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What Actually are VPSs?

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VPS OVZ 1 Plan

  • 1 CPU Core
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 20 GB Data Storage
  • 1 TB Bandwidth

To satisfy the need for modestly priced, but reliable hosting services, distributors started an intermediate hosting platform - the VPS. This is a virtual simulation of a web server that behaves exactly like a : dedicated hosting server and is much more feature-rich than any shared web hosting package. On the other hand, as a lot of accounts are hosted on the very same physical machine and each individual pays for their account, the price for a VPS solution is significantly lower than the price for a dedicated server. A low-end VPS package is a little more high-priced than the most feature-rich shared web hosting plan, but its system resources excel decidedly those of the shared website hosting plan.

VPS Virtualization Platforms: OpenVZ and KVM

Each single account is insulated from the rest of the accounts on the web hosting server, so each Virtual Private Server can run a separate Operating System and be restarted autonomously from the other ones. The Virtual Servers are managed via a virtualization panel where clients can see all running tasks and stop or restart them, update server-side software applications, have a look at the used up and the remaining resources, and much more. OpenVZ, KVM, Virtual PC and VMware are merely a few examples of software programs utilized for creating and handling VPS packages. They involve different requirements with respect to the central processing unit architecture, the OSs they are compatible with, etc. For example, KVM can operate on physical machines with x86 or AMD64 processors, can be installed on a server running both Windows and Linux OSs, and allows both of these OSs to be installed on the actual VPS hosting servers.

Managed VPS Services

The virtualization platform lends the customer the freedom to administer the VPS independently from the hosting provider, saving you the time you'd have waited for their customer support team to restart a service or recover a backup. If the client is not an expert, though, we offer a voluntary upgrade that encompasses OS and software application installation and update procedures, VPS backups, as well as dedicated admin support and troubleshooting operations. We also have a couple of VPS web hosting server server farm facility locations to choose from: the USA, the UK and Australia.

Web Hosting Control Panels for VPS

The domains and the web content on the virtual private web hosting server are managed through a website hosting CP GUI, similar to a typical shared web hosting plan's. The contrast is that with web hosting packages, users obtain one specific web hosting CP, while with a VPS package, providers commonly give a number of website hosting Control Panels to choose from, and the more proficient clients can install and use the website hosting CP they desire. Some virtualization panels support installing a website hosting CP through them to render things easier for the client. Unfortunately, most website hosting CPs are not free. Some ask for a monthly tax (cPanel wants thirteen dollars/month, take a peek at BuycPanel.com), while others request a license tax (DirectAdmin). There are other hosting Control Panels that limit the amount of the hosted domains (Plesk). While we speak of website hosting Control Panel-equipped VPS, it's useful to state that, by default, all VPS accounts delivered by us contain the Hepsia website hosting Control Panel. It includes unlimited hosted domain quotas. Hepsia is offered at no additional licence cost, hence the monthly cost of the private virtual server account chosen by the customer does not fluctuate. In addition, Hepsia perhaps has the finest Domain Manager on the website hosting Control Panel market.

CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu Driven VPS Packages

The web hosting Control Panel GUI allows clients to administer domain name, files, databases, FTP and email box accounts, to see traffic and load logs and to have a look at detailed stats about the used up and the available system resources. Akin with the virtualization panels, the web hosting CPs are developed to work under a certain OS. For example, cPanel, which is one of the best known web hosting Control Panels, works only under Linux CentOS, whereas Enkompass, which is developed by the very same company, performs solely under Windows. Other website hosting Control Panels like Plesk and Hepsia are multi-platform. Hepsia supports the CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu Linux distributions. The superiority of given web hosting Control Panels over others is that they have different levels of control - administrator, reseller and customer. Each level has access to a separate set of features controlling the levels below, so it is easy to establish a reseller web hosting website and start making money by reselling web hosting plans to other individuals. As customers will be informed about what amount of the resources is used up, but will not see the actual figures, even a low-end VPS web server account will suffice to open a small-sized shared website hosting web hosting company and obtain cash.

The VPS: an Independent, Economical Solution

A VPS is a comparatively cheap hosting service, but it is powerful enough to support web portals such as a very popular online store or a huge company web site. As its administration is easy, it is the preferred choice of both novices and expert users.

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1 CPU Core 1 CPU Core 2 CPU Cores 4 CPU Cores 8 CPU Cores
1 GB RAM 2 GB RAM 4 GB RAM 8 GB RAM 16 GB RAM
20 GB Storage 40 GB Storage 80 GB Storage 160 GB Storage 320 GB Storage
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