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Are your VPS accounts fully managed?
No, we do not offer fully managed services, all VPS accounts are semi-managed. Meaning,...
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Can I get Reverse DNS (rDNS) entries for IPs assigned to my VPS?
Yes, we can setup custom reverse DNS entry for
you. Once you receive the login information for...
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Can I install applications or software on my VPS?
Yes, with a VPS you have the freedom just like
you would with a dedicated server with one...
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Can I run cron jobs on your VPS?
Yes, you will have full root access to your VPS and can setup scheduled tasks to be executed by...
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Can I run my own mailserver on a VPS?
Yes. MTA can be installed and used inside the
VPS. Also the following MTA's will be...
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Do you allow reselling?
You are welcome to resell our VPS servers, but you will be responsible for support of those...
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Do you have a firewall filtering traffic on your entire network?
We do not filter any traffic (except IRC) to
or from hosted VPS's. We would advise you to...
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Do you offer custom VPS orders?
No, we do not currently offer custom orders outside of the available add-ons such as additional...
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How can I connect via SSH without Java?
If you use MS Windows we suggest getting Putty from...
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How can I get APF installed and running on a VPS?
To get APF working in your VPS please switch
SET_MONOKERN option from "0" to...
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How do I automatically start a service after a reboot?
Red Hat and Red Hat based Linux distributions (such as CentOS used on our VPS accounts) make use...
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How do I change the password for my DirectAdmin account
Login to the console via SSH as root or the admin user and type in: passwd admin
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How do I find and kill high-CPU processes?
If you notice your CPU usage is going into the red, the easiest way to find out what is taking...
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How do I setup my VPS to use quotas?
All our VPS's come with disk quota support
enabled. There is no need to reconfigure anything...
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How do I update yum to install the latest versions of my software?
You can run:
yum check-update
to see a list of updates available for installed applications...
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How many TCP connections are there on each VPS plan?
VPS-1: 540
VPS-1: 1440
VPS-3: 1880
VPS-4: 2160
VPS-5: 3760
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How many websites can I run on a single IP?
There are not any per-IP limits... Maximum
number of hosted websites mostly depends on nature of...
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I've never run a VPS before. Is there anything I should know?
The only difference is that with a VPS you will have more control. VPS has full root access so...
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Is DNS built into the server or provided by you?
With our VPS plans, DNS Management is done by
the VPS owner. If your VPS comes with control...
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Is it possible to automatically reboot the VPS?
To automatically reboot (such as every night or early morning when traffic is low) you can...
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Is it possible to change the control panel I chose when I ordered?
Yes, but it will require complete VPS
recreation so all current information in your VPS will be...
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Web Hosting General Information
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What is Burst RAM?
Burst RAM is the maximum amount of RAM you can receive when the physical resources are available.
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What resource limits do VPS accounts have?
VPS resource limits such as RAM, Disk Space
and Bandwidth depends on the hosting plan. CPU time...
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What types of backups do you provide?
Backups for all Virtual Private Servers we
host are created every other day. VPS backups are not...
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What virtualization platform/software do you use for your VPS?
We use Virtuozzo 3.0 based on the 2.6 Linux kernel.
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