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Looking for a good deal on a VPS to run cPanel dns-only

emilvemilv Member
edited September 2012 in General

Hello, I'm looking for a VPS to run cPanel dns-only server, it must be hosted on a reliable/nonoverloaded server/network.

Requirements:
Minimum of 256MB RAM (will be using CentOS 6.3)
Minimum 5-10GB HDD
IPv6 is a must
rDNS for both IPv4 & IPv6 is a must
40-60ms tops to Iceland (you can ping/traceroute 213.181.99.243)

Offers & suggestions welcome to this thread or via PM.

Thank you.

Comments

  • lele0108lele0108 Member
    edited September 2012

    Try using Hostigation or Prometeus, they are awesome.

    BuyVM also has some stock these days.

    Edit: For iceland ping, try EaseVPS.

  • gsrdgrdghdgsrdgrdghd Member
    edited September 2012

    Due to your ping requirements you'll need a VPS in the EU (UK will be best). Prometeus was already suggested, it has a ping of 75ms to Iceland. DE will have a ping of ~60ms.

    If you want a really good ping get a VPS in Island directly. The only providers i know that offer it are Edis.at (3ms ping) and urpad

  • PacketVMPacketVM Member, Host Rep

    Ease dont offer Iceland. Urpad do I think

  • TaylorTaylor Member
    edited September 2012

    From EaseVPS

    ping

    PING 213.181.99.243 (213.181.99.243) 56(84) bytes of data.
    64 bytes from 213.181.99.243: icmp_req=1 ttl=56 time=47.7 ms
    64 bytes from 213.181.99.243: icmp_req=2 ttl=56 time=47.9 ms
    64 bytes from 213.181.99.243: icmp_req=3 ttl=56 time=47.7 ms
    64 bytes from 213.181.99.243: icmp_req=4 ttl=56 time=47.7 ms
    64 bytes from 213.181.99.243: icmp_req=5 ttl=56 time=47.9 ms
    64 bytes from 213.181.99.243: icmp_req=6 ttl=56 time=48.1 ms
    64 bytes from 213.181.99.243: icmp_req=7 ttl=56 time=47.9 ms
    64 bytes from 213.181.99.243: icmp_req=8 ttl=56 time=47.6 ms
    64 bytes from 213.181.99.243: icmp_req=9 ttl=56 time=47.7 ms
    64 bytes from 213.181.99.243: icmp_req=10 ttl=56 time=48.2 ms
    64 bytes from 213.181.99.243: icmp_req=11 ttl=56 time=47.6 ms
    64 bytes from 213.181.99.243: icmp_req=12 ttl=56 time=47.6 ms
    64 bytes from 213.181.99.243: icmp_req=13 ttl=56 time=47.7 ms
    64 bytes from 213.181.99.243: icmp_req=14 ttl=56 time=47.8 ms
    
    --- 213.181.99.243 ping statistics ---
    14 packets transmitted, 14 received, 0% packet loss, time 13008ms
    rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 47.652/47.851/48.216/0.173 ms
    
    tracert 
    
    traceroute to 213.181.99.243 (213.181.99.243), 30 hops max, 60 byte packets
     1  31-193-9-242.static.hostnoc.net (31.193.9.242)  0.053 ms  0.022 ms  0.018 ms
     2  vl0203.gwy01.mnuk01.hostnoc.eu (178.238.128.9)  0.329 ms  0.359 ms  0.386 ms
     3  xe1-04.gwy01.lnuk01.hostnoc.eu (178.238.128.2)  7.560 ms  7.627 ms  7.657 ms
     4  siminn-linx-gw-1.isholf.is (195.66.225.26)  8.260 ms  8.266 ms  8.286 ms
     5  * * *
     6  157.157.255.186 (157.157.255.186)  46.559 ms  46.636 ms  46.684 ms
     7  IPnet-gw.157.157.11.162.simnet.is (157.157.11.162)  48.134 ms  48.315 ms  48.305 ms
     8  213.181.99.243 (213.181.99.243)  48.261 ms !X  48.224 ms !X  48.239 ms !X
    
  • emilvemilv Member
    edited September 2012

    Yeah, I know of Edis, don't think they offer rDNS on IPv6 though. I'm also looking at the recent offer from Castlegem here, in Hannover but it's not mentioned if Hannover has IPv6. URpad doesnt have IPv6 in Iceland.

  • @emilv said: don't think they offer rDNS on IPv6 though

    Their IPv6 for Iceland location is tunneled via London HE point, not native.
    So you can get another /64 or even /48 routed with HE tunnelbroker,
    and edit rDNS for them by yourself.

  • prometeusprometeus Member, Host Rep

    England or netherland should be good, most depend from the routing logic which sometime aren't logic at all but follow the carrier convenience :P

  • Hehe indeed.

  • InglarInglar Member
    edited September 2012

    Denmark could be even better, as there is a good connection to Iceland via
    'Danice submarine cable', ping around 30 ms. But at the same time, not sure
    how easy is it to find some suitable VPS deals here.

