Spry Blog http://blog.spry.com VPS, Shared, Dedicated Hosting Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:30:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 My.Spry.com Control Center Updated http://blog.spry.com/2009/06/04/mysprycom-control-center-updated/ http://blog.spry.com/2009/06/04/mysprycom-control-center-updated/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:30:29 +0000 danl http://blog.spry.com/?p=157 New My.Spry.com Control Center

We’ve been working around the clock to get everything polished up and ready for you to use and the next time you log in you’ll be sure to notice that My.Spry.com has some new controls – and a new look – to make managing your domains, shared hosting, and dedicated or virtual private server more convenient.

Among some of the new features:

  • VPS Power Controls – Start, stop, and reboot
  • VPS Password Management – Easily change your password
  • Web SSH Applet – Securely access your VPS from your browser
  • Advanced Bandwidth Reporting – Track bandwidth usage by package or IP

Ready to check it out? Log in at https://my.spry.com/ and take a look at the My.Spry.com Documentation to get the most out of your service at Spry!

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VPSLink Winter Forecast Calls For Sale

The winter forecast is often glumly predictable: clouds, rain, snow, sleet, and – inevitably – plenty of time spent to indoors to avoid the weather. We decided (perhaps in response to the gloomy weather or being cooped up indoors for too long) that it was time to brighten things up with a winter sale.

We’ve reduced the pricing on our most popular VPS hosting plans, with savings of up to 25% on the Link-3.

What does this mean for you?

  • You can host your next LAMP or Ruby on Rails project on your own virtual private server for less than $20 per month with a Link-3
  • WHM / cPanel VPS hosting for resellers on the Link-4 plan just became even more affordable at VPSLink at less than $30 per month before licensing fees on the Link-4 when you prepay for one year
  • Our sale pricing (cumulative with any existing – *ahem* referral program *ahem* – discounts) offers the best pricing you’ll find at any reputable VPS hosting provider

If nothing else, we are hoping that this sale will brighten your day and give you something to stave off winter boredom and cabin fever (it may already be too late for us) when you sign up for a new virtual private server or upgrade your existing service’s plan or billing cycle to take advantage of our winning prices.

Compare VPS plans to find the hosting bargain that’s right for you, but don’t sweat it if you would like to take your time deciding – like most forecasts ours isn’t set in stone, but you can count on these sale prices through March 31st April!

]]> http://blog.spry.com/2009/02/04/vpslink-sale-save-up-to-25-on-unmanaged-vps-hosting/feed/ 0 Spry VPS Hosting Coupon http://blog.spry.com/2008/10/17/vps-hosting-coupon-25-percent-off-for-life/ http://blog.spry.com/2008/10/17/vps-hosting-coupon-25-percent-off-for-life/#comments Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:02:35 +0000 danl http://blog.spry.com/?p=139 Use coupon code 25OFFVPS08 to save 25% on VPS Hosting for life at Spry

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If this coupon’s awesome savings does not speak for itself, consider some of advantages built-in to every Spry VPS Hosting plan:

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Visit our cPanel VPS Hosting and Plesk VPS Hosting pages to find out more.

Need some time to decide? Our 25OFFVPS08 25% Off coupon is active until January 1st, 2009 – and remember: our service is backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee.

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Our Starter, Intermediate, Advanced, and eCommerce hosting plans have a wide range of capabilities – there’s a plan for your next project, whether you are just starting out or looking to upgrade from your present cPanel hosting:

Shared Hosting Starter Package

E-mail Accounts 1 E-mail Account Parked Domains 1 Hosted Domain
Disk: 1000 MB Bandwidth: 5000 MB Cost: $25 / year

Made for parking a domain or serving a small site, the Starter plan offers everything you need to grow an idea into a successful website with the convenience of the cPanel hosting control panel.

Full Description >>

Shared Hosting Intermediate Package

E-mail Accounts Unlimited Parked Domains Unlimited MySQL Databases 1 MySQL DB
Disk: 5000 MB Bandwidth: 5 GB Cost: $3.95 / mo

Starting up a blog, wiki, or forum? This plan was made to suit the needs of your dynamic, database-driven site on the proven Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP framework and we’ve made it ultimately affordable.

Full Description >>

Shared Hosting Advanced Package

E-mail Accounts Unlimited Parked Domains Unlimited MySQL Databases Unlimited
Disk: 10 GB Bandwidth: 100 GB Cost: $5.95 / mo

Looking for a solution to host multiple projects?

Get unlimited domain hosting, unlimited MySQL databases, unlimited e-mail accounts, and a dedicated IP address with 10 GB of space to host everything (with room to spare!)

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Shared Hosting Ecommerce Package

E-mail Accounts Unlimited Parked Domains Unlimited MySQL Databases Unlimited
Disk: 50 GB Bandwidth: 500 GB Cost: $14.95 / mo

You know that customers demand the security of SSL-secured shopping and you’ll need as much space as you can get to grow your business.

