Brightbox

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Availability

The company says its cloud hosting infrastructure has a 100% uptime guarantee or service credit for downtime caused by infrastructure problems.brightbox.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Billing limit

All usage is billed in Pounds Sterling, invoices are generated monthly in arrears, and outbound internet data costs £0.06 per GB.brightbox.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Cloud servers

Cloud Servers are performance optimised virtual machines backed by SSD storage that the company says can be created on demand in as little as 10 seconds.brightbox.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Database

Cloud SQL provides managed MySQL and PostgreSQL instances with automated snapshots and scheduled automatic minor version, patch, and security updates.brightbox.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Integrations

The homepage lists Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, a REST API, a command line interface, Ruby Fog, and a Brightbox Terraform provider among its tools and integrations.brightbox.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Load balancing

Load Balancers perform continuous backend health checks and can handle up to 400,000 concurrent connections, according to Brightbox.brightbox.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Product

Brightbox provides UK based cloud infrastructure including virtual servers, databases, storage, and load balancing.brightbox.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Security and data location

Brightbox says its infrastructure and customer data remain in the UK, and Orbit encrypts data in transit and at rest with container access controls.brightbox.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Server management

Cloud Servers support instant resizing, attached block storage, movable Cloud IPs, a distributed firewall, SSH key installation, and browser based console access.brightbox.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Storage

Orbit object storage is OpenStack Swift API compatible and can be accessed through its REST API, Swift CLI, SFTP, or Brightbox Manager.brightbox.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Support

Cloud Server support is available by email or chat, and the homepage describes human support as included.brightbox.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Trial credit

Brightbox says it adds £50 account credit after signup, valid for one month, and usage below £50 during that first month is not billed.brightbox.com · read 11 Oct 2026

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