What is a Virtual Private Server?

A virtual private server (VPS) provides the same benefits of a dedicated server at a lower cost. The cost savings comes from not having to purchase a physical machine or pay monthly fees to lease a dedicated box. But, from your end, you cannot tell the difference between a dedicated server and a virtual private server. A VPS provides root access, reboot capability, dedicated (virtual) hard drive with a complete UNIX (Linux or FreeBSD) filesystem, dedicated memory (RAM), IP addresses, and much more.

How is this possible? Easy. In fact, this technology has been available on mainframe computing systems for over 20 years. The idea was to buy one very, very powerful dedicated mainframe machine, and to "slice it up" into many virtual machines, each running their own operating system. Each customer gets one virtual machine, which looks, feels and acts like their own dedicated server.

Recently, technological advances have allowed this same concept to be deployed on common Linux and FreeBSD systems running on x86 architecture. We provide the "mainframe" and you buy the virtual machine, at a significant cost savings to buying a dedicated machine of the same power.

A VPS is also commonly known as a Virtual Dedicated Server, or VDS for short.

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Who can benefit from a Virtual Private Server?

• Those who already run dedicated servers
  Clients already colocating existing dedicated servers can benefit from a VPS when it comes time to deploy a service that would be best suited for a dedicated environment. Not wanting to pay extra fees for additional rack space for a new server (among other costs), many clients alternatively deploy the service on a dedicated server they already lease, adding further load to the resources of this server, lowering fault-tolerancy, and complicating the system administration required to keep the existing services running. Wouldn't it be nice if you could deploy this service on a fresh new box, but not have to pay the associated fees and setup time required to install a new dedicated server? Well, now you can. You are a perfect candidate for a VPS.

• Those who have never run a dedicated server
  If you've never leased a dedicated server or paid for colocation of your own server, but now need the benefits that these services provide, consider our entry-level Starter VPS Plan. Not only can you get started right away, but you can evaluate whether the service is right for you at no cost. We offer FREE trial accounts here.

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