VPS Recommendations / Server Selection
This is a VPS selection guide for Chinese users: first determine domestic or overseas based on usage, then make trade-offs among stability, price, data center location, refund policy, and subsequent website building difficulty. The page includes recommendation lists, discount plans, pitfall avoidance tips, and next-step website building tutorials.
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Don„t just ask “which VPS is the best„; instead, first ask “where are my website users, is the project important, and is the budget stable.„
The following recommendations are not sorted solely by commission or parameters, but are comprehensively evaluated based on real website building scenarios, stability, price, and subsequent maintenance difficulty.
First choice for foreign trade independent websites and overseas WordPress website building
This is the VPS provider that Naiba has used the longest. It is suitable for serious business sites, foreign trade independent websites, and long-running WordPress sites. Its price is not particularly advantageous, but it is stable, not prone to obvious overselling, and its performance is reliable.
Cost-effective choice for limited budgets, test sites, and learning practice
Naiba has also bought several RackNerd servers, some sitting idle, some running WordPress sites. Combined withWP PanelAfter blocking malicious access, it is fine for hosting one or two corporate websites with little traffic; if the site already has stable traffic, it is recommended to buy machines with better performance and stability.
For websites targeting domestic users, enterprise sites, and projects requiring ICP filing
If the website mainly serves domestic users, do not hesitate to choose Alibaba Cloud or Tencent Cloud based on which offers better discounts. There is no need to gamble on small vendors' machines. Domestic websites require ICP filing, and changing providers later often involves migration and filing transfer, which affects normal business and is not cost-effective.
For those who value performance, stability, and security more, but don't want to tinker with the server themselves
Promo code naibabiji: 70% off for the first 3 months. Cloudways can be roughly understood as a „middleman“: it handles the performance, security, and daily maintenance of the underlying cloud server for you, making it more reliable and stable than what most users would get by casually configuring a VPS themselves. It is more suitable for beginners or business users who have formal business needs, a relatively sufficient budget, and want to worry less about the underlying server. It is not the cheapest VPS, but rather a managed cloud server management solution with a hosting experience.
Line-type VPS with sufficient budget and emphasis on direct connection speed to China
BandwagonHost has a big reputation in China, mainly due to its optimized routes for domestic access. The price is indeed higher, but it also includes automatic server backups, which is a cost that cannot be ignored when building a website; backups are very important for formal sites. Naiba's own BandwagonHost server has truly benefited from backups.
| Provider | Price Range | Suitable Scenarios | Data Center | Common Payment Methods | Beginner Friendliness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vultr | 中 | Foreign Trade Independent Website, Long-term WordPress Projects | Global Multiple Regions | Credit Card, PayPal, etc., subject to current checkout page | 中 |
| RackNerd | 低 | Practice, Test Sites, Small Tools, Non-critical Projects | Primarily US Data Centers | Alipay, Credit Card, PayPal, etc., subject to current checkout page | 中 |
| Alibaba Cloud / Tencent Cloud | Medium-High | Domestic Business Sites, ICP-filed Websites, Chinese Enterprise Sites | Domestic and Some Overseas Regions | Alipay, WeChat Pay, Bank Card, etc., subject to current checkout page | 高 |
| Cloudways | 高 | Formal Projects, Hassle-free Hosting, Foreign Trade Independent Website | Based on Underlying Cloud Providers, Multiple Regions Available | Major Credit and Debit Cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express) and PayPal | 高 |
| BandwagonHost | 高 | Specific Projects Valuing Domestic Access Routes | Los Angeles and Other Route-optimized Data Centers | Alipay, Credit Card, etc., subject to current checkout page | 中 |
If you are unsure which type of VPS to choose, you can first filter by budget, use case, special requirements, and region, and let the system provide recommendations that better meet your needs.
Cloudways is more suitable for formal projects, foreign trade independent websites, and users who require high stability but do not want to maintain the underlying server themselves.
Promo code naibabiji: 70% off for the first 3 months. Register via the dedicated registration link on this page, no identity verification required.
If you already know what type of website you want to build, you can directly judge based on the scenarios below.
For European and American customers, prioritize US or European data centers; for Asia-Pacific customers, consider nodes in Singapore, Japan, etc. Foreign trade websites should not sacrifice target customer experience for domestic access speed.
If users are mainly in China, access speed, ICP filing, WeChat ecosystem, and Chinese after-sales support are more critical. Domestic servers may be more expensive, but long-term operation is more hassle-free.
For learning Linux, control panels, WordPress deployment, and small tool scripts, a low-cost VPS is sufficient. Migrate to a more stable provider before launching a real business.
Promotions change quickly. This section lists common plans for price reference. Please refer to the merchant's official website for final prices, data centers, and refund policies before purchasing.
