Guides to servers and hosting
Plain answers to the questions customers ask us before they order: which location, which disk, managed or not, VPS or dedicated. Prices in these guides are live.
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VPS or dedicated server: how to choose
A VPS shares a physical machine, a dedicated server is yours alone. What that changes for performance, price, setup time and control, and when each one is the right call.
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SSD or SATA VPS: which disk does your project need?
Our VPS plans come with SATA or SSD storage at the same CPU and RAM. Here is what each disk is good at, and a simple rule to pick between them.
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Managed or unmanaged VPS: who looks after the server?
With an unmanaged VPS you are the system administrator. With a managed VPS our administrators run and monitor the server for you. How to tell which one you need.
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cPanel or Plesk: Linux or Windows hosting?
Our Linux hosting runs cPanel, our Windows hosting runs Plesk. The real choice is the technology your site is built on. Here is how to tell which one you need.
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Shared hosting or VPS: when is it time to move up?
Shared hosting is the cheapest way to put a site online, a VPS gives you a server of your own. The signs that you have outgrown shared hosting, and what changes when you move.
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Which VPS location should you choose?
Germany, France, the UK, the USA, Turkey, the Netherlands, the UAE or Iran: how to pick a VPS location by where your users are, what traffic you need and which rules apply.
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