It’s been a minute since we had Layer on.  They’re a UAE-based hosting provider who has some deals for us in the Netherlands today.  These offers come with all the trimmings – DDoS protection, free backups, and premium hardware.

We’ve had offers on LEB and LET going all the way back to 2012 under our previous brand. We have rebranded into Layer (a registered company in Dubai, with trade license number 900809, and real offices) 5 years ago, and have been working really hard in Dubai with local businesses – where we are offering all in one service contracts for social media management, infrastructure management, web design services, hosting, and more. With a major focus on B2B.

We currently host our customers out of Dubai, Germany, New York, Spokane, WA, Coventry, UK, Singapore and we have just expanded into Eygelshoven, NL with AMD Ryzen 9950X instead of our standard AMD Ryzen 7950X lineup!

This expansion will help us further improve our service offerings, and provide additional services to the wider public, and to a complete new region/market/segment.

And yes, we still do have many happy clients with active services from even before Layer!

Why Layer?

• A real registered LLC in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with an office and employees
• Operating as Layer for 5 years now with many happy clients
• Premium Hardware & Support
• FREE Backups Included
• Free DDOS Protection Included

Check out their home page, and read their terms.  If you’re good to go, they accept PayPal, credit cards, and crypto.  Questions?  Ping @rsk on LowEndTalk!

Datacenter nad Network Info

• SkyLink Data Center, Eygelshoven, NL
• Test IPv4: 128.254.206.3
• Test IPv6: 2a0c:9a46:1e00:1::a
• Test file: https://egh-lg.layer.ae/100MB.bin https://egh-lg.layer.ae/1GB.bin
  Looking glass: https://egh-lg.layer.ae

Host Node Specs

• AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
• 192GB DDR5 RAM
• 2x 4TB Gen 5 NVMe
• 4x 4TB HDD
• RAID 1
• 10Gbps uplink

Bigger plans in NL are available with the same coupon code.  Check out their web site to see all their VPS plans.

VPS Offers

F.A.Q

Q. What is allowed? What isn’t?
A. TLDR; All legal services are welcome at Layer. We do NOT allow adult content, spam, phishing, hacking, DDoS, public proxies, mining, port scanning, TOR, and public tracker torrents on our network.

Q. What kind of support is provided?
A. Our products and services are completely unmanaged. Support will be limited to network and access related queries.

Q. Do you limit any ports? Is mailing allowed?
A. By default port 25 is blocked. We can make exceptions if necessary.

Q. My order was rejected! Help!
A. The only time we will reject your order is when/if you used fake information or a VPN. Make sure all the details are correct, and you are using an IP matching your signup details. If you are still facing issues, please contact us.

Q. Are the resources dedicated to me?
A. No, they are provided to you on a fair share concept.

Q. Can you help me upload an ISO?
A. Certainly! Please open a ticket and provide us with the details.

Q. Can I set my own rDNS?
A. Yes, rDNS can be set automatically in our VirtFusion control panel.

Q. Can you announce my IPs?
A. Certainly! Please open a ticket and provide us with the details.

Q. Your website lists services for social media management, creative content, photography, and web design. Are you a hosting provider or a creative agency?
A. Long gone are the days where you focus on one service, especially when our customers are expecting us to manage their social media, create their websites, manage the servers and infrastructure, and so on. This is why, we, as Layer decided to provide all our services publicly on our website for both our B2B and our B2C customers.

Q. My question is not listed here .. what can I do?
A. Please contact us.

raindog308

Raindog308 is a longtime LowEndTalk community administrator, technical writer, and self-described techno polymath. With deep roots in the *nix world, he has a passion for systems both modern and vintage, ranging from Unix, Perl, Python, and Golang to shell scripting and mainframe-era operating systems like MVS. He’s equally comfortable with relational database systems, having spent years working with Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.

As an avid user of LowEndBox providers, Raindog runs an empire of LEBs, from tiny boxes for VPNs, to mid-sized instances for application hosting, and heavyweight servers for data storage and complex databases. He brings both technical rigor and real-world experience to every piece he writes.

Beyond the command line, Raindog is a lover of German Shepherds, high-quality knives, target shooting, theology, tabletop RPGs, and hiking in deep, quiet forests.

His goal with every article is to help users, from beginners to seasoned sysadmins, get more value, performance, and enjoyment out of their infrastructure.

You can find him daily in the forums at LowEndTalk under the handle @raindog308.