Frequently asked questions.
Signing up
Who can become a customer?
Businesses. In the Netherlands with a KvK number, in the EU with a VAT number (checked in VIES). Outside the EU: through sales.
Can I sign up as a consumer?
No. axnet is for businesses only.
How do I sign up?
Account, e-mail code, company check, 2FA and payment mandate. Then you create your first machine straight away.
Sign upHow do I log in?
With a password, a passkey or GitHub. Always with a second factor.
Can I work with colleagues?
Yes. You invite them with a role: Owner, Admin, Billing, Member or Auditor. A Member gets access per project or per machine.
Console & APIPricing and invoices
Do prices include VAT?
No. In the Netherlands 21% VAT is added; in the EU with a valid VAT number, VAT is reverse-charged.
How is billing done?
Monthly in advance. Created or upsized during a month: by the day to the end of that month. Deleted or downsized: no refund, the paid month runs out.
Is yearly cheaper?
Yes: 12 months for the price of 11. No refund on cancelling, deleting or switching provider mid-term; the subscription runs to the end of the paid year.
PricingHow do I pay?
With a payment mandate through Mollie. The first payment is made with iDEAL | Wero or a card.
Do I get UBL invoices?
Yes. Every invoice also comes as UBL (Peppol).
Compute and containers
What is the difference between Compute and Containers?
Compute: virtual machines with dedicated vCPU. Containers: unprivileged, with shared vCPU. Your own ISO, Windows and cloud-init only on Compute.
ContainersCan I choose a custom size?
Yes, for Compute: 8–64 vCPU and 8–128 GB of memory.
Custom ComputeCan I run Windows Server?
Yes, on Compute, with a licence at €15.00 per month.
Can I make a machine bigger?
Yes, in the console. The difference by the day to the end of the month.
How do backups work?
Daily, kept 7 days, for +20% of the machine price. You restore a whole machine or single files.
StorageHow many snapshots can I make?
Up to 3 per machine, at €0.04 per GB per month.
Network
Do I get an IPv4 address?
Every machine has its own IPv6 /64. A dedicated IPv4 address (1:1) is optional: €4.00 per month, while stock lasts.
NetworkCan a machine with only IPv6 reach GitHub?
No. GitHub and other IPv4-only services are out of reach then. Add a dedicated IPv4 address for them.
How much traffic is included?
20 TB per machine per month. Beyond that, €1.00 per TB.
Can I connect machines privately?
Yes, with private networks. Included.
Can I send mail from my machine?
Outbound mail (port 25) is closed for new accounts. We open it on request.
FirewallSecurity and GDPR
Is 2FA required?
Yes, for everyone, also with GitHub login. With a passkey or an authenticator app.
SecurityIs there a firewall?
Yes, the axnet firewall, included. You review rules first, then apply them.
Where is my data?
Machines and volumes on servers in the Netherlands: EU-NL-1, Amsterdam region. Backups in the Netherlands too.
GDPR & dataIs there a data processing agreement?
Yes. It is part of the terms and applies from sign-up; you find it in the console.
Data processing agreementSupport and SLA
How fast does support respond?
Urgent: within 4 hours, 24/7. Normal: within 1 working day.
SLAWhat availability applies?
99.9% per machine per calendar month, under the SLA. Announced maintenance does not count.
SLAWhen is maintenance?
There is no fixed window. axnet announces planned maintenance at least 1 month ahead, urgent maintenance at least 1 week ahead.
How do I notice an outage?
At the top of this website and in the console.
Switching
Can I bring my own image?
Yes: qcow2, raw, vmdk or ova, or an ISO. For VMs only.
SwitchingHow do I take my data with me?
With an exit request in the console: disks, volumes and backups, ready within 30 days. Account data straight away as JSON.
What happens to my invoices when I leave?
We keep them for 7 years, as the law requires.