FreeVPS

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FreeVPS is a GPL-licensed virtualization patch for the Linux kernel developed by Positive Software Corporation. It was originally a fork of Linux-VServer.

Description

FreeVPS allows to parition single server into relatively isolated Virtual Private Servers (VPSs). Each VPS has:

  • Complete Root Access
  • Full-Featured System Administration as of a Physical Server
  • complete isolation of virtual server processes, even from the root server
  • independence from underlying hardware: virtual servers can be easily moved to another physical server
  • Own Network Configuration
  • own hostname
  • own routing tables
  • Limitable Resource Consumption
    • traffic
    • disk space
    • RAM
    • number of running processes
    • number of files
  • Shared Administrative Tasks
    • data backups
    • task monitoring
    • network traffic monitoring for each virtual server
    • batch installation of RPMs on selected or all virtual servers

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