Getting Started: Virtual Server First Steps

The fundamentals necessary to creating a functional Internet presence with your new Virtual Server are all included here. This is an excellent resource for first time Virtual Server users. You will also want to become acquainted with our online Virtual Server Handbook.

1. Review Your Virtual Server Configuration E-Mail
   The Virtual Server Configuration E-Mail you received from our Customer Service Staff contains information about your new Virtual Server, including the username and password, Virtual Server type (and services included), activation date, IP address, and temporary domain name..

2. Upload Content to Your Virtual Server
   There are several methods to you can use to Transfer Files To and From a Virtual Server. Instructions for FTP clients like WS_FTP and Fetch, and for other methods like iManager and Windows File Sharing are presented here.

3. Create E-Mail and FTP User Accounts
   Depending on the type of your Virtual Server, you have the ability to setup E-Mail Aliases, and e-mail and FTP User Accounts. It's very easy to do by following these step-by-step instructions.

4. Moving an Existing Domain Name
   If your registered domain name is already hosted with another provider, you will need to modify the name server information your domain name uses to point to your new Virtual Server. View our short list of steps for updating the name servers your domain name is using.
   

5. Become an Expert Administrator
   We invite you to consider some more advanced Virtual Server administration topics. Practically everything you need to know is included in the FreeBSD Virtual Server Help and Solaris Virtual Server Help sections of our web site. Topics covered include Web server configuration, Virtual Subhost configuration, Virtual Server administration, the Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions, Java and Perl, and much, much more.