I have been looking to find a set of disadvantages of using Linode VPS.
There does not seem to be any dedicated articles for what I have searched on the internet.
Can anyone list some disadvantages?
I'm researching the pros and cons for modern server set-ups.
Thanks in advance.
I've been using Linode for several years and I've yet to find a ton of cons... Here's a list of pros/cons just off the top of my head:
Pros
Most resources for the buck
Easy to add/remove "hardware" as needed
Lots of the recent distros of various *nix flavors depending on your need
Seem to always be adding new features, such as server upgrades, which help all users.
Their support is, hands down, the best support I've ever experienced.
Cons
The biggest one I've found is they limit you to two IP addresses, and you have to really justify why you need a second one. This can be a hassle if, for whatever reason, you need more than one IP address.
I haven't found that I've been notified when they do maintenance or have upgrades available... It's possible my settings are messed up and I could get an email, but I haven't dug that deep.
Hope this helps.
Comparing to Amazon one of the cons of Linode is that you cannot store disk images of your linode in your account.Creating images makes server setup easy, all you need to do is write the image to your new servers disk.It also makes it easy to shift servers.
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i have a vps with 2Gb Ram and 1 Core cpu(2GHz), i can choose the OS, i chose ubuntu 16.04 and i could configure the LAMP and run one of my sites, but it was a little bit pain for me, i can install free Hosting CP on vps, but i dont think its neccessary for only few website.can any one give me clue how to manage them, consider that i havent enough knowledge in server configuratin and security of it.
go with something that gives you full control and is opensource so you can find alot of support. I use Webmin+Virtualmin.
I think you don't have the knowledge, so, i recommend not to do it yourself in the first place. Setup is not the hardest part but think about security, backups, maintenance that is sometimes not that easy.
If you really want your own vps, i recommend to use something like https://forge.laravel.com or any other alternative. This handles a couple of things for you like security and setup.
just a question, is a good idea to host machines with HyperV on a DC?
This is my Idea.
if the answer is no, can you explain why?
Thanks
Have a nice day
First of all, your question doesn't seem to be related to programming in any way and should hence be considered off topic for SO. Server Fault would probably be a more suitable place for (the question is somewhat old by now as well and you might already have found the info you need but I've flagged it for the moderators to perhaps consider a move from SO to SF or have it closed altogether).
Secondly, as for your question;
Generally no, it's not a good idea but there could be ifs and buts to everything I guess.
For a smaller company with perhaps only the one existing server (and no budget to add machines or get professional help to make any bigger changes to their current setup) which also happenes to be their DC, I guess it all comes down to what kind of workload the DC is under to begin with and just what will be hosted in Hyper-V. I'd personally still recommend against it though.
It's not a good idea as it's not a supported scenario from MS. I don't even know if server manager lets you install both.
You can host a VM with AD, but depending on your setup (cluster/HyperV in domain or not, ...) you really should add an AD physical server (even a very small one) for hyper-V to authenticate his services against when your AD VM has not started. It can save you a lot of time...
The rise of the virtual server has been very useful in many ways, but for me it was a pain, as I had a windows executable file that ran as a CGI program.
5-10 years ago this wasn't even an issue, but they are a lot more rare now, and most hosts refuse to take them on shared hosting, instead insisting that you use a virtual private server, which is an order of magnitude more expensive.
I find it a bit of a shame that anything even a little out of the ordinary is now shunted off to VPS, and I also find it strange that windows .exe files are seen as more of a danger than php, perl python etc. If anything, I would say that it is more difficult to exploit an executable, but there you go.
Anyway, the question which I'm self answering is: Which companies will be happy to host a windows executable CGI program on shared hosting?
Firstly, you need a company that has control over their own servers, rather than a reseller, as I don't think any of the "Control Panel" type software programs (such as Plesk) will allow you to do this.
Secondly, you need someone who is flexible enough to do something out of the ordinary.
I used http://ukwindowshostasp.net, they took some persuasion, but in the end were content to host the site on their most expensive shared plan.
I also talked to https://www.freethought-internet.co.uk/, who were super friendly and helpful, and were prepared to set up the CGI program, but weren't prepared to guarantee support for it. This means that it could have stopped working at any time, so I didn't go for it in the end.
The other source of hosts were design companies that host their clients websites having designed them. These companies are more used to flexible bespoke hosting. I spoke to http://www.rocktime.co.uk/ and http://www.alberon.co.uk/, who were both very friendly and helpful and would have hosted the site. The only reason I didn't go with either of them in the end was because I was in a massive rush and a company with 24 hour support got back to me sooner.
