Hosting and servers
Where to run a website, an app or your own automation server — from shared hosting to a bare cloud machine.
- HetznerGerman cloud and dedicated servers with some of the lowest prices in Europe.
- DigitalOceanSimple cloud servers, managed databases and app hosting for developers.
- VultrCloud servers in locations around the world, billed by the hour.
- HostingerBudget shared, WordPress and VPS hosting with an easy control panel.
- CloudwaysManaged hosting on DigitalOcean, AWS or Google Cloud without doing server admin yourself.
- KinstaPremium managed WordPress hosting on Google Cloud with fast support.
Hosting and servers: what to know
The choice comes down to how much server administration you want to do. Shared and managed hosting hide it completely; a cloud server hands you the whole machine and the whole responsibility.
Location matters too: a server close to your visitors is faster, and a server in the right jurisdiction is sometimes a legal requirement.
How to choose
- Pick the region by where your visitors are, not by where the company is registered.
- Managed hosting is worth it when nobody on the team wants to be a sysadmin.
- Check the backups and the restore procedure before you need them.