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Seoul VPS Hosting — NVMe Cloud Servers in South Korea

Deploy a Seoul VPS hosting in seconds. Dedicated KVM cores, enterprise NVMe SSDs, free DDoS protection, and 99.99% uptime — running from our KINX Gasan facility in Gasan-dong, Seoul.

Seoul VPS Plans

Three plans, one purr-fect fit.

Every Seoul VPS plan includes free DDoS protection, full root access, IPv6 networking, and 24/7 human support.

🐾 Starter
Linux side projects
$3.99/mo
  • 1 vCPU dedicated
  • 1 GB DDR4 RAM
  • 25 GB NVMe SSD
  • 1 TB Bandwidth
  • 1 Gbps Network
  • Linux only
Order Seoul Starter
🐅 Premium
Linux & Windows
$15.99/mo
  • 2 vCPU dedicated
  • 4 GB DDR4 RAM
  • 120 GB NVMe SSD
  • 5 TB Bandwidth
  • 1 Gbps Network
  • Linux + Windows
Order Seoul Premium
01 — Location matters

Why deploy in Seoul?

Choosing the right region is the single biggest performance decision you make. A Seoul VPS hosting deployment puts your application directly inside the Korean network — within milliseconds of Busan, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai.

1-3 ms
Local Latency
99.99%
Uptime SLA
10 Gbps
Free DDoS
<30s
Deploy Time

OliveVPS operates a full-stack Seoul VPS platform from KINX Gasan, a Tier III certified facility in Gasan-dong, Seoul. Our Seoul cloud servers run on the same modern hardware, the same KVM hypervisor, and the same control panel as every other OliveVPS region — but with one critical difference: your packets never leave South Korea unless they need to.

The South Korea latency advantage

For local users in Seoul and the surrounding region, our region delivers sub-5ms application response times. A 100ms penalty on a distant data center costs ~7% in conversion rate. Local hosting recovers all of it.

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02 — The data center

Inside our Seoul facility

Hardware quality is non-negotiable. Every node ships from KINX Gasan in Gasan-dong, Seoul.

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Tier III certified

Concurrently maintainable infrastructure, 99.982% expected availability, zero single points of failure. Generators tested weekly under full load. UPS carries the facility for 15+ minutes while diesel spins up.

02

Modern compute

AMD EPYC Milan and Intel Xeon Scalable processors. DDR4 ECC memory. AES-NI for fast TLS. IOMMU for clean device isolation. Full nested virtualization for Docker, Kubernetes, and KVM.

03

Enterprise NVMe

U.2 NVMe SSDs with 3.5 GB/s sequential read, 600,000+ random read IOPS. Boot times drop 4-6×. Database query latency drops 2-3×. Compile times drop by half versus SATA.

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24/7 staffed

Real engineers on-site around the clock. Spare drives, DIMMs, NICs, and PSUs stocked at every facility for rapid hot-swap. 200+ environmental sensors monitored continuously.

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03 — Network

Seoul connectivity

A VPS is only as useful as the network connecting it to your users. Our Seoul region is multi-homed across KINX, KT, LG U+, Cogent, NTT, with peering at KINX, the largest neutral internet exchange in Korea.

Latency benchmarks from Seoul

Local Seoul
1-3 ms
Round-trip time
London, UK
230 ms
European backbone
Tokyo, Japan
32 ms
Asia-Pacific link
Sydney, Australia
135 ms
Oceania route
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Verify before you commit

Ping icn.olivevps.com from your network, or run a traceroute to see the actual path. We publish 100 MB and 1 GB test files at the same hostname so you can benchmark download speed before ordering.

Every Seoul VPS instance receives a static IPv4 address plus a routed /64 IPv6 subnet — at no extra cost. Bandwidth allocation runs from 1 TB on Starter up to 5 TB on Premium, with overage at $0.005/GB — roughly 18× cheaper than the major cloud providers.

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04 — Use cases

Built for Korean workloads

Seoul is particularly strong for these industries — local ecosystem, regulatory clarity, and customer concentration.

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Gaming

Strong gaming ecosystem in Seoul — colocate near your customers.

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Entertainment

Strong entertainment ecosystem in Seoul — colocate near your customers.

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Telecom

Strong telecom ecosystem in Seoul — colocate near your customers.

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Fintech

Strong fintech ecosystem in Seoul — colocate near your customers.

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Local SEO

Search engines geolocate IPs — a Seoul IP signals geographic relevance to Google.

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Compliance

Data residency for South Korea regulations — keep customer data inside the country.

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05 — Operating systems

Pick your OS

Every Seoul VPS instance gives you a real KVM virtual machine — full kernel control, full block-device access, freedom to install anything that runs on x86_64.

