{"id":12296,"date":"2017-11-25T18:28:26","date_gmt":"2017-11-25T18:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/setting-up-a-vps-server-with-liquidweb\/"},"modified":"2024-02-28T20:43:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T20:43:24","slug":"setting-up-a-vps-server-with-liquidweb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/setting-up-a-vps-server-with-liquidweb\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting up a VPS server with LiquidWeb"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"overview\">\n<h2> Overview: <\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Using a Virtual Private Server (VPS) for your website has a number of benefits. Many of our customers have used a number of providers for web hosting, but we've found LiquidWeb to be one of the most consistent vendors for web hosting.<\/p>\n<p>If you are experiencing a slow website, problems with website plugins, the inability to create a website backup easily, issues with viruses, permissions, or website security, then consider moving to a VPS on LiquidWeb.<\/p>\n<p>We've chosen LiquidWeb for VPS server hosting because:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>They have terrific technical support<\/li>\n<li>They provide a managed service and will watch your server around the clock<\/li>\n<li>Their live chat service will connect you (or us) to a real person, often instantly in the event of a major issue<\/li>\n<li>The service is virtualized, meaning that the server resources can be scaled up and down as appropriate<\/li>\n<li>Their servers come with WHM and Cpanel, which is a huge time saver for server management and configuration<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Continue on through this checklist to easily and quickly get set up with a VPS from LiquidWeb<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"specify-your-domain-name\">\n<h2> Specify your domain name <\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Please specify your domain name.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do not include the http:\/\/ or https:\/\/<\/li>\n<li>Do not include &quot;www.&quot;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For example, if your website is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bytelaunch.com,\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.bytelaunch.com,<\/a>&nbsp;your domain name would just be &quot;bytelaunch.com&quot;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Domain name <\/label><br \/>\n   <input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"form-control\" \/>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"order-a-vps-from-liquidweb\">\n<h2> Order a VPS from LiquidWeb <\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Next, we'll walk you through the steps to quickly add and configure a VPS for your domain&nbsp;{{form.Domain_name}}.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Start by opening your web browser and going to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.liquidweb.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.liquidweb.com<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p><strong>Steps to complete:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"multi-select-content form-field-content\">\n<ul class=\"items\">\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       1\n     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Click on Products then Cloud VPS\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       2\n     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Find the 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD Disk Space option, and click ORDER NOW\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<h5>Want to see it? Animated Walkthrough<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Step 1. Click on Products then Cloud VPS<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-content\">\n<figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ogWCPK8aRBrZ_kSD8d1Akw.gif\" alt=\"Click on Products then Cloud VPS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ogWCPK8aRBrZ_kSD8d1Akw.gif\" \/> <\/a><figcaption>\n     Click on Products then Cloud VPS<br \/>\n   <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p><strong>Step 2. Find the 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD Disk Space option, and click ORDER NOW<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-content\">\n<figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/lHGAWGsrD4SRatafRElCHQ.gif\" alt=\"Find the 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD Disk Space option, and click ORDER NOW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/lHGAWGsrD4SRatafRElCHQ.gif\" \/> <\/a><figcaption>\n     Find the 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD Disk Space option, and click ORDER NOW<br \/>\n   <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"configure-the-vps\">\n<h2> Configure the VPS <\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Now we'll walk you through configuring your VPS server.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #fce8a7;\"><strong>Before you begin:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your hostname is <span style=\"background-color: #b3f0c1;\">web1.{{form.Domain_name}}<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Steps to complete:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"multi-select-content form-field-content\">\n<ul class=\"items\">\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       1\n     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Ensure the server type is &quot;2GB - SSD&quot;\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       2\n     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Ensure the Storm(R) Server Image is &quot;CentOS 7 64-bit with cPanel Fully-managed\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       3\n     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Ensure the monthly bandwidth is set to 10TB Monthly Transfer\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       4\n     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Ensure the Daily Backup is set to Pay per Gig with 7 days retention\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       5\n     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Specify your hostname\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       6\n     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Specify your password (note: you will share this password with us)\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       7\n     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Click on Continue\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<h5>Want to see it? Animated Walkthrough<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Steps 1-5. Configuring your server<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-content\">\n<figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hiuAFv1U0xPtgRCRoCRMCw.gif\" alt=\"Configure the VPS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hiuAFv1U0xPtgRCRoCRMCw.gif\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"record-the-vps-server-password-for-bytelaunch\">\n<h2> Record the VPS server password for ByteLaunch <\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">When specifying the hostname, you created a password. Please specify that password here. Don't worry, it will be transmitted to us securely.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Hostname Password <\/label><br \/>\n   <input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"form-control\" \/>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"create-an-account\">\n<h2> Create an Account <\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Terrific. Now you've completed the VPS setup and configuration. You just need to create an account with LiquidWeb to complete the setup.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #b3f0c1;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Steps to complete:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"multi-select-content form-field-content\">\n<ul class=\"items\">\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       1\n     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Specify a desired username (note: you will share this with us)\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       2\n     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Specify your password (note: you will share this password with us)\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       3\n     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Specify your billing information\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       4\n     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Click on Create an Account\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<h5>Want to see it? Animated Walkthrough<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Steps 1-5. 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