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Now, due to disk/bandwidth overusage, it has become necessary for me to move to a VPS with cpanel. I have been trying to figure it out but am having a hard time getting everything to work. I only have two sites, but I guess I just don't get it, in terms of setting up DNS, virtual domains etc. I do have one site working under site1.myhostsname.com but am worried about getting DNS, mail servers, and site2 working.
I was interested in knowing how others dealt with this situation, where they need to move to a semi-dedicated server. Are there any companies that offer VPSes the way they do shared hosts, where I can just email them when something goes wrong, and they handle setting up DNS etc? The site doesn't make a lot of money, just barely enough to cover bandwidth and basic hosting costs.
Thanks for any input.
Are there any companies that offer VPSes the way they do shared hosts, where I can just email them when something goes wrong, and they handle setting up DNS etc?
Well, the next step up from VPS is called colocation, and there certainly is a such thing as managed colocation where the provider maintains full responsibility for upkeep and administration of the machine.
Generally, you'll pay for the machine, and then you'll pay a monthly maintanance cost that covers patching/updates, monitoring, and backups among other things.
I'm sure there are providers out there that would offer this sort of service for a VPS-like setup, but I am unfamiliar with such a service. You might ask your current provider if they offer a "managed" option.
What about dedicated servers? Is colocation more expensive than having a dedicated server?
"You might ask your current provider if they offer a "managed" option."
Not only are they not managed, they're expensive as heck. I've found dedicated servers cheaper than the unmanaged VPS they offer.
What about dedicated servers? Is colocation more expensive than having a dedicated server?
Same thing, really. Colocation usually implies that you ship a server you built/acquired to a provider, and implies ownership of the equipment by you. Dedicated server usually means that the server is constructed/acquired by the provider, and may or may not involve ownership by you.
Not only are they not managed, they're expensive as heck. I've found dedicated servers cheaper than the unmanaged VPS they offer.
Strange. Unless these are super-high powered VPS units, I would imagine that a dedicated server would be preferable.
