Why it is advisable to rent a cheap VPS hosted in Spain

The virtual private servers , or also called VPS, with a type of virtual servers in high demand and is a very good alternative to typical hosting sites. Los VPS nos permitirá tener nuestro propio servidor que administraremos nosotros por completo, de tal forma que, podremos montar desde cero el servidor web y el sistema manager de base de datos, aplicando configuraciones avanzadas e incluso elegir el sistema operativo que nosotros queramizos utiliz to the maximum. Have a VPS in Spain is a fundamental aspect and that we must take into account when hiring, in RedesZone we will explain in detail why this is so important.

When we rent a VPS, we pay for a specific material , both in processor cores, dedicated RAM, storage space (disk) and also for limited bandwidth. Depending on our needs and what we are going to use the VPS for, we will have to buy the cheaper versions with very limited hardware, or buy higher versions with better hardware and more bandwidth available.

Why is it necessary for the VPS to be hosted in Spain

If we are physically in Spain, it is strongly recommended that the VPS be hosted in Spain due to the latency of the connections . If we rent a VPS overseas, all traffic has to go through many intermediate routers, depending on the route of the packets, we may have higher or lower latency, but it will always be higher than if we are renting a server VPS in Spain. The delays that a data packet experiences from leaving the source until reaching the destination are as follows:

• Delay of treatment : How long does it take for a router to check the packet header and route it.
• Queue delay : While waiting for the packet to be transmitted through the link, if there is congestion in the network, the queue time will increase and may even drop packets. The fewer hops we have between the origin and the VPS server, the better to avoid different queue times for each intermediate node.
• Transmission delay : this is the time it takes for the packet to reach the next node or the end device, the less "hops" we have, the better.
• Propagation delay : time it takes for a bit to propagate from source to destination. The speed depends on the physical medium (twisted pair, coaxial or optical fiber), being always less than or equal to the speed of light. If we have a VPS located in the USA, this delay increases considerably because it has to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
• Le total delay of a packet is the sum of the previous four delays.

As you have seen, if we have a VPS in Spain, with very few hops between the routers of our origin, and which is geographically close to us, such as for example in Madrid, the connection latency will be really low, around of 10 ms. If we rent the same VPS server in France, the latency drops to around 50-70ms, depending on the route the packets are taking. And if, for example, we rent it in the United States, the connection latency will exceed around 120ms.

Actions carried out by the host itself in the VPS

Although when hiring a VPS we are the administrators and we can decide which operating system to install, and even which programs to install, some actions are performed by the hosting, so we don't have to worry about it:

• Data backup copies : Being a VPS, the hosting itself makes encrypted backup copies and keeps them securely in another physical location, however, our recommendation is that you also make remote backup copies of all content on your VPS server. Of course, at a low level, we have all the storage on disks configured as RAID, with the goal that if one of the disks fails, the whole system will continue to function properly until it fails. be replaced by a new one, and in this way, no data is lost.
• 24 x 7 VPS monitoring : although we can configure different software ourselves to monitor the VPS, either in another VPS from the same hosting company or from another company, the hosting staff will be in charge of monitoring the proper functioning of the VPS at this the customer has no problem. This monitoring is carried out continuously 24 hours a day, 24 days a week. In addition, they normally make a console available to customers, in this console we can see if there is any type of failure in the specified VPS, moreover, if there is a hardware failure, they will be loaded to solve it with the objective that the customer notices absolutely no interruption of service.
• Anti-DDoS Security Systems : the hosting itself has protection systems against denial of service attacks, if we are going to host a website on the VPS, we can have the protection of being under a DDoS mitigation system. This service can be free or paid by the host, normally it is free on a specific basis (for specific attacks), but it can also be paid if you want continuous protection.

A VPS server is the ideal solution for any user who needs to deploy a more complete project than a simple web with its corresponding shared or dedicated hosting, thanks to the possibility of choosing the operating system, the web server, the system database management. all software, we will have great configurability.

In case you do not have the necessary knowledge, you can also opt for a managed VPS . This type of VPS integrates a cPanel Admin license to easily and quickly manage the VPS, in addition, you can create up to 5 cPanel accounts easily and quickly. The other features of this cPanel are that it includes the JetBackup license to make daily, weekly or monthly backup copies of each cPanel account.

If you want to take a specific action, you can always ask the hosting staff to help you with a specific setup. In the special case of this VPS managed by Ginernet, you can also choose to install LiteSpeed ​​to speed up website performance, and even install CloudLinux.

You can rent VPS with Windows operating system

Although praise a VPS server is synonymous with installing a Linux operating system , you will still be able to install a Windows operating system if that's what you really need, for example this VPS with Windows could perfectly serve you for your projects with Microsoft exploitation. system. You will be able to install all the programs you want from the home PC, entering remotely through the Windows RDP remote desktop, thanks to the Windows remote desktop, you will be able to connect to the VPS desktop quickly and securely, as the communications are encrypted, therefore, you will be able to work on the server as if you were working on your home or office computer.

These VPS servers also include a free IPv4 address, and an IPv6 / 48 network to use IPv6 connectivity, plus we will have weekly backups as usual, the ability to configure snapshots to roll back whenever you want and even more. Some very typical uses that can be done with these VPS with Windows, with Torrent downloads easily and quickly without needing to setup a Torrent client on Linux which is more complicated, you can also do Forex trading without any limitation.