uk2-net-value-server-uk2-net

Wow this is cheap £39 per month for a dedicated server in the UK! I've got a machine at Rackspace but got this to backup onto because its cheaper than there managed backup and I will probably put a live site on it just to see how reliable it is.

Setup instructions are a bit out of date, UK2.net website says to run the script redhat-config-securitylevel which isn't on the machine, i tried to download it with yum and failed. The script is now called system-config-securitylevel and you can download it with yum:

yum install system-config-securitylevel

I can't comment on the reliability of the server because i only got access to it 4 days ago. UK2 took about 24 to set the machine up.

I got fedora with Webmin installed and no other control panel (cpanel was an option). Everything you need to run a php/mysql site is on there, and it looks like this will be a good cheap backup server. I'm off to read the rsync manual, but i'll be back in a few months report on the progress of this machine and UK2.net

Simon ()	4.0 / 5	Mon 16 Mar 09
I'm considering moving some sites to UK2.net, at £39 per month you can have 3 servers for the price of one with most other dedicated server companies. The support doesn't look very good but if you are getting a dedicated server you probably won't need much support, you should really know how to administer it yourself. The only possible problem could be UK2.nets connectivity if they lost that then you would lose all 3 servers.

Johnb ()	4.0 / 5	Mon 16 Mar 09
I got a server on the 99p for the first month deal. It took about 4 days to set up but when i asked with a support ticket I got a response and apology and ETA on when it would be set up about 10 minutes later. I've had two support tickets raised online since getting my machine (to do with setting up reverse DNS, and a question - not raising problems) and got full answers to both within about 15 minutes. So far I'm impressed. The support seems fine, and the machine is working really well and the bandwidth and connectivity are far better than other places I've used even at a higher price. Only had it a week so it remains to be seen how it goes but its looking good so far