Thinking of buying Dedicated or Virtual Dedicated

Discussion in 'Web Hosting' started by adultuserbars, Apr 24, 2007.

  1. #1
    Hi Everyone,
    I'm thinking of upgrading to a Dedicated or Virtual Dedicated server for my hosting needs in a few months, but I'm not too confident about using one and playing around within the environment.

    What I'm hoping to do, and IF someone is willing to let me is for them to let me play around (without crashing it, I hope) for a month or so, so that I can get the feeling of what running a dedicated server is like.

    After that I will decide whether upgrading to a dedicated server is for me, and if I choose to go down that path, I would probably seek some partners to help pay for the server costs (prob 1 or 2 partners).

    If you're interested in helping me out by providing access to a virtual dedicated server (for free OR a small fee) for a month, and then going into partnership around the beginning of July please let me know either via this thread or PM.

    Kind Regards,
    Adultuserbars
     
    adultuserbars, Apr 24, 2007 IP
  2. butterfingers

    butterfingers Well-Known Member

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    #2
    Just don't think about it. Go straight with it, at least with VPS.
    You'll never look back, I guarantee.

    Try http://spry.com
     
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  3. adultuserbars

    adultuserbars Peon

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    #3
    Its the fact that I have never used one before, and I don't particularly want to be thrown in the deep end, so to speak.
     
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  4. fireshark

    fireshark Peon

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    And no one will let you mess around with their dedi when you screw it up.
     
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  5. adultuserbars

    adultuserbars Peon

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    If its a spare one it would be appreciated. But if not I'll just buy a month worth of one at spry.com
     
    adultuserbars, Apr 25, 2007 IP
  6. Brian Kim

    Brian Kim Well-Known Member

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    #6
    hey adultuserbars,

    Send me a msg on MSN. I might have something you'd like.
     
    Brian Kim, Apr 25, 2007 IP
  7. mubashirnisar

    mubashirnisar Banned

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    #7
    hello adultuserbars
    i can offer you good hosting on my dedicated server.send me pm if you are still looking for reliable host

    thanks
    Kind Regards
     
    mubashirnisar, Apr 26, 2007 IP
  8. seolion

    seolion Active Member

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    #8
    What is your level of knowledge with servers and hosting?
    If you are not too confident, keep someone who knows them well within your reach.. Learning by doing things really help..
     
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  9. adultuserbars

    adultuserbars Peon

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    #9
    Update:
    I bought a server from Spry Hosting for one month at the moment to see how it all goes, and learn the ins and outs of a server.

    Its running webmin and if anyone could track down some really good webmin tutorials for me I would be appreciated.

    Cheers.
     
    adultuserbars, Apr 26, 2007 IP
  10. seolion

    seolion Active Member

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    Found this PDF at --http://www.swelltech.com/support/pdfs/webminguide.pdf

    when I searched for webmin
     
    seolion, Apr 26, 2007 IP