What Is A DNS Server And How Can It Run On A VPS Server?
When you sign up for an e-mail account, or register for a website or blog, you are using a domain name server, or DNS. A VPS, or virtual private server, acts like an individual environment with its own memory, IP address, and files. In order to help you better understand how DNS VPS works hand in hand, this article will offer more detail and explanations of DNS and VPS and how they work.
DNS virtually runs the Internet. Without domain name servers, the Internet would cease to exist. Every time you send an email or surf the Web, you are using a DNS. A domain name usually begins with "www" (or other host name) and ends with ".com", ".net", and other "dot" endings for various domain names. These names, or addresses, are easy to remember. However, machines use IP addresses such as 11.11.111.11. You may type in a name, "Google" but the machine reads the DNS, or IP number. On a side note, if you know the IP address of the web page you are looking for, you can type in that number and you will arrive at the intended address.
Okay. Let's see how servers work. More than likely, you use a browser to access the Internet. You type the name into the browser and the page you want appears on screen. In a matter of seconds, the behind the scenes process takes several steps. The browser breaks down the URL into separate parts: protocol, server name, and file name. The server name was translated into an IP address, a connection was formed between the your server and the server at the IP address, a GET messages was requested to the server, HTML text was sent out, and finally, your browser read the HTML tags and formatted the web page to fit your screen. Whew! Yes, this all happened in the blink of an eye.
How is a VPS server different then a shared server host? As stated earlier, VPS can stand on it's own. This means if a site crashes or runs slow, it will not effect your website. In addition, a virtual private server enables you complete control over many of the important aspects of your site. You often have command over server and email configurations along with installation of custom software for your website.
Another advantage of VPS is the ability to share the cost of web hosting with other website owners, making VPS cost efficient as well having absolute control abilities. You, as the site owner, can take charge over which applications you want to run on your website. VPS is a safe, secure choice in hosting your website. You really get the best of both worlds when going this route.
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