Linux — every plan

Ubuntu / Debian / Alma / Rocky / FreeBSD

  • Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, 24.04 LTS
  • Debian 11, 12
  • AlmaLinux 8, 9 / Rocky Linux 8, 9
  • Fedora Server, Arch Linux
  • FreeBSD 13.x, 14.x
  • Custom ISO upload (Pro, Premium)
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Windows — Pro & Premium

Windows Server & Workstation

  • Windows Server 2019 (Std / Datacenter)
  • Windows Server 2022 (Std / Datacenter)
  • Windows 10 / 11 (BYOL or SPLA)
  • Pre-configured RDP on non-default port
  • VNC console fallback always available
  • Hyper-V license for nested virt
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Note: Starter is Linux-only

The $3.99 Starter plan supports Linux distributions only. To run Windows in Seoul, choose the Pro ($7.99) or Premium ($15.99) plan — both include the Windows licensing surcharge.

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06 — Performance

Real numbers, published weekly

We benchmark every region every Monday. Here's what to expect from Seoul on the Pro tier.

Geekbench 6 single
~2,250
Strong per-thread
Geekbench 6 multi
~4,400
Pro tier
NVMe read
3.5 GB/s
Sequential
Random IOPS
615K
4K read
Network
940 Mbps
iperf3 single
Postgres TPS
~8,000
Pro tier OLTP
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07 — Migration

Switch to Seoul in under an hour

Free migration assistance on Pro and Premium plans. Most customers move with zero downtime.

STEP 01

Pre-migration audit

We scan your current setup for incompatibilities, version mismatches, and required packages.

STEP 02

Live data sync

rsync over SSH or block-level snapshots depending on your stack. Downtime is typically zero.

STEP 03

DNS cutover

We coordinate the TTL drop and IP switch to minimize propagation pain.

STEP 04

Validation

We verify uptime, SSL, mail records, and cron jobs before you're billed.

We moved 14 production WordPress sites to OliveVPS Seoul over a single weekend. Zero downtime, zero lost data, and our Largest Contentful Paint dropped from 2.4s to 0.9s.

— typical migration outcome
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08 — Nearby regions

Often paired with Seoul

Many customers run multi-region for redundancy. These cities are commonly deployed alongside Seoul.

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Busan

Often paired with Seoul for regional coverage

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Tokyo

Often paired with Seoul for regional coverage

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Beijing

Often paired with Seoul for regional coverage

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Shanghai

Often paired with Seoul for regional coverage

View all 20 OliveVPS locations →

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09 — FAQ

Seoul VPS questions

How fast can I deploy a Seoul VPS?

Most Seoul VPS plans deploy in under 30 seconds. SSH credentials and IPv4/IPv6 addresses are issued immediately after payment confirmation. Windows VPS deployments take 2–5 minutes due to the larger image size.

What is the cheapest Seoul VPS plan?

Our Starter plan in Seoul starts at $3.99 per month and includes 1 vCPU dedicated, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB NVMe SSD, and 1 TB bandwidth on a 1 Gbps network. The Starter plan supports Linux only — for Windows, choose the Pro plan at $7.99/mo.

Can I choose Linux or Windows on a Seoul VPS?

Yes — on the Pro and Premium plans. Linux options include Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, FreeBSD. Windows options include Server 2019 and 2022 (Standard and Datacenter). The Starter plan is Linux-only.

Is the Seoul VPS hardware shared or dedicated?

CPU cores are dedicated. RAM is dedicated. NVMe storage is dedicated. The only shared resource is the underlying physical host, but our oversubscription ratio is conservative and we monitor steal time continuously to prevent noisy-neighbour issues.

Do you offer a free trial of Seoul VPS?

We don't offer a free trial, but every plan carries a 7-day money-back guarantee. Order a $3.99 Starter, test it for a week, and if you're not satisfied we refund 100% — no questions asked.

Can I upgrade my Seoul VPS later?

Yes. Upgrades from Starter to Pro to Premium happen with a single reboot, typically taking 60–90 seconds. Disk size, RAM, and CPU all scale up. Downgrades require a backup-and-restore.

Do you support cryptocurrency for Seoul VPS payment?

Yes. We accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, and Lightning Network — alongside major credit cards, PayPal, and bank transfer. Crypto payments are settled instantly through Coinbase Commerce.

Where exactly is the Seoul data center?

KINX Gasan, located at Gasan-dong, Seoul. The facility is Tier III certified, staffed 24/7, and carries multiple Tier-1 carriers including KINX, KT, LG U+, Cogent, NTT.

Launch your Seoul VPS in under 60 seconds.

Pick a plan, pay, and SSH in. 7-day money-back guarantee, no setup fees, no hidden surprises.

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