One word of warning is that you need to make absolutely sure that your host understands what you mean by a windows executable CGI program. I initially signed up with http://www.ecowebhosting.co.uk/, who were happy to take the site, but then after much nagging on my part realised they couldn't and left me in the lurch 2 days before go live.
I hope this helps someone, it took me ages to find a host.
Having used http://ukwindowshostasp.net, I can now say with certainty that you should not use them.
They told me a lot of good things about backups, but it must have all been lies, as they lost my entire website and databases.
I always thought that Hosts were super reliable backup wise, with ISO accreditation and all that, but next time I will be more careful and take more frequent backups myself.
I want to add a "Community" section (Bulletin Board) to my website so everyone can communicate, but I don't know what I'm doing.
How would I go about adding this and which one offers the most documentation and support?
Whatever you do, make certain that you read the instructions on configuring your discussion software to protect you and your community for the worst parts of the internet: spam, spoofing, and abuse.
Make certain that you immediately change the admin password from the one that comes with the installation.
If you leave your communities wide open to all kinds of posting, harvesting, and general mis-use, you'll spend your days playing whack-a-mole with thousands of idiots. Develop your acceptable use policy, configure your boards to support it, then enforce it.
And if the software you are looking at doesn't support things like e-mail verification, moderation, abuse reporting, anti-spamming controls, etc., just keep looking.
Be prepared to spend time managing your community so that it doesn't become another one of the millions of web forums out there full of off topic posts that drive people away from your website.
I think what you needed is a forum software, there are tones of free and open source ones available on the net. DotNetNuke is a .NET one but can be expensive to host and phpBB is another popular choice and there are a lot of cheap hosting solutions.
is your site based on php/mysql or asp/sql? Chances are if you do not know where to even find tables, that you are not able to what you actually want.
HOWEVER, if it's php/mysql, i recommend Cool Php Scripts book. It covers creating sort of a community forum/message board.
As i said again, you are probably not going to do it alone, at least, without a long frustrating learning curve.
You can always post a job and someone would be more than willing to bid on it at elance or rentacoder or any other site of your choice
Wikipedia has a big honking list of forum software. Pick the one that best matches the programming language(s) you're familiar with, the features you need, etc.
This is what you need.
Edit: They don't offer a hosted version there. You can use this instead. It's hosted on it's own site, free, and doesn't require a download.
I find Vanilla to be a much better forum application that phpBB for reasons of aesthetics as well as extensibility. I have not seen/used it in a situation where many sub-forums were required, so depending on your scope it may not be the right choice, but for small-to-medium sized forums I'd suggest trying it first.
First, you need to choose a forum software that matchs your requirements.
Then, just follow the Installation Guide provided by the software you have choosen.
More information at Forum Software Reviews
I need to provide remote assistance to the users of my app, through the Internet. I need a reference for doing this, and I need to make the whole connecting to remote desktop process as easy as clicking a menu of my app for my users.
I don't want them to get too involved with the procedure. I believe the built-in remote assistance features of Windows XP and Vista are fine, I just need to make it very simple.
Anyone any ideas?
P.S. A comprehensive reference on the whole Windows Remote Assistance would also be appreciated.
I highly recommend Mikogo. It's free, fast to install and setup, works great, and is very simple. I actually prefer it to the more expensive services ($30-$40/month) because of it's simplicity. Only thing is, I'm not sure how they make money, they have some advertising when you visit the home page, but it's very minimal.
There are many commercial tools that do make this operation effortless. I won't mention any names because this isn't an advertising forum. A quick search should turn up a handful of possibilities; I've used many of the more popular ones and found them satisfactory.
Our support desk typically uses WebEx which works really well.
There are a large number of tools which will do this. Your best is to pick a tool which has a reverse connection from the person who needs help back to the helper. This will make sure that you do not have users try and configure firewalls/open ports etc. Webex is a good recommendation by Old Nick. Another option is GotoAssist, there is also Gotomeeting which can have the same remote control functionality and is cheaper i believe. The main thing is making sure it is as easy as it can be for your users, trying to walk a user through installing an active-x control can be hard enough.
I'd suggest trying LogMeIn. It's nice because once you have the user set up the client software, you can arrange with them a time to leave their PC unattended so that you can remote in and take a look (with the option to disable local keyboard/mouse and monitor access). You can also connect such that the local peripherals are enabled and watch "over their shoulder" as they replicate a problem.
There is of course also Copilot by Fog Creek. Have never used it myself, but it looks pretty easy to use, also for non-technical people.
I use CrossLoop for that kind of thing