Questions tagged [vps]
Virtual Private Server - a term used by internet hosting services to refer to a virtual machine.
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Server overhead caused by bots?
I have one customer website causing overhead (http://www.modacalcio.it/en/by-kind/football-boots.html).
With htop opened, I am trying navigate the website and the much load of the website is done by ...
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My domain name changes to an IP address in the URL bar when visited. How can I fix this?
I have a domain name, that points to the address of my VPS. And when I visit the website the URL changes to the IP address of the VPS I own. I would like it to keep the URL as the domain name. How do ...
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VPS Performance
Sometimes I can see that the performance drops for my websites that are located on a VPS. Is it possible the VPS provider allocated less memory/cpu power to my VPS? So, How I can check I get the ...
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Plesk: View system resources (e.g., RAM, CPU, etc...) for a VPS
I've setup my first VPS. Previously I've always been hosting my projects on a shared hosting account. I run a couple of little personal projects on the VPS, including one that is continuously scraping ...
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Emails have disappeared from 1 account on mail server (WHM/LAMP VPS)
I just received a call from a client saying that all their emails have dissappeared from their inbox. I logged on to their webmail account via CPanel and RoundCube and this appears to be true - there ...
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Using one IP for Nameserver like NS1 and NS2
Please I like to know why I can't use my one IP on my nameserver like:
ns1.mydomain.com = 67.111.78.12
ns2.mydomain.com = (but the IP could be assigned here)
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Benefits of sharing one IP, or preferably assigning a new IP
I bought a new VPS using WHM optimised and it's just one domain, one IP.
Are there benefits of many domains sharing the same IP (remembering the IP is for the root) or are there any disadvantages to ...
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Setting up VPS: How to configure name servers
So I got a VPS set up (LAMP) and have transfered a couple of sites over. Now I want to point my domain names from the old host to the new VPS host, which does not have any name servers yet.
On my ...
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Create A record from the terminal
I have contracted a linux VPS and a domain (www.myproject.com). After that, in the same site from my user area, I have registered a pair of DNS (ns1.myproject.com and ns2.myproject.com) associating ...
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Should I create zone for each domain that I want to host on my server
I'm setting up a web hosting on my VPS, I want to host several websites on my vps, I have two domains, domain1.com and domain2.com and a website for each hosted on iis, I know that I should add these ...
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Set nameserver in WHM with VPS that has no domain name?
I have a new VPS I want to use to manage sites on. I need to set up nameservers so that I can point the domain names to the new servers. I know nameservers usually look like ns1.example.com where ...
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Windows hosting - Shared | VPS | Cloud [duplicate]
I'll begin with stating what I require for a new website project:
ASP.NET (probably 4+)
SQL Server (not fussy, probably 2008+)
IIS 7
SSL
Not a huge list which is nice. However, the behaviour of the ...
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Unmanaged Ubuntu Server - What would I be getting myself into?
I'm considering purchasing an unmanaged VPS with a Ubuntu 12.04 server to host smaller sites that aren't very important yet. My plan would be to install webadmin and basically administrate the hosting ...
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How many SSL certificates are required?
I have the following domains, all inside one single VPS (one IP address):
www.example.com
classmates.com
john.classmates.com
mary.classmates.com
blog.classmates.com
If I need https for the ...
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What are my options for a hosted vps service with shell access? [duplicate]
Disclaimer (some folks marked this question as a duplicate):
I DO NOT want suggestions for things like a hosted wordpress providers, nor am I asking what web hosting is. This question is not a ...
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Multiple IP addresses to a server
I am trying to figure out the best option for web hosting of a startup business. I want to get a VPS hosting for this business and one factor that affects the price is the number of IP addresses.
I ...
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Hosting a site that stores a large amount of images using asp.net MVC 4?
I am working on a website that is kinda like Flickr, for my photography course.
Now every student has an account and is able to upload their photographs, which can be seen by everyone who goes onto ...
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What VPS spec would I require to run WordPress [closed]
I am looking to move an existing WordPress website to a virtual private server (VPS). It will be a Debian (minimal install) running ISPConfig3, Squirrel Mail, and Apache2.
The WordPress site ...
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"NS1" and "NS2" A records suddenly required?
I have a VPS server that I host several sites on. One of the domain names I use for a site hosted on the VPS is registered through a different company.
The site was working fine until this morning ...
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Setting up domain name and email servers for VPS [closed]
These are very beginner questions. I just got an instance of VPS with no domain name yet. The only way I can access my VPS is through SSH to a static IP.
(1) How do I register a domain name and host ...
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cPanel email doesn't seem to work - error 550?
I am fairly new to the web hosting game, so bear with me :)
Recently set up a VPS with cPanel and WHM. Everything is going well so far, I've created a user domain and transferred my website there, ...
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Nameservers and DNS - Appropriate Steps to Move to A VPS?
I bought a VPS and I am trying to transfer my domain over to the new server, I took two steps so far, but I don't think I did it quite right as its been 24 hours and most all DNS check sites still ...
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Nameserver problem
I recently bought a new VPS, and I was trying to set private nameservers in my domain cPanel.
I went ahead and added 4 A records:
ns1.mydomain.com - points to my IP
ns2.mydomain.com - points to my ...
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Delete Perl install files?
I have a VPS that is managed and am mysteriously running out of space, I think I found a few files I can delete. So just double checking it's ok to delete the Perl install files:
/root/...
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My VPS cannot send email
Webmaster Newbie Question
I have a low end vps (128MB RAM)running on Debian.I used a bash script by ilevkov to setup the site. After some trial and error, I managed to set up a WordPress on it. Just ...
