Order and use a Contabo VPS

Choose the right product range#

In Catalogue, search for Contabo. Core, Plus and Storage offers are VPS products. VDS products are virtual servers with dedicated CPU cores; they are not physical servers.

This version offers 22 virtual configurations in Europe, with IPv4, default storage and a one-month supplier contract. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Debian 13 are checked against the API before payment. Windows, licences, other regions and paid add-ons are not included.

Four Contabo physical dedicated server configurations are listed. They were out of stock at the last check. Their price remains on request and online ordering is disabled: the Compute API used here does not cover their purchase.

Order and pay#

The authorized test account has one Contabo trial, separate from its Hetzner trial. It is limited to Cloud VPS 4 in Europe: a maximum of €10 for the first month including setup and IPv4, and €10 per month afterwards. Confirmation permanently reserves this trial and triggers no PayPal payment. Other customers must pay. Stopping the VPS does not cancel the provider contract.

Displayed prices include the reseller markup. Setup fees are paid only on the first order. Availability is confirmed during creation; a catalogue listing is not a stock reservation.

1. Open an offer, select Configure, then choose the operating system and server name.
2. Paste your Ed25519 public key. Check the monthly price, setup fee and initial total.
3. Click Choose my payment method and confirm by card or PayPal. Returning to the portal alone does not confirm payment.
4. After the amount, currency and recipient are confirmed, Newtata starts provisioning automatically. Track the order in My VPS.

Receive the server and connect#

Installation can take several minutes and depends on the supplier. Tracking continues in the background even if you close the page. The supplier status alone does not prove that your future applications are configured.

1. Wait for the Online status. An IP address alone is not enough: Newtata also waits for Contabo to report the running state.
2. You automatically receive a MarocTech Solutions email with the IP address, operating system, root login and SSH instructions.
3. Connect using ssh root@IP_ADDRESS and your private key. No login password is sent by email.

Manage the delivered VPS#

The Contabo page displays specifications, image, addresses and status read from the supplier. Refresh performs a new read. Start, Shut down and Restart require the VPS name for confirmation.

VNC console, reinstallation, snapshots, additional IPs and Contabo cancellation are not yet connected in this interface. Contact support to cancel a server; stopping it or stopping PayPal payments does not cancel the supplier contract.

Renew without paying setup fees again#

After delivery, open Subscriptions and authorise renewal on PayPal. Contabo renewals are monthly, at the amount recorded when ordering, without setup fees. The first payment alone does not activate a subscription.

Cancelling a subscription stops future customer payments but does not delete the server. An unpaid instalment does not extend the paid period and requires resolution.

Administer prices and markup#

Prices come from verified public configurators, not an API quotation feed. After 7 days without verification, new sales are blocked until refreshed. Any supplier VAT and PayPal fees must be allowed for in the reseller’s profitability.

1. In Administration → Providers, open Contabo pricing and sales. Review prices, fees, verification dates and status.
2. To edit an offer, check the Contabo configurator in EUR, Europe, one month, without add-ons. Save the monthly and setup amounts excluding VAT, then confirm the check.
3. The global catalogue markup applies to new orders. An already-paid order keeps its amount and parameters; a supplier price change before payment requires a new configuration.

Payment received but delivery pending#

Do not place a second order to unblock the first. If the creation response is lost, Newtata looks for the server using the order reference without sending another purchase.

An explicit rejection, resource mismatch or timeout triggers a review status and an email. Support must reconcile the payment and supplier situation; this version does not promise automatic refunds.

An expired price or removed operating system is blocked before payment. Contabo access remains private: customers cannot browse the global inventory or submit another server’s identifier.