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Hosting providers

2009-02-13T13:08:20Z

Zhafrance: Changed url tld

OpenVZ makes for a great hosting platform for VPS hosting. The providers below offer VPS services using OpenVZ.

== Austria ==

* [https://www.vboxes.net/ vboxes] vboxes offers generous OpenVZ containers hosted on a very fast network with fast setup. Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS.

== Canada ==

* [http://www.vistapages.com/vps Vistapages VPS] - IBM & Dell Hardware. MCI/Verizon Backbone. Distros: Centos, Fedora, Debian & more. Full management available. Located in Toronto.
* [http://vpsville.ca/ VPSVille] - Good network. Good CPU. Good choice of distros: Centos, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, Slackware, Gentoo, OpenSUSE, CERN. My favorite OpenVZ provider. [mailto:jak@isp2dial.com John Kelly]
* [http://compevo.com compevo Clustered VPS Server Hosting Provider] - We offer clustered VPS Servers to avoid downtime and dataloss. Our network and service is second to none and is used by businesses around the world.

== Iran==

* [http://www.cheapvps.ir Cheap Vps] - XEON Cpus , 8 gig Ram , western H.d.d. , Intel RAID and Multi data center network.

== Lithuania ==

* [http://www.serveriai.lt/ Serveriai.lt] - Affordable OpenVZ containers on quality HP hardware. Wide choice of virtual dedicated servers up to 8 CPU cores and 8 GB RAM. Full management available. Located in Vilnius.

== Malaysia ==

* [http://www.bakka.my/ Bakka Hosting] - OpenVZ VPS based in Malaysia. Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, CentOS is available. Quad Core Xeon node. DirectAdmin also available.

== Netherlands ==

* [http://www.signet.nl/ Signet VPS Hosting] - Signet delivers VPS hosting plans based on CentOS or Debian templates, including control-panel Virtualmin.
* [http://www.touchvps.com/ TouchVPS] is a company who offer Support and Managed Services for OpenVZ Servers ,also offer templates for openvz ready to go with cPanel , DirectAdmin , Plesk , Games, IRC Services, Desktop and many more.
* [http://www.voipcomplete.com/product-overview/dedicated-vps.html VOIPcomplete] offers dedicated VPS plans based on CentOS including a VPS management interface.

== Portugal ==

* [http://www.efeito.net/ Weblevel.pt] - OpenVZ virtual servers based in Portugal.

== Russia ==

* [http://www.demos.ru/service/datacenter/vps.html Demos-Internet] - we offer OpenVZ Virtual Private Server based on Linux. All VPS come with ISPmanager control panel.

== Singapore ==

* [http://conceptlane.com/IT.php?section=plans_vps ConceptLane Pte Ltd] - OpenVZ VPS on Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 LTS host, on dual dual-core AMD Opterons.

== South Africa ==

* [http://www.SoftDux.co.za/ SoftDux] - OpenVZ virtual servers based America & South Africa. All VPS's come with cPanel or Plesk control panels. XEN VPS's also available.

== UK ==

* [http://www.DubHosting.co.uk/ DubHosting] - DubHosting started in 2004 has been providing cost effective hosting to clients world wide. Fully managed OpenVZ servers based in Europe & US are one of their many strong points. They can provide you with a dedicated server and install openvz allowing you to sell your own vps servers.
* [http://www.vt6.co.uk/ VT6 Internet] - Affordable OpenVZ virtual servers based in the UK and USA. Choice of control panels and management options.
* [http://www.weycrest.co.uk/vps-hosting.php Weycrest VPS] - Low Cost, Stable OpenVZ and Parallels' Virtuozzo Virtual Private Server solutions. London UK Hosted at Coreix with a choice of operating systems, and root and control panel options.
* [http://blueroomhosting.com/plans.pxl Blue Room Hosting] - OpenVZ containers hosted at the Bluesquare data centre in Maidenhead, UK
* [http://sysadminman.net/uk-voip-vps.html Trixbox, Elastix and Asterisk VPS in the UK] - OpenVZ based Asterisk VOIP servers based in the UK

== Ukraine ==

* [http://www.gelihost.com/ Geliar Hosting Solutions] - Fast virtual dedicated servers based on OpenVZ. Geliar Hosting Solutions offering many control panels and other useful services.

