Web-Hosters hosting clients with VPS's [Allow / Dis-Allow?]

[Jesse]

Wait , Let me put you in a Situation :

Say if you bought hosting from a member here , You found out that he was running a VPS for shared hosting. You ignored it , then the server got hacked. BUT it could of been avoided if the hoster used a dedicated server with patches ( that he knew about ) but was too cheap to do so ?

Would you be pissed or just say " why ur so much worried abt this ? "

Its my own fault. I should have researched the host I was going with. Hopefully I had backups in this scenario.

It's a good idea, yes, but I personally want no part of it. The other mods can do it if they'd like, or volunteers....but not me.

[l0calh0st]

Jesse is correct.

[Dom]

But if the company used a dedicated server with those patches toward the Kernel , your site still would be up. I'm just pointing out that VPS owners shouldn't be allowed host large masses of websites / clients as its a shared Kernel.

I'm going to see what everyone else pans out about this issue / topic.

[Jesse]

You keep referring to them them as company. Maybe two or three hosts (tops) here are a company.

In some cases a dedicated server might help. Have you not seen some of these web hosts asking in chat how to setup WHMCS or install cPanel? Do you think they will have a secured dedicated server?

[vgnheart]

@Dom,

You will always get what you paid for. not every one can afford 10$ monthly shared plans. thats why peoples look for cheap 2.99$ plans.

nothing is 100% safe. If look into past, vps nodes got compromised, clients on dedis lost data because of disk failure.

I think if KWWH impose these kind of restrictions, then other ideas to implement should be

in 2012
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dedicated server offers must be only from those who own DC and have own ASN.

RDA providers, must verify Windows license + CALs per server ( no terminal server patch allowed)

VPS providers must have Raid10.

cool right

[Dom]

@ Jesse

Ok , If so then why are we allowing these people to sell services if they can't setup cPanel. It doesn't take Bill Gates himself to see that they are not able to run a hosting service.

I'm just expressing what I feel you guys should investigate.

@vgnheart

Yes I know that nothing is 100% safe , but don't you think you'd rather be hosted on a dedicated server then a VPS ?

[Jesse]

@ Jesse

Ok , If so then why are we allowing these people to sell services if they can't setup cPanel. It doesn't take Bill Gates himself to see that they are not able to run a hosting service.

They could have others helping. It all goes back to my first post:

"Potential clients should do their own research before buying hosting."

I've never been screwed with hosting for that very reason and I've been using hosting since the late 90's.

Edit: Closed by request