The following are some links for installing the Drupal content managmenet system on a virtual private server (VPS) hosted by Linode.com. Please feel free to comment or add links about your own experience of installing and maintaning a CMS (doesn't have to be about Drupal) on a VPS or even a dedicated server. If the reference is good, I'll add it to the list.

• Victor Kane's aWebFactory: VPS! Getting Drupal up and running on a linode
• Jeff Beeman: Just got rolling with a VPS on Linode (Part 1)
• Jeff Beeman: Just got rolling with a VPS on Linode (Part 2)

By the way, CMS Report is hosted on a VPS at Dakota Hosting (a reseller account I own). I've had very good luck with the virtual server at Dakota Hosting and would recommend them any day over shared hosting.