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VPS stands for "virtual private server." It is a virtual machine that is sold as a service by a hosting provider.

VPS stands for "virtual private server." It is a virtual machine that is sold as a service by a hosting provider. Typically a VPS will share hardware with other VPSes from other customers.

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32 bit or 64 bit OS on a 512 mb VPS?

I am planning to rent a VPS service with following basic specification: 512mb of RAM 1 CPU 20gb HDD (4gb of it is swap) Ubuntu 10.10 server I am able to choose between a 32 bit or 64 bit install of Ubuntu server as the operating system. My…
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Easiest way to backup VPS

My situation: I have VPS(ubuntu) with 2 websites on it. As i am new to VPS'ses (recently i've moved from Shared Hosting) i spent almost 2 weeks on learning how to configure my VPS to run all webs in a way as i wanted. I made a lot of mistakes while…
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OpenVPN exclude IP or port

I brought a VPN service that I want to use on VPS for web bots. I've installed OpenVPN and config from the VPN Service, but openVPN is tunneling with the VPN service for all services even for remote desktop connection, so now it is hard to manage…
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Avoid ISP blocking VPN connection

I have rented a Virtual Private Server and I have set up a VPN (of type PPTP) following this simple tutorial. It seems that the VPN server is set up correctly, and the VPS administrators told me that everything is correct in their side, and other…
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How can I route a domain to my box at home?

I currently own my own domain, and have been using dyndns.com's "custom DNS" to allow me to redirect 'example.com' to my website at home, which is on a dynamic IP. I've now switched over to a VPS solution which hosts my website and allows me root…
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OVH linux vps stuck in rescue mode

I have tried the fdisk -l command and it shows no drives at all, i tried ls and get nothing, I am pretty new at this so what should i do? the control panel on the site will not allow me to reboot in normal mode, it always falls into rescue mode. i…
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Permission denied when setting values in sysctl on Ubuntu 12.04

I am trying to configure my Ubuntu 12.04 VPS (OpenVZ) to reboot when it runs out of memory. To do this I have added following lines to my "/etc/sysctl.conf" file. vm.panic_on_oom = 1 kernel.panic = 14 But when I run the configuration using the…
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If I copy a pem file between multiple computers will I still be able to ssh to amazon e2 instance?

While you creating an instances of Amazon EC2. A step is to generate a pem file. This file allows the sshing into the remote EC2 instance from local. **Question:**If I copy that pem file to another computer will it work the same? or is this…
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Using OpenVPN, yet netflix.com blocks access

I have set up an OpenVPN server on a VPS in the USA and configured it to route all clients traffic through it. Everything seems to work fine regarding the VPN connection in gerneral. All ip lookup sites show me the us server's ip address and even…
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Is it possible and safe to update debian inside VPS?

I have one semi-expendable (not production/mission critical) Debian VPS, which I use for my personal needs. I have some problems with an applications new versions not working properly with old squeeze (I need to use some older packages, or older…
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Automatic Backups using Filezilla

I've lost loads of information caused by HDD errors or viruses. I have a Dedicated Server, and I would like to have an automated backup system using FileZilla. I want it to backup a certain directory every day. How do I do it?
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ISP doesn't allow incoming connections (i.e., hosting a server) - anyway to get around this using a VPN?

My ISP, like many today, doesn't allow incoming connections, so if I try to host server software on my home PC, then anyone (even myself) trying to connect to that server software via my public IP address is not able to establish a connection. This…
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How can I forward all traffic from my VPS to my home and vice versa? NAT or just routes?

The goal: Use the VPS's public IPv4 address for its reputation (my ISP allocated a static IPv4 that doesn't have a good reputation) and forward ALL traffic to a container (Debian 12) on my home network. Make the container route ALL outbound traffic…
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How to SSH to IPv6 only VPS if my ISP only supports IPv4?

I have a server on Vultr ($2.50 plan) that only supports IPv6. But, my ISP right now only supports IPv4 and I can't SSH into that box to do work. How do I SSH into this server? What are the tools/setup that I need? I do really appreciate kind and…
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Non-WWW site redirects to WWW explicitly?

I recently moved my NodeJS app to a new Openshift server. Visiting www.lsmsaSGO.com works as expected. Visiting lsmsaSGO.com seems to redirect explicitly to www.lsmsaSGO.com in the URL bar. I do not want this behavior. I have another site set up…
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