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What is BYO-VPS Hosting? A Complete Guide

· 6 min · By M.A.F Cloud Team

BYO-VPS Explained

Bring Your Own VPS (BYO-VPS) means you provide the server hardware (a VPS from any provider), and we provide the software panel to manage it. Think of it like bringing your own phone to a mobile network — you pay for the data, not the device.

Why BYO-VPS?

**No markup.** Traditional hosting adds 200-500% margin on top of actual server costs. With BYO-VPS, you pay exactly what the VPS costs.

**No lock-in.** Your servers run on your VPS. If you leave, your data stays with you.

**Full control.** You have root access to your VPS. We just add the panel on top.

Who Should Use It

You already have a VPS from DigitalOcean, Hetzner, Contabo, etc.

You want cheaper hosting than managed providers

You want full control without the complexity of manual setup

You run multiple servers and want a unified panel

Getting Started

1. Rent a VPS (minimum 2GB RAM recommended)

2. Sign up at mafcloud.my.id

3. Create a node → run the install command → deploy servers

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