I am interested in purchasing a powerful server to use at my home for a variety of things. As I have been looking for one, I have noticed that there are dedicated servers & virtual dedicated servers. Can someone please tell me what the difference is? Can you please list a few examples of each that I could get?
Category Archives: Virtual Dedicated Server Q&A’s
Difference between Virtual Dedicated Server and Dedicated Server. With recommendations of each?
March 1, 2012
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Is there a better alternative to YugiohVirtualDesktop then Messenger or YugiOhOnline?
April 18, 2011
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I have Yu-gi-oh Virtual desktop (version 9.0) but it is impossibly bug-ridden, and lags incredibly due to my position in the world (New Zealand, very far from Xero’s servers). Yu-gi-oh online is not alternative for me as it is a 1.5 gigabyte download and only 15 duels are free…Messenger isn’t either because it isn’t dedicated to YGO and anyone can cheat and ruin a duel on the other side…What I’d like is an alternative downloadable program below 500MB. Thank you a thousand time if you know of such.
PS: I’m turbo10k on #yvd channel.
Self-Hosting vs. VPS: which is right for me?
April 16, 2011
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I have two hosting needs: PHP and Rails. I’ve had (a bad) experience hosting a PHP site on a shared server. I’ve also briefly run a simple PHP server for a hobby site with low-availability standards.
Now that I’m considering running a serious, large site (Ruby on Rails), in addition to a few small existing PHP sites, should I host myself, or choose a Virtual Private Server?
* I have a 3.0GHz P4 / 1GB ram machine I could dedicate to hosting.
* I am familiar with general computer security principles, programming, and Linux
* I have a Comcast cable connection (no static IP)
* I can’t imagine spending much more than $50 / mo. to start.
I’ll add any details you consider relevant.
Best Practice for setting up development network?
April 15, 2011
3 comments
am looking for any ideas regarding how companies setup thier software development department. For example, do they allow the programmer to code on a corporate PC or is there usually a dedicated development machine? Do you use virtualization?
I came up with a couple of scenarios. 1) Have an additional computer for each programmer solely for development. Therefore thier corporate machine will remain unaffected by thier code and can be locked down by IT.
2) Use one PC (the corporate PC) and install VM Workstation on it. Have the programmer develop in the virtual machine.
3) Purchase a powerful server, run virtual machines on the box, and have each developer RDP into thier respective virtual machine.
There are definitely pros and cons to each. I am looking for comments or suggestions on what you have done.