The right Instance for development purposes

Reviewed on July 15, 2025

An Instance is a virtual machine in the cloud. Scaleway supports several types of Instances, each with their own set of resources, unique value propositions, and technical specifications. Each Instance supports the essential operating systems and distributions, as well as customized Instantapps.

Development Instances

Scaleway's Development range includes DEV1 and GP1 Instances. These Instances provide a balance of compute, memory, and networking resources, and can be used for a wide range of workloads. For example, they are ideally suited for scaling a development and testing environment, but also Content Management Systems (CMS) or microservices. They are also a good default choice if you are not sure which Instance type is best for your application.

See below the technical specifications of Development Instances:

Range	Development
Instance type	DEV1 GP1
Availability Zone	PAR1, PAR2, PAR3 (excl. DEV1), AMS1, AMS2, WAW1, WAW2
Storage	Local or Block
Max. bandwidth	From 200 to 500 Mbps
CPU type	DEV1: AMD EPYC 7281 (2,1 GHz) or equivalent GP1: AMD EPYC 7410P (2 GHz) or equivalent
Resources	Shared vCPUs
Sizing	From 2 to 48 vCPUs From 2 to 256 GiB RAM
vCPU:RAM ratio	Various (1:1, 1:2, 1:3)

Complementary services

To help build and manage your applications, consider complementing your Instance with the following compatible services:

Matching use cases

Try Scaleway Development Instances with the following tutorials:

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