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Why nocix panel is so simple?
Alright I just create order on Nocix, and after my account activated I got into my account panel
and there is almost no options on it, only allow you to show your credentials
How could I reinstall my OS, or got emergency login console etc.?
this is my second dedicated server I purchase after on I ordered from Kimsufi, even they (if I remember) offers you more options.
This is screenshot
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nocix seem to be run by the same company wholesaleinternet
I haven’t used them for a long long time
But as I recall even DataShack had OS reinstall
It is the same but rebranded
https://www.nocix.net/about-us/
I guess they only reinstall OS with a ticket
Only instant servers in Nocix can be rebooted and reinstalled via panel.
Custom servers have manual reboots and reinstallations.
Most users don't need to frequently reinstall their servers so it's easier and safer to have that be a staff-only function is my guess.
I don’t think they need their custom servers to be more secure compared to their instant servers
It’s about costs
Be happy when you get a control panel at all for a dedicated server. They're way more common now than they used to be, but it's still not as simple as a VPS panel. It's dedicated hardware, and the best control systems are licensed, which a budget dedicated server provider isn't going to do. So when you get one at all, it's something they made in house.
But you should still not expect a control panel for a dedicated server, there are still tons of providers that do not have them, many probably not even wanting them. If it's something you want, make sure you always ask if they have one (and what options it has) first. This as opposed to a VPS where you would be hard pressed to find one you can order that doesn't have the kind of panel you want.
Security can be one reason, imagine if your billing or backend server management gets rooted. Then all your servers are affected.
Also there is a lot of variety in the baremetal and their management. For example we got a bunch of nodes which all have borked web interfaces, but IPMI commands work, then we got nodes which have everything working perfectly except network booting (necessity for remote OS reinstalls), firmware missing from standard linux installers, variety of disk layouts (each requiring it's own network install scripts, and each distro has different), some nodes crash BMC FW randomly requiring to be reflashed and configured, BIOS issues with certain HW config but not other config, distro network install shenanigans (preseed !!) etc etc etc.
And this is before you even get to all the network config, SNMP, bandwidth graphs, VLANs, rDNS etc etc.
The list just goes on and on. It often boils down to do you want the server or control panel but no server? Oh the server is a necessity? Then no control panel.
The entire Nocix brand, user interface, and lineup seem paused in time from 2016.
@fiberstate for example has managed to effortlessly do it through WHMCS, not hard.
Nocix, 1530 Swift, Wholesale Internet, and formerly DataShack are all the same company.
You can read more about them on LowEndBox here.
The issue with "baremetal" panels is that they have to be highly configurable to be customizable to a users architectural needs .... or alternatively force the user to implement things in a way that is compliant with the way the panel expects it...
When i was looking into options for my own needs, i did a ton of evaluating and finally settled on developing something that fits my own use-cases.
For my usecase this means giving users access to statistics (bandwidth), useful information and basic servermanagement (for example ipmi/html5kvm)
In case you are curious.... (....we'll see how well this design ages.... )
Please note that the traffic graphs in this image are an example (They are from a machine that is currently sitting and waiting for a client to install an os (booted into installer via out of band management / ipmi.)
The OS reinstall fee is $25 but they have 1 free for every month, will it also cost for manual reboot?
Could you share your experience with their services? Uptime, network speed?
Never paid for manual reboot, but I have to request it maybe twice in 3-4 years.
Thank you, just ordered custom server today and I already used 1 reinstall os🤣
I feel like people buy a dedicated server expecting virtual server experience.
Also this thread is old. lol.
Sorry I didn't do any test, I was too busy after I ordered, I barely had time to update and install some packages…
But you got what you paid for (I'm not complaining) since I bought ~ the cheapest server there for $15/month and honesty some of my other VPS's, but at least I got here dedicated resources
Month pass now and here is some of my experience,
There are some network speed drop spikes, e.g. once I tried to download YT video and speed dropped to KBytes, I remember same issue happened when I tried to download an ISO file never reached 1MB/s download speed.
And They made the Billing does automatic with PayPal without me be aware of it, the bill issue 1 week before service end and PAID by them automatically 24 hours before service end from PayPal...
Since there is only service termination option, not cancelation at billing cycle (which most hosing service do)...
Now I'm ending up with $15 account credit after I cancel my server 1 day before it end, which I may not need in the future