Hello, SiliconKiwi!

We do not get many…heck practically no offers based in New Zealand.  That island nation is pretty remote network-wise, but today we’re featuring this company which has a point of presence in Wellington.

And yes, there’s a test IP you can check.

SiliconKiwi by BTIT is a New Zealand cloud hosting service operated by BTIT Consulting Limited. We host in Wellington for people who want their workloads close to New Zealand users. Our infrastructure is built on open-source technologies including Proxmox/KVM, Coolify, Ceph and Proxmox Backup Server. Customers can start with a small VPS and retain full root access as their projects grow. Our Kiwi Apps adds a Coolify-based route to deploying applications, with a web application firewall and daily local backups. Our S3-compatible storage and backup services give customers more options for keeping application data and recovery copies in New Zealand. We believe accessible pricing, local hosting and useful application tools make a compelling combination for developers, self-hosters and small businesses.

Now, don’t expect Amsterdam or Dallas pricing.  But honestly, it’s not bad.  A 1GB VPS with our exclusive promo code (see below) is only $4.80/month.  That’s with 100mbps of bandwidth.  Larger systems have more bandwidth.  Remember, New Zealand is not exactly bandwidth-abundant.  But if you’re in the neighborhood, this could be a real game-changer for you.

And they’ve got a nice S3 hosting offer as well!

Try New Zealand hosting from NZ$8/month for a KVM VPS, NZ$20/month for Kiwi Apps, or NZ$2.49/month for S3-compatible storage. LowEndBox visitors can use LOWENDBOX to waive the one-time setup fee on the offers below. We offer a seven-day money-back guarantee as part of this promotion. Annual VPS and Kiwi Apps plans have no setup fee and provide 12 months for the price of 10.

Billing is in NZD. NZ checkout prices include GST; applicable tax treatment is shown at checkout. Monthly and annual amounts below are recurring plan prices, not first-term discounts. The coupon removes the initial setup charge and does not reduce recurring fees. Annual VPS and Kiwi Apps pricing already includes the two-month saving.

Indicative USD amounts use an illustrative rate of NZ$1 = US$0.60, not a live exchange-rate quote. Customers are charged in NZD; their payment provider determines any conversion.

Learn more about Silicon Kiwi on their web site, and be sure to read their terms of service, acceptable use policy, and refund policy.  Questions?  Ping @SiliconKiwi on LowEndTalk!

Datacenter and Network Info

• Datacenter: Wellington-X — Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand
• Test IPv4: 160.30.240.1
• Test IPv6: 2401:c060:1010:1::1
• Test download: http://linux.btit.nz
• Looking glass: https://bgp.he.net/AS153312
• Ookla speed-test node: BTIT: speedtest.btit.nz

Host Node Specs

• CPU: Xeon E5-2697 v4 2.3GHz
• RAM: 768GB
• Storage: SAS HDD
• Storage redundancy: ZFS RAID1
• Physical node uplink: 10Gbps

VPS Offer Details

The five VPS-based offers below use KVM on Proxmox, include full root access, one IPv4 address and an exclusive /64 IPv6 subnet for new services. The client billing portal is HostBill; Kiwi Apps also uses Coolify for application deployment. Listed port speeds are plan limits. After the included high-speed transfer allowance, connectivity continues at 2 Mbps. Swap and disk media are specified as fields to complete for each offer.

VPS Offers

Kiwi Apps Duo Offer

Includes an application catalogue, a web application firewall and automated daily local backups. Recommended starting allocation: two app containers; application resource needs vary.

• 2 GB RAM
• Swap: Guest configurable
• 4 vCPU
• 20 GB disk space; media: SAS HDD
• 1 TB monthly transfer at up to 500 Mbps, then 2 Mbps
• 500 Mbps port speed
• 1 IPv4 address
• Exclusive /64 IPv6 subnet for new services
• KVM / Proxmox; HostBill client portal; Coolify application platform
• Coupon: LOWENDBOX — no one-time setup fee
• NZ$20.00/month or NZ$200.00/year; annual billing includes two months free
• Indicative USD: US$12.00/month or US$120.00/year
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S3 Object Storage Offer

• 100 GB S3-compatible object storage in Wellington
• 300 GB included outbound transfer per month
• Free ingress and API operations; additional outbound NZ$0.01/GB
• Coupon: LOWENDBOX — waives the NZ$5 one-time setup fee
• NZ$2.49/month; indicative US$1.49/month
• Annual price: not offered in this submission
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