VPS Hosting

In VPS hosting, which stands for Virtual Private Server hosting, a physical server is divided into several logical virtual servers, each of which is isolated and private. This means that, contrary to shared hosting, you get full root access to your server and no other user can sneak into your account or files. You can also fine tune all configuration files and you can even run any linux program that you may want to.

VPS hosting is almost as good as dedicated hosting. The only drawback is lower performance. You do get a reserved amount of RAM and CPU cores BUT the pipeline between the processor and the RAM or between the processor and the hard drive still gets shared between several VPS instances. It can be a performance bottleneck compared to a dedicated machine. The big advantage, though, is that you get all the security and flexibility of a dedicated server, at just a fraction of the price.

The main caveats in choosing your VPS hosting provider, are:

  • Performance: this depends as much on the actual specs of the physical servers the hosting company uses as on how many virtual servers the hosting provider decides to run on each physical server. This information is very difficult to get by.

  • Technical support: with root access to your server, it is pretty easy to mess things up. In those cases, quality and reactive technical support make a huge difference from one host to another.

Below is a list of VPS hosting companies we have successfully run b2evolution blogs and forums on.

Top recommended VPS hosting plans for March 19, 2024Updated daily!

For this list we have set a minimum of 2 CPU cores and 2 GB of RAM.

Web HostHosting company
Hosting Plan
PriceRAMHDTransferIpsSee details
InMotion$ 29.99/month4
GB
75
GBSSD
4.0
TB/mo
3Free SSD
BlueHost$ 18.99/month2
GB
30
GBSSD
1.0
TB/mo
1SSD Storage
GreenGeeks$ 39.95/month2
GB
50
GBSSD
10.0
TB/mo
1Green Energy
LiquidWeb VPS$ 25.00/month2
GB
40
GBSSD
10.0
TB/mo
1Heroic Support®


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Minimum recommended specs for a VPS

In order to run a CMS such as b2evolution, Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal, etc. with fast loading pages (otherwise you don't need a VPS), we recommend the following minimum specs:

  • SSD drive. This is an absolute requirement nowadays. (We have eliminated cheap VPS offers with non-SSD drives from this page. Their poor performance doesn't justify using a VPS over shared hosting.
  • 2 GB of RAM. This is useful to allow MySQL or MariaDB to process complex SQL requests efficiently.
  • 1 CPU core. 1 is actually enough but you will notice a difference with 2 cores as soon as you run maintenance operations.

Of course, these specs will require upgrade as your site grows and serves more traffic / more concurrent users.

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Cloud Hosting vs. VPS Hosting

So what exactly is the difference between a Cloud Hosting plan and a Virtual Private Server (VPS) ?

It's a bit tricky because the term "cloud" has been widely over-used, misused and abused by many... However, all serious web-hosting providers will consider the difference like this:

VPS Hosting

A VPS is a virtual machine running on a single dedicated server. That server is shared between a number of VPS virtual machines. It means that a part of the CPU time, a part of the RAM and a part of the disk space are allocated to your VPS. If the server is shut down, all the VPS virtual machines on that server go offline.

Cloud Hosting

With Cloud Hosting, you also have a virtual machine, but it is NOT hosted on a specific single dedicated server. On the contrary, your virtual machine can be spun up on any dedicated server of the hosting company's infrastructure, depending on availability. In case a server goes down, all the virtual machines it was running can be spun up again very quickly on a different server. The disk space may be network storage or it may be replicated to local SSDs when the virtual machine is spun up on a new server.

One particularity of this is that if you need several identical servers with…

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FTP 101: How to upload and manage files on your web server

This page tells you what you need to know to upload files to your web server and mange them using FTP, which stands for File Transfer Protocol, in case you wonder. More specifically (or as an example), we’ll show you how to upload all the folders & files making up the b2evolution CMS package onto your web server.

1. You need an FTP client

Your web hosting account may come with an FTP tool that runs in a web browser window. If that works for you, fine. But the odds are you will hit the limits of that tool within the first 5 minutes of you trying to use it. So you might as well get yourself a real FTP client.

