Server Management / Linux
Debian, Ubuntu, AlmaLinux or any other Linux distribution — we manage your Linux server on the command line, with patching, hardening and monitoring included. No control panel needed, but full control for us and for you.
Order Linux Management Free configuration scan
Kernel and package updates according to a fixed schedule, security patches often the same day.
SSH access on keys, fail2ban, firewall rules, and a minimum set of running services.
Resources, services and logs in the future, with an engineer intervening in the event of an anomaly.
Nginx, Apache, MySQL/MariaDB and PostgreSQL tuned to what is running on the server.
Docker and Docker Compose under management, including updates to images and volumes.
Off-server backups, with periodic restore tests so you know they’re working.
We manage all four on the same baseline. This is what they choose in practice.
| Ubuntu LTS | Debian | AlmaLinux | Rocky Linux | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong in | Wide software support | Stability, minimalism | RHEL Compatible, Enterprise | RHEL Compatible, Community |
| End of Life cycle | LTS | every 2 yearsSlow, very stable | Follows RHEL | Follows RHEL |
| Package management | APT | APT | DNF/YUM | DNF/YUM |
| Our advice | Web Applications, Docker | Critical, quiet workloads | Compliance-sensitive environments | Similar to AlmaLinux |
Are you in doubt? We advise on the basis of what should be running on the server, not on what we prefer to manage.
Migration
We put you to check your current server and do an onboarding check, this will show whether your server has been maintained well enough in the past and whether there are any notes you should take into account.
We make sure that your server is properly secured and that bug fixes and patches are installed on your server. For example, we update the software packages on the server every month and optimize them where necessary. Our support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to support you in managing your Linux server. Whichever package you choose, we will always intervene immediately in case of emergency.
Your server will be connected to our smart monitoring system. This gives us direct insight into your entire server such as disk space, network, processor and memory. We set up smart notifications so that you immediately receive a notification when your disk is almost full or your php script is using a little too much memory. A smart way to monitor, completely secure and minimizes downtime.
Server Management
One price per server per month, including everything in the column. Additional services, checks or management are always possible.
| Per server, per month | BASECAMP € 99Your server always up2date | ASCENT Most chosen€ 250 All from BASECAMP + | SUMMIT €400 All by ASCENT + |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management and maintenance | |||
| OS updates | Includes | Includes | Includes |
| Security updates | What's not included | On request | Yes |
| Patches | What's not included | On request | Yes |
| Supporting times | Mon - Fri (10:00 - 18:00) | Mon - Fri (09:00 - 21:00) | Mon - Mon (09:00 - 21:00) |
| RunCloud License | Includes | Includes | Includes |
| Web hosting support (DirectAdmin, Plesk, cPanel) | — | Includes | Includes |
| Monitoring and response | |||
| Monitoring | What's not included | Includes | Includes |
| Control interval | What's not included | 5 minute | 5 minutes, multiple locations |
| Response Time | 4 hours, during working days | 3 hours, during working days | 1 hour, 27/7 |
| Night shift calls you in case of downtime | No | No | Optional |
| Security | |||
| Hardening | Basic set | Standard | Full + optional audit |
| Firewall management | Optional | Optional | Optional |
| Malware scan and cleanup | At hourly rate | At hourly rate | At hourly rate |
| Backup and recovery | |||
| Backup control | Monthly | Weekly | Weekly |
| GB external storage | What's not included | 25GB | 50GB |
| Recovery after incident | At hourly rate | At hourly rate | Includes |
| Contact and reporting | |||
| Permanent engineer | — | Yes | Yes, with replacement |
| Quarterly meeting | — | Optional | Includes |
| Direct line outside office hours | — | Yes | Yes |
| Phone support | Optional (€99/p.m) | Optional (€99/p.m) | Yes |
| Choose Basecamp | Choose ACENT | Request a quote | |
Volume discount
Extensions
See also remote hands.
Conditions
- No start-up costs; The baseline measurement is free of charge
- Different package per server possible
- Prices per server, excluding VAT
Sounds pretty scary, you give a stranger access to your most precious parts. If you are in doubt, you can always call us on 085 30 350 45.
No more worrying about your server park, no more outliers in your ICT budget and a managed server environment for one fixed amount per month.
We ensure that your server is always up to date with the latest software and security updates for certain packages.
This regular maintenance is standard in your package. Activities outside of this, such as installing an application, we charge at a discount at our regular rate as a server management customer.
Some plans also offer web hosting support . With this module, we also help you with questions about your web hosting servers and the customers hosted on them. We know the software packages DirectAdmin, CPanel and Plesk through and through.
The world of email is changing at a rapid pace, big players such as Gmail and Office365 are now making the rules and having your own mail server (for example on your DirectAdmin, Plesk or CPanel server) is increasingly difficult to maintain.
