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What is a virtual private server and xmpp server?

by John Xie on Nov 23, 2010

Virtual private server (VPS) is the term used in the web hosting industry to refer to a virtual machine. Virtual private servers are similar in some ways to dedicated servers and are similar in other ways to shared servers. In a VPS service, the client feels that he/she is allocated a separate server for his/her website. The client is provided with a separate operating system and he/she can install any software that is permitted by the operating system. The client is also allocated separate resources such as CPU time and bandwidth. These are the ways in which VPS hosting is similar to dedicated servers.


In reality the client’s operating system is stored in the same server as many other VPS operating systems (of other clients). In other words, the client actually shares a single server with other VPS clients; similar to shared hosting. The difference between shared hosting and VPS hosting is that the client is allocated separate software and other such...Read More >>



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