Introducing: Webbynode! Beta testers needed.

Hello everyone, here at VPS Media, we’ve been very busy cooking some great new services and making our service even better. For this, we are introducing Webbynode!

At this point, we have opened our doors for beta testers to test-drive the new system. If you want to be the first in the club, drop your email in the box, and we’ll send you the 411 when we kickoff. Like many other start-up services, we’ll be giving away some swanky prizes, like free Lifetime memberships.

Why ‘beta testing’ for webbynode?

We are working hard on building great software to give our customers more options, we are not here to provide a ‘host-in-a-box’ solution - but rather a totally custom web application to let you manage your “webbys” more efficiently, create clusters between them, move them between different data-center locations, and more. But we need feed back from experienced VPS users like you!

Benefits of becoming a Beta Tester

- Get the 411 on our development progress!
- Participate in contests where we will be giving away free Lifetime Memberships, and iPod giveaways!
- Be part of a Community of developers & Linux enthusiasts
- Access to our amazing Article Library
- It’s FREE!
- Receive 100% FREE VPS Service for the beta testing period, and up to 50% discounts when we go live.

Who’s a good candidate for Beta testing?

- People with Linux & Server Management experience
- Interest in building Linux fail-over solutions using VPS.
- Enough knowledge to make these “webbys” rock-and-roll!
- Setup your own Hosting environment, and work with us in order to set you up with Failover and Cloud Storage services.

If this sounds like you! Check out http://www.webbynode.com Remember, current VPS Media customers get the seniority package!

Windows VPS, Hybrid Servers & more.

Yes! Windows VPS Servers. In the last 3 - 4 month’s we have gotten a huge quantity of requests for Windows VPS hosting, and our job is to bring those solutions to you. We’re celebrating this new service by offering everyone, including current customers (on new orders & monthly payments) a 15% discount for all our products*, this includes all Windows & Hybrid Servers! *(excludes the Starter Linux Plan)

• 15% Promo code: 15%PROMO

If you currently have a Linux VPS, and would like to upgrade to a Windows VPS or Hybrid Server, just submit a ticket and we’ll get you going.

On another note, we have also seen a huge demand for VPS “Management” service, and as all of you know, it is something we do not offer. Well, this is about to change. We are in the process of launching a completely new service, even with a complete new website - to offer Fully Managed Linux & Windows Servers. We are now recruiting BETA TESTERS, who’d be interested in a Free 30 day beta, and would qualify for 50% off for the life of the account as soon as the service becomes Live!. For those interested email me directly at charlie@vpsmedia.com

Anyhow, Enjoy!

- Charlie

PD: Are you looking forward to seeing Window 2008 VPS? Respond in the comments section of our blog!

CentOS 5.2 and Articles Updates

Hello everyone! We have made some significant updates these past few days. First of all, we have updated our CentOS template to the latest version, 5.2. You should now see the new template if you rebuild or order a new VPS. Also, we have added some new articles to the Article Library section. We’ll also be updating our other OS templates, such as Gentoo, and adding new ones in the near future, such as Arch and Slackware. Keep checking back, and hop in our chat channel if you have any questions!

Billing Changes & Chat Channel!

Hello everyone, the blog has been a little quiet as of late, but we’ve been busy working on several updates. At this moment, the biggest change there will be is all customers have been changed over to a different billing date. The previous system we used would bill you every 30 days after your 1st day, however now it has changed to making the due-date the 1st of every month.

New users will not be affected by any changes, however if you are a current user you might see some changes in your invoices. If you think there are any errors please do not hesitate to submit a ticket so we can make proper adjustments.

Also, as part of our upgrades we have opened up a new chat channel using the Campfire chat system. We will be in the chat every day to answer your questions until around 6PM EST.

Hope to see your there!

New: Fedora Core 9 & Gentoo 2007

Fedora Core 9 and Gentoo 2007 are now available for installation via the rebuild wizard.

For more information on FC9 check out the following link http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/f9/en_US/ , and we just finished up making all the necessary changes to make Gentoo more stable.

Please report any issues on the forums or to Support.

New Resource: Article Library

As part of our continued effort to better server our vpsMedia Community, we felt we needed to contribute in ways that would make our customer’s experience better. We’re happy to announce our new Article Library! You’ll find tutorials and articles take you from VPS basics through setting up, installing, administering and fixing issues. We’ve also added a function to Request Articles!

You can find it at www.vpsmedia.com/articles

Cheers to Porvin for the great job.