How to choose the right cloud host

Choosing a cloud host (cloud server) is similar to choosing other hosts. To choose a suitable cloud server, you need to have some understanding of your website situation and the various configuration parameters of the cloud server, as follows:

First, the website situation:

1. Website type: for example, whether the website is mainly static or dynamic, what website program is used, what requirements there are for the runtime environment, and whether a specific environment needs to be configured; this will affect the choice of operating system and storage mode.

2. Website traffic: how many daily average visitors and average concurrent online users the website has; this will affect the choice of CPU, memory, bandwidth, etc.

3. Website data size: how large the website's current data is, whether it will increase rapidly in the future; this will affect the choice of hard disk.

4. Website target users: whether the website is for national users or local users; this will affect the choice of data center network line.

After determining the website situation, you can combine the various configuration parameters of the cloud server to estimate and choose:

1.CPU: CPU represents the computing power of the host. If the website traffic is relatively large and there are many dynamic pages, it is recommended to choose 2 or more CPU cores.

2.Memory: Memory is also an important factor determining website opening speed. The larger the memory, the larger the available cache, and the faster the opening speed. The windows operating system does not support selecting 512MB memory.

3.Hard disk: The size of the hard disk should be determined according to the size of the website. When choosing, you should consider the remaining space. In addition, the hard disk's I/O read speed directly determines how fast files are read. The 西部数码 cloud server hard disk's read speed is much faster than that of other websites, and is generally sufficient.

4.Bandwidth: Cloud servers have no traffic limit, so bandwidth is the main consideration. Bandwidth is a direct reflection of a website's opening speed. The larger the bandwidth, the faster the opening speed when visiting. For websites with many visitors, it is recommended to choose larger bandwidth.

5.Operating system: The choice of operating system is related to personal familiarity and the specific situation of the website. Choose the operating system you understand better. In addition, windows systems have better support for asp programs, but use more memory, while Linux systems have better support for php programs and save more memory. Moreover, some programs may only support a certain operating system.

6.Data center line: For line selection, please refer to http://www.west.cn/faq/list.asp?unid=838

7.Storage mode: Distributed storage keeps four copies of data, while SSD solid-state hard disks are suitable for users with higher requirements for I/O read speed (supported by some data centers).

8.Service standard: Users can choose different service standards according to their own technical level. Novice users are advised to choose a service standard of Silver or above. Click each standard to view detailed information.

9.Payment mode and billing: https://www.west.cn/faq/list.asp?unid=2370 

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