# Ultra Web Hosting - Full Site Text Complete readable text of every content page on www.ultrawebhosting.com, for AI ingestion. Index: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/llms.txt Structured plan and pricing data: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/awin-product-feed.xml ============================================================================== # Ultra Web Hosting | Fast cPanel NVMe, Owned Since 2002 URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/ Summary: Powerful cPanel web hosting with NVMe SSD storage, free domain, free SSL, CDN, and 24/7 expert US support. Since 2002. 45-day money-back. Plans from $3.95/mo. 30% off new hosting orders · code 30-OFF-HOSTING Trusted by businesses since 2002 ## Ultra Web Hosting that just works. Easily create the website you've imagined. Powered by our own hardware for speeds up to 8x faster than standard shared hosting. Free SSL, free CDN integration, free migration, and a 12-minute support response. Choose a plan Transfer my site free ★★★★★ 4.9 Shopper Approved 10,000+ sites optimized 24+ years hosting experience 12-min support response NEW · AI CODING ASSISTANT, BUILT INTO cPANEL Code with AI · MCP · BYO API keys ## Build with AI right inside cPanel. Softaculous Code with AI ships with every Ultra plan. Bring your own API keys for Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Groq, Together AI, and 6 more providers, or start free with OpenCode Zen. No token markup. Your conversation stays yours. Explore AI Hosting How it works 11 AI providers supported Pay your provider directly Free with every plan WORDPRESS · ACCELERATEWP · LITESPEED The fastest WordPress hosting we ship ## WordPress that flies, out of the box. AccelerateWP, Redis object cache, LiteSpeed, and CloudFlare CDN tuned for WordPress on day one. Free SSL, free migration, and the same 12-minute support response. Sites that load in milliseconds, not seconds. 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CloudLinux isolationYour resources are yours. Noisy neighbors stay quiet. Imunify360 + daily backupsProactive security and 30 days of restore points, included.  PLATFORM STATUS: ALL SYSTEMS NOMINAL - web cluster A load 0.4 - web cluster B load 0.7 - web cluster C load 0.3 - web cluster D load 0.6 - vps cluster kvm ok - email cluster smtp ok - dns cluster dns ok - backup vault sync ok Illustrative display of our owned infrastructure. You are leading the way · trusted by businesses big and small 24+ Years in Business 10k+ Sites Optimized 4.9 Shopper Approved 12m Avg Support Response ## Register a domain name. Search across 40+ TLDs. 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Every plan ships with the tools you need to launch quickly and keep things running reliably as you grow. ## NVMe-Powered Speed Nginx reverse proxy, LiteSpeed, and NVMe SSD storage deliver page loads up to 8x faster than standard shared hosting. ## cPanel Control Panel Manage your sites, email accounts, databases, and DNS from the industry's most popular hosting control panel. ## 3-Tier PHP Caching OPcache, Redis object caching, and AccelerateWP work together so your pages load in milliseconds, not seconds. ## 24+ Years of Experience We have been hosting websites since 2002 and have optimized over 10,000 sites. We know what makes hosting work. ## Award-Winning Hosting 15+ industry awards and a Shopper Approved rating of 4.9. Our clients stick around for a reason. ## Free Website Transfer Our team migrates your cPanel accounts, websites, and domain registrations to Ultra at no cost. ## Free CloudFlare CDN Integration Integrated CloudFlare support speeds up content delivery worldwide and adds DDoS protection to every account. ## Free 24/7/365 Support Live chat and ticket support around the clock with a 12-minute average response time. Real techs, not scripts. ## 45-Day Money-Back Try any shared hosting plan risk-free. If you are not happy within 45 days, get a full refund. No questions asked. Built In, Not Bolted On ## Everything you need, built in. Every plan ships with the tools you would otherwise pay for separately. No upsells for the basics. ## UltraSpeed Caching OPcache + Redis + 3-tier PHP, tuned for shared hosting performance. ## CloudLinux Isolation Resource isolation per account so noisy neighbors stay quiet. ## Free SSL Everywhere HTTPS provisioned and auto-renewed across every domain on the account. ## Free Site Migration cPanel-to-cPanel migration handled by our team, zero downtime. ## 24/7 Human Support Live chat, ticket, or phone. 12-minute average response time. ## 1-Click App Installs WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Magento, and 100+ more via Softaculous. ## Automatic Backups Daily backups retained for 30 days. Restore from cPanel anytime. ## 45-Day Money-Back Try Ultra risk-free. Don't love it? Full refund within 45 days. 100+ 1-Click Apps 24/7 Support Free SSL + CDN Auto Backups ## Web Hosting Built for Speed, Security, and Simplicity Every Ultra hosting plan comes loaded with the tools you need to get your website online and keep it running fast. Whether you are launching a WordPress blog, an online store, or a business website, our platform handles it all. One-click installers cover WordPress, Joomla, Magento, WooCommerce, and over 100 other popular applications. You also get built-in SEO and marketing, sitemap generation, and search engine submission tools. On the server side, every account runs on CloudLinux with LiteSpeed and Nginx for maximum stability and speed. Free SSL certificates, Imunify360 security, and automatic backups keep your site safe without any extra work on your end. And if you ever need a hand, our support team averages a 12-minute response time, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. ## High-Performance Web Hosting Made Easy and Affordable Your Website Deserves Better Hosting If you have dealt with slow page loads, random downtime, or support tickets that go nowhere, you know how frustrating bad hosting can be. Ultra is different. We have been in the hosting business since 2002 and have built our reputation on doing things the right way. Unlike most hosting providers, we do not rent our servers from a third party. We own our hardware, load it up with enterprise-grade components, and configure every server specifically for web hosting. Our infrastructure runs on CloudLinux with LiteSpeed, Nginx, and Redis caching to deliver page loads that are measurably faster than standard shared hosting. Every account gets NVMe SSD storage, free SSL certificates, and integrated CloudFlare CDN. You also get full flexibility to choose your PHP version and configure your environment exactly the way you need it through your cPanel control panel. Getting started is simple. Every plan includes a one-click WordPress installer, a drag-and-drop website builder, and access to over 100 applications through Softaculous. Already have a website somewhere else? Our migration team will transfer your site for free, including full cPanel account transfers and domain registrations. We have optimized over 10,000 websites to date and have earned a Shopper Approved rating of 4.9 along with hundreds of client testimonials. Every shared hosting plan comes with a 45-day money-back guarantee and a risk-free 30-day trial. We also offer a price guarantee where we will beat a competitor's price by 10% in most cases. On-site engineers · our own datacenter Real people · US-based · Since 2002 ## You're hosted by actual humans. The same in-house US team owns the hardware, racks it in our own datacenter, and answers your tickets in about 12 minutes. No outsourced call center, no rented cloud. 100%US-based team Ownedhardware & racks 12 minavg reply ## Award-winning web hosting for 24+ years. ## WebHostDir Award Multiple Years Running ## Hosting Code of Ethics Member with Good Status ## Top 10 WebHostsOnline Editor's Choice ## HostReview Award Multiple Years ## Guaranteed Host CompareWebHosts ## Best Scalable Hosting WebHostingRank ## Gold Star Host Industry Recognized ## 4.0 GPA Rating HostSearch What Clients Say ## Rated 4.9 out of 5 by our customers. Real reviews from real Ultra Web Hosting customers. Here is what a few of them have to say. ★★★★★ I am most impressed by the knowledge, speed of operations and pleasant experience I have received from Ultra Web Hosting. Being the victim of a nasty hack, and swimming in a sea of possible problems, Ultra came to the rescue, noticing my predicament even as I reached out directly. David quickly tuned in to my having multiple diagnostics and editors going on simultaneously and jumped in to the rescue, just like their logo character, a true hero. As time was ticking down and my anxiety about resolving the problem grew, David got all issues resolved fast and perfectly. I recommend Ultra to all website operators and attest to their thorough professionalism and dedication to their customers. P Paul M.Massachusetts ★★★★★ I have been a customer with Ultra Web Hosting for nearly 10 years. Every time I have a technical related question I know I can count on their team to help me until I have resolved my issue. Dave and Kevin are always helpful, professional and super patient. The web hosting rates are also very affordable. This company has been the reason I have a business today and I want to say Thank you! Everyone should sign up! Y Yasha RoseSmall-business owner ★★★★★ I have been using Ultra/Flux for just over a decade now. I've hosted countless websites through them and have no complaints whatsoever. Their pricing is affordable and the value of products and services available is miles above their competitors. Their customer support has the fastest response time of any company I've ever worked with. If I ever need anything they are right on top of it. Server downtimes really don't exist. They are constantly updating and improving everything. I would never host a site anywhere else. Thanks Ultra Web Hosting. J John B.Utah Rated 4.9 out of 5 on Shopper Approved, gathered across many review platforms over our 24 years in business. Read more reviews on Google. ## Start your website today. Risk-free for 45 days. Hosting plans from $3.95/mo with free SSL, free CDN integration, and free migration on annual plans. Choose a plan Talk to sales One-Click Installs ## Over 100 free one-click app installs included. Softaculous ships with every plan. Launch a WordPress site, a Joomla CMS, a Magento store, a phpBB forum, or an osTicket helpdesk in seconds. No config files, no command line. Browse all 100+ apps WordPress Joomla Drupal Magento CubeCart phpBB osTicket Wiki Discourse Moodle Piwigo 90+ more Get Started ## Get your website online today. Two ways to launch fast: build from scratch with our drag-and-drop builder, or let our team handle a free migration from your existing host. Build a Professional Website Without Code ## Drag-and-Drop Website Builder - Polished, responsive websites built right from your browser in minutes - Drag-and-drop editor with 100+ professional themes - Looks great on desktops, tablets, and phones - Included free with Ultra Unlimited and Pro plans Order Now Free Website Migration by Our Team ## Website Transfer - Our migration team handles the entire move; you do not lift a finger - Full cPanel account transfers and individual site migrations - Domain registration transfers included - Zero downtime, free on annual plans Get Started FAQ ## Common questions about Ultra Web Hosting. If yours isn't here, drop us a line or browse the full FAQ. What is included with Ultra Web Hosting plans?Every Ultra hosting plan includes cPanel, free SSL certificates, CloudFlare CDN integration, NVMe SSD storage, one-click WordPress installation, a drag-and-drop website builder, email hosting, over 100 one-click app installs through Softaculous, and 24/7 live chat support. Plans start at $3.95 per month. Does Ultra Web Hosting offer a money-back guarantee?Yes. All shared hosting plans come with a 45-day money-back guarantee. We also offer a risk-free 30-day trial so you can test the service before committing. If you are not satisfied, you receive a full refund with no questions asked. See refund policy for full terms. Will Ultra transfer my existing website for free?Yes. Our migration team will transfer your full cPanel account, individual websites, and domain registrations to Ultra at no charge. Most transfers are completed within a few hours with zero downtime. See free site transfer for details. How fast are Ultra Web Hosting servers?Ultra servers run on CloudLinux with LiteSpeed, Nginx reverse proxy, NVMe SSD storage, Redis caching, and OPcache. Combined with free CloudFlare CDN, most websites load up to 8x faster compared to standard shared hosting. We've optimized over 10,000 websites since 2002. How long has Ultra Web Hosting been in business?Ultra Web Hosting has been providing web hosting services since 2002, originally operating as Flux Services. With over 24 years of experience, we own and operate our own server hardware and have earned 15+ industry awards along with a Shopper Approved rating of 4.9/5 from over 312 verified buyers. What types of web hosting does Ultra offer?Ultra offers shared web hosting from $3.95/mo, WordPress-optimized hosting from $9.95/mo, reseller hosting for agencies, VPS hosting for sites needing root access and guaranteed CPU/RAM, and dedicated server hosting for the largest workloads. AI Coding Hosting and Nginx Optimized Hosting are also available as specialized variants. Most customers start on shared or WordPress hosting and upgrade as their traffic grows. ## Still have a question? A real person on our team replies in about 12 minutes, day or night. No bots, no runaround. Talk to a human ============================================================================== # Web Hosting Affiliate Program | 90-Day Cookie, $65 Per Sale | Ultra URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/affiliate-program Summary: Earn $65 for every Ultra Web Hosting referral. 90-day tracking cookie, 125+ ready-made banners, and over $100,000 paid to affiliates since 2004. Join free through Awin. 90-Day Cookie · $65 per Sale · No Cap · Free to Join ## Web hosting referrals, a flat $65 on every sale. Earn a flat $65 commission on every Ultra Web Hosting referral, with a 90-day tracking cookie and no earnings cap. Free to join through Awin. Sign up through Awin Browse affiliate banners Partner Guide (PDF) Affiliate login ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites hosted 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response $100k+ Paid to affiliates $65 Flat commission per sale 90 Day tracking cookie Since 2004 Affiliate program runtime A flat $65 per sale. A 90-day cookie. A brand with real track record. ## $100,000+ paid to affiliates since 2004. The Ultra Web Hosting affiliate program pays you a flat $65 commission for every visitor you refer who signs up for any of our hosting plans, including web hosting, reseller hosting, and VPS and dedicated servers. We have been running our affiliate program since 2004 and have paid out over $100,000 in commissions to our partners. Every referral is tracked with a 90-day cookie, at the longer end of what hosting affiliate programs offer. If someone clicks your link today and signs up any time in the next three months, you still get credit for the sale. There is no earnings cap. The more hosting customers you send our way, the more you earn, and Ultra's long track record and low refund rates mean your referral traffic converts and sticks. The program is free to join and runs on Awin, so you can manage Ultra alongside your other merchant programs in one place. Free to join ## Run through Awin, one of the largest affiliate networks. Sign up free through Awin to manage Ultra alongside your other merchant programs in one dashboard, with reliable tracking, real-time stats, and dependable payouts. A flat $65 per referred sale, tracked for 90 days. Start with Awin → Partner with us ## Earn $65 per referral. A flat $65 per sale, a 90-day cookie, and a product people actually keep. Refer with confidence. At the desk · US-based teamReal people · US-based · Since 2002 ## Refer a host you can stand behind. Send people to a US-based team that owns the hardware and answers in about 12 minutes. Referrals that stick. $65per sale 90-daycookie 12 minavg reply Why Ultra · 6 reasons ## Why affiliates choose Ultra. What makes the Ultra affiliate program stand apart from Bluehost, HostGator, GreenGeeks, and the rest. ## 90-Day Tracking Cookie Your referral cookie lasts 90 days, at the longer end of what hosting affiliate programs offer. If a visitor clicks your link and comes back to sign up within three months, you still get credit for the sale. ## Flat $65 Per Sale Every referred hosting sale pays a flat $65 commission, with no tiers to track and no earnings cap. You know exactly what each conversion is worth before you send a single click. ## Flexible Billing Means More Conversions Ultra offers hosting terms from one month all the way out to three years. This flexibility gives your visitors more options and lowers the barrier to sign up, which means a higher conversion rate on your referral traffic. ## 125+ Banners and Text Links We provide over 125 professionally designed banners and text links in multiple sizes, ready to drop into your Awin tracking links. You can also link to any page on our site. Track which creatives perform best in your Awin dashboard. Browse our banner gallery. ## Trusted Brand Since 2002 Ultra has been hosting websites for over two decades with multiple industry awards and hundreds of client testimonials. When you recommend Ultra, you are recommending a company with a real track record, which makes the sell easier and keeps refund rates low. ## Reliable Tracking and Payments The program runs on Awin, one of the largest and most established affiliate networks in the industry, so your clicks, conversions, and payouts are handled by a platform you can trust. How it works · 4 steps ## From signup to first commission. Four steps from creating your account to getting paid on your first referral. ## Sign Up Create your free affiliate account through Awin. No cost to join, no minimum traffic requirement, and you do not need to be an Ultra customer. ## Grab Your Links Log into your Awin dashboard and grab your unique tracking links. Choose from over 125 banner ads and text links, or build a custom link to any page on our site. Every click is tracked for 90 days. ## Promote Ultra Place your links on your website, blog, YouTube channel, social media, email newsletter, or anywhere else you reach your audience. Write reviews, comparisons, tutorials, or simply recommend us to your clients. ## Get Paid When someone clicks your link and purchases a hosting plan, you earn a flat $65 commission. Track your referrals, clicks, and earnings in real time from your Awin dashboard. Earning Examples · 4 scenarios ## Estimated commissions by referral volume. Here is what your commissions could look like based on different referral volumes. These are examples only and actual commissions depend on the hosting plan purchased and your affiliate program terms. Scenario Referrals Commission per Sale Estimated Monthly Casual Blogger 3 sales/mo $65 $195 Review Site Owner 10 sales/mo $65 $650 Web Designer / Agency 20 sales/mo $65 $1,300 High-Volume Affiliate 50 sales/mo $65 $3,250 Estimates based on a flat $65 commission per referred sale. Actual earnings vary with the number of referrals who complete a purchase. ## 125+ banners and text links ready to use. Pick your sizes, grab your tracking links, drop them on your site. The full gallery includes hero banners, sidebar banners, leaderboards, square units, and clean text links. Browse our affiliate banners FAQ · 8 questions ## Affiliate program questions. The questions we get most from new and prospective affiliates. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. How do I sign up for the affiliate program?You sign up free through Awin, one of the largest affiliate networks in the industry. It is free to join, you do not need to be an Ultra customer, and Awin lets you manage Ultra alongside your other merchant programs in one dashboard. How long does the tracking cookie last?Our tracking cookie lasts 90 days, at the longer end of what hosting affiliate programs typically offer. If a visitor clicks your link and signs up any time within the next three months, you get credit for the sale. What hosting products can I promote?You earn commissions on referrals to any of our hosting plans, including shared hosting, WordPress hosting, Nginx hosting, and reseller hosting. Ultra offers billing terms from one month to three years, which gives your audience flexibility and increases the likelihood of a conversion. Do you provide banners and marketing materials?Yes. Your affiliate dashboard includes over 125 professionally designed banner ads and text links in a variety of sizes. You can also create custom tracking links to any page on the Ultra website. We provide detailed click and conversion statistics so you can see which creatives perform best. View our banner gallery here. Do I need to be an Ultra customer to join?No. Anyone can sign up for our affiliate program regardless of whether you host with us. That said, many of our most successful affiliates are existing customers who recommend Ultra based on their own experience, since it makes writing genuine reviews and recommendations much easier. How and when do I get paid?Awin handles all payments through their standard system, which supports direct deposit and other methods. You can track your pending and approved commissions in real time in your Awin dashboard. Can I use PPC or paid ads to promote Ultra?Check the Ultra program terms on Awin for details on PPC bidding, brand keyword restrictions, and other paid advertising guidelines before running any paid campaigns. What makes this program different from other hosting affiliate programs?Two things stand out. First, a flat $65 commission on every referred sale with a 90-day tracking cookie, so you always know what a conversion is worth. Second, Ultra has been in business since 2002 with a strong reputation, which means higher conversion rates and lower refund rates for your referrals. ## Start earning $65 on every Ultra referral. Free to join through Awin. Sign up, grab your tracking links, and start promoting in minutes. Sign up through Awin Browse banners Partner Guide (PDF) Talk to our team Affiliate login ============================================================================== # Shared Web Hosting Plans from $3.95/mo | Ultra Web Hosting - Since 2002 URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/shared-web-hosting Summary: Reliable all-purpose shared hosting for small business and website owners. Owned hardware, free SSL, free CDN, free migration, NVMe SSDs, 99.9% uptime. From $3.95/mo. 30% off new hosting orders · code 30-OFF-HOSTING cPanel · CloudLinux · Free SSL · Free Migration · Owned Hardware ## Ultra Web Hosting: Shared Plans A dependable all-purpose home for your website since 2002, powered by CloudLinux & NVMe SSD Choose a plan Transfer my site free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites optimized 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response 99.9% uptime LiteSpeed + Redis Daily backups Free SSL + CDN 12-min avg support 45-day money-back $3.95 Starting as low as /mo 8x Faster than standard 99.9% Uptime guarantee 45-day Money-back guarantee Shared Hosting Plans ## Pick the plan that fits your site. Whether you are launching your first website or moving an established one, every Ultra shared hosting plan includes cPanel on fast NVMe SSD storage, free SSL, free CloudFlare CDN integration, free migration, daily JetBackup, and a 45-day money-back guarantee. Renewal prices match introductory pricing. Ultra Web Hosting is a cPanel Authorized Partner. Value Starter ## Ultra 1x Hosting Great for most websites As low as $3.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $6.95 every month - Single website - 50 GB NVMe SSD storage - Unlimited bandwidth - Unlimited email accounts - 150,000 inode limit - CloudLinux with Redis - UltraSpeed caching + IonCube Loader - Free SSL + CloudFlare CDN integration - Free domain with 1 year+ hosting - AI Coding Assistant included - 99.9% uptime - 45-day money-back guarantee Order Now Additional plan details Popular Standard ## Ultra Unlimited Host many Ultra websites As low as $6.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $9.95 every month - Unlimited websites - 50 GB NVMe SSD storage - Unlimited bandwidth - Unlimited email accounts - 150,000 inode limit - CloudLinux with Redis - UltraSpeed caching + IonCube Loader - AI Coding Assistant included - WP Toolkit + AccelerateWP optimization - Free SSL + CDN integration on all domains - Free domain with 1 year+ hosting - 45-day money-back guarantee Order Now Additional plan details Powerful Pro ## Ultra Unlimited Pro Higher-demanding websites As low as $9.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $12.95 every month - Unlimited websites - 50 GB NVMe SSD storage - Unlimited bandwidth - 3x Xeon CPU performance - 150,000 inode limit - CloudLinux with Redis - UltraSpeed caching + IonCube Loader - AI Coding Assistant included - Imunify360 security included - Free SSL + CDN integration on all domains - Free domain with 1 year+ hosting - 45-day money-back guarantee Order Now Additional plan details Owned Infrastructure ## Hardware We Own. Staff On-Site. Even our most affordable shared plans run on the same Dell PowerEdge servers we own outright, not leased from a third party. Our staff sits in the same building as the racks. When something breaks, the fix happens in minutes, not days. - Owned hardware: Dell PowerEdge servers we bought, not leased - On-site technicians in the same building as the racks - RAID + UPS protection on every shared host - No third-party datacenter staff between you and a fix 24+ yrs Hosting since 2002 10,000+ Sites optimized 99.9% Uptime, our own racks 12 min Avg support response Shared hosting ## Every feature on every plan. No upsell tier. Free SSL, free CloudFlare CDN integration, free site migration, daily JetBackup, AccelerateWP, Redis object cache, and a 12-minute support response. The same feature set on every shared plan, every server we run. Hosting websites since 2002. See what's included → Why Ultra Shared Hosting ## Built to last, tuned for speed. Every plan. Every server. Not a teaser tier and a premium upsell. ## AccelerateWP CloudLinux's full-stack WordPress optimization (object cache, page cache, image conversion, smart prefetch) shipped on every shared plan. ## Redis Object Cache In-memory object cache reduces database round-trips for WordPress, WooCommerce, Magento, and any PHP app that supports it. ## Free SSL + CDN Integration Let's Encrypt auto-renewal plus integrated CloudFlare CDN. No add-on charges, no DNS gymnastics, no premium tier required. ## NVMe SSD Storage Pure NVMe storage on every node. No spinning disks, no SATA SSDs sitting next to your I/O queue, no overcommit ratios. ## CloudLinux Resource Isolation Your account's CPU, RAM, and I/O are isolated from your shared neighbors. One noisy site can't drag yours down. ## Daily JetBackup Automated daily backups with 30 days of restore points. Restore files, databases, or email in one click from cPanel. ## 12-Minute Support Response Real humans, on-shore, with hosting backgrounds. Live chat and tickets average 12 minutes to first response, not a third-party callcenter. ## Free Site Migration Our techs move your existing site for you. Small sites can be staged the same business day; large or multi-domain sites take longer. We coordinate the cutover so it stays smooth. ## Imunify360 Real-time malware scanning, automatic cleanup, and a hardened WAF on Ultra Unlimited Pro. Available as an add-on for other tiers. Which plan is right for me? ## Shared hosting vs VPS vs dedicated. Shared is the right starting point for most small business sites, blogs, and brochure sites. Move up to VPS when you need root access, custom software, or guaranteed dedicated CPU/RAM. Move up to dedicated when the workload demands the whole server. Shared Hosting VPS Hosting Dedicated Server Starting price$3.95/mo$49.95/mo$99.95/mo Setup timeMinutes1-2 hoursSame day cPanel included Root / sudo access Resource isolationCloudLinux per-accountGuaranteed CPU/RAM sliceWhole server Best forMost small business sites, blogs, brochure sites, small storesCustom software, headless apps, high-traffic WordPress, dev sandboxesHeavy e-commerce, compliance requirements, very high traffic Free migration included Code with AI · Included ## An agentic AI coding assistant, built into cPanel. Every Ultra shared hosting plan includes Softaculous Code with AI, an agentic AI coding assistant built directly into your cPanel control panel. Point it at a project directory and it can read and write files, edit existing code with targeted changes, search by name or content, debug, refactor, plan multi-step changes before applying them, and run shell commands. Bring your own API key for Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Groq, Together AI, Ollama, or any of the eleven supported providers, or start with the free OpenCode Zen tier enabled by default. You pay your AI provider directly with no token markup, and your conversation history, tokens, and usage stay under your control. Useful for WordPress theme tweaks, plugin debugging, refactoring, custom PHP work, or generating new features through natural-language prompts. The full list of supported providers and a setup walkthrough lives on the AI Coding Hosting page. - Built into cPanel, no extra install - 11 supported providers (Claude, GPT, Gemini, etc.) - Free OpenCode Zen tier enabled by default - Bring your own API key, no token markup - Agentic: reads, writes, debugs, runs commands - Conversation history stays under your control WordPress on Shared Hosting ## WordPress hosting that flies, out of the box. WordPress is the most popular CMS on Ultra shared hosting, so we tune for it from day one. Every plan ships with one-click WordPress install via Softaculous, WP Toolkit for staging and cloning, and AccelerateWP (CloudLinux's full-stack WordPress optimization). Redis object cache is pre-installed and ready to enable from any WP-friendly caching plugin. Need a WordPress-specific environment with managed updates, automated staging, and Toolkit Premium features? See our WordPress Optimized Hosting tier. For WP performance tuning on existing sites, the WordPress Performance guide walks through every optimization we recommend. - One-click WordPress install (Softaculous) - WP Toolkit for staging, clone, secure, update - AccelerateWP optimization layer - Redis object cache pre-installed - Automatic WP core updates available - Free WP migration from any host Read the fine print for once ## Included with Ultra, upsold everywhere else. Discount hosting is cheap on the signup page and expensive on the renewal invoice. Here is what actually ships on the $3.95/mo plan, next to what the budget crowd bolts on later. Included with Ultra - Renewal price matches the signup price. $3.95/mo stays $3.95/mo, no year-two jump. - Free SSL, free Cloudflare CDN, and free website migration on every plan. - In-house on-shore support with a 12-minute average first response, not a call center. - Owned hardware on CloudLinux and LiteSpeed, plus green hosting on renewable energy. Typical budget host - A teaser rate that doubles or triples the day your first term renews. - SSL, backups, and migration sold as paid add-ons at checkout. - Outsourced tier-one chat and long ticket queues. - Oversold, resold, leased racks with no clear owner of the hardware. A 23-year track record, in one section. ## Shared web hosting built for speed and reliability. Ultra Web Hosting has operated its own server infrastructure since 2002. Our shared hosting plans run on CloudLinux with LiteSpeed, NVMe SSD storage, and Redis object caching, behind a CloudFlare CDN integration that's included free with every plan. Sites load in milliseconds, not seconds. ## What you get on every plan Every plan ships with free SSL, free CDN integration, free migration, and a 12-minute support response. We don't gate basics behind premium tiers. We don't oversell servers. We don't reseller-resell. We own the hardware, our staff sits on-site, and we've been doing this since before "the cloud" was a marketing term. ## Pricing transparency Our renewal prices match our introductory prices, period. The plan you signed up for at $3.95/mo renews at $3.95/mo, not at a hidden higher rate the way most of the discount-hosting industry operates. There are no setup fees on any shared plan. The 30% promotional discount applies to the first term and is honored at signup, not at renewal. ## The team behind the hardware The on-call hardware team works in the same building as the servers. The support team is based on-shore with hosting backgrounds, not a third-party call center. When you open a ticket, an Ultra employee answers it, and our 12-minute average first-response time is measured across all tickets during business hours. We're also a green hosting provider, with renewable energy offsetting the datacenter's full power draw. Built into cPanel ## Build with AI, right where you work. - ✓ Code with AI ships with every Ultra plan, no add-on - ✓ Bring your own keys for Claude, GPT, Gemini, and 8 more - ✓ No token markup. You pay your provider directly Explore AI hosting → What customers say ## 24 years of word-of-mouth. A small sample from our 312 Shopper Approved reviews. Read all customer reviews. ★★★★★ "I've been using Ultra for almost 18 years now. These guys are the most professional of all the webhosts I've worked with, providing patient and thorough customer service quickly while charging the lowest rates I've encountered." SK Sharlene King Chicago, IL · 18-Year Client ★★★★★ "Before Ultra, my website load times were horrible. Users complained of 30+ second page loads. After my move, my website loads in 2 to 3 seconds and all my users are happy. Customer service is top notch." JT Joel Telling Bothell, WA · Performance Boost ★★★★★ "The responses to my requests were so prompt that I almost felt as if the support team and I were in the same room. I have not often been so impressed. David and Kevin have it together. They understand what great service is about." MM Morris G. Mead Lima, OH · Outstanding Service ## Ready to start your site? 30% off new orders with code 30-OFF-HOSTING. 45-day money-back guarantee. Free migration included. Choose a plan Talk to sales Choosing your plan ## How to pick between our three shared plans. All three plans share the same fast CloudLinux stack, free SSL, free CDN integration, free migration, and 45-day money-back guarantee. The differences come down to how many sites you run and how demanding they are. ## Start with Ultra 1x Best for a single website: a small business brochure site, a portfolio, or a first WordPress blog. You get 50 GB NVMe SSD storage, unlimited bandwidth, unlimited email, and the AI Coding Assistant from $3.95/mo. When your site grows, you can upgrade with no downtime. ## Step up to Ultra Unlimited Best if you run more than one site, or expect to. Ultra Unlimited hosts unlimited websites on one account, each with its own domain, email, and databases, and adds WP Toolkit plus AccelerateWP optimization from $6.95/mo. This is our most popular plan for owners managing a small portfolio of sites. ## Go Pro for busier sites Best for higher-demanding websites and small stores that need more headroom. Ultra Unlimited Pro adds 3x Xeon CPU performance and Imunify360 security from $9.95/mo, while keeping unlimited websites and the same 50 GB NVMe SSD storage. FAQ ## What customers ask before choosing a hosting plan. The questions our sales team gets every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line and we'll add it. How much does shared web hosting cost?Ultra shared hosting plans start at $3.95/month for the Ultra 1x Hosting single-site plan when billed annually. Ultra Unlimited is $6.95/month for unlimited sites, and Ultra Unlimited Pro is $9.95/month for higher-demanding sites with 3x Xeon CPU performance. There are no setup fees on shared plans, and renewal pricing matches the introductory rate. How many websites can I host on one plan?Ultra 1x supports a single website. Ultra Unlimited and Ultra Unlimited Pro both support unlimited websites on one hosting account, each with its own domain, email accounts, and databases. There is no artificial site limit on the unlimited tiers. Is WordPress supported on shared hosting?Yes. Every plan includes one-click WordPress installation via Softaculous, plus AccelerateWP, WP Toolkit for staging and cloning, and Redis object caching pre-tuned for WordPress. For the WordPress-specific tier with managed updates, see WordPress Optimized Hosting. Do you include an AI coding assistant?Yes. Every plan includes Softaculous Code with AI, an agentic AI coding assistant built into cPanel. It can read and write files, edit code with targeted changes, debug, refactor, plan multi-step changes, and run shell commands. Bring your own API key for Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Groq, Together AI, Ollama (or any of 11 supported providers), or use the free OpenCode Zen tier enabled by default. See AI Coding Hosting for the full provider list. Do you include a free SSL certificate?Yes, every plan includes a free SSL certificate that auto-installs and auto-renews via Let's Encrypt. SSL is included on unlimited domains for the Unlimited and Pro plans. Can I migrate my existing site to Ultra for free?Yes. Free site migration is included with every plan, and our technicians handle the file copy, database, mail accounts, and configuration. Timing depends on site size and the DNS cutover step at your registrar: a small WordPress brochure site can be staged the same business day, while a multi-gigabyte site with large databases takes longer. We stage the new copy on a temporary URL first, test it, then coordinate the DNS cutover with you to minimize downtime. Open a support ticket after signup with your current host's login details and we'll take it from there. What is your uptime guarantee?We guarantee 99.9% uptime on all shared hosting plans. Our servers are housed in our own datacenter with redundant power, dual Cisco network feeds, hardware RAID, and on-site staff 24/7. Can I upgrade my plan later as my site grows?Yes. Upgrades from Ultra 1x to Ultra Unlimited or Pro happen in your client area with no downtime. When you outgrow shared entirely, our support team can migrate you to VPS or dedicated hosting and prorate the unused portion of your shared plan. What is your refund policy?All shared hosting plans come with a 45-day money-back guarantee. Request a refund through the client area within 45 days of signup for a full refund. Domain registration fees are non-refundable since they're paid to the registry on your behalf. See refund policy for full terms. Where are your servers located?Our servers are housed in our own datacenter with on-site staff 24/7. Free CloudFlare CDN integration caches your static assets to 300+ edge locations worldwide, so your visitors get fast response times regardless of where they are. Do I get a free domain name?Yes. Annual Ultra shared hosting plans include a free .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz, .us, or .co domain for the first year. Premium TLDs (.io, .ai, .tech etc.) are available at their standard registration price. How fast is Ultra shared hosting?Our shared hosting infrastructure (CloudLinux + LiteSpeed + NVMe SSD + Redis + LSCache + AccelerateWP) consistently benchmarks 4-8x faster than standard cPanel-on-Apache shared hosting from typical low-cost competitors. We have optimized over 10,000 sites since 2002. Is my data backed up automatically?Yes. All shared plans include automated daily backups with 30 days of restore points via JetBackup. Restore individual files, databases, or email accounts in one click from cPanel. Shared vs VPS vs dedicated - which do I need?Shared is the right starting point for most small business sites, blogs, brochure sites, and small stores. VPS makes sense when you need root access, custom software, headless apps, or guaranteed dedicated CPU/RAM. Dedicated is for heavy e-commerce, compliance requirements, or workloads that need the whole server. If you outgrow shared, our support team will migrate you to VPS or dedicated and prorate the unused portion of your shared plan. What if my site is hacked or compromised?Ultra Unlimited Pro includes Imunify360 with real-time malware scanning. If a site on any plan is compromised, our support team will help restore from backup and identify the entry point. Most compromises trace back to outdated WordPress plugins or weak passwords. What software is included with shared hosting?Every plan includes cPanel, Softaculous (100+ one-click app installs), WP Toolkit, SSH access, Git version control, multiple PHP versions, MariaDB/MySQL, phpMyAdmin, free SSL, integrated CloudFlare CDN, email hosting with webmail and SpamAssassin, DNS management, and cron job scheduling. 100+ One-Click Installs ## Launch any major CMS or web app in two clicks. Softaculous ships with every plan and installs the apps below plus 90+ more, all automatically configured against a fresh database with sane defaults. See all 100+ apps WordPress Joomla Drupal Magento OpenCart phpBB osTicket MediaWiki Discourse Moodle Piwigo 90+ more Awards & Recognition ## Award-winning web hosting for 24+ years. ## Top Web Host 2024 HostAdvice Editor's Pick ## 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved ## Best Uptime 2024 WhoIsHostingThis ## 24+ Year Honoree Web Hosting Awards Related Guides ## More Ultra hosting resources. ## NVMe vs SATA SSD Why storage interface matters for hosting speed. ## Hosts That Own Their Servers How to tell who owns the hardware, and why it matters. ## All Hosting Guides Browse the full Ultra guide library. ## Shared Hosting Security How CloudLinux, CageFS, and Imunify360 protect your site. ## Is Shared Hosting Secure? The real risks of shared hosting and how we mitigate them. ## Migrate Without Downtime Move hosts with no visible downtime. ## WordPress Optimized Hosting Managed WP tier with toolkit and automatic updates. ## VPS Hosting Root access and guaranteed CPU/RAM for higher-traffic sites. ## Dedicated Servers Full hardware control for the largest workloads. ## Nginx Optimized Hosting Static + dynamic content served via Nginx reverse proxy. ## Free Site Transfer Step-by-step migration with zero downtime. ## SSL Certificates Free Let's Encrypt + premium SSL options. ## Green Hosting 100% renewable energy datacenter. ## Price Guarantee Renewal pricing matches introductory pricing. ## No Price Increase Every term renews at the same rate. ## All Shared Hosting Features The full feature spec sheet across all three tiers. ============================================================================== # Website Consultation: Repair, Speed & Redesign for Any Site | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/consultation Summary: Expert website consultation from Ultra's specialists. We repair, troubleshoot, speed up, and redesign any website, whether or not you host with us. Get a free quote. Any Website · Repair · Speed · Redesign · In-House Specialists ## Expert help for your website, whether or not you host with us. Paid, done-for-you repairs, speed work, and redesigns by Ultra's in-house specialists. We fix broken sites, track down errors, tune performance, and rebuild pages, on any hosting. Hosting and repairing websites since 2002. Get a free quote See our services ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites optimized 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response 24/7 US-based specialists 24 yrs Fixing sites since 2002 In-house No outsourcing Free Quote & assessment What We Do ## Four ways our specialists fix and improve your site. From emergency rescue of a hacked or down site to a full redesign, Ultra's in-house team handles the work directly. Pick the service that matches what you need, or tell us and we will scope it. ## Site Rescue & Repair Hacked, defaced, or completely down? We recover broken and compromised websites, clean up malware and injected spam, remove backdoors, and restore your site from downtime. If your site went white, started redirecting visitors, or got flagged by Google, this is where we start. We get you back online, then harden the site so it does not happen again. ## Diagnostics & Fixes Something is broken and you cannot tell why. We track down the actual cause: fatal PHP errors, plugin and theme conflicts, database issues, intermittent downtime, broken forms, and email or DNS problems that stop your mail from being delivered. You get a clear explanation of what was wrong and a working fix, not a guess. ## Speed Optimization Slow sites lose visitors and rank lower. We improve Core Web Vitals, set up and tune caching, optimize your database, and compress and lazy-load images and other assets. The result is faster page loads on mobile and desktop, better search performance, and a site that feels responsive instead of sluggish. ## Improvements & Redesigns Ready to move forward instead of just fixing? We handle redesigns, new features and pages, PHP and CMS version upgrades, and migrations between platforms or hosts. Whether you want a fresh look, a new booking or contact flow, or an aging site brought up to modern standards, our team scopes it and builds it. Who This Is For ## You do not have to host with Ultra to get help. Our website consultation is a paid professional service, and it is open to everyone. You can host your site at GoDaddy, Bluehost, SiteGround, Wix, a local provider, or anywhere else, and our specialists can still repair it, speed it up, or redesign it. This is for people who need a professional to fix or improve a website and would rather hand it to an experienced team than fight with it themselves. Business owners and organizations. Small businesses, nonprofits, agencies, and professionals whose site broke, got hacked, runs slow, or simply looks dated, and who need it handled correctly the first time. People who inherited a site. You took over a website someone else built, the original developer is gone, and now you need someone who can actually understand it and make changes safely. DIY site owners who hit a wall. You built the site yourself, something went wrong, and you have spent enough hours on it. We take it from here. Already an Ultra hosting customer with a problem? Everyday hosting issues are covered by your included Support, which is separate from this paid service. If your site is down or misbehaving, please contact Support first. Website consultation is for done-for-you project work that goes beyond standard hosting support. - Open to any site, on any host - Businesses, nonprofits, agencies, and individuals - A paid professional service, separate from included hosting Support - Existing Ultra customers with a problem should contact Support first How It Works ## Four simple steps, no long-term contract. 1. Tell us about your site. Send us the details through the quote form below. Tell us what is wrong or what you want done, and share your website URL. Asking for a quote is always free. 2. We assess and scope it. Our specialists look at the site, confirm what needs to happen, and send you a clear scope and a quote. You know what the work is and what it costs before anything starts. 3. Our specialists do the work. Once you approve, our in-house team handles the repair, optimization, or redesign directly. No outsourcing, no handoffs to a third party. 4. You review. We show you the result and make sure it is right. There is no long-term contract, so you engage us for exactly the work you need and nothing more. - Free, no-obligation quote to start - Clear scope and price before work begins - Work done by Ultra's in-house specialists - No long-term contract required - 1What you need - 2Your details - 3Send request ## What does your site need? Pick the closest match, then add the details on the next step. Asking for a quote is always free, and this is a request for a quote, not a hosting support ticket. Site Rescue & Repair Hacked, broken, or down Diagnostics & Fixes Track down the real cause Speed Optimization Make it load fast Improvements & Redesigns Redesign or new features ## Tell us about your site. Everything you type here stays in your browser. Nothing is sent to Ultra until you open a ticket and paste the generated text in yourself. Consultation Change Name Email Website URL Platform / CMS (optional) Budget or timeline (optional) Details Generate my request Back ## Copy this into a ticket. Tap Copy, open the ticket form (the button pre-selects our Sales team), and paste it into the message body. We will review your site and reply with a scope and a quote. Copy Open the ticket form Back to form 24 years of hosting and repairing websites. Professional help for any site. ## Real help from people who actually maintain websites for a living. When a website breaks, gets hacked, or just crawls along too slowly, most owners are left choosing between guessing their way through it or hiring a freelancer they cannot verify. Ultra offers a third option. We have been running our own hosting platform and fixing websites for our customers since 2002, and our website consultation puts that same in-house team to work on your site, no matter where it is hosted. ## What you actually get You get specialists who do this every day, not a call center reading from a script. Our team recovers hacked and broken sites, diagnoses the errors that other people miss, tunes performance so your pages load fast, and handles redesigns and upgrades when you are ready to move forward. Because the work is done in-house, the person fixing your site is accountable for the result. ## How it is different from support If you host with Ultra, standard hosting problems are already covered by your included Support at no extra cost, and that is the right place to start when your site is down. Website consultation is a separate, paid professional service for project work: a full malware cleanup and hardening pass, a performance overhaul, a redesign, a platform migration, or ongoing improvements. It is available to anyone, whether you host with Ultra or not. ## No contract, no pressure Asking for a quote is free and carries no obligation. We look at your site, tell you plainly what needs to happen and what it will cost, and only start once you approve. There is no long-term contract, so you can bring us in for a single fix or come back whenever the next thing comes up. FAQ ## Common questions about website consultation. The questions we hear most. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. Do I have to host my website with Ultra?No. Website consultation is open to any site on any host. Whether your website lives at GoDaddy, Bluehost, SiteGround, Wix, a local provider, or anywhere else, our specialists can repair it, speed it up, or redesign it. You do not need to move your hosting to Ultra to get help, though we are happy to migrate you if you decide you want to. How much does it cost?It depends on the work, so we provide a custom quote for each project. Asking for a quote is always free and carries no obligation. You tell us what your site needs, we assess it and send back a clear scope and price, and nothing starts until you approve. A quick fix and a full redesign are very different jobs, so we price to the actual work rather than a one-size-fits-all rate. Can you fix a hacked website?Yes. Recovering hacked and compromised sites is one of our core services. We clean up malware and injected spam, remove backdoors and unauthorized admin accounts, restore your site from downtime, and then harden it so the same attack does not succeed again. If your site was defaced, started redirecting visitors, or got flagged by Google as unsafe, that is exactly the kind of rescue we handle. Can you make my site faster?Yes. Speed optimization is a dedicated service. We improve Core Web Vitals, set up and tune caching, optimize your database, and compress and lazy-load images and other assets. The goal is faster page loads on mobile and desktop, which improves both the visitor experience and your search rankings. We measure before and after so you can see the difference. Can you redesign my site or add features?Yes. Beyond repairs, we handle redesigns, new pages and features, PHP and CMS version upgrades, and migrations between platforms or hosts. Whether you want a modern look, a new contact or booking flow, or an older site brought up to current standards, our team scopes the project and builds it for you. How is this different from hosting support?Included hosting support handles standard problems with your Ultra-hosted account at no extra cost, and it is the right place to start if your Ultra-hosted site is down. Website consultation is a separate, paid professional service for done-for-you project work such as full malware cleanup and hardening, performance overhauls, redesigns, and migrations, and it is available to anyone, whether or not they host with Ultra. If you are an existing Ultra customer with a problem, contact Support first. 