Editing Virtual private server (section)

== Hosting ==
Many companies offer virtual private server hosting or virtual [[dedicated server]] hosting as an extension for [[web hosting]] services. There are several challenges to consider when licensing proprietary software in [[Multitenancy|multi-tenant]] virtual environments.

With ''unmanaged'' or ''self-managed'' hosting, the customer is left to administer their own server instance.

''Unmetered'' hosting is generally offered with no limit on the amount of data transferred on a fixed bandwidth line. Usually, unmetered hosting is offered with 10&nbsp;Mbit/s, 100&nbsp;Mbit/s, or 1000&nbsp;Mbit/s (with some as high as 10&nbsp;Gbit/s). This means that the customer is theoretically able to use approximately 3&nbsp;TB on 10&nbsp;Mbit/s or up to approximately 300&nbsp;TB on a 1000 Mbit/s line per month; although in practice the values will be significantly less. In a virtual private server, this will be shared bandwidth and a fair usage policy should be involved. ''Unlimited'' hosting is also commonly marketed but generally ''limited'' by acceptable usage policies and terms of service. Offers of unlimited disk space and bandwidth are always false due to cost, carrier capacities, and technological boundaries.