What is the difference between a Virtual Private Server and a Dedicated server?

To make a trade-off between a Virtual or a Dedicated server, you will first need to learn about the features of the solutions.

Virtual Private Server

• Disk space and memory are scalable at very short notice.
• Suitable for software that does not require a dedicated server but has more resources than with shared hosting.
• Far-reaching configuration changes such as PHP are possible.
• Possibility to arrange the hosting space as you see fit .
• You use your own mail server, which is installed on yourVPS.
• A VPS is generally not optimal for heavy applications andlargeweb shops.
• Misallocating resources to the server can cause problems during peak periods.

Dedicated Server

• You have an entire physical server at your disposal with better specifications than the VPS. You? ll nothave to share it.
• Suitable for the heaviest applications for large numbers of visitors.
• Far-reaching adjustments to the configuration of e.g. PHP is possible.
• Possibility to arrange the hosting space as you see fit .
• Dedicated mail server on your own physical server.
• Resources as agreed in advance at your disposal (processors, memory and disk space).
• Update possibilities to more processors, more memory and more? disk space.
• The biggest disadvantage of a dedicated server is, that if you want to upgrade this requires hardware replacement which means that someone must be physically present to perform this.
• Generally more expensive than a VPS
  

Taking the above into consideration, VPS and Dedicated Servers are mostly equal in terms of features, however, in terms of specifications, the dedicated server is superior with a heavier load or more visitors.
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