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved (312 reviews) 10,000+ Sites optimized 24+ years Hosting experience 12 min Avg support response ## Ready to get your site fixed, faster, or rebuilt? Tell us what your website needs and our in-house specialists will send you a free, no-obligation quote. No long-term contract. Get a free quote Talk to us Human by design ## Stuck? Talk to a real person. A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from in-house engineers who know your account. No bots, no scripts, no overseas call center. Start a live chatBrowse the knowledge base ============================================================================== # Nginx Optimized Hosting from $3.95/mo | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/nginx-optimized-hosting Summary: Fast Nginx hosting on owned hardware. Reverse-proxy cache, HTTP/2, CloudLinux isolation, NVMe SSD, free SSL + CloudFlare CDN + migration. From $3.95/mo. 30% off new Nginx hosting orders · code 30-OFF-HOSTING Nginx Reverse Proxy · HTTP/2 · CloudLinux · Free SSL · Free Migration ## Nginx Optimized Hosting Faster static-content delivery via Nginx reverse-proxy cache. Hosting on owned hardware since 2002. Choose a Nginx plan Migrate my site free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites optimized 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response $3.95 Starting as low as /mo 8x Faster static delivery 99.9% Uptime guarantee 45-day Money-back guarantee Nginx Optimized Hosting ## One plan, Nginx-tuned from the ground up. Ultra Nginx Optimized Hosting is built for a single fast-loading website on Nginx reverse-proxy cache, CloudLinux isolation, NVMe SSD storage, free CloudFlare CDN integration, free SSL, and a 45-day money-back guarantee. Renewal prices match introductory pricing. Popular Nginx Hosting ## Nginx Optimized Single site · Nginx reverse-proxy cache As low as $3.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $6.95 every month Order Now Additional plan details - Single website - Nginx reverse-proxy cache - 50 GB NVMe SSD web space - Unmetered bandwidth - Unlimited email accounts - 150,000 inode count - Free domain w/annual order - HTTP/2 + Brotli compression - 1-click WordPress installs (Softaculous) - CloudLinux account isolation - PHP 8.x / Redis / OPcache - UltraSpeed full-page caching - Free CloudFlare CDN integration - Free site transfer - Free https:// SSL certificate - AI Coding Assistant included - Real Green Web Hosting - Free setup, no hidden fees - 45-day money-back guarantee Owned Infrastructure ## Nginx on hardware we own. Our Nginx-optimized plan runs on the same Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers we own outright, not leased from a third party. Our staff sits in the same building as the racks - when something breaks, the fix happens in minutes, not days. That's how Nginx hosting at $3.95/mo stays fast. - Owned hardware: Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers, up to 64 GB RAM, bought not leased - On-site technicians in the same building as the racks - RAID + UPS protection on every Nginx host - Cisco networking backbone, no oversold uplinks The Nginx stack ## Nginx in front of Apache. Static served instantly. Static assets hit Nginx's in-memory cache at near-wire-speed and never touch PHP. Dynamic requests still reach Apache, so your .htaccess rules, WordPress plugins, and caching plugins keep working unchanged. See what's included → Performance ## Built to scale up. nginx, pure NVMe, and tuned caching keep your site fast today and faster as your traffic grows. Why Ultra Nginx Hosting ## Built for static-content speed, tuned for Apache compatibility. Nginx reverse-proxy + Apache hybrid stack - the static-content speed of Nginx without losing the .htaccess + WordPress plugin ecosystem. ## Nginx Reverse-Proxy Cache Static files (images, CSS, JS, fonts) served from Nginx's in-memory cache at near-wire-speed. Apache handles only dynamic PHP - typically 20% of the request budget on a real WordPress site. ## Full Apache Compatibility Apache still runs underneath for dynamic content, so your .htaccess rules, WordPress plugins, PHP modules, and caching plugins (WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache) all work unchanged. ## NVMe SSD Storage Pure NVMe storage across the entire Nginx fleet. No spinning disks, no SATA bottleneck, no overcommit ratios. Database queries and PHP file reads return at flash speed. ## CloudLinux Isolation Your account's CPU, RAM, and I/O are isolated from your shared neighbors via CloudLinux LVE containers. A noisy neighbor's traffic spike can't drag your site down. ## HTTP/2 + Brotli HTTP/2 enabled by default on every Nginx account (via free Let's Encrypt SSL). Multiplexed connections, server push, and Brotli compression cut page-load time for image-heavy sites. ## Free SSL + CDN Let's Encrypt auto-renewal plus integrated CloudFlare CDN with edge caching, DDoS protection, bot mitigation. The CloudFlare edge cache sits in front of the Nginx server-side cache for multi-tier caching. ## Daily JetBackup Automated daily backups with 30 days of restore points. Roll back individual files, the database, or the entire account in one click from cPanel. ## 12-Min Support Real humans, on-shore, with hosting backgrounds - including the Nginx engineers who built our reverse-proxy stack. Average 12-minute first-response on live chat and tickets. ## Free Migration Our techs move your site for you. Files, database, email, DNS, and post-migration cache + .htaccess tuning. Most sites stage the same business day. Which hosting type is right for me? ## Nginx vs general Shared vs WordPress Optimized. Shared Web Hosting runs Apache only - fine for most static or low-traffic sites. Nginx Optimized adds a reverse-proxy cache layer in front of Apache, giving faster static-content delivery while preserving full Apache compatibility. WordPress Optimized swaps to LiteSpeed + AccelerateWP for the deepest WordPress-specific tuning. Shared Web Hosting Nginx Optimized WordPress Optimized Starting price$3.95/mo$3.95/mo$9.95/mo Web serverApacheNginx reverse-proxy + ApacheLiteSpeed Page cache layerUltraSpeed full-pageNginx in-memory static cacheLSCache + AccelerateWP .htaccess + Apache modulesLiteSpeed-equivalent WordPress one-click install WP Toolkit (staging + clone)Pro tier only AccelerateWP optimization 3x Xeon CPU allocationPro tier only Free CloudFlare CDN integration Best forBrochure sites, static HTML, low-traffic WordPressImage-heavy sites, custom Apache configs, mixed CMSWordPress + WooCommerce stores, multisite networks Nginx vs LiteSpeed ## Both fast. Different tradeoffs. Customers often ask us: Nginx Optimized Hosting or WordPress Optimized Hosting (LiteSpeed)? Both deliver real speed gains over vanilla Apache. The decision usually comes down to compatibility vs. integration depth. LiteSpeed replaces Apache entirely and ships with LSCache, a tightly-integrated WordPress caching plugin with cache rules tuned for WP core, WooCommerce, BuddyPress, bbPress, and other major PHP applications. If you're running a WordPress-first site and want the deepest "managed WP" feel without paying for a managed-WP tier, our WordPress Optimized Hosting ($9.95/mo) is the right choice. Nginx Optimized Hosting ($3.95/mo) runs Nginx as a reverse-proxy in front of Apache, keeping full Apache compatibility - every .htaccess rule, every Apache mod, every WordPress caching plugin you're already using continues to work. If you have a custom .htaccess config, non-WordPress CMS, niche Apache module dependency, or just want maximum compatibility at a lower price point, Nginx Optimized is the better fit. - Nginx: lower price ($3.95 vs $9.95), full Apache compat - LiteSpeed: deeper WordPress integration, LSCache - Both: CloudLinux isolation, NVMe SSD, free CDN, free SSL - Both: same 45-day money-back guarantee Who Nginx Hosting Is Best For ## Image-heavy sites, custom Apache configs, mixed CMS workloads. WordPress + image-heavy sites. Photography portfolios, recipe blogs, fashion retailers, and travel sites all push a lot of static image bytes per page. Nginx's in-memory cache serves those images without Apache overhead - your WordPress PHP pages still render dynamically, but the bulk of the bandwidth (images, gallery CSS, lightbox JS) flies past Apache entirely. WooCommerce / OpenCart / PrestaShop stores. Product pages are static (cached), checkout is dynamic (Apache). Nginx handles the high-concurrency product browsing while Apache focuses on the lower-volume but higher-value checkout transactions. CloudLinux account isolation keeps cart sessions snappy even during traffic spikes. Sites with custom .htaccess rules. If you've got rewrite rules, password protection, mod_rewrite redirects, custom error pages, mod_headers tweaks, or anything else baked into .htaccess that "must keep working," Nginx Optimized Hosting is the safe choice - Apache is still serving every dynamic request, so .htaccess behavior is identical to standard shared hosting. High-traffic blogs and forums. Static asset floods (gravatar avatars, plugin JS, theme CSS) handled by Nginx prevent Apache thread exhaustion during traffic spikes. Forums (phpBB, MyBB, Discourse) and high-traffic blogs benefit especially. - Image-heavy WordPress + WooCommerce - Sites with custom .htaccess / Apache module dependencies - High-traffic blogs (WordPress, Ghost, custom CMS) - Forums (phpBB, MyBB, vBulletin, Discourse) - Mixed CMS environments (one server, multiple platforms) Code with AI · Included ## An AI assistant for your Nginx site, built into cPanel. Every Ultra Nginx hosting plan includes Softaculous Code with AI, an agentic AI coding assistant built directly into cPanel. Point it at your site and it can edit theme files, debug PHP errors, write custom hooks, refactor child themes, tune .htaccess rewrites, write Nginx-friendly cache rules, and run shell commands. Because Apache is still serving PHP behind the Nginx cache, the assistant works on your live codebase exactly as it would on standard shared hosting. Bring your own API key for Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Groq, Together AI, Ollama, or any of the eleven supported providers, or start with the free OpenCode Zen tier enabled by default. You pay your AI provider directly with no token markup, and your conversation history stays under your control. - Built into cPanel, no extra install - 11 supported providers (Claude, GPT, Gemini, etc.) - Free OpenCode Zen tier enabled by default - Bring your own API key, no token markup - Theme + plugin + .htaccess customization - Conversation history stays under your control 24 years of hosting. Nginx-tuned since the early Web 2.0 days. ## Nginx hosting built for speed and reliability. Ultra Web Hosting has operated its own server infrastructure since 2002. Our Nginx-optimized stack runs Nginx as a reverse-proxy in front of Apache, with NVMe SSD storage, CloudLinux isolation, and Redis object caching, behind a CloudFlare CDN integration that's included free with every plan. Sites load in milliseconds, not seconds. ## What you get on the Nginx Optimized plan The plan ships with the Nginx reverse-proxy cache, free SSL, free CDN integration, free migration, automatic WordPress core updates if you're using WordPress, and a 12-minute support response. We don't gate basics behind premium tiers. We don't oversell servers. We own the hardware, our staff sits on-site, and we've been doing this since before "the cloud" was a marketing term. ## Why Nginx, not LiteSpeed, at this price point At the $3.95/mo entry tier, customers value compatibility as much as raw speed. The Nginx reverse-proxy approach keeps Apache running underneath, so your .htaccess rules, WordPress plugins, custom PHP modules, and existing caching plugins all work unchanged after migration. LiteSpeed (the deeper performance option) lives on our WordPress Optimized Hosting tier at $9.95/mo, where the LSCache plugin ecosystem and AccelerateWP layer earn the price differential. At $3.95/mo, the Nginx + Apache hybrid is the right pick. ## Pricing transparency + price guarantee Our renewal prices match our introductory prices, period. The Nginx hosting plan you signed up for at $3.95/mo renews at $3.95/mo on the same 3-year term, not at a hidden higher rate the way most of the discount-hosting industry operates. There are no setup fees. The 30% promotional discount applies to the first term and is honored at signup, not at renewal. We also stand behind our price guarantee: bring us a competitor's published price for a comparable shared hosting plan and we'll beat it by 10%. Combined with the 45-day money-back guarantee and renewal-price-locking, there's no risk in trying Nginx Optimized Hosting. What customers say ## 24 years of word-of-mouth. A small sample from our 312 Shopper Approved reviews. Read all customer reviews. ★★★★★ "I've been using Ultra for almost 18 years now. These guys are the most professional of all the webhosts I've worked with, providing patient and thorough customer service quickly while charging the lowest rates I've encountered." SK Sharlene King Chicago, IL · 18-Year Client ★★★★★ "Before Ultra, my website load times were horrible. Users complained of 30+ second page loads. After my move, my website loads in 2 to 3 seconds and all my users are happy. Customer service is top notch." JT Joel Telling Bothell, WA · Performance Boost ★★★★★ "The responses to my requests were so prompt that I almost felt as if the support team and I were in the same room. I have not often been so impressed. David and Kevin have it together. They understand what great service is about." MM Morris G. Mead Lima, OH · Outstanding Service ## Ready to launch on Nginx? 30% off new orders with code 30-OFF-HOSTING. 45-day money-back guarantee. Free migration included. Choose Nginx hosting Talk to sales How the reverse-proxy cache works ## What happens to a request on Nginx Optimized Hosting. The reverse-proxy layer sits between your visitors and Apache and decides, per request, whether a response can come straight from cache or has to be built by PHP. Static bytes fly, dynamic pages stay correct, and nothing about your Apache setup changes. - Request arrives at the Nginx layer first. Every hit lands on the reverse-proxy in front of Apache, so the fast path is evaluated before an Apache worker is ever spun up. - Static assets answer from memory. Images, CSS, JavaScript, and fonts are served directly out of Nginx's in-memory cache at near-wire-speed, without invoking PHP or Apache. On a typical WordPress or WooCommerce site that is roughly 80% of the requests on a page. - Dynamic requests pass through to Apache. WordPress admin, WooCommerce checkout, and any PHP-generated page fall through to Apache underneath, so your .htaccess rules, WordPress plugins, and caching plugins keep working unchanged. - Two cache tiers stack up. The CloudFlare edge cache sits in front of the Nginx server-side cache, so repeat visitors can be answered from the edge and misses still hit the fast in-memory layer rather than Apache. - HTTP/2 and Brotli on the way out. Responses leave over HTTP/2 with Brotli compression, enabled by default via free Let's Encrypt SSL, which cuts load time most on image-heavy pages. - CloudLinux keeps the fast path fair. Because your account's CPU, RAM, and I/O are isolated in an LVE container, a neighbor's traffic spike cannot starve the cache or slow your dynamic requests. The request path ## What a page hit passes through, top to bottom. Nginx runs as a reverse proxy in front of Apache, so the fast path is checked before a PHP worker ever spins up. On a typical WordPress or WooCommerce page, most requests never touch PHP at all. Visitor over HTTP/2 + Brotli Responses leave compressed over HTTP/2 with free Let's Encrypt SSL enabled by default. CloudFlare edge cache Repeat visitors can be answered at the edge before the request reaches your server. Nginx reverse-proxy cache Images, CSS, JS, and fonts serve from in-memory cache at near-wire-speed. Zero PHP, zero Apache. Apache + PHP Dynamic hits (WP admin, checkout) fall through to Apache, so your .htaccess and plugins work unchanged. MariaDB on NVMe Redis object caching and CloudLinux LVE isolation keep queries fast and the fast path fair. FAQ ## What customers ask about Nginx hosting. The questions our sales team gets every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. What is Nginx hosting?Nginx hosting at Ultra runs Nginx as a reverse-proxy in front of Apache rather than replacing Apache. Static content (images, CSS, JavaScript, fonts) is served directly from Nginx's in-memory cache without ever touching PHP or Apache, while dynamic requests (PHP execution, WordPress admin, WooCommerce checkout) still pass through to Apache. The result: faster page loads, lighter server resource usage, and full compatibility with your existing .htaccess rules, WordPress plugins, and caching configuration. Do I need to configure Nginx myself?No. Nginx is pre-configured on every Nginx Optimized Hosting account. You manage your site through the same cPanel control panel you would use with standard shared hosting. The Nginx reverse-proxy layer runs transparently - there's no separate Nginx config to learn or maintain. Caching headers, static-asset serving, and HTTP/2 are all enabled by default with sensible production values. Will my WordPress plugins and .htaccess rules still work?Yes. Because Nginx runs as a reverse-proxy in front of Apache rather than replacing Apache, every Apache-based configuration continues to work unchanged. Your .htaccess rewrite rules, WordPress permalinks, security plugins (Wordfence, Sucuri, iThemes Security), caching plugins (WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache, WP Super Cache, WP Fastest Cache), redirect plugins, and PHP module dependencies all function exactly as they would on standard cPanel + Apache hosting. How much does Nginx hosting cost?Ultra Nginx Optimized Hosting starts at $3.95/month on a 3-year term, or $6.95/month billed monthly. Each term renews at the same rate, with no renewal price increase. No setup fees. The plan supports a single website, includes 50 GB NVMe SSD storage, unlimited bandwidth, unlimited email accounts, free SSL, free CloudFlare CDN, free migration, and a 45-day money-back guarantee. For unlimited websites or higher-traffic workloads, our Shared Web Hosting Standard ($6.95/mo) and Pro ($9.95/mo) tiers are also Nginx-optimized. Is Nginx faster than Apache?For static content delivery, yes - significantly. Nginx is event-driven and serves static files from memory at near-wire-speed, while Apache's per-request worker model creates measurable overhead. For dynamic PHP execution the two are roughly comparable. Our hybrid Nginx-in-front-of-Apache stack captures the static-content speed win without sacrificing Apache's flexibility - most pages on a real WordPress or WooCommerce site are 80%+ static assets, so the Nginx cache layer has outsized impact on perceived load time. Nginx vs LiteSpeed - which is better?Both deliver significant speed gains over vanilla Apache. LiteSpeed replaces Apache entirely and ships with its own LSCache plugin ecosystem; Nginx (in our hybrid configuration) runs in front of Apache and keeps full .htaccess + WordPress plugin compatibility. For WordPress sites that rely heavily on LSCache or want the deepest LiteSpeed integration, our WordPress Optimized Hosting plan is the right choice. For general-purpose sites where Apache compatibility matters (custom .htaccess rules, specific PHP modules, niche CMS), Nginx Optimized Hosting is the better fit. Does Nginx hosting work with WordPress?Yes. Nginx Optimized Hosting is fully WordPress-compatible - WordPress is in fact one of the workloads it's tuned for. Nginx caches your theme assets, uploaded images, and CSS/JS bundles in memory while WordPress's PHP runs on Apache. One-click WordPress install via Softaculous is included, WP Toolkit is available, and your existing WordPress caching plugins (WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache, WP Super Cache) continue to work because Apache is still serving PHP. Does Nginx hosting work with WooCommerce?Yes. WooCommerce works well on Nginx Optimized Hosting - Nginx caches product images, theme assets, and the WooCommerce-generated CSS/JS at the edge, while Apache handles cart sessions, checkout, and the admin panel. CloudLinux account isolation guarantees CPU/RAM headroom so a checkout transaction doesn't slow down because a neighbor's traffic spiked. For high-traffic stores with thousands of SKUs, our Shared Web Hosting Pro tier (3x Xeon CPU) is the recommended upgrade path. What PHP versions are supported?PHP 7.4 through 8.3 per-domain via cPanel's PHP Selector. We default new installs to PHP 8.2 for best performance. CloudLinux HardenedPHP back-ports critical security fixes to legacy PHP 7.x versions. OPcache is enabled by default for fast PHP bytecode reuse. Is HTTP/2 supported?Yes. HTTP/2 is enabled by default on all Nginx Optimized Hosting accounts via the free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate. HTTP/2 enables multiplexed connections, server push, and header compression - particularly impactful for image-heavy WordPress sites and WooCommerce product pages. Can I migrate my existing site for free?Yes. Free site migration is included on all annual+ orders. Our technicians handle the file copy, database, mail accounts, DNS, and post-migration .htaccess + cache configuration tweaks. We use cPanel-to-cPanel transfers when possible and All-in-One WP Migration or WP Toolkit for WordPress sites coming from other hosts. Does the plan include email?Yes. Unlimited email accounts, with webmail (Roundcube), IMAP/POP3, SpamAssassin filtering, ImunifyAV scanning, and DKIM/SPF auto-configuration via cPanel. What is CloudLinux and why does it matter?CloudLinux is the OS layer that keeps your account isolated from your shared-server neighbors. Each account gets guaranteed CPU, RAM, and I/O budgets - so a noisy site one cPanel-account over cannot drag yours down. Combined with the Nginx reverse-proxy cache layer, CloudLinux isolation means consistent page-load times even during traffic spikes. Is CloudFlare CDN included?Yes. Free CloudFlare CDN integration via cPanel's one-click activation. CloudFlare caches your static assets at 300+ edge locations worldwide, adds always-on DDoS protection, bot mitigation, and Brotli compression. CloudFlare's edge cache sits in front of the Nginx server-side cache for multi-tier caching. How fast is Ultra's Nginx hosting?Our stack (CloudLinux + Nginx reverse-proxy + Apache + NVMe SSD + Redis + OPcache + CloudFlare CDN) consistently delivers TTFB under 250ms and page-load times in the 1-2 second range for typical WordPress and WooCommerce workloads. Independent benchmarks routinely measure 4-8x faster page loads than standard cPanel-on-Apache-only shared hosting. Is the AI Coding Assistant included?Yes. Softaculous Code with AI is included on Nginx Optimized Hosting. It's an agentic AI coding assistant built directly into cPanel that can edit theme files, debug PHP, write custom hooks, refactor child themes, and run shell commands. Bring your own API key for Claude, GPT, Gemini, or any of 11 supported providers, or use the free OpenCode Zen tier. What is your refund policy?Nginx Optimized Hosting includes a 45-day money-back guarantee. Request a refund through the client area within 45 days of signup for a full refund. Domain registration fees are non-refundable since they're paid to the registry on your behalf. Where are your servers located?Our Nginx-optimized servers are housed in our own datacenter with on-site staff 24/7. Hardware is Ultra-owned, not leased from a hyperscaler. Free CloudFlare CDN integration caches your static assets to 300+ edge locations worldwide. Can I upgrade to a VPS or dedicated server later?Yes. When your site outgrows shared Nginx hosting, our VPS plans (root access, guaranteed CPU/RAM, also Nginx-compatible) and dedicated server plans (full hardware control) are the upgrade path. Our support team handles the migration with no downtime - your Nginx configuration carries over so the site behavior stays consistent through the upgrade. Do you offer a price guarantee?Yes. Ultra's price guarantee beats any comparable shared hosting plan by 10%. Bring us a competitor's published price for an equivalent plan and we'll match it minus 10%. Renewal pricing also matches your introductory rate, so you never get the typical year-two price jump. 100+ One-Click Installs ## WordPress, WooCommerce, Joomla, Drupal, and 100+ more. Softaculous ships with every plan, and whatever you install lands behind the same Nginx reverse-proxy cache. WordPress installs in two clicks with sane defaults, and so do WooCommerce, Joomla, Drupal, phpBB, and 100+ other apps, each one getting cached static delivery out of the box. See all 100+ apps WordPress WooCommerce Joomla Drupal Magento phpBB osTicket MediaWiki Discourse Moodle Piwigo 90+ more Awards & Recognition ## Award-winning hosting for 24+ years. ## Top Web Host 2024 HostAdvice Editor's Pick ## 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved ## Best Uptime 2024 WhoIsHostingThis ## 24+ Year Honoree Web Hosting Awards Related Guides ## More Ultra hosting resources. ## All Hosting Guides Browse the full Ultra guide library. ## LiteSpeed vs Nginx Which web server is best for WordPress, and why. ## Shared Web Hosting Apache-only general hosting if you don't need Nginx tuning. ## WordPress Optimized Hosting LiteSpeed + AccelerateWP for WordPress-first workloads. ## WooCommerce Hosting WordPress hosting tuned for WooCommerce stores. ## VPS Hosting Root access and guaranteed CPU/RAM for higher-traffic Nginx sites. ## Dedicated Servers Full hardware control for the largest Nginx workloads. ## Free Site Transfer Free Nginx migration on annual+ orders. ## SSL Certificates Free Let's Encrypt + premium SSL options. ## Price Guarantee Renewal pricing matches introductory pricing. ## All Hosting Features The full feature spec sheet. 0 Faster than standard shared 0 Money-back guarantee 0 Avg support response 0 Uptime, our own racks ============================================================================== # Reseller Hosting from $17.95/mo · WHM | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/reseller-hosting Summary: Start your own hosting brand on Ultra's owned hardware. White-label WHM and cPanel, CloudLinux, free SSL, free migration, and vanity nameservers. From $17.95/mo. 30% off new reseller orders · code 30-OFF-HOSTING WHM · cPanel · CloudLinux · Free SSL · White Label ## Reseller Hosting Plans Start your own hosting brand on WHM, cPanel, and CloudLinux, with full white-label branding Choose a plan Transfer my reseller accounts free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites optimized 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response $17.95 Starting as low as /mo Unlimited End-user cPanel accounts 99.9% Uptime guarantee 45-day Money-back guarantee Ultra Reseller Hosting ## One reseller plan, everything you need to start a hosting brand. Ultra Reseller Hosting includes WHM, cPanel for your end users, CloudLinux isolation, vanity nameservers, free SSL, compatibility with free billing software and WHMCS, free migration, and a 45-day money-back guarantee. Renewal prices match introductory pricing. Ultra Reseller Hosting is built on cPanel and WHM, and Ultra is a cPanel Authorized Partner. Popular Reseller Hosting ## Ultra Reseller Unlimited end-user accounts · WHM + cPanel As low as $17.95/mo Billed annually or regularly $19.95 every month Order Now Additional plan details - Unlimited websites - WHM (Web Host Manager) - Unlimited end-user cPanel accounts - 50 GB SSD web space - 2 TB monthly bandwidth - Vanity nameservers (ns1/ns2.yourbrand.com) - White-label ready - Compatible with free billing software and WHMCS - 1-click app installs (Softaculous) - Trendy Site Builder included - Nginx reverse proxy - Xcache opcaching - CloudLinux account isolation - PHP 5.x through 8.x - Free CloudFlare CDN integration - Free https:// SSL certificates - Free reseller migration - AI Coding Assistant included - Real Green Web Hosting - Free setup, no hidden fees - 45-day money-back guarantee Owned Infrastructure ## Hardware your clients can trust. Your reseller business runs on the same Dell PowerEdge servers we own, in the rack we operate, watched by the staff who built it. When your customers ask why their sites stay fast and reliable, the answer is hardware we own, not a third-party datacenter we lease space from. - Owned hardware: Dell PowerEdge servers we bought, not leased - On-site technicians in the same building as the racks - RAID + UPS protection on every reseller node - White-label friendly: your brand, our infrastructure Reseller hosting ## Your brand on the front. Our infrastructure on the back. WHM + cPanel, vanity nameservers, compatible billing software, and free reseller migration on owned Dell PowerEdge hardware. Sell hosting under your own brand without running your own datacenter. See what's included → White label ## We back your brand, quietly. Resell hosting under your own name while our in-house team handles the heavy support behind the scenes. Why Ultra Reseller Hosting ## Built for the people who sell hosting for a living. WHM, vanity nameservers, white-label billing, and resource isolation, all on the plan. ## WHM Included Create, suspend, terminate, upgrade, and bill end-user cPanel accounts directly from cPanel Web Host Manager. ## White-Label Ready End users see your brand in cPanel and on emails. Combine with vanity nameservers and your billing software for a fully branded experience. ## Free SSL on Every Account Let's Encrypt auto-installs and auto-renews on every end-user cPanel account you create. No per-cert fees, no extra steps. ## SSD Storage 50 GB of pure SSD storage on every reseller plan. No SATA, no spinning disks, no overcommit ratios. ## CloudLinux Isolation Every end-user account gets isolated CPU, RAM, and I/O. One noisy customer site cannot drag the others down. ## Daily JetBackup Automated daily backups across your reseller account, with 30 days of restore points. One-click restore from cPanel. ## 12-Minute Support Response Real humans, on-shore, with hosting backgrounds. Live chat and tickets average 12 minutes to first response. ## Free Reseller Migration Our techs handle the bulk migration of your existing reseller cPanel accounts from your previous host, free. ## Vanity Nameservers Point ns1.yourbrand.com and ns2.yourbrand.com at our infrastructure so your customers configure DNS against your brand. Which plan is right for me? ## Reseller hosting vs VPS vs dedicated. Reseller is the right starting point if you want to sell hosting under your own brand without managing servers. Move up to VPS when you need root access or want to run your own WHM on dedicated CPU/RAM. Move up to dedicated when the workload demands the whole server. Reseller Hosting VPS Hosting Dedicated Server Starting price$17.95/mo$49.95/mo$99.95/mo Setup timeMinutes1-2 hoursSame day WHM includedOptional add-onOptional add-on White-label ready Root / sudo access Resource isolationCloudLinux per-accountGuaranteed CPU/RAM sliceWhole server Best forDesigners, freelancers, and small agencies selling hosting under their own brandLarger reseller operations needing root, custom kernel modules, or a dedicated WHM stackHeavy reseller operations, compliance requirements, very high traffic across many accounts Free migration included Performance + Isolation ## CloudLinux + LiteSpeed + Nginx, tuned for shared reseller workloads. A reseller account is a dense neighborhood, dozens of sites sharing one plan's resource budget. Ultra runs CloudLinux across every reseller node so each end-user cPanel account gets its own isolated CPU, RAM, and I/O budget. One customer's traffic spike can't drag the rest of your reseller account down. LiteSpeed serves static and PHP content faster than Apache, with LSCache pre-tuned for WordPress and other CMS platforms. Front-end Nginx reverse proxy, SSD storage, and Xcache opcaching round out the stack. PHP versions are selectable per end-user account from 5.x through 8.x, with HardenedPHP patches applied ahead of upstream so older versions stay secure for the customers who still need them. - CloudLinux per-end-user isolation - LiteSpeed web server with LSCache - Front-end Nginx reverse proxy - SSDs across the entire fleet - Selectable PHP 5.x through 8.x - HardenedPHP backports Code with AI · Included ## An agentic AI coding assistant, in every end-user cPanel. Every end-user cPanel account on your Ultra reseller plan ships with Softaculous Code with AI, an agentic AI coding assistant built directly into cPanel. It can read and write files, edit code with targeted changes, search by name or content, debug, refactor, plan multi-step changes before applying them, and run shell commands. Your customers bring their own API key for Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Groq, Together AI, Ollama, or any of the eleven supported providers, or start with the free OpenCode Zen tier enabled by default. They pay their AI provider directly with no token markup, and their conversation history stays under their control. - Built into cPanel, no extra install - 11 supported providers (Claude, GPT, Gemini, etc.) - Free OpenCode Zen tier enabled by default - Bring your own API key, no token markup - Agentic: reads, writes, debugs, runs commands - Per-customer conversation history Free Reseller Migration ## We move your existing reseller accounts for you, free. If you already run a reseller business somewhere else, our technicians will migrate the whole thing to Ultra at no charge. After signup, open a support ticket with your previous reseller plan's WHM access. Our team handles the bulk file, database, mail, and DNS zone copy across every end-user cPanel account in your reseller. Timing depends on the number of accounts and total data volume. A small reseller with a handful of accounts can typically be staged the same business day. A reseller with many accounts and large databases takes longer. We stage the new copies under temporary hostnames first, test them, then coordinate the DNS cutover at your registrar (or your vanity nameserver records) so the cutover stays smooth and your customers don't see downtime. - Free for every reseller plan - Bulk WHM-to-WHM transfer supported - File, database, mail, DNS all included - Staged and tested on temporary hostnames - Coordinated DNS cutover - Timing depends on account count + data size Your hosting brand, three steps in ## Start reselling hosting in three steps. The reseller plan at $17.95/mo hands you WHM, white-label branding, and compatibility with free billing software and WHMCS. Turning that into a hosting business you bill under your own name is quick. - ## Pick a reseller plan Choose the plan whose disk and bandwidth pool fits the clients you expect. There are no per-cPanel or per-end-user fees, so you never pay to add the next customer, and the renewal price matches the signup price. - ## Create packages in WHM In WHM, define hosting packages (disk, bandwidth, email, database limits) and set your vanity nameservers like ns1.yourbrand.com. Each new client gets their own isolated cPanel account carved from your pool. - ## Brand it and bill your clients Apply white-label branding so cPanel and WHM carry your name, then use compatible billing software to sell plans, run invoices, and provision accounts automatically. Ultra stays invisible; the customer sees your brand. A 23-year track record, in one section. ## Reseller hosting built for designers, agencies, and freelancers. Ultra Web Hosting has operated its own server infrastructure since 2002. Our reseller plans run on CloudLinux with LiteSpeed, SSD storage, and an integrated CloudFlare CDN that's included free with every end-user account. Sites your customers host load in milliseconds, not seconds. ## What you get on the reseller plan WHM, cPanel for every end user, vanity nameservers, white-label branding, billing software compatibility, free SSL, free CloudFlare CDN integration, free reseller migration, and a 12-minute support response. We don't gate the basics behind a higher tier. We don't oversell servers. We don't reseller-resell our own resellers. We own the hardware, our staff sits on-site, and we've been doing this since before "the cloud" was a marketing term. ## Pricing transparency for resellers Our renewal prices match our introductory prices, period. The reseller plan you signed up for at $17.95/mo renews at $17.95/mo, not at a hidden higher rate the way most of the discount-reseller industry operates. There are no setup fees, no per-end-user fees, no per-cPanel-creation fees, and no surprise overage bills. The 30% promotional discount applies to the first term and is honored at signup. ## The team behind the hardware The on-call hardware team works in the same building as the servers. The support team is based on-shore with hosting backgrounds, not a third-party call center. When you open a ticket as a reseller, an Ultra employee answers it, and our 12-minute average first-response time is measured across all tickets during business hours. We're also a green hosting provider, with renewable energy offsetting the datacenter's full power draw, a story you can carry into your own brand's marketing. What customers say ## 24 years of word-of-mouth. A small sample from our 312 Shopper Approved reviews. Read all customer reviews. ★★★★★ "I've been using Ultra for almost 18 years now. These guys are the most professional of all the webhosts I've worked with, providing patient and thorough customer service quickly while charging the lowest rates I've encountered." SK Sharlene King Chicago, IL · 18-Year Client ★★★★★ "Before Ultra, my website load times were horrible. Users complained of 30+ second page loads. After my move, my website loads in 2 to 3 seconds and all my users are happy. Customer service is top notch." JT Joel Telling Bothell, WA · Performance Boost ★★★★★ "The responses to my requests were so prompt that I almost felt as if the support team and I were in the same room. I have not often been so impressed. David and Kevin have it together. They understand what great service is about." MM Morris G. Mead Lima, OH · Outstanding Service ## Ready to launch your hosting brand? 30% off new reseller orders with code 30-OFF-HOSTING. 45-day money-back guarantee. Free reseller migration included. Choose a plan Talk to sales From signup to your first paying customer ## The reseller launch workflow, and the Ultra features behind each step. Starting a hosting brand is a sequence of concrete steps, and Ultra ships the piece you need for every one of them on the standard reseller plan. Here is the path from an empty WHM to a customer whose invoice is paid and account is live, with nothing to bolt on. - Define your packages in WHM. Web Host Manager lets you build reseller packages that set the disk, bandwidth, mailbox, database, and inode limits for each customer tier, so you can price a starter plan and a pro plan off the same 50 GB and 2 TB pool. - Wire up billing. A WHMCS-compatible billing platform talks to the standard cPanel and WHM API, so a paid order provisions the matching WHM package and creates the end-user cPanel account with no manual setup. - Put your brand on the front. Set vanity nameservers at ns1.yourbrand.com and ns2.yourbrand.com, skin cPanel with your logo and colors, and send notifications from your own domain, so Ultra stays invisible to the customer. - Allocate and oversell on your terms. You decide how the shared 50 GB disk and 2 TB bandwidth pool is spread across unlimited end-user accounts, and CloudLinux keeps each account's CPU, RAM, and I/O isolated so one busy site never starves the rest. - Bring your existing client book. Already reselling elsewhere? Open a ticket with your previous WHM access and our technicians handle the free bulk migration of every cPanel account, mail store, database, and DNS zone. FAQ ## What resellers ask before choosing a plan. The questions our sales team gets every week from new resellers. If yours isn't here, drop us a line and we'll add it. How much does reseller hosting cost?Ultra Reseller Hosting is $17.95/month when billed annually (regularly $19.95/month). There are no setup fees and renewal pricing matches the introductory rate. The environment is compatible with free billing software and WHMCS. Can I sell hosting under my own brand?Yes. The reseller plan is white-label ready. Your end users sign up under your brand, log in to a cPanel skinned with your branding, and never see Ultra Web Hosting on their hosting control panel. Combine that with vanity nameservers and compatible billing software and your customers see only your company. Do I get WHM (Web Host Manager)?Yes. Every reseller plan includes WHM (cPanel Web Host Manager) so you can create, suspend, terminate, upgrade, and bill end-user cPanel accounts directly. WHM also gives you per-account resource limits, package management, and reseller-level DNS controls. How many end-user cPanel accounts can I create?Ultra Reseller supports unlimited end-user cPanel accounts within the plan's 50 GB disk and 2 TB bandwidth pool. You allocate those resources across your customers however you choose using WHM packages. How much disk space and bandwidth do I get?The reseller plan ships with 50 GB SSD disk space and 2 TB monthly bandwidth, allocated across all of your end-user accounts. Storage is pure SSD on enterprise Dell PowerEdge hardware we own and operate. Can I integrate WHMCS or other billing software?Yes. The environment is fully compatible with free billing software and with WHMCS, Blesta, and similar reseller billing platforms. WHM exposes the standard cPanel/WHM API your billing software needs to provision and manage accounts automatically. Do I get vanity nameservers?Yes. Vanity (private) nameservers are included. You can set up ns1.yourbrand.com and ns2.yourbrand.com pointing at our infrastructure, so your end customers configure their domains against your brand's nameservers, not Ultra's. Is free SSL included for end-user accounts?Yes. Free Let's Encrypt SSL auto-installs and auto-renews on every end-user account you create, with no per-certificate fees. SSL is required by modern browsers and is a Google ranking signal. Is reseller migration free?Yes. Our technicians handle the migration of your existing reseller accounts from your previous host at no charge. We move cPanel accounts, mail, databases, and DNS zones. Timing depends on the number of accounts and total data volume. Open a support ticket after signup with your previous reseller plan's WHM access and we will handle the bulk migration from there. Is the IP shared or dedicated?The reseller plan uses a shared IP by default. If you need a dedicated IP for SSL, IP-based mail reputation, or compliance, dedicated IPs are available as an add-on through the client area at standard pricing. How do overages on disk or bandwidth work?We do not auto-charge for overages. If your reseller account approaches the 50 GB disk or 2 TB bandwidth thresholds, our team will reach out to discuss upgrading to a larger reseller package, VPS, or dedicated server. There are no surprise overage bills. Can I upgrade to VPS or dedicated later?Yes. When you outgrow shared reseller hosting our support team will migrate you to VPS or dedicated hosting and prorate the unused portion of your reseller plan toward the new one. The same WHM workflows, cPanel accounts, and billing software carry over. Does my reseller plan include the one-click app installer?Yes. Softaculous is included free and exposes one-click installs for WordPress, Joomla, Magento, Drupal, phpBB, osTicket, and 100+ other web applications. Your end-user customers can install these apps directly from their own cPanel. Is CloudLinux account isolation included?Yes. The reseller plan runs on CloudLinux, which isolates every end-user cPanel account's CPU, RAM, and I/O budget. One noisy customer site cannot drag the others on your reseller account down, and account-level resource limits are enforced at the kernel level. What is the uptime guarantee?We guarantee 99.9% uptime on reseller plans. Servers run in our own datacenter with redundant power, dual Cisco network feeds, hardware RAID, and on-site staff 24/7. What is the refund policy?Reseller hosting comes with a 45-day money-back guarantee. Request a refund through the client area within 45 days of signup for a full refund of the hosting fee. Domain registration fees are non-refundable since they are paid to the registry on your behalf. See refund policy for full terms. Do my end-user cPanels include the AI Coding Assistant?Yes. Softaculous Code with AI is available inside the cPanel control panel for every end-user account you create. Your customers bring their own API key for Claude, GPT, Gemini, or any of the 11 supported providers, or use the free OpenCode Zen tier enabled by default. There is no token markup, and conversation history stays under each customer's control. See AI Coding Hosting for the full provider list. What software is included with reseller hosting?Every reseller plan includes WHM, cPanel for end users, Softaculous (100+ one-click app installs), the Trendy Site Builder, SSH access, Git version control, multiple PHP versions (5.x through 8.x), MariaDB/MySQL with phpMyAdmin, free SSL, integrated CloudFlare CDN, email hosting with webmail and SpamAssassin, DNS management, vanity nameservers, and Xcache opcaching. 100+ One-Click Installs ## Your customers can launch any major CMS in two clicks. Softaculous ships with every end-user cPanel and installs the apps below plus 90+ more, automatically configured against a fresh database with sane defaults. See all 100+ apps WordPress Joomla Drupal Magento OpenCart phpBB osTicket MediaWiki Discourse Moodle Piwigo 90+ more Awards & Recognition ## Award-winning web hosting for 24+ years. ## Top Web Host 2024 HostAdvice Editor's Pick ## 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved ## Best Uptime 2024 WhoIsHostingThis ## 24+ Year Honoree Web Hosting Awards Related Guides ## More Ultra hosting resources. ## All Hosting Guides Browse the full Ultra guide library. ## Shared Hosting Security How CloudLinux, CageFS, and Imunify360 protect your site. ## What is CageFS? How per-user filesystem isolation protects every client. ## Imunify360 vs a Plain Firewall Why a WAF is not the same as a port firewall. ## Shared Web Hosting The standard shared plans your reseller competes against. ## WordPress Optimized Hosting Managed WP tier with toolkit and automatic updates. ## VPS & Dedicated Root access and dedicated CPU/RAM when you outgrow reseller. ## Nginx Optimized Hosting Static + dynamic content served via Nginx reverse proxy. ## Free Site Transfer Step-by-step migration with zero downtime. ## SSL Certificates Free Let's Encrypt + premium SSL options. ## Green Hosting 100% renewable energy datacenter, a story to carry into your brand. ## Affiliate Program Refer customers without running a full reseller operation. ## All Hosting Features The full feature spec sheet across every Ultra plan. 0 Faster than standard shared 0 Money-back guarantee 0 Avg support response 0 Uptime, our own racks ============================================================================== # AI Coding cPanel Hosting from $3.95/mo | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/ai-coding-hosting Summary: Run an agentic AI coding assistant inside cPanel. Code with AI plans, edits, debugs and refactors your hosted files. Bring your own keys. From $3.95/mo. 30% off new AI coding hosting orders · code 30-OFF-HOSTING Code with AI · 11 LLM Providers · BYO API Keys · cPanel · CloudLinux ## AI Coding Hosting Build, debug and refactor on your live site with an AI agent inside cPanel. Bring your own keys for Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, or local Ollama. Independently hosting since 2002. Choose an AI coding plan Migrate my site free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites hosted 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response $3.95 Starting as low as /mo 11 Supported AI providers 99.9% Uptime guarantee 45-day Money-back guarantee AI Coding Hosting ## One plan, Code with AI included from day one. Ultra AI Coding Hosting ships with Softaculous Code with AI built into cPanel, eleven supported LLM providers, bring-your-own-key authentication, CloudLinux isolation, NVMe SSD storage, free CloudFlare CDN integration, free SSL, and a 45-day money-back guarantee. No token markup, no proxy layer. Renewal prices match introductory pricing. Popular AI Coding Hosting ## AI Coding Single site · Code with AI inside cPanel As low as $3.