VPS Hosting For Developers, Resellers And Business: Your VPS Server, Your Way

Whether you are a developer, business owner who runs a large website or network, or a web hosting reseller, it is likely that you are looking for ways to save money or increase efficiency. Depending on the reason for acquiring hosting, a shared server may not be enough to fill your needs. At the same time, a dedicated server may either by unnecessary or far too expensive at the moment. The perfect solution to this dilemma is the use of a VPS Server.

A VPS (or Virtual Private Server) acts as a bridge between a shared and a dedicated server by allowing more flexibility and freedom than a shared server does, and offering most of the customization that a dedicated server provides yet, the cost is close to what many pay each month for shared hosting. You can even build your own VPS if the plans being offered by a particular provider do not suit your tastes or needs. The benefits to your business are many.

The Benefit of a VPS

A developer, reseller, and business owner will naturally have different needs, and the cost of the package will reflect this. However, when compared to shared hosting, a VPS solution is still a better financial option. It is also safer, since some hosting services have restrictions that can severely affect your work.

For example, there are reseller packages being sold under the agreement that the original host will suspend a site you host if your client exceeds certain limits for a set period of time. Often there is no way to increase or remove these limits. The site merely has to be modified or risk suspension.

As a developer, you also need the freedom to use disk space as you see fit, and accommodate as much traffic as is needed to test or sell something you have created. In essence, a VPS acts the way a separate machine does, instead of like a partitioned server with too many users. In this regard, it is like having two physical machines at your own disposal.

Whether they have multiple locations, a centralized network, or just need enough space to seamlessly run a dynamic site with heavy traffic, some businesses simple cannot settle for a shared server. If you choose shared hosting, you may end up paying a lot more than necessary for large packages that may carry features you do not need and still run the risk of inefficiency. Using VPS hosting gives you more control over what you buy.

How to Customize Your VPS and Why

Once  you determine the amount of disk space, IP addresses, bandwidth, and RAM (among other things) that you will need, you can proceed to build your VPS server. The reason to customize a VPS server is therefore self-explanatory. Reseller and individual hosting packages are usually fixed, and where too much of one thing is offered and too little of another, there is really nothing you can do. Also, in building your own server, you get to include only what you want so long as the spec is available.