It’s called an FTP Client, because there is a Server and a Client. The Server is your web server (which includes an FTP server). The Client is a piece of software you will install on your computer. The client will then connect to the server and tell it to do what you need it to do.

Although you might never have heard of them, there are many FTP clients available. A good free option for Mac, Windows and Linux is Filezilla. We’ll use this in our example.

There are paid tools which look much better. On Mac OS X…

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Hosting plan details

InMotion VPS

InMotion VPS

$ 29.99/mo

Free SSD

InMotion VPS

« InMotion Hosting’s Virtual Private Servers are a great alternative to dedicated servers and perfect for those who need more than what a shared account can offer. They have everything necessary to be a complete separate server, including optional root level access.

ALL Packages include a minimum of: Free SSDs, Free Backups, SSH Access, 4GB RAM, 60GB Storage, 2 TB of Bandwidth, and Free cPanel License »

Current Prices and Promotions for InMotion VPS Updated daily!
Selected hosting package: VPS-1000HA-S
Payment planMonthlyTotal price
Month to Month$ 59.99 /mo$ 59.99
6 Month Contract$ 44.99 /mo$ 269.94
12 Month Contract$ 38.99 /mo$ 467.88
24 Month Contract$ 29.99 /mo$ 719.76

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BlueHost VPS

BlueHost VPS

$ 18.99/mo


Control Panel: cPanel

SSD Storage

BlueHost VPS

« Our custom-built servers and 24/7 team of experts deliver breakthrough performance that grows with you. Get up and running in seconds. Whereas most VPS solutions take hours or days to activate, we designed our VPS servers to provision immediately. »

Extreme performance • Instant provisioning • Guaranteed resources • Root access • CentOS

Current Prices and Promotions for BlueHost VPS Updated daily!
Selected hosting package: Standard VPS
Payment planMonthlyTotal price
Month to Month$ 29.99 /mo$ 29.99
6 Month Contract$ 29.99 /mo$ 179.94
12 Month Contract$ 23.99 /mo$ 287.88
24 Month Contract$ 24.99 /mo$ 599.76
36 Month Contract$ 18.99 /mo$ 683.64

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GreenGeeks VPS

GreenGeeks VPS

$ 39.95/mo

Green Energy

GreenGeeks VPS

« You will be able to control all aspects of your VPS through our proprietary VPS management portal making managing your virtual private server a piece of cake. »

SSD Storage • Tier-1 Bandwidth • FREE Quick Provision • 300% Powered by Renewable Energy • Provisioned on Blacklist Free IPs • cPanel/WHM License Included ($200/yr value) • FREE Migration Service • FREE Nightly Backup • 99.9% Service Uptime

Current Prices and Promotions for GreenGeeks VPS Updated daily!
Selected hosting package: 2GB VPS
Payment planMonthlyTotal price
Month to Month$ 39.95 /mo$ 39.95

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LiquidWeb VPS

LiquidWeb VPS

$ 25.00/mo

Heroic Support®

LiquidWeb VPS

« VPS hosting is not created equal. With Liquid Web, you’ll enjoy 100% US-based Heroic Support®, 24/7/365 phone and chat support, and a 59-Second support SLA.

Faster than AWS and Rackspace.

cPanel or Plesk Onyx.

Engineered for peace of mind with CloudFlare® CDN, built-in backups, enhanced security, and DDoS Attack Protection. »

Current Prices and Promotions for LiquidWeb VPS Updated daily!
Selected hosting package: 2GB RAM
Payment planMonthlyTotal price
12 Month Contract$ 45.00 /mo$ 540.00
24 Month Contract$ 25.00 /mo$ 600.00

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Want alternatives?

  • If you don't actually need to fine tune your configuration or if you are looking for a lower budget hosting solution, check out our selection of shared hosting plans.
  • If your have a higher budget, we actually recommend that you consider a small cheap dedicated server which will give you significantly better performance. For example, you may get 10 times the performance of a VPS for only 3 times the price of a VPS.