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $6.95 every month Order Now Additional plan details - Single website - Code with AI in Softaculous 6.3.4+ - 11 supported LLM providers - BYO API keys, no token markup - Free OpenCode Zen default tier - 50 GB NVMe SSD web space - Unmetered bandwidth - Unlimited email accounts - Free domain w/annual order - 1-click WordPress installs (Softaculous) - CloudLinux account isolation - PHP 8.x / Composer / WP-CLI / Node LTS - Git Version Control + Deploy - Free CloudFlare CDN integration - Free site transfer - Free https:// SSL certificate - SSH access + cron jobs - Free setup, no hidden fees - 45-day money-back guarantee Owned Infrastructure ## AI coding on hardware we own. Your AI agent works against the same Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers we own outright, not rented from a third party. Agentic coding pounds the disk all session long (reading files, writing edits, grepping the tree, tailing logs), so NVMe SSD I/O and staff who sit next to the racks are not luxuries here. The moment the agent saves a file, that change is on disk in milliseconds. If a hardware issue surfaces, a technician in the building acts in minutes, not days. - Owned hardware: Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers, up to 64 GB RAM, bought not leased - On-site technicians in the same building as the racks - RAID + UPS protection on every AI coding host - Cisco networking backbone, no oversold uplinks The AI coding stack ## Eleven LLM providers, one cPanel. Bring your own keys. Softaculous Code with AI sits in your cPanel header and talks to Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Groq, Together AI, OpenRouter, MiniMax, or a local Ollama instance. Pick the model that suits the task, pay that AI provider directly with no Ultra markup, and lean on the free OpenCode Zen tier that is on by default so you can drive the agent before you configure a single key. See what's included → Built into cPanel ## Pull up a chair and build with AI. Code with AI ships on every plan. Bring your own keys for Claude, GPT, Gemini, and more, with no token markup. Why Ultra AI Coding Hosting ## An AI pair programmer that lives where your site lives. The agent reasons over the exact files your visitors hit. Nothing to clone locally, nothing to FTP back up, no drift between your laptop and the server you actually ship from. ## Code with AI in cPanel Softaculous Code with AI ships in the cPanel Softaculous header. Click it, pick a project directory, and you have a working agent with file read/write, search, and shell access scoped to your account. ## 11 LLM Providers OpenAI (GPT-4o, GPT-5), Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, Groq, Together AI, OpenRouter, MiniMax, Ollama (local), any OpenAI-compatible endpoint, plus the free OpenCode Zen default. ## BYO API Keys, No Markup You pay your AI provider directly at their published per-token rates. Ultra does not proxy your traffic or mark up tokens. Your keys, your usage, your conversation history. ## Plan Mode + Build Mode Plan Mode writes a step-by-step change plan you review before anything moves. Build Mode executes it: edits files, runs commands, checks output, iterates. Stop the session any time. ## Local Ollama Option For privacy-sensitive work, point Code with AI at a local Ollama instance running on your own hardware. Tokens never leave your network, no third-party provider involved. ## CloudLinux Isolation Your account's CPU, RAM, and I/O are isolated from shared neighbors via CloudLinux LVE containers. AI agent file operations stay snappy even on busy shared hosts. ## Shell + Composer + WP-CLI The agent runs shell commands inside your cPanel account: Composer, npm, WP-CLI, build steps, log inspection. Same permissions you have via SSH, scoped to your account. ## 12-Min Support Real humans, on-shore, with hosting backgrounds. We can help you start a Code with AI session, set up Softaculous, configure PHP versions, and troubleshoot the cPanel side. ## Free Migration Our techs move your site for you. Files, database, email, DNS. Code with AI is immediately available on the migrated site, no plugin to install, no WordPress-side setup. Which hosting type is right for me? ## AI Coding vs general Shared vs WordPress Optimized. Code with AI in Softaculous rides on every Ultra cPanel plan, so the real question is workload. AI Coding Hosting is the single-site entry plan aimed squarely at developers who want the agent, the shell, and Git on one coded project. Shared Web Hosting stretches the same price tier across more sites. WordPress Optimized trades to LiteSpeed + AccelerateWP when a WordPress build needs the deepest tuning. Shared Web Hosting AI Coding Hosting WordPress Optimized Starting price$3.95/mo$3.95/mo$9.95/mo Code with AI in cPanel 11 supported LLM providers BYO API keys, no token markup Free OpenCode Zen default tier Web serverApacheApacheLiteSpeed Number of websitesUp to unlimited (Pro)Single siteSingle site AccelerateWP optimization 3x Xeon CPU allocationPro tier only Best forMultiple low-traffic sites, brochure sitesDevelopers and tinkerers running a single coded siteWordPress + WooCommerce stores, multisite networks Code with AI Assistant ## An agentic AI coding assistant, built into cPanel. Code with AI ships in Softaculous 6.3.4+ and lives in the Softaculous header inside your cPanel account. Click it, create a session against an existing WordPress install or any directory on your account, and you have a working AI coding agent with full access to that project's files. The assistant can read and write files, edit existing code with targeted line-level changes, search files by name or content, create directory listings, and run shell commands under your cPanel account's permissions. Unlike browser-based AI chatbots that can only suggest code you copy and paste, Code with AI operates directly on your hosted files. No local clone, no FTP sync, no merge conflicts between your laptop and the server. When the agent applies a change, the change is live on the file system, the same way a human developer with SSH access would work, except the human is an AI you direct in plain English. - File read, write, edit, search, and directory listing - Shell command execution scoped to your cPanel account - Auto-detects WordPress installs for one-click sessions - Works on any directory: WP, Laravel, plain PHP, static HTML, Node - Plan Mode reviews before Build Mode executes - Live changes on production files (back up first for risky work) 11 LLM Providers · BYO API Keys ## Bring the model that fits the task. Pay the provider directly. Code with AI supports eleven providers out of the box. OpenAI (GPT-4o, GPT-5), Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, Groq, Together AI, OpenRouter, MiniMax, Ollama (local models on your own hardware), any custom OpenAI-compatible endpoint, and OpenCode Zen which is enabled free by default so you can start without configuring a key. Every provider except the free default uses your own API key. Open Settings in the AI Assistant header, pick a provider, click Connect, paste your key, and the Test button verifies the connection. Ultra does not mark up AI token usage or proxy your traffic through a middleman. You pay the AI provider directly at their published per-token rates, and your conversation history stays between your hosting account and the model. Switch between models per session: Claude for code review, GPT-5 for refactoring, DeepSeek when you want raw speed at lower cost, Ollama for privacy-sensitive local-only work. - OpenAI (GPT-4o, GPT-5) - Anthropic Claude - Google Gemini - DeepSeek, Groq, Together AI, OpenRouter, MiniMax - Ollama (local models, tokens never leave your network) - OpenCode Zen free default, no key required to start Plan Mode and Build Mode ## Review the plan. Approve the build. Stop anytime. Code with AI follows the agentic-coding pattern made popular by Claude Code and Cursor. In Plan Mode, the assistant analyzes your request, reads the relevant files, and writes a plan describing exactly what it will change before touching anything. You review the plan, accept or adjust it, then switch to Build Mode where the agent executes the change step by step: editing files, running build commands, checking output, and reporting back. For larger work, the agent can chain multiple steps: read a function, identify a bug, plan a fix, write the fix, run a test or shell command to verify it, and iterate if the result is wrong. You stay in control at every step. The assistant explains what it is about to do, you approve it, and you can stop the session at any time. Use it for the small stuff (rewriting a function, fixing a typo across files) or the medium stuff (adding a new feature, refactoring a class, debugging a tricky bug across three files). - Plan Mode: agent writes the change plan before any edits - Build Mode: agent executes the approved plan step by step - Multi-step chaining: read, plan, fix, verify, iterate - Per-step approval, stop the session anytime - Works across multiple files in a single task - Reports back what changed, what ran, and what's next Real Use Cases for Hosted AI Coding ## WordPress tweaks, debugging, refactors, one-off scripts. WordPress theme and plugin work. Point the agent at your WordPress install, describe the change you want, and the agent edits functions.php, custom template files, or a plugin's source live on the server. No staging round trip for routine work, no copy-paste from a browser chatbot. The agent can read the WP version, the active theme, and the plugin list before making changes. Debugging. "The contact form stopped working after I updated yesterday." The agent reads the form code, the recent error log, identifies what changed, and proposes a fix. Refactoring. "Convert this PHP function to use prepared statements." The agent finds every call site and updates each one with a consistent pattern. Custom PHP applications. Laravel, CodeIgniter, custom MVC frameworks, plain PHP, anything that lives in a directory under your cPanel account. Static sites and templates. Hugo, Jekyll, plain HTML, drag-and-drop builder output. Same workflow. One-off scripts. "Write a script that exports every order from this database to CSV." The agent writes it, you review it, and you run it. The hosting workflow eliminates the friction that stops most non-DevOps developers from using AI coding tools effectively. - WordPress theme, plugin, and functions.php work - Debugging PHP errors with live log access - Refactors across multiple files with consistent patterns - Custom PHP apps (Laravel, CodeIgniter, plain PHP) - Static sites (Hugo, Jekyll, plain HTML) - One-off scripts: database exports, content audits, migrations Quick start ## Build with AI in three steps. Code with AI ships inside Softaculous on every plan, so there is no separate install. Here is the honest path from a fresh account to your first agent-driven change. - ## Order and open cPanel Grab the $3.95/mo plan, log in to cPanel, and find Code with AI under Softaculous. Nothing to install, no plugin, no proxy layer in front of your keys. - ## Add a provider key Pick from eleven supported LLM providers (Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Ollama, and more) and paste your own API key, or start on the free OpenCode Zen tier that is enabled by default. - ## Point it at your files and go The agent auto-detects WordPress projects for one-click sessions, or aim it at any directory. It reads and writes files, edits code, and runs shell commands live on your NVMe SSD-backed account. 24 years of running our own servers. An agentic AI assistant on them from the day Softaculous shipped it. ## Hosting where the AI lives next to the code it edits. Ultra Web Hosting has run its own server infrastructure since 2002. Code with AI in Softaculous makes every cPanel account a working development environment with an agent on tap: it can read and write files, edit code with targeted line-level changes, run shell commands, and plan multi-step changes before applying them. Eleven supported LLM providers, each with bring-your-own-key, all sitting on NVMe SSD storage, CloudLinux isolation, and a CloudFlare CDN integration included free with every plan. ## What you get on the AI Coding Hosting plan Code with AI in Softaculous 6.3.4+, eleven LLM providers, BYO API keys with no token markup, free OpenCode Zen default tier, free SSL, free CDN integration, free migration, SSH + WP-CLI + Composer + Node LTS, Git version control, and a 12-minute support response. We don't gate basics behind premium tiers. We don't oversell servers. We own the hardware, our staff sits on-site, and we've been doing this since before "vibe coding" was a phrase. ## Why bring your own keys instead of bundling them Most "AI hosting" offerings bundle a small monthly token allowance from a single provider, then meter you on overage. We took the opposite path: you bring keys for whichever provider fits the work, pay them directly at their published per-token rates, and switch between models per session. Claude for code review. GPT-5 for refactoring. DeepSeek when you want raw speed at lower cost. Ollama for privacy-sensitive local-only work. Your tokens, your usage, your conversation history. OpenCode Zen is enabled free by default so you can start without configuring anything. ## Pricing transparency + price guarantee Renewal prices match introductory prices here, full stop. The AI coding hosting plan you sign up for at $3.95/mo renews at $3.95/mo on the same 3-year term, not at some quietly inflated year-two rate the way most of the discount-hosting industry works. There are no setup fees. The 30% promotional discount applies to the first term and is honored at signup, not at renewal. We also stand behind our price guarantee: bring us a competitor's published price for a comparable shared hosting plan and we'll beat it by 10%. Combined with the 45-day money-back guarantee and renewal-price-locking, there's no risk in trying AI Coding Hosting. What customers say ## 24 years of word-of-mouth. A small sample from our 312 Shopper Approved reviews. Read all customer reviews. ★★★★★ "I've been using Ultra for almost 18 years now. These guys are the most professional of all the webhosts I've worked with, providing patient and thorough customer service quickly while charging the lowest rates I've encountered." SK Sharlene King Chicago, IL · 18-Year Client ★★★★★ "Before Ultra, my website load times were horrible. Users complained of 30+ second page loads. After my move, my website loads in 2 to 3 seconds and all my users are happy. Customer service is top notch." JT Joel Telling Bothell, WA · Performance Boost ★★★★★ "The responses to my requests were so prompt that I almost felt as if the support team and I were in the same room. I have not often been so impressed. David and Kevin have it together. They understand what great service is about." MM Morris G. Mead Lima, OH · Outstanding Service ## Ready to put an AI agent inside your cPanel? 30% off new orders with code 30-OFF-HOSTING. 45-day money-back guarantee. Free migration included. Choose AI coding hosting Talk to sales A Day With Code with AI ## What a real session looks like, start to finish. Open cPanel, click Code with AI in the Softaculous header, and start a session against the project directory you want to work in. The free OpenCode Zen tier is already live, so you can begin without wiring up a key, or open Settings and connect Claude for careful review work and DeepSeek when you want raw speed at lower cost. From there the agent works the way you would with SSH open, except you describe the goal in plain English. Say a contact form broke after an update. In Plan Mode the agent reads the form code, searches the tree for the callers, tails the recent error log, and writes a plan describing the fix before it touches a byte. You read the plan, approve it, and switch to Build Mode, where it edits the file, runs a WP-CLI or Composer command to verify, checks the output, and iterates if the result is wrong. Every step is yours to approve, and you can stop the session at any point. If a change lands wrong, the daily JetBackup restore point rolls the account back. Same loop scales up: refactor a class across three files, wire in a new feature, or write a one-off export script, all on the live files your visitors already hit. FAQ ## What customers ask about AI Coding Hosting. The questions our sales team gets every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. What is Code with AI?Code with AI is an AI-powered coding assistant built directly into Softaculous (and therefore into your cPanel hosting account). It can read and write files in your projects, edit existing code with targeted changes, search by name or content, debug and refactor, plan changes before implementing them, run shell commands, and create directory listings. You access it from the Softaculous header in cPanel. Which AI models and providers are supported?Code with AI supports eleven providers: OpenAI (GPT-4o, GPT-5), Anthropic (Claude), Google Gemini, DeepSeek, Groq, Together AI, OpenRouter, Ollama (local models), MiniMax, any custom OpenAI-compatible endpoint, and OpenCode Zen which is enabled free by default. You pick the model that fits your task, budget, and privacy requirements. Do I have to bring my own API keys?Mostly yes, and that is the point. OpenCode Zen is enabled free by default so you can start without configuring anything. Every other provider uses your own API key, configured under Settings inside the AI Assistant. You pay your AI provider directly at their published rates with no markup, and your tokens, history, and usage stay under your control. What is OpenCode Zen?OpenCode Zen is the free default AI provider enabled in Code with AI out of the box. It lets you try the assistant without configuring an API key or signing up for an external account. For heavier work or specific models like Claude or GPT-5, you connect your own provider key under Settings. Can the assistant edit files in my live WordPress site?Yes. You can select an existing WordPress install from the project list, or enter any directory path on the server manually. The assistant reads and writes files inside the selected project. This is useful for theme tweaks, plugin debugging, custom function additions, and one-off code changes that would otherwise require pulling the site to a local environment. As with any direct change to a production site, take a backup first or work on a staging copy when the change is non-trivial. Is this like Cursor or Claude Code?It is built on the same agentic-coding pattern (Plan Mode, Build Mode, file-level edits, shell command access, multi-step task execution) but it runs on your hosting server rather than your laptop. The advantage: no local dev environment to set up, no syncing changes back to production, and the AI has direct access to the live files in their actual hosted state. The trade-off: you should still test changes in a staging copy before applying them to a production site. Does it have access to files outside my project directory?Access is scoped to the project directory you select when you create a session. The assistant operates within that path. It does not have visibility into other cPanel accounts on the server or system-level files outside your account. Will it run shell commands on my server?Yes. Running shell commands is one of its capabilities, used for tasks like installing dependencies with Composer or npm, running build steps, executing WP-CLI commands, or inspecting logs. Commands run inside your cPanel account's shell, with the same permissions you would have via SSH. Does it work with non-WordPress sites?Yes. WordPress projects are auto-detected and listed for convenience, but you can point the assistant at any directory: Laravel apps, static HTML, custom PHP, Node projects, Python scripts, or anything else under your cPanel account. How much does AI coding hosting cost?Ultra AI Coding Hosting starts at $3.95/month on a 3-year term, or $6.95/month billed monthly. Each term renews at the same rate, with no renewal price increase. There are no setup fees. The plan supports a single website, includes 50 GB NVMe SSD storage, unmetered bandwidth, unlimited email accounts, free SSL, free CloudFlare CDN integration, free migration, and a 45-day money-back guarantee. AI provider tokens are paid directly to the provider at their published rates with no Ultra markup. Does Ultra mark up the AI tokens?No. You bring your own API key for each provider and pay the provider directly at their published per-token rates. Ultra does not proxy your traffic through a middleman service or add any token markup. The only exception is the free OpenCode Zen default tier, which is included at no cost so you can try the assistant before configuring your own keys. Can I use a local Ollama instance for privacy?Yes. Code with AI supports Ollama as a provider, which lets you point the assistant at a locally-running Ollama instance on your own hardware. Your prompts and code never leave your network, no third-party LLM provider is involved, and you can run open-weight models (Llama, Mistral, Qwen, DeepSeek-Coder, etc.) entirely under your own control. What PHP versions are supported?PHP 7.4 through 8.3 per-domain via cPanel's PHP Selector. We default new installs to PHP 8.2 for best performance. CloudLinux HardenedPHP back-ports critical security fixes to legacy PHP 7.x versions. OPcache is enabled by default for fast PHP bytecode reuse. Composer, WP-CLI, and Node LTS are all available via SSH. Can I migrate my existing site for free?Yes. Free site migration is included on all annual+ orders. Our technicians handle the file copy, database, mail accounts, and DNS. We use cPanel-to-cPanel transfers when possible and All-in-One WP Migration or WP Toolkit for WordPress sites coming from other hosts. Once migrated, Code with AI is immediately available on the site, no plugin to install, no WordPress-side configuration. Does the plan include email?Yes. Unlimited email accounts, with webmail (Roundcube), IMAP/POP3, SpamAssassin filtering, ImunifyAV scanning, and DKIM/SPF auto-configuration via cPanel. What is CloudLinux and why does it matter?CloudLinux is the OS layer that keeps your account isolated from your shared-server neighbors. Each account gets guaranteed CPU, RAM, and I/O budgets, so a noisy site one cPanel-account over cannot drag your AI coding session down. Combined with CageFS account isolation, it also means a compromised neighbor cannot read or interfere with your Code with AI files. What is your refund policy?AI Coding Hosting includes a 45-day money-back guarantee. Request a refund through the client area within 45 days of signup for a full refund. Domain registration fees are non-refundable since they're paid to the registry on your behalf. AI provider charges are billed by your AI provider directly and are not part of Ultra's refund. Where are your servers located?Our servers are housed in our own datacenter with on-site staff 24/7. Hardware is Ultra-owned, not leased from a hyperscaler. Free CloudFlare CDN integration caches your static assets to 300+ edge locations worldwide. Can I upgrade to a VPS or dedicated server later?Yes. When your site outgrows shared AI coding hosting, our VPS plans (root access, guaranteed CPU/RAM) and dedicated server plans (full hardware control) are the upgrade path. Code with AI in Softaculous is included on those tiers as well, and our support team handles the migration with no downtime. Do you offer a price guarantee?Yes. Ultra's price guarantee beats any comparable shared hosting plan by 10%. Bring us a competitor's published price for an equivalent plan and we'll match it minus 10%. Renewal pricing also matches your introductory rate, so you never get the typical year-two price jump. 100+ One-Click Installs ## WordPress, WooCommerce, Joomla, Drupal, and 100+ more. Softaculous ships with every plan, and Code with AI lives in its header. WordPress installs in two clicks with sane defaults. 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See all 100+ apps WordPress WooCommerce Joomla Drupal Magento phpBB osTicket MediaWiki Discourse Moodle Piwigo 90+ more Awards & Recognition ## Award-winning hosting for 24+ years. ## Top Web Host 2024 HostAdvice Editor's Pick ## 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved ## Best Uptime 2024 WhoIsHostingThis ## 24+ Year Honoree Web Hosting Awards Related Guides ## More Ultra hosting resources. ## Shared Web Hosting General-purpose cPanel hosting with Code with AI included. ## WordPress Optimized Hosting LiteSpeed + AccelerateWP for WordPress-first workloads. ## Nginx Optimized Hosting Nginx reverse-proxy cache for image-heavy sites. ## Node.js Hosting Server-side JavaScript with the same Code with AI tooling. ## VPS Hosting Root access and guaranteed CPU/RAM for larger AI coding workloads. ## Dedicated Servers Full hardware control for the largest workloads. ## Free Site Transfer Free migration on annual+ orders. ## Price Guarantee Renewal pricing matches introductory pricing. ## All Hosting Features The full feature spec sheet. 0 Faster than standard shared 0 Money-back guarantee 0 Avg support response 0 Uptime, our own racks ============================================================================== # WordPress Optimized Hosting from $9.95/mo | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/wordpress-optimized-hosting Summary: Fast WordPress hosting on Ultra's owned hardware. 3x Xeon, AccelerateWP, LiteSpeed, Redis, WP Toolkit, free SSL, CDN, and migration. From $9.95/mo since 2003. 30% off new WordPress hosting orders · code 30-OFF-HOSTING AccelerateWP · LiteSpeed · Redis Cache · Free SSL · Free Migration ## Ultra Web Hosting: Optimized for WordPress Faster WordPress. Better security. Hosting WordPress since 2003, powered by AccelerateWP & LiteSpeed Choose a WordPress plan Migrate my WP site free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ WordPress sites optimized 23+ years hosting WordPress (since 2003) 12-min avg support response $9.95 Starting as low as /mo <200ms TTFB on AccelerateWP 99.9% Uptime guarantee 45-day Money-back guarantee WordPress Optimized Hosting ## One plan, fully WordPress-optimized. Ultra WordPress Optimized Hosting is built for unlimited WordPress sites on a 3x Xeon CPU allocation, AccelerateWP, WP Toolkit staging, free CloudFlare CDN, automatic WordPress core updates, daily JetBackup, and a 45-day money-back guarantee. Renewal prices match introductory pricing. Popular WordPress Hosting ## WordPress Optimized Unlimited sites · 3x Xeon CPU · AccelerateWP As low as $9.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $12.95 every month Order Now Additional plan details - Unlimited WordPress websites - 3x Xeon CPU performance - 50 GB NVMe SSD web space - Unmetered bandwidth - Unlimited email accounts - 150,000 inode count - Free domain w/annual order - WordPress auto-update + staging - 1-click WordPress installs (Softaculous) - AccelerateWP optimization layer - WP Toolkit (staging + clone + secure) - Ultra Performance Tweaks plugin - PHP 8.x / Redis / Nginx / OPcache - UltraSpeed full-page caching - Free CloudFlare CDN integration - Free WordPress site transfer - Free https:// SSL certificate - AI Coding Assistant included - Real Green Web Hosting - Free setup · 45-day money-back Owned Infrastructure ## WordPress on hardware we own. Even our most affordable WordPress plans run on the same Dell PowerEdge servers we own outright, not leased from a third party. Our staff sits in the same building as the racks. When something breaks, the fix happens in minutes, not days - and that translates directly to your WordPress site's uptime. - Owned hardware: Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers we bought, not leased - On-site technicians in the same building as the racks - RAID + UPS protection on every WordPress host - No third-party datacenter staff between you and a fix The WordPress stack ## LiteSpeed, LSCache, and AccelerateWP, out of the box. Every Ultra WordPress plan ships with the full LiteSpeed cache stack, CloudLinux AccelerateWP, Redis object cache, and the optional Ultra Performance Tweaks plugin preconfigured. Your site lands fast on day one, not after a week of plugin tuning. See what's included → Why Ultra WordPress Hosting ## Built for WordPress, tuned for speed. The caching, the CPU, the toolkit, and the WordPress-aware defaults ship on the one plan. There is no teaser tier that quietly withholds the WordPress features and no "managed WordPress" upsell to unlock them. ## AccelerateWP CloudLinux's full-stack WordPress optimization (object cache, page cache, image conversion, smart prefetch, critical CSS) on every plan. One-click activation in cPanel. ## Redis Object Cache In-memory object cache for WordPress transients, sessions, and query results. Critical for WooCommerce checkout performance and high-traffic blogs. ## LiteSpeed + LSCache LiteSpeed web server pre-tuned with LSCache for WordPress. Static assets, dynamic pages, and admin pages cache intelligently with WordPress-aware purge. ## WP Toolkit One-click WordPress install, clone, stage, secure, and update. Multi-site management from cPanel. Safe plugin/theme updates with rollback. ## Imunify360 (Pro) Real-time WordPress malware scanning, automatic cleanup, and a hardened WAF that blocks login bruteforce, XML-RPC abuse, and plugin-vulnerability exploits. ## Daily JetBackup Automated daily backups with 30 days of restore points. Roll back individual WordPress files, the database, or the entire account in one click. ## WordPress Support 24/7 US-based team with WordPress expertise. Plugin conflicts, white-screen debugs, WooCommerce config, hacked-site recovery - we've seen it. ## Free WP Migration Our techs move your WordPress site for you. Files, database, email, DNS. Most sites can stage the same business day; larger sites are coordinated by ticket. ## Ultra Performance Tweaks Available plugin: 12 togglable WordPress optimizations, login brute-force protection, comment spam protection, 1-click admin-bar purge across every cache layer (LiteSpeed, AccelerateWP, WP Rocket, W3TC, ea-nginx, CloudFlare, OPcache, etc.). Auto WordPress core updates included separately. Is WordPress Optimized Hosting right for me? ## WordPress Optimized vs Shared vs VPS. Shared Web Hosting is the general-purpose tier if you don't need WordPress-specific tuning. WordPress Optimized adds AccelerateWP, 3x Xeon CPU, WP Toolkit, and a WordPress-tuned MariaDB. VPS Hosting is the upgrade path when you need root, custom software, or guaranteed CPU/RAM for very high-traffic WordPress sites. Shared Web Hosting WordPress Optimized VPS Hosting Starting price$3.95/mo$9.95/mo$49.95/mo WordPress-tuned MariaDB + RedisSelf-configured AccelerateWP optimization layerAvailable add-on WP Toolkit (staging + clone)Pro tier only 3x Xeon CPU allocationPro tier onlyGuaranteed CPU/RAM slice WordPress sites supportedUp to unlimited (varies by tier)UnlimitedUnlimited (hardware-bound) WooCommerce + WP Multisite Automatic WordPress core updatesSelf-managed Free CloudFlare CDN integration Root / sudo access Best forNon-WordPress workloads, multi-CMS sites, brochure sitesMost WordPress sites, agencies, WooCommerce stores, multisiteVery high-traffic WordPress, custom WP stacks, headless apps WooCommerce ## WooCommerce-ready out of the box. WooCommerce is the most common WordPress workload we host, so we tune for it. Redis object cache is pre-installed (essential for cart session performance), MariaDB is tuned for the product, cart, and order table query patterns, LiteSpeed + LSCache understand WooCommerce's dynamic page conventions (cart bypass, checkout bypass, product page caching), and CloudFlare CDN integration caches your product images globally. The plan's 3x Xeon CPU allocation handles holiday traffic spikes without the 502 timeouts you see on undersized "managed WooCommerce" hosting. The 50 GB storage handles substantial product image libraries, and the unlimited bandwidth means no overage surprises during a Black Friday push. - Redis object cache (cart/session performance) - MariaDB tuned for product/order tables - WooCommerce-aware LSCache rules - CloudFlare CDN for product images - 3x Xeon CPU allocation for holiday spikes - PCI-DSS friendly server-side TLS config Code with AI · Included ## An AI assistant for WordPress, built into cPanel. Every Ultra WordPress plan includes Softaculous Code with AI, an agentic AI coding assistant built directly into cPanel. Point it at your WordPress install and it can read and write theme files, debug plugin conflicts, write custom hooks, refactor child themes, plan multi-step migrations, and run WP-CLI commands - all without you opening a separate IDE. Bring your own API key for Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Groq, Together AI, Ollama, or any of the eleven supported providers, or start with the free OpenCode Zen tier enabled by default. You pay your AI provider directly with no token markup, and your conversation history stays under your control. Especially useful for WordPress theme customization, plugin debugging, WooCommerce hook customization, refactoring custom post types, and generating new WordPress features through natural-language prompts. The full provider list and a WordPress-specific setup walkthrough lives on the AI Coding Hosting page. - Built into cPanel, no extra install - 11 supported providers (Claude, GPT, Gemini, etc.) - Free OpenCode Zen tier enabled by default - Bring your own API key, no token markup - WP-CLI integration for command execution - Theme + plugin + hook customization Hosting WordPress since 2003. ## WordPress hosting built for speed and reliability. Ultra Web Hosting has been online since 2002 and started offering WordPress hosting in 2003, the year WordPress 0.7 first shipped. That's 23+ years of dedicated WordPress hosting experience. Our WordPress Optimized plan runs on CloudLinux with LiteSpeed, NVMe SSD storage, and Redis object caching, behind a CloudFlare CDN integration that's included free. WordPress sites load in milliseconds, not seconds. ## What you get on the WordPress Optimized plan The plan ships with WP Toolkit, AccelerateWP, free SSL, free CDN integration, free WP migration, automatic WordPress core updates, and a 12-minute support response. We don't gate WordPress basics behind a premium "managed WordPress" tier. We don't oversell servers. The hardware is ours, our staff sits on-site, and we've been doing this since before "the cloud" was a marketing term. ## Pricing transparency Our renewal prices match our introductory prices, period. The WordPress plan you signed up for at $9.95/mo renews at $9.95/mo on the same 3-year term, not at a hidden higher rate the way most of the discount-hosting industry operates. There are no setup fees. The 30% promotional discount applies to the first term and is honored at signup, not at renewal. ## The team behind the WordPress stack Our support team is WordPress-fluent - staffed by people who actually run WordPress sites in their day-to-day, not a third-party call center reading scripts. When you open a ticket about a plugin conflict, white-screen crash, WooCommerce checkout 502, or hacked site recovery, an Ultra employee with WordPress hands-on experience answers it. Our 12-minute average first-response time is measured across all tickets during business hours. We're also a green hosting provider, with renewable energy offsetting the datacenter's full power draw. What WordPress customers say ## 23+ years of WordPress word-of-mouth. A small sample from our 312 Shopper Approved reviews. Read all customer reviews. ★★★★★ "I've been using Ultra for almost 18 years now. These guys are the most professional of all the webhosts I've worked with, providing patient and thorough customer service quickly while charging the lowest rates I've encountered." SK Sharlene King Chicago, IL · 18-Year Client ★★★★★ "Before Ultra, my WordPress load times were horrible. Users complained of 30+ second page loads. After my move, my site loads in 2 to 3 seconds and all my users are happy. Customer service is top notch." JT Joel Telling Bothell, WA · Performance Boost ★★★★★ "The responses to my requests were so prompt that I almost felt as if the support team and I were in the same room. I have not often been so impressed. David and Kevin have it together. They understand what great service is about." MM Morris G. Mead Lima, OH · Outstanding Service ## Ready to launch your WordPress site? 30% off new WordPress orders with code 30-OFF-HOSTING. 45-day money-back guarantee. Free migration included. Choose a WordPress plan Talk to a WordPress expert How a WordPress request is served ## Every cache layer, in the order your visitor hits it. The speed on this plan is not one feature, it is a pipeline. When someone opens a page on your WordPress site, the request passes through each layer below in order, and most requests are answered before PHP or MariaDB is ever touched. Every layer here is already included on the plan. - CloudFlare CDN at the edge. Static assets like images, CSS, and JS are served from 300+ edge locations worldwide, so a visitor gets those files from a nearby city instead of the origin server. - LiteSpeed and LSCache. If the page itself is cacheable, LiteSpeed answers it from LSCache, which is pre-tuned for WordPress and knows to bypass cache for the admin area, logged-in users, and the WooCommerce cart and checkout. - AccelerateWP page cache. CloudLinux's optimization layer holds a full-page copy of anonymous output and applies WebP or AVIF conversion, critical CSS, lazy loading, and minification on the way out. - Redis object cache. When a page has to be built, WordPress transients, sessions, and repeated query results come from Redis in memory rather than from a fresh database round trip. - PHP 8.x with OPcache. Only now does PHP run, and OPcache keeps the compiled WordPress bytecode warm so the interpreter is not reparsing your theme and plugins on every hit. - MariaDB with query cache. The database is the last stop, tuned for WordPress and WooCommerce table patterns, and it only gets touched when a request truly needs fresh data. Clearing the air ## WordPress hosting myths, put to rest. A lot of what gets repeated about fast, secure WordPress hosting is marketing, not fact. Here is how it actually works on Ultra. Myth You need an expensive "managed WordPress" tier to get real speed. Fact Our standard plan ships AccelerateWP, LiteSpeed, and Redis object caching on day one, so page caching and a sub-200ms TTFB come standard, not as a premium upsell. Myth Shared WordPress hosting is always slow. Fact Slow shared hosting is oversold shared hosting. CloudLinux gives your account guaranteed CPU and RAM, and our nginx full-page cache serves most visitors without ever waking PHP. Myth You must install their proprietary cache plugin to go fast. Fact The caching lives at the server layer through AccelerateWP and nginx. You keep full control of your own plugins, and nothing locks you into a host-specific stack. Myth Moving an existing WordPress site means downtime. Fact Our team migrates your site for free and stages it under a temporary URL, so you verify everything works before the DNS cutover from your old host. FAQ ## What WordPress customers ask before choosing a plan. The questions our sales team gets every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. How much does WordPress hosting cost?Ultra WordPress Optimized Hosting is $9.95/month on a 3-year term, or $12.95/month billed monthly. Each term renews at the same rate, with no renewal price increase. No setup fees. Unlimited WordPress sites, 3x Xeon CPU, 50 GB NVMe SSD, AccelerateWP, WP Toolkit, free CloudFlare CDN. If you don't need WordPress-specific tuning, our Shared Web Hosting plans start at $3.95/mo. Do you offer managed WordPress hosting?Ultra WordPress Optimized Hosting includes most managed-WP features: AccelerateWP, WP Toolkit for staging and cloning, automatic WordPress core updates, integrated CloudFlare CDN, daily JetBackup, and 24/7 WordPress-experienced support. For sites that need a guaranteed CPU/RAM slice or root access, our VPS plans are the next step up. Is WooCommerce supported?Yes. Redis object cache is pre-installed (essential for cart performance), MariaDB is tuned for WooCommerce's product/cart/order tables, LSCache understands WooCommerce dynamic pages, and CloudFlare CDN caches your product images. The 3x Xeon CPU allocation handles holiday traffic spikes without 502 timeouts. Can I migrate my existing WordPress site for free?Yes. Free WordPress migration is included. Our technicians handle file copy, database, mail accounts, WordPress configuration, and post-migration optimization. Timing depends on site size and registrar coordination, not on the number of plugins or pages. What is AccelerateWP?AccelerateWP is CloudLinux's full-stack WordPress optimization layer, included free. It bundles Redis object cache, LSCache page cache, WebP/AVIF image conversion, smart prefetch, critical CSS, lazy loading, and minification under a single one-click activation in cPanel. Most sites see 3 to 5x faster TTFB and Lighthouse scores in the 90+ range. What WordPress plugins are included?The AccelerateWP integration plugin ships pre-installed on every Ultra WordPress site (exposes Redis/LSCache/image-conversion controls in your dashboard). Our Ultra Performance Tweaks plugin is also available, with 12 togglable WordPress optimizations, login brute-force protection, comment spam protection, and a 1-click admin-bar cache purge across every cache layer. Beyond those, your install is clean. WP Toolkit and Softaculous let you one-click install Yoast, WooCommerce, Elementor, ManageWP, or anything else from the WordPress.org repo. What does the Ultra Performance Tweaks plugin do?Ultra Performance Tweaks is our own WordPress plugin, available on every Ultra WordPress site. It bundles 12 togglable optimizations under Settings, Ultra Performance: heartbeat throttling, query-string stripping, emoji/embed removal, XML-RPC disable, pingback suppression, WP version hiding, login brute-force protection (auto-defers if Wordfence/Sucuri/iThemes is also installed), comment spam protection (honeypot + speed trap + 2-link limit + auto-close stale posts), and a 1-click admin-bar Purge All Caches button that clears WordPress object cache, transients, OPcache, LiteSpeed/AccelerateWP, WP Rocket, W3TC, WP Super Cache, WP Fastest Cache, Autoptimize, Elementor/Divi/Beaver/Oxygen builder caches, ea-nginx, and CloudFlare CDN in one click. The settings page also shows a server environment dashboard with PHP/MariaDB/OPcache stats. What PHP versions are supported?PHP 7.4 through 8.3 per-domain via cPanel's PHP Selector. WordPress 6.4+ supports PHP 8.2 and 8.3 fully and we default new installs to 8.2 for best performance. CloudLinux HardenedPHP back-ports critical security fixes to legacy PHP 7.x if you need compatibility with an older WordPress install. Is WordPress staging included?Yes. WP Toolkit provides one-click WordPress staging, clone, and rollback. Spin up a staging copy under a temporary URL, test plugin/theme updates safely, then push changes back to production with one click. Do you do automatic WordPress updates?Yes. WordPress core security releases auto-install by default. Optional automatic plugin and theme updates can be enabled per-site through WP Toolkit. Our security team also monitors WordPress, plugin, and theme vulnerability disclosures and patches server-wide before public exploits land. What caching is used for WordPress?Multi-layer: LiteSpeed LSCache at the edge (pre-tuned for WordPress), AccelerateWP page cache, Redis object cache for transients and sessions, MariaDB query cache, OPcache for PHP bytecode, and CloudFlare CDN for static assets. Most WordPress page requests are served from cache without touching PHP or MySQL. Can I host multiple WordPress sites on one plan?Yes. Unlimited WordPress sites on a single account, each with its own domain, database, and email accounts. WordPress multisite (network) installs are also supported. The 50 GB storage and 150,000 inode limit accommodate substantial multi-site setups. Does the plan include email hosting?Yes. Unlimited email accounts, with webmail (Roundcube), IMAP/POP3, SpamAssassin filtering, ImunifyAV scanning, and DKIM/SPF auto-configuration via cPanel. Is CloudFlare CDN included?Yes. Free CloudFlare CDN integration via cPanel's one-click activation. CloudFlare caches your WordPress static assets at 300+ edge locations worldwide, adds always-on DDoS protection, bot mitigation, and Brotli compression. How fast is Ultra's WordPress hosting?Our stack (CloudLinux + LiteSpeed + AccelerateWP + Redis + LSCache + CloudFlare) consistently delivers TTFB under 200ms and Lighthouse Performance scores above 90 on AccelerateWP-enabled sites. Independent benchmarks routinely measure 4-8x faster page loads than standard cPanel-on-Apache WordPress hosting from typical low-cost competitors. Is the AI Coding Assistant included?Yes. Softaculous Code with AI is included. It's an agentic AI coding assistant built directly into cPanel that can edit theme files, debug plugin conflicts, write custom hooks, refactor child themes, and run WP-CLI commands. Bring your own API key for Claude, GPT, Gemini, or any of 11 supported providers. What is your refund policy?Ultra WordPress hosting includes a 45-day money-back guarantee. Request a refund through the client area within 45 days of signup for a full refund on hosting. Domain registration fees are non-refundable since they're paid to the registry on your behalf. Where are your servers located?Our WordPress hosting servers are housed in our own datacenter with on-site staff 24/7. Hardware is Ultra-owned, not leased from a hyperscaler. Free CloudFlare CDN integration caches your static assets to 300+ edge locations worldwide so WordPress visitors get fast response times regardless of where they are. When did Ultra start hosting WordPress?Ultra Web Hosting has been in business since 2002. WordPress launched in May 2003 (forked from b2/cafelog), and we began offering WordPress hosting that same year. So we have 23+ years of dedicated WordPress hosting experience on top of 24+ years of general hosting experience. 100+ One-Click Installs ## WordPress, WooCommerce, BuddyPress, and 100+ more. Softaculous ships with every plan. WordPress installs in two clicks with the right database credentials, sane defaults, and AccelerateWP auto-enabled. 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See all 100+ apps WordPress WooCommerce BuddyPress bbPress Multisite LearnDash Joomla Drupal Magento osTicket Discourse 90+ more Awards & Recognition ## Award-winning WordPress hosting for 23+ years. ## Top WP Host 2024 HostAdvice Editor's Pick ## 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved ## Best Uptime 2024 WhoIsHostingThis ## 24+ Year Honoree Web Hosting Awards Related Guides ## More Ultra WordPress resources. ## NVMe vs SATA SSD Why storage interface matters for hosting speed. ## All Hosting Guides Browse the full Ultra guide library. ## LiteSpeed vs Nginx Which web server is best for WordPress, and why. ## Migrate Without Downtime Move hosts with no visible downtime. ## Shared Web Hosting The same hosting infra with a broader feature set for non-WP sites. ## WooCommerce Hosting Same WordPress stack, tuned focus on WooCommerce stores. ## Nginx Optimized Hosting Nginx reverse proxy hosting for non-LiteSpeed workloads. ## VPS Hosting Root access and guaranteed CPU/RAM for very high-traffic WordPress. ## Dedicated Servers Full hardware control for the largest WordPress workloads. ## Free WordPress Migration Step-by-step migration with zero downtime. ## SSL Certificates Free Let's Encrypt + premium SSL options for WordPress. ## Price Guarantee WordPress renewal pricing matches introductory pricing. ## All Hosting Features The full feature spec sheet across all three WordPress tiers. 0 Faster than standard shared 0 Money-back guarantee 0 Avg support response 0 Uptime, our own racks ============================================================================== # Node.js Hosting from $9.95/mo · cPanel | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/nodejs-hosting Summary: Node.js hosting on Ultra's owned hardware. CloudLinux Node.js Selector, Phusion Passenger, npm, NVMe SSD, free SSL, CDN, and migration. From $9.95/mo since 2002. First month free on new Node.js hosting orders · code NODEJS Node.js LTS · npm · Phusion Passenger · SSH · CloudLinux Node Selector ## Node.js Hosting Deploy server-side JavaScript from cPanel with the CloudLinux Node.js Selector. Hosting on owned hardware since 2002. Choose a Node.js plan Migrate my app free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites optimized 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response $9.95 Starting as low as /mo 3x Xeon CPU allocation 99.9% Uptime guarantee 45-day Money-back guarantee Node.js Hosting ## One plan, Node.js-tuned with cPanel deploy. Ultra Node.js Hosting is built for server-side JavaScript on the CloudLinux Node.js Selector, Phusion Passenger process management, full npm support, SSH access, NVMe SSD storage, free CloudFlare CDN integration, free SSL, and a 45-day money-back guarantee. Renewal prices match introductory pricing. Popular Node.js Hosting ## Node.js Hosting Unlimited sites · CloudLinux Node Selector As low as $9.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $12.95 every month · first month free with code NODEJS Order Now Additional plan details - Unlimited websites - CloudLinux Node.js Selector - Node.js 18.x / 20.x / 22.x LTS - Phusion Passenger process manager - Full npm + package.json deploy - SSH access + virtual environment - 50 GB NVMe SSD web space - 3x Xeon CPU allocation - Unlimited email accounts - Free domain w/annual order - MySQL / MariaDB databases - Git Version Control + auto-deploy - CloudLinux account isolation (CageFS) - Free CloudFlare CDN integration - Free site / app transfer - Free https:// SSL certificate - AI Coding Assistant included - Real Green Web Hosting - 45-day money-back guarantee Owned Infrastructure ## Node.js on hardware we own. Your Node.js application runs on the same Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers we own outright, not leased from a third party. Our staff sits in the same building as the racks, so when something breaks the fix happens in minutes, not days. Node.js workloads benefit especially: single-threaded event loops live and die by I/O speed, and NVMe SSD plus on-site hands keeps that path short. - Owned hardware: Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers, up to 64 GB RAM, bought not leased - On-site technicians in the same building as the racks - RAID + UPS protection on every Node.js host - Cisco networking backbone, no oversold uplinks The Node.js stack ## Pick a Node version. Set your startup file. Click Create. The CloudLinux Node.js Selector ships your app behind Phusion Passenger with zero reverse-proxy plumbing. Switch between 18.x, 20.x, and 22.x LTS from cPanel, run npm from the virtual environment, and let Passenger restart your process when it crashes. See what's included → Good to know ## Questions? Quick answers. Is site migration really free?+Yes. Our in-house team moves your site, email, and databases for you at no cost on any annual plan. How fast is support?+A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from engineers who know your account. What about uptime and hardware?+99.9% uptime on servers we own, rack, and monitor around the clock. No reselling someone else's cloud. Why Ultra Node.js Hosting ## Built for server-side JavaScript, managed from cPanel. CloudLinux Node.js Selector, Phusion Passenger, npm, SSH, and 3x Xeon CPU allocation, with isolated account resources and a 45-day money-back guarantee. ## CloudLinux Node.js Selector Pick 18.x, 20.x, or 22.x LTS from cPanel. Set the application root, startup file, and Development or Production mode. The environment initializes automatically with no command-line setup. ## Phusion Passenger Passenger keeps your Node.js process alive, restarts it on crash, and integrates cleanly with Apache without manual reverse-proxy or port forwarding configuration. ## Full npm Support Install packages through cPanel or via SSH inside the per-app virtual environment. Your package.json dependencies resolve automatically when you deploy. ## Real-Time WebSockets Long-lived socket connections for Socket.IO, ws, or any WebSocket library. Phusion Passenger keeps the connection alive instead of timing it out like a typical HTTP request, so your real-time features stay connected at scale. ## CloudLinux LVE Isolation Your Node.js processes get guaranteed CPU, RAM, and I/O via CloudLinux LVE containers. A neighbor account's traffic spike will not drag your event loop down. ## NVMe SSD Storage Pure NVMe storage across the Node.js fleet. Database queries, file reads, and npm installs run at flash speed, which Node's single-threaded I/O model benefits from directly. ## Free SSL + CDN Let's Encrypt SSL with auto-renewal plus integrated CloudFlare CDN. Edge caching for static frontends, DDoS protection, and Brotli compression in front of your API. ## Daily JetBackup Automated daily backups with 30 days of restore points. Roll back individual files, the database, or the entire account in one click from cPanel. ## 12-Min Support Real humans, on-shore, with server-side JavaScript backgrounds. Average 12-minute first-response on live chat and tickets, 24/7. Which hosting type is right for me? ## Shared Apache vs Node.js Hosting vs VPS. Shared Web Hosting runs PHP only, no Node runtime. Node.js Hosting adds the CloudLinux Node Selector + Phusion Passenger for managed Node deployments inside cPanel. VPS gives you root and your own Node + reverse proxy if you need full control. Shared Web Hosting Node.js Hosting VPS Hosting Starting price$3.95/mo$9.95/mo$24.95/mo Node.js runtime 18.x / 20.x / 22.xBring your own CloudLinux Node Selector Phusion PassengerDIY (PM2 / systemd) npm + SSH accessSSH only cPanel managedOptional add-on 3x Xeon CPU allocationPro tier onlyDedicated cores Root access Free CloudFlare CDN integration Best forPHP sites, brochure sites, WordPressExpress, Next.js, Fastify, Nest.js APIs and full-stack appsCustom stacks, multi-process, high-traffic Node CloudLinux Node.js Selector ## Pick a Node version. Set your startup file. Ship. The Node.js Selector is built into your cPanel control panel and makes deploying Node.js applications straightforward. Select your preferred Node.js version (18.x, 20.x, or 22.x), set your application root directory, specify your startup file (app.js, server.js, or whatever your project uses), and choose Development or Production mode. Click Create and your environment is initialized automatically. The Node.js Selector uses Phusion Passenger as the application server, so your app integrates cleanly with Apache without needing to configure reverse proxies or port forwarding manually. You can install npm packages directly from the cPanel interface or via SSH by entering the virtual environment for your application. Your package.json dependencies are resolved automatically during deployment. You can also manage environment variables, start, stop, and restart your application, and switch Node.js versions at any time, all from the same cPanel interface. CloudLinux LVE resource limits apply to your Node.js processes the same way they apply to PHP, so your application gets guaranteed CPU, memory, and I/O without being affected by other accounts on the server. - Node.js 18.x, 20.x, 22.x LTS selectable per app - Phusion Passenger process management + auto-restart - Multiple Node apps per cPanel account - Environment variables managed from cPanel - Switch Node versions without redeploying - CloudLinux LVE CPU / memory / I/O guarantees Frameworks & Developer Tools ## Express, Next.js, Fastify, Nest.js. If it's on npm, it runs. Ultra's Node.js hosting works with every major Node.js framework and library available through npm. Build REST APIs with Express.js or Fastify, full-stack applications with Next.js or Nuxt.js, enterprise backends with Nest.js, or real-time systems with libraries like Socket.io and ws. Any package you can install with npm will work on our servers. Beyond frameworks, you get a full developer toolkit. SSH access gives you command-line control for running npm scripts, debugging, and managing your application. MySQL and MariaDB databases are included and manageable through cPanel's phpMyAdmin, and you can connect to external databases like MongoDB Atlas from your application code. Git Version Control through cPanel lets you clone repositories directly to your application directory and automate post-pull deployment tasks with a .cpanel.yml file. You also get cron jobs, a DNS editor, and detailed error logs. - Express, Fastify, Next.js, Nuxt.js, Nest.js, Koa, Hapi, Adonis - Any npm package, including native modules - Socket.io / ws WebSockets (one-time proxy setup by support) - Server-Sent Events (one-time proxy setup by support) - MySQL / MariaDB via mysql2, knex, sequelize - MongoDB Atlas (or any remote MongoDB) via mongoose Who Node.js Hosting Is Best For ## REST APIs, full-stack apps, real-time backends. REST APIs and microservices. Express, Fastify, and Nest.js backends ship as single-process apps that benefit directly from Node's event-loop concurrency. Phusion Passenger handles process lifecycle so you focus on the code, not on systemd or PM2 configuration. Full-stack Next.js and Nuxt.js apps. SSR pages render through Node, while the CloudFlare CDN edge-caches your static bundles. Switch between Next.js 14 and 15 by changing the Node version in cPanel, redeploy from Git, and roll back instantly if a release misbehaves. Real-time chat, dashboards, and collaboration tools. Socket.io and ws work after a one-time proxy setup by our support team. Once configured, your WebSocket-based chat, live order feed, or collaborative editor connects to your normal domain URL with no special ports. Hybrid workloads. Need a Node.js API and a WordPress marketing site on the same account? The plan includes Softaculous for 1-click PHP app installs alongside your Node apps, so a single cPanel can host both without a second hosting bill. - Express / Fastify / Koa REST APIs - Next.js / Nuxt.js full-stack apps with SSR - Nest.js enterprise backends - Real-time apps (Socket.io, ws, SSE) after one-time proxy setup - Node + WordPress hybrid on one cPanel account Code with AI · Included ## An AI assistant for your Node.js app, built into cPanel. Every Ultra Node.js hosting plan includes Softaculous Code with AI, an agentic AI coding assistant built directly into cPanel. Point it at your repo and it can write Express routes, refactor TypeScript types, debug stack traces, edit package.json scripts, write Mongoose schemas, and run shell commands like npm install or npm run build. Bring your own API key for Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Groq, Together AI, Ollama, or any of the eleven supported providers, or start with the free OpenCode Zen tier enabled by default. You pay your AI provider directly with no token markup, and your conversation history stays under your control. - Built into cPanel, no extra install - 11 supported providers (Claude, GPT, Gemini, etc.) - Free OpenCode Zen tier enabled by default - Bring your own API key, no token markup - Express routes, TypeScript refactor, Mongoose schemas - Run npm install / npm run build from the chat 24 years of hosting. Node.js Selector + Phusion Passenger since CloudLinux shipped them. ## Node.js hosting built for cPanel deploys and real workloads. Ultra Web Hosting has operated its own server infrastructure since 2002. Our Node.js stack runs the CloudLinux Node.js Selector with Phusion Passenger as the application server, with NVMe SSD storage, CloudLinux isolation, and 3x Xeon CPU allocation, behind a CloudFlare CDN integration that's included free with every plan. Single-threaded event loops live and die by I/O speed, and the entire stack is tuned to keep that path short. ## What you get on the Node.js Hosting plan The plan ships with the CloudLinux Node.js Selector, Phusion Passenger process management, full npm support, SSH access with per-app virtual environments, free SSL, free CDN integration, free migration, and a 12-minute support response. WebSockets and Server-Sent Events work with a one-time proxy configuration by our support team. We don't gate basics behind premium tiers. We own the hardware, our staff sits on-site, and we've been doing this since before "the cloud" was a marketing term. ## Node.js Hosting vs running Node on a VPS The Node.js Hosting plan ($9.95/mo) handles process management, version switching, and reverse-proxy plumbing for you. You write app.js, click Create, and Passenger runs your app. A VPS ($24.95/mo+) gives you root, your own systemd or PM2, your own nginx config, and the responsibility for OS updates and Node.js LTS upgrades. If you want a managed Node deployment behind cPanel, Node.js Hosting is the answer. If you want to run your own stack from scratch, VPS Hosting is the path. ## Pricing transparency + price guarantee Renewal prices match introductory prices. The Node.js Hosting plan you signed up for at $9.95/mo renews at $9.95/mo, not at a hidden higher rate the way most of the discount-hosting industry operates. There are no setup fees. The NODEJS promo code gives you the first month free at signup. We also stand behind our price guarantee: bring us a competitor's published price for a comparable Node.js hosting plan and we'll beat it by 10%. Combined with the 45-day money-back guarantee and renewal-price-locking, there's no risk in trying Ultra Node.js Hosting. What customers say ## 24 years of word-of-mouth. A small sample from our 312 Shopper Approved reviews. Read all customer reviews. ★★★★★ "I've been using Ultra for almost 18 years now. These guys are the most professional of all the webhosts I've worked with, providing patient and thorough customer service quickly while charging the lowest rates I've encountered." SK Sharlene King Chicago, IL · 18-Year Client ★★★★★ "Before Ultra, my website load times were horrible. Users complained of 30+ second page loads. After my move, my website loads in 2 to 3 seconds and all my users are happy. Customer service is top notch." JT Joel Telling Bothell, WA · Performance Boost ★★★★★ "The responses to my requests were so prompt that I almost felt as if the support team and I were in the same room. I have not often been so impressed. David and Kevin have it together. They understand what great service is about." MM Morris G. Mead Lima, OH · Outstanding Service ## Ready to deploy your Node.js app? First month free on new orders with code NODEJS. 