== USA ==
* [http://www.DubHosting.com/ DubHosting] - DubHosting started in 2004 has been providing cost effective hosting to clients world wide. Fully managed OpenVZ servers based in Europe & US are one of their many strong points. They can provide you with a dedicated server and install openvz allowing you to sell your own vps servers.
* [http://www.4domains.com/open_vps.html 4Domains] has been in the hosting business since 1998, offering VPS solutions for the majority of that time. We offer OpenVZ and Virtuozzo with Virtualmin or Plesk at competitive prices on any distribution of Linux with full shell access. Includes our award winning professional and personalized support.
* [http://www.a2hosting.com/services/vps-hosting/ A2 Hosting] offers affordable, developer friendly OpenVZ VPS Hosting. Experience the A2 Hosting Difference.
* [http://www.bittraffic.com/?cmd=vps BitTraffic] High Quality Hosting Solutions! Affordable, stable, reliable OpenVZ VPS Solutions!
* [http://www.tigerservers.com/ TigerServers] - Provides affordable managed VPS based on OpenVZ. Servers located in Chicago, Illinois.
* [http://www.silverrack.com/ SilverRack VPS Hosting] - SilverRack provides affordable VPS hosting using the OpenVZ platform.
* [http://www.buyavps.com/ BuyAVPS] - BuyAVPS provides stable yet affordable VPS hosting with a great support staff.
* [http://vpslink.com VPSLink.com] provides virtual private server hosting on the OpenVZ platform.
* [http://glesys.se GleSYS] is a hosting company specialized in serverhosting. Also offering VPS hosting mainly based on OpenVZ. GleSYS has provided access to server and Cisco hardware for developers from OpenVZ to find problem with VLAN implementation.
* [http://lylix.net LYLIX] offers affordable VPS hosting with a choice of eight different Linux distributions, dedicated VPS hosting, and specializes in Asterisk/VOIP based hosting including Trixbox, AsteriskNow, Elastix, and PBX-in-a-Flash. Popular choice for unmanaged IP-PBX services; entire infrastructure built on a High-availability (HA) network across three regional NOCs.
* [http://www.servergrove.com ServerGrove] uses OpenVZ as the main virtualization platform for its state of the art VPS hosting services.
* [http://www.tektonic.net TekTonic] provides VPS hosting services using both Virtuozzo and OpenVZ technology.
* [http://www.micfo.com Micfo.com] offers VPS hosting services for both Linux VPS hosting and Window VPS hosting on affordable price combined with world-class 24x7x365 support.
* [http://www.alticon.net Alticon] has provided OpenVZ based VPS/VE hosting for over 2½ years. Many clients use OpenVZ based VEs as a cost effective solution for hosting highly secured, customized versions of ZenCart & WordPress. Other clients use OpenVZ for DNS mirroring, messages board hosting, and general use.
* [http://www.hostingrails.com Hosting Rails] offers Rails-targeted OpenVZ VPS Hosting and updated Rails-ready OS images.
* [http://www.byethost.com Byethost.com] offers OpenVZ based VPS Hosting as its main VPS solution, with the hypervm panel. Centos, Debian, Fedora, OpenSuse and Ubuntu Containers are available.
* [http://www.synapseglobal.com/voip_vps.html SynapseGlobal.com] Elastix, Trixbox, PBX in a Flash and Asterisk VPS - OpenVZ based Asterisk VOIP servers with 14 Tier 1 premium bandwidth providers.
* [http://www.zoidial.com/ Zoidial Hosting and VPS] - offers VPS and Virtual Dedicated Server solutions utilizing OpenVZ. In business since 1998, Zoidial Incorporated is a small hosting provider focused on being security conscious, proactive, and offering a positive client experience.

