VPS Hosting Definition

To answer the demand for low cost, but reliable hosting services, vendors presented a transitional website hosting platform - the VPS hosting. This is a virtual simulation of a web hosting server that behaves exactly like a : dedicated server and is much more feature-rich than any shared website hosting package. At the same time, as a lot of accounts are hosted on the very same physical web hosting server and each customer pays for their account, the price for a VPS hosting package is considerably lower than the cost of a dedicated server. A low-end VPS hosting account is a bit more high-priced than a hi-end shared website hosting plan, but its resources exceed by far those of the shared hosting account.

VPS Hosting Virtualization Consoles: OpenVZ and KVM

Each separate account is insulated from the rest of the accounts on the web server, so each Virtual Private Server can run a separate Operating System and be restarted autonomously from the rest. The Virtual Servers are managed through a virtualization panel where clients can view all running processes and terminate or reboot them, update server-side software, observe the used up and the remaining system resources, and much more. OpenVZ, KVM, Virtual PC and VMware are merely a few examples of virtualization consoles used for creating and administering private virtual web server hosting accounts. They involve various requirements with respect to the CPU architecture, the Operating Systems they support, and so on. For instance, KVM can run on machines with x86 or AMD64 microprocessors, can be installed on a web hosting server running both Windows and Linux OSs, and allows both of these OSs to be installed on the concrete virtual private hosting servers.

Managed VPS Hosting Services

The virtualization console gives the user the freedom to manage the VPS hosting autonomously from the web hosting provider, saving you the time you'd have waited for their technical support team to reboot a particular service or restore a backup. If the client is not an expert, though, we include an optional upgrade that encompasses Operating System and software installation and update procedures, VPS hosting backups, as well as dedicated admin support and troubleshooting operations. We also have several private virtual hosting server data center facility locations to select from: North America, the UK and Australia.

Website Hosting CPs for VPS Hosting

The domain names and the web content on the private virtual web server are manipulated through a website hosting Control Panel interface, similar to a regular shared web hosting account's. The difference is that with web hosting accounts, clients obtain one particular CP, while with a VPS hosting plan, web hosting providers normally give several website hosting CPs to pick from, and the more expert clients can install and use the web hosting Control Panel they like. Some virtualization systems support installing a web hosting Control Panel through them to make it simpler for the client. Unluckily, most web hosting Control Panels are not free of charge. Some of those demand a monthly fee (cPanel requires $13/month, have a glimpse at BuycPanel.com), while others demand a license tax (DirectAdmin). There are other website hosting CPs that restrict the amount of the hosted domain names (Plesk). While we discuss web hosting CP-equipped VPS hosting, it's good to point out that, by default, all VPS hosting plans delivered by us are provided with the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel. The latter includes unmetered hosted domain name quotas. Hepsia is offered at no further license charge, thus the monthly cost of the virtual private hosting server account picked by the user does not change. Last, but not least, Hepsia perhaps sports the finest Domain Manager on the website hosting CP marketplace.

CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu Based VPS Hosting Plans

The web hosting Control Panel interface permits clients to manage domain name, files, databases, File Transfer Protocol and e-mail box accounts, to view traffic and load logs and to monitor detailed stats about the utilized and the free system resources. Comparable with the virtualization panels, the hosting Control Panels are devised to perform under a given OS. For example, cPanel, which is one of the most famous hosting CPs, functions only under Linux CentOS, whereas Enkompass, which is invented by the very same firm, works solely under Windows. Other web hosting Control Panels like Plesk and Hepsia support several Operating Systems. Hepsia is compatible with the CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu Linux distributions. The superiority of some web hosting Control Panels over others is that they include different control levels - administrator, reseller and customer. Each level can access a separate set of functionalities governing the levels below, so it is easy to build a reseller web hosting website and start making money by selling web hosting solutions to other people. As customers will view what percentage of the resources is used up, but will not be able to view the real figures, even a small virtual private web server hosting package will be enough to run a small shared website hosting web hosting company and make cash.

The VPS Hosting: an Autonomous, Affordable Solution

A VPS hosting is a comparatively cheap hosting service, but it is powerful enough to support online portals such as a very famous online store or a huge corporate site. As its management is easy, it is the favored choice of both inexperienced customers and accomplished users.