: What is difference between vps and Dedicated Servers I am web developer and I've created an application in nodejs and i want to deploy my app on cloud and i searched everywhere and I've found

@Reiling115

Every company has its own definition of what VPS is and what Dedicated means. You really have to read the fine print on the agreements to figure out things. What you may think of something typical may not carry over from site to site.

In a nutshell why I have decided to go Dedicated:


More control over server software. I can run ASP and PHP on the same server. The hosting company may tell me to go to hell (in a nice way) when I try to open up certain kinds of tickets but I can do this.
More control over configuration. I can allocate more memory to certain aspects of my application and I am only limited by the physical means of the server.
I can throw on 3rd party software. It sounds stupid but if you are dealing with large apps with precise company configuration there is tons of software that may help you. I have things that run batch files for me and process large amounts of records. I could spend potentially 100s of hours of coding or thousands of dollars or pay 0 for the software and install it on my own server.
Working on the server is presumably much easier. Yes I have used some decent Control Panels or whatever for VPS solutions but nothing beats remoting directly to the server and making the changes.
I have Elastic Search running on Windows 2013 and PHP on one of my servers. I can't imagine or even see how I would have done this properly (resource allocation) through a VPS solution (I am sure running this is very doable in upper level VPS solutions but I have never had the budget to investigate those).
Most VPS solutions come with a DB choices. You should definitely find lots of VPS solutions that support MongoDB but you can just install whatever you want on yours - I often have Mongo and MySQL both installed on my dedicated servers.


VPS does have its pluses though. First it is more flexible in terms of allocating resources and bandwidth. However you said your application isn't that big so it shouldn't be an issue. Also the biggest thing with having a dedicated server is that the hosting company will hand of the server to you at some point. If you don't know how to configure a server or use IIS/Apache/Whatever then you are probably in big trouble. There are many clients that I would never think about moving to Dedicated as I would be afraid that they would take down their own site.

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@Angela700

VPS

Virtual Private Server or Cloud Server model suits small or medium businesses that are looking to optimize their IT infrastructure yet don’t want to incur the higher costs of fully dedicated server hosting. VPS is just like owning a set amount of space in an office building. Virtual private servers provide the performance of a dedicated server running on a machine located in a shared environment. Through root access, customers get the full control of the server just like a dedicated server. So you can install or run any customized software or applications specific to your business needs.

Unlike a shared server, the performance of the websites running on your server is insulated from the other websites. VPS servers give better performance and your websites load much faster than they would on a shared server hosting.

DEDICATED

A dedicated server is an ideal solution for the medium or large businesses that have outgrown a VPS server. Dedicated servers provide you the full control or nearly full control over your server for its use. Like a VPS, you may choose the operating system or compatible software of their choice which is most appropriate for your business.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VPS AND DEDICATED

Majority of the VPS benefits of VPS are also applicable to a dedicated server. However, there are a couple of features that differentiate the two. Unlike VPS, you need to buy or rent the physical server, and also incur costs related to maintenance or management. Dedicated servers are mostly housed in Data centers, similar to collocation facilities, providing redundant power sources and HVAC systems. In contrast to collocation, the server hardware is owned by the provider and in some cases they will provide support for your operating system or application. You may either use a managed or an unmanaged dedicated server as per your convenience.

VPS servers cost far less than a fully dedicated server as you don’t need to buy any physical server or incur costs on managing or maintaining your server. VPS servers allow you to pay as much you use, on a monthly basis. So you pay only for what you have used never charging for anything extra.

VPS also provides you the flexibility to increase or decrease your resources depending on the actual demand. So for example, in case you are foreseeing a heavy traffic during a particular festive season, you can be better prepared by increasing the server specifications accordingly.

Selecting the right server is a crucial decision for your business. Depending your business goals, current requirements, future strategies, growth objectives, you may decide which server, Cloud/ Virtual Private Server or Dedicated Server, will help to meet the growing demand and give your users the best experience.

More reading here.

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