Reliable VMs,
100% hosted in Switzerland.
High-availability infrastructure across three Swiss data centres. Automatic restart on failure, replicated storage, data under Swiss jurisdiction. Deploy in minutes.
3 DCs
<5 min
64 vCPU
256 RAM
A sovereign infrastructure
For Swiss and European companies, hosting their data with a US hyperscaler creates real jurisdictional risks. Hikube offers a high-performance alternative with no compromise on sovereignty.
A 100% Swiss cloud, why it matters:
Faced with the US Cloud Act and GDPR and nFADP compliance requirements, hosting your VMs in Switzerland is no longer a luxury, it's a necessity for any company handling sensitive data. Your data stays under Swiss jurisdiction, one of the most protective in the world.
Triple replication across 3 independent sites (Gland, Lucerne, Geneva) guarantees service continuity even if an entire data centre fails.With no manual intervention on your side.
A credible alternative to AWS, Azure and GCP for workloads that require data sovereignty, regulatory compliance or independence from US providers.
Migration from VMware or Proxmox
Import of custom VMDK, QCOW2 and ISO images. Move over without rewriting your applications.
AI workloads with dedicated GPU
Attach an L40S, A100 or H100 GPU directly to a VM via PCI Passthrough. Exclusive access to the hardware and native performance.
Legacy applications and specific OS
Windows Server, Linux distributions with a custom kernel, software that can't be containerised... Deploy the exact OS and dependencies you need.
Isolated and regulated environments
Finance, healthcare, public sector. Your VMs run in an isolated tenant, on infrastructure whose exact geographic location you know.
Three families for every workload profile
The vCPU/RAM ratio determines the right family for your workload. Every family is available from small to 8xlarge.
S series
CPU-intensive workloads with low memory requirements.
U series
A balanced ratio. The right starting point for most applications.
M series
High-memory instances for RAM-hungry applications.
Quick guide
Connect the way you want
Each VM gets a private IP on an isolated network. External exposure is optional and can be configured in two modes to match your security requirements.
PortList
Automatic firewall - dedicated IP
Only the ports you list are exposed. The firewall is applied automatically at service level, for a minimal attack surface with no extra configuration.
WholeIP
Dedicated public IP - All ports
A public IP is assigned directly to the VM, and all ports are reachable. You must configure a firewall inside the VM itself.
Three ways to access your VM once deployed:
-
SSH
Via virtctl ssh or directly via the external IP with your usual SSH client. -
Serial console
Low-level access directly to the VM, independent of network status. Useful if SSH connectivity is lost. -
VNC
Graphical interface via secure tunnel. Especially useful for Windows VMs or desktop environments.
WholeIP - firewall mandatory inside the VM
Deploy in minutes
Two resources to create: a system disk (VMDisk) from an Ubuntu, Debian, Rocky or other image, and a VM (VMInstance) that references this disk, defines the configuration and injects your SSH key.
The cloudInit field lets you install packages, create users and run scripts on first boot, without manual login.
With storageClass: replicated, your disk is replicated across all 3 datacentres from creation.
kind: VMInstance
metadata:
name: vm-instance
spec:
instancelype: u1.xlarge # 4 vCPU, 16 GB
instanceProfile: ubuntu
running: true
external: true
externalMethod: PortList
externalPorts:
- 22
- 443
disks:
- mon-disque
sshKeys:
- "ssh-ed25519 AAAA... user@host"
cloudInit: |
#cloud-config
packages:
- nginx
- htop
runcmd:
- systemctl enable nginx
Supported operating systems
Pre-configured and optimised images for each distribution. Specify the image in your VMDisk or import a custom image from an HTTP URL.
UBUNTU
22.04 - 24.04
DEBIAN
12 - 13
ROCKY LINUX
8 - 9 - 10
ALMALINUX
8 - 9
CENTOS STREAM
9 - 10
WINDOWS
2022 · 2025
ID format
Cloud Instances FAQ
What happens if the server hosting my VM goes down?
The platform detects the failure and automatically restarts your VM on another available server, in the same datacenter or another. Downtime is limited to the VM reboot typically under 5 minutes. Your data stays intact thanks to disk replication across multiple physical nodes.
Which instance family should I choose?
What's the difference between PortList and WholeIP?
PortList exposes only the ports you list, with an automatic firewall. This is the recommended mode for production - you keep precise control over what's reachable from outside.
WholeIP assigns a public IP directly to the VM with all ports open. No automatic firewall - you must configure one inside the VM. Useful for VMs acting as gateways or VPNs, or for development where you need full access.
Can I migrate my VMware or Proxmox VMs to Hikube?
How do I customise my VM at first boot?
cloudInit field in the VMInstance manifest. Cloud-init runs at first boot and lets you install packages, create users, inject SSH keys and run shell commands. No manual login is needed for initial configuration.