Thread: What do you think about VPS hosting?

Hey guys,
It's a big career move for my site.I'm in shared hosting currently but due to the increasing traffic I'm forced to move to VPS hosting.What are the good things about VPS hosting?

My host said the site will be faster than in a shared hosting.They currently offer me this spec:

20 GB Disk space, 500 GB bandwidth, 1000 Mhz CPU and 512 MB RAM.2 dediated Ip's and webmin.

My site drives about 6K-10K UV a day.Do you think these specs will be enough to run my site without any problem?

VPS hosting gives you more freedom in running your business comparing to shared hosting.

You had take good decision go for VPS hosting. VPS provides you full root access and your website accomplishments a complete operational separation and authority in a very similar manner. VPS is the most suitable option because it has ability to increase output by reducing expenses. You don't need to share resources with other users, that provide you a feeling of being safe ad secure. VPS Hosting which enables you for a fast access, speed and unshared resources. You have the options of Windows VPS Hosting and Linux VPS Hosting.

Four major benefits of having VPS hosting:


Stability: Unlike shared hosting, the traffic and activities of other VPS customers will not adversely affect your operation.
Performance - Having your own allotment of resources allows you and your visitors to enjoy faster load times.
Dedicated Resources - VPS hosting provides you with more disk space, CPU and RAM.
Flexibility - You have the freedom to choose the operating system and software you want to install on the server.

Here are some key advantages of VPS hosting:
1. Performance
2. Cloud Platform
3. Customer Installed Applications
4. Security

VPS hosting is good but the main thing is the company you are using it from.
Say if you use it from serverpoint ot hostgator or happy-hosting, no issues you will face.
And their servers are rock-solid.

Virtual private server (VPS) hosting is website hosting similar to shared servers, but with more benefits. Shared servers are hosting sites in which multiple sites run off server. These servers are great for those beginning out with their own sites & have no idea a lot about the technological aspects of walking a web page.

VPS hosting provides control at a level similar to a dedicated server at a price not to far removed from affordable shared hosting, So some of the VPS hosting have the benefits mentioned below in brief:
Stability
Performance
Dedicated Resources
Flexibility.
And having nice features of VPS hosting.

VPS hosting will give you more control over your control and you won't have to share the allocated resources with anyone else, a VPS is like a dedicated server where you get complete access.

Originally Posted by jacobatwood

Here are some key advantages of VPS hosting:
1. Performance
2. Cloud Platform
3. Customer Installed Applications
4. Security

That and can handle a lot of traffic. You can always switch hosts, too

Originally Posted by arron

Hey guys,
It's a big career move for my site.I'm in shared hosting currently but due to the increasing traffic I'm forced to move to VPS hosting.What are the good things about VPS hosting?

My host said the site will be faster than in a shared hosting.They currently offer me this spec:

20 GB Disk space, 500 GB bandwidth, 1000 Mhz CPU and 512 MB RAM.2 dediated Ip's and webmin.

My site drives about 6K-10K UV a day.Do you think these specs will be enough to run my site without any problem?

I think you should upgrade your hosting plan .

I like VPS hosting from my host Planethoster.
They are really trustworthy provider with high quality services and skilful support.

VPS is going to allow you to handle more traffic and not get dragged down by your neighbors as much as you might get from shared hosting. You will also be able to perform your own installations and maintain a higher level of security.

Virtual private server (VPS) is a term used by Internet hosting services to refer to a virtual machine. The term is used for emphasizing that the virtual machine, although running in software on the same physical computer as other customers' virtual machines, is functionally equivalent to a separate physical computer, is dedicated to the individual customer's needs, has the privacy of a separate physical computer, and can be configured to run as a server computer

VPS is the most popular web hosting type nowadays