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aktiom.net is offering linux server colocation, with 40 GB of traffic, for $75 a month. How do they do it?
A common question concerns how we're able to provide such a high-quality service for $75/month. By using powerful hardware combined with a specialized Linux kernel, we can put multiple client servers on one physical machine. This is unlike virtual webhosting in a few ways:I wonder how this works out? Price is right.This is also different from a FreeBSD
- • you have full root access to your Linux system
- • other Aktiom Networks clients are completely partitioned from your data and network traffic
- • you have full access to available hardware resources (i.e. RAM/CPU limits aren't placed on you)
jail()configuration. Users inside a FreeBSD jail are unable to use tools such as ping, traceroute, and tcpdump (they require access to raw sockets), and are limited to one IP address. None of these limitations appear in our solution. Security-conscious people might be wary of allowing tcpdump, but please remember that other server instances are completely partitioned away from your data and network traffic.