Buy and claim a VPS

A Smile VPS is your own Windows Server 2025 machine. You control it through the Smile VPS website and connect to it with Remote Desktop.

Plans

Prices, and the yearly option that saves 20%, are on the Smile VPS plans page.

Buy it

1. Go to Buy a VPS and choose a plan.
2. Pay securely through Stripe.
3. After payment you’re shown a claim code, which looks like SMILE-XXXX-XXXX. Copy it - you need it in the next step.

Your server starts building straight away. It takes about 15 minutes.

Claim it

1. Go to vps.smilehosting.tech/claim.
2. Enter the email address you paid with and your claim code.
3. Choose a password for your Smile VPS account - at least 12 characters - and confirm it.
4. Click Continue.

The server is attached to your account and you’re signed in. From now on, sign in at vps.smilehosting.tech with that email and password. You can also set a username, turn on 2-step verification or add a passkey - see Your Smile VPS account and security.

Astuce

Already have a Smile VPS account? Sign in before you buy. The new server goes straight onto your account with no claim code needed, and any gift card balance comes off your payments automatically.

Remarque

This password is for the Smile VPS website. Your server itself gets its own password in the next guide.

Next

Set your server’s password and connect.

Cancelling

To cancel a VPS, go to Billing and click Manage card & billing - see Billing, your card and gift cards. It keeps running until the end of the time you’ve paid for. You can also open a ticket or email [email protected]. Copy anything you want to keep off the server first - once it’s deleted it can’t be recovered.