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Dedicated server? smartctl -a /dev/sda
Value: 1 = Hard Drive, Value: 0 = SSD
That said I've seen VMs saying 1 when the host indeed use SSDs. It's a bit tricky with virtualization.
There is also
Same as above applies "Value: 1 = Hard Drive, Value: 0 = SSD" because it is actually just reading the file from the first method.
You can try smartctl:
Look for something like "Rotation Rate: Solid State Device"