How is private server different from a virtual server ?
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A private server,also known as a dedicated server is a server which completely belongs to the client(customer).In a dedicated server a client is free to upgrade or in other words customize the server according to the needs and requirements.In a dedicated server the client can select the cpu,ram and disk space according to his or her needs.Whereas,a virtual server or a virtual private server or a virtual private server does not completely belong to the client.The word virtual(which means not true) servers does not fully belong to client,in fact the customer is just given a slice or in other words part of the server.The client is not able to customize the server as per the requirements.Moreover,as the client has the only a part of the server it does not depend on the client to select the cpu,ram and the disk space.The client can only choose the suitable package from the different packages available with the company which is providing the hosting service to the customer.As customization is not possible the client can only use the limited resources provided in the package which the client selects from the different packages available.If the resources of the package selected are not enough for the client then he or she can select a package which provides more resources or in other words the better plan available according to the needs of the client.But if the resources are still not enough then the only option is to go for a dedicated server which provides more resources than the virtual server and is suitable for the needs and requirements of the customer.This is the reason why virtual private servers are said to be the perfect fill in between the shared server and a dedicated server.
But,the client should go for a dedicated server only if the resources offered by the virtual private server are not enough for him or her because as the vps server is a kind of shared server where the cost and the maintainance of the server is paid by all the users and so the amount of the cost and the maintainance of the server is distributed among all the users using the server but,as the dedicated server is only used and belongs to one user the full amount of the cost and maintainance of the server is only paid by the user using the dedicated server.So it is not easy to switch from a virtual private server to a dedicated one.But if you can afford a dedicated server and your requirements of the resources offered by the virtual server are not enough for you then it will be a good decision to go for a dedicated server as dedicated server allows you to use all the resources available and as the server has no other user you will not have to worry about any other users account on the server.
The performance of the virtual private server also depends on the other users as they too share the resources of the server.While choosing from a dedicated server and a virtual private server one should know that although resources of the dedicated server and the virtual private server are different But the features of the dedicated server and the virtual private server are more or less the same.Whereas,in a dedicated server the resources are used only by one single user but you can also share the resources with someone.for example:-if you live and own a mansion,you are free to use all the resources like water supply,electricity etc in the mansion and you can even share it with someone if you want to which is the case with dedicated server.Whereas,if you live in an apartment,you have your limited area where you are able to use the resources and in certain limit as other people also share the apartment with you and they also need the resources.So this is the difference between dedicated server and a virtual private server. These are the points one should think of when they are comparing or in other words differentiating between a dedicated server and a virtual private server.
