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February 09, 2012, 05:02:37 PM

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RickJ
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« on: February 12, 2007, 10:17:20 AM »

I've got multiple sites each on their own Basic (shared) plan.  In browsing the Knowledge Base and many of the boards here, I'm left a bit confused.

I feel fully confident with site management (including using cPanel) on a shared plan, but is there anything special I need to consider or learn about managing a site with a dedicated plan that's different from managing it with the basic shared plan?

I've browsed the Knowledge Base and boards here under Dedicated, and to be frank, much of it is french to me.

In short I'm looking for something like "Here's what experienced LP shared plan people need to know before moving to a dedicated plan"

Thank you!


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« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2007, 10:44:55 AM »

I'm starting to see some reasons why I definitely need to do more homework before going dedicated.  I have 12 sites I'd consider moving.

Shared hosting = 250GB storage per site.  Dedicated = 80GB total.
I'd lose the free domain for life on 11 domains.
Shared bandwidth = 2500GB per site, Dedicated = 1000 total.
Shared = free cPanel, Dedicated = $35 per month.

What else do I need to take a good look at?



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« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2007, 11:59:56 AM »

After looking at this all afternoon, my head is spinning.

I'm confident that I'm ok with Storage and Bandwidth, but am more concerned over all the extras I get for free with the cPanel on a Shared Plan that I would not get with Dedicated.

Should that rightly be my biggest concern, do you think?

Also, what about email?  The overview of Dedicated does not mention email accounts.  Is it unlimited, as it is with shared?

I in way over my head on this one  Sad
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« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2007, 12:09:14 PM »

Hey Rick, with the dedicated plans - you really should not be missing much as far as the upgrades go.  That is why it is an upgrade and not a downgrade.  It should make your Web sites a lot easier to manage as well.  I say go for it if you really want to take things to the next level. Wink
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« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2007, 01:17:09 PM »

Based on my experience, Cpanel will get you going to help you understand some of the workings on Linux without sacrificing your e-mail, website, etc. However, if you're like me, you'll eventually get tired of the restrictions of Cpanel and just want to do your own thing.

On dedicated you basically have the entire machine and can do anything that is legal in California. For example you can send out a million e-mails all at once to your self (Don't know why you would but you can do it).
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« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2007, 01:28:27 PM »

 on a dedicated plan, You could install other types of webmail clients like ilohamail . You would be able to run servers like TeamSpeak and SETI@Home . You would have SSH to the server giving you command line access, this allows for far greater control over the server, the server logs, and functions of.   Soooo Cool
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« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2007, 04:37:43 PM »

If you have a spare computer lying around (it can be an older model), I would download and install CentOS and get a bit familiar with it and with Webmin.
In my opinion it is more work with a dedicated server but with that work you would get so much more freedom.
I'm looking for LP to increase the HD size fairly soon- I mean it's hard to find 80Gb disks any more- it seems like they start at around 100-200Gb.
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« Reply #7 on: February 13, 2007, 04:00:09 AM »

I do see it's a whole new world.  I've decided to make good use of Add-On Domains for smaller sites for now, but going Dedicated is a certain eventuality for me...so I'll keep doing homework on running from dedicated so the transition will be a smooth one.

Thanks all!
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« Reply #8 on: February 14, 2007, 07:56:31 AM »

Although some things need updated on this article, the following is the most important to read to transition from shared to dedicated:

http://desk.lunarpages.com/faq.php?do=article&articleid=470

There are many differences between the two, and the article broaches the major ones.

I might also suggest VPS as the goal after shared before going dedicated. VPS is similar to dedicated in that you have SSH access and can install what you would like, but you are still sharing the server with others (you are on your own node, so your PHP version and other components are controlled by you for any changes you want to make).
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