installed on the server vs installed in the server

Both phrases are commonly used, but 'installed on the server' is more appropriate when referring to software or applications being placed on a server, while 'installed in the server' could be used when talking about physical components being placed inside the server.

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installed on the server

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to software or applications being placed on a server.

This phrase is used when talking about installing software or applications onto a server, indicating that the software is running on the server.

Examples:

The new software was installed on the server yesterday.
The latest updates were installed on the server this morning.

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A typical CPU is a physical package to be installed on the server motherboard via a socket or direct solder attachment.
Sieve script installed successfully on the server. Out of Office reply is now active.
I found hidden malware installed on their server.
The system is hosted on an Internet facing server installed on a demilitarised zone (DMZ) and protected by a firewall.
No NFS server installed on this system
Janson installed his own server overrides.
A European database installed on a server with sufficient capacity so that it can be used by all European operators simultaneously (Traces system) would be a highly useful resource for controlling the spread of diseases.
Shared Windows printer Use this for a printer installed on a Windows server and shared on the network using the SMB protocol (samba).
The large GCOS servers installed in current customers' businesses are an important cash cow.
database server installed on a separate machine to that or those used for the web server and application server;
All Blade Servers installed in the Blade Chassis shall share the same configuration (homogeneous).
The program'akonadictl 'needs to be accessible in $PATH. Make sure you have the Akonadi server installed.
Divide the measured total idle power in Section 6.1.6 by the number of nodes/Blade Servers installed for the test;
The program '%1 'to control the Akonadi server was found but could not be executed successfully. Result: %2 Make sure the Akonadi server is installed correctly.
Multimedia products, such as video sequences, pictures, data and sound are exchanged (received and transmitted) among media servers, installed within the providers' network.
SMB and NFS servers are not installed on this machine, to enable this module the servers must be installed.
By contrast, work group server operating systems are generally installed on less expensive computers.
Hacked? Yes, but because of Pelant, I installed a fail-safe program on the server.
Power Supply RAS: All PSUs installed or shipped with the server shall be redundant and concurrently maintainable.
If a resilient Computer Server is shipped with six installed buffered DDR channels, the server would not receive an additional idle power allowance.

Alternatives:

deployed on the server
set up on the server
implemented on the server
uploaded to the server
installed onto the server

installed in the server

This phrase is also correct and can be used when referring to physical components being placed inside the server.

This phrase is suitable when talking about installing physical components, such as hard drives or memory modules, inside the server.

Examples:

The new hard drive was installed in the server to increase storage capacity.
Additional memory modules were installed in the server for better performance.

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The large GCOS servers installed in current customers' businesses are an important cash cow.
All Blade Servers installed in the Blade Chassis shall share the same configuration (homogeneous).
A typical CPU is a physical package to be installed on the server motherboard via a socket or direct solder attachment.
Sieve script installed successfully on the server. Out of Office reply is now active.
I found hidden malware installed on their server.
Janson installed his own server overrides.
The system is hosted on an Internet facing server installed on a demilitarised zone (DMZ) and protected by a firewall.
The program'akonadictl 'needs to be accessible in $PATH. Make sure you have the Akonadi server installed.
No NFS server installed on this system
A European database installed on a server with sufficient capacity so that it can be used by all European operators simultaneously (Traces system) would be a highly useful resource for controlling the spread of diseases.
Divide the measured total idle power in Section 6.1.6 by the number of nodes/Blade Servers installed for the test;
The program '%1 'to control the Akonadi server was found but could not be executed successfully. Result: %2 Make sure the Akonadi server is installed correctly.
Multimedia products, such as video sequences, pictures, data and sound are exchanged (received and transmitted) among media servers, installed within the providers' network.
Shared Windows printer Use this for a printer installed on a Windows server and shared on the network using the SMB protocol (samba).
database server installed on a separate machine to that or those used for the web server and application server;
that the server hosting the application is installed in a secured rack.
Hacked? Yes, but because of Pelant, I installed a fail-safe program on the server.
Power Supply RAS: All PSUs installed or shipped with the server shall be redundant and concurrently maintainable.
If a resilient Computer Server is shipped with six installed buffered DDR channels, the server would not receive an additional idle power allowance.
SMB and NFS servers are not installed on this machine, to enable this module the servers must be installed.

Alternatives:

placed in the server
inserted into the server
fitted in the server
mounted in the server
added to the server

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installed on the server vs installed in the server