Dedicated server ( eng. Dedicated server ) is a type of hosting , in which the client is completely provided with a separate physical machine (as opposed to virtual hosting ). Usually used to run applications that can not coexist on the same server with other projects or have increased resource requirements.
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It may belong to a company that provides services to use a dedicated server, or be owned by the customer.
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Business Applications
Full access to hardware and software
The owner of a dedicated server is free to change the configuration of the computer, install any operating system , carry out any technical work on the server - this will not interfere with the work of other services and servers.
In addition to a dedicated server, sometimes you access via KVM / IP - this allows you to remotely configure the BIOS and software.
Network Security
The database server can be located on a separate machine so that an attacker who has obtained superuser rights on the web server could not seriously damage the database, since he will not be allowed all the SQL , but only some set of stored procedures through which to cause great harm just impossible.
Computer unloading
Suppose that the database server consumes so many computational resources that neither the web server nor the FTP server on this machine can be started. Then the database is located on a dedicated server.
Ensuring uninterrupted access
If the database and the web server are on different machines, users will have access to the database when performing technical work on the web server.
Application in computer games
A dedicated multiplayer game server is the one on which only the server component of the game is running (without a player on it). If there is a server version for a Unix-like operating system , they usually prefer it.
The server part of the network game is transferred to a separate computer for the following purposes:
Computer unloading
If there are many participants, but the game is demanding, you have to create a dedicated server - otherwise, there will be a delay on the server (or even on all computers).
Playground
Dedicated server is used as a constantly working platform for online play.
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See also
- VPS
- Shared hosting
- Collocation
- Data center