AFRICA
Johannesburg Data Center
Africa's most connected city — the continent's premier digital hub serving over 1.1 billion people across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Bare metal configurations in Johannesburg
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Dedicated bare metal servers in Johannesburg with JINX peering and strong sub-Saharan links, supporting Africa's growing cloud infrastructure market.Explore Features
| Configuration | CPU model | Network | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intel 2×Silver-4216Most popular | MEQ | 128GB | 4x480GB SSD | 10Gbpsunmetered | $859 USD / month | Configure & Deploy |
Intel 2×Silver-4216 | MFO | 192GB | 4x480GB SSD | 10Gbpsunmetered | $879 USD / month | Configure & Deploy |
Intel 2×Gold-5320 | MWC | 512GB | 3x1.92TB SSD | 25Gbpsunmetered | $1369 USD / month | Configure & Deploy |
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Connectivity in Johannesburg
Direct JINX peering and strong sub-Saharan fiber links, with international connectivity via Cape Town subsea cable landings to Europe and the Americas.
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Private Backbone Latency
Internal low-latency connections to other Zenlayer PoPs via our secure global backbone.
Singapore113 ms
Johor Bahru114 ms
Kuala Lumpur119 ms
Jakarta125 ms
Ho Chi Minh City137 ms
Non-real-time data, for reference only
Cloud Connect
Dedicated, secure Layer 2 connections via Zenlayer Cloud Router to major public clouds inside Johannesburg.
Why Choose Our Johannesburg Data Center?
Johannesburg is Africa's premier connectivity hub and the largest economy on the continent. Our facility provides the reliable, enterprise-grade compute needed to serve Africa's rapidly growing digital economies across banking, fintech, e-commerce, and mobile services.
With strong sub-Saharan continental reach and international bandwidth via Cape Town submarine cable systems to Europe, our Johannesburg ZEC and bare metal solutions are the logical choice for businesses expanding into the African market.
FAQ about Johannesburg
Quick answers to common questions about deploying compute, bare metal and cloud connectivity in Johannesburg.
Where is the Zenlayer Johannesburg location?
Zenlayer's Johannesburg location is in the AFRICA region. It peers locally via Johannesburg Internet Exchange (JINX), NAPAfrica IX. Upstream connectivity is provided through MTN, Vodacom, Liquid Intelligent Technologies, NTT.
Which public clouds can I connect to from Johannesburg?
Zenlayer Cloud Connect provides dedicated Layer 2 onramps from Johannesburg to AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute, Google Cloud Interconnect, supporting hybrid and multi-cloud architectures over private paths instead of the public internet.
What is the latency from Johannesburg to other Zenlayer locations?
Johannesburg is connected to the Zenlayer private backbone with deterministic, low-latency paths to other Zenlayer locations. The full latency matrix is published on this page. You can also use Looking Glass on this page to run live PING / MTR / BGP checks.
How many bare metal server configurations are available in Johannesburg?
6 bare metal cloud (BMC) configurations are currently listed in Johannesburg, starting at $399/month. Order a server through the Zenlayer Console BMC creator, or see the Bare Metal documentation for the full product overview.
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