{"id":22115,"date":"2024-10-04T18:23:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T16:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/kb\/103000271608-can-i-setup-mining-on-my-server\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T18:01:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T16:01:58","slug":"103000271608-can-i-setup-mining-on-my-server","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/kb\/103000271608-can-i-setup-mining-on-my-server\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I Setup Mining on My Server?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 dir=\"ltr\"><strong dir=\"ltr\">Can I Setup Mining on My Server?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Mining of any kind requires a lot of computing power, therefore <strong>mining is not possible on Contabo Virtual Private Servers (VPS).<\/strong> This is because VPS work on a shared resource basis, so if a VPS on a server were to perform a mining function, it would consume too much processing power and affect other users.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong dir=\"ltr\">Contabo&#8217;s Dedicated Servers offer high performance and CPU power that can handle mining.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">You can see the specifications for Contabo Dedicated Servers for yourself on the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/en\/dedicated-servers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Contabo website here<\/u><\/a><\/u>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you have a VPS and would like to upgrade to a Dedicated Sever, you will need to contact the customer support team.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">You can raise a ticket with the customer support team via the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/contabo.freshdesk.com\/en\/support\/home\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\/?support=\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\/?support=\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/u><a href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\/?support=\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Customer Control Panel here<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ast-load-more active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/help.contabo.com\/en\/support\/solutions\/articles\/103000271608-can-i-setup-mining-on-my-server-\" rel=\"nofollow\">Details&#8230;<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can I Setup Mining on My Server? Mining of any kind requires a lot of computing power, therefore mining is not possible on Contabo Virtual Private Servers (VPS). 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