Dedicated Server Hosting Company

2 Dedicated Server Hosting Company Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: October 7th, 2024

In a world where businesses rely on digital reliability, starting a dedicated server hosting company can be a lucrative venture. Essentially, you’ll be providing businesses and organizations with powerful, exclusive servers tailored to their specific needs.

Dedicated server hosting means no shared resources, better performance, and heightened security for clients. This business appeals to companies wanting robust, reliable, and customizable hosting solutions without the hassle of managing hardware themselves.

To succeed, you’ll need to invest in top-tier hardware, secure a data center location, and offer exceptional 24/7 technical support. The demand for dedicated servers is growing, making it an attractive option for tech-savvy entrepreneurs looking to enter the hosting industry. Dive in, and you’ll cater to a market that values performance and peace of mind.

In this list, you'll find real-world dedicated server hosting company success stories and very profitable examples of starting a dedicated server hosting company that makes money.

1. Indifferent Broccoli ($989K/year)

Jake Gaba, founder of Indifferent Broccoli, came up with the idea to start his game server hosting company while on a leave of absence from Stanford's Graduate School of Business. After brainstorming over 100 potential project ideas, he decided to buy an existing business, 7d2dServerHosting.com, for $25,000. He later expanded the business to include Viking Server Hosting for the popular game Valheim, and eventually rebranded to Indifferent Broccoli to stand out in the market and lay the foundation for future expansions beyond game hosting.

How much money it makes: $989K/year
How much did it cost to start: $25K
How many people on the team: 1

I Left Stanford & Bought A Small Website, Tripled Revenue In 6 Months

Jake Gaba tripled his game server hosting company's monthly recurring revenue from $1,600 MRR to $5,000 MRR after buying the business for $25,000, and has since launched new services for Viking and Valheim gaming servers under a distinct and memorable central hub brand, Indifferent Broccoli.

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2. FreeMcServer ($12K/year)

Back in 2018, Nuno had just finished school, and seeing the success of large minecraft servers online, whose founders are able to pay bills with it, he decided to build one platform himself. He was an avid minecraft player and needed a way to host the game 24/7 without the electricity bill going through the roof. That is when he started this personal project, both as a way to earn passive income, and to add to his CV.

How much money it makes: $12K/year
How many people on the team: 1

I Built A Minecraft Hosting Service That Makes Me $1,000 In Profit Per Month

FreeMcServer.net, a free high-performance Minecraft server hosting service launched in 2018, has more than 970,000 registered users and generates monthly profits of around $1,000 USD, with over 95% of revenue coming from advertisements on the website and a primary user base from lower-income countries.

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