This guide provides some information about Windows licenses for Public Cloud Infomaniak.

Windows Licensing Information

As a Microsoft Partner, Infomaniak provides and automatically bills Microsoft licenses for the following operating systems:

• Windows Server 2019 standard and datacenter
• Windows Server 2022 standard and datacenter
• Windows Server 2025 standard and datacenter

Billing is based on the number of vCPUs of the instance.

The license belongs to Infomaniak and is not the property of the client. It starts when the client uses one of these versions of Windows Server and stops when the instance is destroyed.

There is no licensing billing in case of instance pause or stop.

Microsoft Partner

• As a Microsoft partner, Infomaniak provides pre-activated images on Public Cloud, via Horizon or the Openstack CLI. In case of activation failure, refer to this other guide for more information.
• As a Microsoft partner, Infomaniak does not allow the use of a client's personal license (Bring Your Own License); in the case of using their own license, Infomaniak provides and automatically bills for the licenses provided by Infomaniak. The client can then activate their OS via the activation procedure.
• As a Microsoft partner, the non-use of licenses (i.e., a 180-day Evaluation version) is also not allowed. These versions are for testing purposes in an internal environment. In case of using an evaluation version, Infomaniak provides and automatically bills the licenses provided by Infomaniak. The client can then activate their OS via the procedure for converting an evaluation version into a normally activated version.
• If you use Microsoft software within Windows Server that requires a License Mobility, such as Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Sharepoint Server or Microsoft Exchange Server, you must necessarily transmit the Software Assurance document via the Infomaniak contact form.

This guide explains how to redirect emails from a Gmail, Bluewin, Outlook, Proton, Yahoo, etc. address to your Infomaniak-managed email address.

Preamble

• By setting up automatic forwarding of all incoming emails from your previous email system, you can immediately start using your new Infomaniak email address with the assurance of not missing any messages.
• By replying to your emails from your new Infomaniak address, your contacts will automatically use it to write to you in the future.
• ⚠️ For additional help, contact the service provider on which you are trying to activate message forwarding; otherwise contact a partner or launch a free tender — also discover the role of the host.
• You can also import content from another Mail provider directly to your Infomaniak address.

Specific guides

Refer to the official guides based on your previous provider:

• Gmail
• iCloud
• Microsoft (Outlook / Hotmail / Live)
• Orange
• Proton Mail (warning, requires a paid plan)
• Sunrise:
  1. Click here to log in to Sunrise Mail.
  2. Click on Inbox.
  3. Click on Settings => Manage Inbox.
  4. Enter the corresponding email address under 'Forwarding'.
• Yahoo (note, requires Yahoo Mail Pro)

Bluewin

• Bluewin (read also below):
  1. Click here to log in to Bluewin.
  2. Click on Settings then Automatic Forwarding.
  3. Click on Set up automatic forwarding.
  4. Follow the procedure to set up automatic forwarding.
• Bluewin (alternative method):
  1. Click here to log in to MySwisscom.
  2. Click on the "More" menu then “Settings”:
     
  3. Then click on “Manage transfers”:
     

GMX

Click on these elements in order to set up a redirection rule from GMX:

This guide lists the versions of the Windows operating system that can be installed when ordering a VPS Cloud / VPS Lite.

Supported Windows Versions

When ordering your Server, you will be able to choose the version of Windows to install.

Windows Server

Possible variations with Windows Server 2025, 2022 or 2019:

• Windows Server Standard designed for low-density or non-virtualized environments
• Windows Server Datacenter ideal for datacenter-defined and highly virtualized environments

Note:

• As a Microsoft partner, Infomaniak provides VPS Cloud / VPS Lite Windows Server 2025, 2022 or 2019 containing a Microsoft Windows Server license. In case of activation failure, refer to this other guide.
• As a Microsoft partner, Infomaniak does not offer the possibility to use your own Windows Server license (or Bring Your Own License).
• If you use Microsoft software within Windows Server that requires a Mobility License, such as Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Sharepoint Server or Microsoft Exchange Server, you must submit the Software Assurance document via the Infomaniak contact form.

Windows 11 Pro Evaluation

Windows 11 Professional has all the features of Windows 11 Home, as well as professional features for encryption, remote connection, virtual machine creation, and much more.

Note:

• It will be necessary to activate Windows, Infomaniak provides only an evaluation version.

If your domain is important for your activity then Renewal Warranty is the assurance of never losing it. As a leading registrar, Infomaniak is daily confronted with clients who have not been able to renew their domain on time. Their website and email addresses are no longer accessible, and this often represents a significant damage to their activity.

It is easy and costly to lose a domain

A domain name is registered for a specific period, after which it must be renewed to retain ownership. When a domain is not renewed, it enters a redemption period before becoming publicly available for a new buyer.

The redemption period is a grace period during which it is still possible to act to retain ownership of your domain. However, this last-resort measure has serious consequences and incurs fees. At best, it results in the interruption of your website and email addresses for many hours, while your domain name is urgently removed from redemption.

In the worst-case scenario, if there is no intention to reactivate the domain name, it is lost.

Renewal Warranty, the guarantee of never losing a domain

With this warranty, Infomaniak commits to renewing your domain if necessary (blocked payment method, renewal emails not received, prolonged absence, etc.) and will personally contact you by email, SMS, phone, and mail to ensure you keep it.

Renewal Warranty is a unique solution that protects you from the unintentional expiration of your domains. You remain, of course, the sole owner of your domains and are free to stop Renewal Warranty or terminate your domains whenever you decide.

Enable Renewal Warranty on an existing domain

Refer to this other guide to activate the option in a few clicks.