Dedicated Container Hosting (VPS)

The dedicated container (VPS) is isolated hosting environment with dedicated and guaranteed server resources, this hosting solution is great for webmasters who need full control over their web server, here is a list of dedicated containers benefits:

Flexibility:

With (optional) root access, you have full control of every aspect of your Web hosting environment. You can fully configure every service and application, such as MySQL caching, allowed PHP functions, shell access, Perl modules, firewall settings and much more.

Scalability:

You can instantly scale up or down your Dedicated Container with more (or less) resources, including CPU, RAM, and disk space. Save money and only pay for what you need!.

Guaranteed resources:

Unlike shared hosting, where many Web sites compete for the same server resources, Dedicated Container Hosting guarantees your site the resources it needs to perform. With Dedicated Container Hosting, your Web site has access to dedicated RAM, CPU, and even hard disk I/O usage.

Powerful:

Up to 30 dedicated containers share 8 Xeon 5430 processor cores with 16 GB of RAM, providing each container with guaranteed 512MB of RAM and 25GB of disk space on RAID protected hard drives. Each Dedicated Container provides more robust performance and scalability than even low-cost dedicated servers.

General features:

Every Dedicated Container Hosting package comes with these essential features:

• Apache 2.2, MySQL 5, Perl, PHP 5, Ruby, Mongrel and Python installed
• Server software and operating system optimized and tuned for maximum performance and security.
• Ability to have your private name servers and private hostnames.
• cPanel/WHM
• SSH Access

Dedicated container pricing

LITE CONTAINER	256 MB Dedicated RAM 20 GB Disk space* 250 GB Monthly transfer 2 IP addresses Control Panel cPanel
$29.95 per month + $25 setup fees $89.85 every 3 months, No setup fees $299 per year, No setup fees
BASIC CONTAINER	512 MB Dedicated RAM 25 GB Disk space* 25 GB Backup drive disk space 500 GB Monthly transfer 4 IP addresses Control Panel cPanel Free Addons Fantastico software iInstaller RvSkin cPanel skin Full 128 bits SSL from Geotrust
$49.95 per month + $25 setup fees $149.85 every 3 months, No setup fees $499 per year, No setup fees
ADVANCED CONTAINER	1024 MB Dedicated RAM 50 GB Disk space* 50 GB Backup drive disk space 1 TB Monthly transfer 6 IP addresses Control Panel cPanel Free Addons Fantastico software iInstaller RvSkin cPanel skin Full 128 bits SSL from Geotrust
$99.95 per month + $25 setup fees $299.85 every 3 months, No setup fees $999 per year, No setup fees

* OS and cpanel will use up to 4 GB of disk space.

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Add-on pricing:

Half unit upgrade: Adds 256MB RAM, 10 GB disk space, 12.5 GB backup space, and additional 125 GB of transfer.	$29/month
Full unit upgrade: Adds 512MB RAM, 25 GB disk space, 25 GB backup space, and additional 250 GB of transfer.	$49/month
4 IP addresses	$4.0/month
Extra 50GB monthly transfer	$5.0/month

Management & Support

2MHost provides each Dedicated Container as fully active hosting environment, ready on day one to host your Web site. This fully managed environment allows us to provide you with the best possible performance and most up to date software.

If you would prefer to self-manage your Dedicated Container, we will provide you with root access to your hosting environment. With this access, we will no longer provide management for your Dedicated Container, and you will be responsible for all management and maintenance tasks.

Please use the table below to compare access level and support tasks for users with and without root access

Access Level	Fully Managed	Self Managed
Root access	NO	YES
Reboot	YES	YES
Shell access	YES	YES
Restart services	YES	YES
Access to Virtuozzo power panel	NO	YES
Access to WHM as root	NO	YES
Access to WHM as reseller	YES	YES
cPanel access	YES	YES
management tasks	Fully Managed	Self Managed
Rebuild apache and PHP	2MHost	You
Upgrade MySQL	2MHost	You
Software tweaks	2MHost	You
APF firewall management	2MHost	You
Database imports/exports/dumps	2MHost	You
DNS modifications	2MHost	You
Backup management	2MHost	You

Paid support:

2MHost provides premium technical support for self-managed (with root access) users who require assistance. This technical support is offered at $10 per incident.

