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netcup VPS 1000 ARM G12.5
VPS Lite and ARM tiers are excluded from vouchers per netcup policy. Order directly at the official net rate:
netcup VPS 1000 ARM G12.5 — Hardware Specs, 0% VAT Net Pricing & TCO Review
Technical specification sheet, 0% VAT (excl. tax) net pricing and TCO comparison for netcup VPS 1000 ARM G12.5. Per netcup policy, vouchers do not apply to the VPS Lite and ARM lines — order directly at the ultra-low net base rate below, or compare against voucher-eligible x86 plans.
4 ARM64 vCores 8 GB ECC 128 GB SSD 2.5 Gbit/s
€12.18 /mo (Regular monthly price · 0% VAT)
Regular monthly price: €12.18/mo · 0% VAT (excl. tax)
€14.02 /mo (Regular monthly price · 0% VAT)
Regular monthly price: €14.02/mo · 0% VAT (excl. tax)
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Voucher Value & Effective Monthly Price by Term (0% VAT Baseline)
| Contract term | List price / mo (0% VAT) | Voucher deduction (0% VAT) | First-term total after code (0% VAT) | Effective / mo (0% VAT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | €14.02 | – | €14.02 | €14.02 |
| 12 months | €12.18 | – | €146.16 | €12.18 |
All prices across this site default to 0% VAT (excl. tax) net pricing; use the tax selector above to preview 19% German VAT or your local EU VAT rate. Product-specific vouchers automatically place the discounted plan directly into your cart (no need to add any other product); only the €5 new-customer voucher (€4.20 net at 0% VAT) needs to be paired with a regular product.
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When to Choose This Plan (Pros & Trade-offs)
Strengths
- High-efficiency ARM64 (aarch64) vCores with 8 GB ECC RAM & 128 GB SSD for Docker, K3s and modern Linux workloads
- 2.5 Gbit/s network port with 2 TB/24h unthrottled flat-rate traffic and full IPv4 + /64 IPv6 stack
- Flexible 1-month or discounted 12-month contract in Nuremberg (DE) with €0.00 setup fee
- Full SCP management: snapshots, UEFI boot, rescue system, stateful firewall and REST API
Trade-offs to Know
- Excluded from netcup voucher codes — compare against x86 VPS 1000 G12.5 with a free-month voucher or Hetzner CAX21 (€6.49/mo net)
- ARM64 (aarch64) architecture only — legacy x86-only closed-source binaries require emulation
- Hosted exclusively in European data centers (Nuremberg/Vienna); no US or Singapore ARM nodes
Full Technical & Contractual Specifications
| Processor | ARM64 (Ampere Altra / aarch64 KVM) |
| CPU cores | 4 ARM64 vCores |
| RAM | 8 GB ECC |
| Storage | 128 GB SSD |
| Network port | 2.5 Gbit/s (IPv4 + /64 IPv6) |
| Traffic policy | Unlimited flat rate. Temporarily throttled to 200 Mbit/s if rolling 24h traffic exceeds 2 TB; automatically lifted once below 2 TB/24h. |
| Availability SLA | 99.6% general DC average (99.9% SLA on Root Server) |
| 30-day satisfaction guarantee | No (VPS line) |
| Setup fee | €0.00 |
| Local Block Storage | Expandable up to 8 TB NVMe/SSD in SCP |
| Server Control Panel (SCP) | UEFI/BIOS images, custom ISO/qcow2, offline/online snapshots, stateful firewall, Grml rescue, VNC, REST API |
VPS 1000 ARM G12.5 Workload Sizing, Database Memory Budget & First-Boot CLI
Concrete resource allocation and configuration parameters tailored to 4 shared x86 vCores + 8 GB ECC RAM + 128 GB SSD:
| Subsystem / Stack | RAM Budget | Recommended Configuration Parameters |
|---|---|---|
| Linux kernel, systemd & journald | 0.5 GB | SystemMaxUse=200M in /etc/systemd/journald.conf |
| PostgreSQL 17 / MariaDB | 2.4 GB | shared_buffers = 2048MB · effective_cache_size = 5120MB · work_mem = 16MB · maintenance_work_mem = 512MB · max_worker_processes = 4 |
| Redis / Valkey cache | 0.8 GB | maxmemory 816mb · maxmemory-policy allkeys-lru |
| Docker containers / App workers | 3.6 GB | Comfortably runs 8–20 active containers or 32 concurrent PHP-FPM / Node / Go workers |
| OS page cache & burst headroom | 0.7 GB | vm.swappiness = 10 in /etc/sysctl.d/99-tuning.conf |
| Disk & SCP snapshot reserve (128 GB) | ~109 GB usable | SCP requires at least 10% free space (13 GB) to create online/offline snapshots |
First-Boot Hardware Verification & Benchmark Commands
Run these commands after provisioning to verify CPU allocation, steal time (%st), /64 IPv6 routing via fe80::1, and disk IOPS (passing -i to YABS skips the multi-gigabyte iperf3 transfer so you do not burn your 2 TB/24h unthrottled budget before the 200 Mbit/s shaping threshold):
# 1. Verify CPU model (allocated KVM vCores) and topology
lscpu | grep -E "Model name|Socket|Thread|NUMA|CPU\(s\):"
# 2. Check CPU steal time (%st column; should remain 0.0 on dedicated Root Server cores)
vmstat 1 5
# 3. Verify /64 IPv6 subnet and netcup's fe80::1 link-local gateway
ip -6 addr show dev eth0 && ip -6 route show default
ping6 -c 4 2606:4700:4700::1111
# 4. Run YABS fio 4k/64k disk + Geekbench 6 benchmark without iperf3 (-i)
curl -sL yabs.sh | bash -s -- -iVPS 1000 ARM G12.5 vs VPS 1000 G12.5 vs Hetzner Cloud
| VPS 1000 ARM G12.5 | VPS 1000 G12.5 | Hetzner CAX21 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU allocation | 4 ARM64 | 4 shared vCores | 4 shared vCores |
| NVMe / SSD storage | 128 GB SSD | 128 GB SSD | 80 GB NVMe |
| Monthly price (12M / cap) (0% VAT) | €12.18 | €12.18 | €10.99 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I apply a netcup voucher code to VPS 1000 ARM G12.5?
No. Per official netcup policy, VPS Lite and ARM tiers are excluded from all voucher codes (including the €5 new-customer voucher). Compare VPS 500 G12.5 or VPS 1000 G12.5 if you want a voucher-eligible x86 plan.
How do non-EU buyers get 0% VAT on VPS 1000 ARM G12.5?
Select your actual non-EU billing country during registration; netcup automatically bills at the 0% VAT net rate (€12.18/mo).
What is the cancellation notice period for VPS 1000 ARM G12.5?
31 calendar days before the end of the active billing period via the CCP panel.