Virtual Server
A virtual server gives you all the benefits of a dedicated server without the expense. You get root (administrative) access to your very own Linux operating system but you share the resources of one of our servers with other virtual server users.
If you need complete control of your own server at a bargain price, a virtual server is for you.
Features
All virtual servers include:
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Realtime access to ANU DNS servers via our customer control panel
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Operating system: CentOS 4 with latest updates applied
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Managed hardware: we'll take care of any issues with the server hardware
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100% uptime SLA. We're so confident of our network stability that we'll guarantee 100% server availabity (sans scheduled maintenance - typically 5 minutes per month). For every hour your server is unavailable, we'll credit 1 day worth of rental to your account.
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Basic |
Standard |
Professional |
| CPU (equivilant) |
650MHz Celeron |
1.2GHz Celeron |
2GHz Pentium 4 |
| Memory |
128MB (+64MB swap) |
256MB (+128MB swap) |
512MB (+256MB swap) |
| Hard Disk |
6GB |
8GB |
12GB |
| Data Transfer |
25GB/month |
50GB/month |
100GB/month |
| IP Addresses |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Full Backups |
Daily |
Daily |
Daily |
| Email support |
24 hour response |
12 hour response |
8 hour response |
| Phone support |
X |
9AM - 5PM BST |
9AM - 5PM BST |
| Control panel |
Webmin |
Webmin |
Webmin |
| Setup fee |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
| Price/quarter |
€117.00
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€147.00
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€177.00
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| Price/annum |
€399.00
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€499.00
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€599.00
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Technology
Our virtual servers are build using the FreeVPS software by PSoft, a derivitive of the Linux VServer Project. We chose FreeVPS after building and testing a number of other solutions because it came up tops as far as manageability, reliability and raw performance are concerned.
FAQ's
Q: Do you offer virtual servers with a control panel pre-installed?
A: Our Virtual Servers come with the open source Webmin control panel installed by default.
Other commercial control panel applications can be installed although we cannot guarantee compatibility as we have not tested any of them. If you'd like to use a particular control panel and already own a license, we'd be happy to set up a test server for you to ensure everything works properly.
Q: I'm not sure what specification server I need, can I change plans at any time?
A: Yes, you can change plans at any time. If you're experiencing problems with performance and aren't sure if upgrading will help, contact us and we can arrange to upgrade your virtual server for a week free of charge!
Q: What software comes pre-installed on my Virtual Server?
A: By default your Virtual Server will have the following software installed:
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Apache 2
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PHP 4
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vs-ftpd FTP server
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MySQL database server
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OpenSSH (ssh, scp, sftp)
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Sendmail SMTP server
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gcc compiler with standard development environment
If you need a specific software configuration we'll be happy to configure a virtual server to your specification.
Q: Can I host my own SSL certificate?
A: Yes. Your virtual server will come with an SSL-capable web server pre-installed, all you need to do is purchase an SSL certificate (we can do this for you) and install it.
Each SSL certificate requires its own IP address, so for every certificate you want to host you'll need an extra IP address. Extra IP addresses are free of charge.
Q: How many sites can I host per server?
A: This all depends on how large your sites will be, how much traffic they will generate, and how complex they are. For example, you could host 100 plain HTML sites with 10-20 pages on a Standard virtual server no problem. However if those sites were large, database intensive sites you might only be able to host 10 before your server becomes sluggish.
Extras
Extras you can add on to this service include:
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Domain registration
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€29/annum
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SSL secure certificate
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€99/annum
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MySQL database
(on ANU MySQL server)
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€50/annum per database
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You can add extras to your service when placing your order or at any time through our control panel or by contacting us.
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