Dedicated Servers Defined

When we talk about hosting servers, there are 3 basic types - shared web hosting servers, VPS (virtual hosting servers) and dedicated servers. Shared web servers accommodate numerous customers and therefore the system resources per web hosting account are restricted, virtual private server packages offer more server configuration liberty, but also influence other virtual servers on the hardware node if used unwisely, and dedicated servers give you the chance to do everything you want without interfering with anyone else.

Why would you require a dedicated server?

Dedicated servers are traditionally much more expensive than shared web servers or virtual servers. Why would anyone, then, use them? The explanation is very simple. If your firm has a resource-consuming online portal, or simply has very special web server setup requirements, the most intelligent option is a dedicated server. For somebody who is inclined to invest in safety and reliability, the higher price is not an issue. You obtain full server root privileges and can utilize 100% of the web hosting server's resources without anyone else utilizing these resources and intervening with your web portals.

Hardware specifications

Most shared hosting distributors, including us at Consultingforge SL, offer several different hardware architectures you can pick from based on your needs. The hardware architectures include different types of processors, a different amount of cores, different RAM memory and server disk drive sizes and different monthly traffic quotas. You can pick a web hosting Control Panel, which is a useful tool if you would like to use the hosting server for website hosting purposes solely and prefer not to resort to a Secure Shell client for all the modifications you will be making. We offer 3 types of hosting CP software - Hepsia, DirectAdmin and cPanel.

The Control Panel of your choice

If you are a self-assured Linux user (our dedicated hosting servers are powered by Linux or other Unix-based Operating Systems), you could manage your dedicated server through an SSH client only. That, though, could be inconvenient, especially if you wish to grant root access to somebody else who has less technical expertise than yourself. That is why having web hosting CP software installed is a nice idea. The Hepsia web hosting Control Panel GUI that we provide does not offer complete server root access and is mostly appropriate for someone who has multiple web portals that require plenty of system resources, but wishes to administer the web pages, databases and email aliases using an easy-to-use web hosting CP. The DirectAdmin and cPanel web hosting CPs, on the other hand, grant complete root access and offer 3 levels of access - root, reseller and user. If you intend to resell web hosting plans rather than using the dedicated server only for yourself, you should choose one of these two.

Server monitoring and backup procedures

Last but not least, there is the issue of monitoring the dedicated server and of backing it up. In the event of a predicament with your dedicated hosting server, such as a non-responsive Apache or a network outage, it is advisable to have some kind of monitoring platform activated. Here at Consultingforge SL the system administrators monitor all dedicated servers for ping timeouts, and, if you have a Managed Services package, they monitor the individual services on the dedicated server as well. Backups are also a bonus option - the web hosting vendor offers you data backups on our own backup web servers. You could select a type of RAID that would permit you to save the same data on 2 hard drives as a precaution in case of a server disk drive failure, or in case someone whom you have ranted complete root access deletes something by mistake.