45-day money-back guarantee. Free migration included. Choose Node.js hosting Talk to sales From git clone to live in five steps ## How a Node.js deploy actually goes on Ultra. There is no black-box build pipeline to learn. If you have shipped an Express or Next.js app before, the cPanel flow will feel familiar: create the app, pull your code, install dependencies, point Passenger at your entry file, and restart. Every step below runs from the same cPanel account, and nothing here requires a support ticket. - 1. Create the app. Open Setup Node.js App in cPanel, pick your Node.js version (18.x, 20.x, or 22.x LTS), set the application root, and choose Development or Production mode. Click Create and the CloudLinux Node.js Selector builds the virtual environment for you. - 2. Get your code in place. Clone straight into the application root with cPanel's Git Version Control, or push files over SSH and the file manager. A .cpanel.yml post-pull task can automate the copy on every push. - 3. Run npm install. Trigger the install from the Node.js Selector, or enter the per-app virtual environment over SSH and run npm yourself. Your package.json dependencies, including native modules, resolve into the app's own node_modules. - 4. Set the entry point and env vars. Name your startup file (app.js, server.js, or whatever your project uses) so Phusion Passenger knows what to boot, then add environment variables like DATABASE_URL or NODE_ENV from the same cPanel screen. No .env file editing over the shell required. - 5. Restart and go live. Hit Restart and Passenger boots your process behind Apache on your real domain, no reverse-proxy or port-forwarding config to write. It keeps the process alive and restarts it on crash, and you can switch Node versions later without redeploying. The Node.js stack ## What runs your app, layer by layer. From the request that arrives to the database it queries, here is the Node.js stack every plan hands you on the CloudLinux Node.js Selector, no reverse-proxy plumbing to wire up yourself. Node.js 18.x / 20.x / 22.x LTS Switch runtime versions per app from cPanel with the CloudLinux Node.js Selector. npm + package.json Full npm support from the virtual environment. Run installs and build steps over SSH. Phusion Passenger Manages your process and restarts it on crash, so Express, Next.js, or Fastify stay up. Git Version Control Clone, pull, and auto-deploy from cPanel Git straight onto the account that serves the app. MySQL / MariaDB A MySQL-compatible database on NVMe SSD storage, right beside your Node process. FAQ ## What customers ask about Node.js hosting. The questions our sales team gets every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. What Node.js versions does Ultra Web Hosting support?Ultra supports multiple Node.js versions through the CloudLinux Node.js Selector, including Node.js 18.x, 20.x, and 22.x (current LTS). You can select and switch between versions directly from your cPanel dashboard without any command-line configuration. Legacy versions 14.x and 16.x remain available for older applications but are not recommended for new projects. How do I deploy a Node.js application on Ultra's hosting?Deployment is handled through the Setup Node.js App interface in cPanel. You select your Node.js version, set your application root directory, specify your startup file (such as app.js or server.js), choose Development or Production mode, and click Create. The system initializes the environment automatically. You can also install npm packages and manage environment variables directly from cPanel. For Git-based workflows, clone or pull from GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket through cPanel's Git Version Control panel and automate post-pull deployment tasks with a .cpanel.yml file. Does Ultra's Node.js hosting include npm support?Yes. Every Node.js hosting plan includes full npm support. You can install packages through the cPanel interface or via SSH using the virtual environment command provided by the Node.js Selector. Your package.json dependencies are installed automatically when you deploy your application. Can I run multiple Node.js applications on one account?Yes. The Node.js Selector allows you to create and manage multiple Node.js applications under a single cPanel account, each with their own Node.js version, startup file, environment variables, and application root. All applications share your plan's 50 GB NVMe SSD storage allocation. Does Node.js hosting include SSH access?Yes. You get full SSH access for command-line management of your Node.js applications. You can enter the virtual environment for any application using the activation command provided in the cPanel Node.js Selector interface, then run npm commands, start your app, or manage files directly. What frameworks work with Ultra's Node.js hosting?Ultra's Node.js hosting supports all major Node.js frameworks including Express.js, Fastify, Next.js, Nuxt.js, Nest.js, Koa, Hapi, Adonis.js, and others. Real-time libraries like Socket.io and ws are also supported with a one-time proxy configuration by our support team. Any framework that runs on standard Node.js will work with the CloudLinux Node.js Selector and Phusion Passenger application server. Does Ultra's Node.js hosting support WebSockets?Yes. WebSocket connections are fully supported. Because Node.js applications run through Phusion Passenger, which does not natively pass WebSocket upgrade requests, your application will need a standalone WebSocket listener on a dedicated port. Contact our support team and we will configure the proxy rule for your domain. Once configured, WebSocket-based applications work as expected with no client-side changes required. Does Node.js hosting support Server-Sent Events (SSE)?Yes. Server-Sent Events are supported for one-way streaming from your server to connected clients. SSE requires a one-time proxy configuration adjustment on our end so the long-lived connection is not buffered or terminated prematurely. Open a support ticket with your SSE endpoint path and we will configure it during setup. Is a database included with Node.js hosting?Yes. Every Node.js hosting plan includes MySQL and MariaDB databases that you can create and manage through cPanel. You can connect to them from your Node.js application using standard drivers like mysql2, knex, or sequelize. For MongoDB, you can connect to external MongoDB Atlas instances or other remote MongoDB services from your application code. How is my Node.js application kept secure?Every Node.js application runs inside a CloudLinux CageFS container that isolates your files, processes, and environment variables from other accounts on the server. Server-level protection includes ModSecurity with the OWASP Core Rule Set, Imunify360 malware scanning, and a free SSL certificate for encrypted HTTPS connections. CloudLinux LVE limits prevent any account from affecting server performance. What is Phusion Passenger?Phusion Passenger is the application server that runs your Node.js process behind Apache. It handles process lifecycle (start, stop, restart on crash), routes incoming HTTP requests to your app, and integrates cleanly with cPanel so you don't need to write your own systemd or PM2 configuration. It's installed and configured automatically when you create a Node.js app through the Selector. Can I use TypeScript with Ultra's Node.js hosting?Yes. TypeScript works the same way it does on any Node.js host. Run your build step (tsc or ts-node) locally or as a post-pull task via .cpanel.yml, then point Passenger at your compiled .js entry point. Frameworks like Nest.js and Next.js include their own TypeScript build pipelines and run unchanged. Does Node.js hosting work with Next.js and SSR?Yes. Next.js apps run in standalone mode through Phusion Passenger. Static assets are served by Apache (and edge-cached by CloudFlare), while SSR routes and API routes execute in your Node process. Switch Node versions in cPanel when upgrading between Next.js majors. Can I deploy from GitHub or GitLab?Yes. cPanel's Git Version Control panel clones any public or private (deploy-key) Git repo into your account. Pair it with a .cpanel.yml post-pull task to run npm install and restart your Node app whenever you push. Is CloudFlare CDN included?Yes. Free CloudFlare CDN integration via cPanel's one-click activation. CloudFlare caches your static frontend assets at 300+ edge locations worldwide, adds always-on DDoS protection, bot mitigation, and Brotli compression in front of your Node.js backend. What is the 45-day money-back guarantee?If you are not satisfied with Ultra's Node.js hosting for any reason within the first 45 days, you can request a full refund, no questions asked. This gives you more than a month to deploy your application, test performance, and evaluate support with zero financial risk. Where are your servers located?Our Node.js-optimized servers are housed in our own datacenter with on-site staff 24/7. Hardware is Ultra-owned, not leased from a hyperscaler. Free CloudFlare CDN integration caches your static frontends to 300+ edge locations worldwide. Can I upgrade to a VPS or dedicated server later?Yes. When your Node.js app outgrows shared Node.js hosting, our VPS plans (root access, guaranteed CPU/RAM, run your own systemd/PM2/nginx) and dedicated server plans (full hardware control) are the upgrade path. Our support team handles the migration with no downtime. 100+ One-Click Installs ## Node.js plus WordPress, WooCommerce, and 100+ more. Run your Node.js API alongside Softaculous-installed PHP apps on the same cPanel. WordPress installs in two clicks with sane defaults. Same goes for WooCommerce, Joomla, Drupal, phpBB, and 100+ other apps. See all 100+ apps WordPress WooCommerce Joomla Drupal Magento phpBB osTicket MediaWiki Discourse Moodle Piwigo 90+ more Awards & Recognition ## Award-winning hosting for 24+ years. ## Top Web Host 2024 HostAdvice Editor's Pick ## 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved ## Best Uptime 2024 WhoIsHostingThis ## 24+ Year Honoree Web Hosting Awards Related Guides ## More Ultra hosting resources. ## Shared Web Hosting Apache + PHP general hosting if your stack is PHP-first. ## WordPress Optimized Hosting LiteSpeed + AccelerateWP for WordPress-first workloads. ## Nginx Optimized Hosting Nginx reverse-proxy cache for static-heavy PHP sites. ## AI Coding Hosting Built-in AI coding assistant tuned for Node.js development. ## VPS Hosting Root access for your own systemd / PM2 / nginx Node stack. ## Dedicated Servers Full hardware control for the largest Node.js workloads. ## Free Site Transfer Free Node.js app migration on annual+ orders. ## Price Guarantee Renewal pricing matches introductory pricing. ## All Hosting Features The full feature spec sheet. ============================================================================== # Ghost Hosting from $9.95/mo · Node.js, Ghost-CLI, Stripe-ready | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/ghost-hosting Summary: Run your own Ghost publication on Node.js with MySQL or MariaDB. Ghost-CLI, Stripe memberships, newsletters, free SSL and migration. Node.js $9.95/mo, VPS $49.95/mo. Node.js Selector · Managed VPS · Ghost-CLI · Free SSL · Free Migration ## Ghost Hosting Publish on your own terms. Ghost on Node.js with MySQL or MariaDB, Stripe-powered paid memberships, full Ghost-CLI on VPS, and free migration off Ghost(Pro). Choose a Ghost plan Migrate my Ghost site free ★★★★★ 4.9 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites hosted 24+ years independent hosting 12-min avg support response $9.95 Starting as low as /mo Node 22 Latest LTS supported 99.9% Uptime guarantee 45-day Money-back guarantee Two ways to run Ghost on Ultra ## Pick the plan that matches your publication. Ghost is a Node.js application backed by MySQL or MariaDB, so your choice comes down to scale. Node.js Hosting at $9.95/mo is the right starting point for a personal blog or a growing newsletter. Managed VPS from $49.95/mo hands you full root, Ghost-CLI, systemd service management, and dedicated CPU/RAM, the production environment for custom themes, heavier reader traffic, or a serious paid-membership program. Node.js Hosting ## Ghost on Node.js Personal blogs · Newsletters · CloudLinux Node.js Selector As low as $9.95/mo Phusion Passenger · cPanel managed Order Node.js Hosting Additional plan details - Node.js 18, 20, 22 via Selector - MySQL 8 / MariaDB 10.5+ - SQLite supported for small blogs - cPanel Setup Node.js App - Phusion Passenger app server - Free Let's Encrypt SSL - Free CloudFlare CDN integration - Free Ghost site migration - Unlimited email accounts - Stripe-ready (memberships) - Newsletter delivery supported - 45-day money-back guarantee Production Managed VPS ## Ghost on Managed VPS Production Ghost · Full root · Ghost-CLI · systemd Starting at $49.95/mo Monthly billing · $49.95 setup, free with code FREEDEDICATEDSETUP Order Managed VPS Additional plan details - Ghost-CLI managed by our team - Full root SSH access - Node.js + systemd service mgmt - 1 CPU core · 2 GB RAM - 100 GB SSD storage - Dedicated IP address - WHM + cPanel included - NGINX reverse proxy - Free Let's Encrypt SSL - Free Ghost site migration - 24/7 on-site support - 45-day money-back guarantee Good to know ## Questions? Quick answers. Is site migration really free?+Yes. Our in-house team moves your site, email, and databases for you at no cost on any annual plan. How fast is support?+A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from engineers who know your account. What about uptime and hardware?+99.9% uptime on servers we own, rack, and monitor around the clock. No reselling someone else's cloud. Why Ultra for Ghost ## Everything your publication runs on, in one place. The Node.js runtime, a real MySQL or MariaDB database, Stripe checkout, newsletter delivery, and SSH-level control on VPS. All the pieces Ghost assumes are already there, set up and waiting. ## Node.js 18, 20, 22 Ghost needs a modern Node.js runtime, nothing older than 18. Switch between 18.x, 20.x, and 22.x (current LTS) with the CloudLinux Node.js Selector on Node.js Hosting, or pin whatever version your release wants on Managed VPS. ## MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite Ghost 5+ stores your posts and members in MySQL 8 or MariaDB 10.5+, both standard on every plan. SQLite is fine for a small single-author blog. Manage it all through cPanel and phpMyAdmin, or straight from the shell on VPS. ## Stripe Memberships Ghost's built-in Stripe integration turns readers into paying members, and it behaves exactly the same on Ultra as anywhere Ghost runs. Drop your Stripe API keys into Ghost Admin and start collecting subscriptions and tiers. ## SEO Out of the Box Ghost was built for readers to find you: clean semantic markup, structured data, AMP support, an automatic sitemap.xml, and canonical, OG, and Twitter meta on every post. Add our free CloudFlare CDN integration and readers worldwide get a fast first byte. ## 24/7 In-House Support We have run Node.js workloads since the platform matured and stood up plenty of Ghost publications. A stuck Knex.js migration, a misfiring Stripe webhook, a theme that will not deploy: you reach engineers who know the stack, not a script. ## 99.9% Uptime Ultra-owned Dell PowerEdge hardware in our own datacenter, RAID and UPS, 24/7 on-site staff, and Cisco networking. Your publication is up and ready every time a subscriber clicks through to read the next post. The Ghost stack ## Node.js, MySQL, Stripe, and Ghost-CLI on hardware we own. Every Ultra Ghost plan arrives with the full Node.js runtime, a tuned MySQL or MariaDB database, free SSL so Stripe checkout runs over HTTPS, and CloudFlare CDN integration for readers everywhere. Managed VPS layers on Ghost-CLI, systemd, and full root for a production publication. See what's included → Real people · US-based · Since 2002 ## A team that actually knows Node.js and Ghost-CLI. Ghost runs on Node.js, and the US-based engineers who provision and patch your VPS work on-site with the Dell PowerEdge hardware we own outright. When a Ghost-CLI update or a systemd service needs eyes, a real person answers your ticket in about 12 minutes. 100%US-based team OwnedDell hardware 12 minavg reply Our engineers · hands on the hardware we own Self-hosted Ghost, on your terms. ## Own the platform, the audience, and the revenue. Ghost is a modern open-source publishing platform built on Node.js, and it is where independent writers, newsletter operators, and membership publications go to run their own show. Self-host it and you keep full control of your content, your custom themes, your integrations, your member list, and your revenue (Stripe-powered subscriptions), with none of Ghost(Pro)'s per-member pricing. Host it yourself and the platform fees stay in your pocket and the database is yours. ## Two production-ready plans for Ghost Ultra Web Hosting runs Ghost on two production-ready plans, sized to where your publication is today. Node.js Hosting at $9.95/mo runs Ghost through the CloudLinux Node.js Selector and suits a personal blog or an early-stage newsletter. Managed VPS from $49.95/mo gives you full root, Ghost-CLI support, systemd service management, and dedicated CPU/RAM, the right home for a busy publication with custom themes, real reader traffic, or an involved membership setup. Whichever you choose, our team takes care of free migration off Ghost(Pro) or your current host. ## Why Ghost feels at home on Ultra Ghost is fussy about its host: it wants a real Node.js environment with a persistent process manager, a proper MySQL or MariaDB database, HTTPS for memberships and Stripe, and SSH-level access when you want to go deeper. All of that is standard here. Free Let's Encrypt SSL with auto-renewal keeps Stripe webhooks landing cleanly. CloudFlare CDN integration pushes your static assets to the edge so a reader three timezones away still gets a fast first byte. On Managed VPS you install Ghost-CLI globally and run ghost install, ghost update, and ghost backup exactly the way the Ghost maintainers designed them. ## SSH, Ghost-CLI, and custom integrations Managed VPS hands you full root SSH access and lets you install Ghost-CLI globally, the tool the project treats as canonical for managing an install. Upload custom themes through Ghost Admin (Design, Themes, Upload), or drop to the shell to edit them in place and run npm install for any theme dependencies. Webhooks, integrations, and the Content and Admin APIs all behave as documented. Want a companion Node.js service beside Ghost for search, scheduling, or analytics? On VPS you run it as its own systemd unit. ## Memberships, newsletters, and themes Ghost's native Stripe integration for paid memberships and its built-in email newsletters run the same on Ultra as they do anywhere Ghost is hosted. Add your Stripe API keys in Ghost Admin and wire up Mailgun (or another bulk sender) to push newsletters to your list. We add no caps of our own on member counts or send volume beyond what your plan already provides. Ready to publish? Begin with Node.js Hosting for a personal blog, or move up to Managed VPS when you want the full production setup. Ghost requirements we already meet ## Everything Ghost's install docs ask for, ready before you begin. Ghost is opinionated about its host. It wants a supported Node.js runtime, a real database, a persistent process, HTTPS, and a way to send mail. Ultra ships all of it as standard, so a writer or newsletter operator can go from a fresh account to a live publication without waiting on a support ticket. - A supported Node.js runtime. Ghost pins itself to specific Node.js LTS releases. The CloudLinux Node.js Selector lets you run 18, 20, or 22 on Node.js Hosting, and Managed VPS lets you install any version your Ghost release calls for. - MySQL 8 or MariaDB 10.5+. Ghost 5 and newer refuse SQLite in production, so a real database matters. Both are standard on every plan and managed through cPanel and phpMyAdmin, or straight from the shell on VPS. - A persistent process manager. Ghost has to keep running between requests. Phusion Passenger holds the process on Node.js Hosting, and systemd (driven by Ghost-CLI) does the same on Managed VPS. - HTTPS for memberships and Stripe. Free Let's Encrypt SSL with auto-renewal is on every plan, which is what Stripe checkout and member sign-in require before they will work. - Newsletter delivery. Ghost sends bulk email through an external provider. Connect Mailgun or another sender in Ghost Admin and your list goes out without us capping the volume beyond your plan. - Edge caching and free migration. CloudFlare CDN integration puts your static assets close to readers worldwide, and our team moves an existing Ghost site off Ghost(Pro) or another host for free. From zero to published ## Launch your Ghost publication in three steps. Ghost is a Node.js app backed by MySQL or MariaDB. On our Managed VPS the runtime is ready, so you go from a fresh server to a live newsletter in an afternoon. - ## Install with Ghost-CLI SSH into your VPS and run ghost install. The official Ghost-CLI provisions the app, sets up the systemd service, and requests a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate for you. - ## Connect the database and Stripe Point Ghost at your MySQL or MariaDB database, then add your Stripe keys in Settings to turn on paid memberships and subscriptions. No third-party plugin required. - ## Publish and send newsletters Write in the editor, hit publish, and Ghost emails the post to your members. Configure your SMTP relay and your newsletter goes out to every subscriber automatically. FAQ ## What Ghost publishers ask before they sign up. The questions our sales team fields week after week. If yours isn't below, drop us a line. What version of Node.js does Ghost require?Ghost 5.x requires Node.js 18 or 20. Ghost 6.x (current at the time of writing) requires Node.js 18, 20, or 22. We support all of these versions through the CloudLinux Node.js Selector on Node.js Hosting, or any version you install yourself on Managed VPS. Always check Ghost's Node version compatibility table for the exact version your Ghost release supports. Can I run Ghost on Ultra's shared hosting plan?No, Ghost is not a fit for our standard shared web hosting (which is PHP-focused). Ghost requires a persistent Node.js process, MySQL 8 or MariaDB 10.5+, and either Phusion Passenger (cPanel) or systemd (VPS) for process management. Choose Node.js Hosting ($9.95/mo) for personal Ghost blogs, or Managed VPS ($49.95/mo and up) for production Ghost installs. Do you support Ghost-CLI?Yes on Managed VPS. Ghost-CLI requires root or sudo to install systemd services and configure NGINX, which is only available on VPS or dedicated plans. On Node.js Hosting, Ghost runs through the Phusion Passenger application server managed via cPanel's Setup Node.js App interface (not Ghost-CLI's native workflow, but it does work for simpler installs). Can you migrate my Ghost site from Ghost(Pro) or another host?Yes. We offer free migration for new customers. Export your Ghost site (Settings, Labs, Export) and your member list (Members, Export), then our team will set up your new Ghost install on Ultra, import everything, and verify your themes and integrations work. Most migrations finish within 24 to 48 hours. Does Ghost support memberships and newsletters on Ultra?Yes. Ghost's native Stripe integration (for paid memberships) and email newsletter functionality work the same on Ultra as they do anywhere else Ghost is hosted. You configure Stripe API keys in Ghost Admin and connect Mailgun (or another bulk sender) for newsletter delivery. Ultra does not impose any additional limits on member counts or newsletter volume beyond what your hosting plan supports. What about Ghost themes and custom integrations?Custom themes upload through Ghost Admin (Design, Themes, Upload). For deeper customization, SSH access on VPS lets you edit themes directly and run npm install for any theme dependencies. Webhooks, integrations, and the Content/Admin API all work as documented. If you need custom Node.js services running alongside Ghost (search, scheduling, analytics), VPS gives you the freedom to run them as separate systemd units. What database does Ghost need on Ultra?Ghost 5+ requires MySQL 8 or compatible (MariaDB 10.5 and newer). Both are available on every plan, managed through cPanel and phpMyAdmin or directly via SSH on VPS. SQLite is supported for very small single-author blogs on Node.js Hosting, but production sites should use MySQL or MariaDB. Is SSL included for Ghost?Yes. Every plan includes free Let's Encrypt SSL that renews itself. Ghost needs HTTPS before memberships and Stripe checkout will work, so this is not optional for a paid publication. Free Cloudflare CDN integration is there too when you want global edge caching for your Ghost site. How much does Ghost hosting cost?Node.js Hosting is $9.95/mo and runs Ghost via the CloudLinux Node.js Selector, suitable for personal blogs and smaller newsletter sites. Managed VPS starts at $49.95/mo and gives you full root, Ghost-CLI support, systemd service management, and dedicated CPU/RAM (the right environment for production Ghost installs). Both plans include free migration and a 45-day money-back guarantee. What kind of support do you offer for Ghost?24/7 US-based support from a team that has run Node.js workloads since the platform matured and stood up plenty of Ghost publications. Hit a Knex.js migration that stalls, a Stripe webhook that won't fire, or a theme that refuses to deploy, and you are talking to engineers who actually know the stack. Would rather skip the ticket queue? Start a live chat. 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved reviews Node 22 Latest LTS supported 24+ years Independent hosting (since 2002) 12 min Avg support response ## Ready to publish on your own Ghost? Node.js Hosting from $9.95/mo or Managed VPS from $49.95/mo. 45-day money-back guarantee. Free migration off Ghost(Pro) included. Choose a Ghost plan Talk to a Ghost expert ============================================================================== # Magento Hosting from $49.95/mo · Managed VPS, Elasticsearch, Redis | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/magento-hosting Summary: Run Magento 2 the way it wants to run: Managed VPS with Composer, PHP 8, Redis full-page cache, Elasticsearch, and a real cron. Free migration, 99.9% uptime. From $49.95/mo. PHP 8 · MariaDB · Elasticsearch · Redis · Composer + SSH ## Magento Hosting Self-hosted Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce on Managed VPS. Composer, Redis, Elasticsearch, and the PHP headroom Magento 2 actually needs, built by people who run it. See Magento plans Migrate my Magento store free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 27 Magento customer reviews Magento 2.4.x ready out of the box 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response 99.9% uptime LiteSpeed + Redis Daily backups Free SSL + CDN 12-min avg support 45-day money-back $49.95 Managed VPS starting /mo 4+ GB RAM for Magento 2 production 99.9% Uptime guarantee 45-day Money-back guarantee Magento Managed VPS ## Magento needs a VPS, not shared hosting. Ask any merchant who has fought a Magento 2 install on a cheap plan: it needs Elasticsearch / OpenSearch, Redis, Composer with full filesystem access, and typically 4 GB+ RAM before a catalog even indexes. Shared hosting cannot meet those requirements. Our Managed VPS plans give you the dedicated CPU, RAM, storage, and root access the platform expects, while our team handles OS updates, security patching, Elasticsearch, and Redis so you can stay focused on the store. When your traffic outgrows the VPS, you move up to dedicated hardware without re-architecting. Starts here Managed VPS Hosting ## Magento on Managed VPS Magento 2 ready · Elasticsearch + Redis · Root SSH From $49.95/mo Entry tier scale to dedicated for higher-traffic stores Order Managed VPS Additional plan details - Dedicated CPU + RAM (no noisy neighbors) - PHP 8.1 / 8.2 / 8.3 selectable - MariaDB 10.4+ or MySQL 8.0+ - Elasticsearch 7.x or OpenSearch 2.x - Redis for cache + sessions - Composer pre-installed - Full root SSH access - 1-minute Magento cron schedule - Free Let's Encrypt SSL + auto-renewal - ModSecurity, fail2ban, CSF firewall - CloudFlare CDN integration (free) - cPanel control panel included - 1-Click Magento install (Softaculous) - OS patching + security managed - Free Magento migration - 24/7 US-based engineer support - 99.9% uptime guarantee - 45-day money-back guarantee Verified Customer Reviews 4.9 out of 5 stars from 27 verified Magento buyers. Proud Supporter of the American Cancer Society A portion of every Ultra hosting plan goes toward supporting the fight against cancer. Owned Infrastructure ## Magento on hardware we own. Your Magento store runs on Dell PowerEdge servers we own outright, not leased from a third party. Our staff sits in the same building as the racks. When something breaks, the fix happens in minutes rather than days, and for a store that translates straight into orders that complete during a flash sale or a checkout rush instead of timing out. - Owned hardware: Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers we bought, not leased - On-site technicians in the same building as the racks - RAID + UPS protection on every Magento host - No third-party datacenter staff between you and a fix Magento 2 system requirements ## What Magento 2 actually needs to run. Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce have real infrastructure requirements that shared hosting cannot meet. Every one of these is provisioned on our Managed VPS before you install. - PHP 8.1, 8.2, or 8.3. Selectable per site, with the bcmath, intl, gd, soap, and sodium extensions Magento 2.4.x requires. - Composer. Pre-installed with full filesystem access, so you build and patch the store the supported way. - Elasticsearch 7.x or OpenSearch 2.x. Catalog search will not index without it. Ready on boot. - Redis. Backs page cache, sessions, and the default cache so the database is not carrying that load. - MariaDB 10.4+ or MySQL 8.0+. The tested database engines for Magento 2 catalog and order tables. - 1-minute cron. Indexing, reindex, and scheduled jobs fire on a real clock, not on page views. - 4 GB+ RAM. Production Magento 2 wants headroom before a catalog indexes. Our entry VPS delivers it, and scales up. - Root SSH. Full command-line access for bin/magento, deploy, and setup:upgrade. The Magento stack ## PHP 8, MariaDB, Elasticsearch, Redis, Composer. Installed and configured. Every Magento Managed VPS ships with the full Magento 2.4.x runtime already wired together: PHP 8.x, MariaDB or MySQL 8, Elasticsearch or OpenSearch, Redis for cache and sessions, and Composer with the bin/magento CLI on the path. You spend day one loading products and configuring payment methods, not chasing a compatible search engine or hand-building an object cache before the installer will even run. See what's included → Good to know ## Questions? Quick answers. Is site migration really free?+Yes. Our in-house team moves your site, email, and databases for you at no cost on any annual plan. How fast is support?+A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from engineers who know your account. What about uptime and hardware?+99.9% uptime on servers we own, rack, and monitor around the clock. No reselling someone else's cloud. Why Ultra Magento Hosting ## Built for Magento 2, configured by people who run it. The Managed VPS stack a real Magento 2 store expects, provisioned before you log in. Nothing bolted on after signup, nothing you have to open a ticket to enable. ## PHP 8 + Composer PHP 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3 all available with OPcache and APCu enabled. Composer pre-installed for module deployment, with the bin/magento CLI on the path. ## MariaDB / MySQL 8 MariaDB 10.4+ or MySQL 8.0+ available on every Managed VPS. We can pre-tune InnoDB buffer pool, query cache, and connection limits for your catalog size on setup. ## Elasticsearch + Redis Elasticsearch 7.x or OpenSearch 2.x configured for Magento catalog search. Redis configured for cache and session storage. Both installed as part of standard provisioning. ## SSL + PCI-aware Free Let's Encrypt SSL for checkout HTTPS. ModSecurity, fail2ban, CSF firewall, plus Cloudflare CDN integration. Useful baseline for any store touching card data. ## 24/7 Magento Support US-based engineers familiar with Magento upgrades, indexer issues, Composer dependency hell, theme deploys, and Adobe Commerce-specific quirks. 12-minute average first response. ## 99.9% Uptime Backed by an SLA, RAID + UPS on every host, on-site technicians, and a 45-day money-back guarantee if it's not the right fit for your store. Self-hosted Magento, configured right. ## Magento hosting that matches the platform's needs. Merchants pick Magento (Adobe Commerce) when they have outgrown a hosted cart and want to own the checkout. It powers everything from boutique stores doing a few hundred orders a month to enterprise catalogs moving thousands per day. The self-hosted Magento Open Source edition hands you full control over checkout flow, inventory, themes, payment integrations, B2B features, and custom modules, without the recurring SaaS fees or platform lock-in of Shopify or BigCommerce. Your data, your store, and your customer relationships stay yours. ## Magento 2 has real infrastructure requirements This is where a lot of first-time Magento projects stall. The platform expects PHP 8.1+, MariaDB 10.4+ or MySQL 8.0+, Composer, Elasticsearch 7.x+ or OpenSearch 2.x+, Redis for cache and session storage, and typically 4 GB+ RAM for production workloads. Shared hosting cannot meet those requirements. Ultra's Managed VPS plans at $49.95/mo and up give you the dedicated CPU, RAM, storage, and root access the installer demands, while our team handles OS updates, security patching, and the supporting services. When a catalog grows or a campaign spikes, high-traffic stores upgrade to dedicated hardware as they scale. ## What we install and configure Your Managed VPS arrives with the Magento runtime already assembled so you can go straight to bin/magento setup:install: PHP 8 with OPcache, MariaDB tuned for catalog workloads, Elasticsearch or OpenSearch for catalog search, Redis for cache and sessions, Composer pre-installed, the every-minute Magento cron schedule wired up, and the cPanel control panel for everyday tasks. ModSecurity, fail2ban, and CSF firewall ship as the hardening baseline. CloudFlare CDN integration is one click in cPanel. ## Migration is included Coming off Adobe Commerce Cloud, BigCommerce, Shopify, WooCommerce, or another self-hosted Magento install? Our team moves your products, customers, orders, themes, and custom modules at no charge, and we do it as engineers who know where Magento migrations usually break. Most complete within 48 to 72 hours, with your store tested on a temporary URL before DNS cutover so shoppers never hit a broken checkout. ## Pricing transparency Store owners have enough moving costs without a surprise on the invoice, so our renewal prices match our introductory prices. The Managed VPS plan you signed up for at $49.95/mo renews at $49.95/mo, not at a hidden higher rate, and there are no setup fees. Need a configuration sized to your specific traffic and catalog? Our team will quote it directly. We have been hosting commerce stores since 2002. Magento 2 requirements we already meet ## Every line on Magento's system checklist, provisioned before you install. Magento 2 is not a one-click afterthought. It expects a command line, an object cache, a search engine, real PHP memory, and a cron that fires every minute. Ultra ships all of it on the Managed VPS, so a serious merchant can go from setup:install to live orders without waiting on a support ticket. - Composer and bin/magento over root SSH. Full root SSH is on for every Managed VPS. Composer is pre-installed to pull Marketplace and custom modules, and the bin/magento CLI is on the path for indexing, cache flushes, and setup:upgrade, the same workflow you use on a developer laptop. - Redis for full-page cache and sessions. Redis is configured during provisioning so Magento's full-page cache and session storage live in memory instead of the database, which is what keeps category and product pages fast under load. - Elasticsearch or OpenSearch for catalog search. Magento 2.4 will not complete an install without one. Elasticsearch 7.x or OpenSearch 2.x is installed and pointed at your store from day one. - PHP 8 with the memory Magento needs. PHP 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3 are selectable per docroot with OPcache and APCu enabled, and dedicated VPS RAM means you can set the higher memory_limit Magento's setup and admin actually require. - A real every-minute cron. Your Magento cron runs on the one-minute schedule the platform expects, so reindexing, catalog price rules, email queues, and scheduled imports run on time instead of on random page loads. FAQ ## What Magento customers ask before choosing a plan. The questions our sales team gets every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. What versions of Magento does Ultra support?We support every actively maintained version of Magento Open Source / Adobe Commerce. At the time of writing, Magento 2.4.7 is current; Magento 2.4.6 and 2.4.5 are still in security maintenance. We also support legacy Magento 1.x installs that need to keep running on older PHP versions via CloudLinux HardenedPHP, though the official Magento 1 end-of-life was June 2020 and migration to Magento 2 is strongly recommended. Can I run Magento on Ultra's shared hosting plan?No. Magento 2.x requires Elasticsearch or OpenSearch, Redis or Memcached, Composer with full filesystem access, and a typical production install needs 4 GB or more RAM. Shared hosting cannot accommodate these services. Managed VPS at $49.95/mo and up is the minimum tier for a real Magento store; high-traffic catalogs upgrade to dedicated hardware. What is the minimum plan for a Magento store?Managed VPS at $49.95/mo is the entry point and works for development stores, low-volume B2B catalogs, and small B2C stores doing under a few hundred orders per month. Production stores with active marketing, larger catalogs (10K+ SKUs), or sustained traffic typically need 4-8 GB RAM and benefit from dedicated hardware. Contact us with your traffic and catalog estimates and we will recommend the right tier. Do you migrate stores from Adobe Commerce Cloud, BigCommerce, or Shopify?Yes. Our free migration service handles moves from Adobe Commerce Cloud (just a re-host of the same Magento codebase), BigCommerce (we use Magento's built-in import tools and a custom data mapping), and Shopify (CSV exports plus a mapping pass for product attributes and customer accounts). The migration includes products, customers, orders, customer addresses, themes where compatible, and active integrations. What about Magento extensions and themes?Magento Marketplace extensions install through Composer using the credentials you generate in your Magento Marketplace account. Custom extensions deploy through Composer or by uploading to app/code. Themes (both Marketplace and custom) install through the standard bin/magento setup:upgrade workflow. SSH access on VPS makes this straightforward; you have the same workflow you would on a developer laptop. Do you support Adobe Commerce (the paid enterprise edition)?Yes. Adobe Commerce uses the same codebase as Magento Open Source plus Adobe's commercial modules (B2B features, advanced page builder, customer segmentation, and so on). The hosting requirements are essentially the same, though larger Adobe Commerce stores typically need more resources. If you have an Adobe Commerce license and want to self-host instead of running on Adobe Commerce Cloud, our VPS or dedicated plans work the same way they do for Open Source. What PHP versions are available for Magento?PHP 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3 are all available on Managed VPS. Magento 2.4.x requires PHP 8.1 or newer; the latest 2.4.7 release supports PHP 8.2 and 8.3. OPcache and APCu are enabled for production-grade application caching. You can switch versions per-domain if you are running multiple stores on the same VPS. Is Elasticsearch installed and configured?Yes. Elasticsearch 7.x or OpenSearch 2.x is installed and configured as part of standard Magento VPS provisioning. Magento 2.4 requires one of these for catalog search; without it the install will not complete. Redis for cache and session storage is set up at the same time so your store is production-ready on day one. Is SSH and Composer access included?Yes. Full root SSH access is included on every Managed VPS plan. Composer is pre-installed for module deployment, the bin/magento CLI for indexing and cache management, and your Magento cron job runs on the every-minute schedule Magento expects (not a five-minute lockstep like shared hosting). Do you handle PCI compliance for card data?Free Let's Encrypt SSL is included for the checkout HTTPS requirement, and the VPS template ships with ModSecurity, fail2ban, and the CSF firewall. CloudFlare CDN integration is available at no charge. For full PCI-DSS compliance we recommend offloading card data to a tokenizing payment gateway like Stripe or Authorize.Net so card data never touches your server. Most Magento stores use this model. Do you offer free Magento migration?Yes. Free migration is included with every Managed VPS plan. Our team moves your products, customers, orders, themes, and custom modules from Adobe Commerce Cloud, BigCommerce, Shopify, WooCommerce, or another self-hosted Magento install at no charge. Most Magento migrations complete within 48 to 72 hours including testing on a temporary URL before DNS cutover. What about uptime and support?We back the plan with a 99.9% uptime guarantee and a 45-day money-back guarantee. Support is 24/7 from US-based engineers who run Magento day-to-day; first-response average is about 12 minutes during business hours. The same team that built your VPS handles the support ticket. 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved (27 reviews) Magento 2.4.x Current release ready 24+ years Hosting since 2002 12 min Avg support response ## Ready to launch your Magento store? Managed VPS from $49.95/mo with Composer, Redis, and Elasticsearch ready to go. 45-day money-back guarantee. Free Magento migration included from Adobe Commerce Cloud, BigCommerce, Shopify, or self-hosted Magento. See Magento plans Talk to a Magento expert ============================================================================== # Discourse Hosting from $49.95/mo · Managed VPS, Docker, Rails | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/discourse-hosting Summary: Run your own community on self-hosted Discourse. Managed VPS with Rails, PostgreSQL, Redis, Sidekiq, and the Docker launcher. Root SSH, free SSL, from $49.95/mo. Free setup on new Managed VPS orders · code FREEDEDICATEDSETUP Managed VPS · Docker Launcher · Rails + PostgreSQL + Redis · Free SSL · Free Migration ## Discourse Hosting Host your community, not just a website. Self-hosted Discourse on Managed VPS, with the full Rails + PostgreSQL + Redis + Docker stack the official discourse-docker launcher expects. See the Discourse VPS plan Migrate my forum free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 27 Discourse customer reviews Discourse-ready stack out of the box 24+ years hosting communities 99.9% uptime guarantee $49.95 Starting as low as /mo 2 GB+ RAM with swap, scales to 8 GB+ 99.9% Uptime guarantee 45-day Money-back guarantee Managed VPS for Discourse ## One Discourse-ready VPS plan, full root access. A real community platform needs real infrastructure. Discourse runs on Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL 13+, Redis, Sidekiq workers, and Docker, so shared hosting is off the table. Our Managed VPS ships with Docker and the discourse-docker launcher preinstalled, so your first ./launcher bootstrap app works on boot. Full root SSH, free SSL, free migration, 45-day money-back guarantee. Discourse Ready Managed VPS Hosting ## Discourse on Managed VPS Docker + Discourse stack out of the box As low as $49.95/mo Monthly billing · $49.95 setup, free with code FREEDEDICATEDSETUP Order Now Additional plan details - 1 CPU core (scales on demand) - 2 GB RAM with swap (4-8 GB available) - 100 GB SSD storage - Dedicated IP address - Docker + discourse-docker launcher - Ruby on Rails runtime + bundler - PostgreSQL 13+ · Redis · Sidekiq - Full root SSH access - WHM + cPanel included - Free Let's Encrypt SSL (HTTPS) - Free CloudFlare CDN + DDoS protection - SMTP relay setup (Mailgun, Postmark, SES, SendGrid) - Inbound email reply (POP3 / IMAP) - Free Discourse migration - 24/7 on-site support - 99.9% uptime guarantee - Daily JetBackup snapshots - Owned hardware, on-site staff - Free setup with FREEDEDICATEDSETUP - 45-day money-back guarantee Good to know ## Questions? Quick answers. Is site migration really free?+Yes. Our in-house team moves your site, email, and databases for you at no cost on any annual plan. How fast is support?+A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from engineers who know your account. What about uptime and hardware?+99.9% uptime on servers we own, rack, and monitor around the clock. No reselling someone else's cloud. Why Ultra Discourse Hosting ## The Discourse stack, provisioned and managed. Six things every healthy Discourse community depends on, all of them ready the moment your VPS boots. ## Managed VPS Dedicated CPU, RAM, and storage with full root SSH. We handle OS updates, security patching, and the supporting services, so your attention stays on members and moderation instead of the box underneath them. ## Docker + Launcher Docker and the official discourse-docker launcher are installed at provisioning. Run ./launcher bootstrap app and Discourse spins up on first boot. Rebuilds, plugin installs, and version upgrades follow the standard Discourse workflow. ## PostgreSQL + Redis PostgreSQL 13+ ships inside the official container with tuned shared_buffers, work_mem, and connection pooling to keep topic and post queries fast. Redis powers caching, the real-time message bus behind live updates, and Sidekiq background jobs like email, indexing, and image processing. ## SSL + CloudFlare Free Let's Encrypt SSL is required by Discourse and wired into the launcher, so every member logs in over HTTPS. CloudFlare CDN integration adds DDoS protection, bot mitigation, and a global edge cache that keeps forum assets and avatars loading fast for a worldwide audience. ## 24/7 Forum Support US-based support, 24/7, with experience on the discourse-docker launcher, rake tasks, plugin conflicts, SMTP debugging, and importer scripts. When a rebuild fails at 2 AM, a real engineer answers. ## 99.9% Uptime Owned Dell PowerEdge hardware, on-site technicians, RAID + UPS, and a Cisco backbone keep the community reachable, and the 99.9% uptime guarantee covers the VPS host. Daily JetBackup snapshots give you one-click rollback of the forum, the database, and the container if a bad plugin or rebuild goes sideways. The Discourse stack ## Rails, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Docker, provisioned for you. Every Managed VPS for Discourse arrives with the Ruby runtime, PostgreSQL 13+, Redis, Sidekiq, and the official discourse-docker launcher already in place. Your first ./launcher bootstrap app succeeds without a single side-quest, so you spend launch day setting up categories, not chasing dependencies. See what's included → Real people · US-based · Since 2002 ## Real engineers behind every Discourse VPS. The people who provision your Ruby, PostgreSQL, Redis, and discourse-docker stack are US-based staff sitting on-site with the Dell PowerEdge racks we own, not lease. When a rebuild or a Sidekiq queue needs attention, a real engineer replies to your ticket in about 12 minutes. 