Changelog

Following the recent launch of Ubuntu 26.04 for Virtual Servers, customers can now also deploy the latest Ubuntu release directly on dedicated AMD EPYC and Ryzen-based bare metal servers.

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is now officially available, allowing customers to deploy the latest Ubuntu long-term support release on production-ready infrastructure while benefiting from the newest performance, hardware compatibility, and system-level improvements.

We’re excited to announce that the Cherry Servers Tokyo location is now officially live.

With the launch of our new location, customers can now deploy high-performance virtual and dedicated servers in Tokyo, running their infrastructure closer to users across Japan and the broader APAC region, reducing latency and improving performance for globally distributed applications.

Cherry Servers is proud to support the latest expansion of Jito’s Block-Assembly-Marketplace (BAM) infrastructure with a new node deployment in Šiauliai, Lithuania.

This marks Jito’s first BAM node deployment on Cherry Servers infrastructure, combining Jito’s expansion with high-performance bare metal in a new region.

You can now deploy Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon) on Cherry Servers virtual machines. This release is currently offered as a 26.04bit (Dev Build), giving early adopters the opportunity to start testing and building on the next long-term support (LTS) version ahead of its official launch.

If you're working on performance-sensitive workloads, infrastructure automation, or preparing for future upgrades, you can now deploy Ubuntu 26.04 directly from our platform. While the official release is expected at the end of April, the Dev Build version already provides access to the upcoming improvements and capabilities.

We’re pleased to share our ongoing commitment to information security and compliance standards. All Cherry Servers services and infrastructure operate in accordance with the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 information security standard, reflecting our commitment to internationally recognized security and compliance practices.

This certification confirms that our data centers, internal processes, and service operations follow internationally recognized practices for protecting customer data and managing information security risks.

We’ve introduced a small but important security improvement to how SSH access is configured when deploying or rebuilding dedicated bare metal servers.

Starting today, if you choose SSH key authentication during server installation, a root password will no longer be created or displayed in the client portal. In this case, access to the server will be possible only through the selected SSH key.

This change helps reduce the risk of brute-force attacks targeting the root user and aligns with common security practices used by many modern Linux distributions.

Cherry Servers now supports iPXE installation for dedicated bare metal servers, giving advanced users full control over operating system deployment.

With iPXE, you can install operating systems from remote images, custom scripts, or external sources, including distributions and configurations outside our officially supported OS templates.

👉 Find the full documentation here

As of today, Cherry Servers has rolled out a dedicated local Ubuntu and Debian mirror servers across all our locations for Ubuntu 24, Ubuntu 22, Debian 13, followed by Debian 12. This upgrade is designed to deliver faster, more stable package updates and security patches for all dedicated server users.

Until now, dedicated servers relied on standard public mirrors. While functional, those mirrors were not always geographically close to the servers themselves, which could impact update speed and consistency.

With the new setup, each Cherry Servers location now has its own local mirror. This means your Ubuntu and Debian servers will retrieve packages directly from the same location where they are hosted, reducing latency and improving reliability.

We’re working together with Meta Pool to support the next Node Studio validator cohort on NEAR, making it easier for new validators to get started with reliable infrastructure and predictable costs.

Validators accepted into the Node Studio program can run their NEAR nodes on Cherry Server's bare metal infrastructure, deployed and managed through the Node Studio MetaPool platform.

Instead of handling infrastructure setup on their own, validators get a ready-to-use environment that is close to NEAR network nodes and optimized for validator workloads.

Cherry Servers has established a Private Network Interconnect (PNI) with Allnodes in Frankfurt, delivering ultra-low latency connectivity for customers running blockchain infrastructure across both platforms.

Allnodes is a well-known blockchain infrastructure provider offering managed node hosting and validator services across multiple ecosystems. This interconnect was implemented in direct response to customer requests, reinforcing our commitment to building infrastructure based on real-world use cases and community feedback.

By peering directly with Allnodes, we enable traffic exchange without intermediaries, resulting in faster and more predictable network performance for latency-sensitive blockchain workloads.

With the new direct PNI in Frankfurt, traffic between Cherry Servers and Allnodes now flows over a private, dedicated interconnection rather than traversing public internet routes. This eliminates unnecessary hops, reduces jitter, and improves overall network stability.

We’ve rolled out a performance update that increases both disk and network limits for several server types. These changes are effective as of January 21, 2026, and apply to new server orders or after a server reinstallation. The disk subsystem limits have been raised for both VPS and VDS servers:

• VPS servers: from 6,000 to 10,000 IOPS
• VDS servers: from 60,000 to 100,000 IOPS

This update improves disk performance for workloads that rely on frequent read and write operations, especially when working with smaller files or data blocks.

We’ve started rolling out an update to how DNS resolution works for dedicated servers across all Cherry Servers locations. As of today, we are introducing our own internal recursive DNS resolvers.

