[Blackpool] Hi!

[James Page]

Thanks for the welcome, Les :)

Yes, I'm using the VPS for web (a couple of Wordpress sites, a forum and
hopefully a Drupal multi-site installation), alongside a few mail accounts
and DNS. Because I'm on a shoestring budget, I decided to forego cPanel and
went with Webmin/ Virtualmin to manage the system. There's still a bit of a
learning curve involved, but not as much as there would be had I tried to do
everything from the command line. What I particularly like about Webmin is
the ability to import accounts from cPanel, which has made things a bit
easier. Fortunately, my VPS provider is incredibly helpful and at a fiver
per month, a bit of a bargain, too.

I'll try to pop down one Saturday - 10am's usually a little on the early
side for me! :P


James

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 7:12 PM, Les Pounder <lespounder at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi James, welcome to the group.
>
> CentOS is a great OS, building on the stability of Red Hat, but with none
> of the cost.
> VPS' are strange beasts compared to hosting, but webmin will.steer you
> well. Are you using the VPS for a website?
>
> Please feel free to.pop down and meet us on Saturday, we meet at pc
> recycler at 29/35 Ripon Rd
>
> http://maps.google.com/maps?q=29-35+Ripon+Rd+Blackpool+FY1+4DY,+UK
>
> We meet at 10am every Saturday, any closures are announced in advance on
> this list.
>
> Hope to see you soon.
>
> Les
> On 26 Jan 2011 18:04, "James Page" <jmsp.1983 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi everyone... Just thought I'd introduce myself and say hello.
> >
> > I'm fairly new to Linux and am undergoing a baptism of fire at the
> moment,
> > trying to run a VPS with CentOS 5.5 and Webmin. It's a bit of a learning
> > curve, coming from a shared hosting environment where everything is done
> for
> > you.
> >
> > I thought it might be handy to get to know other Linux users in the area,
> so
> > here I am!
> >
> >
> > James
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