VPS/VDS hosting in Netherlands

The Netherlands (Holland) is one of the most high-tech countries in Western Europe. The government supports IT projects and finances the development of IT infrastructure. Booking, Google, Microsoft, McAfee and Facebook have offices in the Netherlands. Holland is on the 4th place in the world in terms of attractiveness of life for IT specialists (salaries, apartment rent, relocation, employment). The Netherlands is second only to the United States, France and Germany.

Why do you need a virtual server in the Netherlands?

The advantage and at the same time the peculiarity of virtualization technology lies in the variety of geolocations. So servers, hard disks are installed in modern data centers. Each client can change the amount of resources needed at the click of a mouse, and the hardware cost is also reduced for the business owner.

VPS/VDS in English is referred to as VPS/VDS. Renting a VPS/VDS in Holland is a need mainly for business departments, but also private clients use the service. Today additionally virtualization technology is used not only by large, but also by medium and small organizations. Large companies use this technology to combine several physical machines into a single system.

Programmers, developers, who are engaged in the field of information technology in the Netherlands, also use this solution to deploy software, test certain software solutions and conduct development. This is a safe, economical way to test different applications, services. You can connect to the server from anywhere in the world, which simplifies teamwork.

Server virtualization

Virtualization is a technology that allows you to run several virtual operating systems on one physical server. Each virtual server has its own operating system, CPU time, RAM, disk, and network configuration. Virtual servers are completely isolated from each other, allowing them to be used as separate servers.

When you use virtual servers instead of physical servers, you get a more flexible and cost-effective solution for hosting your applications, websites, and other services on the Internet. Virtual servers allow you to:

1. Scale resources based on the needs of your project.
2. Install the necessary software and operating system.
3. Reboot the server when necessary.
4. Utilize functionality such as backup and server monitoring.
5. Gain full control over the server without buying your own hardware and maintenance.

The operation of the virtual server can be managed through the control panel provided by the hosting provider or through an SSH console. Either way, you will be able to manage the server just as if it were a physical server, but with much lower costs and greater flexibility.

Server virtualization can occur at the software or hardware level. Depending on this, a virtualized server will have certain inherent advantages.

Advantages of KVM:

• you can run any OS - Windows, FreeBSD, any non-standard build;
• you can format disk space for any file system;
• you have access to sockets, processes;
• you can modify the OS kernel;
• the highest degree of privacy: only you manage the server and have access to it.

As for the power of the servers, it is worth saying that there are differences, albeit insignificant. OpenVZ technology allows you to dynamically distribute resources between all machines.

The advantages of OpenVZ are:

• flexibility, ease of customization;
• the ability to change the amount of RAM and hard disk in a matter of minutes;
• affordable tariffs and rates;
• performance, dynamism.

You can use a virtual server for almost any purpose. It can be launching a game server, solving commercial tasks, such as deploying 1C, accounting software, launching mail service. On a virtual server is convenient to realize the task with the opening of an online store, selling lending. That is, we have a universal solution that allows you to solve a wide range of both commercial and private tasks. And all this is possible at the price of literally one cup of delicious Dutch coffee.

When should I rent a VPS/VDS in the Netherlands?

Dedicated servers in the Netherlands are chosen if you need to:

• provide stable access to projects 24/7;
• to work in conditions of high loads (hyload);
• guarantee protection and security of the data placed on the server;
• work for the audience living in European countries (IT services, mobile applications, online stores, etc.).

Hosting, dedicated and virtual servers in Holland are considered among the most reliable in the world. Data centers are located both in major cities of the country and in small towns: Amsterdam, The Hague, Meppel, Utrecht, Rotterdam, Eindhoven, Edam and others.

But there is another reason why it is advantageous to order Virtual Private Server or Virtual Dedicated Server in the Netherlands: the price is 20-30% lower compared to other Western European countries. The cost is due to the fact that the Netherlands has a well-developed IT infrastructure and the tax legislation is loyal to the IT sphere.

Why choose VPS/VDS Netherlands (Meppel) rather than using hosting?

Hosting companies that are based in Nederland offer different pricing plans: from renting a small space to a physical server.

VPS in the Netherlands implies that a "rack" (server) is located in a data center. The space is divided into several conditional "cells", which are distributed among users. The latter become co-tenants. For the resource administrator, a Virtual Private Server or Virtual Dedicated Server works in the same way as a real physical server.

There is access to the VPS/VDS, you can customize your own configurations, place projects of any complexity, scale the system (move to more expensive tariff plans) and so on. This is possible thanks to modern virtualization technologies.

VPS/VDS Netherlands (Meppel) provides the following advantages:

1. Isolation of the virtual machine from "neighbors" (co-tenants). This applies to data centers located in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht and other cities in the country.
2. Control and independent management of Virtual Dedicated Server. The system administrator can customize the Virtual Private Server.
3. Traffic is not limited (unlike rented hosting). This allows you to host projects with high traffic.
4. Possibility to store DNS-zones without restrictions.
5. Placement of projects of any complexity. As a rule, online stores, hyload-platforms, ecommerce, etc. "move" to the Netherlands.

The advantage is that physical servers are located in Tier III+ certified data centers. This provides 99.8% uptime with uninterrupted operation of the project both day and night.

Comparison of VPS/VDS with shared hosting

Compared to the usual cloud hosting, the technology offers the client a number of advantages:

• full and unhindered control: you will get root (for Unix) or Administrator (for Windows) level access rights. You will be able to customize the server to meet the needs of a particular project at your discretion without any problems;
• no limitations: the number of sites and databases allowed to connect can be any, and is limited only by the capabilities of the computing machine itself;
• independence: each virtual server works separately from each other, despite the fact that they all share the performance, power of one physical machine (host server).

It is important to note the fact that VPS/VDS in the Netherlands is higher in price than shared-hosting, but the difference is not significant. You can rent a virtual server inexpensively, in addition, many hosting companies offer discounts, promotions, which reduces the cost of placing projects on the network and reduces the cost of their maintenance.

What VPS/VDS (Meppel) to order for an online store or other project?

Depends on the capacity, technical characteristics and other features. You can order a virtual / dedicated server in the Netherlands on different settings:

1. Operating system. You can order a server in the Netherlands on Linux distributions (Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and so on) or on Windows Server version.
2. Control Panel. To work with a virtual or dedicated server, you can use FastPanel, ISP Manager Lite, Hestia and others.
3. RAM, hard disk space and other characteristics. Allow you to choose the ideal option for a specific request.

After paying for the tariff plan you get a ready-to-work server in 10-15 minutes and can start the process of project migration. You can also order migration from technical support specialists.

The tariff plan includes European IP-addresses necessary for the project operation. In the future you can scale the resource by adding the necessary configurations or ordering additional tariff plans (up to renting a separate physical server located in the data center of Meppel, Amsterdam or other Dutch cities).

Technical support for server configuration and project migration is available 24/7. Additionally, you can order hosting for a website or rent a physical server for a complex project.