A Virtual Private Server (VPS) is an independent, virtual partition on a physical server. Think of a server with different (containers) within it.

When you sign up for GEEKSPEN VPS hosting, you get one of these containers to manage as you wish⁠—install applications or scripts, and arrange your web files the way you want. It's private, secure, and flexible.

While you will share some hardware resources with other VPS customers on your server, nothing your neighbors do will affect your container and vice versa. You get many of the benefits of your own dedicated server at a fraction of the cost. On a shared server, you rely on the performance of the platform provided. By choosing VPS, you get to select a configuration best suited for your applications, requirements, and growth.

A Virtual Private Server allows you to host sites (storefront, eCommerce, content, media) and software applications (primarily web: portal, extranet, collaborative solutions, wiki, CRM) with ease. Unlike shared hosting, VPS hosting makes it possible to isolate multiple applications from one another within the same container.

VPS offers a number of advantages over shared hosting. As a VPS user, you can:

• Run specific applications not allowed in shared plans such as custom forums.
• Access additional capacity⁠—fewer customers share each server.
• Enjoy the reduced risk that your business will be disrupted due to a co-hosted site on the server.
• Be independent. If another customer compromises their VPS, yours won't be affected.