What will you put in motion?
A flexible Linux environment can be many things. Here are a few ways to think about your next project — and what to plan before you launch.
WEBSITES & WEB APPS
A new address
for your next idea.
A portfolio, a publishing site, a business application or an API. A VPS gives you control over the web server, runtime and deployment process.
- Account for the database as well as application memory.
- Plan TLS, domain records and application updates.
- Test representative traffic before choosing a long-term size.
DEVELOPMENT & STAGING
A place to try.
And try again.
Keep a development environment separate from the machine you work on. Create a staging destination for validation before changes reach production.
- Keep staging credentials separate from live access.
- Use sanitised test data instead of unnecessary personal data.
- Set access rules so private builds stay private.
INTERNAL TOOLS & AUTOMATION
Give your useful
little tools a home.
Host a team dashboard, scheduled task or internal API on software you control. Check the requirements and licence of each application before installing it.
- Monitor task failures as well as server availability.
- Keep secrets outside source control.
- Decide who maintains the application when it changes.
DATA & BACKGROUND SERVICES
Room for the work
behind the scenes.
Run a queue, a database or a background service with a resource mix that suits its working set. Your architecture determines how much isolation and redundancy you need.
- Monitor memory, disk growth and I/O demand.
- Use application-consistent database backups.
- Test restore time against your recovery needs.
Bring the right expectations.
These are examples of self-managed workloads, not pre-installed or managed application packages. Software compatibility, configuration, security and licences remain your responsibility. Ask us to confirm any special infrastructure requirements before ordering.