  • TinyKVM:

    root@tinykvm:~# ping 213.181.99.243
    PING 213.181.99.243 (213.181.99.243) 56(84) bytes of data.
    64 bytes from 213.181.99.243: icmp_req=1 ttl=56 time=41.0 ms
    64 bytes from 213.181.99.243: icmp_req=2 ttl=56 time=41.1 ms
    64 bytes from 213.181.99.243: icmp_req=3 ttl=56 time=41.3 ms
    64 bytes from 213.181.99.243: icmp_req=4 ttl=56 time=41.1 ms
    64 bytes from 213.181.99.243: icmp_req=5 ttl=56 time=41.4 ms
    64 bytes from 213.181.99.243: icmp_req=6 ttl=56 time=41.3 ms
    64 bytes from 213.181.99.243: icmp_req=7 ttl=56 time=41.1 ms
    
    traceroute to 213.181.99.243 (213.181.99.243), 30 hops max, 60 byte packets
     1  146.185.21.1 (146.185.21.1)  2.270 ms  2.102 ms  1.988 ms
     2  46.23.68.97 (46.23.68.97)  1.874 ms  1.758 ms  1.647 ms
     3  inx.as13213.net (83.170.70.137)  1.528 ms  1.416 ms  1.307 ms
     4  83.170.70.237 (83.170.70.237)  1.197 ms  1.087 ms  8.506 ms
     5  195.66.237.26 (195.66.237.26)  8.408 ms  8.299 ms  8.202 ms
     6  195.66.237.26 (195.66.237.26)  8.083 ms  5.187 ms 172.16.100.151 (172.16.100.151)  40.880 ms
     7  157.157.255.186 (157.157.255.186)  40.779 ms  40.664 ms  40.550 ms
     8  157.157.255.186 (157.157.255.186)  40.441 ms IPnet-gw.157.157.11.162.simnet.is (157.157.11.162)  44.404 ms 157.157.255.186 (157.157.255.186)  40.220 ms
     9  IPnet-gw.157.157.11.162.simnet.is (157.157.11.162)  44.207 ms  44.101 ms  43.994 ms
    10  213.181.99.243 (213.181.99.243)  41.236 ms !X  41.092 ms !X  41.576 ms !X
    

    That's London, so I'm guessing the nearer to LINX you can get, the better.

  • @emilv , try LoveVPS.com - they have UK and US box's , for us we have had fantastic support and Matthew is a great

    Dave

  • I appreciate the mention, But I can see about 46/47ms to Iceland from our Manchester Location, Just a few features that I would like to point out, We have a Gbit uplink that is connected to our switch, we're the only ones in the cabinet, Decent I/O, and disregarding the recent DDOS have had zero problems.

    IPv6 did work originally, But since our switch is Layer 2, It has a few issues with IPv6, It's like 50/50 some times it decides to work and then the next day it could be completely unreachable.

    I will confirm with someone tomorrow when he is online, I think he managed to get IPv6 working for him self on his website

    @lele0108 said: try EaseVPS.

  • @emilv said: URpad doesnt have IPv6 in Iceland.

    Thanks for the interest, we are looking forward to having IPv6 later this year in Iceland. An email will be sent out to all clients residing in that facility once IPv6 becomes available.

    Thanks,
    Chris.M

  • AWS EC2?

  • RootRoot Member
    edited September 2012

    @emilv said: I'm looking for a VPS to run cPanel dns-only server, it must be hosted on a reliable/nonoverloaded server/network.

    Requirements:

    Minimum of 256MB RAM (will be using CentOS 6.3)
    Minimum 5-10GB HDD

    I would caution you to heed the system hardware requirements for cPanel&WHM, which also applies to cPanel DNS ONLY: System Requirements for Installing cPanel & WHM

    Memory: 512 MB RAM
    Disk Space: 10 GB

    If your system does not meet the minimum requirements then you may not receive direct support from cPanel, such as free complimentary support, until your server is made to meet the required minimum specifications. Insufficient RAM will affect the performance and stability of your server.

    Thanked by 1emilv
  • @Root said: I would caution you to heed the system hardware requirements for cPanel&WHM, which also applies to cPanel DNS ONLY: System Requirements for Installing cPanel & WHM

    I run cPanel DNS Only on 192 MB ram and It just work :)

  • i am running cpanel dns on a 128MB/256MB openVZ VPS for past 1.5+ years. running well with yum updates and cpanel upgrades..

  • RootRoot Member
    edited September 2012

    @tommy said: I run cPanel DNS Only on 192 MB ram and It just work :)

    While cPanel DNS ONLY can still work, the performance and stability may not be optimal, and on such a system you run the risk of not being able to receive support, but that's a risk you weigh as the server administrator. Whether or not you need support is something to consider when deploying a new system; for example, if someone may be less experienced with certain software, he or she may want to take extra precautions should there be any need to contact applicable upstream vendors, while for those with the necessary experience and working knowledge of the systems involved, he or she may very well never require assistance.

    @peppr said: i am running cpanel dns on a 128MB/256MB openVZ VPS for past 1.5+ years. running well with yum updates and cpanel upgrades..

    OpenVZ certainly makes it easier to use a VPS with less RAM allocated to the container.

  • WilliamWilliam Member
    edited September 2012

    @emilv said: Yeah, I know of Edis, don't think they offer rDNS on IPv6 though.

    As Iceland is from our own IPv6 space i can set you a few rdns records if you need them.

    @FTNChris said: Thanks for the interest, we are looking forward to having IPv6 later this year in Iceland.

    Sadly, not going to happen (same to us) - The core routers of Thor & Advania do not even support software routed v6 and are far away from HW support (you can guess now how old they are)

    Thanked by 1emilv
  • Thanks William, that would indeed be the best option for me. I'll put in a order later today or tomorrow. :) Do you have any discount if paid annually?

  • I have 2 DNS-Only working with 256RAM VPSs but no BIND9 (is unestable with this ram)

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