Do You Prefer Managing Your Own VPS or Having Managed Support?

[VPSMakers]

We don't offer managed VPS at the moment, but I'm curious if you often get asked for managed VPS by your customers.

For those using VPS hosting, which do you prefer? Do you prefer managing everything yourself or having the provider handle it for you?

What's your experience?

 

[Mivocloud]

Hello,

Server management for VPS is not as highly popular as it is for dedicated servers. This is mainly because VPS instances are typically acquired either by individuals looking to learn and experiment or by IT professionals who already possess the necessary server administration skills.

Speaking from my personal perspective rather than as a company representative, I would actually prefer managed server services. This approach allows me to focus entirely on my core work, without having to spend time on server monitoring and security configuration.

Ultimately, it all comes down to individual needs and the specific purpose for which the server is being acquired.

 

[PerLod]

The choice between a self-managed (unmanaged) VPS and a managed VPS depends on your technical skills, budget, and how much time you want to spend on server maintenance.

 

[rackrat_sas]

Speaking from my personal perspective rather than as a company representative, I would actually prefer managed server services.

I run mine myself, and honestly the setup was never the hard part. What eats the time is later: an update that breaks something, or logs filling the disk at 3am. For a side project that's fine, but for anything that pays the bills I'd rather someone else gets that alert too.