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  • Shawn Gossman
    Administrator
    • Nov 2024
    • 222

    VPS versus Dedicated Server

    Which do you use, and why do you use one over the other to serve your vBulletin forum?
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  • Cheeto
    Junior Member
    • Dec 2024
    • 13

    #2
    Originally posted by Shawn Gossman
    Which do you use, and why do you use one over the other to serve your vBulletin forum?
    I ran a vB4 site on a dedicated server for years but "downgraded" to a VPS when I went to vB6. My dedicated was old and overpriced, my VPS is about 1/3 the cost for a server with plenty of power. The limited bandwidth that comes with a VPS was a concern, but I have a medium high-end plan that gives me plenty of bandwidth.

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    • Shawn Gossman
      Administrator
      • Nov 2024
      • 222

      #3
      Originally posted by Cheeto

      I ran a vB4 site on a dedicated server for years but "downgraded" to a VPS when I went to vB6. My dedicated was old and overpriced, my VPS is about 1/3 the cost for a server with plenty of power. The limited bandwidth that comes with a VPS was a concern, but I have a medium high-end plan that gives me plenty of bandwidth.
      I think a VPS is what most of us need.

      I have one as well, and I spend a little more for a bigger VPS to give me plenty to work with. I run multiple websites, so I need plenty of resources.

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      • Cheeto
        Junior Member
        • Dec 2024
        • 13

        #4
        Originally posted by Shawn Gossman
        I think a VPS is what most of us need.

        I have one as well, and I spend a little more for a bigger VPS to give me plenty to work with. I run multiple websites, so I need plenty of resources.
        Ten years ago, dedicated was the way to go. It was the only way to handle a medium—or above-sized forum and the high price was OK because it came with 24/7 dedicated live "tech on the phone" tech support and a few other perks. Now, those perks are gone, and any new dedicated setup is very overpriced. The nice part about VPS is that if I ever need more horsepower, I can add cores, memory, or bandwidth to meet my needs. My old 2-core dedicated server wasn't flexible at all.
        - Please vote for: More search options in "Prune / Move Users" (vB6)​​
        - Completed: Make "Allow Edit Display Names" a Usergroup permission (vB6)​ Added as of 6.0.8​

        - Visit us at: Copytechnet.com - The #1 support site for copier, printer, and print/scan technicians.​

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        • Shawn Gossman
          Administrator
          • Nov 2024
          • 222

          #5
          Originally posted by Cheeto

          Ten years ago, dedicated was the way to go. It was the only way to handle a medium—or above-sized forum and the high price was OK because it came with 24/7 dedicated live "tech on the phone" tech support and a few other perks. Now, those perks are gone, and any new dedicated setup is very overpriced. The nice part about VPS is that if I ever need more horsepower, I can add cores, memory, or bandwidth to meet my needs. My old 2-core dedicated server wasn't flexible at all.
          I agree with the VPS side of things. If I need a bigger server, I can add to it, and it prevents hiccups from happening if moving from server to server.
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