WHAT IS VPS HOSTING AND HOW TO USE VPS SERVER
In case you are just coming across the acronym VPS for the first time, it simply means Virtual Private Server. This hosting service is becoming more popular as the day goes by because of its low cost, security, great performance, and reliability.
WHAT IS VPS HOSTING?
Firstly, a server in the actual sense is a powerful computer that stores all the data and files that makes up your website. The server serves up your websites on the searcher’s screen when your domain is typed in a web browser.
A VPS or a Virtual Private Server is a hosting service that uses virtualization technology to split one powerful server into multiple virtual servers. It’s one piece of physical hardware that functions several separate servers. It is a type of hosting suited for people who have outgrown shared hosting. Where multiple sites reside on a single web server with shared hosting and have no guarantee of resources, VPS allows fewer users to share allocated segments of hard drive space, memory, and processor power.
A Virtual Private Server is a perfect hosting choice as it has a balance of performance, security, and price. Most website owners start out using shared web hosting. In time, as their site grows and demands more resources and functions, they may need a more powerful hosting option. A virtual private server VPS is generally considered as the stepping stone between shared hosting and a dedicated hosting setup in which your website runs on its own server.
You might come across the price for a VPS as it is quite private compared to a shared hosting solution. But you have to first consider if you are technically able to manage a VPS account.
If you are sufficiently capable of the technicalities that come with VPS hosting, then I recommend this as the best option to grow your business the way you want without any restrictions.
How does VPS work?
VPS Hosting simulates the experience of a dedicated server even though you’re still sharing the physical server with other users.
Your web hosting provider installs a virtual layer on top of the operating system (OS) of the server using virtualization technology. Separating the server into individual compartments with virtual walls, this layer allows each user to install their own OS and software.
Because a VPS separates your files from other users on the OS level, it is purely a private server, because your website lives within a secure container with guaranteed server resources- disk space, CPU Scores, think memory, etc. You don’t have to share any of it with others.
HOW TO CHOOSE THE BEST VPS HOSTING PLAN FOR YOUR WEBSITE
When choosing the best VPS hosting services, it is important to take into account some important factors as follows:
1. Managed VPS
In managed VPS everything will be done and managed by the provider. The only thing left aside for you is working on your assignment. So, with managed VPS Hosting, you will have fewer things to take care of, but also lesser control.
2. – Unmanaged VPS
An unmanaged VPS server will leave everything at your end. The hosting provider will only turn on the lights and hand you the control. Though hardware crashes and maintenance will still be taken care of by the provider, all the other things are left for you to figure out on your own.
3. Operating System
Operating systems play an equally important role. You can choose to configure your VPS with Windows or Linux. In Linux itself, you have a plethora of choices – Ubuntu, CentOS, Red Hat (RHEL), Fedora, Clear OS – so choose the one you are most familiar with.
4. RAM & CPU of your VPS
To begin with, you must consider the RAM and CPU to which you will be entitled when you buy VPS hosting plans from a web host. The RAM will have a direct impact on the website’s performance and a 256MB RAM is considered to be adequate for any regular website.
Wehostafrica offers you two different amazing VPS Hosting plans...
- Starter plan- It’s features are SPACE : SSD DISK : 40GB RAID 10, BANDWIDTH : 1000GB, BANDWIDTH : 1000GB, CPU CORES : 2
- Best plan- SPACE : 10GB, SSD DISK : 120GB RAID 10, BANDWIDTH : 3000GB, CPU CORES : 4