== Venezuela ==

* [http://www.iguanahosting.com Iguanahosting.com] The Iguanahosting OpenVZ based VEs also called "SDV"(Servidor Dedicado Virtual in Spanish). Running on Full Quality Nodes of up to 8 CPU and 8 GB RAM. XEN VPS's also will be available cooming soon. All VPS's come with cPanel, Fantastico and RVSkin and a Real 24/7/365 Technical Support.

== See also ==

* [[Partners]]
* [[Download mirrors]]
* [[VPS vs Dedicated]]

Hosting providers

2008-12-27T05:52:12Z

Zhafrance:

OpenVZ makes for a great hosting platform for VPS hosting. The providers below offer VPS services using OpenVZ.

== Austria ==

* [https://www.vboxes.net/ vboxes] vboxes offers generous OpenVZ containers hosted on a very fast network with fast setup. Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS.

== Canada ==

* [http://www.vistapages.com/vps Vistapages VPS] - IBM & Dell Hardware. MCI/Verizon Backbone. Distros: Centos, Fedora, Debian & more. Full management available. Located in Toronto.
* [http://vpsville.ca/ VPSVille] - Good network. Good CPU. Good choice of distros: Centos, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, Slackware, Gentoo, OpenSUSE, CERN. My favorite OpenVZ provider. [mailto:jak@isp2dial.com John Kelly]
* [http://compevo.com compevo Clustered VPS Server Hosting Provider] - We offer clustered VPS Servers to avoid downtime and dataloss. Our network and service is second to none and is used by businesses around the world.

== Iran==

* [http://www.cheapvps.ir Cheap Vps] - XEON Cpus , 8 gig Ram , western H.d.d. , Intel RAID and Multi data center network.

== Lithuania ==

* [http://www.serveriai.lt/ Serveriai.lt] - Affordable OpenVZ containers on quality HP hardware. Wide choice of virtual dedicated servers up to 8 CPU cores and 8 GB RAM. Full management available. Located in Vilnius.

== Malaysia ==

* [http://www.bakka.us/ Bakka Hosting] - OpenVZ VPS based in Malaysia. Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, CentOS is available. Quad Core Xeon node. DirectAdmin also available.

== Netherlands ==

* [http://www.signet.nl/ Signet VPS Hosting] - Signet delivers VPS hosting plans based on CentOS or Debian templates, including control-panel Virtualmin.
* [http://www.touchvps.com/ TouchVPS] is a company who offer Support and Managed Services for OpenVZ Servers ,also offer templates for openvz ready to go with cPanel , DirectAdmin , Plesk , Games, IRC Services, Desktop and many more.
* [http://www.voipcomplete.com/product-overview/dedicated-vps.html VOIPcomplete] offers dedicated VPS plans based on CentOS including a VPS management interface.

== Portugal ==

* [http://www.efeito.net/ Weblevel.pt] - OpenVZ virtual servers based in Portugal.

== Singapore ==

* [http://conceptlane.com/IT.php?section=plans_vps ConceptLane Pte Ltd] - OpenVZ VPS on Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 LTS host, on dual dual-core AMD Opterons.

== South Africa ==

* [http://www.SoftDux.co.za/ SoftDux] - OpenVZ virtual servers based America & South Africa. All VPS's come with cPanel or Plesk control panels. XEN VPS's also available.

== Spain ==

* [http://www.iguanahosting.com/site/es/ Iguanahosting.com] Webhosting Reseller Provider focused on Latin America market, has provided OpenVZ based VPS/VE hosting for over 2 years. The Iguanahosting OpenVZ based VEs also called "SDV" (Servidor Dedicado Virtual in Spanish) was intended as a cost effective solution for support webhosting companies.

