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There are many reasons to install a VPS on Debian: reliability and stability, the flexibility of settings and many packages, good support, and a wide community. Another reason is the ease of installation of this Unix system on a virtual private server. In this article, HostZealot specialists will tell you how to install it quickly and easily!
The choice of operating system for the virtual server determines how stable it will work, what tools the administrator will have, whether you have to pay to use the OS, etc. In the left corner - free Linux, represented by dozens of different distributions, and in the right - paid Windows Server, which is objectively much easier to use due to the presence of an elaborate GUI. But this is not all of their features, and further on in the article we will tell you which operating system for VPS is better and why.
Hyper-V is a hardware virtualization platform used in 64-bit hypervisor-based systems. In this article, we will talk about what this system is, what variants it has, and note the key advantages and disadvantages of the platform.
The company's own mail server enables secure communication between employees and each other on all business matters. The mail server can also be used for communication with customers and partners of the company. Yes, organizing such software requires small financial investments - at least you will have to spend money on a domain name and renting a VPS. But the result is a secure and reliable way to communicate at all levels of the company, from employees to CEOs and shareholders.
Python is one of the most popular and widely used programming languages. If you are developing specialized software on the server-side, you first need to install Python on your VPS. Here's how to do it using the Ubuntu operating system as an example.
An SSL certificate is issued to a website as digital proof that the transfer of data from the site to the browser and back is carried out using a secure protocol. Authentication of exchange keys when using Secure Sockets Layer protocol is performed using asymmetric cryptography and symmetric encryption, which guarantees a high level of confidentiality.
In this article, we will describe in detail how to install Ubuntu on a server. We will use Ubuntu 20.04 LTS distribution as an example, as it is one of the most popular and stable. Minimum hardware requirements for this OS version are as follows:
When ordering hosting services it is not enough only to determine the type of server that is suitable for your need. It is very important to choose an operating system for it. It affects a lot: stability, safety, functionality, the flexibility of settings, ease of administration, etc. It is especially important for VPS. In this article, we will explain why Ubuntu is a great choice!
VPS is an acronym that stands for a virtual private server. When renting a VPS, the client gets a part of a physical server, which has almost the same functions and features as a separate full-fledged server. However, there are some limitations: for example, VPS does not provide access to the operating system kernel, and the choice of available control panels is limited by the hosting provider. Otherwise, VPS servers offer the same benefits as a physical server:
