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Dedicated Servers Disclosed

When we talk about web hosting servers, there are 3 main sorts - hosting servers, VPS (virtual hosting servers) and dedicated servers. Shared hosting web servers host lots of clients and thus the system resources per hosting account are limited, VPS offer more server configuration freedom, but also influence other private virtual servers on the hardware node if used rashly, and dedicated servers give you the opportunity to carry out everything you desire without interfering with anyone else.

Why would you require a dedicated servers?

Dedicated servers are usually much more high-priced than shared web hosting servers or virtual private web hosting servers. Why would anyone, then, use them? The reply is very simple. If your corporation has a high-traffic web portal, or simply has very exact server setup requirements, the proper choice would be a dedicated servers. For somebody who is prepared to invest in security and dependability, the bigger price is not an issue. You receive complete root access and can use 100 percent of the dedicated web server's system resources without anyone else sharing these system resources and intervening with your websites.

Hardware configurations

The majority of website hosting companies, incl. us at , provide different hardware configurations you can choose from depending on your requirements. The hardware architectures offer different sorts of microprocessors, a different number of cores, different RAM and server hard disk sizes and different monthly bandwidth allowances. You can choose a hosting CP, which is a useful tool if you want to use the dedicated servers for web hosting purposes only and prefer not to use a Secure Shell console for all the modifications you will be making. We provide three kinds of hosting Control Panel software - Hepsia, DirectAdmin and cPanel.

The web hosting Control Panel of your choosing

If you are a self-confident Linux OS user (our web servers are powered by Linux or other Unix-based Operating Systems), you could manage your dedicated servers through an SSH connection exclusively. That, though, could be awkward, especially if you wish to give full root access to someone else who has less technical skills than yourself. This is why having hosting CP software pre-activated is a bright idea. The Hepsia Control Panel tool that we offer does not give you root-level access and is chiefly appropriate for somebody who runs numerous sites that consume a lot of system resources, but would like to manage the web portals, databases and email box accounts using an easy-to-use web hosting Control Panel. The DirectAdmin and cPanel Control Panels, on the other hand, grant full root privileges and include 3 access levels - root, reseller and user. If you intend to resell hosting packages rather than using the dedicated servers just for yourself, you should select one of these two.

Web server monitoring and backup procedures

Last but not least, there is the issue of monitoring the dedicated servers and of backing it up. In the event of a predicament with your web server, such as a non-responsive Apache or a network outage, it is desirable to have some sort of monitoring platform enabled. Here at the system administrators monitor all dedicated servers for ping timeouts, and, if you have a Managed Services package, they monitor the individual services on the dedicated servers too. Backups are also an extra feature - the web hosting provider offers you data backups on our own backup web servers. You could choose a type of RAID that would permit you to have the very same data on 2 hard drives as a protective measure in case of a hard drive failure, or in case someone whom you have given full root access erases something by mistake.