I use the commercial Ensim Linux Private server technology... indeed it is perfect hosting. I've hosted over 50 Linux servers (VPS) on one physical machine (a big dell) with very few bumps. I reccomend about 30-40 though. Some of Ensim's products are rock solid - like the VPS itself, which is coined as the heart of "ServerXchange"; however a few of the "add-ons" need a little work. It's good because there are a large number of users who require root control over a server to install apps, and maintain security, etc - but don't need all of the hardware behind a dedicated box. They just want out of shared-hosting hell. It's important to note that the Ensim product completely isolates each VPS (virtual private server) including the Disk, CPU, Mem/Swap, Network, and soon disk activity on the physical server. I've stressed tested the Ensim VPS servers, have broken them, run really bad rm commands - and it is possible to wipe out a VPS and the others keep churning. Outside of not being able to mount the floppy disk or whatever they function like dedicated servers. I've found very few limitations. I run NFS mounts, IDS software, IPChains, and almost any other app. The Ensim stuff has been in development for years, so you also benefit from numerous code revisions, upgrades, and tuning. Something to think about... free is not always better. I am defintely an advocate of the Ensim product and thought I should give it good light. I've got 4 boxes for Linux hosting servers instead of 120.
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I use the commercial Ensim Linux Private server technology... indeed it is perfect hosting. I've hosted over 50 Linux servers (VPS) on one physical machine (a big dell) with very few bumps. I reccomend about 30-40 though. Some of Ensim's products are rock solid - like the VPS itself, which is coined as the heart of "ServerXchange"; however a few of the "add-ons" need a little work. It's good because there are a large number of users who require root control over a server to install apps, and maintain security, etc - but don't need all of the hardware behind a dedicated box. They just want out of shared-hosting hell. It's important to note that the Ensim product completely isolates each VPS (virtual private server) including the Disk, CPU, Mem/Swap, Network, and soon disk activity on the physical server. I've stressed tested the Ensim VPS servers, have broken them, run really bad rm commands - and it is possible to wipe out a VPS and the others keep churning. Outside of not being able to mount the floppy disk or whatever they function like dedicated servers. I've found very few limitations. I run NFS mounts, IDS software, IPChains, and almost any other app. The Ensim stuff has been in development for years, so you also benefit from numerous code revisions, upgrades, and tuning. Something to think about... free is not always better. I am defintely an advocate of the Ensim product and thought I should give it good light. I've got 4 boxes for Linux hosting servers instead of 120.