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Do you run your own DNS server? If so, we've just added the ability for you to set us up as slaves for all of your domains. Offered at no charge, the new feature under our Tools menu gives you an easy way to add three additional DNS servers to your domains.

Managing forward dns through our vClient isn't for everyone. If you prefer to "roll your own" you'll appreciate this added redundancy.

As always, we welcome your comments and feedback on this new feature. Look for more in the coming weeks as we begin to pick up the pace of our releases.

We've just released a new version of vClient. This comes with quite a few upgrades and enhancements, although as usual not all will be immediately visible to you directly.

One of the largest (and more requested) features is the inclusion of forward/dns zone management. Courtesy of our pre-existing www.zoneconfig.com tool, our zone management allows you to manage an unlimited number of domains/records.

Updates of zones and zone records are instant. To get started, select Tools > DNS Zones and add your domain. Once you've completed adding the appropriate records, change the dns servers at your registrar for your domain to ns1.hostvirtual.com and ns2.hostvirtual.com. You will be able to instantly control and adjust your domains records.

We've got quite a bit more currently in beta but decided to launch this feature after several weeks of baking. As always your feedback is invaluable and we appreciate your comments/features suggestions.

Thanks!
The Host Virtual Team

We've released a web based ajax console. The console functionality compliments rescue mode and allows you to  troubleshoot your server during the boot and shutdown process.

Note: the console is for troubleshooting purposes only and does not replace ssh for the best way to connect to your server!

We've released a new version of our vClient portal. The release brings the UI in-line with our new site and streamlines the management interface.

Most of the enhancements aren't immediately visible as they are foundational pieces on the backend. We're excited about the new functionality and how we will be able to grow the platform from here.

We're happy to announce that effective immediately the amount of bandwidth for each of our plans has increased at no charge.

The new transfer rates are:

XV1: 500gb
XV2: 1000gb
XV3: 2000gb

Enjoy!