Multiple IP Addresses
Your private server is assigned a single IP address by default. For some customers, a Linux VPS account configured to
utilize a single IP address provides all they need. However, you can purchase additional IP addresses one at a time
or in block of five. You can order the additional IP addresses both new and existing Linux VPS accounts. And your
Linux VPS includes support for multiple IP addresses. In order to support this feature, your private server
includes support for the following features which are also compatible with multiple IP addresses:
- Apache HTTP Secure Server
- Dedicated SSL Certificates
- Shared SSL Certificates
- Multiple SSL Certificates (on a standard port)
- Secure FTP
- POP over SSL
- POP email encryption
- IMAP email encryption
- Sendmail
Utilizing Multiple IP Addresses
You can use a custom script (vaddhosts) to configure multiple IP addresses on your private server. You can also use the
script to assign IP addresses to a virtual host. In addition to assigning an IP address to a virtual host, you can
install the SSL certificates using custom scripts from the command line.
How Your Server Utilizes Multiple IP Addresses
Once you configure your server to utilize multiple IP addresses, you can utilize a link from the account information
interface. For accounts which utilize domains managed under the terms of secure.net name servers, you can manage DNS
for domains associated with the additional IP addresses. If you are a customer, you can do this from the Customer
Backroom. In general, the services bind to all IP addresses. However, Apache and SSL recognize and operate using a
specific IP address.
Overview of Acquiring and Configuring Multiple IP Addresses
The following provides an overview checklist of the tasks you must perform in order to utilize support for Multiple IP
addresses.
- Set up DNS for those IP addresses.
- Set domains for DNS services.
- Assign each IP addresses to a virtual host.
- Install a SSL certificate for a virtual host.
Verifying a Virtual Host
Access the virtual host by using a Web address you compose of the following elements:
ip.add.re.ss/~user_name/
- The IP address of your account (ip.add.re.ss/)
- The user that the virtual host is under (~user_name/)
This address provides an index of sites under user_name or a listing of /home/user_name/www directory. Click the
domain that you want to test to show the results for the Web site you are testing. For information about installing
an SSL certificate for a virtual host, see "SSL".
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