User data templates give you a quick start when creating your scripts. We‘ve added templates for common use cases, like updating packages and sending Slack notifications to check in a new or reinstalled device with your team.

Get started by going to Project Settings → User data → Create from template

Check out the documentation as well.

Teams can now use their identity provider to log into Maxihost with SAML Single Sign-On. All major identity providers are supported, including Okta, Active Directory, OneLogin, and Auth0, and can be configured by going to the Settings section of the Settings & Billing page.

There's an optional Directory Sync feature, allowing teams to automatically sync users form a directory provider, adding and removing users automatically based on changes happening in your IAM.

Contact Sales to learn more, and check out the documentation.

User data are small scripts that run on a server's first boot, letting you quickly customize a new server the first time it boots after its deployment.

With user data, you can easily do things like change the root password, notify of a new deployment on Slack, install packages, and more, with just a few lines of code.

Check out the documentation as well.

Debian 11 is now available for all instant and spot instances across all locations.

We are continuing to ship features and improvements based on your feedback. Here are some recent changes.

• Batch deploys: Create multiple servers in one go through the server create page. Check out the docs.

• Private Networks beta: Go to the Layer 2 page in the dashboard to sign up for early access to one of our most requested features.

• Filters: More filters have been added to the servers page, and you can now filter by region, hostname, and label, using operators like contains, is equal to, has prefix, and has suffix. Additionally, filters are now persisted in the URL, making sharing a specific view with your team easier.

Introducing the Command Menu. Use keyboard shortcuts to navigate without using your mouse. The Command Menu not only helps you navigate the dashboard, but you can also use it to search for servers and IP addresses.

Check out the documentation to see the list of shortcuts available.

• Remote access sessions will now expire in 12 hours instead of 4

• 11 new payment methods supported

Rocky Linux and Debian 10 are now available for all instant and spot instances across all locations.

We are excited to announce that now you can manage your quota directly from the dashboard and API. This feature gives lets you adjust the amount of bandwidth your project can consume before it starts incurring overages.

Manage your project bandwidth quota from the Usage page and have more control over your consumption.

Read the documentation and the API reference →

We have promoted the Chicago 2 and Tokyo 2 locations from Custom to Core. You can now add more resiliency to your workloads in the US and Japan regions without the need for a custom deployment.

Go to the dashboard →

We have made improvements to make power actions faster and more reliable. Now, requests respond three times faster, and sending power on, power off, and reboot requests immediately update your servers' state on the dashboard and API.

Read the documentation or go to the API reference →

Adding team members is now easier with the new Add team members screen. Add up to five team members at once, each with its own role. Additionally, first and last names are no longer needed, only the email address.

• You can now delete Projects from the dashboard and API

The Usage page now shows your Bandwidth Quota for each region where you have servers, as well as the percentage consumed during the current billing cycle.

You can now filter the bandwidth usage of servers and projects by the current and previous billing cycles, giving you the ability to see how your bandwidth consumption changes over time.

As the internet gradually moves to IPv6, all new deployments and reinstalls now include an IPv6 address.

This means you no longer have to request an IPv6 address, and your servers will now include a /64 address by default.

Also, you will see the IPv6 address showing up on the device page and the API for currently deployed servers. To make the new IP work with your server, you can set it manually on the device or trigger a reinstall.

We are incredibly excited to welcome London to Maxihost's Edge Network. London is our first region in Europe and one of our most anticipated and requested regions.

You can get a server in the region running in under 10 minutes starting today. We are starting with availability for the c2.small.x86 server, but have built enough spare capacity to support custom deployments too.

Interested in deploying custom hardware in London? Lets talk →

• 95th Percentile Bandwidth Graphs now available

• Set your preferred RAID option when deploying or reinstalling a server

Use Flatcar to deploy container workloads and RHEL for that stable OS enterprises love all in under 10 minutes. Both Operating Systems are available for deployment on all available servers through the dashboard and API.

Searching servers across your different projects is now easier. On top of searching by device label, you can also find devices by their hostname or an assigned IP address.