Until now, some servers were using public DNS resolvers or location-specific ones. In certain regions, this meant relying on external services such as 8.8.8.8 or 1.1.1.1. Going forward, dedicated servers will use the same internal DNS resolvers in every location:

• 10.100.0.53

• 10.100.0.54

These are internal IP addresses, available only within Cherry Servers’ private network. They are not reachable from the public internet.

Cherry Servers has strengthened its European network once again: our Frankfurt Point of Presence (PoP) is now connected to both the MegaIX Internet Exchange and NTT, one of the world’s largest Tier-1 IP networks.

MegaIX is a virtual Internet Exchange “as-a-service” embedded in the Megaport global SDN, enabling networks to peer via a shared Layer 2 fabric with carrier-grade route servers, delivering lower latency, improved routing efficiency, and cost-effective connectivity.

These upgrades expand our peering capacity, improve routing efficiency, and enhance network resilience for customers across Europe and beyond.

We’re excited to announce the launch of our new automatic backup service for Cherry Servers’ Virtual Servers (VPS and VDS), now available in the Lithuania region, with more locations to follow soon.

This new feature gives you full control over your backup schedule and makes it easier than ever to protect your data and recover quickly when needed.

Our network engineering team continues to raise the bar! We’re excited to let you know that Cherry Servers is now directly connected to the Netnod Internet Exchange (IX) at our Stockholm Point of Presence (PoP).

Netnod IX serves as a major interconnection hub for the Nordic and Baltic region, providing high-performance, low-latency interconnection services across the Nordic region. It enables networks, ISPs, and content providers to exchange traffic directly, improving routing efficiency, resilience, and overall Internet performance.

This new Netnod connection marks a significant step in strengthening our European network presence, expanding peering capacity, and improving routing efficiency across the Nordic region. By peering directly with Netnod’s diverse ecosystem of networks, Cherry Servers gains faster, more resilient connectivity to key regional and global routes.

We’re happy to share that Cherry Servers is now connected to the NL-IX (Netherlands Internet Exchange), one of Europe’s leading internet exchanges, at our Amsterdam Point of Presence (PoP) via a 100G port.

This new interconnection with the Netherlands Internet Exchange expands our peering capacity and significantly enhances network performance across Europe, reinforcing our commitment to delivering fast, reliable, and low-latency connectivity for all customers.

By joining NL-IX, one of the largest and most respected Internet Exchanges in Europe, Cherry Servers now benefits from direct peering with hundreds of networks and service providers. This upgrade not only increases our redundancy and routing efficiency but also reduces the number of network hops between users and their data.

We’ve now added NTT as a new upstream provider in our Chicago, Amsterdam, and Stockholm Point-of-Presence (PoP), with 100G capacity in each location. This upgrade further strengthens our global backbone, increases resiliency, and provides more headroom for traffic growth in both regions.

NTT is one of the world’s largest Tier 1 network providers. With over 190 countries connected and a reputation for reliability and performance, NTT powers many of the most data-intensive businesses and applications worldwide.

By adding NTT to our upstream mix, Cherry Servers customers directly benefit from one of the fastest, most resilient internet networks available today.

We’re proud to announce that Cherry Servers will join the DoubleZero network as one of its official network contributors, becoming a part of a global high-performance network. Our EU-based data centers in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Lithuania, and Stockholm will be connected to the DoubleZero network, enabling faster and more resilient communication for blockchain workloads.

DoubleZero is a high-performance global network purpose-built for distributed systems. On the public internet, packets take multiple hops before arriving at their destination. With DoubleZero, they move along the most direct path from point A to point B. Powered by independent contributors supplying available bandwidth, the DoubleZero network delivers direct, low-latency routing to boost validator performance enabling faster, fairer participation from anywhere in the world.

Instead of competing with regular traffic, blockchain nodes communicate over dedicated, optimized pathways that provide:

• Lower latency and jitter;
• Higher throughput and bandwidth;
• Better reliability under peak traffic.

We’re happy to announce that Debian 13 (Trixie) is now available across all Cherry Servers services, including virtual machines and dedicated servers.

Our customers can now order servers preinstalled with the latest Debian release and take advantage of its powerful upgrades, long-term reliability, and improved security.

Debian 13 ships with the Linux kernel 6.12 and introduces updated versions of many popular tools and applications, and will receive updates and security support for five years, making it a stable and reliable choice for long-term projects.

We’re continuing to grow our Virtual Services portfolio with the launch of new Cloud ARM Virtual Dedicated Server (VDS) plans, now available in our Lithuania (Siauliai) data center. This expansion brings developers more choice, flexibility, and cost-efficiency when deploying workloads on Cherry Servers’ infrastructure.

