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What kind of virtualization does SolVPS use?

By SolVPS | Published: July 25, 2014

SolVPS utilizes Xen virtualization for both Linux VPS and Windows VPS instances. We use a combination of Xen Paravirtualized and Xen Hardware-virtualized solutions, typically Paravirtualized (PV) for Linux VPS instances and Hardware-virtualized (HVM) for Windows VPS instances. It is our experience that Xen offers the best combination of performance, stability, and security for VM instance hosting, and […]

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How to Log in to cPanel/WHM VPS

By SolVPS | Published: July 23, 2014

If you chose to install cPanel/WHM on your VPS, you can log in to the WHM control panel interface immediately after VPS setup at: URL: https://x.x.x.x:2087 Username: root Password: [Root password of your VPS.] You should replace “x.x.x.x” in the above example with the primary IP address of your VPS.

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How to Reinstall a VPS Instance (Linux/Windows)

By SolVPS | Published: July 17, 2014

Usually, a VPS needs to be reinstalled from a management interface. It’s easy to reinstall a VPS from the SolVPS Panel: Log in to the VPS Panel at: https://panel.solvps.com/ Select your VPS from the list. Click the Reinstall button. Select an Operating System from the list. There are several options available for reinstalling a VPS. Choose from CentOS […]

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How to Reboot a Linux VPS (CentOS, Ubuntu)

By SolVPS | Published: July 13, 2014

If you only need to reboot the operating system of your Linux VPS, it can usually be accomplished with the shutdown command. Try “shutdown -r now” to reboot your VPS. If you have a VPS with us, or you have access to your VPS management panel, you can issue a full hardware reboot. This kind of reboot […]

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How to Transfer Files to VPS with SFTP (Windows,OS X,Linux)

By SolVPS | Published: July 11, 2014

Another way to connect to a Linux VPS is with SFTP, or FTP-over-SSH, not to be confused with FTPS. Because SFTP makes use of a graphical interface for viewing folders and folder trees, it is well-suited to transferring files to and from Linux VPS servers, without the need to install additional software like FTP. Executing […]

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How to SSH Connect to Linux VPS with Windows, Mac, Linux

By SolVPS | Published: June 28, 2014

The primary way to connect to your Linux VPS is via command line, with the use of a SSH client. To connect to your VPS with SSH (command line), you will require one of the following programs: Putty, available for all versions of Windows: Putty Downloads (Hosted by SolVPS) WinSCP, available for all versions of Windows: WinSCP Downloads (Hosted by SolVPS) Terminal.app, packaged […]

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