What is VPS?

A Virtual Private Server (VPS) is a virtual machine sold as a service by an Internet hosting service. A VPS runs its own copy of an operating system (OS), and customers may have superuser-level access to that OS instance, so they can install almost any software that runs on that OS. Many VPS are based off of traditional web-hosting services, but give the user root access, allowing for more flexible configuration. It is commonly used for hosting websites, applications, game servers, and other services that require more control and resources than shared hosting provides, but at a lower cost than a dedicated server.