== UK ==

* [http://www.vt6.co.uk/ VT6 Internet] - Affordable OpenVZ virtual servers based in the UK and USA. Choice of control panels and management options.
* [http://www.weycrest.co.uk/vps-hosting.php Weycrest VPS] - Low Cost, Stable OpenVZ and Parallels' Virtuozzo Virtual Private Server solutions. London UK Hosted at Coreix with a choice of operating systems, and root and control panel options.
* [http://blueroomhosting.com/plans.pxl Blue Room Hosting] - OpenVZ containers hosted at the Bluesquare data centre in Maidenhead, UK
* [http://sysadminman.net/uk-voip-vps.html Trixbox, Elastix and Asterisk VPS in the UK] - OpenVZ based Asterisk VOIP servers based in the UK

== Ukraine ==

* [http://www.gelihost.com/ Geliar Hosting Solutions] - Fast virtual dedicated servers based on OpenVZ. Geliar Hosting Solutions offering many control panels and other useful services.

== USA ==
* [http://www.a2hosting.com/services/vps-hosting/ A2 Hosting] offers affordable, developer friendly OpenVZ VPS Hosting. Experience the A2 Hosting Difference.
* [http://www.bittraffic.com/?cmd=vps BitTraffic] High Quality Hosting Solutions! Affordable, stable, reliable OpenVZ VPS Solutions!
* [http://www.tigerservers.com/ TigerServers] - Provides affordable managed VPS based on OpenVZ. Servers located in Chicago, Illinois.
* [http://www.silverrack.com/ SilverRack VPS Hosting] - SilverRack provides affordable VPS hosting using the OpenVZ platform.
* [http://www.buyavps.com/ BuyAVPS] - BuyAVPS provides stable yet affordable VPS hosting with a great support staff.
* [http://vpslink.com VPSLink.com] provides virtual private server hosting on the OpenVZ platform.
* [http://glesys.se GleSYS] is a hosting company specialized in serverhosting. Also offering VPS hosting mainly based on OpenVZ. GleSYS has provided access to server and Cisco hardware for developers from OpenVZ to find problem with VLAN implementation.
* [http://lylix.net LYLIX] offers affordable VPS hosting with a choice of eight different Linux distributions, dedicated VPS hosting, and specializes in Asterisk/VOIP based hosting including Trixbox, AsteriskNow, Elastix, and PBX-in-a-Flash. Popular choice for unmanaged IP-PBX services; entire infrastructure built on a High-availability (HA) network across three regional NOCs.
* [http://www.servergrove.com ServerGrove] uses OpenVZ as the main virtualization platform for its state of the art VPS hosting services.
* [http://www.tektonic.net TekTonic] provides VPS hosting services using both Virtuozzo and OpenVZ technology.
* [http://www.micfo.com Micfo.com] offers VPS hosting services for both Linux VPS hosting and Window VPS hosting on affordable price combined with world-class 24x7x365 support.
* [http://www.alticon.net Alticon] has provided OpenVZ based VPS/VE hosting for over 2½ years. Many clients use OpenVZ based VEs as a cost effective solution for hosting highly secured, customized versions of ZenCart & WordPress. Other clients use OpenVZ for DNS mirroring, messages board hosting, and general use.
* [http://www.hostingrails.com Hosting Rails] offers Rails-targeted OpenVZ VPS Hosting and updated Rails-ready OS images.
* [http://www.byethost.com Byethost.com] offers OpenVZ based VPS Hosting as its main VPS solution, with the hypervm panel. Centos, Debian, Fedora, OpenSuse and Ubuntu Containers are available.

== Venezuela ==

* [http://www.iguanahosting.com Iguanahosting.com] The Iguanahosting OpenVZ based VEs also called "SDV"(Servidor Dedicado Virtual in Spanish). Running on Full Quality Nodes of up to 8 CPU and 8 GB RAM. XEN VPS's also will be available cooming soon. All VPS's come with cPanel, Fantastico and RVSkin and a Real 24/7/365 Technical Support.

