Intel Xeon E3-1270v6Rapid Setup
4 Cores, 8 Threads @ 3.6GHz, Turbo 4GHz
RAM64 GB DDR4
Storage2 x 500 GB SSD
Network1Gbps
Locations
CHI
LDN
STONYC
£65.00/ mo
Downtown Midwest Hosting
Dedicated Servers in Chicago
Host in Chicago's financial district at one of the main junctions for north-south and east-west US fibre routes. It is a strong choice for the Midwest, Great Lakes and multi-region services. Choose an available Intel or AMD server, or ask us to build around the workload.
Downtown Chicago
Servers are housed in the city's financial district, close to a dense carrier ecosystem.
US Fibre Crossroads
Chicago sits where major north-south and east-west long-haul routes meet.
Tier III Resilience
Diverse utility feeds with A and B distribution, N+1 generation and N+1 cooling.
DDoS Protection
Automated network protection is included with every Chicago dedicated server.
1Gbps to 40Gbps
Choose 1Gbps or 10Gbps, with up to 40Gbps available on request.
Servers Available in Chicago
Compare the downtown Chicago systems currently available. If the workload needs more memory, another storage layout or more network capacity, send us the specification.
All Servers
Intel Xeon E5-1650v4Rapid Setup
6 Cores, 12 Threads @ 3.6GHz, Turbo 4GHz
RAM128 GB DDR4
Storage2 x 500 GB SSD
Network1Gbps
LocationsCHILDNSTOLAX
£105.00/ mo
Intel Xeon E5-1630v4Rapid Setup
4 Cores, 8 Threads @ 3.7GHz, Turbo 4GHz
RAM64 GB DDR4
Storage2 x 500 GB SSD
Network1Gbps
LocationsCHILAX
£65.00/ mo
Intel Xeon E-2288GRapid Setup
8 Cores, 16 Threads @ 3.7GHz, Turbo 5GHz
RAM128 GB DDR4
Storage2 x 1 TB NVMe
Network1Gbps
LocationsCHILDN
FRASTO
£135.00/ mo
Intel Xeon E-2288GRapid Setup
8 Cores, 16 Threads @ 3.7GHz, Turbo 5GHz
RAM128 GB DDR4
Storage2 x 500 GB NVMe
Network1Gbps
LocationsCHILDNSTONYC
£125.00/ mo
Intel Xeon E-2288GRapid Setup
8 Cores, 16 Threads @ 3.7GHz, Turbo 5GHz
RAM64 GB DDR4
Storage2 x 500 GB NVMe
Network1Gbps
LocationsCHILDNSTONYC
£100.00/ mo
Intel Xeon E5-1620v4Rapid Setup
4 Cores, 8 Threads @ 3.5GHz, Turbo 3.8GHz
RAM128 GB DDR4
Storage2 x 500 GB SSD
Network1Gbps
LocationsCHILAX
£70.00/ mo
Intel Xeon E-2286GRapid Setup
6 Cores, 12 Threads @ 4GHz, Turbo 4.9GHz
RAM64 GB DDR4
Storage2 x 500 GB NVMe
Network1Gbps
LocationsCHINYCDAL
£90.00/ mo
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
12 Cores, 24 Threads @ 3.7GHz, Turbo 4.8GHz
RAM128 GB DDR4
Storage1 TB NVMe
Network1Gbps
LocationsCHI
£165.00/ mo
Midwest Workloads
What Can You Run in Chicago?
Chicago sits between the coasts and within reach of the cities and communities around the Great Lakes. It gives services used across Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio a Midwest home, while still making sense as the central part of a wider US deployment.
Businesses can use the location for online shops, SaaS platforms, databases, internal tools and services shared between offices across the region. Chicago also suits logistics, manufacturing and distribution systems that bring dashboards, portals and operational data together throughout the working day.
Game networks can run persistent worlds, modded servers, voice and community services for players spread across the central and eastern US. Larger communities can pair Chicago with New York, Dallas or Los Angeles instead of asking one server to cover the entire country.
Game Servers
Multiplayer and voice
Run multiplayer worlds, modded servers and voice services for communities across the Midwest and Great Lakes.
Web Hosting
Websites, applications and APIs
Host online shops, SaaS products, portals and APIs from a central US location or as part of a wider deployment.
Databases
Local NVMe storage
Keep application data, logs and operational databases on local NVMe with dedicated processing behind them.
Virtualisation
Virtual machines and containers
Separate production, staging, customer systems and internal tools with Proxmox, VMware, Hyper-V or KVM on one physical server.
Test Latency to Chicago
Use the ping map to test Chicago from your connection and compare it with our other US locations before choosing the server.
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Downtown Chicago Network
Dedicated Servers in Downtown Chicago
Our Chicago servers are housed downtown in the city's financial district, inside one of the Midwest's established network buildings. The location sits where major routes cross rather than at the edge of the regional market.
That makes Chicago a strong choice for users around the Great Lakes and Midwest. It can also act as a northern region in a wider US platform alongside New York, Dallas or Los Angeles.
Use the map above to compare real latency between those locations. The download files below let you test sustained transfer speed from Chicago before choosing a server.
Downtown Chicago
A genuine city-centre location in Chicago's financial district.
US Fibre Crossroads
Major north-south and east-west long-haul routes meet in Chicago.
Tier III Resilience
Diverse feeds, A and B power, N+1 generation and N+1 cooling.
1Gbps to 40Gbps
Choose 1Gbps or 10Gbps, with up to 40Gbps available on request.
Operating Systems and Platforms
Choose Your Server Platform
Install Linux, Windows Server, a control panel or a virtualisation platform. Choose a common option below, or ask us if the software you need is not listed.
Ubuntu
A familiar choice for web servers, containers, Node.js, PHP and general Linux hosting.
Debian
A stable Linux option for services you plan to keep running for a long time.
AlmaLinux
A RHEL-compatible distribution commonly used with cPanel and other hosting software.
Rocky Linux
Another RHEL-compatible choice for web hosting, databases and general server use.
Oracle Linux
Oracle’s RHEL-compatible Linux distribution.
NixOS
A declarative Linux distribution for repeatable server configurations.
Fedora
A current Linux distribution for web services, containers and development workloads.
Windows Server 2022
Run Remote Desktop, Active Directory, Microsoft services and applications that require Windows Server 2022.
Windows Server 2025
Use the current Windows Server release for Microsoft workloads, Hyper-V and software certified for Windows Server 2025.
cPanel
Manage websites, databases, email accounts and common hosting services.
Plesk
Plesk Obsidian for managing websites, applications, email and databases on supported Linux distributions or Windows Server.
Pterodactyl
Manage multiple game-server instances through a web-based control panel.
TCAdmin
Run and manage game and voice servers from a central interface.
Enhance
Manage websites, customers and services across one or more servers from a modern hosting control panel.
Proxmox VE
Run KVM virtual machines and LXC containers with tools for networking, storage, snapshots and clustering.
VMware
Install VMware where your chosen version, hardware and licensing are compatible.
Microsoft Hyper-V
Run Windows and Linux virtual machines through the Hyper-V role in Windows Server.
KVM and QEMU
Build a Linux-based virtualisation host using KVM, QEMU and tools such as libvirt.
Chicago Dedicated Server FAQs
Put Chicago In The Middle Of It
For Midwest platforms, Great Lakes users or a wider US game network, bring us the workload and we will match it to the right Chicago server. Tell us what must run now, what is likely to grow and whether Chicago will work alone or alongside other locations, and we will plan from there.