With email server support, we also help you maintain your mail server and you can be sure that your emails always reach the recipient.
Your server(s), website, email or webshop is probably one of the most important assets of your company. When these fail, everything comes to a standstill.
With good server management, you prevent problems during peak loads and performance is continuously guaranteed. In addition, we ensure that the system is always optimally accessible.
If the server crashes, the whole company comes to a standstill! This can be prevented by good management on the server. Are all services running? Aren't the hard disks almost full? Have all updates been installed? Are the OS and programs up-to-date? And so on! You don't have to waste valuable time on this anymore, we keep a close eye on it all and react immediately if something threatens to go wrong.
No, we are one of the few carrier-neutral system operators. It doesn't matter where your server is located, as long as we have access to the server and the control panel in case of any problems.
We work closely with the following hosting parties: TransIP, WorldStream, OVH, Hostnet, Siteground, Digital Ocean and GoDaddy.
During office hours we can be reached via 085 30 350 45. Outside these hours, you will be connected to our night shift*.
*If you call outside your package, extra costs will be charged
One fixed price per server per month. Including everything in the column. Extra services, checks or management? These are always possible.
We simply make our prices public. That is quite exceptional in this market. Most agencies that serve Dutch chains do not show their rates. This makes it difficult to compare.
We do it differently: below you can see exactly what you pay, what is included and what is not included in the price. No hidden costs, no ambiguity.
Since 2008
For over 15 years, we have been providing secure and reliable IT to small and medium-sized businesses. For a fixed monthly fee and with short contracts.
Bank
From outdated system to a container environment with, as an IT department that the branch itself does not have.
MOJO Concerts
The largest concert provider in the Netherlands. We put their IT in order and reduced costs.
Municipality of Epe
Fixed updates, certificate management and 24/7 monitoring, so that the in-house ICT department could focus on the rest.
Every server we take over gets the same basic settings. Deviating is allowed, but with reason.
Password login off, access only with key and per user can be revoked.
UFW or iptables, only necessary ports open, management only via VPN or whitelist.
Brute force detection on SSH and the services that are open to the outside.
Security updates automatically, other updates tested before they are implemented.
System logs collected centrally, so that we can reconstruct an incident afterwards.
Set per service with systemd, so that one process cannot shut down the server.
Let’s Encrypt with automatic renewal on any service that allows it.
To a second location, with a fixed retention and periodic restore test.
Prefer to call? 020 89 500 45.
Yes, that’s usually the norm in Linux management. We manage the server directly via the command line; a control panel such as cPanel or Plesk can be added optionally.
It depends on your software and update cycle preference. We advise on the basis of what needs to be running, not on what we prefer to manage ourselves — see the comparison above.
Yes. Docker and Docker Compose are under our control, including image updates and volume tracking.
Yes, you keep SSH access based on your own key. We agree in advance who manages what, so that we do not overwrite each other’s work.
Just like hardware maintenance, server management consists of continuously monitoring most parts of the operating system and hardware on a daily basis. We can also monitor the applications installed on your server(s) and take immediate action if necessary. This also applies to your backup and antivirus software on your server(s). You never have to check these yourself again, we do that for you every day. Every month you will receive an automatic extensive report from us about the status of your server(s) and our activities.
Nothing is more annoying than the unavailability of your surroundings without you being aware of it. With Servermeister’s monitoring service, you will receive an instant notification, day and night, as soon as your server stops responding to a request. Depending on your choice, the notifications are sent by email or by SMS. Upon delivery of the monitoring service, Servermeister’s network administrators will contact you to fine-tune the server and services to be monitored.
We offer server management for control panels such as DirectAdmin, CPanel and Plesk. This is standard in our package and you don’t have to pay anything extra for it.
No, we are one of the few carrier-neutral system operators. It doesn’t matter where your server is located, as long as we have access to the server and the control panel in case of any problems.
We work closely with the following hosting parties: TransIP, Digital Ocean and GoDaddy.
Many of our customers (with or without their own ICT department) choose to periodically hire one of our certified system administrators. Remote is a lot possible, but more and more of our customers are also opting for a system administrator who periodically comes to the location to support the optimal keeping of the components. For companies with their own ICT department, an additional system administrator is an important means to increase the knowledge and experience of their own ICT department. We always link a permanent system administrator to a customer so that you do not always have a different face on the floor during periodic system management.
If the server crashes, the whole company comes to a standstill! This can be prevented by good management on the server. Are all services running? Aren’t the hard disks almost full? Have all updates been installed? Are the OS and programs up-to-date? And so on! You don’t have to waste valuable time on this anymore, we keep a close eye on it all and react immediately if something threatens to go wrong.
Debian, Ubuntu, AlmaLinux or Rocky — you will receive a configuration scan and a concrete proposal for management within one working day.
