A virtual private server (commonly VPS) is nothing but a server connected to the Internet. Unlike a regular server, ie a machine that actually exists and has a fairly high cost of maintenance, a VPS is a server shared with other users. In other words, is a way to split a physical server into several independent computers together.

Any user who has available a service of this kind is as if its a server, so has its RAM, its share of the CPU, its tree of folders and everything else. The main advantage is the cost, not least the fact that you can work on a highly configurable, with the guarantee of automatic daily backups, electrical continuity and connection to the network. Each VPS can install any operating system, usually without a Unix graphical interface (this would occupy too much RAM). It is accessible through a “panel” via HTTP, console, SSH, Telnet or FTP. Each server can be rebooted independently.

The practice of dividing a single server to appear as multiple servers has long been practiced with mainframe computers, but has recently seen a renaissance with the development of software and virtualization technologies for other architectures.

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