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i want to offer hosting from my dedicated server.

Intel Core2Quad Q9300
8gb DDR2
750gb SATA
10mbps
2000gb
Ubuntu Hardy - 64 bit

What software can I use to "split" the server so that I can have like clients use the hosting.

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What type of hosting: web, email, application, etc.? – joeqwerty Dec 22 '09 at 2:48
it will be used for web hosting – qour Dec 22 '09 at 2:53
Do you want a full suite of software that allows people to "sign-up" for accounts and so forth? Or are you just needing to check out Apache's Virtual Hosting features? – mrduclaw Dec 22 '09 at 2:54
i want a full suite of sotware that lets people to sign up for accounts, and automatically configure the server to support the new client. – qour Dec 22 '09 at 3:17

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You shouldn't need any software beyond what's required to serve the sites. Shared hosting is just a matter of creating a user account for each customer, configuring vhosts to serve their stuff, and then watching the cash roll in[1].

If you want to do VPS hosting, then you'll need a virtualisation system like KVM or Xen.

  1. Disclaimer: Cash rarely rolls, and web hosting cash doubly so.
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i've heard about KVM and Xen. is there a software that makes it easy to run shared hosting ? – qour Dec 22 '09 at 2:54
Heaps of them, but I'm not a fan of any of them. – womble Dec 22 '09 at 3:01
where can i find these ? what should i be googling for ? shared hosting virtualization software ? – qour Dec 22 '09 at 3:16
Do you want shared hosting, or do you want virtual machine hosting? Software to manage the former are typically called "shared hosting control panels". – womble Dec 22 '09 at 3:25
shared hosting sounds good. okay googling. – qour Dec 22 '09 at 3:54
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