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In the web hosting industry, a dedicated server refers to a server which is leased in its entirety to a single customer, usually an individual or small business.

In the web hosting industry, a dedicated server refers to a server which is leased in its entirety to a single customer, usually an individual or small business.

Contrast with a which is a virtualized server. In this arrangement is used to share the resources of a single physical server among several customers.

Web hosting providers offer these services to customers who require specialized services not available in typical environments.

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hosting, which one to choose? shared, vps, dedicated, colo?

I have a local centos setup with the following installed. Ive got kind of used to my local server (i like setting up my own servers) and would like to find the easiest way to replicate it online. I need to keep it v cheap to begin with, but it could…
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How to be server admin noob and manage security on Linode/SliceHost/Webbynode?

I'm considering moving a Rails app from a shared hosting provider to a dedicated server or a service like Linode, SliceHost, Webbynode, etc. where, if I understand correctly, the security of the server is completely down to you. With shared hosting…
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Datacenters in Angola / Africa

I'm not sure if this is SF-appropriate but I've a client that wants to open his websites to the African market (specially Angola), the problem is that the websites that are served by our American / European servers are terribly slow when accessed…
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MySQL my.cnf config for dedicated server

we have a dedicated server hosting 1 website on it uses WordPress, CPU: Intel® Xeon® W-2145 Octa-Core (8-core) RAM: 128 GB DDR4 ECC RAM Connection: 1 Gbit/s-Port Traffic: Unlimited OS: CENTOS 7.6 WHM/cPanel v76.0.17 mysql Ver 14.14 Distrib…
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Allocating Game Servers Across Dedicated Servers

I run a small game server hosting business for a niche game, and I rent dedicated servers to keep costs down, each of which runs many game server instances. Game servers can be created and deleted at any time, and I need to decide which machine the…
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What's the difference between Dedicated Server and Root Server?

This question has been asked before, but I don't get the answer clear enough so I ask it again. What's the difference between Dedicated Server and Root Server? People are talking about Root Server that you can manage it much more than dedicated…
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Is it better to set up DNS on my own server or to let my registrar handle it?

Possible Duplicate: hosting your own DNS I just got a dedicated server, and was wondering if I should set up DNS on it or take advantage of my registrar's (GoDaddy) free DNS service? Which is the better option and why? I have a very high traffic…
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Which Linux Flavor should I use for web hosting?

Love the site! I am getting ready to CoLo Dual Processor 3.0 Xeon server and was wondering what the best flavor of Linux is to install. If someone could point me in the right direction this would be great.
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cloud server performance vs same specification dedicated server?

I have a web application written in php (5.6.10) and using Postgresql (9.4) we have about 4k users per day and about 20k page views per days, my main issue that we are running in cloud host with 2 application servers (Linode 16GB/ubuntu 14:04) and…
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What should I be aware of when running my own Linux-based server?

I'm currently hand-held by data center technicians with regard to running my servers, but I'm thinking of branching out, and I'm wondering what I need to know. Some things I understand I should be aware of, but not sure exactly how I should be aware…
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Azure Variable Table v Temp Table

This is a bit long; but I have been working through queries figuring out where a performance issue is coming from. Appreciate you taking the time to read it. I have an application running on a Dedicated Server which is in Turn running SQL Server…
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Hosted Network Latency

Background I have a new hosted, dedicated database server behind a dedicated firewall (Cisco ASA 5505 Sec+). The plan is to have a virtual (aka "cloud") web server or two on the other side of the firewall connecting back to the backend DB…
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VPS vs Dedicated server, security- and performance-wise

I've been search the web for information and advice on the whole "VPS vs Dedicated"-question. All I can find on the subject is based on economy and a bit performance. So here goes: What are the pros and cons when considering a change from dedicated…
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cannot use any yum command: no space left on device

if i use any yum command, i get Loaded plugins: fastestmirror Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/yum", line 29, in yummain.user_main(sys.argv[1:], exit_code=True) File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 285, in…
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Is a vlan for one server unnecessary?

DETAILS I've been researching web hosting solutions in Japan. Based on this question one of the services available seems to be a VLAN. I've read about the advantages of such a system for a large organization, but there doesn't seem to be much…
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