ARM VDS are virtual dedicated servers powered by ARM processors, designed for efficiency and performance-per-watt. ARM chips are lightweight, scalable, and energy-efficient, making them popular in mobile devices, IoT, and now cloud data centers.

Cherry Servers' Coud ARM VDS is built on top of AmpereONE A192-32X hardware. Now, with ARM-based plans, you can combine VDS benefits with the efficiency and scalability of ARM processors.

We’re glad to announce that IPv6 is now available on Cherry Servers Bare Metal infrastructure! This update empowers developers, businesses, and Web3 builders to take advantage of the next generation of internet addressing with improved scalability and efficiency.

IPv6 replaces IPv4 and solves the long-standing challenge of address exhaustion. It introduces:

• 128-bit addresses → 3.4×10^38 unique IPs;
• Simplified header format → faster processing;
• Stateless address autoconfiguration (SLAAC) → plug-and-play networking;
• Integrated IPsec → end-to-end security;
• Elimination of NAT → direct peer-to-peer connections;
• Improved multicast & anycast → efficient data distribution.
• With IPv6, you gain more flexibility, stronger security, and future-ready infrastructure.

We’re excited to announce that AMD’s latest 5th-generation CPUs have arrived at Cherry Servers, bringing a boost in performance and efficiency to our bare metal lineup.

These processors now live in select locations and will roll out to even more of our international data centers in the coming weeks, starting a broader rollout of Gen5 hardware across our global regions.

The AMD EPYC 5th Gen processors are purpose-built to accelerate data center, cloud, AI, and enterprise workloads. They are designed to deliver the raw power and performance that modern workloads demand. The AMD Ryzen 9000 series are perfect for game development, multitasking, and streaming workloads.

Following Frankfurt and Stockholm, we’re excited to announce that 10Gbps dedicated servers are now live in our Amsterdam data center—bringing ultra-fast networking, low-latency performance, and raw bare metal power to one of Europe’s key digital hubs.

This upgrade is part of our ongoing effort to deliver high-bandwidth infrastructure closer to where our customers build and deploy. Whether you're running bandwidth-heavy applications, managing real-time communications, or serving global content at scale, 10Gbps connectivity gives you the speed and throughput to stay ahead.

Amsterdam is a strategic location for global connectivity and a top choice for businesses needing reliable, low-latency access across Western Europe and beyond. With 10Gbps availability now live in this region, our customers gain access to:

We’re excited to announce that our Solana Gen5 dedicated servers are now live at our Šiauliai, Lithuania data center—bringing next-gen performance to the heart of our Web3-optimized infrastructure.

The new AMD EPYC™ 9005 series, built on the Zen 5 and Zen 5c architectures, represents AMD’s most advanced server CPU platform to date. Designed for modern data center, AI, and cloud workloads, these processors feature enhanced core density and higher memory bandwidth.

Powered by the new AMD EPYC™ 9355 processor, our Solana Gen5 servers are built on the cutting-edge Zen 5 architecture and advanced 4nm technology. With 32 cores, 64 threads, and a robust performance up to 4.4 GHz, this CPU delivers over 35% improvement in AES-XTS throughput compared to Zen 4—ideal for blockchain node operators and compute-heavy environments.

To better meet growing demand across multiple regions, we’ve expanding our AMD Ryzen Threadripper infrastructure to Frankfurt, Germany, and Chicago, USA. These additions follow the earlier deployment of Threadripper servers in our Šiauliai, Lithuania data center.

In Frankfurt, the new AMD Threadripper machines have been deployed and are expected to go live within a week. A similar rack configuration has arrived in Chicago, with availability expected in the coming days. Join the wait list here!

You can now choose between AMD THREADRIPPER PRO 7965WX and 7975WX CPUs — either through pre-built dedicated servers or by creating a custom configuration tailored to your specific workload.

Cherry Servers is excited to announce that our Amsterdam data center is now directly connected to two major internet exchanges: ERA-IX and Speed-IX.

This marks a major milestone in our mission to deliver low-latency, high-efficiency cloud infrastructure for customers worldwide — and further strengthens our presence in the Netherlands, one of Europe’s most important interconnection hubs.

Connecting to ERA-IX, one of the largest internet exchanges in the Netherlands, brings us closer to hundreds of networks — from leading cloud platforms to enterprise backbones and content providers. By peering directly at ERA-IX, we’re able to:

• Reduce latency for traffic exchanged with member networks;
• Offload traffic from global transit providers, improving routing efficiency;
• Increase network resilience through diverse, direct paths;
• Improve inter-validator latency for sensitive workloads like blockchain infrastructure (e.g., Solana validators).

We are excited to announce the opening of our new server location! This time, our Cherry servers have landed in Frankfurt, generating significant interest in a few days. Germany is now our sixth server location, joining our existing sites in Lithuania, the Netherlands, Sweden, Singapore, and the United States.