100%US-based team OwnedDell hardware 12 minavg reply Our technicians · building the hardware we own Inside the Discourse stack ## The layers that run your community. Discourse is not a single app you drop in a folder. It is a full application stack, and our Managed VPS ships every layer provisioned so your first ./launcher bootstrap app just works. Docker + discourse-docker launcher The official container and launcher, preinstalled, so bootstrap, rebuild, and upgrades follow the supported workflow. Ruby on Rails The Rails application server and bundler inside the container, serving every page and API request. PostgreSQL 13+ Tuned shared_buffers and work_mem hold your topics, posts, and users, and keep queries fast as the forum grows. Redis Caching and the real-time message bus that powers live updates, typing indicators, and notifications. Sidekiq workers Background jobs for email delivery, search indexing, and image processing, kept off the request path. Self-hosted Discourse on infrastructure built for it. ## Discourse hosting that matches what Discourse actually needs. Discourse is the leading modern open-source forum and community platform, powering everything from independent hobbyist groups to public discussion at companies like Stack Overflow, BoingBoing, and Twitter Developer. Running the self-hosted edition means the community is truly yours: full control over your data, custom plugins, themes, SSO integrations, trust levels, and moderation rules, with none of the per-user, per-month fees of Discourse-hosted SaaS as your membership grows. ## Why Discourse needs a VPS, not shared hosting Unlike a classic PHP bulletin board, Discourse carries real infrastructure requirements that shared hosting simply cannot meet: Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL 13+, Redis for cache and Sidekiq background jobs, and the official Docker container orchestrated by the discourse-docker launcher script. Plan on a minimum of 2 GB RAM (with swap) for a small forum, and 4 GB+ for an active community. Our Managed VPS plans at $49.95/mo and up give you the dedicated CPU, RAM, storage, and root access the platform demands, while our team handles OS updates, security patching, and the supporting services. ## What ships at provisioning Your Discourse VPS arrives with the Ruby runtime, PostgreSQL 13+, Redis, Sidekiq, Docker, and the discourse-docker launcher already installed. Native dependencies like libpq, ImageMagick, optipng, and jpegoptim are in place so the official container builds cleanly on the first try. Free Let's Encrypt SSL is wired into the launcher, CloudFlare CDN integration is one click in cPanel, and outbound SMTP relay setup for Mailgun, Postmark, Amazon SES, or SendGrid is handled by our team as part of standard provisioning, so signup confirmations and digests reach your members from day one. ## Migration from Discourse-hosted, phpBB, vBulletin, and others Outgrowing Discourse-hosted (the official SaaS), or leaving phpBB, vBulletin, Vanilla Forums, NodeBB, Flarum, or another self-hosted Discourse install behind? Our team moves your posts, topics, categories, users, avatars, uploads, badges, and groups at no charge, using the official Discourse importers that ship in script/import_scripts. Most Discourse migrations finish within 24 to 48 hours, and forum-specific data such as vBulletin reputation or phpBB ranks maps to Discourse's nearest equivalent so your regulars keep their history. ## Pricing and the team Managed VPS for Discourse starts at $49.95/mo with free setup via promo code FREEDEDICATEDSETUP. Renewal pricing matches introductory pricing, so there are no first-term-discount-then-double-price games as your forum settles in. The 45-day money-back guarantee covers the hosting service. Ultra Web Hosting has been in business since 2002, and we host communities, not just websites. If you want a configuration sized to your specific community traffic, contact our team for a quote. Built for how communities actually run ## Everything a modern Discourse community leans on, already provisioned. A forum is only as good as the platform under it. Discourse gives members real-time replies, trust levels, and a fast reading experience, and each of those depends on services running the way they should. Here is how Ultra's Managed VPS features line up with what your community needs. - Real-time discussion, powered by Redis. Discourse's live topic updates and notifications ride on the Redis message bus, and Sidekiq clears background work so posting stays instant even when the forum is busy. Both run in the container from first boot. - Trust levels and moderation you own. Root SSH and the discourse-docker launcher put site settings, trust-level thresholds, and moderation rules entirely in your hands, with no SaaS tier gating what you can configure. - Fast page loads for readers worldwide. CloudFlare CDN integration edge-caches avatars, emoji, and static assets, while PostgreSQL 13+ tuning keeps topic and search queries quick as the archive grows. - Notifications that reach the inbox. Our team sets up an outbound SMTP relay through Mailgun, Postmark, Amazon SES, or SendGrid, and inbound POP3 or IMAP lets members reply to a notification and have it post back into the topic. - Safe rebuilds and upgrades. Run ./launcher rebuild app for plugin installs and version bumps, and lean on daily JetBackup snapshots to roll back the forum, database, and container in one click if a change misbehaves. - Own your data, keep your history. Free migration brings posts, topics, categories, users, avatars, uploads, badges, and groups across from Discourse-hosted, phpBB, vBulletin, and more, so your community lands intact. FAQ ## What Discourse customers ask before choosing a plan. The questions our sales team gets every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. What Discourse versions does Ultra support?We support every actively maintained version of Discourse. Discourse uses a rolling release model with stable, beta, and tests-passed branches managed by the ./launcher script. The standard install tracks the stable branch by default; you can pin a specific branch in containers/app.yml if your plugin compatibility requires it. Can I run Discourse on Ultra's shared hosting plan?No. Discourse requires Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL 13+, Redis, Sidekiq workers, and Docker. Shared hosting cannot accommodate these services. Managed VPS at $49.95/mo and up is the minimum tier; small forums work fine at 2 GB RAM (with swap), active communities should plan for 4 GB or more. What is the minimum plan for a Discourse forum?Managed VPS at $49.95/mo (2 GB RAM with swap) is the entry point and works for small communities under ~50,000 pageviews per month using the single-container install. Active forums with sustained traffic, large user counts, or many custom plugins should plan for 4 GB+ RAM, and at high volume the multi-container layout (separate PostgreSQL / Redis containers) on a 4-8 GB plan or dedicated server. Contact us with your traffic estimates and we will recommend the right tier. Do you migrate forums from Discourse-hosted, phpBB, vBulletin, or other platforms?Yes. Our free migration service handles moves from Discourse-hosted (just a database restore plus uploads transfer), phpBB / vBulletin / Vanilla Forums / NodeBB / Flarum (via the official Discourse importers that ship in script/import_scripts), and other self-hosted Discourse installs. The migration includes posts, topics, categories, users, avatars, uploads, badges, and groups. Forum-specific data (vBulletin reputation, phpBB ranks, etc.) maps to Discourse's nearest equivalent. What about Discourse plugins and themes?Discourse plugins install through the containers/app.yml file as git repository references, then take effect after running ./launcher rebuild app. Themes install through the Discourse Admin UI (Customize, then Themes). Custom plugins your team writes deploy the same way as community plugins. SSH access on VPS gives you the developer workflow you would have on a laptop. Single-container vs multi-container Discourse install?Standard single-container (the default) runs PostgreSQL, Redis, and the Ruby/Rails app inside one container. Fine for forums under ~50K monthly pageviews on 2-4 GB RAM. Multi-container splits PostgreSQL and Redis into separate containers on the same host (or different hosts), giving you independent scaling, easier backups, and better resource isolation. We help plan and provision either layout based on your traffic; multi-container typically makes sense at 4 GB+ plans or when you want to scale beyond a single VPS. Do I get root SSH access on a Discourse VPS?Yes. Every Managed VPS plan includes full root SSH access. You can run ./launcher rebuild app, edit containers/app.yml, install Discourse plugins, run rake tasks, attach a debugger, and tail container logs the same way you would on a local laptop. WHM and cPanel are also included for everything outside the Discourse container. How does outbound email work for Discourse notifications?Discourse needs a working outbound SMTP relay for new-user signup confirmations, password resets, mention notifications, and daily digests. We help configure SMTP through your provider of choice: Mailgun, Postmark, Amazon SES, SendGrid, or any standard SMTP server. Inbound email replies via POP3 or IMAP are also supported so users can reply to notifications from their inbox and have the response post back into the topic. 4.9 / 5.0 Discourse customer rating (27 reviews) Discourse Ready Docker + launcher preinstalled 24+ years Hosting communities (since 2002) 24/7 On-site forum support ## Ready to launch your Discourse community? Free setup on new Managed VPS orders with code FREEDEDICATEDSETUP, backed by a 45-day money-back guarantee. Bring your members with free migration from Discourse-hosted, phpBB, vBulletin, and more. 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Our HIPAA Ready plan runs on the same Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers we own outright, not leased rack space in someone else's facility. Our staff sits in the same building as the racks, and they are the only people with physical access to the drives that store your data. That's full chain-of-custody, in writing. - Owned hardware: Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers, bought not leased - On-site staff are the only personnel with physical access - RAID + UPS protection on every HIPAA host - Drive chain-of-custody: in-house deployment + secure destruction Healthcare-grade infrastructure ## Dedicated VM. Dedicated IP. Encrypted in transit. On-site staff only. Your healthcare site runs as its own virtual machine on hardware we own. TLS encrypts every connection, server-level firewalls block unauthorized access, and audit logs record every administrative action. See what's included → Good to know ## Questions? Quick answers. Is site migration really free?+Yes. Our in-house team moves your site, email, and databases for you at no cost on any annual plan. How fast is support?+A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from engineers who know your account. What about uptime and hardware?+99.9% uptime on servers we own, rack, and monitor around the clock. No reselling someone else's cloud. Why Ultra HIPAA Hosting ## Technical, physical, and administrative safeguards in one plan. The infrastructure layer covered acts as a foundation that supports HIPAA compliance. Policy, training, and your BAA are still your responsibility. ## TLS Encryption Free SSL certificate on every account. TLS encrypts data in transit between your site and visitors, supporting the encryption requirements outlined in the HIPAA Security Rule for transmitting ePHI. ## Dedicated VPS Isolation Your hosting runs on a dedicated virtual machine, not a shared cPanel account on a multi-tenant server. 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No add-on fees for the safeguards that matter. ## Dedicated VPS Your own virtual machine, hypervisor-isolated from neighbors. ## Dedicated IP One IP for your site only, no shared reputation. ## Free SSL / TLS Free Let's Encrypt with auto-renewal for HTTPS. ## Server Firewall CSF + intrusion detection on every host. ## Audit Logs Logged access + admin actions for compliance review. ## cPanel Industry-standard control panel for files, DBs, email. ## Softaculous One-click install for WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, 100+ more. ## Owned Hardware Dell PowerEdge in our data center. ## Email Hosting Unlimited mailboxes, webmail, IMAP/POP3, anti-spam. ## Free CDN One-click CloudFlare CDN integration. ## Multiple PHP Versions PHP 7.4 through 8.3 selectable per domain. ## Free Domain Free .com / .net / .org for the first year. Which hosting type is right for healthcare? ## Shared vs HIPAA Ready vs VPS / Dedicated. Standard Shared Web Hosting runs on multi-tenant cPanel with shared IPs, fine for marketing sites that never touch ePHI. HIPAA Ready adds VPS isolation, a dedicated IP, and the physical and administrative safeguards that compliance reviewers ask about. VPS and Dedicated tiers extend that with root access and full hardware control for larger workloads. Shared Web Hosting HIPAA Ready Hosting VPS / Dedicated Starting price$3.95/mo$49.95/moFrom $39.95/mo (VPS) Isolation modelcPanel + CloudLinux CageFSDedicated virtual machine (hypervisor)Dedicated VM or bare metal Dedicated IPAdd-on Free TLS / SSL On-site hardware ownership Drive chain-of-custodyShared host hardware Audit loggingAccount-levelAccount + server-levelFull server-level Root access BAANot providedNot offered (we do not sign one)Not provided Best forMarketing sites with no ePHIHealthcare practice websites: clinics, billing offices, telehealthMulti-site practices, dev teams, custom stacks What "HIPAA Ready" means ## The infrastructure layer that supports HIPAA compliance. "HIPAA Ready" means the hosting infrastructure provides the technical, physical, and administrative safeguards that support HIPAA compliance. That covers encryption, dedicated IP addressing, VPS-level isolation, firewall protection, intrusion detection, audit logging, on-site physical security, and full hardware chain-of-custody. We supply the infrastructure layer. Full HIPAA compliance also requires a Business Associate Agreement (BAA), written policies and procedures, workforce training, risk analyses, and breach response plans on the covered entity's side. Those pieces sit outside the hosting plan and are typically arranged through a compliance consultant or healthcare attorney. Ultra does not sign a BAA, so PHI itself should live in a system that does, such as your EHR or patient portal, rather than directly on this hosting. We are transparent about that boundary because pretending otherwise puts a healthcare organization at risk. - Covered: encryption, dedicated IP, VPS isolation, firewall - Covered: audit logging, intrusion detection, access controls - Covered: on-site staff, drive chain-of-custody, secure destruction - Not offered: Ultra does not sign a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) - Not included: written HIPAA policies, workforce training Dedicated VPS Isolation ## Your own VM. Not a tenant on a shared cPanel server. Standard shared hosting runs your account as one of dozens of cPanel tenants on a multi-tenant server, with CloudLinux CageFS separating accounts at the filesystem level. CageFS isolation is excellent for general web hosting, but for healthcare workloads we go further. The HIPAA Ready plan provisions a dedicated virtual machine with its own kernel, CPU, RAM, storage allocation, and dedicated IP. The hypervisor enforces hardware-level separation between VMs: other tenants on the underlying server cannot read your files, query your database, or list your processes. They only share physical hardware via the hypervisor's CPU and memory scheduler. - Dedicated virtual machine with own kernel - Dedicated CPU, RAM, storage, IP address - Hypervisor-enforced separation between VMs - Other tenants cannot access files, DBs, or processes - Underlying hardware owned and operated by Ultra Physical Security ## The servers live in our building. Our staff are the only people who touch them. Most hosting providers (including most "HIPAA compliant" hosts) rent rack space in third-party data centers. They cannot tell you who has physical access to the servers, how drives are decommissioned, or whether a third-party technician could walk up to the machine holding your data. We are different. We own the building, own the hardware, and our staff are the only personnel with physical access to the racks. Drive provisioning, replacement, and secure destruction happen in-house, by our employees, with documented chain-of-custody. If a drive ever has to be retired, it gets degaussed and physically shredded on site, not handed to an outside vendor. - Ultra-owned data center, no third-party operator - On-site staff are the only people with physical access - Drive provisioning, replacement, destruction in-house - Documented hardware chain-of-custody - Secure on-site drive destruction (degauss + shred) Encryption & Audit Logging ## TLS in transit. Logs of every administrative action. Every account ships with a free SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt with auto-renewal. TLS encrypts data in transit between your site and visitors, meeting the encryption-in-transit requirements outlined in the HIPAA Security Rule for transmitting ePHI. The cPanel control panel itself is TLS-only. Server access and administrative actions are logged for audit purposes. Login activity, file changes, and configuration changes are recorded. Detailed logs are available on request for compliance reviews and security audits. Server-level intrusion detection watches for unauthorized access attempts and blocks suspicious traffic automatically. - Free Let's Encrypt SSL with auto-renewal - TLS encryption in transit for HTTP, IMAP, SMTP - cPanel TLS-only (no plaintext admin) - Server access + admin actions logged - Intrusion detection + automatic blocking - Audit logs available on request Who HIPAA Ready Hosting Is For ## Healthcare, billing, telehealth, wellness, and adjacent businesses. Medical practices. Clinics, physician offices, dental practices, and specialty providers running patient-facing sites, scheduling, intake forms, and patient communications that touch ePHI. Medical billing and coding companies. Claims processing and coding organizations that handle covered-entity data on behalf of providers and need infrastructure with the safeguards their clients ask about. Telehealth and wellness platforms. Virtual care platforms, patient portals, therapists and counselors, and wellness apps that collect health information from users. Health-adjacent organizations. Insurers, clearinghouses, healthcare nonprofits, research organizations, and any business that handles sensitive client or patient data and wants infrastructure with strong security controls and physical access restrictions. - Medical practices: clinics, dental, specialty providers - Medical billing & coding companies - Telehealth, patient portals, wellness platforms - Therapists and counselors handling intake / records - Insurers, clearinghouses, healthcare nonprofits Free Secure Migration ## We move your site to HIPAA hosting with care taken at every step. If your practice site is already hosted somewhere, our technicians will migrate it to Ultra HIPAA Ready Hosting free of charge on annual plans. After signup, open a support ticket with your current host's cPanel login (or FTP / database credentials if it's not cPanel) and our team handles the file copy, database export and import, email accounts, DNS records, and SSL provisioning. We take extra care with credentials and data during the transfer. Credentials are handled inside our ticket system, not in email. Database dumps are removed from the staging area after import. The new copy stages under a temporary URL for testing, and we coordinate the DNS cutover to minimize downtime. - Free on annual+ HIPAA hosting orders - Credentials handled in-ticket, never in email - Database dumps removed from staging after import - WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, custom CMS supported - Staged on temporary URL, tested before cutover - Coordinated DNS cutover to minimize downtime Code with AI · Included ## An AI assistant for your healthcare site, built into cPanel. Every Ultra HIPAA Ready Hosting plan includes Softaculous Code with AI, an agentic AI coding assistant built directly into cPanel. Point it at your practice site and it can edit theme files, debug PHP errors, write custom hooks, refactor child themes, tune .htaccess rewrites, and run shell commands. Bring your own API key for Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Groq, Together AI, Ollama, or any of the eleven supported providers, or start with the free OpenCode Zen tier enabled by default. You pay your AI provider directly with no token markup, and your conversation history stays under your control. Note: the AI assistant is a developer tool and should not be pointed at databases containing live ePHI. - Built into cPanel, no extra install - 11 supported providers (Claude, GPT, Gemini, etc.) - Free OpenCode Zen tier enabled by default - Bring your own API key, no token markup - Theme + plugin + .htaccess customization - Conversation history stays under your control 24 years of hosting. Healthcare-grade infrastructure on owned hardware. ## HIPAA Ready hosting for organizations that take infrastructure seriously. Ultra Web Hosting has operated its own server infrastructure since 2002. Our HIPAA Ready plan runs on a dedicated virtual machine with a dedicated IP, free TLS encryption, server-level firewall and intrusion detection, audit logging, and full hardware chain-of-custody over the drives that store your data. Everything runs in our own data center, on hardware we own, staffed by our own people. ## What the plan covers, written plainly The plan ships with a dedicated VM, dedicated IP, free SSL, server-level firewall, audit logging, on-site physical security, drive chain-of-custody, free CloudFlare CDN integration, free migration, and a 12-minute support response. Renewal prices match introductory prices. ## What the plan does not cover This plan does not include a Business Associate Agreement (BAA), and Ultra does not sign one. A BAA is a contract between a covered entity and the vendor that handles its ePHI, and it is only a BAA with Ultra if Ultra signs it, which we do not. Because of that, PHI itself should live in a system that carries its own BAA, such as your EHR or patient portal, while this plan hosts the secure healthcare website around it. The plan also does not cover your written HIPAA policies, workforce training, risk analyses, or breach response procedures, which are responsibilities of the covered entity. Contact us if you have questions about exactly what our infrastructure covers. ## Why infrastructure ownership matters for healthcare For healthcare organizations evaluating hosting, the real question is not whether a host has encryption and firewalls (every host does). The question is who controls the physical infrastructure and whether you can verify it. Most "HIPAA compliant" providers rent rack space in third-party facilities and have no answer to "who has physical access to my drives?" We do: our staff, in our building, with documented chain-of-custody from rack-in to drive-destruction. 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved (312 reviews) 10,000+ Sites optimized 24+ years Hosting experience 12 min Avg support response What customers say ## 24 years of word-of-mouth. A small sample from our 312 Shopper Approved reviews. Read all customer reviews. ★★★★★ "I've been using Ultra for almost 18 years now. These guys are the most professional of all the webhosts I've worked with, providing patient and thorough customer service quickly while charging the lowest rates I've encountered." SK Sharlene King Chicago, IL · 18-Year Client ★★★★★ "Before Ultra, my website load times were horrible. Users complained of 30+ second page loads. After my move, my website loads in 2 to 3 seconds and all my users are happy. Customer service is top notch." JT Joel Telling Bothell, WA · Performance Boost ★★★★★ "The responses to my requests were so prompt that I almost felt as if the support team and I were in the same room. I have not often been so impressed. David and Kevin have it together. They understand what great service is about." MM Morris G. Mead Lima, OH · Outstanding Service ## Ready to host healthcare on hardware we own? 20% off your first order with code HIPAA20. 45-day money-back guarantee. Free secure migration included. Choose HIPAA hosting Talk to sales What a HIPAA-ready posture looks like ## The infrastructure safeguards on this plan, in one checklist. When a healthcare organization sits down with its compliance counsel, the infrastructure questions tend to be the same every time: who can reach the data in transit, who can reach it on the disk, and who can reach the building. This plan already answers each of those at the hosting layer. Every item below is described in full elsewhere on this page; the list simply gathers the infrastructure pieces a covered entity handling PHI usually maps against its own risk analysis. - Dedicated virtual machine, hypervisor-isolated from other tenants - Dedicated IP address, no shared network identity - Free TLS / SSL encrypting data in transit - Server-level firewall and intrusion detection - Audit logging of server access and administrative actions - On-site staff as the only personnel with physical access - Drive chain-of-custody with secure in-house destruction - Owned Dell PowerEdge hardware in our own data center The BAA, written policies, workforce training, and risk analysis still sit with the covered entity, exactly as described above. This checklist covers only the infrastructure layer Ultra supplies. HIPAA safeguards checklist ## The safeguards Ultra supplies, and the ones that stay with you. "HIPAA Ready" means the hosting layer carries the technical and physical safeguards that support compliance. It does not make you compliant on its own. Here is exactly where the line sits. - BAA not offered: Ultra does not sign a Business Associate Agreement. Keep PHI in a system that carries its own BAA, such as your EHR or patient portal. - Encryption in transit: free TLS/SSL on every account, with a TLS-only cPanel. - Access controls: dedicated VM isolation, a dedicated IP, and server-level firewall plus intrusion detection. - Audit logging: server access and administrative actions are logged and available for compliance review. - Physical safeguards: owned Dell PowerEdge hardware with on-site staff and documented drive chain-of-custody. - Your responsibility: the BAA, written policies, workforce training, risk analysis, and breach response. FAQ ## What customers ask about HIPAA hosting. The questions our sales team gets every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. What does "HIPAA Ready" mean?It means our hosting infrastructure provides the technical, physical, and operational safeguards that support HIPAA compliance. That includes encryption, dedicated IP addressing, VPS-level isolation, firewall protection, on-site physical security, and full hardware chain-of-custody. We provide the infrastructure layer. Full HIPAA compliance also requires a Business Associate Agreement (BAA), organizational policies, and staff training on the part of the covered entity, which are outside the scope of this hosting plan. Do you sign a Business Associate Agreement (BAA)?No. Ultra does not currently offer a BAA. We are transparent about this because we believe it's important for healthcare organizations to understand exactly what they're getting. Our plan provides the server-level infrastructure and physical safeguards that support compliance, but a BAA is a separate legal agreement, and it is only a BAA with Ultra if Ultra signs it, which we do not. Because we do not sign one, keep PHI in a system that carries its own BAA, such as your EHR or patient portal, and use this plan for the secure healthcare website around it. Many covered entities work with compliance consultants or healthcare attorneys to establish BAAs with the vendors that actually store their ePHI. Is the hosting HIPAA compliant out of the box, or do I configure it?"HIPAA compliance" is not a property of hosting infrastructure alone, it is a property of how a covered entity runs its operations as a whole. Ultra's HIPAA Ready plan ships pre-configured with TLS, a dedicated IP, VPS isolation, server-level firewall, intrusion detection, audit logging, and chain-of-custody hardware. On top of that, you still need your own written policies, workforce training, risk analyses, breach response plan, and a BAA with each vendor that touches ePHI. We supply the infrastructure piece; the rest is yours. What encryption is used?Data in transit is encrypted with TLS via a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate (auto-renewing) that's included on every HIPAA Ready account. HTTP, IMAP, SMTP, and the cPanel control panel itself are all TLS-only. Modern cipher suites are enforced and the certificate supports HTTP/2. Encryption at rest on the underlying storage is not enabled by default at the plan tier and should be configured at the application level (database-column encryption, file-level encryption) by the covered entity if required by the organization's risk analysis. Are backups included?Automated backups are not included with the HIPAA Ready plan by default. The dedicated VM gives you full root and cPanel access to configure your own backup workflow: rsync to a remote host, snapshot-based replication, your preferred compliance-friendly backup service, or JetBackup as an optional managed add-on. Our team can help configure customer-supplied backup solutions that meet your compliance counsel's documented requirements. Can I host ePHI on this plan?This plan hosts your healthcare website, the secure public-facing layer for your practice. Because Ultra does not sign a Business Associate Agreement (BAA), PHI itself should live in a system that carries its own BAA, such as your EHR or patient portal, rather than directly on this hosting. Keep PHI off the public site and use this plan for the hardened website around it: TLS, VPS isolation, a dedicated IP, firewall, intrusion detection, audit logging, and on-site physical security. Whether any given data can be stored is ultimately a question for your compliance counsel; we provide the infrastructure layer, not legal advice. How much does HIPAA hosting cost?Ultra's HIPAA Ready secure healthcare hosting plan is $49.95 per month, or $495.95 per year. This includes a dedicated IP address, 25GB of SSD storage, unlimited email accounts, free SSL certificate, VPS-level isolation (dedicated virtual machine), on-site hardware with drive chain-of-custody, cPanel control panel, and 24/7 on-site support. The price renews at the same rate, with no increase. How is this different from regular shared hosting?Standard shared hosting plans run as cPanel accounts on multi-tenant servers (with CloudLinux CageFS separating accounts at the filesystem level), share IP addresses with other accounts, and on cloud-hosted providers the operator has no physical control over the hardware. This plan is a dedicated virtual machine: your own VM with its own dedicated CPU, RAM, storage allocation, kernel, and IP address. The hypervisor enforces hardware-level separation between VMs, and we physically own and operate the underlying server. Our staff are the only people with access to the hardware, and there is no third-party data center operator involved. What is the dedicated IP for?A dedicated IP means your site is not sharing network identity, mail-server reputation, or SSL termination with other accounts. For HIPAA workloads it also makes audit trails and firewall rules clearer because every connection log entry is unambiguously yours, not "someone on this shared IP." Who has physical access to the servers?Only Ultra's on-site staff. We own the data center building and the hardware, our staff sit in the same building as the racks, and no third-party data center technician, cloud-provider employee, or outside contractor has access to the machines that store your data. This is the question we hear most from healthcare compliance reviewers, and we are one of very few hosts that can answer it cleanly. What happens to a drive when it's retired?Drives that fail or are retired are removed from production, secured, and destroyed in-house: typically degaussed and physically shredded on site. We do not hand drives to outside vendors. Chain-of-custody is documented end-to-end so you have a clear answer for any compliance review that asks "how do you decommission storage media?" What audit logging is included?Server access (SSH, cPanel logins, FTP) and administrative actions are logged. Login activity, file changes, and configuration changes are recorded. Account-level logs are visible in cPanel; server-level logs are available on request for compliance reviews and security audits. Can I host a WordPress site on this plan?Yes. This plan fully supports WordPress and includes the Softaculous one-click installer. We also support WooCommerce, patient portal plugins, intake-form plugins, and appointment scheduling systems. All WordPress installations run within the dedicated VM with TLS encryption and audit logging in place. What if I'm a solo therapist or small practice?For solo therapists and small therapy practices we have a dedicated page with therapist-specific FAQs covering intake forms, telehealth platforms, and integration with SimplePractice, TherapyNotes, Jane App, and Counsol. See HIPAA Hosting for Therapists & Counselors. Can you transfer my existing website to Ultra?Yes. Ultra offers free website migration with annual or longer plans. Our migration team handles cPanel transfers, database moves, and email setup with extra care taken on credentials and data handling during the transfer. Just submit a support ticket after signing up with your current host's login details inside the ticket system (not email). What is your uptime guarantee?Ultra guarantees 99.9% uptime backed by RAID-protected storage, UPS-backed power, redundant Cisco networking, and on-site staff. The HIPAA Ready VM runs on the same Dell PowerEdge hardware that powers the rest of our owned-infrastructure fleet. Is there a money-back guarantee?Yes. The HIPAA Ready Hosting plan includes a 45-day money-back guarantee. Request a refund through the client area within 45 days of signup for a full refund on the hosting service. Domain registration fees are non-refundable since they're paid to the registry on your behalf. Can I upgrade to a VPS or dedicated server later?Yes. When a single VM is no longer enough, our VPS plans (root access, guaranteed CPU/RAM) and dedicated server plans (full hardware control) are the upgrade path. Our support team handles the migration with no downtime, and the same on-site physical safeguards apply at every tier. 100+ One-Click Installs ## WordPress, WooCommerce, Joomla, Drupal, and 100+ more. Softaculous ships with every plan. WordPress installs in two clicks with sane defaults. Same goes for patient portal plugins, intake-form plugins, and 100+ other apps. See all 100+ apps WordPress WooCommerce Joomla Drupal Magento phpBB osTicket MediaWiki Discourse Moodle Piwigo 90+ more Awards & Recognition ## Award-winning hosting for 24+ years. ## Top Web Host 2024 HostAdvice Editor's Pick ## 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved ## Best Uptime 2024 WhoIsHostingThis ## 24+ Year Honoree Web Hosting Awards Related Guides ## More Ultra hosting resources. ## HIPAA Hosting for Therapists Therapist-specific FAQs, SimplePractice, TherapyNotes, Jane App. ## Dental Practice Hosting Marketing-site hosting for dental practices (no ePHI on public site). ## Law Firm Hosting Law firms handling HIPAA-protected workflows. ## Shared Web Hosting General-purpose hosting for sites without ePHI requirements. ## WordPress Optimized Hosting LiteSpeed + AccelerateWP for WordPress-first marketing sites. ## VPS Hosting Root access and guaranteed CPU/RAM for larger healthcare workloads. ## Dedicated Servers Full hardware control for multi-site practices and dev teams. ## SSL Certificates Free Let's Encrypt + premium SSL options. ## Industry Hosting Hub The full vertical catalog: healthcare, legal, dental, and more. ============================================================================== # HIPAA Hosting for Therapists from $49.95/mo · Managed VPS | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/hipaa-therapy-hosting Summary: HIPAA-ready hosting for solo and small therapy practices. Dedicated IP, VPS isolation, links cleanly to SimplePractice, TherapyNotes, Jane App. From $49.95/mo. 20% off new therapy practice hosting orders · code HIPAA20 Dedicated VPS · Dedicated IP · TLS Encryption · EHR-Friendly · Owned Hardware ## HIPAA Hosting for Therapists and Counselors Hosting sized for your caseload, not a hospital's. One counselor or a small group practice, on infrastructure built for sensitive data. See the therapy plan Migrate my site free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites optimized 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response $49.95 Starting as low as /mo 99.9% Uptime guarantee 24/7 On-site US support 23+ yrs Hosting since 2002 HIPAA Hosting for Therapy Practices ## One plan, scoped for therapists and counselors. The same secure hosting infrastructure larger medical practices rely on, sized down and priced for one-clinician practices, small group offices, and telehealth counselors. Dedicated virtual machine isolation, dedicated IP, free SSL, on-site staff, drive chain-of-custody, audit logging, and a 45-day money-back guarantee. BAA is not included; arrange separately through your compliance counsel. Popular HIPAA Therapy Hosting ## Therapy Practice Single site · dedicated VPS isolation As low as $49.95/mo Billed annually at $495.95 or $49.95 every month Order Now Additional plan details - 1 practice website - Dedicated VPS isolation (own VM) - 25 GB SSD storage - Unlimited email (@yourpractice.com) - Dedicated IP address - Free SSL certificate (HTTPS/TLS) - On-site hardware & drive control - Server-level firewall + IDS - Audit logging & access monitoring - EHR-friendly: SimplePractice, TherapyNotes, Jane App - Free CloudFlare CDN integration - Free domain w/annual order - Free secure site transfer - cPanel control panel - 1-click WordPress installs - 24/7 on-site US support - 45-day money-back guarantee - BAA not included (arrange separately) Proud Supporter of the American Cancer Society A portion of every Ultra hosting plan goes toward supporting the fight against cancer. Secure hosting for solo and small practices ## Dedicated VM. Dedicated IP. TLS-encrypted. EHR-friendly. The site where a new client first reads your bio runs as its own virtual machine on hardware we own. TLS encrypts every connection, server-level firewalls block unauthorized access, and your scheduling and intake workflows route cleanly to SimplePractice, TherapyNotes, Jane App, or Counsol. See what's included → Owned Infrastructure ## Client data on hardware we own. Your practice website runs on Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers we own outright, not leased rack space in someone else's facility. Our staff sits in the same building as the racks, and they are the only people with physical access to the drives that store your data. When a client asks where their information lives, or your own conscience does, you should be able to give a straight answer instead of pointing at a faceless cloud region: chain-of-custody, in writing. - Owned hardware: Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers, bought not leased - On-site staff are the only personnel with physical access - RAID + UPS protection on every HIPAA host - Drive chain-of-custody: in-house deployment + secure destruction Good to know ## Questions? Quick answers. Is site migration really free?+Yes. Our in-house team moves your site, email, and databases for you at no cost on any annual plan. How fast is support?+A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from engineers who know your account. What about uptime and hardware?+99.9% uptime on servers we own, rack, and monitor around the clock. No reselling someone else's cloud. Why Ultra HIPAA Hosting for Therapists ## Six things therapists ask about, built into the plan. Technical, physical, and operational safeguards mapped to how a small counseling practice actually runs its day. Policy, training, and your BAA are still your responsibility. ## HIPAA-Aware Dedicated VPS Your practice website runs on a dedicated virtual machine, not a shared cPanel account. The hypervisor enforces hardware-level separation between VMs, so other tenants on the underlying server cannot access your files, databases, or any client information. Dedicated CPU, RAM, storage, and IP are yours alone. ## Integrates With Your EHR Your website lives on Ultra and links to your scheduling page, client portal, or intake form hosted on SimplePractice, TherapyNotes, Jane App, or Counsol. PHI stays in the EHR (which carries its own BAA), and the public site stays clean and fast. ## Dedicated IP Address Your practice gets a dedicated IP, so you are not sharing network identity with unrelated websites. For HIPAA workloads it also makes audit trails and firewall rules clearer because every connection log entry is unambiguously yours. ## CloudLinux + CageFS Even inside your dedicated VM, CloudLinux + CageFS adds a second layer of process and filesystem isolation. Belt and suspenders for a workload where the cost of a mistake is high. ## 24/7 In-House Support Real humans, on-shore, with hosting backgrounds, including the engineers who run the HIPAA hosting fleet. Average 12-minute first-response on live chat and tickets. You are not the IT department for your own practice, so when something needs a second set of hands, ours are on-shift. ## 99.9% Uptime Guarantee RAID-protected storage, UPS-backed power, redundant Cisco networking, and on-site staff. Backed by a written 99.9% uptime guarantee. When a person in crisis finally works up the nerve to look for a therapist, your site has to answer, so downtime is a missed connection you never hear about. Built In, Not Bolted On ## Every safeguard a therapy practice needs comes with the hosting. One plan, one predictable price. No surprise add-on line items for a solo budget. ## Dedicated VPS Your own virtual machine, hypervisor-isolated from neighbors. ## Dedicated IP One IP for your practice site only, no shared reputation. ## Free SSL / TLS Free Let's Encrypt with auto-renewal for HTTPS. ## Server Firewall CSF + intrusion detection on every host. ## Audit Logs Logged access + admin actions for compliance review. ## cPanel Industry-standard control panel for files, DBs, email. ## Softaculous One-click WordPress, Joomla, and 100+ more. ## Owned Hardware Dell PowerEdge in our data center. ## Practice Email Unlimited @yourpractice.com mailboxes, IMAP/POP3, anti-spam. ## Free CDN One-click CloudFlare CDN integration. ## Multiple PHP Versions PHP 7.4 through 8.3 selectable per domain. ## Free Domain Free .com / .net / .org for the first year. What this means for your practice ## You are not running a hospital. The infrastructure still matters. You are running a private practice, a group, or a telehealth panel. The infrastructure questions still matter, just at a different scale. Your prospective-client landing page, your bio page, your contact form, your blog about coping skills and treatment approaches: all of that lives on a website. That website lives somewhere. With Ultra, it lives on hardware we own, in a facility we control, behind isolation that keeps neighboring accounts out. For the parts of your practice that handle PHI directly (session notes, billing, secure messaging, video sessions), you almost certainly already use a HIPAA-compliant practice management platform like SimplePractice, TherapyNotes, Jane App, Counsol, or similar. Those platforms have BAAs and handle PHI inside their systems. Ultra hosts the public website that points clients to your scheduling link or intake form on those platforms. The two layers complement each other. Have questions about your specific workflow? We are happy to talk through it. - Public website: bios, services, blog, contact, scheduling link - Hosted on Ultra: dedicated VPS, dedicated IP, TLS, owned hardware - Confidential workflows: routed to your EHR (carries its own BAA) - Two layers, one clean separation of responsibilities Who this plan is built for ## Therapists, counselors, and mental-health-adjacent organizations. Solo therapists and counselors. Private practice LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCs, LMHCs, psychologists, and counselors building or moving their practice website to infrastructure they can trust. Group counseling practices. Multi-clinician offices, group practices, and partnerships hosting a shared practice website with bios, services, and intake routing. Telehealth therapy providers. Virtual-first practices and telehealth panels whose public website routes clients to a HIPAA-compliant video platform like Doxy.me, SimplePractice Telehealth, Zoom for Healthcare, or VSee. Psychologists and psychiatrists. Doctoral-level clinicians, neuropsychologists, and prescribing psychiatrists running a private or group practice website. - Solo therapists, counselors, LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCs, LMHCs - Group counseling offices and multi-clinician partnerships - Telehealth panels and virtual-first practices - Psychologists, neuropsychologists, prescribing psychiatrists - Coaches and wellness practitioners with PHI-adjacent forms Encryption & Audit Logging ## TLS in transit. Logs of every administrative action. Every account ships with a free SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt with auto-renewal. TLS encrypts data in transit between your site and visitors, meeting the encryption-in-transit requirements outlined in the HIPAA Security Rule for transmitting ePHI. The cPanel control panel itself is TLS-only. Server access and administrative actions are logged for audit purposes. Login activity, file changes, and configuration changes are recorded. Detailed logs are available on request for compliance reviews if your consultant or auditor needs to verify infrastructure-level controls. Server-level intrusion detection watches for unauthorized access attempts and blocks suspicious traffic automatically. - Free Let's Encrypt SSL with auto-renewal - TLS encryption in transit for HTTP, IMAP, SMTP - cPanel TLS-only (no plaintext admin) - Server access + admin actions logged - Intrusion detection + automatic blocking - Audit logs available on request Free Secure Migration ## We move your practice website with care taken at every step. If your practice site is already hosted somewhere, our technicians will migrate it to Ultra HIPAA Hosting free of charge on annual plans. After signup, open a support ticket with your current host's cPanel login (or FTP / database credentials if it's not cPanel) and our team handles the file copy, database export and import, email accounts, DNS records, and SSL provisioning. We take extra care with credentials and data during the transfer. Credentials are handled inside our ticket system, not in email. Database dumps are removed from the staging area after import. The new copy stages under a temporary URL for testing, and we coordinate the DNS cutover to minimize downtime so prospective clients always reach a working site. - Free on annual+ HIPAA hosting orders - Credentials handled in-ticket, never in email - Database dumps removed from staging after import - WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, custom CMS supported - Staged on temporary URL, tested before cutover - Coordinated DNS cutover to minimize downtime A day in a solo practice ## How the two layers work for a counseling practice. A prospective client, working up the nerve after weeks, searches at 9pm and lands on your bio page. It loads fast, shows the browser padlock, and reads like you. That public site runs on Ultra as its own dedicated virtual machine with a dedicated IP, TLS on every connection, and hardware our own staff control, so the first impression never stalls or looks untrustworthy. When they click "Schedule," the link hands off to your EHR, whether that is SimplePractice, TherapyNotes, Jane App, or Counsol. Session notes, secure messaging, and billing stay inside that platform, which carries its own BAA. Ultra hosts the public website, the EHR handles the PHI, and the clean separation is the setup most therapists land on. A BAA for the hosting layer is available separately through your compliance counsel. 24 years of hosting. Right-sized for the solo and small-group counseling practice. ## HIPAA hosting for therapists who take client confidentiality seriously. Your practice website needs hosting that takes client confidentiality as seriously as you do. Whether you are a solo therapist running a private practice, a group counseling office, or a telehealth provider, the website where prospective clients first find you should rest on infrastructure built for sensitive data. Ultra's HIPAA-ready plan runs on a dedicated virtual machine with a dedicated IP, free TLS encryption, server-level firewall and intrusion detection, audit logging, and full hardware chain-of-custody over the drives that store your data. ## HIPAA scope, narrowed for therapy practices Most therapists do not need their public website to store PHI. The actual PHI lives inside your practice management system: SimplePractice, TherapyNotes, Jane App, Counsol, or similar. Those platforms carry BAAs and handle session notes, billing, secure messaging, and video sessions. Ultra hosts the public-facing website that links out to your EHR's scheduling page, client portal, or intake form. The two systems integrate at the link/redirect level. This is the clean separation of responsibilities most therapists land on once they have talked it through with a compliance consultant. ## What the plan does not cover This plan does not include a Business Associate Agreement (BAA). Ultra provides the server infrastructure and physical safeguards that support HIPAA compliance, but a BAA is a separate legal agreement that must be arranged independently. Most therapists work with a compliance consultant or healthcare attorney to establish BAAs with the vendors that actually handle PHI in their practice (typically the EHR or practice management system, not the public-facing website). The plan also does not cover your written HIPAA policies, workforce training, risk analyses, or breach response procedures. Contact us if you have questions about exactly what our infrastructure covers. ## Why infrastructure ownership matters for therapy practices For a therapist evaluating hosting, the real question is not whether a host has encryption and firewalls (every host does). The question is who controls the physical infrastructure and whether you can verify it. Most "HIPAA compliant" providers rent rack space in third-party facilities and have no answer to "who has physical access to my drives?" We do: our staff, in our building, with documented chain-of-custody from rack-in to drive-destruction. For solo practitioners who carry every client relationship personally, that level of clarity is worth something. Setting up a solo or small practice ## What your first week on Ultra actually looks like. Most therapists who move to us are one person, or a handful of clinicians, not an IT team. So the plan is built to get a working practice site live without you learning server administration. The one-click WordPress install has your bio, services, and rates pages up the same afternoon, and the free SSL certificate switches the padlock on before you share the link. Your dedicated IP and dedicated VPS mean the site is yours alone, not sharing a box with a hundred strangers. Everyday running is just as light. Unlimited @yourpractice.com mailboxes give the practice a real address instead of a personal inbox, cPanel keeps files, email, and databases in one place, and the CloudFlare CDN keeps pages quick for a client reading on their phone in a waiting-room chair. When you get stuck, on-site support answers in about twelve minutes, and if your site lives elsewhere today, our team migrates it over for free on annual plans. - One-click WordPress for bio, services, and rates pages - Free SSL padlock live before you hand out the link - Dedicated IP and dedicated VPS, yours alone - Unlimited practice email plus cPanel and CloudFlare CDN - 12-minute on-site support and free migration on annual plans FAQ ## What therapists ask about HIPAA hosting. The questions our sales team gets from solo practitioners and group practices. