{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HostGator","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog","author_name":"Kevin Wood","author_url":"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/author\/kwood\/","title":"What Is VPS Used For? - HostGator","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"iLOfeeddn6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/what-vps-used-for\/\">What Is VPS Used For?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/what-vps-used-for\/embed\/#?secret=iLOfeeddn6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What Is VPS Used For?&#8221; &#8212; HostGator\" data-secret=\"iLOfeeddn6\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/\/uploads\/2019\/02\/What-is-VPS-Used-For-.png","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":629,"description":"You may be here because you\u2019ve heard the term VPS thrown around a lot, and you\u2019re wondering what this acronym actually means. VPS stands for Virtual Private Server, and the term is usually used when referring to VPS hosting. It\u2019s also often confused with VPN, although VPS and VPN are two different things. Of course, [&hellip;]"}