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ARM-based Dedicated Servers as an optional configuration /RaspberryPi

Alongside traditional x86 servers, an optional offering of ARM-based dedicated servers or custom configurations could be of interest. This offering would be aimed specifically at developers, learning projects, and private users, and clearly labelled as Dev / Lab / Experimental. The goal is not high-load or production use, but clearly defined use cases with low support expectations. ARM dedicated servers are particularly suitable for: Development and test environments (ARM Docker, CI/CD) Monitoring, VPN, and small web services Learning and training projects Small private game servers (e.g. Minecraft Vanilla/Paper for around 1–4 players) ARM hardware can be sufficient, especially for small private game servers with few players and reduced settings, provided the offering is clearly limited and communicated accordingly (not gaming hosting in the traditional sense).

Originally posted by alex456601 on our previous feedback board.

Ffeaturebase-import6 Jan 2026

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ZAP
Official response
18 Jan 2026, 01:06

Thanks for the suggestion! 💚 After reviewing it, we won’t be moving forward right now, but we genuinely appreciate the input. We currently don’t see a demand in the market to gain this architecture, however our vps systems are compatible with virtualisation systems, to run arm based programs. Furthermore the vps system also would cover the demand and be more scalable for ourselves.

ZAP
Official response
12 Oct 2026, 15:09

Thank you for your suggestion and the detailed description. We are currently not implementing our own ARM offer, as custom configurations can already be requested in the Dedicated Configurator. If you like, you can directly request an ARM base for your project there.

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