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. Do I need a BAA as a solo therapist?If your website collects, transmits, or stores protected health information (PHI) and you are a HIPAA covered entity, you generally need a Business Associate Agreement with any vendor that touches that PHI, including your web host. Ultra does not currently offer a BAA. Most solo therapists work with a compliance consultant or healthcare attorney to determine which of their vendors need BAAs and to draft the agreements. We focus on providing the secure infrastructure layer; the BAA itself is a separate legal arrangement, and most therapists land it with their EHR rather than their web host because that's where PHI actually lives. Can I host client intake forms on this hosting?You can host the form on Ultra's hosting with SSL/TLS encryption protecting data in transit. For HIPAA-compliant intake forms that store PHI, most therapists either keep the public-website form simple (basic contact info only) and direct sensitive intake to a HIPAA-compliant practice management system like SimplePractice, TherapyNotes, Jane App, or Counsol that already has BAAs in place, OR work with a compliance consultant to ensure the full intake workflow including the BAA chain is covered. The hosting infrastructure supports it; the workflow design is a separate decision based on your practice setup. Is this hosting enough for a telehealth therapy website?For the marketing, scheduling-link, and informational pages of a telehealth therapy practice, yes. The actual video session platform is typically a separate HIPAA-compliant service like Doxy.me, SimplePractice Telehealth, Zoom for Healthcare, or VSee, each of which provides its own BAA. Ultra hosts your practice website that links out to the video platform; we do not provide the video conferencing layer itself. Does this work with SimplePractice, TherapyNotes, Jane App, or other EHR systems?Yes. Ultra's hosting plays well alongside any practice management or EHR platform. Your website lives on Ultra and links to your scheduling page, client portal, or intake form hosted on your EHR vendor's domain. The two systems integrate at the link/redirect level. Most therapists run their public-facing website on Ultra and route confidential workflows (notes, billing, secure messaging) through their EHR provider, which is a clean separation of responsibilities and the workflow most compliance consultants recommend. How is this different from regular shared hosting?Standard shared hosting plans run as cPanel accounts on multi-tenant servers (with CloudLinux CageFS separating accounts at the filesystem level), share IP addresses with potentially dozens or hundreds of other websites, and are often hosted on cloud infrastructure where the provider has no physical control over the hardware. For a therapy practice handling client information, that is a poor fit. This plan is a dedicated virtual machine (VPS): your own VM with its own dedicated CPU, RAM, storage allocation, kernel, and IP address. The hypervisor enforces hardware-level separation between VMs, and we physically own and operate the underlying server in our own facility. Our staff are the only people with access. Do you provide a Business Associate Agreement (BAA)?No. Ultra does not currently offer a BAA. We are transparent about this because we believe it is important for therapists to understand exactly what they are getting. Our plan provides the server-level infrastructure and physical safeguards that support compliance, but a BAA is a separate legal agreement. Most therapists work with a compliance consultant or healthcare attorney to establish BAAs with the vendors that actually handle PHI in their practice, which is typically the EHR rather than the public-facing website. Can you migrate my existing therapy practice website?Yes. Ultra offers free website migration with annual or longer plans. Our migration team handles cPanel transfers, WordPress sites, database moves, and email setup with extra care taken on credentials and data handling during the transfer. Just submit a support ticket after signing up with your current host's login details inside the ticket system (not email). What about appointment scheduling and contact forms?For appointment scheduling that involves PHI, route clients to your EHR's scheduling page (SimplePractice, TherapyNotes, Jane App, etc.) which carries its own BAA. For general contact forms on your hosted website, encrypted form submission over HTTPS is included by default via the free SSL certificate. If a prospective client sends sensitive information through a basic contact form, your standard practice should be to respond by directing them to a secure intake method through your EHR rather than continuing the conversation by email. How much does HIPAA hosting for therapists cost?Ultra's HIPAA hosting for therapists is $49.95 per month, or $495.95 per year. That includes a dedicated IP address, 25 GB of SSD storage, unlimited @yourpractice.com email accounts, free SSL certificate, VPS-level isolation (dedicated virtual machine), on-site hardware with drive chain-of-custody, cPanel control panel, and 24/7 on-site support. The price renews at the same rate, with no increase. Use coupon code HIPAA20 for 20% off your first order. What if my practice grows beyond a single website?When a solo practice scales into a group or you start running multiple sites (a main practice site plus a specialty-area landing page or two), our VPS plans (root access, guaranteed CPU/RAM) and dedicated server plans (full hardware control) are the upgrade path. Our support team handles the migration with no downtime, and the same on-site physical safeguards apply at every tier. 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved (312 reviews) 10,000+ Sites optimized 24+ years Hosting experience 12 min Avg support response ## Ready to move your private practice onto hardware we own? 20% off your first order with code HIPAA20. 45-day money-back guarantee. Free secure migration included. Choose therapy hosting Talk to sales Related Guides ## More Ultra hosting resources. ## HIPAA Hosting (General) The main HIPAA hosting page for clinics, billing, telehealth, and health-adjacent organizations. ## Dental Practice Hosting Marketing-site hosting for dental practices (no ePHI on public site). ## Law Firm Hosting Law firms handling HIPAA-protected workflows or healthcare clients. ## Shared Web Hosting General-purpose hosting for sites without ePHI requirements. ## WordPress Optimized Hosting LiteSpeed + AccelerateWP for WordPress-first practice sites. ## VPS Hosting Root access and guaranteed CPU/RAM for larger therapy-group workloads. ## Dedicated Servers Full hardware control for multi-site practices and dev teams. ## SSL Certificates Free Let's Encrypt + premium SSL options. ## Industry Hosting Hub The full vertical catalog: healthcare, legal, dental, and more. ============================================================================== # Industry Hosting | Law, Real Estate, Healthcare & More | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/industry-hosting Summary: Pick the hosting page written for your line of work. Law, real estate, healthcare, dental, nonprofit, church, restaurant, agency and photography sites, each mapped to the right plan. 24/7 US support, from $3.95/mo. Hosting since 2002 · Tuned by industry ## Hosting tuned for your industry. Your website has to do the specific jobs your line of work demands. Pick your industry below and land on a page that already speaks to the integrations and plan tier that fit, all on one Ultra platform. See plans Live chat 24+ years since 2002 99.9% uptime 10,000+ sites hosted 24/7 US-based support 24+ yrs In Business 99.9% Uptime Guarantee 10 industries Verticals Covered 24/7 US-Based Support One platform, priorities per industry ## The engine stays the same. The focus follows your field. A dental office and a law firm want very different things from a website, but they can run on the same infrastructure we have owned and operated since 2002. Our in-house technicians keep that platform healthy and answer tickets, live chat, and phone calls around the clock. Whichever industry you host with us, the 99.9% uptime guarantee travels with your plan. See hosting plans Whatever your field ## A US-based team that knows your kind of site Whether you run a dental office, a law firm, or a restaurant, the same in-house engineers keep your site online on Dell PowerEdge hardware we own outright. They have supported businesses like yours since 2002, so a real person who understands your setup answers when you reach out. ~12 minaverage ticket reply Since 2002serving businesses 100% ownedDell PowerEdge hardware Tukwila, WA · one team behind every industry page Find your field ## Start with the page written for your work. Every trade asks something different of a website, so we wrote a page for each one. Follow the card for your field and you land on hosting that already talks about the tools, integrations, and plan tier your kind of site needs. The platform underneath is one and the same; what changes is which priorities we put front and center. ## Professional Services ## Law Firm Hosting Confidentiality, deliverable email at your firm domain (SPF / DKIM / DMARC), CloudLinux isolation, daily backups. Integrates with Clio, MyCase, PracticePanther. Shared hosting from $3.95/mo. ## Real Estate Hosting Fast, IDX-ready hosting for agents, brokerages, and property managers. Mobile-fast listing pages, free Cloudflare CDN, lead-capture forms, CRM integration (Follow Up Boss, kvCORE, BoomTown). Shared hosting from $3.95/mo. ## Agency Hosting Hosting for web design and marketing agencies: staging environments, Git deploys, WP-CLI, SSH. Scales to Reseller Hosting for multi-client management with white-label branding. Shared from $3.95/mo. ## Healthcare ## HIPAA Hosting HIPAA-ready hosting infrastructure for medical practices, dental offices, billing companies, and health-adjacent businesses. Dedicated IP, CloudLinux CageFS, on-site hardware control. Managed VPS from $49.95/mo. ## HIPAA Hosting for Therapists Therapy-practice scoped HIPAA tier for solo therapists, group practices, and telehealth providers. Integrates with SimplePractice, TherapyNotes, Jane App. From $49.95/mo. ## Dental Practice Hosting Marketing-website hosting for dental practices, orthodontists, and dental specialists: appointment booking integration (LocalMed, NexHealth, Zocdoc), before/after galleries, local SEO foundation. Shared from $3.95/mo. (Patient portals with PHI route to HIPAA Hosting.) ## Mission-Driven Organizations ## Nonprofit Hosting Hosting for nonprofits and charities: donor portal integration, Stripe / PayPal compatibility, event registration, volunteer signup, newsletter delivery. WordPress + nonprofit plugins. Shared from $3.95/mo. ## Church & Ministry Hosting Affordable hosting for churches, ministries, and religious nonprofits: donation form support (Tithe.ly, Pushpay, Subsplash), sermon archives, livestream embeds (YouTube Live, Boxcast), event calendars. Shared from $3.95/mo. ## Hospitality ## Restaurant Hosting Restaurant and hospitality websites: online ordering integration (Toast, Square, ChowNow), reservation systems (OpenTable, Resy), mobile-fast menu pages, local SEO ready. Shared hosting from $3.95/mo. ## Creative & Lifestyle ## Photography Hosting Fast portfolio hosting for wedding, portrait, real estate, and commercial photographers. Image-optimized delivery, free Cloudflare CDN, gallery plugins (Envira, NextGEN, Modula), password-protected client galleries. Shared from $3.95/mo. Plans behind every field ## Almost every trade lands on one of three plans. No matter which industry page sent you here, the recommendation comes down to what your site actually has to do, and that points at one of three tiers below. The price you see is the price for that plan, the same in one field as in the next, because the industry pages all draw from the same lineup. Popular Web Hosting from $3.95/mo Fits law firms, nonprofits, restaurants, and most professional services. cPanel, free SSL, daily backups, professional email at your domain, CloudLinux account isolation. Get Started WordPress Hosting from $9.95/mo Tuned for WordPress, which most industry sites end up running. Especially good for nonprofit sites with donor portals, event plugins, and Stripe-powered giving forms. Get Started Managed VPS from $49.95/mo Required tier for HIPAA Hosting and HIPAA Therapy plans (dedicated IP, stronger CloudLinux CageFS isolation). Also fits any industry site needing full root access or dedicated CPU/RAM. Get Started Good to know ## Questions? Quick answers. Is site migration really free?+Yes. Our in-house team moves your site, email, and databases for you at no cost on any annual plan. How fast is support?+A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from engineers who know your account. What about uptime and hardware?+99.9% uptime on servers we own, rack, and monitor around the clock. No reselling someone else's cloud. The same foundation for all of them ## What carries over no matter your field. The industry framing shifts from page to page, but the hosting underneath it does not. Whichever field's page brought you here, these are the parts of the Ultra platform you get either way. ## Written For Your Field Each industry page spells out the real workflows, integrations, and plan tier for that kind of work. The hosting is the same everywhere, but the page reads like someone in your line of work wrote it. ## HIPAA-Aware Fields that touch patient data, healthcare and therapy practices, route to a dedicated HIPAA-tier Managed VPS with dedicated IP and stronger CloudLinux CageFS isolation. Sites with no PHI simply stay on shared hosting. ## cPanel on Every Plan The control panel your web person or developer already knows, handling files, email, databases, and DNS from one dashboard. It is included free on every plan, with no separate charge for the panel. ## Free SSL Free Let's Encrypt SSL on every plan, renewing itself automatically. Whether your field runs client portals, donation forms, or online ordering, the padlock every visitor expects is already there. ## Free Migration Free migration on any annual or longer plan, whatever your field. The team handles cPanel-to-cPanel transfers, WordPress sites, database moves, and email account migration. Most sites move in 24-48 hours with no downtime. ## 24/7 In-House Support Real US-based technicians, on-site at our data center, ready 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No overseas call center and no scripts, so you can explain your field's setup to someone who understands it. The same staff who run the platform answer tickets, live chat, and phone calls. Pick your lane ## Which industry page was written for you? Same Ultra platform underneath, but each of these pages is tuned to the integrations, plan tier, and support know-how your line of work asks for. Jump straight to yours. ## Law Firms Confidential firm sites, deliverable email (SPF/DKIM/DMARC), and clean links to Clio or MyCase. See law firm hosting. ## Real Estate IDX-friendly agent and brokerage sites with fast listing pages. See real estate hosting. ## Healthcare PHI-handling sites on dedicated VPS isolation with a dedicated IP and audit logging. See HIPAA hosting. ## Therapy & Counseling HIPAA-tier hosting sized for a solo or small group practice, EHR-friendly. See therapy practice hosting. ## Nonprofits Donor-ready WordPress, Stripe and PayPal from day one, on a budget a small org can sustain. See nonprofit hosting. ## Dental Practices Mobile-fast marketing sites with appointment-booking widgets and local SEO. See dental hosting. Don't see your industry? ## No page for your field? It still runs here. The cards above cover the fields we field the most questions about, but they are far from the whole list. Ultra also hosts sites for consulting firms, contractors and trades, schools and education programs, fitness studios and gyms, salons and personal services, videographers, e-commerce stores, online communities, and plenty of other small or mid-sized businesses. If your work is not called out by name, begin with the shared web hosting plan at $3.95/mo, which fits nearly every small business site, or say hello over contact or live chat and we will walk through your setup and size the right plan before you sign up. And if what your field really needs is a particular application rather than a vertical page, custom CMS, in-house tools, or niche SaaS-style software, the Application Hosting hub lists 400+ supported applications. FAQ ## Frequently Asked Questions About Industry Hosting What is industry-specific hosting? Think of it as ordinary web hosting that has been tuned, documented, and packaged around the kind of website a particular line of work tends to run. Under the hood it is the same Ultra hosting platform; what changes is which features we spotlight, which integrations we document, how familiar our support team is with your workflows, and which plan tier we recommend for that workload. A law firm and a restaurant can both sit on shared cPanel hosting, yet they ask for different things: the firm wants confidentiality and reliable email delivery, the restaurant wants online ordering built in and menu pages that load fast on a phone. Which industries does Ultra serve? Ultra hosts websites across most US industries. The pages on this hub are the verticals we get the most questions about: law firms and solo attorneys, real estate agents and brokerages, web and marketing agencies, healthcare practices (general HIPAA), therapy and counseling practices, dental offices, nonprofits and mission-driven organizations, churches and ministries, restaurants and hospitality, and photographers. If your industry is not listed, our standard shared hosting and Managed VPS plans cover essentially any small or mid-sized business website. Do you offer industry-specific pricing? Industry pages share the same underlying plans. Most verticals fit the shared hosting plan at $3.95/mo. Healthcare practices that need HIPAA-tier infrastructure use the Managed VPS plan at $49.95/mo with dedicated IP and stronger isolation. Pricing is the same regardless of industry; the recommendation is about which plan tier fits the workload. Annual orders get free migration, free domain, and the standard 45-day money-back guarantee on every plan. Can I switch from a general hosting plan to an industry-specific plan later? Yes. The industry pages all use Ultra's standard hosting plans under the hood, so there is nothing to migrate. If you signed up on the general shared hosting plan and later want to align with one of the industry pages (for example, you sign up for shared hosting and later add HIPAA-tier requirements as your practice grows), you can upgrade your plan within cPanel or via a support ticket. Most plan changes complete the same day. My industry is not listed here. Can Ultra still host my business website? Yes. The pages on this hub are the verticals customers ask about most, but Ultra's hosting works for essentially any small or mid-sized business website regardless of industry. Consulting firms, contractors, schools, fitness studios, salons, e-commerce stores, online communities, and many other industries run successfully on standard shared hosting. Start with the shared web hosting plan at $3.95/mo or contact our team to talk through your specific stack and needs. 4.9 / 5 Shopper Approved rating 10,000+ Customers hosted 24+ years In business since 2002 12-min Avg support response ## Get hosting that fits how you work. Choose the plan that suits your field, or grab the team for a quick read on your specific setup before you sign up. See hosting plans Free site migration ============================================================================== # Law Firm Hosting from $3.95/mo · Confidential, Compliant | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/law-firm-hosting Summary: Law firm hosting on servers we own: encrypted client intake, deliverable firm email (SPF+DKIM+DMARC), CloudLinux isolation, free SSL, 24/7 US support. From $3.95/mo. 30% off your first law firm hosting order · code 30-OFF-HOSTING Confidentiality · Email Deliverability · CloudLinux Isolation · Daily Backups · 24/7 US Support ## Hosting tuned for your law firm. A polished, dependable firm website on servers we own, with encrypted client intake, SPF/DKIM/DMARC email deliverability, and clean links out to Clio, MyCase, and PracticePanther. Trusted by solo attorneys and small firms since 2002. See law firm plans Migrate my firm site free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites optimized 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response $3.95 Starting as low as /mo 99.9% Uptime guarantee 24/7 US-based in-house support 24+ years Hosting since 2002 Law Firm Website Hosting ## Two tiers. Pick the size of your firm. The shared plan at $3.95/mo fits solo attorneys and small firms running a marketing site, contact forms, and professional email at the firm's domain. Managed VPS at $49.95/mo adds a dedicated IP, your own virtualized environment, and stronger isolation for firm-wide deployments and practices that want more breathing room. Shared Hosting ## Law Firm Shared Solo attorneys · small firms · LAMP stack As low as $3.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $6.95 every month Order Now Additional plan details - Firm website + subdomains - Generous NVMe SSD storage - Unlimited email @yourfirm.com - SPF, DKIM, DMARC deliverability - Free SSL (HTTPS site-wide) - CloudLinux CageFS isolation - Daily automated backups - Free domain w/annual order - Free firm site migration - cPanel control panel - 1-click WordPress installs - 24/7 US-based support - 45-day money-back guarantee - 10% price-match guarantee Firm-Wide Managed VPS ## Law Firm VPS Multi-attorney firms · dedicated IP · firm-wide As low as $49.95/mo Billed annually fully managed by Ultra Order Managed VPS Additional plan details - Dedicated IP address - Your own virtualized environment - Stronger isolation between firms - Dedicated outbound mail IP option - SSD storage + guaranteed RAM - Unlimited email @yourfirm.com - SPF, DKIM, DMARC deliverability - Free SSL (HTTPS site-wide) - Daily automated backups - cPanel control panel - Server-level firewall + IDS - Fully managed by Ultra staff - 24/7 US-based support - 45-day money-back guarantee Good to know ## Questions? Quick answers. Is site migration really free?+Yes. Our in-house team moves your site, email, and databases for you at no cost on any annual plan. How fast is support?+A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from engineers who know your account. What about uptime and hardware?+99.9% uptime on servers we own, rack, and monitor around the clock. No reselling someone else's cloud. Why Ultra for Law Firm Hosting ## The things that actually move the needle for a law firm website. Client confidentiality, email that reaches the inbox, isolation from the accounts next door, backups you can actually restore, US support that picks up, and an uptime guarantee that holds during business hours. Each one chosen for how prospective clients and existing matters touch a firm's site every day. ## Confidentiality Your firm's site, contact forms, and email run on infrastructure designed around the fact that opposing counsel, court clerks, and prospective clients all expect privileged-grade handling. Free SSL across the whole site encrypts every visitor connection, and our staff are the only people with physical access to the hardware that holds your data. ## Email Deliverability Professional email at you@yourfirm.com with full SPF, DKIM, and DMARC support, plus active sender reputation monitoring. Our team helps configure DNS records so messages to clients, opposing counsel, and court clerks land in inboxes, not spam folders. Dedicated outbound IPs available on VPS plans. ## CloudLinux Account Isolation Every shared hosting account runs inside CloudLinux CageFS, a per-account container that fully isolates your firm's files, databases, processes, and email from every other account on the server. Neighboring sites cannot read your content even if they are compromised. ## Daily Backups Automated daily backups with 7-30 days of retention depending on tier. Self-service restores via cPanel for files and databases, or our support team can do a full account restore from a ticket within a couple of hours. A bad plugin update or accidental delete is not a crisis. ## 24/7 In-House US Support Our support team works from our own data center, answering tickets, live chat, and phone calls around the clock. The same technicians who maintain the platform are the ones replying to your ticket. Average 12-minute first-response on live chat. No offshored L1 tier. ## 99.9% Uptime Guarantee NVMe SSD storage, LiteSpeed and Nginx caching, optimized PHP, free CloudFlare CDN integration, RAID-protected storage, UPS-backed power, and redundant Cisco networking. A slow or down firm website during business hours costs new-matter opportunities; the infrastructure is built around keeping that from happening. Trustworthy infrastructure for a professional practice ## Owned hardware. Isolated accounts. Email that lands. Your firm's website and email run on servers we own and operate, walled off from neighboring accounts at the kernel level, with free SSL on every page and DNS tuned for deliverability so messages to clients, courts, and opposing counsel reach the inbox instead of the spam folder. See what's included → In-house US support ## Confidential matters deserve a team you can name. Your firm's site and client email run on hardware we own and staff on-site, never a leased rack or an offshore help desk. When deliverability or downtime is on the line, our US-based technicians answer in about 12 minutes. ~12 minAvg ticket response Since 2002Independent and US-based On-siteStaff with the racks On-site technician · Tukwila, Washington 24 years of hosting, tuned for how attorneys and small firms actually put a website to work. ## Law firm hosting for solo attorneys, small practices, and boutique firms. Your firm's website is often the first impression a prospective client gets. It needs to be fast, available, and hosted on infrastructure that treats client confidentiality seriously, with email that actually reaches the inbox of opposing counsel, the court clerk, and the new client on the other end. That is what Ultra hosts for solo attorneys and small law firms. We have been hosting professional websites since 2002 from a data center we own and operate. Every plan includes free SSL across the whole site, CloudLinux CageFS isolation that fully separates your firm from every other account on the server, professional email at your firm's domain with proper SPF, DKIM, and DMARC for deliverability, and automated daily backups. The shared plan at $3.95/mo fits most solo and small firms. The Managed VPS plan at $49.95/mo adds a dedicated IP and stronger isolation for firms that want it. ## Clio, MyCase, PracticePanther, Smokeball, Rocket Matter Ultra hosts your firm's public website and email. Confidential matter management, billing, document storage, and client portals typically live in a dedicated practice management platform like Clio, MyCase, PracticePanther, Smokeball, or Rocket Matter. The public website integrates via links, embedded scheduling widgets, or intake form redirects to those platforms. This clean separation keeps confidential client data inside the practice management system (which has its own access controls and BAA where applicable) while the marketing website lives on Ultra. ## The practical picture for a small firm Your firm's website is doing four jobs: showing prospective clients who you are, providing a way for them to contact you, sending and receiving email at your firm's domain, and (sometimes) routing existing clients to your practice management system's portal. Ultra handles all four directly. Your matter management, billing, and confidential client data live inside your practice management platform of choice; we host the public website that points at it. For most solo and small firms, this is the right separation. The hosting bill stays small, email is reliable, the website is fast, and the confidential workflow stays inside a platform built for that purpose. Have a specific question about your setup? Our team can talk through it with you. ## Who this plan is built for Solo practitioners. Solo attorneys building their first firm website or moving off a larger national host because of cost or support frustrations. Small and boutique firms. 2-15 attorney firms running a shared firm website with bios, practice areas, contact, and links to a practice management portal. Practice-area specialists. Family law, estate planning, immigration, personal injury, criminal defense, business law, IP, and other practice areas needing a focused marketing site. Of counsel and consultants. Of-counsel attorneys, legal consultants, mediators, and arbitrators who need a professional online presence and reliable email. ## Need stronger isolation or compliance-grade infrastructure? If your firm handles workflows touching HIPAA-protected health information (medical-malpractice plaintiff-side work, elder law, disability practice), see our HIPAA Hosting page, which adds dedicated VM isolation, dedicated IP, and the physical and administrative safeguards that compliance reviewers ask about. For full root access and a dedicated server environment, see Managed VPS and Dedicated Servers. Closest professional-services neighbors on the industry hub are Real Estate Hosting and Agency Hosting. Confidentiality checklist ## What a firm should expect from its host. A marketing website is not where privileged matter data lives, but it still carries client inquiries and firm email. Here is the baseline Ultra puts under every law firm account. - Free SSL across the whole site, so every intake form and page is encrypted in transit. - CloudLinux CageFS isolation walls your firm's files, databases, and email off from every other account on the server. - Deliverable firm email with SPF, DKIM, and DMARC so messages to clients, courts, and opposing counsel reach the inbox. - Automated daily backups with self-service restore, plus a full account restore from our team by ticket. - Owned hardware in a US data center where our on-site staff are the only people who touch the drives. - A 99.9% uptime guarantee and 24/7 US-based support, with a dedicated IP available on the Managed VPS tier. Built for how clients find and contact a firm ## Turn "attorney near me" searches into intake, not lost leads. Most new matters start the same way: someone searches, lands on your site from a phone, and either fills out a contact form or picks up the call. The features below are already on your plan, mapped to the way a law firm marketing site earns and captures that first inquiry. - Encrypted client intake forms. Free SSL loads your whole site over HTTPS and auto-renews, so the contact and consultation-request fields a prospective client types are encrypted in transit rather than sent in the clear. - Fast mobile pages. LiteSpeed with LSCache, optimized PHP, and free CloudFlare CDN integration keep practice-area and bio pages loading quickly on a phone, which is where most "near me" legal searches happen. - Local SEO groundwork. Reliable HTTPS, quick page loads, and a stable address record give your firm a solid technical base to rank for a city plus practice-area search and to keep your name, address, and phone consistent across the web. - Intake email that arrives. Form notifications and client replies send from your firm's own domain with SPF, DKIM, and DMARC configured, so a new-client inquiry does not quietly land in spam. - Stand the site up quickly. One-click WordPress through Softaculous plus cPanel let you launch a professional firm site, add practice-area pages, and wire up a contact plugin without waiting on a developer. - Nothing lost if a form or page breaks. Automated daily backups mean an accidental edit to your intake page or a bad plugin update is a quick restore, not a week of missed inquiries. FAQ ## What law firms ask before signing up. The questions our sales team gets every week from attorneys and small firms. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. Is Ultra hosting suitable for a small law firm or solo attorney?Yes. The shared hosting plan at $3.95/mo covers a marketing site, contact forms, and professional email for nearly all solo attorneys and small firms. Practices that handle particularly sensitive workflows or want stronger isolation can step up to Managed VPS at $49.95/mo for a dedicated IP and a dedicated virtualized environment. The underlying infrastructure is the same that hosts our HIPAA-tier customers; the law firm angle is about confidentiality, reliable email, and uptime rather than HIPAA-specific compliance. Will my firm email reliably reach clients and opposing counsel?Email deliverability is one of the biggest pain points for law firms. Ultra provides professional email at your firm's domain (you@yourfirm.com) with full SPF, DKIM, and DMARC support, dedicated outbound IPs available on VPS plans, and active sender reputation monitoring. Our team helps configure DNS records properly so your messages land in inboxes, not spam folders. This matters especially for client correspondence, scheduling, and time-sensitive court communications. Is the hosting confidential and isolated from other accounts?Every shared hosting account runs inside CloudLinux CageFS, a chroot-style container that fully isolates your files, databases, processes, and email from every other account on the server. Neighboring sites cannot see or access your content even if they are compromised. For firms that want stronger separation, the Managed VPS plan gives you a dedicated IP address and your own virtualized environment. How often are backups taken and how do I restore?Automated daily backups are included on every plan, with 7-30 days of retention depending on tier. Restores are self-service via cPanel for files and databases, or our support team can perform a full account restore from a ticket within a couple of hours. We recommend law firms also keep an off-host backup of any case-related documents or client records, since the website is rarely the system of record for matter management. Can I integrate practice management software like Clio, MyCase, or PracticePanther?Yes. Ultra hosts your firm's public website and email; client portals, matter management, billing, and document storage typically live in a dedicated practice management platform like Clio, MyCase, PracticePanther, Smokeball, or Rocket Matter. The public website integrates via links, embedded scheduling widgets, or intake form redirects to those platforms. This clean separation keeps confidential client data inside the practice management system (which has its own access controls and BAA where applicable) while the marketing website lives on Ultra. What about SSL and HTTPS for client contact forms?Free Let's Encrypt SSL is included on every plan and auto-renews. The full site loads over HTTPS, so contact forms and any client intake fields are encrypted in transit. For forms that collect particularly sensitive matter details, we recommend keeping the form fields minimal (name, contact, brief description) and following up through your practice management system rather than continuing detailed discussion over plain email. Can you migrate my existing law firm website from my current host?Yes. Free website migration is included with any annual or longer plan. Our migration team handles cPanel-to-cPanel transfers, WordPress sites, database moves, and email account migration. Most firm websites move within 24-48 hours with no downtime, and we coordinate the DNS cutover so client emails keep flowing during the transition. Just open a ticket with your current host's credentials after signing up. Does Ultra offer hosting discounts for solo or small law firms?The shared plan at $3.95/mo is already priced for solo practitioners and small firms. We also include a 45-day money-back guarantee, free domain with annual orders, and a 10% price-match guarantee against comparable plans from other US-based hosts. If you are switching from a larger national host that has been quietly raising your renewal price, our straightforward pricing is usually a noticeable cost reduction. Use code 30-OFF-HOSTING for 30% off your first order. What if my practice handles HIPAA-protected information?If your firm handles workflows touching HIPAA-protected health information (medical-malpractice plaintiff-side work, elder law, disability practice, healthcare regulatory work), see our HIPAA Hosting page. It adds dedicated VM isolation, a dedicated IP, on-site physical security with documented chain-of-custody, audit logging, and the technical and administrative safeguards compliance reviewers ask about. Note that a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) is a separate legal arrangement; we provide the infrastructure layer. Can I upgrade from shared to Managed VPS later?Yes. The most common path is starting on the shared plan, then upgrading to Managed VPS when the firm grows or wants a dedicated IP for stronger mail reputation and tighter isolation. Our support team handles the migration with no downtime, your domain and email stay the same, and the same on-site physical safeguards apply at every tier. 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved (312 reviews) 10,000+ Sites hosted 24+ years Hosting experience 12 min Avg support response ## Ready to put your firm's site on hardware we own? Get your practice online with encrypted intake, deliverable email, and daily backups. 30% off your first order with code 30-OFF-HOSTING, a 45-day money-back guarantee, and free firm site migration included. Choose law firm hosting Talk to sales ============================================================================== # Nonprofit Website Hosting from $3.95/mo · Donor Portals, Stripe Ready | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/nonprofit-hosting Summary: Budget-friendly WordPress hosting for 501(c)(3) nonprofits. Run donation forms, volunteer signups, and event pages with free SSL your donors can trust. From $3.95/mo. 30% off new nonprofit hosting orders · code 30-OFF-HOSTING Donor Portals · Stripe + PayPal Ready · Event Registration · Volunteer Signup · 24/7 US Support ## Hosting tuned for your nonprofit mission. Budget-friendly, dependable hosting for 501(c)(3) charities, foundations, and community organizations. One-click WordPress your volunteers can run, on owned hardware since 2002. See the nonprofit plan Migrate my site free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites hosted 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response $3.95 Starting as low as /mo 99.9% Uptime guarantee 24/7 US-based support 24+ years Hosting since 2002 Nonprofit Website Hosting ## One plan, mission-ready. Ultra Nonprofit Hosting is sized so a small-to-mid 501(c)(3) can put more of every donation toward the mission: one-click WordPress with the donation plugins your team already trusts, free SSL site-wide (required for Stripe and PayPal), professional email at your organization's domain, daily backups, and a 45-day money-back guarantee. Growing donor portals can step up to WordPress Hosting at $9.95/mo. Popular Nonprofit Hosting ## Shared Hosting Single organization · donor-ready As low as $3.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $6.95 every month Order Now Additional plan details - Organization website + subdomains - Generous NVMe SSD storage - Unlimited email @yourorg.org - Stripe / PayPal / Square ready - Free SSL certificate (HTTPS site-wide) - 1-click WordPress installs (Softaculous) - Donor plugin support (GiveWP, Charitable, Donorbox) - CloudLinux account isolation - Daily automated backups - Free CloudFlare CDN integration - Free domain w/annual order - Free website migration - cPanel control panel - 24/7 US-based support - 45-day money-back guarantee - 10% price-match guarantee Mission-driven hosting ## Donor portals. Stripe ready. Event signup. Newsletter delivery. One-click WordPress with the donation and volunteer plugins your team already knows, free SSL across the whole site so donors see the padlock, professional email at your organization's domain, and a 45-day money-back guarantee. Hosted on hardware we own. See what's included → Support that gives back time ## Every ticket goes to a real person, so your team can stay on mission. Small nonprofit staff and volunteers should not fight a hosting queue during a donation drive. Our US-based team owns the Dell PowerEdge servers your site runs on and answers in about 12 minutes, with no outsourced call center in the loop. ~12 minAvg ticket response Since 2002Independent host OwnedHardware, not leased Our hands-on team · Tukwila, Washington Good to know ## Questions? Quick answers. Is site migration really free?+Yes. Our in-house team moves your site, email, and databases for you at no cost on any annual plan. How fast is support?+A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from engineers who know your account. What about uptime and hardware?+99.9% uptime on servers we own, rack, and monitor around the clock. No reselling someone else's cloud. Why Ultra Nonprofit Hosting ## The integrations and reliability that actually move the needle. What matters for a charity, foundation, or 501(c)(3) website: donation forms that take gifts on the first try, email that reaches supporters, and uptime that holds through your year-end giving push, all on a budget a small org can actually sustain. ## Donor Portal Integration Free Let's Encrypt SSL site-wide means Stripe, PayPal, Square, and every modern payment processor work out of the box. Popular WordPress donation plugins like GiveWP, Charitable, Donorbox, and WPForms install via one-click Softaculous and connect to your processor with the standard configuration flow. ## Stripe + PayPal Compatibility HTTPS everywhere by default, current TLS cipher suites, and PHP 8.x compatibility for the latest Stripe and PayPal SDKs. Square, Authorize.net, Braintree, and ACH-friendly processors like Plaid all work with the same configuration patterns your developer already follows. ## Event Registration & Ticketing WordPress event plugins (The Events Calendar, Event Espresso, Tickera, Modern Events Calendar) install easily and integrate with payment processors for paid events. For larger fundraisers, dedicated platforms like Eventbrite, GiveButter, and Classy embed cleanly into your site. ## Volunteer Signup WPForms, Gravity Forms, Ninja Forms, and Fluent Forms cover volunteer intake, background check uploads, and shift scheduling. Embed signups for Mobilize, Galaxy Digital, or Better Impact, or run the whole thing inside WordPress with a custom post type for volunteer roles. ## Newsletter Delivery For larger nonprofit newsletters and donor email campaigns, signup forms on your Ultra-hosted website route to Mailchimp, Constant Contact, Sendinblue, Mailerlite, or Mailgun where deliverability is the platform's core focus. Ultra hosts the website; they handle the bulk sends. ## 99.9% Uptime Guarantee NVMe SSD storage, LiteSpeed and Nginx caching layers, optimized PHP, free Cloudflare CDN integration, and 99.9% uptime backed by a real guarantee. A slow or down website during a giving campaign or right before an event costs your nonprofit donor relationships; our infrastructure is built to keep that from happening. 24 years of hosting. Donor-ready WordPress on owned hardware. ## Hosting for nonprofits that take their website seriously. For most nonprofits the website is the front door to giving. It runs donation forms, lists upcoming events, signs up volunteers, sends newsletters, and accepts membership renewals, often maintained by staff and volunteers who are not web developers. Each of those touchpoints has to work on the first click, look trustworthy to a donor, and connect cleanly to the payment processors and email tools your organization already uses. That is exactly what Ultra hosts for nonprofits, charities, and 501(c)(3) organizations. ## Donor portals and recurring giving Every plan includes free SSL site-wide (required for Stripe, PayPal, and modern donor portals), one-click WordPress, and full compatibility with the nonprofit donation plugins your team already knows: GiveWP, Charitable, Donorbox, WPForms, GiveButter integrations, and WooCommerce for merchandise or membership tiers. Recurring giving programs work the same way they do on any other current-generation host because the underlying PHP, MySQL, and TLS stack is current. ## Event signup and volunteer management WordPress is the easiest path for nonprofit events. The Events Calendar, Event Espresso, Tickera, and Modern Events Calendar all install via Softaculous one-click. For larger annual fundraisers or galas, most nonprofits use a dedicated event platform like Eventbrite, GiveButter, or Classy and link or embed from the website. Volunteer signups live inside WordPress forms, or embed from Mobilize, Galaxy Digital, or Better Impact, whichever your organization already uses. ## Newsletter delivery, written plainly Ultra hosts your nonprofit's website and basic transactional email. For larger nonprofit newsletters (1000+ recipients, growing list), we strongly recommend pairing with a dedicated email service like Mailchimp, Constant Contact, Sendinblue, Mailerlite, or Mailgun. Your signup forms live on the Ultra-hosted website; the actual newsletter sends go through their infrastructure where deliverability is their core competency. Most small-to-mid nonprofits run this way already, and the architecture is the right one. Contact us to talk through your setup. ## WordPress and nonprofit plugins For small-to-mid nonprofits, this is the right architecture: WordPress on shared hosting at $3.95/mo, the website does five jobs (mission storytelling, donations, events, volunteers, organizational email), and the heavy-lift CRM and email work happens in platforms built for that (Salesforce NPSP, Bloomerang, Little Green Light, Mailchimp). Larger organizations running heavy donor portals or peer-to-peer fundraising platforms can step up to WordPress Hosting at $9.95/mo. The underlying infrastructure is the same; the recommendation is about which plan tier fits the workload. By the numbers ## Hosting a 501(c)(3) can sustain, year after year. More of every donation goes to the mission when the hosting stays cheap, stays up, and does not surprise you at renewal. The numbers that matter for a small org: $3.95/mo Starting price, and the signup rate is the renewal rate 99.9% Uptime guarantee for your year-end giving push Since 2002 24+ years hosting on green, owned hardware Built for lean nonprofit teams ## A donor-ready site your volunteers can actually run. Most nonprofits do not have a full-time webmaster. The site is kept up by a program director, a board member, or a rotating volunteer, so the hosting has to stay out of the way and just work. Ultra maps to that reality with features that are already part of the plan, not paid add-ons. - One-click WordPress via Softaculous so a non-technical volunteer can launch or update the site without touching a server - Free SSL site-wide gives every donation form the padlock supporters look for before they give - Daily automated backups and CloudLinux account isolation, so a plugin mistake or a busy campaign day cannot take down giving - Free migration and 24/7 US-based support for the times your volunteer is stuck and the annual appeal is due - Straightforward pricing with a 10% price-match guarantee, so the budget line stays predictable year over year FAQ ## What nonprofits ask about hosting. The questions our sales team gets from charities, foundations, and 501(c)(3) organizations every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. Is Ultra hosting suitable for a small nonprofit or 501(c)(3) organization?Yes, and it is a common fit. The shared hosting plan at $3.95/mo comfortably runs a mission site, a donation form, event listings, and professional email at your organization's domain for nearly all small-to-mid nonprofits. Larger organizations running heavy donor-facing portals, member areas, or peer-to-peer fundraising platforms can step up to WordPress Hosting at $9.95/mo or Managed VPS at $49.95/mo. The underlying infrastructure is the same; the recommendation is about which plan tier fits the workload. Will donation forms work with Stripe, PayPal, and other payment processors?Yes. The full site loads over HTTPS via free Let's Encrypt SSL, which is required for Stripe, PayPal, Square, and every other modern payment processor. Popular WordPress plugins like GiveWP, Charitable, Donorbox, WP Charitable, and Forminator donation modules install via Softaculous one-click or directly through WordPress. Stripe and PayPal integrations work out of the box. We also support WooCommerce for nonprofits running merchandise sales or membership tiers. Can I send my nonprofit newsletter from this hosting?Email deliverability for newsletters is a specific challenge that most shared hosting fails at. For low-volume newsletters (under 500 recipients per send) Ultra's mail server with SPF, DKIM, and DMARC properly configured works. For larger nonprofit newsletters (1000+ recipients, growing list, mixed engagement), we strongly recommend a dedicated transactional or marketing email service like Mailchimp, Constant Contact, Sendinblue, Mailerlite, or Mailgun. Ultra hosts your website and routes the signup forms to those services; the newsletter sends go through them where deliverability is their core business. How does event registration and ticketing work?WordPress is the easiest path for nonprofit events. Popular plugins include The Events Calendar (free + Pro), Event Espresso, Tickera, and Modern Events Calendar. For larger annual fundraisers or galas, most nonprofits use a dedicated event platform like Eventbrite, GiveButter, or Classy and link to it from the website. Ultra hosts the website with the event listings and registration links; the actual ticket sales and check-in run through the dedicated platform. Do you have a discount for 501(c)(3) nonprofits?Our shared hosting plan at $3.95/mo is already priced for small budgets. We also include a 45-day money-back guarantee, free domain with annual orders, and a 10% price-match guarantee against comparable plans from other US-based hosts. If your nonprofit has been on a national host that has been quietly raising your renewal rate, our straightforward pricing usually represents a meaningful cost reduction. For verified 501(c)(3) organizations with annual contracts we are happy to discuss additional accommodation on a case-by-case basis. Contact us with your EIN and contract details. Can volunteers and staff have email addresses at our organization's domain?Yes. Every shared hosting plan includes unlimited email accounts at your domain (volunteer@yourorg.org, director@yourorg.org, etc.). Email accounts are managed via cPanel, accessible via webmail, IMAP, POP3, or SMTP from any device. SPF, DKIM, and DMARC are configured for deliverability so messages reach recipient inboxes reliably. Can you migrate our existing nonprofit website from another host?Yes. Free website migration is included with any annual or longer plan. Our migration team handles cPanel-to-cPanel transfers, WordPress sites, database moves, donation history (where the plugin stores it on-site), and email account migration. Most nonprofit websites move within 24 to 48 hours with no downtime, and we coordinate the DNS cutover so existing donation forms and email continue working during the transition. Is the hosting fast enough for donor portals and member areas?Yes for the typical small-to-mid nonprofit scale. Ultra uses NVMe SSD storage, LiteSpeed and Nginx caching, optimized PHP, and free Cloudflare CDN integration so page loads are fast even on shared hosting. For larger organizations with active donor portals, member directories, or peer-to-peer fundraising platforms running heavy WordPress queries, the WordPress Hosting plan at $9.95/mo or Managed VPS at $49.95/mo offer more dedicated resources. 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved (312 reviews) 10,000+ Sites hosted 24+ years Hosting experience 12 min Avg support response ## Ready to put more of every donation toward your mission? 30% off your first order with code 30-OFF-HOSTING. 45-day money-back guarantee. Free secure migration included. Choose nonprofit hosting Talk to sales ============================================================================== # Restaurant Hosting from $3.95/mo · Online Ordering, Reservations | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/restaurant-hosting Summary: Mobile-fast restaurant hosting. Toast, Square, ChowNow ready, OpenTable / Resy widgets, local SEO, free SSL, free Cloudflare CDN, 24/7 support. From $3.95/mo. Online Ordering Ready · Reservations Widget Compatible · Mobile-Fast Menus · Local SEO Foundation · 24/7 Support ## Hosting tuned for your restaurant. Mobile-fast menu pages, embedded ordering and reservation widgets, free SSL, and hosting on servers we own. Powering restaurant websites since 2002. See the restaurant plan Migrate my site free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites hosted 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response $3.95 Starting as low as /mo 99.9% Uptime guarantee 24/7 US-based support 23+ yrs Hosting since 2002 Restaurant Website Hosting ## One plan, sized for restaurants and food businesses. Ultra's Shared hosting tier covers a marketing website, online menu, embedded reservation widget, contact and catering forms, and unlimited professional email at your restaurant's domain. The infrastructure underneath is the same fleet that powers our larger tiers, so larger groups can step up to WordPress Optimized Hosting at $9.95/mo when it's time. Popular Restaurant Hosting ## Shared Restaurants · cafes · food trucks As low as $3.95/mo Billed annually or regularly $5.95/mo Order Now Additional plan details - Restaurant website + subdomains - Generous NVMe SSD storage (photo-friendly) - Unlimited email @yourrestaurant.com - Toast / Square / ChowNow / Slice ready - OpenTable / Resy / Tock widget compatible - Free SSL certificate (HTTPS site-wide) - Mobile-fast page loads (Cloudflare CDN included) - 1-click WordPress installs - Daily automated backups - Free domain w/annual order - Free website migration - cPanel control panel - 24/7 US-based support - 99.9% uptime guarantee - 45-day money-back guarantee - WordPress Hosting at $9.95/mo for larger groups Good to know ## Questions? Quick answers. Is site migration really free?