VPS Web Hosting Defined

To satisfy the demand for affordably priced, but reliable hosting solutions, vendors introduced a transitional website hosting environment - the VPS web hosting. This is a virtual imitation of a web hosting server that behaves just like a : dedicated web server and is much more powerful than any shared website hosting plan. At the same time, as numerous accounts are hosted on the very same physical web hosting server and each individual pays for their account, the price for a VPS web hosting account is much lower than the price for a dedicated server. A low-end VPS web hosting package is slightly more expensive than the most powerful shared website hosting plan, but its resources exceed by far those of the shared web hosting plan.

VPS Web Hosting Virtualization Platforms: OpenVZ and KVM

Each separate account is isolated from the rest of the accounts on the hosting server, so each Virtual Private Server can run a different OS and be rebooted independently from the remaining ones. The Virtual Servers are managed through a virtualization console where users can watch all running processes and stop or reboot them, update server-side software applications, watch the utilized and the free resources, and much more. OpenVZ, KVM, Virtual PC and VMware are only a couple of examples of virtualization platforms utilized for creating and administering virtual private hosting server accounts. They have different requirements about the CPU architecture, the Operating Systems they are compatible with, etc. For instance, KVM can operate on physical machines with x86 or AMD64 microprocessors, can be activated on a web hosting server running both Windows and Linux Operating Systems, and allows both of these Operating Systems to be installed on the concrete virtual private hosting servers.

Managed VPS Web Hosting Services

The virtualization platform gives the user the power to administer the VPS web hosting independently from the hosting provider, sparing you the time you'd have waited for their client support staff to restart a given service or recover a backup. If the client is not experienced, though, we have an optional upgrade that comprises Operating System and software installation and update procedures, VPS web hosting backups, as well as dedicated admin support and troubleshooting procedures. We also have a handful of virtual private hosting server server farm locations to select from: the US, Great Britain and Australia.

Web Hosting CPs for VPS Web Hosting

The domain names and the web content on the VPS web server are handled through a Control Panel user interface, similar to a normal shared web hosting plan's. The difference is that with website hosting plans, customers receive one particular web hosting CP, while with a VPS web hosting package, providers normally offer a number of web hosting Control Panels to pick from, and the more trained clients can install and avail of the hosting Control Panel they want. Some virtualization panels support installing a hosting Control Panel through them to make it easier for the customer. Sadly, most web hosting CPs are not free of charge. Some of these demand a monthly tax (cPanel charges 13 USD/month, have a look at BuycPanel.com), while others ask for a license tax (DirectAdmin). There are other web hosting CPs that limit the amount of the hosted domain names (Plesk). While we talk about website hosting Control Panel-equipped VPS web hosting, it's useful to point out that, by default, all VPS web hosting accounts distributed by us are stocked with the Hepsia website hosting Control Panel. It offers unlimited hosted domain allowance. Hepsia comes at no further licence charge, therefore the monthly cost of the VPS plan selected by the client does not change. Last, but not least, Hepsia probably includes the greatest Domain Manager on the web hosting Control Panel marketplace.

CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu Based VPS Web Hosting Plans

The web hosting Control Panel user interface enables customers to manage domain name, files, databases, FTP and mailbox accounts, to view web traffic and load logs and to observe elaborate statistics concerning the used up and the available system resources. Like the virtualization consoles, the website hosting CPs are built to operate under a particular OS. For example, cPanel, which is one of the most well known web hosting Control Panels, runs solely under Linux CentOS, while Enkompass, which is fabricated by the same firm, functions exclusively under Windows. Other website hosting CPs such as Plesk and Hepsia are multi-platform. Hepsia supports 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 has access to a separate set of specs controlling the levels underneath, so it is easy to create a reseller web hosting website and begin making money by selling web hosting packages to other people. As clients will keep track of what amount of the resources is used up, but will not be aware of the actual numbers, even a low-end VPS hosting package will be enough to launch a small shared web hosting website hosting firm and gain money.

The VPS Web Hosting: an Autonomous, Affordable Solution

A VPS web hosting is a comparatively cheap hosting service, but it is powerful enough to support websites such as a very popular web store or a huge corporate web page. As its administration is simple, it is the preferred selection of both rookies and practiced users.