== See also ==

* [[Partners]]
* [[Download mirrors]]
* [[VPS vs Dedicated]]

Physical to container

2008-04-20T21:32:14Z

Zhafrance: /* Success stories */

A rough description of how to migrate existing physical server into a [[container]].

== Prepare a new “empty” container ==
For OpenVZ this would mean the following (assume you chose CT ID of 123):

mkdir /vz/root/123 /vz/private/123
cat /etc/vz/conf/ve-vps.basic.conf-sample > /etc/vz/conf/123.conf

== Preparing to migrate ==

Stop most services on a machine to be migrated. “Most” means services such as web server, databases and the like — so you will not lose your data. Just leave the bare minimum (including ssh daemon).

== Copying the data ==

Copy all your data from the machine to an OpenVZ box. Say you'll be using container with ID of 123, then all the data should be placed to <code>/vz/private/123/</code> directory (so there will be directories such as <code>/vz/private/123/bin</code>, <code>etc</code>, <code>var</code> and so on). This could be done in several ways:

=== rsync ===
rsync example (run from the new HN):
rsync -arvpz --numeric-ids --exclude dev --exclude proc --exclude tmp -e "ssh -l root@a.b.c.d" root@a.b.c.d:/ /vz/private/123/

'''Advantage:''' Your system doesn't really go down.

=== Live CD ===
Another way to do is using a live cd, booting up and use tar to dump the complete disk in a tar you save over the network or on a USB device.

=== Tar ===
Another approach is using tar and excluding some dirs, you could do it like this:

Create a file /tmp/excludes.excl with these contents:
.bash_history
/dev/*
/mnt/*
/tmp/*
/proc/*
/sys/*
/usr/src/*

Then create the tar. But remember, when the system is 'not' using udev, you have to look into /proc/ after creating your container because some devices might not exist. (/dev/ptmx or others)

# tar cjpf /tmp/mysystem.tar.bz2 / -X /tmp/excludes.excl

Naturally, you can only do this when the critical services (MySQL, apache, ..) are stopped and your /tmp filesystem is big enough to contain your tar.

'''Advantage:''' You don't need to boot from a live cd, so your system doesn't really go down.

== Setting container parameters ==

=== OSTEMPLATE ===
You have to add <code>OSTEMPLATE=xxx</code> line to <code>/etc/vz/conf/123.conf</code> file, where <code>xxx</code> would be distribution name (like <code>debian-3.0</code>) for vzctl to be able to make changes specific for this distribution.

=== IP address(es) ===
Also, you have to supply an IP for a new container:

vzctl set 123 --ipadd x.x.x.x --save

=== venet vs. veth ===
You may use veth interface instead of venet if you need just bring old server up for seamless migration of services.
It may be nessessary if server you are migrating is badly configured and it is hard to find all hard-coded net interfaces settings and so on.

veth inteface may be included into bridge to allow seamless old installation access.

== Making adjustments ==
Since container is a bit different to a real physical server, you have to edit some files inside your new container.

=== /etc/inittab ===
A container does not have real ttys, so you have to disable getty in <code>/etc/inittab</code> (i. e. <code>/vz/private/123/etc/inittab</code>).

sed -i -e '/getty/d' /vz/private/123/etc/inittab

=== /etc/mtab ===
Link <code>/etc/mtab</code> to <code>/proc/mounts</code>, for <code>df</code> to work properly:

rm -f /vz/private/123/etc/mtab
ln -s /proc/mounts /vz/private/123/etc/mtab

{{out|The problem here is container's root filesystem (<code>/</code>) is mounted not from the container itself, but rather from the host system. That leaves <code>/etc/mtab</code> in container without a record for <code>/</code> being mounted, thus df doesn't show it. By linking <code>/etc/mtab → /proc/mounts</code> we make sure /etc/mtab shows what is really mounted in a container.

