Category Archives: VPS
Why VPS?
Date published: July 19th, 2008
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Whether or not you’re already familiar with FreeBSD, if you’re new to the world of VPS’s, you might be wondering why to go with a VPS provider like RootBSD rather than a dedicated, private server. If so, read on!
VPS is an acronym for “virtual private server,” which is a method of partitioning physical computer servers into multiple servers. Each partition virtually has the appearance and capabilities of a dedicated server without requiring the space and expense of a separate physical machine. Each VPS has its own operating system (in our case, FreeBSD), and programs run independently inside that system. So what are the advantages of such a system?
(1) Cost-Effective. Since multiple systems are in the same physical hardware, a VPS offers significant cost savings over a dedicated physical server.
(2) Total Access and Customization. As a VPS customer, you have root access to the system, and can therefore manipulate and configure all aspects of the server to your specifications. You can run the applications of your choosing!
(3) Enhanced Security. With traditional shared webhosting, all users share an operating system and have access to the same file system. Therefore, the potential exists for users to access each other’s information or affect the performance of another user’s system. With a VPS, there is an additional layer of security in that all users have their own separate operating systems and file systems even though they are sharing physical space on the machine.
Overall, a VPS can provide you with the freedom that comes with peace of mind, control, and knowing that you have freed up financial resources for use elsewhere. If you already have a busy website, a VPS is a great upgrade from traditional hosting without having to shell out the additional dough for a dedicated server. A VPS is also great for backing up data on your own off-site secure server. Whatever the use, a VPS is something to try–the functionality of having your own dedicated machine without the expense!
How to add IP aliases
Date published: May 22nd, 2008
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If you have been assigned extra IP addresses for a Xen VPS, here is how to configure them in your FreeBSD server.
Memory Upgrades
Date published: February 18th, 2008
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We have made some upgrades to memory limits on our FreeBSD VPS service. Our entry-level plan, Iota, now comes with 256MB of RAM, quite a deal for only $19.97 including our best in class server hardware and capable FreeBSD 6.2 OS setup.
All of our VPS plans received memory upgrades, which applies immediately to existing customers as well. for only a $29.97/mo you can step up to our Lambda VPS plan with a whopping 512MB of RAM to let you run plenty of web apps.
Check your VPS memory and disk usage
Date published: October 31st, 2007
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Hey everyone. Just getting an announcement out there about some new scripts that have been added to the jails of all our VPS users. We have added scripts to view memory usage, view disk usage, reboot, and halt from within the jail (i.e. on the command line). All of this has been available through the web-based RootCP but now it is even easier to check if you are logged in to a shell. The reboot and halt scripts have actually been around for a while but it seems that we never got around to announcing them before.
Reboot
The binaries for the scripts are called “reboot”, “halt” (these are direct replacements for their normal counterparts). Once you halt your VPS, you will need to login to RootCP to start it up again since you will be, well, locked out of your shell.
Resource Usage
To see your RAM usage: jmemstat
To see your disk usage: jdiskstat
Do you have ideas for other improvements we could make? Send them to us! Have a problem? Drop an email to [email protected] and let us know.