[rymax99]

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Originally Posted by Nixco Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_server I could explain it for you in general terms. Your computer is a private server (or machine) which can do exactly what a VPS does, there's no difference in general terms. Technically speaking, a VPS never shuts off unless you command it to do so, just like your computer. A VPS is maintained and managed by the provider you buy it from, whereas your computer is maintained by you. Your computer can be a private server, in fact, it is already. If it's still not clear for you, a VPS is technically a computer without a screen, somewhere in the world, that you only have access to, so if you want to 'create' a VPS then all it would take you is to set up a desktop and connect it to your internet (VPS providers offer superb internet connections, because that's what it is made of) and a few here and there and you're done. Bottom of the line, you can't make a VPS.

A VPS is a fancy term for a virtual machine. Only difference is that in a commercial/hosting environment, hosts use bare metal hypervisors(OpenVZ, XenServer, Hyper-V Server) rather than a piece of software acting as a hypervisor.

https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

Create a virtual machine, there's your VPS.