RackNerd is suitable for beginners on a budget, test sites, small tools, and non-critical projects. Here are 3 common KVM VPS plans. When purchasing, focus on memory, storage, bandwidth, data center location, and renewal price.
| CPU | Memory | Hard Disk | Traffic | Price | Purchase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 vCPU | 1GB | 20GB SSD | 3TB / 1Gbps | $21.99/year | Buy 1GB Plan |
| 2 vCPU | 2GB | 35GB SSD | 5TB / 1Gbps | $35.99/year (Popular Plan) | Buy 2GB Plan |
| 3 vCPU | 4GB | 60GB SSD | 7TB / 1Gbps | $59.99/year | Buy 4GB Plan |
HostCram LLC was founded in 2016. They have launched Ryzen 7000 custom plans for Black Friday, with processors featuring Ryzen 7700 cores @ 5.30GHz. The configuration offers good value for money. Naiba purchased a 2-year machine for $50. Their order system is not user-friendly, so you can place orders via VPN (VPN orders are officially allowed).
Under the Black Friday 2025 Special Offers product category, limited quantity, first come first served. On the order page, enter any URL as the Hostname. The test information for the machine purchased by Naiba can be found atMUGDZ Test Record. Later, he also purchased an 8GB machine, test information available atPvq9v Test Record。
HostDare offers VPS with Los Angeles CN2 GIA optimized line and AMD optimized line. Promo codes include BF2025, BF2025SALE, applicable to some promotional packages.
| Model | CPU | Memory | Hard Disk | Bandwidth | Price | Purchase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSD0 | 1 vCPU AMD EPYC | 1.5GB | 10GB NVMe SSD | 1000GB/month @ 200Mbps | $9.80/year | Buy Now |
| ASSD1 | 1 vCPU AMD EPYC | 2GB | 25GB NVMe SSD | 2000GB/month @ 500Mbps | $14.70/year | Buy Now |
| ASSD2 | 2 vCPU AMD EPYC | 4GB | 50GB NVMe SSD | 4000GB/month @ 500Mbps | $26.25/year | Buy Now |
| CSSD1 | 1 vCPU | 2GB | 25GB NVMe SSD | 1200GB/month @ 100Mbps | $33.59/year | Buy Now |
Fourplex Telecom LLC is a US telecom network company, offering Ryzen 9000 Core series VPS and storage VPS in New York. Test IP: 38.135.24.1, with a 30-day refund policy.
CloudCone is also a common low-cost VPS provider, suitable for testing and backup projects. Before purchasing, it is recommended to confirm the datacenter, renewal price, refund policy, and recent user feedback.
| CPU | Memory | Hard Disk | Traffic | Price | Purchase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 cores | 1GB | 24GB | 3.5TB / 1Gbps | $13.59/year | View promotions |
| 3 Cores | 2GB | 38GB | 4.5TB / 1Gbps | $19.60/year | View promotions |
The server is just the first step. What beginners often get stuck on is the WordPress environment, Nginx/PHP/MariaDB, caching, security, and backups.
Baota Panel is one of the most familiar server panels for Chinese users, with many tutorials and easy to get started, suitable for first-time VPS users setting up WordPress. Can be used withWordPress Installation TutorialUnderstand the general process.
WP Panel is designed for WordPress/PHP website operations, serving as a lightweight alternative to Baota Panel and 1Panel. It uses Go single binary, emphasizing lightweight, caching, security, and WordPress-specific features.
If you already use Baota to manage WordPress and want to try the lighter WP Panel, it is recommended to first understand the migration approach, then test on a new machine, and do not directly test on important production servers.
Beginners do not need to study all parameters when choosing a VPS. First clarify the purpose, user region, budget, and data security.
| Checklist | Recommendation | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Configuration | WordPress starting options: 1 core 2G or 2 cores 2G | Most blogs, corporate showcase sites, and basic foreign trade independent websites do not need high configurations from the start. |
| Hard Disk | Prioritize SSD / NVMe, 20GB minimum | WordPress, themes, plugins, and images take up space, and disk speed also affects the backend experience. |
| Data Center | For foreign trade sites, choose servers near target customers; for domestic sites, choose domestic servers | Website access experience primarily depends on the network distance and line quality between users and the server. |
| Domain | Prepare a domain name and understand DNS resolution before buying a VPS | The server is just where the website is hosted. For formal access, you also needDomain registration and resolution。 |
| Price | Don't just look at the first-year low price; also check renewal fees and refund policies | Some low-price promotions require advance confirmation of renewal prices, refund conditions, and resource stability. |
| Security | Important projects must have backups | Cheap VPS, misoperations, plugin issues, or provider failures can all lead to data loss. |
If your target users are in China, a high-quality line is valuable; for foreign trade websites, a data center near the target market is usually more important than a direct connection line in China.
