by Visvanath Ratnaweera.
Hi Beau
"Virtual dedicated server" is a synonym for a "virtual private server" in the sense that "A VPS is dedicated to the individual customer's needs, has the privacy of a separate physical computer, and can be configured to run server software"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_server.
The next step would be the "dedicated server"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dedicated_server where you have real hardware 100% for you. For a single teacher that is an overkill (yes, unless bloated software rob the resources). Since you teach Linux, you will torture yourself with somebody's shared server. You need shell access, a decent VPS has it.
The search for a suitable hosting service is one of the topics in the "Hardware and Performance" forum https://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=596. All the starting information are give in its intro.
Talking of GoDaddy, I have my reservations: See "Go Daddy! (Where to?)"https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=193106.
"Virtual dedicated server" is a synonym for a "virtual private server" in the sense that "A VPS is dedicated to the individual customer's needs, has the privacy of a separate physical computer, and can be configured to run server software"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_server.
The next step would be the "dedicated server"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dedicated_server where you have real hardware 100% for you. For a single teacher that is an overkill (yes, unless bloated software rob the resources). Since you teach Linux, you will torture yourself with somebody's shared server. You need shell access, a decent VPS has it.
The search for a suitable hosting service is one of the topics in the "Hardware and Performance" forum https://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=596. All the starting information are give in its intro.
Talking of GoDaddy, I have my reservations: See "Go Daddy! (Where to?)"https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=193106.