2MHost doesn't support:

Unfortunately, 2MHost is unable to provide technical support (either free or paid) for any software installed beyond the initial setup components. This includes (but is not limited to) Java, Tomcat, postgreSQL, and others. Self-managed users are welcome to install whatever software they wish, but we will not be able to offer technical support for those installations.

Initial setup component

All Dedicated Container plans come pre-loaded with all of the software you need to get started on day one. Below is a full list of the software we install and maintain on all fully-managed Dedicated Container plans::

CentOS (Linux operating system) Enhanced cPanel/WHM installation Main domain name account setup with reseller access. webmail access Fantastico installer* RvSkin multi-language cpanel skin Apache 2 including: Mongrel, mod_rewrite, mod_deflate, mod_security. PHP 5.2.6 including: zend optimizer, PDO, GD 2, SQlite, libXML Zend Framework MySQL 5 and PHPmyAdmin Perl 5 Ruby and Ruby on Rails Python

wildcard DNS (per request) FTP server ImageMagick Additional IPs setup APF Firewall Brute force protection Spam assassin Automated backup twice per week unbranded server name** DNS and unbranded name servers** security hardening mail server hardening 24/7 ping monitoring

* Fantastico is an auto-installer tool that allows you to install scripts in just a few clicks. Pre-loaded scripts include WordPress, osCommerce, Xoops, cubeCart, phpBB, and more.

** You can setup your private host name and private name servers if required, at no additional charge.

frequently asked questions

Is 2MHost’s Dedicated Container a managed or unmanaged hosting solution?
2MHost provides two options for Dedicated Container hosting management. Most customers choose fully-managed hosting, provided at no additional charge. This management service includes pre-loading the hosting environment with a variety of applications and tools, as well as unlimited ongoing maintenance and support of these components.

Some customers wish to self-manage their Dedicated Container. 2MHost provides these users with root access, and the users are free to fully modify their hosting environment as needed. However, 2MHost is unable to provide additional technical support for modifications, and 2MHost no longer maintains software installations.

What Lite COntainer is good for?
Lite Containers is low cost VPS solution with less features, Lite Containers is more suitable for:

• Web developers who need to pay less during the software development phase.
• Single website owners who need more control over the hosting inveronment.
• Popular blogs and shopping website that need better performance and lower cost.
• Software installations that need root access like Plone and Wordpress MU
• Resellers with less number of managed domains.

Lite Container owners receive same support level as other VPS packages.

What are 2MHost’s Hardware Node Specifications?
2MHost uses Intel-5430 Dual processor quad core servers (total of 8 physical cores); 16GB of RAM; RAID protected hard drives; and secondary drives for cPanel automated data backup.

Where are 2MHost’s servers located?
For Dedicated Container (VPS nodes), servers are located in a datacenter in Washington, D.C., on the East Coast of the United States.

Where I can monitor my dedicated resources usage?
Self-managed users can check their resources usage directly within their Virtuozzo power panel. Managed users can monitor resources usage within WebHostManager (WHM).

Can I use my dedicated containers to resell Web hosting?
Yes! You are welcome to use your Dedicated Container however you see fit. However, you may be better served by our hosting reseller packages, which cater directly to resellers.

Are there any limitations on the content or software I can host?
In general, you are free to host whatever content or software you see fit. However, please note that our Terms of Service agreement applies to Dedicated Containers. for example, you are prohibited from hosting explicit adult content and sending mass-emails.

Order 2MHost virtual dedicated server:

Thank you for selecting 2MHost! Ordering a Dedicated Container is fast and easy, just like ordering shared hosting.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• You will be asked to enter a domain name on the first page of the order process, By default, we will setup your hosting account using this domain name and give it reseller privileges. However, this settings can be changed at any time.
• Setup time: 1-6 hours

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