{"id":1218,"date":"2015-11-06T14:03:06","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T19:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/spu\/?p=1218"},"modified":"2018-07-05T09:27:26","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T14:27:26","slug":"how-to-optimize-your-dedicated-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/spu\/2015\/11\/how-to-optimize-your-dedicated-server\/","title":{"rendered":"Optimize Your Dedicated Server"},"content":{"rendered":"

A lot of people make the mistake of thinking that once they get a dedicated server<\/a>, their hosting prayers are essentially answered. A\u00c2\u00a0dedicated server is going to give you the best possible results for hosting your site. However, as with any digital asset, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s plenty you can do to get more from it. Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s look at how to optimize your dedicated server.<\/p>\n

Invest in Backup<\/h2>\n

One thing you might want to do right off the bat is considered using a proxy server as a backup<\/a>. Having a dedicated server makes your uptime no longer be tied to how other people run their sites. Furthermore, you can generally scale up your resources as necessary.<\/p>\n

Still, why take chances? If your site blows up in popularity tomorrow, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be glad you have a proxy on hand. In case the traffic becomes more than you had predicted.<\/p>\n

Run It at High Priority<\/h2>\n

Another thing you can do to simply get better output from your dedicated server at all times is by adjusting the priority it runs under.<\/p>\n

The typical dedicated server<\/a> is working at normal priority. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Priority\u00e2\u20ac\u009d here just refers to a setting that informs the OS what tasks to service, in what order and for how long.\u00c2\u00a0 Servers are real-time applications, so the way its organized makes all the difference. Lags will get noticed immediately when your dedicated server is for gaming.<\/p>\n

If you run your server with normal priority, you might see this kind of problem develop. Instead, try high priority. Most OS will have a number of settings to choose from. So just go with the one that is the best.<\/p>\n

Consider Your Specific Needs<\/h2>\n

Some of the\u00c2\u00a0high priority settings are\u00c2\u00a0for dedicated servers that help video games run smoothly. This is a good idea for most servers, actually, but the specifics of what you need will actually depend on what your site is all about.<\/span><\/p>\n

Those of you running an eCommerce website, social media platform, video website, etc. will all have fairly different needs.<\/p>\n

Security<\/h2>\n

Finally, security must be a priority or your dedicated server will eventually falter. For that, go with Tier 3 security if possible.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h2>\n

While investing in a dedicated server is definitely a step in the right direction (and most of the time, it’s the best option),\u00c2\u00a0you may see some underwhelming performance if you don’t take the time to properly set up and optimize your server. That’s why at ServerPronto we offer free set up assistance<\/a> and ServerPronto University so that you can make the most of your dedicated server.<\/p>\n

ServerPronto<\/a> offers the best affordable and secure hosting service in all dedicated server packages.<\/p>\n

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Optimizing a Dedicated Server<\/a><\/p>\n

Dedicated server optimization<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A lot of people make the mistake of thinking that once they get a dedicated server, their hosting prayers are essentially answered. A\u00c2\u00a0dedicated server is going to give you the best possible results for hosting your site. However, as with any digital asset, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s plenty you can do to get more from it. Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s look<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[123,17,112,22,39,18],"class_list":["post-1218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","category-dedicated-server-best-practices","tag-cloud","tag-dedicated-server","tag-hosting","tag-server","tag-serverpronto","tag-web-hosting","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/spu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/spu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/spu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/spu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/spu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1218"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/spu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2338,"href":"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/spu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1218\/revisions\/2338"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/spu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/spu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/spu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/spu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}