Bare metal
What are bare metal machines & how can I use them on CUDO Compute?
Concept
A bare metal machine is a physical server that is not virtualized. This means that the entire machine is dedicated to a single user or application, providing maximum performance and control.
Features
- Whole machine dedicated to a single user (up to 8 GPUs per machine)
- No virtualization overhead
- Full control over hardware and software
- SSH access to the machine
- Range of operating systems available (including Cloud init configuration support)
- Project based permissions
Operating systems
CUDO Compute offers a range of operating systems for bare metal machines, including:
- Ubuntu 22.04 (ubuntu/jammy)
- Ubuntu 24.04 (ubuntu/noble)
Getting started
Pricing
Bare metal machine prices are variable depending on your configuration. If you want to find out more about our range of pricing options you can see our pricing page.