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Bare Metal Cloud Academic Bundle

Practice Kubernetes with Bare Metal Cloud! Streamline cluster deployment leveraging servers with pre-installed Rancher and get 1 TB of S3-compatible Object Storage Service (OSS) free.

API-driven dedicated servers
Free 1 TB of S3-compatible OSS
Rancher integration
Built-in IaC modules
CI/CD alignment
Deployment in minutes

Deploy Kubernetes Automatically with a Rancher Lab

Kubernetes setup and management skills are highly in demand but require a lot of learning and practice to be mastered. Understanding YAML files and Docker CLI, deploying your container clusters from scratch, and setting up ingresses and load balancers requires climbing a steep learning curve. Additionally, setting up a learning environment for developing containerized apps requires investing in your infrastructure and its management.

phoenixNAP’s Bare Metal Cloud helps you save time on infrastructure setup and dive right into practice. Choose between multiple instances with pre-installed Rancher software and deploy multi-node Kubernetes clusters in minutes. You can access the Rancher UI directly from the portal and manage your clusters easily!

For a limited time only, you can get 1 TB of Object Storage free with a selected Rancher lab!

Leverage Dedicated Resources

Leverage Dedicated Resources

Deploy your containerized workloads directly on hardware, without virtualization overhead. With 100% dedicated resources and no “noisy neighbors,” your Kubernetes workloads will run optimally, breaking through common performance bottlenecks.

Reduce Costs

Reduce Costs

Lower TCO and eliminate CapEx through hourly billing and special pricing for monthly and yearly reservations. Get 1 TB of S3-compatible object storage and archive unstructured data securely and portably for free.

Automate Everything

Automate Everything

Use our robust yet simple API to deploy and destroy Rancher servers in minutes. Leverage integrated IaC tools and the S3 API for automated server and storage provisioning. Create single-node Rancher-managed Kubernetes clusters in just a few clicks.

Geo-distribute Cluster Deployments

Geo-distribute Cluster Deployments

Geo-distribute your clusters to bring them closer to your users. Lower latency and adapt your infrastructure to your environment, however remote it might be. Rancher BMC instances are available in Phoenix (AZ), Seattle (WA), Chicago (IL), and Ashburn (VA).

BMC Rancher Academic Bundle Instances

Instance Type Specs Monthly
Academic Bundle #1
s0.d1.small
Single Intel E3-1240v3 (4 cores and 3.4 GHz)
16GB RAM 2x240GB SSD 2x1Gbps
Rancher Solution Ready 1TB OSS Free of Charge
$67.00
Academic Bundle #2
s0.d1.medium
Single Intel E3-1270v3 (4 cores and 3.5 GHz)
32GB RAM 1x480GB SSD 2x1Gbps
Rancher Solution Ready 1TB OSS Free of Charge
$80.00
Academic Bundle #3
s0.c1.small
Single Intel E-2276G (6 cores and 3.8 GHz)
64GB RAM 1x1TB NVMe 2x10Gbps
Rancher Solution Ready 1TB OSS Free of Charge
Intel SGX Enabled
$105.00
Academic Bundle #4
d1.c1.small
Dual Intel Silver 4210R (20 cores and 2.4 GHz)
128 GB RAM 2x1 TB NVMe 2x25 Gbps
Rancher Solution Ready 1TB OSS Free of Charge
$295.00

Additional offer details:

15 TB bandwidth included

15 TB bandwidth
included

Bandwidth overages $0.01 per GB

Bandwidth overages
$0.01 per GB

OSS can be shared between instances

OSS can be shared
between instances

Locations: PHX/ASH/CHI/SEA

Locations:
PHX/ASH/CHI/SEA

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BMC Rancher Server Features

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Highly Scalable

Deploy pre-configured instances across different locations in minutes and manage and scale workloads consistently across thousands of clusters in any environment.

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S3-Compatible Object Storage

Deploy persistent, secure, and scalable object storage with ease. Share it between instances and provision it using the industry-standard S3 API. Get a FREE terabyte today!

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No Vendor Lock-in

100% open-source, Rancher on BMC supports any certified Kubernetes distribution including RKE for on-prem, EKS, AKS, or GKE for cloud, and K3S for edge workloads.

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Secure and Compliant

Simplify and centralize control, network, and security policies across your environment, ensuring compliant Kubernetes adoption. Leverage Intel® SGX for hardware-based workload encryption.

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Automation-driven

Spin up your BMC instances programmatically using our API, CLI, or web-based UI to simplify the deployment and management of containerized applications.

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Single Pane of Glass

Deploy workloads, define secrets, configure load balancing, and monitor the health of all your clusters through a single, comprehensive platform.

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DevOps-ready

Rancher BMC comes with popular built-in IaC tools for server provisioning and helps you develop apps faster and with more agility through integrated container tools and services.

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Reduced Complexity

By providing a managed Kubernetes cluster deployment platform, Rancher BMC help students learn Kubernetes faster, saving time and resources otherwise spent on environment setup.

Empowering Object Storage Agility in the Hybrid Cloud

Learn how you can leverage the S3 API for easy storage access and automated storage provisioning. In our recent webinar with experts from Cloudian, we covered the latest object storage technologies and trends, the importance of S3-compatible object storage in cloud-native development, and benefits of using S3-compatible storage with bare metal. Watch it now!

Learn More about Rancher BMC

Visit our Blog and Knowledge Base to learn more about the features and capabilities of our Rancher servers. Go through our tutorials to learn how to get started with Rancher servers and how to set up your Kubernetes cluster with ease using the phoenixNAP BMC Portal.

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