Let's consider options when a virtual hosting service is more suitable for a project than a VPS server and vice versa. This topic has been discussed thousands of times, but after 10 years these services have undergone major changes and we will consider this issue again based on the current functionality of the services in 2023.
Virtual hosting in its basic version contains a set of functions that are necessary for a quick and budget-friendly start of a small Internet project:
- Mail service
- DNS record editor
- Web service for website hosting
- File (FTP) manager
It has a convenient control panel, which includes setting up the services listed above and auxiliary functions responsible for issuing an SSL certificate, adding new users, setting up antispam, etc.
If earlier all this was compared with a completely bare VPS server with only an ssh console, now a lot has changed if we consider ready-made server assemblies as a comparison. You can order 1 VPS server and place everything on our hosting, gaining greater freedom, independence and reliability, or you can order several ready-made servers for different tasks:
- Building a ready-made mail server on Debian 12
- Web stack for hosting a site on Debian 12
- Building a file server on Debian 12
- Your cloud based on Nextcloud
All of the listed servers will have a larger amount of resources than virtual hosting and have greater performance, while spending the same time as setting up virtual hosting - after all, the assemblies already have configured services and you only need to specify your domain and register hosting in the DNS service, which comes free, the IP address issued during installation.
If your business has grown and you are cramped with virtual hosting, we have taken care of this and offer ready-made and at the same time free solutions on VPS servers in terms of software, and our technical specialists. support will always help with setup and data transfer.