VPS hosting with Root Access

Posted by | VPS Hosting, Webhosting articles, Website Hosting | Wednesday 7 May 2008 10:12 am

All Linux VPS accounts comes with root access which means that you are allows to login to your server with root account using SSH, similarly you have Remote Desktop access to your VPS on Windows platform. Thus having root access to your server makes VPS hosting a unique and helpful feature where you have ability to administer any part of your website. Most important part of VPS Hosting is the ability to install required software/application for your account which will only affect your account and not other VPS account hosted on same physical node. You can treat your VPS as if you are using dedicated server with some low resources and can use it for many applications such as using it as a backup server, for testing your applications, even can resell hosting plans using VPS etc so that you can make a good return on your investment within a VPS.
You can also have private name servers for your VPS which will help you for branding of your domain you wish to. With Private name servers you are able to have ‘ns1.yourdomain.com’ and ‘ns2.yourdomain.com’ both pointing to separate Ip address. Usually all website hosting service provider will offer you atleast 2 dedicated Ip’s which can be used for nameservers.
Having private name servers for your hosting account will improve your corporate identity and they are must if you are into webdesigning or website hosting business. You can only have private name servers on VPS , dedicated server hosting accounts, you may get them on request for reseller accounts from your webhosting service provider.

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Advantages of VPS Hosting

Posted by | VPS Hosting, Webhosting articles, Website Hosting | Wednesday 7 May 2008 8:17 am

If you are looking for some cheaper option for dedicated server then you can consider a VPS hosting plan which is much similar to a dedicated server nut have less resources such as diskspace and bandwidth but most important you have root access to your server so it works as if you are working on dedicated server and can install all required softwares you may need to have for your hosting account.

Following are the features of VPS;
*) Less setup time as compare to dedicated servers.
*) Excellent reliability and security.
*) Real root access for your server.
*) Ability to install custom softwares/applications for your account.
*) Increase server utilization and maximize server potential
*) Better management feature hence increase in level of profitability.
*) You get good server resources.
*) You can manage your server easily using control panel even you don’t have much technical skills.
All VPS’s are setup on a highly configured node which are entirely isolated from every other server which is setup on same node. You can’t access servers of other users and no one other then you can access yours, thus even though all servers are hosted on same node no one is aware of these servers hosted along with your server on same node. Thus your server is much secure and no one can log into your server or can play with it. You have total security for your account so VPS website Hosting is much more secure and reliable which your website deserves.

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Importance of having VPS hosting.

Posted by | VPS Hosting, Webhosting articles, Website Hosting | Wednesday 7 May 2008 6:02 am

VPS stands for Virtual private Server which is a advance form of website hosting. You have root access to your VPS which is of great use for you to manage your hosting account. VPS can be consider as cheap option for dedicated server as it’s similar to dedicated server with limited resources. If you want to have full control for your hosting account and can’t afford to pay for dedicated server then you can opt for VPS which comes with most features which are available with a dedicated server.
using VPS you are free to install all required softwares/applications for your account which is not possible on lower website hosting plans such as Shared or reseller. Using your VPS you can install for eg ffmpeg application for your account and can create youtube like portal. Thus if you are looking to have any specific custom application,script,software onto your website hosting account VPS hosting wold be the best option for your need.
VPS do comes with control panel using which you can manage your website hosting account, you can create multiple email accounts, FTP accounts can host multiple domains etc…Thus if you are thinking of getting into webhosting business by reselling hosting plans. You have control panel using which you can easily manage all your hosting accounts. You can use your VPS for testing purpose, if you are into application development which needs to be tested for it’s working then you can go with VPS as you have root access to your server so you can play with all your applications and can test them.
Also you could simply use VPS as your backup server where you can have copies of all important documents and other files; VPS has become most preferred solution and is operated as a backup server which may be located at different physical location securing your precious data.

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VPS Control panel.

Posted by | Plesk cPanel hosting, VPS Hosting, Webhosting articles, Website Hosting | Friday 2 May 2008 1:31 am

Control panels are integral part of any hosting environment. There are number of control panels available in market for managing their website hosting account. you can have windows as well as linux based control panel for managing you account. cPanel is most popular with Linux where as you can have Plesk for windows. Almost all website hosting service  provider provides you control panel with their hosting plans.
Some include them for free while few host charge them separately. Usually all shared and reseller hosting plans do come with free control where as for higher hosting plans such as VPS or Dedicated servers You will have to pay extra for geting control panel.
As you manage your website hosting account in shared/reseller hosting environment similarly you can do so in VPS/Dedicated environment. You have ability to create multiple clients, email accounts, FTP and all other features which you use to do in shared environment.
A control panel is better solution for a webmaster who is new to VPS hosting environment nad have little or no idea of managing server. Without control panel it can be difficult to manage your VPS as you need to know all complex commands for managing your server which can be troublesome for newbie or even a expert webmaster. Using control panel you can easily administer your server through it’s graphical interface and can install all required applications and softwares for your hosting account. If you have good knowledge of managing server then you might not need a control panel but it;s always preferred to have one with your VPS/Dedicated account.
Control panel ease your life and will allow you to do more productive work then administrating your server.

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Virtuozzo for VPS

Posted by | Plesk cPanel hosting, VPS Hosting, Webhosting articles, Website Hosting | Thursday 1 May 2008 10:57 pm

VPS stands for Virtual Private Servers which can be considered as virtual servers which are hosted on a single hardware node giving you feel as if you have a your own dedicated server. As name suggest it’s a virtual environment but gives you full access to your server as if you are handling standalone dedicated server. There are many such VPS’s on a single hardware node independent of eachother. You have total security for your VPS account which is hosted with other VPS acount on same server.
All VPS’s are totally independent of others so performance of your VPS will never get affected by other accounts. All VPS’s setup on a particular node shares same hardware,load, traffic and even the software licenses. Using Virtuozzo you can implementation such visualization platform on node so as to create VPS’s. Virtuozzo is the software produced by SWSoft to enable web hosts to host VPS servers in physical nodes. You can use it with both Linux as well as windows hosting platform.

Virtuozzo can create number of isolated VPS’s on a single node which will not interfere with other VPS’s on same node.  You also have option of openVZ which is an open source alternative to Virtuozzo for Linux; It comes with most features which Virtuozzo have but it does not have Virtuozzo powerpanel which is used by most webmasters and is a helpful
addon for managing VPS. However there are some other panels [ such as HyperVM  ] which can be used with OpenVZ using which webmasters can easily manage their basic needs of their VPS but Virtuozzo seems to be the best and more productive as compare to other panels.

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