DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RESELLER AND VPS ACCOUNTS | |
Both our normal reseller account types and our VPS account types have the ability
to create multiple control panels and user accounts on the fly,
however, there are some differences in the account types which
you should consider if using a VPS in a reseller capacity.
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LOAD BALANCING: A normal reseller account is load balanced according
to the number of accounts you are going to resell, and continually rebalanced
to assure optimum performance. With a VPS account, we
load balance differently, giving you a block of cpu and server power. You need to monitor the load of the accounts
you add yourself. Each account added will take up more of your
allocated account power. We of course monitor all servers, however,
with a VPS we allow you to use up system resources without
regard for disrupting your other accounts.
SOFTWARE ISSUES: With a normal reseller account we closely monitor
what is installed in the system. Our staff is experienced and we put
all features through rigorous trials to make sure they are safe. There
are thousands of dangerous programs and scripts out there, as well as
system upgrades which have bugs in them. With a
VPS you have freedom to install software and adjust cpanel in many ways.
However, because of this you may encounter software issues which can
disable you if you do not know exactly what you are doing. You also have
direct root access, which means you have the power to delete really
important files. It can be dangerous if you are not an experienced
webmaster.
CUSTOMIZATION: A VPS has direct root access, which means you
can install server level programs at the root level. A reseller account
has normal SSH access. The root area is protected and is only accessible
by our staff.
UPGRADING: It is usually no problem to upgrade to a higher level
VPS or to upgrade to a higher level reseller account. However, it is
usually not possible to move from a reseller to a VPS account, and vice-versa.