Dedicated Servers

With most low-cost website hosting plans, multiple users share the same physical server. This is adequate for most small websites or personal use, as traffic levels are low, and servers can easily cope with demand. With our dedicated hosting services, you pay more to rent the entire server. This means that all of the server’s power is available for your websites and applications. In addition to improved performance, a dedicated server offers higher levels of security and greater flexibility. With a dedicated website hosting plan, you can configure root-level settings or install the OS of your choosing, which is impossible on a shared server.

An unmanaged plan is where full access to the server is given to you to manage it on your end. Customers are expected to configure the server according to their own configurations required and manage all aspects of the server operations including any technical troubleshooting. HostSG will not be involved in any of the server operations unless there are issues with the hardware or network level, to which only HostSG’s engineers have access.

Root access is authorisation to execute any command and access any resource on a device – this is only possible with a dedicated server hosting plan. All other plans share server resources with other users, so any changes at the root level would impact other users who share your server. Root access is similar to having administrator access on a desktop PC. You can access any file, change any settings, or reinstall the OS. Without administrator access, you can use the software and save files, but you can’t change the top-level settings.

Microsoft software is not open source and requires a license to use. Unlike open-source OS options like Linux (available free of charge), Microsoft charges a fee for its operating systems, so a license is required to install and use Microsoft software on your dedicated web server in Singapore.