VPS & Dedicated

With the effects of the economic downturn still being felt, many companies are looking for ways to cut hosting costs. Because of this, there has been a large increase in demand for colocation services. While renting data center space is still expensive, it’s cheaper in the short-run then building a …

Load balancing is used by large websites to spread out a computing load between multiple servers. A site might be load balanced between only two servers, or perhaps even several hundred! While these servers are expensive, the cost of many low-power servers is much less than a large mega-server. The …

Virtual private servers (VPS) can be either managed or unmanaged. The former variety includes assistance running the server, while the latter expects the customer to be experienced in server administration. Managed VPS units are by the far the most popular. Although they tend to be around 20% more expensive then …

Question: What is the difference between apt-get upgrade and apt-get dist-upgrade? Answer: Apt-get upgrade is designed to update your Linux server packages to their latests versions. It will only upgrade the packages that are currently installed. Apt-get dist-upgrade will not only upgrade the current packages but will also install any …

Question: One of my applications in CentOS Linux is not working right. How do I reinstall it? Answer: Early version of YUM did not have a “reinstall” function, but the newest version do. To reinstall a package, simply type as root: yum reinstall package-name If you are running a server …

Using “apt-get install” works perfectly well as long as you know the name of an application, but if you do not, it becomes a guessing game. Fortunately, APT has a search tool you can use to find the applications or types of applications you need for your Linux server. APT …

In a previous post, I explained how to install APT on a Linux server that does not have it. In this post, you learn how to use APT on any server that has it installed. Debian and Debian-based distributions, such as Ubuntu, use APT by default. The basic command for …

Many new dedicated server customers consider hosting a server themselves to save money. This can work if you colocate at a data center, but is it possible to host your own server from home? In short, yes, but it’s not a good idea. Home broadband connections do not have uplink …

As a general rule, European data center space is more expensive compared to the United States. Those hoping for cheaper server rates in Europe will be disappointed, however, as a recent report published a consulting company predicts an overall increase in server prices in the region. The price increase will …

The default update manager for Redhat-based Linux distributions is YUM, which is wonderful and all, but some people, especially those used to Debian-based distributions (such as Ubuntu), prefer to use APT for their updates. This is only for advanced users and should not be attempted on a server that already …