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Bored with setting up web and mail servers from scratch? So were we and developed our vhost system which makes it very easy.
As easy as:
Connect to your server
Create a folder, ie mybriliantsite.com
Copy PHP or static files from your desktop
Have a cup of tea (optional)
- Host PHP, Perl/CGI, htaccess files and MySQL
- Host other Linux technologies
- Host any number of mailboxes
- Simple local anti-spam service
- Documentation supplied
- Ideal for beginners, useful for experts
How can I get it?
Our vhost system comes as standard with all new Bytemark servers, so if you're a recent customer or have re-imaged your system recently, it's ready to go.
What technologies does it support?
You can easily host PHP, Perl/CGI, htaccess files and MySQL, including any custom modules and settings that you might need. You have root access, so you don't need to ask permission to host new domains, different PHP settings, or create a database. You can even host any other Linux technology such as Java, Rails or Erlang.
Can I do email too?
Yes, you can host any number of mailboxes under a domain, including forwarders, IMAP/POP3 boxes and autoresponders. There is a simple local anti-spam service based on Spamassassin, but if you need managed filtering you can quickly elect to pass your email through our anti-spam service.
How do I use it?
Go to our documentation site to get started.
I'm a Linux wizard - isn't this dumbing down?
Yes! But even if you know exactly what you're doing, do you really want to do the same configuration legwork for every system? The system is open-source, you still retain root access, and can make any changes to the system that you like, and we'll even try to support you.
If you don't want the system installed, you can of course pick a standard Debian, CentOS or Ubuntu install when ordering or re-imaging your system.
David Matthews
Technical Support
David's extensive background in teaching, IT administration and as self-taught programmer made him the ideal candidate for our first line technical support representative.
Joined: 2009
“Whenever you call Bytemark for anything, they always have time to tell you what's going on. We've never had the fob off or felt fobbed off.”
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