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What type of reseller hosting is this?
| Posted by BoardBoss, 08-07-2013, 12:50 PM |
| Maybe I have been going about this quest for a hosting provider in the wrong way. Let me state what I want, and then someone with more knowledge of their products than me can tell me what they offer that suits my needs and wants.
In an attempt to try and stay on the same page, let me give an example of a server I now have. That would be CentOS 6, 16 processing cores, 32 GB RAM, 4TB RAID level 6 for data storage and O/S (with two hot spares online in the server), GB public port. I understand things will be a little different in cloud computing.
What would it take (in a cloud environment) to achieve the following:
* WHM/cPanel (my clients and I are used to this environment)
* I already have an owned license for WHMCS, and I already have a direct eNom account (been with them for at least 12 years), so I don't need either of these items
* Management of the "server" to include initial setup and hardening, proactive server monitoring so that downtime is essentially eliminated (after all, isn't that what cloud computing is about?)
* I would not expect management to include installing third-party scripts, unless the scripts are of the type that require root access to successfully install them (even then I understand that might be at extra cost as a one-off item)
* Each client is isolated from other accounts(meaning that a Joomla client, for example, can't get hacked/exploited and have that account take down the server or any other accounts on it, nor can that account somehow get root access to the space and otherwise wreak havoc)
* 200 client accounts (with at least a capacity of 1 GB SSD RAID level 10 storage for each)
* Minimum 10 times bandwidth to storage space ratio (2 TB in this example)
* Since 90% or so of these accounts use Joomla or similar types of applications needing MySQL databases, access to such databases should be very fast (I believe an SSD solution will address this)
* A backup solution that is minimum once per day; maybe every 4 or 6 hours as an option or standard
* Rapid response (preferable without me having to notify someone first that the "server" crashed) so that client sites remain online or are back online promptly
Let's start with this and see what replies I generate. Oh, and let me add PLEASE do not reply and ask what my budget is. I will look at all relevant replies and determine if the benefit/cost ratio makes sense for me.
My primary goals are reliability, security and stability. In other words, I really don't want to have to think or worry about the "server". I want to focus on growing my business and supporting my clients.
I would prefer to deal with someone that has multiple data centers; at least VERY FAST connections in Europe and east coast US. Also, I am not opposed to having more than one reseller account (or "server") if the space requirements exceed what one account traditionally would supply. In other words, if I need 100 GB of space in a EU data center, I could use 2 different 50 GB accounts, as long as I can set them up in WHMCS so they appear as 1 "server" to it.
Thanks for taking the time to read my short novel, and I really look forward to some informative replies. I would like to find a provider soon, although rest assured I will have lots more questions before making a final decision.
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| Posted by Host4Geeks-Kushal, 08-07-2013, 02:36 PM |
| Almost all standard reseller hosting plans will come with this. You as the reseller will have access to WHM and your clients will access cPanel.
You could ask your provider to remove the free WHMCS license from the package and they might offer you some additional discount on the pricing.
You do not need this on a reseller hosting account, it is all managed by the provider.
All cPanel accounts are isolated by default. Try and look for a provider using CloudLinux.
That would need you to get a reseller hosting account with 200GB of storage space, provided you don't oversell.
You need to ask your provider on how frequently they run their backups and what do they use for their backups.
Ask them about this non a pre-sales email conversation.
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| Posted by BoardBoss, 08-07-2013, 03:42 PM |
| With all due respect, your reply did not really address my core question. I am not interested in just any reseller account, I want a reseller account that is like a dedi, but is cloud-based for the benefits it offers, yet is also like a VPS in that accounts are isolated.
I expected your response to include information on a solution offered by your company that might meet my requirements. After all, one cannot learn much about your solutions when your reply does not answer my primary question.
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| Posted by Host4Geeks-Kushal, 08-07-2013, 03:47 PM |
| Fortunately, providers are not allowed to pitch or post anything that even hints to self-advertising. So, my responses were not describing any of our services. Well, what you have asked for is pretty much usual and normal with any standard reseller hosting so I am not sure as to why you are asking for:
For the cloud thingy, you can always opt for something on a cloud infrastructure but it would still be a Reseller Account.
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| Posted by BoardBoss, 08-07-2013, 03:51 PM |
| Any replies can always answer questions generically. You would not be forced to provide the name of your specific solution, for example. A private message can always be sent, and would be welcome, assuming the contents of such message would be relevant to my post. That is, of course, assuming such a message does not violate any WHT rules.
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| Posted by Host4Geeks-Kushal, 08-07-2013, 03:54 PM |
| If it hints to self-advertising, it is not allowed.
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| Posted by BoardBoss, 08-07-2013, 04:01 PM |
| Well, if your reply was something along the lines of "That would be known as Virtual Cloud Reseller Hosting", I don't think anyone would have an issue with that. If you instead said, or also added "Our Virtual Cloud Reseller Hosting is the best you can get", then that might be considered self-promotion.
The problem in all of this seems pretty obvious to me. That is that not all providers selling reseller cloud hosting packages define it as the same thing. That is very confusing to those of us looking to compare their offerings. I am trying to solicit what different folks call what I want so I can (hopefully) refine my questions to get better answers, and spend MUCH less time comparing potential solutions.
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