Virtual Private Server (VPS)
- Update Date：2023-08-28
- Units：Center for Information Technology Services
Service objective
The Virtual Private Server rental service of ISTC provides stable, secure, and reliable machine room and server resources for the campus of NYCU. The university departments do not have to buy and maintain their own systems, and the cloud computing technology allows dynamic integration and allocation of hardware and software resources, making the use of information equipment more efficient and bringing the effect of energy-saving and CO2 reduction for the university.
Target users
This service is available for all the research, academic and administrational departments of NTCU upon request depending on the need for research, teaching or university business.
Service features
- Private resource
The VPS rental service provides simulated dedicated servers for the disposal of university departments. Each VPS is allocated with its own CPU, memories, and hard drive space while enjoying the highest authority as an OS administrator. It is perfect for those who demand systems with higher specifications or is in need of autonomous management. For example, running special programs, calculations, or websites with large amounts of transmissions. - Flexible allocation of resource and time
Users are allowed to configure the hardware resources (e.g. CPU quantity, memory size, and storage space) and time of use depending on specific needs. Expansion of these resources is available for users’ needs even after the server is activated. - Information security and machine room management service
ITSC provides firewall, vulnerability management, and professional machine room environment including UPS, air conditioning, environment monitoring, and video surveillance. It helps release the workloads of maintaining servers from users.
Specifications for use
The user is the department of request and is not transferrable.
- The users are required to follow the “information security policy” established by ITSC.
- Users are advised to back up their own data on a regular basis.
- Users are expected to cooperate with security improvement as requested when ITSC performs information security checks.
- It is the users’ responsibility to keep their account numbers and passwords safe.
- It is the full liability of users for the data stored and behaviors of using ITSC’s resources. In case of data stored or any behavior that is against public order, good morals, or law, the user involved shall be held responsible for its own actions. The users agree that ITSC reserve the right to suspend or terminate the service.
- In case that the website established by a user is in violation of any of the following, ITSC has the right to take the service offline at the first available time and inform the contact person of the user involved for such an action. ITSC shall suspend the service if no immediate improvement is made.
- A conduct that prevents others from using the service or compromises the normal functioning of the system
- An information security event or weak spot in a web page program that may lead to a concern of system security
- A suspicious attempt or behavior to hack into other websites through the Internet
- A transmission of a large quantity of mails or packets in any way possible that may compromise the normal functioning of other services
- A violation of any of the rules above will result in suspension or termination of this service. For any violation of the law, the parties involved shall be subject to the Civil Code, Criminal Code of the Republic of China, intellectual property laws or other applicable acts and fully responsible for the resulting legal consequence.
