RimuHosting Reviews

RimuHosting is a New Zealand-based Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provider founded in December 2002 by Peter Bryant. The company specializes in flexible and powerful Linux Virtual Private Server (VPS) hosting using Xen virtualization technology, positioning itself as one of the original VPS hosting providers. RimuHosting targets developers, techies, and businesses needing reliable, managed, or self-managed Linux server environments, particularly those running Java, Ruby on Rails, WordPress, or other specific application stacks. Their infrastructure includes data centers strategically located in Dallas (USA), London (UK), Frankfurt (Germany), and multiple locations in Australia (Sydney, Brisbane) and New Zealand (Auckland), offering global reach. Unique selling points include a strong focus on customer support delivered by knowledgeable Linux system administrators available 24/7, root access for full server control, a Cloud API, various control panel options (like Plesk, cPanel, Webmin, Virtualmin), and a range of complementary services such as dedicated servers, managed DNS (Zonomi), website monitoring (Pingability), offsite backups (Bakop), managed WordPress (Woop! Host), and managed email (25 Mail St.). They emphasize their 'geek' culture, customer focus ('Make our customers deliriously happy'), and provide a 30-day money-back guarantee and a 99.9% uptime SLA.