5 tips to help you choose a VPS
1. Where and why should I geolocation my VPS?
Geolocating your host closer to your audience is an effective strategy and profitable to improve the user experience and increase the ranking of your search engine.
Define your users with a web analytics tool to assess your audience. Then look at the points of presence OVH OVH proposes to determine your distribution strategy and identifying the location of your VPS to where your audience is highly concentrated.
You can also copy your VPS if you have a high concentration of users at different locations, but you should consider the distance to the exchange of data and respond if communication between machines different owners are needed.
2. Do I need additional IP?
You may need to add the IP address for your VPS in some situations:
Install an SSL certificate;
Attach a dedicated IP address for each site is hosted on your server (if you do not, the site will automatically connect to the server’s IP);
Using different IP for different channels (web sites, mobile applications, etc.);
Allocating different IPs with different services (CMS, databases, etc.);
Allocate IP to a single site. This can be particularly useful for multi-language websites, allowing each domain (mysite.co.uk, mysite.es, mysite.it, mysite.ca, etc.) to be located in the country concerned or regional languages: a great addition to your international SEO strategy.
You may need to add the IP address for your VPS in some situations:
Install an SSL certificate;
Attach a dedicated IP address for each site is hosted on your server (if you do not, the site will automatically connect to the server’s IP);
Using different IP for different channels (web sites, mobile applications, etc.);
Allocating different IPs with different services (CMS, databases, etc.);
Allocate IP to a single site. This can be particularly useful for multi-language websites, allowing each domain (mysite.co.uk, mysite.es, mysite.it, mysite.ca, etc.) to be located in the country concerned or regional languages: a great addition to your international SEO strategy.
3. Server OS: Linux or Windows I should run on my VPS?
Your skills, habits and the software you run on your server will determine your choice.
Your skills, habits and the software you run on your server will determine your choice.
A Windows server is often required if you develop in .NET or plan to deploy Microsoft applications, or applications designed for the platform.
For the fans of open source technology, you can install most of these technologies (CMS, PHP, Mysql …) easier in a Linux environment, if you have the necessary skills. To remove any installation errors, you can also select the version installed by OVH.
You can install an OS and a Windows license through your Cloud VPS Control Panel.
4. How should I evaluate my future needs?
Make your life easier: do not worry about that now! We know that your needs change, so we chose to support your project in the long run. You will not necessarily need the same resources (RAM, disk drives, etc.) in the future as you do today. This is why the virtual private server is our scalable and can be upgraded quickly. You can expand on your VPS and upgrade a more advanced model, or even to a higher level (in the near future), at any time and in just a few clicks.
Make your life easier: do not worry about that now! We know that your needs change, so we chose to support your project in the long run. You will not necessarily need the same resources (RAM, disk drives, etc.) in the future as you do today. This is why the virtual private server is our scalable and can be upgraded quickly. You can expand on your VPS and upgrade a more advanced model, or even to a higher level (in the near future), at any time and in just a few clicks.
5. How to manage multiple websites on a VPS?
Do you want to master many website hosting? Do you want a glimpse of medium and simplification of all web projects you have on your VPS?
Do you want to master many website hosting? Do you want a glimpse of medium and simplification of all web projects you have on your VPS?
Take control of your web pages without having to learn how to manage a server, thanks to the control panel is available with the OVH VPS:
You can manage all your services on a VPS through a friendly user interface simple: Plesk, cPanel or OVH Control Panel.