Ferrix Systems

Hobby labs & creators

Tinker without paying for a whole rack.

Small servers for side projects and learning labs — real hardware, pay for the time you use, and easy to delete when you're done.

Tinker without paying for a whole rack.

What people actually do here

We see a lot of these patterns, and they all work well.

Break stuff on purpose.

01 · Learning labs

Break stuff on purpose.

Reading a Linux book? Studying for a cert? Trying something new? Spin up a small server, break it however you want, delete it when you're done.

  • Tiny servers from cents-per-hour
  • Snapshot before risky changes
  • Multiple Linux distros to pick from
  • Delete it cleanly when you've moved on
Host the thing you've been building.

02 · Side projects

Host the thing you've been building.

That side project on your laptop? Move it to a real server with a real IP, and stop being scared to close your laptop lid.

  • Public IP, real DNS, custom domain
  • Run anything that runs on Linux
  • Stop and start whenever you want
  • Pause billing when the project's on hold

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Run the things big tech sells you for $20/mo.

03 · Personal cloud

Run the things big tech sells you for $20/mo.

Self-host your password manager, your file storage, your photos, your media server, your Pi-hole — on a server that costs less than a streaming subscription.

  • Quick Apps for common self-host stacks
  • Persistent storage that survives reboots
  • Snapshots before you upgrade
  • Cheap enough that 'always on' makes sense
Delete cleanly. Pay only for what you ran.

04 · Off when you're done

Delete cleanly. Pay only for what you ran.

When the project's done, the cert's earned, or you've moved on, delete the service. The bill stops the second it's gone — no annual contract, no surprise renewal.

  • Bills update live
  • No early-termination anything
  • Delete in two clicks
  • Final invoice is honest — and that's it

Why hobbyists like it here

Three things that make the difference for a side project.

  • Cheap to start

    Smallest size costs less than a coffee for a week. No minimums, no commitment, no salesperson calling.

  • Easy to delete

    When you're done, you're done. Two clicks. The bill stops the moment the service does.

  • Friendly humans

    We treat the person learning Linux at midnight the same as a developer running production. Same chat, same answers, same patience.

Build the thing.

Spin up a server for less than a coffee. Delete it tomorrow if you don't like it.

Spin one up