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Dedicated Linux Servers

CentOS, Red Hat Linux, Fedora, Ubuntu and Debian

Dedicated Linux server hosting in the UK with premium support:

You're in control with full root access, remote power management and your preferred Linux operating system from a choice of popular distros: CentOS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Fedora Core, Ubuntu or Debian. Work your way with Linux server hosting from 1st Easy.

Dedicated Linux server plans

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Entry Mid Enterprise Enterprise Plus
Monthly fee £48 £95 £190 £280
Configure online Configure online Configure online Configure online
Processor Model Single Core Xeon® 2.83GHz Dual Core Xeon® 2.83GHz Quad Core Xeon® 2.83GHz Dual Quad Core Xeon® 2.33GHz
Memory 1.9Gb 3.8Gb 8Gb 16Gb
Disks (H/W RAID-1)

Hardware RAID-1 (Redundant Array of Independent Disks): real-time mirroring of data between two disk drives to protect against data loss. SATA drives featuring SAS6i hardware raid controllers.


2 x 50Gb 2 x 100Gb 2 x 250Gb 2 x 500Gb
Bandwidth

Bandwidth per month:Your guaranteed dedicated allowance - no ambiguous AUPs, throttling or contention with other customers.

150Gb 300Gb 600Gb 1000Gb
Deployment

Dedicated Virtual Server: Dedicated RAM and CPU core(s) with a shared disk running on the Xen® hypervisor.
Physical Dedicated: Dedicated RAM, CPU cores and disks running on your own physical machine.
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Virtual Virtual Physical Physical
Backup space

Backup space: Our managed server solutions include automatic weekly backups; space is also provided for unmanaged dedicated servers.

Yes Yes Yes Yes
Remote power

Power-cycle your server from your desktop or laptop, any time of the day or night.

No No Yes Yes
Linux, Apache, MySQL 5, PHP 5 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Firewall

Custom built, dual-server failover system utilising Linux iptables. You can also request blocking of specific ports on our border firewall system for extra protection.

Yes Yes Yes Yes
Control panel options

We will install the Parallels™ Pro or CPanel / WHM control panel on your server to streamline the creation and management of hosting accounts, mail accounts and other aspects of server administration.
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Parallels™ Pro (£10/mth) or CPanel / WHM (£150/yr) more details
Ruby on Rails

Hosting support for your Rails and Sinatra applications, running on our Phusion Passenger™ (mod_rails, mod_rack) LAMP stack.

Managed Rails support (Phusion Passenger™ LAMP stack) - more details
Linux OS option / Server plan Entry Mid Enterprise Enterprise Plus
CentOS 5 5 4 / 5 4 / 5
Debian 4 / 5 4 / 5 4 / 5 4 / 5
Fedora No No 9 / 10 9 / 10
RHEL 5 5 4 / 5 4 / 5
Ubuntu 8.04 / 8.10 8.04 / 8.10 8.04 / 8.10 / 9.04 8.04 / 8.10 / 9.04

10 good reasons why your Linux server is in good hands with 1st Easy...

  • 6. Dell™ hardware

    Dell™ PowerEdge™ systems across our entire range, featuring Xeon® processors for superb reliability and performance.
  • 7. Firewall protection included

    Dual-server failover system utilising Linux iptables. Blocking of specific ports on our border firewall system available by request.
  • 8. Remote power cycling

    Power cycle your server wherever and whenever you need to with free access to a remote power switch (Enterprise and Enterprise Plus).
  • 9. World class datacentre

    Servers are housed in a secure UK commercial class datacentre facility, served by resilient power and networks.
  • 10... years of experience

    2009 marks our tenth year of operations, during which we've established a solid track record for reliable hosting services.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between virtual and physical deployment?

Our Entry and Mid level servers are deployed as dedicated virtual servers. Each virtual server (between two and four per host machine depending on specification) is allocated dedicated memory and dedicated CPU cores, guaranteeing the performance of your allocated specification — and ensuring you get what you are paying for. The underlying Xen® hypervisor (virtualisation technology) supports absolute resource isolation between each server, resulting in the highest levels of security possible in a virtualised environment. Simply put, the performance of your own virtual server will not be impacted by the activities of other accounts.

Our Enterprise and Enterprise Plus level servers are deployed as dedicated physical servers - the chassis and hardware is yours, and yours alone.

What does your managed service option include?

Our managed service is designed for the "plug and play" approach with simple browser-based management. If you opt for a managed server we will install the Parallels™ Pro (an additional £10/month for a 20 domain license) or CPanel / WHM (an additional £150/year) control panel on your server - a secure browser based administration tool that simplifies the management of day to day server administration (such as creating and managing hosting/email accounts). In addition, our technical staff will be responsible for ensuring the security of the control panel software and operating system, along with automatic weekly backups.

What does your unmanaged service include?

Our unmanaged service is suited to experienced system administrators who need full control. We will provide a bare system with the operating system of your choice pre-installed, giving you have the freedom to install what you want, when you want. Although you are responsible for installing and updating any software on the server, you will still benefit from the protection of our border firewalls.

Can you provide dedicated Ruby on Rails hosting?

We can provide Ruby on Rails support (Phusion Passenger™ LAMP stack) as part of a managed dedicated server package. Please see our Rails FAQs for further details about our Rails hosting service.

What if I need more bandwidth than you advertise with your packages?

If you require bandwidth over and above the amount allocated to your package, we can provide additional bandwidth at the following rates:

Bandwidth over-usage (monthly) Price per Gb
0-100Gb / month over-usage £0.50
100-250Gb / month over-usage £0.48
250-500Gb / month over-usage £0.45
500-1000Gb / month over-usage 0.43
+1000Gb / month over-usage £0.40

We're here to help!

If you have any questions or feedback about our dedicated server hosting service, we would be delighted to help: you can contact us online or call 0808 222 2221 to discuss your requirements further.

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