5 Apr 2012

Why should I use Seedbox hosting

A seedbox is a server slot or server set up with the aim of uploading and downloading digital files using the BitTorrent set of rules. This article details the advantages of using seedbox hosting.By using seedbox hosting, you are able to make maximum use of your home computer as seeding torrents limits one from using the computer as it requires the computer to be on always. Also, in case your Home ISP has a limited quantity of bandwidth, this can be very expensive when you constantly upload files as it may use all the available bandwidth that you may need to utilize for other online work.Seedbox hosting enables you to prevent ISP's problems including inability to quickly download files because of government internet filtering as well as internet traffic congestion. It makes it easy to be able to log using your home computer into a remote server and be able to upload and download digital files at a very high speed up to around 1000 Mbps.

Using seedbox hosting is very easy as the interface uTorrent WebUI is directly connected to the server making it very simple to the user and is also user friendly.In addition, all types of seedboxes have a full privacy protection from Peer Guardian 2 and they are able to run on majority of operating systems for instance Windows, Mac OS X or Linux.Seedbox hosting is the most popular and safest way of sharing files in digital form with other people via the internet. Users are able to legally download files from other sources to their computer. It also provides the best access to a wide range of files and latest movies via the web which may be difficult to find in local video stores and bookstores.

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A number of highly priced seedboxes offer remote desktop protocol or VNC connection that are Windows based. Most popular customers can run remotely within this environment without the need of a BitTorrent client.One is able to get around some network restrictions by just downloading torrent to the seedbox and then you can download the file from the seedbox through the FTP.When you are using a seedbox, you do not need to set up a remote connection as the introduction of WebUI Packages is employed to provide direct access to the uTorrent client from the client's computer. The work has been made easier as it is possible to access via a web browser.

When you are using seedboxes you do not have to worry about using them at specific times of the day or night, they do run 24 hours in a day all the days of the week therefore, you enjoy the benefit of uploading and downloading content whenever you want.Also you do not have to worry about ISP capping since the traffic does not carry any ISP account details.Seedbox hosting helps to save money as when you are using a seedbox to download or upload content, the cost is not added to the bills of your home network and this helps to keep your home internet consumption bills low.

11 Feb 2012

Some thoughts on selecting an Offshore VPS

When looking to host a website, one of the decisions you need to make is the geographical location of the server. If your site is going to be hosting content that may attract DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) complaints, then hosting it in the US really isn't an option. This is where an offshore host comes into play. Offshore hosting allows you to take advantage of laws of the country that the host is located. An offshore host is where you will find sites with content such as:

  • Adult websites
  • Proxy scripts
  • Nulled scripts
  • Warez Hosting

If you know about IP neigberhoods, and bad nieghberboods, in terms of web hosting, then you will know it is essential not to be hosted on the same IP, as someone else who is up to no good. So getting shared hosting on an offshore host is very risky business, and probably to be avoided all together. This means the starting point for someone looking for offshore hosting is an Offshore VPS.

An offshore VPS located in a country like the Netherlands, or Russia is very safe from DMCA complaints. You should always check the provider you are signing up with to esnure they are happy to support what you are planning on hosting, but these hosts are likely to come under the same sort of legal pressure of sites that are hosted in the US.

Just like selecting any web host, you need to look at the technical specifacations of the host too.

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The key server specs include:

RAM - How much dedicated RAM will be avilable to your site. The more the better.

Bandwidth - How much bandwidth can your site use.

CPU - What CPU hardware is on the server, and is it fast.

Disk space - How much disk space can you use?

As I was in the hunt for an Offshore VPS myself, I had a bit of a look to see what I could find. I found the site bellow, which had a good comparison, to between a few good entry level Offshore VPS hosts. 

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