Get the right tool for the job with our SSL-ready eCommerce shared hosting plan.

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Visit our Shared Hosting page to find out more about the innovations in hosting (and pricing) arriving at Spry.

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These two templates replace our CentOS 5, Fedora 8, and Ubuntu 7.10 lighttpd/Ruby on Rails templates. While we have curtailed the range of preconfigured operating systems, the option to install Ruby on Rails is never more than a few commands away – VPSLink provides full root access to install Ruby on Rails on any hosted Linux VPS.

If you are a fan of Debian, we’ve done all the work for you. Simply select the Debian 4.0 “Etch” – RoR w/ Apache + Mongrel or Debian 4.0 “Etch” – RoR w/ Nginx + Mongrel template from the My.VPSLink.com Server Control Center, click Change OS, and get a full-featured Ruby on Rails VPS with:

  • nginx (a light-weight webserver) ”or” Apache (the ever-popular HTTP powerhouse)
  • MySQL
  • Mongrel
  • Ruby 1.8.7
  • RubyGems 1.1.1
  • Rails 2.1.0
  • ActionPack 2.1.0
  • ActiveRecord 2.1.0
  • ActionMailer 2.1.0
  • Rake 0.8.1

Starting a new Rails-powered project? Choose Ruby on Rails VPS Hosting at VPSLink and have your virtual private server working in minutes.

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Why the change?

Spry’s focus has always centered on providing top-quality shared web hosting and reseller VPS hosting with strong support. All of our hosting offerings – including our cPanel shared hosting, cPanel VPS hosting, and Plesk VPS hosting plans – cater to the needs of individuals and businesses who need website hosting (as conveniently, securely, and quickly as possible).

We’ve found that Webmin VPS users were right at home with Spry hosting, though they rarely needed the added benefit of a 24/7 support department and were often quite comfortable installing, upgrading, and tweaking Webmin on their own. Webmin’s flexibility allowed it to be used for a variety of applications aside from web hosting (which, in turn, inspired us to offer some new hosting options for advanced Linux users).

Enter VPSLink – the new addition to Spry’s brand – with unmanaged VPS hosting that fits the bill for Webmin installations with an even greater variety of popular Linux operating systems.

Over the last two years we have watched interest in the Webmin VPS at Spry shift towards the VPSLink service, and we would like to take this opportunity to give Webmin users the fully-configurable virtual private servers they’ve been looking for at VPSLink while re-dedicating the Spry brand to website hosting and web hosting reseller VPS solutions and the support you’ve come to expect from our diligent support team of technicians.

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Please see the Debian and Debian-based Distribution Security Notice posted on the VPSLink forums and the SSL Keys entry at the Debian Wiki for more information regarding this vulnerability and recommended actions to address the potential security issues which may result from weak SSL keys.

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If you run a Fedora VPS and have been procrastinating an upgrade, now is definitely a good time to backup your VPS and roll out with a fresh installation Fedora 9. (Fedora Core 6 “Zod” – released in late 2006 – is no longer supported with updates and will likely be leaving the VPSLink rotation soon)

What’s new in Fedora 9? Take a look at the Fedora 9 Release Notes – the Fedora Project team has been busy (and, while most of the updates are geared toward Fedora as a desktop operating system, you’ll likely find the addition of recent MySQL, postgresql, and perl versions to be useful in maintaining stability and performance on your VPS).

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We have dedicated ourselves to our simple goal, thousands of Linux users have signed on and put our service to the test, and we are looking forward to celebrating the anniversary of our service for years to come.

Celebrate with us: use coupon code ANNIVERSARY2 to claim a free year of VPSLink service on any plan when you select the 24-month billing cycle – see our VPS Hosting Plans to get started.

]]> http://blog.spry.com/2008/05/02/vpslink-may-coupon-celebrate-our-two-year-anniversary-with-a-year-of-free-vps-hosting/feed/ 1 Say “Hello” to Hardy Heron at VPSLink http://blog.spry.com/2008/04/29/ubuntu-8-04-hardy-heron-at-vpslink/ http://blog.spry.com/2008/04/29/ubuntu-8-04-hardy-heron-at-vpslink/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:54:46 +0000 danl http://blog.spry.com/?p=126 Ubuntu 8.04 – “Hardy Heron” – has landed at VPSLink.

Hardy Heron stands out among recent Ubuntu releases because it is a Long-Term Support release: this version promises the stability you would expect from a Debian-based distribution, and it will be supported with security fixes until 2011.

The default Ubuntu 8.04 VPS template and pre-configured LAMP template are ready (and waiting) for installation on both the OpenVZ and Xen platforms.

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