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title: "Bare Metal Servers"
source: "https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/hosting-services/bare-metal-servers/"
description: "Unlike VPS where resources are shared, Bare Metal servers give you exclusive use of an entire physical machine."
vertical: "Hosting"
date: "2025-07-02"
last_modified: "2026-07-20"
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# Bare Metal Servers

Liquid Web’s Bare Metal Hosting provides the ultimate in **raw power, dedicated resources, and direct hardware access**. Unlike traditional virtualized hosting (like VPS or cloud instances) where resources are shared, Bare Metal servers give you **exclusive use of an entire physical machine**, with no virtualization layer between your operating system and the hardware.

This translates to **unparalleled performance, minimal latency, and complete control**, making it the ideal solution for the most demanding applications, high-traffic websites, intensive data processing, gaming servers, and environments requiring strict compliance or specific hardware configurations.

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Bare Metal Server Management Articles

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This collection of articles serves as your central resource for Bare Metal, giving you full root/administrator access, allowing you to optimize every aspect of your server for peak efficiency.

- ## [Getting Started with your Bare Metal server](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/hosting-services/bare-metal-servers/getting-started-with-your-bare-metal-server/)
    
    Liquid Web Bare Metal Servers offer full control via the portal, including power management, reboots, and more.
    
    
    
    [Read more: Getting Started with your Bare Metal server](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/hosting-services/bare-metal-servers/getting-started-with-your-bare-metal-server/)
- ## [Private Networking for Bare Metal Servers](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/hosting-services/bare-metal-servers/private-networking-for-bare-metal-servers/)
    
    Secure server communication with Private Networking. Learn how to locate your Bare Metal private IP, reduce bandwidth costs, and configure firewall rules.
    
    
    
    [Read more: Private Networking for Bare Metal Servers](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/hosting-services/bare-metal-servers/private-networking-for-bare-metal-servers/)
- ## [Reimage a Bare Metal Server](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/hosting-services/bare-metal-servers/reimage-a-bare-metal-server/)
    
    Reimage your server via your Liquid Web account by selecting a new OS, confirming cautions, and clicking “Reimage.”
    
    
    
    [Read more: Reimage a Bare Metal Server](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/hosting-services/bare-metal-servers/reimage-a-bare-metal-server/)
- ## [Resetting the root password for your Bare Metal server](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/hosting-services/bare-metal-servers/resetting-the-root-password-for-your-bare-metal-server/)
    
    Locked out of your Bare Metal server? Learn how to securely reset your Linux root password for Ubuntu, Debian, Rocky, and AlmaLinux via the GRUB menu.
    
    
    
    [Read more: Resetting the root password for your Bare Metal server](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/hosting-services/bare-metal-servers/resetting-the-root-password-for-your-bare-metal-server/)