The Helix Rack installed in the Elizabeth facility aisle

Helixrack · Elizabeth, NJ colocation

You own the hardware.

Send us the server you already trust. We receive it, rack it, power it, cool it, connect it, and provide a path to an operator. Service is month-to-month, and approved new standard colocation orders start with 30 days free.

1U from $75/mo First 30 days free $0 setup fee 8 a.m.–10 p.m. ET remote hands

Operating snapshot · January 15, 2025

68active customers at this snapshot
3,200square feet in the Elizabeth operating footprint
22production racks, with placement still subject to fit review

Why Helixrack

Colocation without the enterprise overhead.

Helixrack is for teams that already own the machine and want a facility that can review, receive, install, and support it without a long retail-colocation commitment.

Your hardware

Bring the server you already trust.

Buy it, build it, or recover it from the lab. We provide the room, power, cooling, and network around it.

Short leash

Month-to-month, first 30 days free.

No setup fee and no cancellation fee. After the introductory period, the published base, power, and outbound-transfer rates apply.

Human ops

Talk to the people who rack it.

Receiving, agreed testing, remote hands, and installation confirmation are handled through the operating team responsible for the hardware.

The offer

Own the box. Rent only the floor.

Helixrack is for developers, small teams, AI builders, game studios, and operators who want their own machine without keeping a rack in an apartment, garage, or office closet.

Own it

Buy, build, or source the box.

Your server, your parts, and your upgrade path. We provide the reviewed physical environment around hardware you own.

House it

Power, cooling, network access, and a real dock.

After written approval, ship the machine to Elizabeth. We inspect it, install it, perform the agreed checks, meter service, and confirm the handoff.

Control it

Remote access stays yours.

The approved network and remote-management handoff are documented for the deployment. Remote hands covers authorized physical work when the server needs a human in the room.

Common questions

Short answers before you ship hardware.

The model is intentionally simple: customers own the machine, Helixrack operates the room around it.

What does Helixrack do?

Helixrack houses servers customers already own, then provides rack space, power, cooling, network access, and remote hands.

Who owns the server hardware?

The customer owns the hardware. Helixrack provides the facility, connectivity, metering, and hands-on support.

What happens after a server arrives?

Helixrack matches the shipment to its intake record, checks condition and fit, performs the agreed installation tests, and confirms the network and service handoff.

How does billing work?

Billing is month-to-month. Approved new standard colocation orders start with 30 days free, then use the published base, power, and outbound-transfer rates. Stripe invoices are due net 7.

Deployment record

Know what your handoff includes.

Your deployment record connects the approved specifications, delivery acknowledgement, condition notes, facility and network assignments, completed checks, and authorized service start.

Before shipping

One approved configuration.

The written intake record identifies the chassis, power, airflow, network needs, authorized contact, receiving path, rate, and service boundary.

At handoff

One accountable confirmation.

The customer receives the installation result, assigned facility handoff, service start, billing date, and any follow-up required.

The main aisle of the Elizabeth facility with installed server racks

Facility

Industrial by necessity, operated by people you can reach.

A rack position becomes available only after the complete hardware configuration passes the current power, cooling, network, weight, access, and maintenance review.

Ready for a fit review?

Send the specs first. A staff reply confirms fit, commercial terms, and the current receiving instructions before you arrange shipment.

Start intake

Homelab Beta

Invite-only hosting for the small, scrappy side of self-hosting.

If you already own a desktop or tower system, Homelab Beta provides a reviewed path to operate it outside the house for $4 per approved system per month. Power and network transfer are included, with no beta bandwidth, throughput, or transfer caps.

Why it exists

Homelab Beta applies the same configuration review and written handoff to approved desktop and tower systems.

It is intended for self-hosters who want to operate their own equipment outside the house.

  • Desktop and tower configurations considered
  • Ship direct from a seller after written approval
  • Run self-hosted services from your own equipment
  • $4 per approved system per month
  • Power and network transfer included during beta
  • Shared capacity under the Acceptable Use Policy