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Which operating system should I install for newbie?

Discussion in 'Site & Server Administration' started by prince_of_persia, Apr 24, 2015.

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    Hey everyone

    I just purchased a vps from ovh and installed cpanel. Now I have realized that it requires a license as well....[​IMG] how stupid of me.
    So now that I am going to re-install an operating system, now I want to know which one should I go with. I think you know you which are available on ovh. I want to run 2 domains, one having wordpress and other one a script (php that is, I guess).

    Regards
     
    prince_of_persia, Apr 24, 2015 IP
  2. scott_r

    scott_r Greenhorn

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    As a beginner, check out Ubuntu. Lots of tutorials, good community, and apt-get has a lot of up to date software.
    A linux distro with almost as many tutorials for a server environment is CentOS, and it's very stable.
     
    scott_r, Apr 24, 2015 IP
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    prince_of_persia Member

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    I have install ubuntu 14.10 this time, which other software do I need to install? If there is a free cpanel then suggest it to me.
     
    prince_of_persia, Apr 25, 2015 IP
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    Do you have any expirence with CentOS or Ubuntu. However both use different package management, so if you have expirence with either then go with that.
     
    Xochitl Shatt, Apr 25, 2015 IP
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    I have install centos with zpanel. Now how can I point my domain to my vps?
     
    prince_of_persia, Apr 25, 2015 IP
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    There's a free cPanel alternative for both Ubuntu and CentOS called Webmin. Loads of plugins, and it's been under development for over a decade now I believe. http://www.webmin.com/

    It's actually got some pretty neat features. Backing up to Dropbox for example. But, if you're feeling adventurous and actually want to learn a lot about system administration--try doing things without cPanel. Also, use google apps for your email--it just works, and you'll save yourself a lot of stress.
     
    scott_r, Apr 25, 2015 IP
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    I have install ajenti this time, how can I point my domain from freenom to it?
     
    prince_of_persia, Apr 26, 2015 IP
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    You'll need to change your host records (the @ and www) to point to the IP of your VPS server.
     
    scott_r, Apr 26, 2015 IP
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    CentOS 6.6 64bit is good operating system to work with cPanel.
     
    Hostname.club, May 4, 2015 IP
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    You will need to login to your Domain registrar and edit your DNS settings to point to the new IP addresses.
     
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    Well, with this lack of experiences, you'd better go with CentOS and VestaCP, as they are all free and there's tons of knowledge in google upon combining them into hosting environment. Wishing you all the best in your journey.
     
    winnervps, May 7, 2015 IP
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    ubuntu is the best choice for u
     
    ebizzme932, Oct 1, 2015 IP