Someone asked me about moving up to dedicated hosting and how in the world can someone who is not a certified system administrator or IT person run such a thing. cPanel makes it do-able.
cPanel has capabilities beyond what the owner of a website sees. cPanel is not just for accounts on shared hosting or for end-users with a single site.
It provides browser-based tools for server administrators as well as for resellers where you control, automate and administer the server, including other people’s accounts, all via a web interface. You can still administer the server using command line, logging in via SSH.
I mentioned dedicated hosting. There is also virtual private server (VPS) hosting. VPS is between shared hosting and a dedicated server. A dedicated server gives you your own “box.” You get full control over your settings, configuration and applications. Scan down towards the bottom of this post for a brief discussion about why either might be a good option for you.
You might be surprised at how easy the move from shared hosting to VPS or dedicated server can be. After using cPanel to work with a site at a shared hosting plan, you will have learned a lot about it and be comfortable. When you move to a VPS or dedicated server, your knowledge of cPanel will simplify the step up in hosting.
Your current hosting company may even offer dedicated hosting or VPS. They would be a good place to look first because they might even be able to help you move to the new plan.
Worth noting is Plesk is another leading control panel in addition to cPanel. I use cPanel and don’t cover Plesk here, but there is plenty of info to research it.
Reasons You May Have Outgrown Shared Hosting
- Your site gets a lot of traffic and needs more than basic processing power of a server that has 10,000 other sites running on it.
- You need specific settings or configuration to run your site or app that your hosting provider will not allow, or does not provide.
- You want to resell hosting to others to complement your core business. You might be a web developer, or graphic designer with clients and see an opportunity for more revenue.
- You want to get into the business of selling web hosting.
- Another customer on your current shared server got hacked and the hackers were able to bring down your site.
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