YourNet Virtual Private Servers FAQ's

• What exactly is a Virtual Private Server?
  A Virtual Private Server is basically a dedicated server that has been divided up to a small amount (6-12 is typical) of users. These users are given their own completely independent Virtual Environments (VE) on the server. Each one of these virtual environments has specific dedicated allocations of resources: memory, disk space, computing power, complete file systems, user management... they act as completely separate entities, though they share the same physical server.
• How is a YourNet Virtual Private Server better than "shared" hosting?
  A YourNet Virtual Private Server is better than shared hosting in terms of scalability, reliability, and flexibility.
  
  Reliability
  A YourNet VPS is a completely isolated environment on the server, it has a minimum amount of resources that can be allocated to it at any one time, so it can never take a performance hit because another website on a shared hosting environment is taking up more resources than normal.
  
  Scalability
  Any VPS can be quickly and easily moved to a larger model, or even to a fully dedicated server with ZERO downtime and ZERO cost. This will allow you to rapidly scale your services to suit any growth or expansion your business goes through. Something that shared hosting would be hard-pressed to provide.
  
  Flexibility
  With a YourNet VPS you are provided root access, which allows you to install any custom program you wish. It also gives you control over user management, system processes / libraries, and even the ability to restart your VPS.
• What can I do with a Virtual Private Server?
  Since a YourNet VPS acts as a dedicated server would act, the possbilities of it's use are practically limitless. Some of the great uses a YourNet Virtual Private Server can be put to are:

  • Resell web hosting services
  • Host E-Commerce websites
  • Custom application development & hosting
  • Corporate intranet
  • Offsite data backup
  • Dedicated mail server
• Do I have complete control over my VPS?
  Absolutely. A YourNet VPS will functionally be the same as having a computer with a fresh operating system on it, you can install or make any root level adjustments you require.
• How many Virtual Private Servers are there on a physical host?
  This number can vary depending on the machine, but anywhere from 1-12 is typical. But, the actual number of users on a physical host isn't as important with a VPS. YourNet sets minimum resources allocations when doing the setup of each VPS, so that one user can never "hog resources" or anything that would negatively affect the others sharing the physical host. This ensures that each VPS gets peak performance at all times.

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