VPS Hosting
VPS hosting with NVMe-backed plans for apps, game servers, bots, and internal services that need quick deployment.
View VPS hostingProductsVPS Hosting, Dedicated Servers, System Administration, and DDoS Protection.
Hosting, system administration,
and DDoS protection.
Amherst Systems provides VPS hosting, dedicated servers, system administration, and Cloudflare Magic Transit DDoS protection for applications, game servers, internal platforms, and internet-facing infrastructure that cannot afford downtime.
Infrastructure services for production workloads
Compare Amherst Systems services here, then open the matching overview or pricing page for plans, capabilities, and operational details. If you need broad answers first, review the FAQ.
Dedicated Servers
Dedicated servers with single-tenant hardware for databases, game backends, storage-heavy services, and custom stacks.
View dedicated serversSystem Administration
Managed server administration, monitoring add-ons, installs, and emergency support for infrastructure that needs hands-on help.
View system administrationDDoS Protection
Cloudflare Magic Transit DDoS protection for public-facing infrastructure that cannot afford network-layer downtime.
View DDoS protectionCloudflare Magic Transit
Cloudflare Magic Transit
DDoS protection
Amherst Systems uses Cloudflare's anycast network to absorb and filter Layer 3 and Layer 4 attack traffic before it reaches protected infrastructure, with more than 405 Tbps of network capacity behind the mitigation layer. For a deeper technical walkthrough, read the Magic Transit DDoS guide.
405+Tbps Capacity
L3/L4Network Mitigation
330+Global Cities
INTERNET
Your Server
Malicious (Blocked)
Legitimate (Passed)
Technical guides built to answer real infrastructure questions
These resources exist to earn citations naturally by being useful. Start with the buying guide, the DDoS explainer, or the managed admin scope breakdown.
VPS vs dedicated servers: how to choose the right hosting model.
A practical comparison of virtualization, bare metal, workload shape, and the signals that tell you when to move.
Read comparison guideHow Cloudflare Magic Transit helps stop large DDoS attacks.
Plain-language explanation of network-layer mitigation, anycast absorption, upstream scrubbing, and when it makes sense.
Read DDoS guideWhat managed system administration covers and when to move beyond hourly support.
Scope boundaries, hourly versus monthly support, monitoring add-ons, emergency work, and when to move to custom scoping.
Read admin scope guideManaged VPS vs unmanaged VPS: who each option is actually for.
A practical guide to the tradeoff between self-managed VPS infrastructure and adding an admin layer on top.
Read managed VPS guideManaged dedicated vs unmanaged dedicated: how the operating model changes.
A practical guide to separating the dedicated hardware decision from the ongoing server-management decision.
Read managed dedicated guideCommon questions about Amherst Systems
These answers cover the high-level services Amherst Systems offers and how the platform is positioned.
What does Amherst Systems provide?
Amherst Systems provides VPS hosting, dedicated servers, system administration, and DDoS protection for internet-facing infrastructure, applications, internal platforms, and latency-sensitive services.
Who is Amherst Systems built for?
The platform is built for teams that need reliable compute, hands-on server administration, reserved hardware options, and upstream DDoS protection for production workloads, game servers, bots, and custom infrastructure.
Does Amherst Systems include DDoS protection?
Amherst Systems offers DDoS protection backed by Cloudflare Magic Transit so attack traffic can be absorbed and filtered before it reaches protected infrastructure.
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