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index.html redirecting to cgi-sys/defaultwebpage.cgi
This problem has been persisting over the last couple of days. I thought I fixed it Friday only to get in on Monday morning and see that cPanel is still giving me issues.
On Friday, all incoming ...
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How to Configure Name Servers using Webmin in Unmanaged VPS on Centos
I want to configure my site's name servers and all related stuff. I'm not able to find any good documentation steps to do it straight-forwardly without understanding the natty-gritty of this. I wish I ...
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How steep is the learning curve when moving from shared (cPanel) webhosting to a VPS (e.g. Linode)?
In all shared hosting environments, one can be agnostic to the running OS. What happens in the case of Linode?
I know it allows pretty flexible Linux installations, but for starters, besides choosing ...
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Creating hosting accounts in WHM on a single IP
I've just purchased a VPS with the hope of transferring multiple shared hosting accounts onto it. The problem is that I've only got 2 IP addresses with my VPS.
I can create an account and assign it ...
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Why do some Linux VPS host companies restrict access to time/date settings?
Is there a reason on why some Linux VPS host companies restrict access to time/date settings?
I had two VPS hosts running on CentOS from two different companies and both were restricted and I had to ...
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way for teachers to post homework assignments [closed]
What kind of product would work to provide a feature on a school website to allow teachers to post homework assignments and allow students / parents to quickly find the assignments by class and ...
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How to calculate maximum number of request in 128 MB VPS performance?
I am a newbie here, please let me know if I'm using wrong webmaster terms.
I am currently setting up a VPS for a multi site WordPress. The VPS uses Debian 6 LNMP setup and the DNS is being taken care ...
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Primary domain in vps has been deactivated
This is my scenario:
I have a vps with two domains (example1.com, example2.com). When I started with this vps I set example1.com as primary domain and the nameserver were configured with the pattern ...
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DNS records: make mydomain.example work without www
I am trying to configure DNS on my domain, however, I can only get it to work with the www prefix.
Right now I have the following DNS A records:
@ A 123.456.789
www A 123.456....
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Where can I host my app? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to find web hosting that meets my requirements?
I'm creating an web app which is PHP based. Some more info about app:
Image processing (not heavy processing - GD ...
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server downtime solution?
I am managing a few sensitive websites, that need to be up and running 24/7 how ever I worked with many VPS and dedicated server providers over the time.
The problem is that downtime is inevitable, at ...
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Backing up VPS and Database Servers for website
I currently have an "un-managed" (no help from hosting company) windows vps server. I am working on a good backup solution to return my site back online within a few hours. I am pretty comfortable ...
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How can I make a webmail URL available from any hosted domain?
I run Roundcube webmail on my VPS. At the moment, it is only accessible from one virtual server hosted on the server, unless a separate Roundcube installation is created for other virtual servers. I ...
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Port forward based on external IP (for VPS hosting)
What I want to do is to host a VPS. First, I'd like to set up a static IP address that forwards to my home IP address (so I can have more than one IP coming into my house).
How can I do this without ...
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PHP accessible shared content between two websites on the same VPS on different domains/IPs
I have two ecommerce websites, selling music digital downloads, on the same VPS, currently using cPanel/WHM (but thinking of switching to Virtualmin). They have separate domains and IPs of course. ...
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How to add multiple websites on a single IP address?
I have a VDS server and a dedicated IP address. The question is how to add multiple sites in a single domain?
For example I have 3 sites as below:
www.company.co
www.webdesign.com
www.inet.com
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Transfering site from shared to vps account
I got a hosting account at HOSTGATOR. it was a shared account and i had three websites present over there.
now, i have upgraded my account to VPS at HOSTGATOR and i want to transfer only ONE website ...
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How to ensure mysql starts automatically if server restarts on Ubuntu Server
Occasionally for various reasons my webhost 'reboots' my VPS after doing some routine maintenance or upgrades. However when they do, or if I reboot the server for any reason myself, mysql doesn't ...
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How to limit the FTP bandwidth for one user?
I have no experience in webmastering, so sorry if it is a simple question!
I have a VPS and about 30GB files on it and I am trying to download them to my PC. So for transfering them I made an FTP.
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Determining VPS requirements for a website [closed]
I am on the lookout for another webhosting provider but I'm unsure what to really look for. My current hosting package is as follows:
VMware vCloud Premier VM
10GB storage
3GB vRAM
2 vCPU's
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What could cause my website to only be accessible via SSH?
So I just switched to a new VPS and have had some issues. I have setup a basic LAMP stack on Centos 6.2. I'm a programmer, but have a decent amount of knowledge in service administration since I work ...
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Which operating system for my first VPS? [closed]
I'm starting to host my first web application on a VPS, but I don't yet have any experience managing a server. I want to minimize the costs of hosting but also reduce the hassles which a 1 man startup ...
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What are the pros and cons of running PHP as an Apache module or a FastCGI?
My VPS is giving me the option between running PHP as an Apache Module or a FastCGI.
How should one make this decision? Performance? Security? Ease of use? Compatibility?
I'm using PLESK.
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VPS DNS Records Multiple Domains
I am very new to using a VPS (two days old) and have a limited understanding of hosting in general, so sorry if this is a very simple or ill-explained question.
I just purchased a VPS with plesk ...
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How can I choose a reliable dedicated or semi dedicated Windows hosting? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to find web hosting that meets my requirements?
How to find your hosting company 101 for dummies
There's a TL;DR at the end.
Long version
I've been asked by a friend ...
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