Colocation — your own server in our data center
With colocation the hardware stays yours and WWW4 provides everything around it: rack space, power, cooling, connectivity and physical security in a Belgian data center. You keep full control over the machine and its operating system; we keep it powered and connected.
Colocation is not sold online. Every setup differs in space, power draw and uplink, so we work out the configuration and the price together after a short conversation about what you want to place.
Who brings what?
We provide
- Rack space in a Belgian data center
- Power and cooling
- Connectivity on our network infrastructure
- Physical security and data center access control
- A point of contact who answers when something goes wrong
You bring
- The server itself, rack-mountable and in working order
- The operating system, the software and the configuration
- Management, updates and the backup strategy for your machine
- Your own licences and hardware maintenance contracts
When is colocation the right choice?
Colocation pays off when the hardware itself is a deliberate choice. If you simply need capacity, a dedicated server or a managed VPS is usually simpler and cheaper — we supply those including hardware and management.
You have already invested in your own server hardware and want to keep using it
Your software requires a specific machine or a specific configuration
Your licences are tied to your own hardware
Your equipment currently sits in the office and belongs in a data center
Your data has to demonstrably stay in Belgium
You want to keep full management in your own hands
Colocation, a dedicated server or a VPS?
The difference is who owns the machine and who manages it. All three run in Belgian data centers.
| Type | Who owns the hardware | Who manages it | Suited to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colocation | Yours — you place your own machine | You, we provide the environment | Existing hardware, specific requirements or tied licences |
| Dedicated server | Ours — you rent the whole machine | You, with our hardware guarantee | Demanding workloads without a hardware investment |
| Managed VPS | Ours — you get dedicated resources | We do, you keep root access | Growing web shops, your own software, a fast start |
Request colocation
Tell us what you want to place and we will check whether it fits and what it costs. The more concrete your details, the sooner you have a proposal.
- What you want to place: type and number of devices, and their height in rack units
- Your expected power draw and whether you need redundant power
- The connectivity you need and whether you bring your own IP space
- When you want to install, and how often you need physical access
Frequently asked questions about colocation
With colocation you place your own server in our data center. The hardware stays yours; we provide everything around it: rack space, power, cooling, connectivity and the physical security of the building. You keep full control over the machine and its operating system.
There is no fixed price list. The rate depends on how much space your equipment takes up, how much power it draws and what connectivity you need. Send us those three details and you get a concrete proposal — colocation is not ordered online, it is put together.
The server itself, rack-mountable and in working order, plus the operating system, the software and the configuration. Management, updates and your backup strategy also stay with you, as do any licences and hardware maintenance contracts.
You do. That is exactly what separates colocation from a dedicated server or a managed VPS: you decide what runs on the machine and how it is administered. We keep it powered, cooled and connected.
Choose colocation when the hardware itself is a deliberate choice: you have already invested in it, your software requires a specific machine, or your licences are tied to it. If you simply need capacity, a dedicated server or a managed VPS is simpler and usually cheaper — there we supply and guarantee the hardware.
In a Belgian data center. For organisations handling personal data that is often a hard requirement, and it makes GDPR accountability simpler than with infrastructure outside the EU.
Data center access always follows fixed procedures and happens by appointment. How that is arranged for your case is agreed up front — tell us in your request how often you expect to need physical access.
The hardware remains your property and therefore your responsibility: replacement or repair goes through your own supplier or maintenance contract. Whatever we observe on our side, we report to you. If you would rather not carry that concern, a dedicated server is the better choice — there the hardware is on us.
