A VPS is like having your own private server within a physical machine, sharing its recources like CPU, RAM, Storage and other things with the benifits of your own operating system and root access.

A VPS is best and economical for:

• Hosting websites with moderate traffic or resource needs.
• Running resource-intensive applications like databases or eCommerce platforms.
• Developing and testing software in a secure, isolated environment.
• Hosting virtual desktops for remote access.
• Gaming servers.

KVM is a full virtualization solution, and OpenVZ offers OS-level virtualization. As a result, KVM’s virtual machines are completely isolated and can support different operating systems, while OpenVZ containers use the host’s kernel and can only run on Linux.

Both terms are used to denote isolated user environments running on a physical hardware resource. Containers are mostly associated with OS-level virtualization, which means they use the host’s kernel. By contrast, a VM only uses the physical machine’s hardware and runs on any operating system.

OpenVZ uses OS-level virtualization, meaning its containers rely on the host’s kernel to work. As a result, they can only support Linux.

Yes. A VPS can be partitioned, and organised to suit your requirements. This means you can use it to host several websites or projects, by allocating a private space to each one. You choose the volume of each space, too. To simplify how you do this, you can install a web hosting control panel like Plesk or cPanel.

Using a VPS is the next logical step up from using a web hosting plan. Virtual private servers offer a wider range of options, and more flexibility in terms of configuration, access and features (root access, Apache PHP.init). You can also install an SSL certificate and any other software you want.

However, we would like to emphasise the importance of choosing the right VPS for you. A VPS needs to be configured in a way that suits your application requirements, and the growth of your business.

The advantage of a VPS is that you don’t have to worry about hardware management, like monitoring the status of hard disks, RAM, and CPU. They are adapted to host most types of web projects that are moderately sized.

We recommend using a dedicated server if you want to manage the hardware yourself, build more elaborate architectures, create an infrastructure that includes a private network (vRack), or deploy complex solutions other than web services.

As a general rule, users with a growing volume of web activity either move up to dedicated servers, or Public Cloud solutions. These services offer more complex, flexible infrastructures that can adapt to a high level of growth.