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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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Is it ok to ask a client to host a server

if the server doesn't traffic any sensitive information? I am currently doing a college project for a client where I need a dedicated server with a graphics card. As far as I know no such hosting options exist. The server will be used as a headless…
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Bandwidth vs Uplink Port Speed

If a dedicated server has - 1. 1Gbps uplink port speed 2. 1Mbps unmetered bandwidth Under what circumstances will bandwidth be a limiting factor for serving requests and under what circumstances will the uplink port speed be a limiting factor for…
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Getting 504 gateway timeout, regardless of max_time, max_size settings etc

I've set my setting in PHP fairly high: memory_limit: 256M max_execution_time: 999 max_input_time:9999 post_max_size:128M Upload_max_filesize: 128M (Also tried…
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In terms of stability, who beats whom? VPS or dedicated server?

basically I am asking because I am wondering if dedicated servers are really more stable than VPS? I read here: http://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/website/difference-between-shared-vps-dedicated-hosting A VPS Server is not a Dedicated Server,…
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Datacenter steal data from raid 1 server

I have a server (HP DL380pG8) in one of data centers in my country. As I was thinking about securing my data, I was thinking about what if, someone in data center, extracts one of disks which are active in raid 1, and replaces that with another…
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Choosing a server for hosting a web API

I'm not fully sure it is appropriate to ask here - apologies if it is not. I want to set up a webservice (REST API) using PHP on top of Ubuntu. I looked over what the hosting company I'm already using is currently offering, and have identified two…
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Root server with changed network settings - how to avoid to be shut out?

I just worked on a local Linux server in my office, connecting to it via SSH. I changed some network settings. Specifically, I added a simple network bridge that replaced the previous ethernet connection (eth0). In both cases, the network address is…
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Dedicated server, 100 Mbit/s vs 1 Gbit/s

What is the difference between 100 Mbit/s and 1 Gbit/s? What are the advantages of a 1 Gbit/s network and pricing?
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Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket ‘/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock’

Overnight one of our servers had too many connections. Upon rebooting I now get the following via Plesk: ERROR: PleskFatalException Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) 0:…
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Running a web app on a server with two hard drives, which approach is best?

I got a dedicated server (running Windows 2008 Standard Edtion) with two hard drives. I have a web app (written in ASP.NET) that should be running on this server, the web app uses MySQL which should also be running on the same server. Also there…
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Custom nameservers for dedicated hosting

I have a high end dedicated server and will be using this to host around 3 to 4 client websites. How can I give them a custom nameserver address? EG: 1and1 says that the nameservers have to be ns54.1and1.co.uk and ns55.1and1.co.uk Can I setup…
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Identify if windows server is dedicated or vps

I have offers for vps and dedicated hosting. The price for dedicated server is around $100/month which makes me think whether I am really getting a dedicated machine or just scammed to give me vps in the name of dedicated server. Is their anything…
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Cpanel nameserver error? Missing nameservers reported by your nameservers

I've got a new dedicated leaseweb server with WHM/Cpanel. There's only 1 IP. I've registered the main domain iworldcreation.com at whois.com. It has two private nameservers assigned: ns1.iworldcreation.com and ns2.iworldcreation.com. I also added…
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Postfix stop working, email stuck in queue

Few day ago i recognize that my postfix have 600 000 mail in queue. The causes was php files in one of my domains. I removed this php files, flush postfix queue and block ip adress which access to this php files. At this moment i have 200 emails in…
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DNS propagation: A record and IP change on domain panel and VPS?

I'm moving my website from a VPS to a dedicated server. In my Domain administrative panel there is a DNS zone where i've changed the A record from the previous IP address to the dedicated server's one. My VPS is running WHM panel, and there there is…
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