How to Best Utilize the FreeBSD VPS3
Once you have a sense of the resource allocations for your plan, you can begin to assess the needs you have and how to
best-utilize your plan.
The Web host has over a decade of experience as a provider. Over that time, approximately 500,000 business customers
have chosen the Web host to provide solutions that actually solve real industry and technology problems. Based on
this experience, we recommend the following guidelines for each of FreeBSD VPS v3 plans. The information in Table
3 is based on observations and analysis of how current customers actually utilize their plans. As such, it is not
the kind of data that comes out of a laboratory setting or test environment. These are not limits or maximums. They
are based on averages, not exceptions. In fact, your configuration and usage may lead to far better or more robust
results than the information in this document suggests.
There are several best uses to consider, as follows:
- Monthly Cumulative Bandwidth – The amount of data passed through the server network connection during a month.
- Stream Rate – The amount of data, measured in kilobytes or megabytes per second (KB/sec or MB/sec), passed through the server network connection.
- Number of Websites – The number of Websites (also referred to as sub-hosts and/or virtual hosts) supported by your server account.
- Number of Website hits (per day) – The number of instances when your Website content is viewed by visitors. Typically, hits are not the same as downloads, dynamic, or other types of requests which require processing.
- Number of Users (including email accounts) – The number of user accounts supported by your account.
- Total Emails Sent and Received (per day) – The number of emails processed (sent and received) by your server account during a day.
- Mailing List Size – The total, cumulative size (or volume) of mailing list recipients your server processes each day.
| Usage Guidelines |
Starter |
Basic |
Pro |
Pro Plus |
| Monthly Cumulative Bandwidth |
80 GB |
120 GB |
180 GB |
200 GB |
| Stream Rate (per second) |
128 KB/sec |
256 KB/sec |
512 KB/sec |
1 MB/sec |
| Number of Websites |
5 |
10 |
20 |
40 |
| Number of Website hits (per day) |
15,000 |
30,000 |
60,000 |
120,000 |
Number of Users
(including email accounts) |
10 |
15 |
30 |
60 |
Total Emails Sent and Received
(per day) |
5,000 |
10,000 |
20,000 |
40,000 |
| Mailing List Size |
5,000 |
10,000 |
20,000 |
40,000 |
Uses for FreeBSD VPS v3 plans vary widely from customer to customer, of course. Some of the basic functions, such as posting Web
pages and communicating by email, are installed in the default configuration of your server. There are add-on features, such as
e-commerce, which are offered for an additional fee. And there are applications and suites which you can install by means of
vinstall utilities designed by our engineers to anticipate the scripts, packages, modules, and other resources the application
or suite will require. Beyond that, you can install, run, and develop many other applications and suites by means of the Red Hat
Package Manager (RPM). No matter what your plans are, it is important that you refer to this document in order to plan ahead for
the needs of your organization.
Following are some of the anticipated uses for FreeBSD VPS v3 plans:
- Websites – Websites (also website or Websites) are collections of text, images, videos and/or other content that your server hosts for the purpose of publicizing your organization. Alternatively, Websites can facilitate tasks and communication within your organization. The default, installed configuration of your server includes the Web server software you need to get you started.
- E-mail – E-mails are electronically delivered messages which your server processes so that individuals in your organization can communicate with others, either within in your organization, or to anyone with a valid email address. Images, videos and/or other content may be embedded in the messages or sent as attachments to the emails. The default, installed configuration of your server includes the email services you need to get started.
- E-Commerce – Most plans can facilitate Web-based sales transactions (or e-commerce) with the speed, efficiency, and reliability your customers have come to expect. E-Commerce enables your customers to respond to the compelling information. E-commerce is available as an add-on, fee-based option for your server.
- Databases – You can organize, retrieve, and report information stored in the databases operated by your server. You can add a database application packages to your server by using available vinstall utilities.
- Dynamic Applications – The Pro and Pro Plus plans are able to process, deliver, and utilize dynamic applications (also referred to as modules and/r packages). Typically, this means that you can give life to the content your customers see and, possibly, anticipate their needs. You can install many dynamic applications by means of vinstall utilities supported by your server.
- Multimedia Development Suites – The Pro Plus plan can provide a robust, scalable development environment for creating (not just processing) multimedia applications. You can install many of the open-source components by means of vinstall utilities supported by your server.
- Enterprise Development Suites – The Pro Plus plan can provide a robust, scalable development environment for customizing applications specific to your enterprise. You can install many of the open-source components means of vinstall utilities supported by your server.
- Java Applications and Java Development Kit (JDK) – The Pro Plus plan can provide a robust, scalable development and, more importantly, a processing environment for JDK and Java applications. You can install many of the open-source components by means of vinstall install utilities supported by your server. See "Java Applications."
Summary of suggested uses for FreeBSD VPS v3 plans:
| Uses |
Starter |
Basic |
Pro |
Pro Plus |
| Websites |
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| Email |
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| E-Commerce |
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(lightweight only) |
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| Databases |
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(lightweight only) |
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| Dynamic Applications |
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| Multimedia Development Suites |
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| Enterprise Development Suites |
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| Java and JDK |
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