Alipay, PayPal, and credit cards are common. Confirm auto-renewal, refund policies, and billing cycles before purchase to avoid forgetting to cancel later.
Now you can use visual panels like WP Panel, 1Panel, or Baota Panel to manage the server. What really matters is understanding backup, security updates, and permission management.
If you don't want to deal with Linux, panels, PHP, databases, and security updates, you can first checkWordPress Hosting Recommendations, then decide if you really need to buy a VPS.
If you are preparing to build a business website, foreign trade independent website, or long-term project, and don't want to spend time on server selection, environment configuration, WordPress installation, and basic security, you can learn about the Website Building Coaching Service.
These questions mainly come from beginners selecting servers and early-stage WordPress site building.
The recommendations on this page are all from providers that Naiba has personally purchased or holds, based on actual website building scenarios and long-term usability, not just price or promotion commissions. We refuse cloud evaluations. However, no server is a set-it-and-forget-it solution; important projects must have backups and security maintenance.
If your main users are overseas, prioritize overseas data centers near the target market. Domestic large vendors' overseas nodes are not necessarily bad, but bandwidth, pricing, and product positioning may not be as suitable for foreign trade sites as dedicated overseas VPS.
You can use visual panels like WP Panel or Baota Panel to deploy WordPress, without needing to write commands manually. For a more complete process, continue readingWordPress Installation Tutorial。
If you are willing to learn some server management, VPS offers more freedom and cost-effectiveness; if you don't want to manage the server at all, considermanaged WordPress hosting. Neither is absolutely better; it depends on your maintenance ability and project value.
It can host non-critical projects, but it is not recommended for carrying the only important business. Low-cost VPS is more suitable for learning, testing, temporary sites, and tool-type projects. Formal websites should at least have backups, monitoring, and migration plans.
When buying a VPS for the first time, first determine the website's user region, budget, system type, memory and hard disk, and payment method. When purchasing, focus on the server location, renewal price, refund policy, whether snapshots and backups are supported, and whether you can use a payment method you are familiar with. After buying, you also need to prepareDomain Name Resolution, server panel, and WordPress installation process.
For cheap VPS, you can check promotional offers from RackNerd, HostDare, CloudCone, etc., or look at the discount packages on this page. Low-cost VPS can be bought, but they are more suitable for learning, test sites, small tools, and backup projects; for formal business sites, don't just look at the price. At least confirm backups, renewal, refund, and provider stability.
In the Chinese context, VPS and cloud server are often used interchangeably. Strictly speaking, cloud servers usually emphasize elastic resources, snapshots, private networks, security groups, and cloud vendor ecosystems; traditional VPS is more like a fixed-configuration virtual server. For beginners doing domestic business, you can prioritize cloud servers like Alibaba Cloud and Tencent Cloud; for overseas WordPress or foreign trade sites, you can consider overseas solutions like Vultr, Cloudways, RackNerd, etc.
For a typical B2B foreign trade independent website, you can start with 1 core 2GB or 2 cores 2GB, and upgrade when there are many images, high traffic, or heavy plugins. More important than configuration is that the server is close to target customers, enable caching, compress images, do backups, and plan theForeign Trade Independent Websitepage structure and inquiry path.
For building a WordPress website, Linux VPS is usually recommended, such as Debian, Ubuntu, AlmaLinux, etc. Windows VPS is more suitable for scenarios that must run Windows software, remote desktop, or specific .NET environments, and is not the default choice for ordinary WordPress beginners.
Some links on this page are affiliate links. When you purchase services through these links, I may earn a commission, but it does not increase your purchase cost. The recommendation order is still based on website building scenarios, stability, price, and maintenance difficulty as the main criteria.
Hello Naiba, I purchased a Hong Kong server on Tencent Cloud. Does it require ICP filing?
Not required.
AlphaVPS seems promising based on its introduction, but I can't download any of AlphaVPS's test files. It shows 'This page cannot be accessed', for example: https://lgla.alphavps.com/1000MB.test. Is it an issue with my China Unicom network? Looking forward to your reply, thank you!
Testing its speed from within China is not very meaningful. These VPS services are generally not fast for domestic access in China. The main point is that their machine performance is decent. You should test the performance after purchasing the machine.
Hello Naiba, when purchasing the domain, I used an account registered back in June. Now, when buying a Tencent Cloud VPS, there's no discount. Moreover, it was previously a corporate account, so there's neither a new user discount nor a personal exclusive discount. Today, I registered a personal Tencent Cloud account. I'd like to ask: can I use the VPS purchased with my personal account for the domain I purchased with my other account before?
If it's a domestic server, it might involve domain ICP filing issues, and it may not be usable. You can ask customer service.
Thank you, Naiba.
Well written. When I have time, I'll register accounts with these service providers, get the referral links, and then copy them.
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