At Infrawire, hosting you order is delivered in 5 minutes: you receive your credentials and can log in, install and deploy. No support ticket to chase, and no "setup time of 24 to 48 hours" buried in the terms and conditions.
That number is not just a marketing line. The time between placing the order and your first ssh shapes how you work, especially when the need is urgent. Here is what it changes, and why it is a sound criterion when choosing a host.
What 5-minute delivery covers
Delivery is the moment the service is created, configured, and its credentials land in your inbox. For a VPS, that means a running machine with your chosen operating system, an IP address and access. For web hosting, it means an account ready to receive your site.
It all rests on automated provisioning. Nobody has to prepare your server by hand after you pay, which takes queues and office hours out of the equation.
Why speed really matters
A long delivery time seems harmless until you are in a hurry. In practice, urgent needs come up often:
- An incident on your existing infrastructure: you need to bring up a replacement or backup server the same day.
- A client demo scheduled for tomorrow: a clean environment, reachable from the outside, in a few minutes.
- A trader who wants MetaTrader running on an always-on machine before a market opens. Our Forex VPS and MetaTrader 5 VPS offers are built with this in mind.
- A technical test: trying a configuration, a script or a tool on a blank server without cluttering your own workstation.
In all these cases, waiting a day often means missing the opportunity. And for a one-off test, a server obtained in 5 minutes can be ordered, used, then put away without friction.
From payment to first deployment
Once you have your credentials, the time you saved carries on if you know where to start. On a Linux VPS, the basic sequence fits in a few commands:
Bashssh root@ADRESSE_IP apt update && apt upgrade -y adduser deploy && usermod -aG sudo deploy ufw allow OpenSSH && ufw enable
Next you work from the dedicated user, keep the firewall on, then install your stack (Docker, Nginx, a database). On a Windows VPS, you connect over RDP with the Remote Desktop client built into Windows. Our tutorials walk through these steps for common cases.
Manual versus automated delivery: the practical difference
| Criterion | Manual setup | Automated provisioning |
|---|---|---|
| Stated lead time | Often hours or days | 5 minutes at Infrawire |
| Dependence on working hours | Yes | No |
| Reproducibility | Varies with the operator | Same starting point on every order |
| Use for testing | Impractical | Well suited |
The last point is often underestimated. A server delivered the same way every time is a better foundation for automation (Ansible, shell scripts, cloud-init in your own tooling) than a machine prepared case by case.
Why choose Infrawire
Fast delivery only counts if the rest keeps up. Infrawire is a European host covering the everyday needs of developers, system administrators, traders and small businesses, with a coherent range:
- VPS running Linux or Windows, with locations in France, Germany, the United States and Hong Kong, so you can place your service close to your users or your platforms;
- an Anti-DDoS option for exposed services;
- dedicated servers when a VPS is no longer enough, including for gaming;
- WordPress hosting and cPanel hosting, domain names and professional email.
You can start small, then grow your project without changing provider. Before ordering, the Looking Glass tool lets you test the network yourself rather than taking our word for it.
How to get the most out of it
Order knowing what you are going to install: operating system, resources, location. Keep your public SSH key and a list of your first tasks at hand. That way, the 5 minutes of delivery turn into a genuinely working service within half an hour, rather than an empty machine waiting for instructions.
FAQ
It applies to Infrawire hosting ordered online, such as VPS. For a specific need, for example a custom dedicated server, check the relevant product page or contact the team to find out the lead time that applies.
You receive the connection details for your service: an IP address and access credentials for a VPS, or access to the hosting account for a web offer. You can then log in and start configuring.
No. Automation actually gives more consistent results, since every service starts the same way. The quality of a hosting service then depends on its network and infrastructure, which you can evaluate before buying.