Category:Getting Started (Dedicated Servers)

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You've decided that you need a Dedicated Server hosting solution. You've chosen the hardware configuration and add-ons you need, completed the ordering process, and everything on your end has been taken care of. Now what?

This article provides a checklist of articles that you can follow to get up and running more smoothly. The articles and information should be simple enough for those less tech-savy, however, we stress that the dedicated server hosting solutions from SuperbHosting.net are self-managed. While we don't expect all of our customers to be server administrators, a certain level of knowledge and understanding is required. Individuals should be comfortable with (and understand the importance of) regular maintenance and the patching of their system, and know when they are in over their head. Certain aspects of a dedicated server hosting solution may require a trained professional. For more information about managed services or the approximate cost of managed services, please contact your Sales Representative, send an E-mail to Sales@Superb.net, or send an E-mail to CustomerService@Superb.net.

Once you've submitted your order and arranged payment, you will start to receive a series of E-mails. An order confirmation E-mail will review the details of the order that has been submitted. Any errors that are shown on the order confirmation E-mail should be addressed immediately; contact your Sales Representative directly, send an E-mail to Sales@Superb.net, or send an E-mail to CustomerService@Superb.net.

Once the payment for your account has been processed, you will be sent a Welcome E-mail. Please keep this E-mail for future reference. It includes information about your account.

Getting Started (Dedicated Servers)

The steps you need to take to get your server configured and up and running varies depending on the specifics of your server, like operating system (OS), whether a control panel was selected, and the eventual use of the server. The documentation for this section is a work in progress and is continually updated, but for now, please visit the getting started document in the support wiki.

Design & Development

Once you have gained access to your account via the myCP® customer portal and confirmed that you are able to upload files to your account, you will need to design and develop your website (if you haven't already). We provide an online WYSIWYG application, WebsiteCreator that can be used to quickly and easily create an entry-level website. A series of articles have been posted in the wiki that will help you through the process, but we stress that there are limits to what WebsiteCreator can do. For more professional website design and development, please contact Marketing@Superb.net. These links may provide additional help to design & develop your website: