: Cloud server or VPS server I have a website on shared server, which is been suspended , due to high traffic, Now I am planning some thing higher then shared server, I have never used or configure

@Michele947

A good VPS setup is essentially a cloud setup. But as mentioned above most VPS services run on single beefed up servers.

When choosing a cloud service get one that bill on monthly rather than daily or specific cycles. IF you have a high volume site it wont be that you get suspended but you get a bill you can never afford to pay.

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@Megan663

A cloud or VPS server that is setup with cpanel (or your control panel of choice) will not really make any difference to you and should seem very much like the old shared hosting you used. Both will perform fine for 500-1000/day visitors, even when configured with a low spec,

If your not technical or interested in learning then the important part is to select a "Managed" service. This will give you access to the experts at the hosting company who will look after the server and software. An unmanaged service will leave you to take care of upgrades, security and configuration.

You can see the difference in support levels for Storm Cloud Servers

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@Yeniel560

I'd say the best way to find out your preference is to give it a try, one of the best features of VPS/cloud servers is that they are typically billed on a pay as you go, so you can spin up a new server try installing everything you want, run whatever tests you want on it and then delete it and it will only cost the hour or so you spent playing. I've used Rackspace Cloud in the past (as linked by Piers they have awesome documentation) their cloud servers start at [CO].015/hour so you can setup a test server and play with it for 10 hours and it will only cost you [CO].15.
www.rackspacecloud.com/cloud_hosting_products/servers/pricing/

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@Samaraweera270

Take a look at these articles. There's some good general linux knowledge there

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