Configuring a VPS

Hawkeye · February 5th, 2006, 7:19 PM

I have always been on a shared server and have never really had to configure anything beyond nameservers and such.

How difficult will it be for someone like me to setup and configure a VPS? What all is involved?

Lastly, what is meant by 100% managed in terms of the VPS environment?

Thanks.

**removed** · February 5th, 2006, 10:18 PM

Kayla and Emmanuel will know this for sure, but I'm pretty sure that VPS, like dedicated server, is (close to) 100% managed.

Hawkeye · February 5th, 2006, 10:55 PM

Thanks very much for your reply removed.

I'm looking forward to getting more info as I really like the concept behind VPS hosting.

Thanks again.

**removed** · February 5th, 2006, 10:57 PM

No problem. Hopefully I'll get a chance to try one, too.

**Emmanuel** · February 6th, 2006, 12:25 AM

Greetings,

1. You don't really have to configure anything in the VPS. We configure it and install cpanel and all. Then we give you the ip and such. The biggest benefit
is another user on the server can't make your site go down and you have 100% root access to install anything you want.

2. 100% managed means we provide support to you like a shared hosting plan or reseller plan.

Some examples are helping you mail issues, dns issues, ftp issues anything which comes pre installed with the server and cpanel itself. We will however not provide support for 3rd party applications. For isntallations of anything which isn't preinstalled please file a ticket. Generally if the installation will take more then 30 minutes we will have to charge.

**removed** · February 6th, 2006, 12:30 AM

Anything and everything? I don't mean to ruffle feathers here, but I read from someone else that it cost them $150 to have some packages installed to their managed dedicated server. Is that accurate or are they blowing smoke up my fanny?

**Kayla** · February 6th, 2006, 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by removed

Anything and everything? I don't mean to ruffle feathers here, but I read from someone else that it cost them $150 to have some packages installed to their managed dedicated server. Is that accurate or are they blowing smoke up my fanny?

Knowing some people, probably smoke, dear.

**Emmanuel** · February 6th, 2006, 12:50 AM

anything that doesn't take more then 30 minutes. People do tend to abuse and tell us to install programs which take hours. For that we will charge.

However request like those are not common.

**Emmanuel** · February 6th, 2006, 12:52 AM

"help" isn't the same as having packages installed either.

How do I do this, how do I do that is helping. Asking us to install this and that is more of a request.

" my email don't work and I get this error from exim can you help me fix it?"

that is managed support yes we will help you fix.

February 5th, 2006, 7:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Hawkeye Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Oct 2005 Hosted on Pass67 9 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Configuring a VPS I have always been on a shared server and have never really had to configure anything beyond nameservers and such. How difficult will it be for someone like me to setup and configure a VPS? What all is involved? Lastly, what is meant by 100% managed in terms of the VPS environment? Thanks.

February 5th, 2006, 10:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
removed Surpass Abuse Admin Super #1 Joined in Mar 2005 Lives in Houston, TX Hosted on NONE 7,797 posts Gave thanks: 11 Thanked 278 times	Kayla and Emmanuel will know this for sure, but I'm pretty sure that VPS, like dedicated server, is (close to) 100% managed. __________________ Unofficial IRC Channel: #surpass EFNet Unofficial = No official support. Support requests can be submitted to our helpdesk.

February 5th, 2006, 10:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
removed Surpass Abuse Admin Super #1 Joined in Mar 2005 Lives in Houston, TX Hosted on NONE 7,797 posts Gave thanks: 11 Thanked 278 times	No problem. Hopefully I'll get a chance to try one, too. __________________ Unofficial IRC Channel: #surpass EFNet Unofficial = No official support. Support requests can be submitted to our helpdesk.

February 6th, 2006, 12:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
Emmanuel CTO, Surpass Hosting Super #1 Joined in Apr 2003 Lives in Florida 1,823 posts Gave thanks: 10 Thanked 134 times	Greetings, 1. You don't really have to configure anything in the VPS. We configure it and install cpanel and all. Then we give you the ip and such. The biggest benefit is another user on the server can't make your site go down and you have 100% root access to install anything you want. 2. 100% managed means we provide support to you like a shared hosting plan or reseller plan. Some examples are helping you mail issues, dns issues, ftp issues anything which comes pre installed with the server and cpanel itself. We will however not provide support for 3rd party applications. For isntallations of anything which isn't preinstalled please file a ticket. Generally if the installation will take more then 30 minutes we will have to charge. __________________ Emmanuel :: Surpass Hosting Network Admin http://www.SurpassHosting.com

February 6th, 2006, 12:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
removed Surpass Abuse Admin Super #1 Joined in Mar 2005 Lives in Houston, TX Hosted on NONE 7,797 posts Gave thanks: 11 Thanked 278 times	Anything and everything? I don't mean to ruffle feathers here, but I read from someone else that it cost them $150 to have some packages installed to their managed dedicated server. Is that accurate or are they blowing smoke up my fanny? __________________ Unofficial IRC Channel: #surpass EFNet Unofficial = No official support. Support requests can be submitted to our helpdesk.

February 5th, 2006, 10:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
Hawkeye Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Oct 2005 Hosted on Pass67 9 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Thanks very much for your reply removed. I'm looking forward to getting more info as I really like the concept behind VPS hosting. Thanks again.

February 6th, 2006, 12:50 AM	#8 (permalink)
Emmanuel CTO, Surpass Hosting Super #1 Joined in Apr 2003 Lives in Florida 1,823 posts Gave thanks: 10 Thanked 134 times	anything that doesn't take more then 30 minutes. People do tend to abuse and tell us to install programs which take hours. For that we will charge. However request like those are not common. __________________ Emmanuel :: Surpass Hosting Network Admin http://www.SurpassHosting.com

February 6th, 2006, 12:52 AM	#9 (permalink)
Emmanuel CTO, Surpass Hosting Super #1 Joined in Apr 2003 Lives in Florida 1,823 posts Gave thanks: 10 Thanked 134 times	"help" isn't the same as having packages installed either. How do I do this, how do I do that is helping. Asking us to install this and that is more of a request. " my email don't work and I get this error from exim can you help me fix it?" that is managed support yes we will help you fix. __________________ Emmanuel :: Surpass Hosting Network Admin http://www.SurpassHosting.com

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