Solved VPS for dummies (I am in this case)

[wolffnx]

Reading here and there, the VPS concept like me
This question if a general protocol/setup that I can find on the web
but asked here first , and if I made someting will be on FreeBSD of course
any experiencies? howto? examples? (for "dummies" like a say)
thanks!!

 

[jbo@]

If by VPS you mean "Virtual Private Server" then you just install FreeBSD the same way you would install Linux or any other operating system.

Some VPS providers provide pre-made one-click setups. If they don't have one for FreeBSD just ask them to mount the ISO for you. They tend to be very cooperative.

 

[SirDice]

Installing on a VPS is no different from installing on "bare metal". A VPS is simply a hosted virtual machine. And it depends on the provider what's possible. My first VPS provider for example only allowed installation using a set of pre-made images. My current VPS provider lets me do the entire install, from start to finish myself, from an ISO I can supply.

 

[wolffnx]

Installing on a VPS is no different from installing on "bare metal". A VPS is simply a hosted virtual machine. And it depends on the provider what's possible. My first VPS provider for example only allowed installation using a set of pre-made images. My current VPS provider lets me do the entire install, from start to finish myself, from an ISO I can supply.

So,is like have a bunch of VM providing network services(firewall,web hosting,dns)?

 

[SirDice]

So,is like have a bunch of VM providing network services(firewall,web hosting,dns)?

The provider takes care of the infrastructure and you essentially rent a VM with a set number of cores, memory and disk space. You can do whatever you want on that VM (within their usage policy of course). The upside of a VPS compared to "bare metal" is that the underlying storage, VM hosts, infrastructure, etc. is all built fault-tolerant and maintained by the provider. It's also quite easy to "upgrade" your VPS by adding more cores, more memory or more storage.

 

[wolffnx]

The provider takes care of the infrastructure and you essentially rent a VM with a set number of cores, memory and disk space. You can do whatever you want on that VM (within their usage policy of course). The upside of a VPS compared to "bare metal" is that the underlying storage, VM hosts, infrastructure, etc. is all built fault-tolerant and maintained by the provider.

better explain is impossible..thanks