user5321: I have a vps, it's debian but i can install any os, i don't use it a lot, can i use it to mine bitcoins? Correct me if I'm wrong, bitcoins uses video cards, and as far as i know, vps and dedicated servers don't have video cards.
So therefore I'm asking, is it possible to use servers to mine bitcoins

user3187: It is possible, but not profitable.  Even if you consider the server as already paid for you will not generate nearly enough of a hashrate to earn more than a few cents a month.

user4698: A long time ago I read about using amazon cloud instances when the value vs. effort made it profitable to mine with them, but that was before GPU-mining took over.
To be competitive today a service provider would have to employ ASICs. There would also be some economical overhead of providing the customer service, instead of just mining. Strict bitcoin mining operations like for example ASICminer have an advantage over that.

5321: <p>I have a vps, it's debian but i can install any os, i don't use it a lot, can i use it to mine bitcoins? Correct me if I'm wrong, bitcoins uses video cards, and as far as i know, vps and dedicated servers don't have video cards.</p>

<p>So therefore I'm asking, is it possible to use servers to mine bitcoins</p>
 3187: <p>It is possible, but not profitable.  Even if you consider the server as already paid for you will not generate nearly enough of a hashrate to earn more than a few cents a month.</p>
 4698: <p>A long time ago I read about using amazon cloud instances when the value vs. effort made it profitable to mine with them, but that was before GPU-mining took over.</p>

<p>To be competitive today a service provider would have to employ ASICs. There would also be some economical overhead of providing the customer service, instead of just mining. Strict bitcoin mining operations like for example ASICminer have an advantage over that.</p>