Sure this is not the only way to fix df; you can just manually add a line to <code>/etc/mtab</code> telling <code>/</code> is mounted, and make sure this line will be there after a reboot.}}

=== /etc/fstab ===
Since you do not have any real disk partitions in a container, /etc/fstab (or most part of it) is no longer needed. Empty it (excluding the line for /dev/pts):

cp /vz/private/123/etc/fstab /vz/private/123/etc/fstab.old
grep devpts /vz/private/123/etc/fstab.old > /vz/private/123/etc/fstab

You can also mount a devpts in a running (but not fully functional) container:
vzctl exec 123 mount -t devpts none /dev/pts

=== /dev ===

==== Introduction: static /dev ====
In order for container to work, some nodes should be present in container's <code>/dev</code><code></code>. For modern distributions, udev is taking care of it. For a variety of reasons udev doesn't make much sense in a container, so the best thing to do is to disable udev and create needed device nodes manually.

Note that in some distributions <code>/dev</code> is mounted on <code>tmpfs</code> — this will not work in case of static <code>/dev</code>. So what you need to do is find out where <code>/dev</code> is being mounted on <code>tmpfs</code> and remove this. This is highly distribution-dependent; please add info for your distro here.

After you made sure your <code>/dev</code> is static, populate it with needed device nodes.

Please pay attention to the access permissions of the device files being created: a default file mode for newly created files is affected by <code>umask</code> ([[w:umask]]). You can use --mode option for <code>mknod</code> to set the desired permissions.

==== tty device nodes ====

In order for vzctl enter to work, a container needs to have some entries in /dev. This can either be /dev/ttyp* and /dev/ptyp*, or /dev/ptmx and mounted /dev/pts.

===== /dev/ptmx =====
Check that /dev/ptmx exists. If it does not, create with:
mknod --mode 666 /vz/private/123/dev/ptmx c 5 2

===== /dev/pts/ =====
Check that /dev/pts exists. It's a directory, if it does not exist, create with:
mkdir /vz/private/123/dev/pts

===== /dev/ttyp* and /dev/ptyp* =====
Check that /dev/ttyp* and /dev/ptyp* files are there. If not, you have to create those, either by using /sbin/MAKEDEV, or by copying them from the host system.

To copy:
cp -a /dev/ttyp* /dev/ptyp* /vz/private/123/dev/

To recreate with MAKEDEV, either
/sbin/MAKEDEV -d /vz/private/123/dev ttyp ptyp
or
cd /vz/private/123/dev && /sbin/MAKEDEV ttyp

====/dev/null====
Make sure sure /dev/null is not a file or directory; if unsure remove and recreate. If this is not correct sshd will not start correctly.
rm -f /vz/private/123/dev/null
mknod --mode 666 /vz/private/123/dev/null c 1 3

==== /dev/urandom ====
Check that /dev/urandom exists. If it does not, create with:
mknod --mode 444 /vz/private/123/dev/urandom c 1 9

===/proc===
Make sure the /proc directory exists:
ls -la /vz/private/123/ | grep proc

If it doesn't, create it:
mkdir /vz/private/123/proc

=== /etc/init.d services ===

Some system services can (or in some cases should) be disabled. A few good candidates are:

* acpid, amd (not needed)
* checkfs, checkroot (no filesystem checking is required in container)
* clock (no clock setting is required/allowed in container)
* consolefont (container does not have a console)
* hdparm (container does not have real hard drives)
* klogd (unless you use iptables to LOG some packets)
* keymaps (container does not have a real keyboard)
* kudzu (container does not have real hardware)
* lm_sensors (container does not have access to hardware sensors)
* microcodectl (container can not update CPU microcode)
* netplugd (container does not have real Ethernet device)

To see which services are enabled:
* RedHat/Fedora/SUSE: <code>/sbin/chkconfig --list</code>
* Debian: Use '<code>rcconf</code>' (ncurses) or <code>update-rc.d</code>
( See: http://www.debianadmin.com/manage-linux-init-or-startup-scripts.html )
* Gentoo: <code>/sbin/rc-update show</code>

To disable the service:
* RedHat/Fedora/SUSE: <code>/sbin/chkconfig --del SERVICENAME </code>
* Debian: <code>' update-rc.d -f hdparm remove '</code>
* Gentoo: <code>/sbin/rc-update del SERVICENAME</code>

=== Disable old network interface ===
You should disable your old physical network interface from starting at boot time. This is distribution-dependant.

