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Although a Virtual Private Server can handle quite a bit of load, one of my favorite tricks is to use an external mail server such as Google Apps for business to handle emails. The user gets about 7GB of space, great POP and IMAP support and an excellent anti-spam filter to boot. Signing up for the basic service is free, and they’ll provide step by step instructions on how to configure your DNS to them. Read the rest of this entry »
What Color Is Your Server?
In: General
19 Mar 2009
In line with Earth Hour 2009, I’d like to ask a question – are you aware of your hosts’ Climate-Positive stance? Running a myriad of servers can use up a lot of energy, not to mention the disposal of used hardware.
I’m really glad that my favorite host ServInt has recently completed their audit to be as eco-friendly as they can. Here’s a quote from their site:
“Our Green Initiative was launched in 2008 to make sure we’re doing all we can to reduce CO2 emissions, minimize ServInt’s carbon footprint, AND to help replace and rebuild diminishing resources.”
Its good to know that the company I’m working with is proactively doing their part for our planet. What are you doing for the environment, besides switching your lights off for an hour?
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Free Server Monitoring – mon.itor.us
In: Services
18 Mar 2009
While Virtual Private Servers give the flexibility of hosting multiple websites and hundreds of email accounts, you need to make sure its all up and running. Nothing is worse than receiving a call from a client (that’s paying you premium monthly fee) that a service is down. You should be notified of it before they find out so you can say that you’re aware and on top of it!
Enter server monitoring. There’s many options out there that’ll inform you via Email, SMS or even Twitter when something stops working. If you’re starting out, here’s one that’s free – www.mon.itor.us. Read the rest of this entry »
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A Great Tool to Manage Your Login Information
In: Software
13 Mar 2009
While a VPS allows you to host multiple sites, sometimes with the various FTP logins and databases, managing all those usernames and passwords can be quite a handful.
Here’s a little tool I find helpful (OS X only, sorry) – Its called Domain Brain. Besides FTP and Database, it also manages your Admin login for your favorite CMS, Domain and Hosting registration.
Cost is free up to 4 domains and $14 to unlock it. Sure, you can use Excel to do the same, but hey, this looks a lot prettier. What do you use?
Missing DNS Setting in Plesk 9
In: Plesk
11 Mar 2009Its supposed to be a simple thing. In Plesk 8, I was able to see the icon for DNS zone management. So I played around with the permissions, making sure I granted permission for the client to access DNS zone, etc but still no go… I just could not locate the DNS icon in the new Plesk 9 interface! (Which by the way is proactively updated by my favorite host ServInt) Read the rest of this entry »
ServInt Essential VPS Review
In: Reviews
7 Mar 2009
I’ve been using Virtual Private Servers from a well-known provider since 1999. Administering it was mainly from shell access and occasionally from their custom control panel (which was buggy and did not have the functions I needed).
After a few years I found the service to be lacking in many areas and started to look for an alternative in 2006. I had a few criteria for choosing my next VPS:
- Price - I found it ridiculous to still be paying $95/mo for 4GB of space.
- Support – My provider started to slip in response time, sometimes taking up to 20 hrs to get a reply.
- Control Panel – It was 2006 and they were still developing Control Panels that were so unstable that I could not let my clients use (its better now).
- Overall Reliability – Not really a problem with my then provider, but this is a crucial factor in deciding.
Why Another Blog on VPS?
In: General
5 Mar 2009A big shoutout to new visitors! Thanks for dropping by…
I’ll get straight to the point. Why another blog on Virtual Private Servers?
A little background – I’ve been using them since 1999 and have found them to be an excellent way to run a web design or hosting business. Over the years I’ve garnered a wealth of experience with various flavours of Unix/Linux and control panels, precious time (and cost) saving tips, security practices and other tidbits which I’d like to ‘give back’ to the community.
So, stick around and lets see how far this can go. Don’t lurk, but comment and FB/Twit/Digg/*Insert Fav* us!
Peace.
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I've been using Virtual Private Servers for the past 11 years. I'd like to share these experiences here, so I'll be writing Tips, Tutorials, Guides and other helpful hints...
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