units include more, and we offer higher commits, 95th-percentile billing or unmetered ports on request. Traffic over DSIX peering avoids most upstream transit cost.
Do you provide remote hands?
Yes. On-site staff handle reboots, cable checks, media swaps and basic troubleshooting. Simple tasks are included; longer scheduled work is billed per the remote-hands rate. Reach the 24/7 NOC by ticket or phone.
Can I bring my own hardware and is DDoS mitigation included?
Yes to both. Ship or hand-deliver standard 19-inch rack-mountable servers and we rack, cable and power them. Every colocated server sits behind AS57050 with sFlow-monitored RTBH filtering that blackholes volumetric floods at the upstream edge.
Where is the datacenter and what jurisdiction applies?
Our own facility in Bucharest, Romania, inside the EU. GDPR-aligned billing and support, sub-10 ms latency to most Romanian ISPs, and direct access to the DSIX internet exchange.
What are the contract terms and setup time?
Monthly billing, VAT excluded, no long minimum term; annual commitments are discounted. Racking and provisioning typically complete within one business day of hardware arrival.