==== Fedora/CentOS/Red Hat ====
Edit /vz/private/{CTID}/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth''x''

Make the following look like this:
ONBOOT=no

==== Debian/Ubuntu ====
Edit /etc/network/interfaces

<pre>
# /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)

# The loopback interface
# automatically added when upgrading
auto lo eth0
iface lo inet loopback

iface eth0 inet dhcp
address 10.0.0.4
netmask 255.0.0.0
network 10.0.0.0
broadcast 10.0.0.255
</pre>

You can either comment out the eth* interface stanza(s), or take it out of the "auto" line(s).

==== openSUSE/SLES ====

Use Yast.

=== Other adjustments ===
There might be other adjustments needed. Please add those here (just above this section) if you have more info.

== Starting a new container ==

Try to start your new container:

vzctl start 123

Now check that everything works fine. If not, see [[#Troubleshooting]] below.

== Troubleshooting ==

===PHP not serving pages / random issues===

Make sure that /tmp and /var/tmp are created if you rsynced over your data and that they have proper permissions

mkdir tmp
chmod 777 tmp

=== Can't enter container ===

If you can not enter your container (using <code>vzctl enter</code>), you should be able to at least execute commands in it.

First, see the [[#tty device nodes]] section above.

Next, check if devpts is mounted:
vzctl exec 123 mount | grep pts

If it is not mounted, mount it:
vzctl exec 123 mount -t devpts none /dev/pts

Then, add the appropriate mount command to container's startup scripts. On some distros, you need to have the appropriate line in container's /etc/fstab.

In Fedora, try commenting out any '''udev''' entries in /vz/private/{CTID}/etc/rc.sysinit
vi /vz/private/{CTID}/etc/rc.sysinit
Locate the '''udev''' entry from within vim
/udev
Then comment the line similar to this:
#[ -x /sbin/start_udev ] && /sbin/start_udev

=== Other problems ===
If anything goes wrong, try to find out why and fix. If you have enough Linux experience, it can be handled. Also check out IRC and please report back on this page.

== Success stories ==
{{Note|please add your line to the bottom of this list, and do not forget to sign it using <code><nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki></code>}}

* Debian 3.1 Sarge with MySQL, apache2, PowerDNS --[[User:Stoffell|stoffell]] 08:41, 8 February 2007 (EST)
* Red Hat 7.2 with MySQL 3.23, apache, Chilisoft --[[User:Stoffell|stoffell]] 13:26, 9 February 2007 (EST)
* Gentoo with Courier, Postfix, MySQL, Apache2 --[[User:bfrackie|bfrackie]] 19:00, 18 March 2007 (EST)
* AltLinux Master with qmail, MySQL, Apache, etc - to Debian/testing with OpenVZ --[[User:alexkuklin|alexkuklin]] 16:16, 23 March 2007 (EST)
* Centos 4.4 with apache2, SVN, TRAC, etc. --[[User:bitherder|bitherder]] 23:38, 26 February 2008 (EST)
* Centos 4.6 with apache2, Tomcat 5.0.x, postgresql, etc on CentOS 5.1 64bit Host --[[User:laslos|laslos]] 17:35, 10 March 2008 (EST)
* Debian Etch with apache2 etc... on CentOS 4.6 Host --[[User:laslos|laslos]] 19:46, 10 March 2008 (EST)
* Debian 1:3.3.5-13 with apache2, PHP, etc. --[[User:Spawrks|spawrks]] 23:36, 10 April 2008 (EST)
* Debian Etch with apache2, MySQL, etc. --[[User:Zhafrance|zhafrance]] 16:29, 20 April 2008 (EST)
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