+Yes. Our in-house team moves your site, email, and databases for you at no cost on any annual plan. How fast is support?+A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from engineers who know your account. What about uptime and hardware?+99.9% uptime on servers we own, rack, and monitor around the clock. No reselling someone else's cloud. Why Ultra for Restaurants ## The integrations and speed that move the needle. Restaurant traffic is mobile, time-sensitive, and split between menu browsing, reservation booking, and online ordering. Ultra hosts the website that ties those flows together. ## Online Ordering Integration Embed order buttons, widgets, or direct links from your hosted website to the ordering platform of your choice: Toast, Square Online, ChowNow, Slice, Olo, BentoBox, Order with Google, Tock To-Go, or direct WooCommerce-based ordering. The platform handles cart, payment, and POS integration. ## Reservation Systems OpenTable, Resy, Tock, SevenRooms, and Yelp Reservations all provide embeddable widgets that drop into any WordPress site (or any HTML site) hosted on Ultra. Booking data lives with the reservation platform; the website is the marketing front door. ## Mobile-Fast Menu Pages Restaurant traffic is overwhelmingly mobile (typically 70-85% of visits). NVMe SSD storage, LiteSpeed and Nginx caching, optimized PHP, and free Cloudflare CDN integration deliver menu pages and reservation links in under 2 seconds on mobile. ## Local SEO Ready The hosting layer covers what Google needs from a fast restaurant website: LocalBusiness schema markup, sub-2-second mobile page loads (a confirmed ranking factor), SSL for trust, and a stable canonical URL. Your local SEO work layers cleanly on top. ## 24/7 US-Based Support Restaurants run nights and weekends. Our support team works from our own data center, answering tickets, live chat, and calls around the clock. When a reservations widget stops working at 7pm on a Saturday, a real US-based technician is on it within minutes. ## 99.9% Uptime Guarantee Backed by RAID-protected storage, UPS-backed power, redundant Cisco networking, and on-site staff. Your menu, reservation links, and ordering buttons stay reachable through the Friday night dinner rush. Built for hospitality ## Menus that load. Reservations that book. Orders that route. Your hosted website is the front door for hungry visitors. Ultra ties it to the ordering, reservation, and POS platforms you already use, with mobile-fast delivery, free SSL, and 24 years of US-based support behind it. See what's included → Support during the dinner rush ## If online orders stall on a Friday night, a real person answers. A menu or reservation page that goes down at peak means lost covers, so your ticket reaches our own US-based staff, not an outsourced queue. They run the Dell PowerEdge servers we own on-site and reply in about 12 minutes. ~12 minAvg ticket response Since 2002Same in-house team OwnedHardware, not leased Our support desk · Tukwila, Washington 24 years of hosting. Built for restaurants, cafes, bars, and food trucks. ## Restaurant hosting that fits how restaurants actually run. Your restaurant's website is doing real work for your business. Customers check menus on their phones before they show up, look up reservation links during lunch, and place online orders on Friday nights. The site needs to load fast on mobile (where most of your traffic lives), integrate cleanly with your online ordering platform and reservation system, and rank in local search for the terms that drive walk-ins. That is what Ultra hosts for restaurants, cafes, bars, and food trucks. ## Online ordering, integrated cleanly Ultra hosts your restaurant's marketing website. The actual online ordering checkout typically runs on a dedicated platform (Toast, Square Online, ChowNow, Slice, BentoBox, Olo, Order with Google) that integrates via an embedded order button, a widget, or a direct link. Your website is the menu, story, and front door; the ordering platform handles payment processing, POS integration, and customer data. For the bill, the hosting stays small, and the heavy-lift POS and ordering work runs on platforms built for that. ## Reservations that drop in anywhere OpenTable, Resy, Tock, and SevenRooms all provide embeddable reservation widgets and reserve-button links that drop into any WordPress site (or any HTML site) hosted on Ultra. Visitors see your menu and ambiance on your hosted site, then book the table through the reservation platform's secure flow. The booking, customer database, deposits, and table management live with the reservation platform; your website is the marketing entry point. ## Mobile-fast menu pages Restaurant traffic is overwhelmingly mobile, typically 70-85% of visits. Ultra's stack is built for fast mobile delivery: NVMe SSD storage, LiteSpeed and Nginx caching, optimized PHP, free Cloudflare CDN integration that caches images and pages on edge servers near your customers, and the option of WP Rocket or LiteSpeed Cache for WordPress sites. Most restaurant sites on Ultra deliver under 2-second mobile page loads, which directly improves conversion to reservations and orders. ## Local SEO foundation, not just hosting The hosting layer covers what Google rewards: LocalBusiness schema markup, fast page loads (a confirmed ranking factor), SSL for trust, and a stable canonical URL. The ongoing SEO work (Google Business Profile updates, review responses, menu schema, location pages for chains) layers on top of solid hosting. We have customers who handle their own GBP and customers who work with local SEO agencies; either way the website lives on Ultra. What a restaurant site needs, ready on day one ## Menus, bookings, and orders drop straight onto the plan. A restaurant website has to do three jobs on a phone: show the menu, take a reservation, and route an order. Ultra ships the pieces those jobs lean on, so you can wire in your ordering and booking tools without waiting on a support ticket. - 1-click WordPress for menus and galleries. Softaculous stands up WordPress in one click, so menu pages, photo galleries, event and catering pages, and the plugins that power them install without touching the command line. - Ordering and reservation embeds work anywhere. Toast, Square Online, ChowNow, and Slice order buttons, plus OpenTable, Resy, and Tock reservation widgets, are just embed code or links that drop into any WordPress or HTML page hosted here. - Mobile speed from LiteSpeed and Cloudflare. NVMe SSD storage, LiteSpeed with LSCache, and free Cloudflare CDN integration cache your menu images and pages near diners, so pages stay fast during the Friday night rush. - Local SEO foundation and free SSL. Free SSL secures the whole site, and WordPress lets you add LocalBusiness and menu schema that help you surface for "restaurants near me" searches. - Restaurant-domain email included. Unlimited mailboxes at your own domain, like reservations@ and catering@, are managed in cPanel with SPF, DKIM, and DMARC set for deliverability. - Daily backups and free migration. Automated daily backups protect your menu and content, and our team moves an existing restaurant site for free so reservation and ordering links keep working through the switch. Menu online this afternoon ## Get your menu on the web in three steps. You do not need a developer to put a restaurant online. On the $3.95/mo shared plan the whole thing is a cPanel afternoon. - ## Install WordPress in one click Open Softaculous in cPanel and launch WordPress, or drop in a static HTML site if a designer built you one. Pick a restaurant theme and you have a homepage, menu, and contact page scaffolded in minutes. - ## Add the menu, hours, and map Fill in your menu pages and photos, list your hours, and embed a Google Map for the location. Reservation and ordering buttons from OpenTable, Resy, Toast, or ChowNow are just embed code that pastes straight into a page. - ## Turn on free SSL and go live Enable free Let's Encrypt SSL from cPanel so the padlock covers every page and order button, point your domain, and the site is live. Free Cloudflare CDN keeps the menu fast on the phones where most diners find you. FAQ ## What restaurants ask before they sign up. The questions our sales team gets every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. Is Ultra hosting suitable for a small restaurant or cafe?Yes. The shared hosting plan at $3.95/mo covers a marketing website, online menu, reservations link, contact form, and professional email for nearly all independent restaurants, cafes, food trucks, and small chains. Larger restaurant groups or sites running heavy WordPress queries (lots of locations, complex menus, integrated online ordering) can step up to WordPress Hosting at $9.95/mo. The underlying infrastructure is the same; pick the tier that fits the workload. Can I integrate online ordering platforms like Toast, Square, ChowNow, or Slice?Yes. Modern online ordering platforms work via embedded order buttons, widgets, or direct links from your website to the ordering page. Ultra hosts your restaurant's main website (menu, story, location, contact) and the ordering platform handles the cart, checkout, payment, and POS integration. Supported integrations include Toast, Square Online, ChowNow, Slice, Olo, Order with Google, BentoBox, Tock To-Go, and direct WooCommerce-based ordering. Your website routes hungry visitors to the right place to actually place an order. How do reservation systems like OpenTable, Resy, and Tock integrate?OpenTable, Resy, Tock, and SevenRooms all provide embeddable reservation widgets and reserve-button links that drop into any WordPress site (or any HTML site) hosted on Ultra. Visitors see your menu and ambiance on your hosted site, then book the table through the reservation platform's secure flow. The reservation platform handles the actual booking, customer database, deposits, and table management; your website is the marketing front door. Are mobile page loads fast enough for my customers?Yes. Restaurant traffic is overwhelmingly mobile (typically 70-85% of visits) and Ultra's stack is built for fast mobile delivery: NVMe SSD storage, LiteSpeed and Nginx caching, optimized PHP, free Cloudflare CDN integration that caches images and pages on edge servers near your customers, and the option of WP Rocket or LiteSpeed Cache for WordPress sites. Most restaurant sites on Ultra deliver under 2-second mobile page loads, which directly improves conversion to reservations and orders. What about Google Business Profile and local SEO?Your website does a lot of the heavy lifting for restaurant local SEO. Ultra hosts the site with proper LocalBusiness schema markup, fast page loads (a Google ranking signal), and SSL for trust. The hosting layer covers the foundation; the ongoing SEO work (Google Business Profile updates, review responses, menu schema, location pages for chains) is content work you or your agency does on top. We have customers who handle their own GBP and customers who hire local SEO agencies; either way the website lives on Ultra. Can multiple staff members have email at the restaurant's domain?Yes. Every shared hosting plan includes unlimited email accounts at your restaurant's domain (info@yourrestaurant.com, reservations@yourrestaurant.com, manager@yourrestaurant.com, catering@yourrestaurant.com, etc.). Email accounts are managed via cPanel and accessible via webmail, IMAP, POP3, or SMTP from any device. SPF, DKIM, and DMARC are configured for deliverability so customer inquiries reach the right inbox reliably. Can you migrate our existing restaurant website from another host?Yes. Free website migration is included with any annual or longer plan. Our migration team handles cPanel-to-cPanel transfers, WordPress sites, database moves, image libraries, and email account migration. Most restaurant websites move within 24-48 hours with no downtime, and we coordinate the DNS cutover so existing reservation links, ordering buttons, and email continue working through the transition. Especially important if your site is the source of reservation traffic that you cannot afford to interrupt. Do I need WordPress for a restaurant website?WordPress is the most popular foundation for restaurant websites because the plugin ecosystem covers everything a restaurant needs (menus, reservations widgets, photo galleries, gift card sales, event calendars, blog for marketing). But Ultra hosts any web platform: static HTML/CSS sites, Squarespace exports, Wix exports, custom-built sites, and proprietary website builders. If you have a designer who built you a static site or you use a restaurant-specific site builder, those work on Ultra too. WordPress is just the path of least resistance for most independents. What is the uptime guarantee?Ultra guarantees 99.9% uptime backed by RAID-protected storage, UPS-backed power, redundant Cisco networking, and on-site staff. Restaurant sites run on the same Dell PowerEdge hardware that powers our entire owned-infrastructure fleet. Is there a money-back guarantee?Yes. Restaurant hosting plans include a 45-day money-back guarantee. Request a refund through the client area within 45 days of signup for a full refund on the hosting service. Domain registration fees are non-refundable since they're paid to the registry on your behalf. 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved (312 reviews) 10,000+ Sites hosted 24+ years Hosting experience 12 min Avg support response ## Ready to put your menu, bookings, and orders on hosting built for the rush? From $3.95/mo. Free SSL, free Cloudflare CDN, free migration, and a 45-day money-back guarantee. Choose restaurant hosting Talk to sales ============================================================================== # Real Estate Hosting from $3.95/mo · IDX-Ready, Lead Capture | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/real-estate-hosting Summary: Fast, IDX-ready hosting for real estate agents and brokerages. Mobile-fast listings, free SSL, free CloudFlare CDN, CRM-ready, daily backups. From $3.95/mo. 30% off your first order · code 30-OFF-HOSTING Mobile-Fast Listings · IDX-Ready · Free Cloudflare CDN · Lead Capture · 24/7 Support ## Hosting tuned for your real estate brand. Fast, IDX-ready websites for agents, brokerages, and property managers. Hosting professional real estate sites since 2002. See real estate plans Migrate my site free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites optimized 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response $3.95 Starting as low as /mo 99.9% Uptime guarantee 24/7 US-based support 23+ yrs Hosting since 2002 Real Estate Website Hosting ## One shared plan, IDX-ready out of the box. Ultra's shared hosting plan fits solo agents, small brokerages, and property managers: mobile-fast listing pages, free SSL on every page, daily backups, professional email at your brokerage's domain, and clean integration with the IDX providers and CRMs you already use. Step up to WordPress Hosting or Managed VPS when query volume grows. Popular Shared Hosting ## Real Estate For solo agents & small brokerages As low as $3.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $6.95 every month Order Now Additional plan details - Real estate website + subdomains - IDX plugin ready (WordPress) - Generous NVMe SSD storage - Unlimited email @yourbrokerage.com - SPF, DKIM, DMARC for deliverability - Free SSL (HTTPS site-wide) - Free CloudFlare CDN - CloudLinux CageFS isolation - Daily automated backups - Free domain w/annual order - Free website migration - cPanel control panel - 1-click WordPress installs - 24/7 on-site US support - 45-day money-back guarantee - 10% price-match guarantee Proud Supporter of the American Cancer Society A portion of every Ultra hosting plan goes toward supporting the fight against cancer. Mobile-fast listings, IDX-ready ## Fast on mobile. Friendly to your IDX feed. Wired into your CRM. Listing pages load under two seconds on mobile with NVMe SSD storage, LiteSpeed and Nginx caching, and free Cloudflare CDN. IDX plugins from iHomeFinder, Showcase IDX, IDX Broker, and Realtyna drop in cleanly. Lead-capture forms route straight into Follow Up Boss, kvCORE, and BoomTown. See what's included → Owned Infrastructure ## Your real estate site on hardware we own. Ultra runs its own Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers in its own data center, not leased rack space in a third-party facility. Your listing pages, lead-capture forms, and brokerage email all live on hardware our staff maintains in-house. That is what keeps mobile load times consistent during spring buying season, and it is why support tickets are answered by the same people who maintain the platform. - Owned hardware: Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers, bought not leased - On-site staff handle every hardware change and ticket - RAID + UPS on every host running real estate sites - Redundant Cisco backbone for low-latency page loads Good to know ## Questions? Quick answers. Is site migration really free?+Yes. Our in-house team moves your site, email, and databases for you at no cost on any annual plan. How fast is support?+A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from engineers who know your account. What about uptime and hardware?+99.9% uptime on servers we own, rack, and monitor around the clock. No reselling someone else's cloud. Why Ultra for Real Estate ## The six things a real estate website actually needs. Speed on mobile, an IDX feed your buyers can search, a CDN that handles image-heavy pages, lead forms that work, CRM hand-off, and uptime through the spring peak. ## Mobile-Fast Listings Real estate is image-heavy and buyers browse on phones. NVMe SSD storage, LiteSpeed and Nginx caching, optimized PHP, and modern image formats (WebP, lazy loading) keep listing pages under two seconds on mobile, which matters directly for SEO and lead capture. ## IDX-Ready IDX plugins from iHomeFinder, Showcase IDX, IDX Broker, dsIDXpress, Realty Candy, and Realtyna drop into your Ultra-hosted WordPress site and pull live MLS listings via RETS or RESO Web API. Your site is the marketing front door; the IDX provider handles the feed. ## Free Cloudflare CDN One-click Cloudflare CDN integration on every plan. Listing photos cache at the edge so buyers in your market load galleries fast regardless of where the server sits. WebP, HTTP/3, and global PoPs are included at no extra cost. ## Lead-Capture Forms Free Let's Encrypt SSL covers every page including lead-capture forms. Standard form plugins (WPForms, Gravity Forms, Fluent Forms, Contact Form 7) work out of the box with real-estate-specific field templates for showing requests, valuation requests, and buyer pre-qualification. ## CRM Integration Direct plugins or Zapier connections into Follow Up Boss, kvCORE, BoomTown, Lofty, Top Producer, LionDesk, and Wise Agent. Your website captures the lead; the CRM handles drip campaigns, lead routing, and showing tracking. Two systems, one clean hand-off. ## 99.9% Uptime RAID-protected storage, UPS-backed power, redundant Cisco networking, and 24/7 on-site staff keep your listings online through the spring peak. Same Dell PowerEdge fleet that hosts thousands of small-business sites, with a 99.9% uptime guarantee. Who This Plan Is Built For ## Solo agents, small brokerages, property managers, specialty teams. Solo real estate agents. Agents building their first listings website or moving off a larger national host because of cost or support frustrations. Personal brand site with agent bio, featured listings, an IDX search widget, and a contact form is exactly what the shared plan is sized for. Small and boutique brokerages. 2 to 30 agent brokerages running a shared brokerage website with agent bios, listings, contact, and IDX search. Stick with shared for marketing sites; step up to WordPress Hosting if your IDX provider runs heavy search queries. Property management companies. Property managers running listings, tenant portals, application forms, and maintenance request intake on a marketing-grade website. Real estate teams and specialists. Buyer specialists, listing specialists, luxury teams, commercial brokers, and relocation specialists needing a focused marketing site with strong lead capture. - Solo agents: personal brand site + IDX widget - Small brokerages: 2 to 30 agents with shared site - Property managers: listings + tenant portals - Specialty teams: buyer, listing, luxury, commercial, relocation - Step up to WordPress Hosting for heavy IDX query volume Your IDX and CRM Stack ## Ultra hosts the site. Your IDX runs the feed. Your CRM nurtures the lead. Ultra hosts your real estate marketing website. The actual MLS listing feed runs through a dedicated IDX platform, and lead nurture runs through a CRM. Your site is the listings front-end and the lead-capture front door; those platforms handle MLS authentication, lead routing, and drip campaigns. IDX plugins that work on Ultra: iHomeFinder, Showcase IDX, IDX Broker, dsIDXpress, Realty Candy, Realtyna. They ship WordPress plugins or embeddable widgets that pull live listings from your MLS via RETS or RESO Web API. CRMs that work on Ultra: Follow Up Boss, kvCORE, BoomTown, Lofty (formerly Chime), Top Producer, LionDesk, and Wise Agent. Direct plugin integrations or Zapier connections route leads from your forms into the CRM. - IDX: iHomeFinder, Showcase IDX, IDX Broker, dsIDXpress, Realty Candy, Realtyna - CRM: Follow Up Boss, kvCORE, BoomTown, Lofty, Top Producer, LionDesk, Wise Agent - Form plugins: WPForms, Gravity Forms, Fluent Forms, Contact Form 7 - Live MLS feed via RETS or RESO Web API through the IDX provider - Free SSL across the whole site, required for lead-capture forms Free Real Estate Site Migration ## We move your existing real estate site without breaking your IDX. If your real estate site is already hosted somewhere, our technicians will migrate it to Ultra free of charge on annual plans. After signup, open a support ticket with your current host's cPanel login (or FTP and database credentials if it is not cPanel) and our team handles the file copy, database export and import, IDX plugin re-activation, email migration, and DNS coordination. Most agent and brokerage websites move within 24 to 48 hours with no downtime. We stage the new copy under a temporary URL so you can test the IDX search and lead-capture forms before flipping DNS. Coordinated DNS cutover keeps client emails flowing during the transition. - Free on annual+ real estate hosting orders - cPanel-to-cPanel transfers handled end-to-end - WordPress with IDX plugins re-activated post-move - Database moves and email migration included - Staged on temporary URL for IDX and form testing - Coordinated DNS cutover to keep email flowing 24 years of hosting. Fast, IDX-ready websites for the real estate industry. ## Real estate hosting tuned for the work your site is actually doing. Your real estate website is doing real work for your business. Buyers check listings on their phones before they tour, look up agent bios during a showing, and submit lead-capture forms after they like what they see. The site needs to load fast on mobile (where most of your traffic lives), integrate cleanly with your IDX provider and CRM, and rank in local search for the searches that drive buyer leads. That is what Ultra hosts for real estate agents, brokerages, and property managers. ## What's on the plan, written plainly Every Ultra real estate hosting plan includes free SSL across the whole site (required for lead-capture forms), WordPress with IDX-friendly plugin support, NVMe SSD storage with LiteSpeed and Nginx caching, free Cloudflare CDN integration for fast image delivery, professional email at your brokerage's domain, automated daily backups, and 24/7 in-house support. The shared plan at $3.95/mo fits solo agents and small brokerages; WordPress Hosting at $9.95/mo handles brokerages with heavier IDX query volume. ## The practical picture for a real estate practice A real estate site quietly runs four jobs at once: showing prospective buyers the listings, showing prospective sellers your value proposition, capturing leads through forms and IDX search activity, and routing those leads into your CRM for follow-up. Ultra handles all four directly. Your MLS feed runs through your IDX provider; your CRM handles drip campaigns and lead routing; we host the marketing website and lead-capture forms that feed everything else. For most solo agents and small brokerages, this is the right separation. The hosting bill stays small, the website is fast on mobile, IDX integration works through standard plugins, and lead capture is reliable. ## Why hosting matters for real estate SEO and lead capture Google's Core Web Vitals weight mobile page speed heavily, and buyers searching on phones bounce off slow listing pages before the lead form ever renders. Ultra's stack is sized for that: NVMe SSD storage, LiteSpeed and Nginx caching, free Cloudflare CDN, and modern image formats keep listing photos loading fast on every device. Fast loads matter directly for SEO rankings, for keeping the lead-capture form in front of the buyer, and for the conversion rate on the showing-request and valuation-request forms that feed your CRM. Neighborhood SEO & Listing Galleries ## Rank for the neighborhoods you sell, and load every gallery fast. Most buyer searches are hyper-local: a school district, a ZIP code, a subdivision by name. A neighborhood or community landing page for each area you farm gives Google real content to rank, and Ultra hosts as many of those pages as your plan storage allows at no extra cost. Free SSL, professional email at your brokerage's domain, and clean URLs give those pages the trust signals local search rewards. Neighborhood pages live or die on their photos, and listing galleries are heavy. NVMe SSD storage plus LiteSpeed and Nginx caching serve the page markup quickly, and free Cloudflare CDN integration pushes your listing images out to edge locations so a buyer across town loads the gallery without waiting on the origin. WebP conversion and lazy loading through standard WordPress plugins keep even a fifty-photo tour smooth on a phone. - Unlimited neighborhood and community pages within plan storage - Free Cloudflare CDN caches listing photos at the edge - WebP and lazy loading via standard WordPress plugins - Free SSL and clean URLs for local search trust - NVMe SSD storage with LiteSpeed and Nginx caching for fast markup Who this is built for ## Real estate hosting, sized to how you work. The same IDX-friendly, mobile-fast stack fits a one-person shop and a busy brokerage. Here is where each type of practice lands. ## The solo agent A fast personal-brand site with your bio, an IDX search embed, and a lead form that drops straight into your CRM. The $3.95/mo shared plan covers it, free SSL and all. ## The brokerage team Agent roster pages, neighborhood landing pages, and heavier IDX query volume. Step up to WordPress Hosting at $9.95/mo for the extra headroom without changing the workflow. ## The property manager Vacancy listings, application and maintenance-request forms, and tenant-facing pages that stay up. NVMe SSD storage, daily backups, and 24/7 in-house support keep the portal reliable. FAQ ## What real estate pros ask about hosting. The questions our sales team gets every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. Is Ultra hosting suitable for a small brokerage or solo real estate agent?Yes. The shared hosting plan at $3.95/mo covers a marketing site, listings, and agent bios for nearly all solo agents and small brokerages. Brokerages with hundreds of agents or very heavy IDX query volume can step up to WordPress Hosting at $9.95/mo or Managed VPS at $49.95/mo. The infrastructure is the same that hosts thousands of small-business websites; the real estate angle is about page speed, IDX integration, and lead capture. Can my real estate site display IDX or MLS listings?Yes. IDX integration runs through third-party providers like iHomeFinder, Showcase IDX, IDX Broker, dsIDXpress, Realty Candy, and Realtyna. They provide WordPress plugins or embeddable widgets that drop into your Ultra-hosted site and pull live listings from your MLS via RETS or RESO Web API. Your website is the marketing front door; the IDX provider handles the MLS feed authentication and listing data. How fast will my listing pages load?Real estate sites are image-heavy and traffic from buyers is overwhelmingly mobile. Ultra stacks NVMe SSD storage, LiteSpeed and Nginx caching, optimized PHP, and free Cloudflare CDN integration to keep listing pages under two seconds on mobile. Modern image formats (WebP) and lazy loading are supported through standard WordPress plugins. Fast loads matter directly for SEO rankings and for keeping the lead-capture form in front of the buyer. Can you migrate my existing real estate website?Yes. Free website migration is included with any annual or longer plan. Our migration team handles cPanel-to-cPanel transfers, WordPress sites with IDX plugins, database moves, and email migration. Most agent and brokerage websites move within 24 to 48 hours with no downtime. We coordinate the DNS cutover so client emails keep flowing during the transition. How do I handle lead-capture forms and CRM integration?Free SSL on every plan encrypts all form submissions in transit. Standard form plugins (WPForms, Gravity Forms, Fluent Forms, Contact Form 7) integrate with real estate CRMs like Follow Up Boss, kvCORE, BoomTown, Lofty, Top Producer, LionDesk, and Wise Agent. Your website captures the lead; the CRM handles drip campaigns, lead routing, and showing tracking. Will my email reach clients and other agents reliably?Yes. Professional email at your brokerage's domain (you@yourbrokerage.com) with full SPF, DKIM, and DMARC support. Our team helps configure DNS records properly so messages reach buyer inboxes, listing-agent inboxes, and partner-MLS notifications. Dedicated outbound IPs are available on VPS plans for brokerages sending higher transaction volume. What about high-traffic months during the spring buying season?Shared hosting at $3.95/mo handles most agent and small-brokerage traffic year-round, including spring peaks. Brokerages running heavier IDX search volume, hundreds of concurrent listing views, or scaled lead-capture campaigns benefit from WordPress Hosting at $9.95/mo or Managed VPS at $49.95/mo where dedicated CPU and RAM remove shared-tier constraints. Upgrades are seamless mid-cycle. Does Ultra offer hosting discounts for solo agents or small brokerages?The shared plan at $3.95/mo is already priced for solo agents and small brokerages. We also include a 45-day money-back guarantee, free domain with annual orders, and a 10% price-match guarantee against comparable plans from other US-based hosts. If you are switching from a larger national host that has been quietly raising your renewal price, our straightforward pricing is usually a noticeable cost reduction. What is your uptime guarantee?Ultra guarantees 99.9% uptime backed by RAID-protected storage, UPS-backed power, redundant Cisco networking, and on-site staff. Real estate sites run on the same Dell PowerEdge hardware that powers the rest of our owned-infrastructure fleet, so the spring buying-season peak doesn't change your uptime story. 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved (312 reviews) 10,000+ Sites optimized 24+ years Hosting experience 12 min Avg support response ## Ready to put your real estate brand on faster hosting? 30% off your first order with code 30-OFF-HOSTING. 45-day money-back guarantee. Free real estate site migration included. Choose real estate hosting Talk to sales ============================================================================== # Church Hosting from $3.95/mo · Donations, Sermons, Livestream | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/church-hosting Summary: Affordable web hosting for churches and ministries. Free SSL, donation forms, sermon archives, livestream embeds, and event calendars. From $3.95/mo since 2002. 30% off your first order · code 30-OFF-HOSTING Free SSL · Donation Forms · Sermon Archive · Livestream Embeds · Event Calendars ## Hosting tuned for your ministry. Affordable hosting for churches, ministries, and religious nonprofits, on hardware we own and operate since 2002. See church hosting plans Migrate my site free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites optimized 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response $3.95 Starting as low as /mo 99.9% Uptime guarantee 24/7 On-site US support 23+ yrs Hosting since 2002 Church & Ministry Website Hosting ## One affordable plan, right-sized for the congregation. Ultra Church Hosting fits the website work most congregations actually do: service times and staff bios, sermon archive, donation links, event calendar, livestream embed, and a prayer-request form. Free SSL, free domain on annual orders, free migration, and a 45-day money-back guarantee. Popular Church Hosting ## Shared Church Hosting Right-sized for congregations of any size As low as $3.95/mo Billed annually or regularly $5.95/mo Order Now Additional plan details - Church website + subdomains - Generous NVMe SSD storage - Unlimited email @yourchurch.org - SPF, DKIM, DMARC for deliverability - Free SSL certificate (HTTPS site-wide) - CloudLinux CageFS isolation - Daily automated backups - Free domain w/annual order - Free website migration - cPanel control panel - 1-click WordPress installs - Free CloudFlare CDN integration - Donation form plugin support - Livestream embed support - 24/7 on-site US support - 45-day money-back guarantee - 10% price-match guarantee - Managed VPS available at $49.95/mo Proud Supporter of the American Cancer Society A portion of every Ultra hosting plan goes toward supporting the fight against cancer. A week in the life of a church site ## One site, every job the congregation asks of it. Sunday morning the livestream embed goes live and the giving link points to Tithe.ly or Pushpay. Monday the office admin swaps in next week's bulletin from cPanel, knowing last night's daily backup is one restore away if a paragraph goes sideways. Midweek the small-group leaders open volunteer signups through a WordPress form, and the sermon from Sunday gets posted to the archive. None of it needs a developer on call. One-click WordPress, free SSL on every donation and prayer-request form, unlimited church-domain email, and 99.9% uptime on hardware we own carry the whole week, and the Christmas Eve rush, on a shared plan that starts at $3.95/mo. Built for the work churches actually do online ## Donations that clear. Sermons that play. Livestreams that load. Your Ultra-hosted site is the landing page for everything the congregation uses: giving links to Tithe.ly or Pushpay, sermon archives, embedded YouTube Live or Boxcast players, event calendars, and the prayer-request form. The platforms handle their specialty; the website ties it together. See what's included → Owned Infrastructure ## Your church site on hardware we own. Church hosting runs on the same Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers we own outright, in our own data center, with on-site technicians. No leased rack space, no third-party data center operator. That keeps the price honest and the uptime reliable for Sunday mornings, prayer-chain emails, and donation forms that always need to work. - Owned hardware: Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers, bought not leased - On-site technicians answer your tickets from the same building - RAID + UPS protection on every host - Cisco backbone with redundant uplinks Good to know ## Questions? Quick answers. Is site migration really free?+Yes. Our in-house team moves your site, email, and databases for you at no cost on any annual plan. How fast is support?+A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from engineers who know your account. What about uptime and hardware?+99.9% uptime on servers we own, rack, and monitor around the clock. No reselling someone else's cloud. Why Ultra Church Hosting ## The pieces a church website needs, included from day one. Free SSL, donation form plugin support, sermon archive storage, livestream embed support, event calendar plugins, professional email, and 24/7 on-site support. Six tiles, one affordable plan. ## Donation Form Support Free SSL covers every donation and giving form. Tithe.ly, Pushpay, Subsplash Giving, Planning Center Giving, Givelify, and EasyTithe drop in through their WordPress plugins or embedded widgets. Your site hosts the form; the giving platform handles payment processing and tax-receipt automation. ## Sermon Archives Generous NVMe SSD storage for sermon audio files, weekly bulletins, and study materials. For video sermons we recommend YouTube, Vimeo, Subsplash, or Sermon Audio for proper indexing and bandwidth efficiency; your Ultra-hosted site embeds the players and lists the catalog. ## Livestream Embeds YouTube Live, Vimeo Livestream, Subsplash Live, Boxcast, and Resi provide embed codes that drop into any WordPress page. Your Ultra-hosted page hosts the livestream player; the streaming platform handles transcoding, viewer scaling, and recording. ## Event Calendars WordPress event plugins (The Events Calendar, Events Manager, Modern Events Calendar) handle service times, study groups, retreats, and special events. RSVP and signup plugins (RSVPMaker, Profile Builder, WPForms) drop in for volunteer rosters and small-group registration. ## 24/7 On-Site Support Real humans, on-shore, answering tickets and live chat around the clock from our own data center. Volunteers and part-time admins can update content with confidence knowing help is available evenings and Sundays. Average 12-minute first response. ## 99.9% Uptime RAID-protected storage, UPS-backed power, redundant Cisco networking, and on-site staff on every host. Your church site stays up through Sunday morning livestream traffic, year-end giving spikes, and the Christmas Eve service rush. Built In, Not Bolted On ## Every piece a church website needs, in one plan. One plan. No surprise add-on fees for the pieces the congregation actually uses. ## Free SSL / TLS Free Let's Encrypt with auto-renewal, HTTPS site-wide. ## Church Email Unlimited @yourchurch.org mailboxes with webmail. ## SPF / DKIM / DMARC Deliverability configured so messages reach inboxes. ## Daily Backups Automated daily backups with self-service restores. ## cPanel Industry-standard control panel for files, DBs, email. ## Softaculous One-click install for WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, 100+ more. ## WordPress Ready 1-click WordPress with church-friendly plugin support. ## Free CDN One-click CloudFlare CDN integration for fast load. ## Free Domain Free .com / .net / .org for the first year on annual orders. ## PHP 7.4-8.3 Selectable per domain for plugin compatibility. ## Free Migration We move your existing church site with no downtime. ## CloudLinux CageFS Account-level isolation from neighbors on the server. 24 years of hosting. Affordable infrastructure for churches and ministries. ## Hosting that fits how a church website actually works. Your church website is doing more than listing service times. It runs donation links, lists upcoming events, archives Sunday sermons, embeds the livestream, signs up volunteers, and accepts prayer requests. Each touchpoint needs to work reliably, look professional, and connect cleanly to the giving platform, streaming service, and church management software your congregation already uses. That is what Ultra hosts for churches, ministries, and religious nonprofits. ## Tithing and donations, handled right Free SSL on every plan covers every donation form. Integration with church giving platforms (Tithe.ly, Pushpay, Subsplash Giving, Planning Center Giving, Givelify, EasyTithe) runs through their official WordPress plugins or embedded widgets. The form sits on your Ultra-hosted page; the giving platform handles payment processing, donor records, and tax-receipt issuance. You never have to touch card data directly, and the giving platform's compliance is theirs to maintain. ## Sermon archives, livestream embeds, and event calendars Generous NVMe SSD storage holds sermon audio, weekly bulletins, and study guides. For video sermons we recommend keeping the files on YouTube, Vimeo, Subsplash, or Sermon Audio and embedding the players in your site, because those platforms handle indexing, bandwidth, and viewer scaling far better than any host. Livestream services (YouTube Live, Vimeo Livestream, Subsplash Live, Boxcast, Resi) all provide embed codes that drop into any WordPress page. Event plugins (The Events Calendar, Events Manager, Modern Events Calendar) handle service times, study groups, retreats, and special events. ## Affordable hosting for a congregation of any size The shared plan at $3.95/mo fits most small-to-mid congregations. Multi-campus churches running heavier media libraries can step up to WordPress Hosting at $9.95/mo or Managed VPS at $49.95/mo. A 45-day money-back guarantee, free domain with annual orders, and a 10% price-match guarantee against comparable US-based hosts keep the math friendly to a church budget. ## Where Ultra ends and church management software begins Ultra hosts your church's website and basic email. Deeper member database, attendance tracking, small-group rosters, and contributions ledger typically live in a dedicated church management platform like Planning Center, Church Community Builder, Breeze, ChurchTrac, Subsplash, or Pushpay/ParishSOFT. Your website lives on Ultra and links to those platforms via member-portal redirects, embedded signup widgets, or donation buttons. Contact us if you want to talk through your specific setup. Built for volunteer teams and weekend spikes ## Easy for the person who updates the site on Saturday night. Most church websites are kept up by a volunteer or a part-time office admin, not a developer, and the busiest moment of the week is the one you cannot afford to have go down. Ultra's standard toolkit is built around exactly that: features a non-technical helper can use, on infrastructure steady enough for Sunday morning. The one-click WordPress installer from Softaculous gets a friendly, editable site live in minutes, and daily automated backups mean a volunteer can change the bulletin or a service time without fear, because last night's copy is always one restore away. Free SSL keeps the padlock on every giving form so members trust the donate button, and unlimited email at your own church domain lets the office, pastor, and prayer team send from addresses that look official. When livestream viewers, year-end giving, and the Christmas Eve rush all land at once, the free CloudFlare CDN and our 99.9% uptime on owned hardware carry the weekend load. And if you are moving from another host, our free migration team lifts the whole site across so nobody on the volunteer team has to. - One-click WordPress via Softaculous so a volunteer can launch and edit without touching code - Daily backups with self-service restore, so a Saturday-night edit is never risky - Free SSL on every giving and prayer-request form for donor trust - Unlimited church-domain email for office, pastor, and ministry teams - Free CloudFlare CDN + 99.9% uptime to absorb Sunday and holiday traffic spikes FAQ ## What churches and ministries ask before signing up. The questions our team gets every week from pastors, church admins, and ministry directors. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. Is Ultra hosting suitable for a small church or single-congregation ministry?Yes. The shared hosting plan at $3.95/mo covers a service-times website, sermon archive, donation links, event calendar, and church email for nearly all small and mid-size congregations. Multi-campus churches running heavier traffic or larger media libraries can step up to WordPress Hosting at $9.95/mo or Managed VPS at $49.95/mo. Can my church website accept donations and integrate with giving platforms?Yes. Free SSL on every plan covers all donation forms. Integration with church giving platforms (Tithe.ly, Pushpay, Subsplash Giving, Planning Center Giving, Givelify, EasyTithe) runs through their WordPress plugins or embedded widgets. Your website hosts the donation form or button; the giving platform handles payment processing, donor records, and tax-receipt issuance. Can I host sermon archives, audio files, or video on Ultra?Yes for the website that lists them. For media itself we recommend keeping large video files on YouTube, Vimeo, Subsplash, or Sermon Audio, then embedding the players on your Ultra-hosted site. Audio sermon files can live on Ultra (generous NVMe SSD storage), or move to a podcast host (Buzzsprout, Podbean, Libsyn) for proper RSS distribution to Apple Podcasts and Spotify. The site is fast at embedding and indexing; the media host handles bandwidth-heavy delivery. Can I embed live-streamed services?Yes. YouTube Live, Vimeo Livestream, Subsplash Live, Boxcast, and Resi all provide embed codes that drop into any WordPress page. Your Ultra-hosted page is the landing page for the livestream; the streaming platform handles the actual video delivery, transcoding, and viewer scaling. This is the standard pattern for churches of every size. What about event calendars, signups, and member directories?WordPress event plugins (The Events Calendar, Events Manager, Modern Events Calendar) install easily and handle service times, study groups, retreats, and special events. Signup and member directory plugins (RSVPMaker, Events Calendar Pro, Profile Builder) extend basic WordPress. For deeper church management (member database, attendance, small-group rosters, contributions ledger) most churches use Planning Center, Church Community Builder, Breeze, ChurchTrac, or Subsplash. The Ultra-hosted website links to those platforms. Will my church email reach members reliably?Professional email at pastor@yourchurch.org, office@yourchurch.org, prayerteam@yourchurch.org and unlimited additional addresses with full SPF, DKIM, and DMARC support. Our team helps configure DNS records correctly so messages reach member inboxes, not spam folders. For larger newsletters and prayer-chain blasts (500+ recipients) we recommend pairing with Mailchimp, Constant Contact, MailerLite, or Subsplash Messaging for deliverability. Can you migrate my existing church website?Yes. Free website migration is included with any annual or longer plan. Our migration team handles cPanel-to-cPanel transfers, WordPress sites with sermon-archive plugins, database moves, and email account migration. Most church websites move within 24 to 48 hours with no downtime, and we coordinate the DNS cutover so member emails keep flowing during the transition. Just open a ticket with your current host's credentials after signing up. Does Ultra offer hosting discounts for churches or religious nonprofits?The shared plan at $3.95/mo is already priced to fit a church or ministry budget. We also include a 45-day money-back guarantee, free domain with annual orders, and a 10% price-match guarantee against comparable plans from other US-based hosts. If your church has been on a larger national host with quietly rising renewals, our straightforward pricing is usually a noticeable reduction. See also our Nonprofit Hosting page for additional context on 501(c)(3) workflows. 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved (312 reviews) 10,000+ Sites optimized 24+ years Hosting experience 12 min Avg support response ## Ready to host your church or ministry site? 30% off your first order with code 30-OFF-HOSTING. 45-day money-back guarantee. Free migration included. Choose church hosting Talk to sales ============================================================================== # Agency Hosting from $3.95/mo · Staging, Git, Reseller Scale | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/agency-hosting Summary: Agency hosting with staging environments, Git deploys, WP-CLI, SSH, scale to Reseller for multi-client management, free SSL + migration. From $3.95/mo. 30% off your first agency hosting order · code 30-OFF-HOSTING Staging Environments · Git Deploys · WP-CLI + SSH · Multi-Client Scale · White-Label Ready ## Hosting tuned for your agency. Build, stage, and ship client sites from one control panel on servers we own, with the deploy tools your team already runs. Putting your agency's name on reliable hosting since 2002. See agency plans Migrate my agency free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites optimized 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response 99.9% uptime LiteSpeed + Redis Daily backups Free SSL + CDN 12-min avg support 45-day money-back $3.95 Starting as low as /mo 99.9% Uptime guarantee 24/7 US-based support 23+ yrs Hosting since 2002 Agency Hosting Plans ## Start on shared, scale to Reseller as you add clients. Shared hosting runs your studio site and a handful of client builds under one cPanel, everything in one login. As the roster grows, Reseller Hosting gives each client their own cPanel with white-label nameservers and optional WHMCS billing, so hosting rolls up under your brand. Both tiers ship with cPanel, free SSL, free CloudFlare CDN integration, free onboarding migrations, and a 45-day money-back guarantee. Boutique Shared Hosting ## Ultra 1x Hosting Freelancers & 1-3 client sites As low as $3.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $6.95 every month - Agency site + subdomains - 50 GB NVMe SSD storage - Unlimited bandwidth - Unlimited email @youragency.com - SPF, DKIM, DMARC for deliverability - CloudLinux CageFS isolation - Git Version Control + SSH + WP-CLI - Softaculous staging clones - Free SSL + CloudFlare CDN - Free domain (annual order) - 45-day money-back Order Now Additional plan details Popular Reseller Hosting ## Ultra Reseller Per-client cPanel & white-label As low as $14.95/mo Billed annually or $19.95 every month - Separate cPanel per client - White-label nameservers (ns1.youragency.com) - Custom cPanel branding - WHMCS-ready client billing - CloudLinux per-account isolation - Git Version Control + SSH + WP-CLI - Softaculous staging on every site - Multiple PHP versions per account - Free SSL + CDN on all client domains - Free migration of agency + client sites - 24/7 US-based support Order Now Additional plan details Premium Managed VPS ## Ultra VPS Dedicated resources, full root As low as $49.95/mo Billed annually or $59.95 every month - Dedicated CPU, RAM, storage - Full root + SSH access - Dedicated IP address - Optional cPanel/WHM for resellers - Hypervisor-isolated VM - Premium retainer-client workloads - Dedicated outbound IPs for email - Choose your stack (LAMP, LEMP, Node) - Snapshot-based backups - Managed by Ultra ops - 45-day money-back Order Now Additional plan details Proud Supporter of the American Cancer Society A portion of every Ultra hosting plan goes toward supporting the fight against cancer. Good to know ## Questions? Quick answers. Is site migration really free?+Yes. Our in-house team moves your site, email, and databases for you at no cost on any annual plan. How fast is support?+A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from engineers who know your account. What about uptime and hardware?+99.9% uptime on servers we own, rack, and monitor around the clock. No reselling someone else's cloud. Why agencies pick Ultra ## The dev workflow + multi-client scaling that move the needle for agencies. Staging clones, Git, WP-CLI, and SSH on every plan, so your builders keep the workflow they know. White-label Reseller scaling for growing client rosters. 