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VPS Web Hosting Explanation

To satisfy the demand for cut-price, but reliable hosting solutions, vendors commenced a transitional web hosting platform - the VPS web hosting. This is a virtual simulation of a web hosting server that behaves exactly like a : dedicated hosting server and is much more feature-rich than any shared hosting solution. At the same time, as plenty of accounts are created on the very same physical web hosting server and each customer pays for their account, the price for a VPS web hosting package is significantly lower than the cost of a dedicated server. A small-scale VPS web hosting account is a little more expensive than the most advanced shared web hosting account, but its resources exceed decidedly those of the shared web hosting package.

VPS Web Hosting Virtualization Platforms: OpenVZ and KVM

VPS OVZ 1
1 CPU Core
1 GB RAM
20 GB Storage
$6.00 / month
VPS OVZ 2
1 CPU Core
2 GB RAM
40 GB Storage
$13.00 / month
 

Each individual account is isolated from the remaining accounts on the web server, so each Virtual Private Server can run a separate Operating System and be rebooted autonomously from the other ones. The Virtual Servers are administered via a virtualization console where users can have a look at all running processes and stop or reboot them, update server-side software applications, observe the consumed and the remaining resources, and much more. OpenVZ, KVM, Virtual PC and VMware are only a couple of examples of software programs used for creating and administering VPS web server hosting packages. They have various requirements in relation to the CPU architecture, the OSs they support, and so on. For instance, KVM can perform on machines with x86 or AMD64 processors, can be installed on a hosting server running both Windows and Linux Operating Systems, and permits both of these Operating Systems to be activated on the actual VPS servers.

Managed VPS Web Hosting Solutions

The virtualization console lends the customer the power to manage the VPS web hosting independently from the web hosting provider, saving you the time you'd have waited for their technical support staff to restart a service or restore a backup. If the customer is not proficient, though, we offer an optional upgrade that contains Operating System and software installation and update procedures, VPS web hosting backups, as well as dedicated admin support and troubleshooting procedures. We also have several VPS server data center locations to select from: North America, Great Britain and Australia.

Hosting Control Panels for VPS Web Hosting

The domain names and the content on the Virtual Private Server are managed via a CP interface, similar to a classic shared web hosting plan's. The distinction is that with website hosting accounts, clients get one particular website hosting Control Panel, while with a VPS web hosting account, web hosting providers usually give a couple of web hosting Control Panels to pick from, and the more knowledgeable users can install and utilize the web hosting Control Panel they wish. Some virtualization consoles support installing a web hosting Control Panel through them to render it easier for the customer. Unluckily, the majority of the website hosting Control Panels are not charge-free. Some require a monthly tax (cPanel demands 13 dollars/month, have a glance at BuycPanel.com), while others require a license fee (DirectAdmin). There are other website hosting Control Panels that restrict the amount of the hosted domains (Plesk). While we talk about Control Panel-equipped VPS web hosting, it's worth stating that, by default, all VPS web hosting packages offered by us are equipped with the Hepsia hosting Control Panel. The latter offers unlimited hosted domain allowance. Hepsia is attainable at no further licence cost, so the monthly cost of the virtual server web hosting plan chosen by the client does not alter. In addition, Hepsia probably offers the finest Domain Manager on the web hosting CP market.

CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu Driven VPS Web Hosting Plans

The web hosting Control Panel user interface allows users to administer domain name, files, databases, FTP and e-mail accounts, to keep track of bandwidth and load logs and to keep track of elaborate stats concerning the used up and the free system resources. Comparable with the virtualization consoles, the web hosting Control Panels are conceived to operate under a certain Operating System. For instance, cPanel, which is one of the most famous website hosting CPs, performs solely under Linux CentOS, while Enkompass, which is invented by the same designer, functions solely under Windows. Other website hosting CPs such as Plesk and Hepsia are compatible with several platforms. Hepsia supports the CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu Linux distributions. The superiority of given web hosting CPs over others is that they have different control levels - administrator, reseller and client. Each level can access a different set of specifications controlling the levels beneath, so it is easy to create a reseller web hosting website and commence making money by offering web hosting packages to other individuals. As clients will view what percentage of the resources is consumed, but will not be able to view the real numbers, even a small-size virtual web server hosting package will be enough to start a small-sized shared web hosting website hosting company and collect capital.

The VPS Web Hosting: an Autonomous, Economical Solution

A VPS web hosting is a relatively cheap hosting service, but it is advanced enough to support websites such as a busy online store or a large company website. As its management is easy, it is the favored choice of both newcomers and capable users.