99.9% uptime on owned hardware in our own facility, the kind of reliability you can attach your agency's name to. ## Staging Environments Softaculous staging clones for WordPress sites with one-click promote-to-production. Subdomain provisioning for staging.client.com and dev.client.com workflows. Test changes safely, then push live without the manual file-and-database dance. ## Git Deploys cPanel Git Version Control on every plan. Push to deploy from GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket. Auto-deploy hooks pull on push so client sites stay in sync with the repo. Standard agency dev workflow, no plugins required. ## WP-CLI WP-CLI ships ready on every account. Bulk-update plugins across client sites, search-replace database URLs after a migration, regenerate thumbnails, manage users, run cron, and script everything you used to click through. ## SSH Access Real SSH access on shared and reseller plans, not a sandboxed shell. Composer, rsync, npm, multi-PHP per-account, and the rest of the toolchain agencies actually use. Pair with Git and WP-CLI for a complete dev loop. ## Scales to Reseller Step up to Reseller Hosting for separate cPanel per client, white-label nameservers (ns1.youragency.com), custom cPanel branding, and optional WHMCS billing integration. Clients see your agency brand, not Ultra. Standard pattern for agencies bundling hosting into retainers. ## 99.9% Uptime 99.9% uptime backed by RAID-protected storage, UPS-backed power, redundant Cisco networking, and on-site staff. Owned Dell PowerEdge hardware in our own facility. When a client emails at 4pm Friday because their site is down, on-site engineers are already on it, and it is your reputation that stays intact. Built for agency workflows ## Staging. Git. WP-CLI. SSH. White-label scaling baked in. Everything a studio needs to manage a book of client sites, on hardware we own. Clone a site to staging, hand off a preview, promote to production, and roll the whole roster up under your own brand as the client list grows. See what's included → Support you can resell ## A US-based team you can put in front of your clients When a client site goes sideways, you reach our in-house engineers, who sit on-site with the Dell PowerEdge hardware we own outright. They have backstopped agencies since 2002, so the support you white-label is answered by real people who run the machines. ~12 minaverage ticket reply Since 2002backing agencies 100% ownedDell PowerEdge hardware US support desk · the people behind your white-label What you get to hand your clients ## Agency-grade hosting, not a budget box with your logo taped on. The difference between a host you can build a retainer on and one you have to apologize for shows up in the details that touch your clients. Included with Ultra - A clean path to Reseller Hosting: white-label cPanel, custom nameservers, and WHMCS billing under your brand. - Free client migrations on annual plans, so onboarding does not eat a week of builder time. - CloudLinux CageFS isolation, so one client's runaway plugin never drags the rest of the roster down. - 24/7 US-based support from the engineers who run the hardware, plus renewal pricing that matches the intro rate. Typical budget host - No true white-label, or reseller tools locked behind a pricey upsell. - Migrations billed per site, or a self-service tool and good luck. - Shared accounts with noisy neighbors and no real isolation. - Outsourced tier-one chat and a renewal price that doubles at year two. 24 years of hosting. The agency dev workflow on hardware we own. ## Hosting for the way agencies actually work. A design or marketing shop juggles a lot at once: building new sites, running staging environments, pushing updates across a portfolio, managing email at a dozen client domains, and (more often than not) bundling hosting into the retainer. That calls for infrastructure that respects a real dev workflow (staging clones, Git deploys, SSH, WP-CLI, and multiple PHP versions) and scales cleanly with every client you sign. That is exactly what Ultra hosts for web design agencies, marketing teams, and freelance designers. ## Start on shared. Scale to Reseller when the roster grows. The shared plan at $3.95/mo fits freelancers and small agencies running 1-3 client sites under one cPanel with subdomain separation. When you cross 3-5 clients, when clients need their own cPanel logins, or when you want a white-label control panel and WHMCS billing under your brand, Reseller Hosting is the natural step up. Each client gets a separate cPanel with its own quota, account isolation, and email, all managed under your master reseller account. Premium-tier or compliance-sensitive clients move to Managed VPS with dedicated resources and full root access. ## The dev toolchain, ready on day one Softaculous staging clones, cPanel Git Version Control, SSH, Composer, WP-CLI, and multi-PHP-per-account ship on every plan. Build locally in LocalWP or DDEV, push to staging for client sign-off, then promote to production: no plugins, no special configuration, no surprises the night of a launch. CloudLinux CageFS walls off each cPanel account, so a runaway plugin on one client build never drags down the rest of your roster. Free CloudFlare CDN integration, automated backups, site-wide free SSL, and 24/7 US-based support from the same engineers who run the platform. ## Why owned hardware matters for agency RFPs Your agency and client sites live on physical servers we own and operate in our own facility, not rented rack space in a third-party data center. Our staff are the only personnel with physical access to the hardware. For agencies that get asked about data location, infrastructure ownership, or chain-of-custody in client RFPs, this is meaningful. Renewal prices match introductory pricing, and the 10% price-match guarantee covers comparable US-based hosts. Drop us a line to talk through your client mix and pick the right tier. Managing a client roster from one place ## Everything a studio needs to run many client sites, already in the panel. Agencies do not want a different login for every client. Ultra maps its standard toolset to the way a shop actually operates: one place to build, one place to hand off previews, and a clean path to your own brand once the roster outgrows a single account. Nothing below is an add-on, it ships on plans you can order today. - One cPanel for the whole book, or one per client. Run several client builds under a single shared account with subdomain separation, then step up to Reseller Hosting to give each client a separate cPanel with its own quota, isolation, and email under your master account. - Stage and clone with WP Toolkit and Softaculous. Spin up a staging copy of a client site, make changes safely, and push to production once the client signs off, so nobody edits a live site by hand the night before launch. - Free migrations when you onboard a client. Bring a new account's existing site over at no cost on annual plans; our team moves files, database, and email so onboarding does not eat a week of your builders' time. - White-label posture for retainers. On Reseller and VPS, custom nameservers (ns1.youragency.com) and branded cPanel keep Ultra out of sight, so hosting looks like part of your service, not a third party. - On-site staff when a client site breaks. Because we own the Dell hardware and staff the facility, a P1 on a client build reaches real engineers over 24/7 US-based support, not a queue. FAQ ## What agencies ask before signing up. The questions our sales team gets from agencies every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. Is Ultra hosting suitable for a freelance designer or small web agency?Yes. The shared hosting plan at $3.95/mo fits freelance designers, solo developers, and agencies running 1-3 client sites from a single account. Agencies running many client sites benefit from Reseller Hosting (separate cPanel for each client, white-label option, optional WHMCS client billing) or Managed VPS at $49.95/mo for dedicated resources and full root access. Does Ultra support staging environments and dev workflows?Yes. cPanel includes Softaculous staging clones for WordPress sites with one-click promote-to-production. Git deployments via cPanel Git Version Control, SSH access on shared and reseller plans, Composer and WP-CLI available, multiple PHP versions per account, subdomain provisioning for staging.client.com or dev.client.com. Standard agency dev workflows (local dev with LocalWP or DDEV, push to staging, promote to production) all work cleanly. When does it make sense to move from shared to Reseller Hosting?When you have more than 3-5 client sites, when clients need their own cPanel logins, when you want a white-label control panel (your branding instead of ours), or when you want to bill clients for hosting through your own WHMCS install. Reseller Hosting gives each client a separate cPanel account with its own quota, account isolation, and email, all managed under your master reseller account. Reseller plans start at competitive agency-friendly pricing. Can I white-label the hosting to my agency brand?Yes on Reseller and VPS plans. Custom nameservers (ns1.youragency.com, ns2.youragency.com) point to Ultra's infrastructure. cPanel branding can be customized with your logo and color scheme. WHMCS billing platform sits under your brand. Clients see your agency, not Ultra. This is the standard pattern for agencies that bundle hosting into their retainer or maintenance plans. How does client billing and cPanel access work?On Reseller plans you create a separate cPanel account per client. Each client (or the client's developer) can log into their cPanel to manage email, files, and databases, or you keep the cPanel access internal and only expose specific features through your client portal. Optional integration with WHMCS for automated client billing, ticket support, and hosting account provisioning. Reseller hosting is designed for this exact workflow. Can you migrate my existing agency portfolio and client sites?Yes. Free website migration on any annual or longer plan handles cPanel-to-cPanel transfers for the agency site itself, plus client sites moved over. Our migration team handles WordPress sites, custom builds, databases, and email account migration. Multi-site moves are coordinated to minimize downtime per client; most sites complete within 24-48 hours each. Just open a ticket with your current host's credentials after signing up. What about email at the agency's domain?Professional email at hello@youragency.com, hire@, ops@, billing@, and unlimited additional addresses with full SPF, DKIM, and DMARC support. Per-client domains run separately under each cPanel. Dedicated outbound IPs available on VPS plans for agencies sending high-volume client correspondence. Does Ultra offer hosting discounts for agencies that bring multiple sites?The shared plan at $3.95/mo is already priced for solo designers and small agencies. Reseller plans scale economically as you add clients (lower per-account cost than buying individual shared accounts). 45-day money-back guarantee, free domain with annual orders, and a 10% price-match guarantee against comparable US-based hosts. Agencies switching from individual GoDaddy, Bluehost, or SiteGround accounts to consolidated Reseller hosting typically see meaningful savings. 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved (312 reviews) 10,000+ Sites optimized 24+ years Hosting experience 12 min Avg support response ## Ready to put your agency's name on hosting you can trust? 30% off your first order with code 30-OFF-HOSTING. 45-day money-back guarantee. Free migration for your studio site and the client builds you bring with you. Choose agency hosting Migrate my agency free ============================================================================== # Photography Hosting from $3.95/mo · Image-Optimized Portfolios, Free CDN | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/photography-hosting Summary: Fast portfolio hosting for wedding, portrait, real estate, and commercial photographers. Image-optimized delivery, free CDN, gallery plugins. From $3.95/mo. 30% off new photography hosting orders · code 30-OFF-HOSTING Image-Optimized · Gallery-Ready · Free Cloudflare CDN · Client Galleries · 24/7 Support ## Hosting tuned for your portfolio. A portfolio that loads before the client scrolls away. Built for wedding, portrait, real estate, and commercial photographers on servers we own, hosting creative sites since 2002. See photography plans Migrate my portfolio free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 27 photographer reviews 10,000+ sites optimized 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response $3.95 Starting as low as /mo 99.9% Uptime guarantee 24/7 US-based support 23+ yrs Hosting since 2002 Photography Website Hosting ## One plan, sized for solo photographers and small studios. One shared plan at $3.95/mo covers what a working photographer actually posts: a wedding, portrait, real estate, or commercial portfolio. Image-optimized delivery, gallery plugin support, free Cloudflare CDN, password-protected client galleries, and 24/7 support all come with it. When the archive outgrows shared, WordPress Hosting or Managed VPS is a click away. Popular Shared Hosting ## Photography Portfolio Solo photographers · small studios As low as $3.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $6.95 every month Order Now Additional plan details - Portfolio site + subdomains - Generous NVMe SSD storage - Unlimited email @yourstudio.com - SPF, DKIM, DMARC for deliverability - Free SSL certificate (HTTPS site-wide) - Free Cloudflare CDN integration - CloudLinux CageFS account isolation - Daily automated backups - Free domain w/annual order - Free portfolio migration - cPanel control panel - 1-click WordPress installs - Gallery plugins ready (Envira, NextGEN, Modula) - 24/7 US-based support - 45-day money-back guarantee - 10% price-match guarantee Good to know ## Questions? Quick answers. Is site migration really free?+Yes. Our in-house team moves your site, email, and databases for you at no cost on any annual plan. How fast is support?+A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from engineers who know your account. What about uptime and hardware?+99.9% uptime on servers we own, rack, and monitor around the clock. No reselling someone else's cloud. What matters for a photography portfolio ## Fast image delivery, gallery-plugin support, and the CDN that keeps mobile loads quick. Image-heavy sites live or die by load time. Couples browse wedding portfolios at 11pm on their phones. Brand-shoot clients judge your eye in three seconds. Your portfolio needs to load fast, render at the right size, and stay reliably online during inquiry surges. ## Image-Optimized Delivery NVMe SSD storage, LiteSpeed and Nginx caching, optimized PHP, and WebP/AVIF support via ShortPixel, Smush, or EWWW. Lazy loading and responsive image sizing are standard so portfolio pages load fast even on mobile connections. ## Free Cloudflare CDN Free Cloudflare CDN integration is essential for image-heavy sites. Your portfolio images serve from edge nodes near each visitor, so a couple browsing across the country sees the same load time as one across town. ## Gallery Plugins Ready Envira Gallery, NextGEN Gallery, Modula, FooGallery, Justified Image Grid, Final Tiles Gallery, Photo Gallery by 10Web, and Imagely all install and run cleanly. The standard WordPress block gallery works out of the box. ## Password-Protected Client Galleries WordPress plugins like Sunshine Photo Cart, Imagely Pro Photo, and Password Protected handle password-gated client galleries on your Ultra-hosted site. Pair with ShootProof, Pic-Time, Pixieset, or Cloudspot for full proofing-to-sales workflow. ## 24/7 US-Based Support Our support team works at our own data center, answering tickets, live chat, and calls around the clock. Photographers shooting weddings on Saturdays appreciate that the inquiry forms that arrived overnight have a real person on call if something breaks. ## 99.9% Uptime RAID-protected storage, UPS-backed power, redundant Cisco networking, and on-site staff keep portfolio sites reliably online during peak-season inquiry surges and after-hours browsing spikes. Fast portfolios. Gallery-ready stack. ## Image-optimized delivery, free Cloudflare CDN, gallery plugins out of the box. Your portfolio runs on NVMe SSD storage with LiteSpeed and Nginx caching, free Cloudflare CDN integration for edge delivery, and the WordPress gallery plugins photographers actually use. Web-sized images stay sharp, lazy loading keeps mobile fast, and inquiry forms get answered around the clock. See what's included → Humans behind the hardware ## Gallery down before a delivery? A real technician answers. When a client is waiting on their gallery, you should not be waiting on a support bot. Our US-based team owns the Dell PowerEdge servers your portfolio lives on and replies in about 12 minutes, with no outsourced tier in between. ~12 minAvg ticket response Since 2002Same in-house team OwnedHardware, not leased At the console · Tukwila, Washington 24 years of hosting. Portfolios tuned to load fast on hardware we own. ## Photography hosting for photographers who care about how the site looks loading. Your photography portfolio is your storefront. Couples browse wedding portfolios at 11pm on their phones before they inquire. Brand-shoot clients judge your eye in three seconds based on hero gallery loading. Real estate agents need a fast-loading proof gallery on the listing day. Ultra hosts that portfolio for wedding, portrait, real estate, and commercial photographers on servers we own with the image stack tuned for it. ## Image-optimized delivery, not generic shared hosting Image delivery runs through NVMe SSD storage, LiteSpeed and Nginx caching, optimized PHP, and free Cloudflare CDN integration so portfolio images serve from edge nodes near each visitor. WebP and AVIF support comes through ShortPixel, Smush, or EWWW Image Optimizer; lazy loading and responsive image sizing are standard. Portfolio pages load fast even on mobile connections. ## Gallery plugins photographers actually use Envira Gallery, NextGEN Gallery, Modula, FooGallery, Justified Image Grid, Final Tiles Gallery, Photo Gallery by 10Web, and Imagely all install and run cleanly on Ultra. The standard WordPress block gallery works out of the box. No fighting plugin conflicts, no surprise resource limits when a gallery has a few hundred images. ## Client galleries and the proofing-platform pairing WordPress plugins like Sunshine Photo Cart, Imagely Pro Photo, and Password Protected handle password-gated client galleries on your Ultra-hosted site. For the full client proofing-and-sales workflow (favorites, package selection, print orders, watermarking), most photographers pair Ultra with a dedicated platform like ShootProof, Pic-Time, Pixieset, Cloudspot, or ProSelect. Your portfolio site lives on Ultra; the proofing platform handles the gallery-to-sale workflow. We keep the hosting bill small and the portfolio fast. ## Email and inquiries Professional email at your studio's domain (you@yourstudio.com) with full SPF, DKIM, and DMARC for deliverability so booking confirmations and inquiry replies reach client inboxes. For larger newsletter and seasonal-campaign sends, pair with Mailchimp, ConvertKit, Flodesk, or MailerLite. Original full-resolution archives belong on Dropbox, Google Drive, or Backblaze B2, not the live portfolio site. What a gallery site needs ## The specs that keep a heavy portfolio quick. A photography site is a pile of big files that all have to reach a phone before the client loses interest. Here is the checklist Ultra ships on the plan to make that happen. - Generous NVMe SSD storage. Web-sized galleries fit comfortably on solid-state disk; archive your full-resolution originals on Dropbox or Backblaze B2, not the live site. - Unmetered bandwidth. A wedding portfolio going around on Instagram does not run you into an overage. - Image-friendly PHP limits. Upload size, memory, and execution time set so a bulk gallery import or a large NextGEN upload does not time out. - Free Cloudflare CDN. Hero shots and thumbnails cache at edge nodes worldwide, so a couple browsing two time zones away loads them like a local visitor. - WebP and AVIF optimization. ShortPixel, Smush, or EWWW convert uploads to modern formats and trim file size without visibly softening the shot. - LiteSpeed and Nginx caching. Cached pages skip PHP entirely, so a gallery does not stall when several people open it at once. - Free SSL, site-wide. Let's Encrypt with auto-renewal keeps the padlock on every portfolio page and client inquiry form. - Daily backups. A bad gallery-plugin update never costs you the portfolio; last night's copy is one restore away. How a portfolio stays fast ## The image pipeline behind a quick-loading gallery. A portfolio is nothing but big images, and every one of them has to reach a phone before the client loses interest. Ultra ships the pieces that keep a gallery quick, from the disk the files sit on to the edge node that hands them to a visitor two time zones away. Every item below is standard on the shared plan. - Free Cloudflare CDN integration. Your hero shots and gallery thumbnails cache at edge nodes worldwide, so a couple browsing across the country loads them as fast as a client across town. - NVMe SSD storage with LiteSpeed and Nginx caching. Full-frame files come off solid-state disk, and cached pages skip PHP entirely, so a wedding gallery does not stall the moment several people open it at once. - WebP and AVIF optimization. ShortPixel, Smush, or EWWW compress and convert your uploads to modern formats, trimming file size without visibly softening the image. - Lazy loading and responsive sizing. Off-screen photos wait to download and the browser is handed the right resolution for each device, so a long scrolling portfolio feels instant on mobile. - Gallery plugins ready out of the box. Envira, NextGEN, Modula, FooGallery, and the standard WordPress block gallery install and run cleanly, even when a set holds a few hundred frames. - Generous NVMe SSD storage and daily backups. Web-sized galleries fit comfortably, and a daily automated backup means a bad plugin update never costs you the portfolio. FAQ ## What photographers ask before signing up. The questions our team hears every week from working photographers. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. Is shared hosting suitable for an image-heavy photography portfolio?Yes for most photographers. The shared hosting plan at $3.95/mo handles a typical portfolio site with several hundred images cleanly. Photographers running thousands of gallery images, large hi-res client galleries, or busy wedding portfolios with peak-season traffic benefit from WordPress Hosting at $9.95/mo or Managed VPS at $49.95/mo where dedicated resources handle heavier image loads. How does Ultra handle image-heavy sites without slow load times?Image delivery runs through a combination of NVMe SSD storage, LiteSpeed and Nginx caching, free Cloudflare CDN integration (serves images from edge nodes near each visitor), and WebP/AVIF support via standard WordPress plugins like ShortPixel, Smush, or EWWW Image Optimizer. Lazy loading and responsive image sizing are standard. The result is portfolio pages that load fast even on mobile connections. Do gallery plugins like Envira, NextGEN, or Modula work well?Yes. Envira Gallery, NextGEN Gallery, Modula, FooGallery, Photo Gallery by 10Web, and the standard WordPress block gallery all install and run cleanly on Ultra. For more advanced needs, Justified Image Grid, Final Tiles Gallery, and Imagely (specifically built for photographers) are popular plugins that work as expected on shared and WordPress Hosting plans. Can I host password-protected client galleries on Ultra?Yes, for portfolio-style proofing or simple private galleries. WordPress plugins like Sunshine Photo Cart, Imagely Pro Photo, and Password Protected handle client-side gallery access on your Ultra-hosted site. For full client-proofing-and-sales workflow (favorites, package selection, print orders, watermarking, retouching requests), most photographers pair Ultra with a dedicated platform like ShootProof, Pic-Time, Pixieset, Cloudspot, or ProSelect. Your portfolio site lives on Ultra; client proofing lives on the proofing platform. How much storage do I get for my photo library?Generous NVMe SSD storage on shared and WordPress Hosting plans (typically tens of GB on shared, more on WordPress Hosting and VPS). Most portfolio sites with optimized images fit comfortably on shared. Photographers with very large archives can move to Managed VPS for dedicated SSD allocation. We also recommend storing original full-resolution files separately (Dropbox, Google Drive, Backblaze B2) and only uploading web-sized versions to the live portfolio site. Can you migrate my existing photography portfolio?Yes. Free website migration on annual plans. Our team handles cPanel-to-cPanel transfers, WordPress sites with gallery plugins, database moves, and email account migration. We coordinate the DNS cutover so client inquiry emails keep flowing. Most photographer sites move in 24-48 hours. Just open a ticket with your current host's credentials after signing up. Will my email reach clients reliably for inquiry follow-ups?Yes. Professional email at your studio's domain (you@yourstudio.com) with full SPF, DKIM, and DMARC support. Our team helps configure DNS records correctly so booking confirmations and inquiry replies reach client inboxes. For larger newsletter and seasonal-campaign sends, we recommend pairing with Mailchimp, ConvertKit, Flodesk, or MailerLite (popular among photographers) for deliverability. Does Ultra offer hosting discounts for solo photographers and small studios?The shared plan at $3.95/mo is already priced for solo photographers and small studios. 45-day money-back guarantee, free domain with annual orders, 10% price-match guarantee against comparable US-based hosts. Photographers switching from large national hosts that have been quietly raising renewal prices typically see a meaningful reduction. 4.9 / 5.0 Photographer reviews (27) 10,000+ Sites optimized 24+ years Hosting experience 12 min Avg support response ## Ready to put your portfolio on a faster server? Take 30% off your first order with code 30-OFF-HOSTING. Backed by a 45-day money-back guarantee, with free portfolio migration included. Choose photography hosting Talk to sales ============================================================================== # Dental Practice Website Hosting from $3.95/mo · Booking, Local SEO | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/dental-hosting Summary: Marketing-site hosting for dentists and orthodontists: mobile-fast pages, embedded booking widgets, before/after galleries, local SEO, and free SSL. From $3.95/mo. 30% off new dental hosting orders · code 30-OFF-HOSTING Appointment Booking · Before / After Galleries · Local SEO · Free SSL · 24/7 Support ## Hosting tuned for your dental practice. Mobile-fast hosting for the dental practice marketing website patients tap open on their phones, then book from. Hosting professional sites since 2002. See the dental plan Migrate my site free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites optimized 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response $3.95 Starting as low as /mo 99.9% Uptime guarantee 24/7 US-based support 23+ yrs Hosting since 2002 Dental Practice Hosting ## One marketing-site plan, right-sized for dental practices. One shared plan runs the whole public-facing side of the practice: services and treatment pages, provider bios, the before/after gallery, an embedded appointment-booking widget, and email at your practice domain. Anything that stores PHI, like a patient portal, belongs on HIPAA Hosting with VPS isolation, not on the shared marketing tier. Popular Dental Hosting ## Practice Website Marketing site · shared cPanel As low as $3.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $6.95 every month Order Now Additional plan details - Practice website + subdomains - Appointment booking widget support - Generous NVMe SSD storage - Unlimited email @yourpractice.com - SPF, DKIM, DMARC for deliverability - Free SSL certificate (HTTPS site-wide) - CloudLinux CageFS isolation - Free CloudFlare CDN integration - Daily automated backups - Free domain w/annual order - Free website migration - cPanel control panel - 1-click WordPress installs - 24/7 on-site US support - 45-day money-back guarantee - 10% price-match guarantee - PHI patient portals → HIPAA Hosting Good to know ## Questions? Quick answers. Is site migration really free?+Yes. Our in-house team moves your site, email, and databases for you at no cost on any annual plan. How fast is support?+A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from engineers who know your account. What about uptime and hardware?+99.9% uptime on servers we own, rack, and monitor around the clock. No reselling someone else's cloud. Why dental practices choose Ultra ## What matters for a dental practice marketing website. The four things a dental site lives or dies on: mobile speed for patients on phones, a booking widget that never fights the page, local SEO that shows up for dentist-near-me, and email that lands patient inquiries in the inbox instead of spam. ## Appointment Booking Integration Embed dental-specific booking widgets from LocalMed, NexHealth, Zocdoc, Yapi Self-Schedule, Solutionreach, Lighthouse 360, or RevenueWell on services pages or dedicated booking landing pages. Your Ultra-hosted site drives the patient to book; the booking platform handles slot logic, reminders, and PMS sync. ## Before/After Gallery Support WordPress gallery plugins (Envira, NextGEN, Modula, FooGallery) and dedicated before/after slider plugins (TwentyTwenty, Before-After Image Slider) handle consented case photos cleanly. Optimized image plugins (ShortPixel, Smush) keep galleries fast even on mobile. ## Local SEO Foundation LocalBusiness and Dentist schema markup support, sub-2-second mobile loads, SSL for trust, stable canonical URLs. Pair with standard SEO plugins (Yoast, Rank Math, AIOSEO) for location pages, review schema, and Google Business Profile alignment. ## Free SSL + CloudFlare CDN Free Let's Encrypt SSL with auto-renewal across the whole site, plus one-click free CloudFlare CDN integration. HTTPS keeps the browser padlock green and helps with Google trust signals; the CDN cuts global page-load time for prospective patients searching from anywhere. ## 24/7 US-Based Support Real US-based humans on tickets, live chat, and phone around the clock, and the technicians who maintain the platform are the ones who reply. When the booking widget goes blank the Monday morning your schedule is packed, someone who can actually fix it is on call. ## 99.9% Uptime Guarantee RAID-protected storage, UPS-backed power, redundant Cisco networking, and on-site staff in a data center we own. The practice site stays up after hours and on weekends, so a patient who finds you at 9pm can still read your services and request an appointment. Built for dental practices ## Mobile-fast pages. Booking widgets. Local SEO. Email at your practice domain. Most patients find a dentist and book from a phone, often one-handed in a waiting room. NVMe SSD storage, LiteSpeed and Nginx caching, optimized PHP, and free CloudFlare CDN keep services pages, provider bios, and booking pages under 2 seconds so the tap-to-book path never stalls. See what's included → Real people, not a call center ## When your booking page breaks, a real technician picks up. A stalled site during office hours means missed appointments, so your ticket goes to our own US-based staff, not an outsourced queue. They sit on-site with the Dell PowerEdge servers we own and answer in about 12 minutes. ~12 minAvg ticket response Since 2002Same in-house team OwnedHardware, not leased Our support desk · Tukwila, Washington 24 years of hosting. Right-sized for the dental practice marketing website. ## Marketing-site hosting for dentists, orthodontists, and dental specialists. Your dental practice website is doing real work for the business. New patients search for a dentist near them, browse provider bios on their phones, check the services page for the procedure they need, look at before/after photos, and submit an appointment-booking form. The site needs to load fast on mobile, rank in local search, integrate cleanly with your appointment-booking platform, and look as professional as the practice itself. That is what Ultra hosts for dental practices, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and dental specialists. ## What the plan covers Every plan includes free SSL across the whole site, WordPress with dental-friendly plugin support (booking embeds, before/after galleries, LocalBusiness schema, review showcase), NVMe SSD storage with LiteSpeed and Nginx caching, free CloudFlare CDN integration, professional email at your practice's domain, and automated daily backups. The shared plan at $3.95/mo fits most solo and group dental practices; for multi-location DSOs and high-traffic specialty practices, WordPress Optimized Hosting is the step up. ## Marketing site vs patient portal This page is for your dental practice's public marketing website: services, providers, hours, contact, before/after photos of consenting patients, appointment booking widget, and general dental education content. The marketing site does NOT contain protected health information, so it does NOT require HIPAA-tier hosting. Patient records and PHI live in your practice management software (Dentrix, Open Dental, Eaglesoft, Curve Dental) and patient communication runs through that platform's secure messaging. If you specifically need to host a patient portal with PHI on its own infrastructure (encrypted forms, treatment records, patient messaging running outside your PMS), see our HIPAA Hosting page. That product runs on a dedicated VPS with a dedicated IP, server-level firewall, audit logging, and on-site drive chain-of-custody. It is a different SKU at a different price point, designed for the workload that needs it. ## Why dental practices stay Most dental practices that switch to Ultra are leaving a big-box host where the renewal invoice climbed every year while page speed and support stood still. Here the rate you sign up at is the rate you renew at, tickets are answered by US-based staff in minutes, and the servers are hardware we own outright in our own data center. Contact us if you want to walk through your practice site before you move it. Mapped to how patients pick a dentist ## What a dental marketing site actually has to do, and how Ultra covers it. A practice site has a short list of jobs: get found locally, load fast on a phone, show the work, and turn a visitor into a booked appointment. Here is how Ultra's standard features line up with each one, using tools you install in WordPress and run on our stack. - Get found for dentist near me. Sub-2-second mobile loads, free SSL, and a stable canonical URL give Google the technical signals it rewards in the local pack, so your Yoast or Rank Math LocalBusiness and Dentist schema has fast, indexable pages to sit on. - Turn visitors into appointments. Drop a booking widget from LocalMed, NexHealth, or Zocdoc onto a services page or a dedicated landing page. LiteSpeed and Nginx caching keep the rest of the page instant while the widget loads, so nobody bounces before the schedule appears. - Show the work. Before/after gallery plugins and image optimizers like ShortPixel or Smush serve consented case photos as lightweight WebP, so a smile-makeover page looks sharp without dragging load time down on cellular. - Keep inquiries flowing. Email at your practice domain with SPF, DKIM, and DMARC means new-patient form notifications and reply threads reach the front desk instead of the spam folder, and daily backups mean a bad plugin update is a restore, not a lost weekend. FAQ ## What dental practices ask about hosting. The questions our sales team gets every week from dental offices. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. Is Ultra hosting suitable for a small dental practice or single-doctor office?Yes. The shared hosting plan at $3.95/mo covers a marketing site with services pages, provider bios, before/after gallery, appointment booking widget, and practice email for nearly all solo dentists, group practices, and dental specialists. This is a marketing website tier; patient records and PHI live in your practice management software (Dentrix, Open Dental, Eaglesoft, Curve Dental) or on HIPAA Hosting, not on the public marketing site. Can I integrate online appointment booking?Yes. Appointment booking integrates through dental-specific platforms (LocalMed, NexHealth, Zocdoc, Yapi Self-Schedule, Solutionreach, Lighthouse 360, RevenueWell) or general WordPress booking plugins. Embed booking widgets on services pages or run a dedicated booking landing page. The booking platform handles the appointment slot logic; your Ultra-hosted site is the marketing front door that drives patients to book. What about HIPAA and patient privacy?Your public dental marketing website does NOT contain protected health information. It lists services, providers, hours, contact info, before/after photos of consenting patients, and general dental education content. As such, it does not require HIPAA-tier hosting. PHI lives in your practice management software (Dentrix, Open Dental, Eaglesoft, Curve Dental) and any patient communications through encrypted patient portals. If you need to host an actual patient portal with PHI on its own infrastructure, see our HIPAA Hosting page; that is a different product. Does Ultra help with local SEO for the dental practice?The hosting layer covers what Google needs for a fast dental website: LocalBusiness and Dentist schema markup support, sub-2-second mobile page loads (a confirmed ranking factor for local-pack visibility), SSL for trust, and a stable canonical URL. Standard WordPress SEO plugins (Yoast, Rank Math, All in One SEO) provide schema generators and local-SEO templates. The ongoing SEO content work (Google Business Profile, review responses, location pages) layers on top of fast, indexable hosting. How fast will my dental marketing site load on mobile?Patients overwhelmingly search and book on mobile. Ultra stacks NVMe SSD storage, LiteSpeed and Nginx caching, optimized PHP, and free Cloudflare CDN integration to deliver services pages, provider bios, and booking pages in under 2 seconds on mobile. Image-heavy before/after galleries load through optimized image plugins (ShortPixel, Smush) with WebP support. Fast loads correlate directly with new-patient inquiry rates. Can you migrate my existing dental practice website?Yes, and migration is free on annual plans. Our team handles cPanel-to-cPanel moves, WordPress sites with their booking widgets and gallery plugins intact, the database, and every email account, with most dental sites landing in 24-48 hours. We schedule the DNS cutover so appointment-confirmation emails and patient inquiry replies never skip a beat. After you sign up, just open a ticket with your current host's login. What about email at the practice's domain?Professional email at frontdesk@yourdentalpractice.com, scheduling@, billing@, dr.smith@, and unlimited additional addresses with full SPF, DKIM, and DMARC support. For patient communications containing PHI (appointment reminders with treatment details, billing statements, post-op instructions), use the encrypted patient communication features in your practice management software rather than standard email; that keeps PHI inside the system designed for it. Does Ultra offer hosting discounts for small dental practices?The $3.95/mo shared plan is already priced with solo and group practices in mind, and it comes with a 45-day money-back guarantee, a free domain on annual orders, and a 10% price-match guarantee against comparable US-based hosts. Because the signup rate is also the renewal rate, practices leaving a big-box host whose invoice keeps climbing usually save without giving up any speed. A new patient's path to booking ## Waiting-room search to booked appointment, in a few taps. Someone searches "dentist near me" one-handed on their phone. Your practice site has to be in the local pack and open in under two seconds, or they bounce to the next result. NVMe SSD storage, LiteSpeed and Nginx caching, and free CloudFlare CDN keep services pages and provider bios fast, while LocalBusiness and Dentist schema give Google the signals it rewards. They skim the treatment page, glance at a before/after gallery, then tap "Book." Your embedded LocalMed, NexHealth, or Zocdoc widget loads without fighting the rest of the page, and the new-patient form notification reaches the front desk because email at your domain runs with SPF, DKIM, and DMARC. Anything that stores PHI belongs on HIPAA Hosting, not this marketing tier. 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved (312 reviews) 10,000+ Sites optimized 24+ years Hosting experience 12 min Avg support response ## Ready to give your practice a faster front door? 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Real staff. On our floor. Your dedicated server is real Dell PowerEdge hardware we own, sitting in a rack we operate. When a drive needs swapping or a memory module fails, the work happens by our on-site staff, not by a ticket queued at a third-party datacenter in another timezone. That's the entire reason customers pick Ultra for dedicated. - Dell PowerEdge servers, owned outright, not leased - On-site technicians handle hardware swaps directly - RAID + hot-swap drives with spares in inventory - Cisco networking backbone monitored 24/7 in-house Hands-on hardware control ## Your own Dell PowerEdge, managed by the team that owns the racks. Dual Xeon CPUs, ECC RAM, hardware RAID1, dual power feeds, and a Cisco backbone. The hosting team that built the box also patches it, monitors it, and walks over to swap a drive when SMART throws a warning. See what's included → Human by design ## Our team racks it. Our team fixes it. Every server is owned, racked, and maintained by our own in-house engineers. No third party, no finger-pointing. Why Ultra VPS & Dedicated ## Built on hardware we own. Managed by people you can reach. Owned Dell PowerEdge hardware, on-site staff, full root, cPanel/WHM, and a 12-minute average support response. Not a hyperscaler reseller. ## Owned Dell PowerEdge Every VPS and dedicated server runs on Dell PowerEdge chassis that we own outright. No leased capacity from a hyperscaler, no third-party datacenter middleman. ## Intel Xeon CPUs Intel Xeon processors with ECC memory. The Ultra-Xeon Dedicated tier ships with dual 8-core Xeons and 16 GB ECC RAM as standard. ## Hardware RAID1 Every dedicated server uses hardware RAID1 disk mirroring. If a drive fails, the server keeps running and our staff swaps the failed drive on-site. ## Full Root + cPanel/WHM Full root SSH access plus cPanel with Web Host Manager (WHM). Install custom software, configure services, host unlimited cPanel accounts under one box. ## Fully Managed Our team handles OS updates, kernel patches, security hardening, monitoring, and hardware faults. You focus on your sites, we keep the box healthy. ## Redundant Power + UPS Dual power feeds, UPS battery backup, and generator backstop. Built so a single power event doesn't take your server down. ## Cisco Networking Cisco-grade switching and routing on a high-speed in-house backbone. No oversold uplinks, no shared transit to a noisy neighbor's traffic spike. ## 12-Minute Support Real humans on-shore with server-administration backgrounds. Live chat and tickets average a 12-minute first response, not a chatbot or a script. ## Free cPanel Migration Coming from another cPanel host? Our migration team moves accounts, databases, email, and DNS to your new VPS or dedicated for free. Which server is right for me? ## Shared vs Managed VPS vs Dedicated. Shared is the right starting point for most small business sites. Move to a Managed VPS when you need root access, guaranteed CPU/RAM, or you've outgrown shared CPU limits. Move to a dedicated server when the workload demands the whole box, you're running a busy WHM reseller account, or you need maximum performance for high-traffic and resource-intensive applications. Shared Hosting Managed VPS Dedicated Server Starting price$3.95/mo$49.95/mo$99.95/mo Setup timeMinutes1-2 hoursSame business day cPanel/WHM includedcPanel only cPanel + WHM cPanel + WHM Full root SSH Dedicated CPU / RAMCloudLinux per-accountGuaranteed slice (KVM)Whole physical server Hardware RAID1Underlying serverUnderlying server Unlimited cPanel accounts Fully managed by Ultra Best forBrochure sites, blogs, small storesGrowing sites, custom software, dev sandboxesHigh-traffic WHM resellers, busy e-commerce, large WP networks Code with AI · Included ## An agentic AI coding assistant, built into cPanel. Every Ultra VPS and dedicated server ships with Softaculous Code with AI, an agentic AI coding assistant built directly into your cPanel control panel. Point it at a project directory and it can read and write files, edit existing code with targeted changes, debug, refactor, plan multi-step changes before applying them, and run shell commands. Bring your own API key for Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Groq, Together AI, Ollama, or any of the eleven supported providers, or start with the free OpenCode Zen tier enabled by default. You pay your AI provider directly with no token markup, and your conversation history stays under your control. - Built into cPanel, no extra install - 11 supported providers (Claude, GPT, Gemini, etc.) - Free OpenCode Zen tier enabled by default - Bring your own API key, no token markup - Theme, plugin, .htaccess, server-config edits - Conversation history stays under your control Free cPanel Migration ## We move your accounts, free. Realistic timeline, coordinated cutover. If your current host runs cPanel/WHM, our migration team moves your accounts to your new Ultra VPS or dedicated server free of charge. The process: after the order is placed, open a support ticket with your current host's WHM root login (or the per-account cPanel logins), and our team handles the account transfers, databases, email, and DNS. Timing depends on account count and total size. A handful of small cPanel accounts can typically be staged the same business day. A WHM reseller with hundreds of accounts and large mail spools takes longer and is scheduled in waves so you can validate before the DNS cutover. Once the staged copies are tested, the cutover step requires DNS changes at the registrar, and that's where the schedule depends most on your responsiveness or registrar handoff. We also migrate non-cPanel hosts (DirectAdmin, Plesk, manual setups) on a best-effort basis, and we'll let you know up front if anything in the source environment won't survive the migration cleanly. - Free for all VPS and dedicated plans - cPanel-to-cPanel transfers (WHM-driven) - Accounts, databases, mail, DNS included - Staged + tested before DNS cutover - Multi-wave for large reseller migrations - Domain transfers handled in the same ticket A 23-year track record on owned hardware. ## Managed VPS and dedicated hosting, built and run in-house. Ultra Web Hosting has operated its own server infrastructure since 2002. Our VPS and dedicated server plans run on Dell PowerEdge chassis with Intel Xeon CPUs, ECC RAM, and hardware RAID1, behind a Cisco-grade network we manage in-house. There is no leased hyperscaler capacity, no third-party datacenter staff in the chain, no support queue at someone else's company. ## What you get on every VPS and dedicated plan Every plan ships with cPanel + WHM, full root SSH, free cPanel migration, a fully managed OS, free Let's Encrypt SSL, free CloudFlare CDN integration, and a 12-minute average support response. The same on-site team that built the box patches it, monitors it, and walks over to swap a drive when SMART throws a warning. ## Why this matters when something goes wrong When you rent a dedicated server from most hosting companies, the hardware sits in a datacenter the hosting company doesn't own, run by technicians they don't employ. If a drive fails at 2am, they open a support ticket with the datacenter and wait. At Ultra, our office is on-site at our datacenter. When something goes wrong with hardware, we walk over and fix it. That difference can be the difference between five minutes of downtime and five hours. ## Pricing transparency + price guarantee Renewal prices match introductory prices, period. The VPS or dedicated plan you signed up for renews at the same rate you originally paid, not at a hidden higher second-year price. Setup fees on standard SKUs are waived during the current promotion with code FREEDEDICATEDSETUP. Custom configurations are quoted up front and never include hidden charges. Our price guarantee beats comparable competing plans by 10%. What customers say ## 24 years of word-of-mouth. A small sample from our 312 Shopper Approved reviews. Read all customer reviews. ★★★★★ "I've been using Ultra for almost 18 years now. These guys are the most professional of all the webhosts I've worked with, providing patient and thorough customer service quickly while charging the lowest rates I've encountered." SK Sharlene King Chicago, IL · 18-Year Client ★★★★★ "Before Ultra, my website load times were horrible. Users complained of 30+ second page loads. After my move, my website loads in 2 to 3 seconds and all my users are happy. Customer service is top notch." JT Joel Telling Bothell, WA · Performance Boost ★★★★★ "The responses to my requests were so prompt that I almost felt as if the support team and I were in the same room. I have not often been so impressed. David and Kevin have it together. They understand what great service is about." MM Morris G. Mead Lima, OH · Outstanding Service ## Ready for your own server? Free setup on new VPS & dedicated orders with code FREEDEDICATEDSETUP. Owned Dell PowerEdge hardware, fully managed, cPanel/WHM included, free cPanel migration. Choose a server plan Talk to sales FAQ ## What customers ask about VPS and dedicated hosting. The questions our sales team gets every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line and we'll add it. What is the difference between a VPS and a dedicated server?A VPS (Virtual Private Server) is a virtualized partition of a physical server with guaranteed CPU, RAM and storage. A dedicated server is an entire physical machine reserved for your use alone. VPS plans are more affordable and work well for growing sites that need root access or guaranteed resources. Dedicated servers deliver maximum performance for high-traffic websites, large WHM reseller workloads, and resource-intensive applications. What does fully managed hosting mean?Fully managed means our team handles operating system updates, security patches, monitoring, kernel upgrades, and hardware issues. You focus on your websites and applications while we keep the server healthy and secure. Support is available 24/7 by live chat and ticket if anything comes up. Do VPS and dedicated plans include cPanel/WHM?Yes. All VPS and dedicated server plans include cPanel with Web Host Manager (WHM). You can create and manage individual cPanel accounts for each of your websites or clients, configure DNS zones, set up email, manage SSL certificates, control PHP versions, and handle every other server task from a familiar web-based interface. Do I get full root access?Yes. All VPS and dedicated server plans include full root access via SSH. You have complete control to install software, configure services, set up cron jobs, manage firewall rules, customize PHP and webserver configuration, and run whatever software stack your project requires. Do you own your hardware or resell from a third party?Ultra owns and operates all of its server hardware. Our Dell PowerEdge servers sit in racks we operate, and our technical staff works on-site. If a drive fails or a memory module needs swapping, our team handles it directly rather than opening a ticket with a third-party datacenter in another timezone. What hardware do you use for dedicated servers?Our dedicated servers run on Dell PowerEdge rack hardware with Intel Xeon processors, ECC RAM, hardware RAID1 disk arrays for redundancy, and dual redundant power feeds. Networking is Cisco-grade, monitored 24/7 by on-site staff. The Ultra-Xeon Dedicated tier ships with dual 2.5 GHz Xeon 8-core processors and 16 GB RAM as standard. What is the setup time for a new server?Most VPS plans provision in 1 to 2 hours after order verification. Dedicated server setup is typically completed the same business day. If you need a custom configuration that's outside our standard SKUs, lead time depends on parts availability and we'll quote you a realistic ETA when you order. Can I upgrade from shared hosting to a VPS or dedicated server?Yes. Many customers start on shared hosting and upgrade as their traffic grows. Our support team migrates your existing websites, databases, email, and cPanel accounts to the new VPS or dedicated server with minimal downtime, and we prorate the unused portion of your shared plan toward the new one. Can I upgrade RAM or disk after the order?Yes. Because we own and operate the hardware, RAM and disk upgrades are straightforward. Open a support ticket with what you need, we'll quote the upgrade and schedule the maintenance window. VPS resource upgrades are typically live in minutes; dedicated hardware upgrades happen during a brief scheduled window. Do you offer custom server configurations?Yes. If the standard plans don't match your needs, contact us and we'll put together a custom configuration with the CPU, RAM, storage, and software stack your project requires. Since we own our hardware and datacenter, we have the flexibility to build what you need. What DDoS protection is included?Always-on network-edge DDoS mitigation is included on every VPS and dedicated server. CloudFlare CDN integration adds an additional protective edge layer for HTTP/S traffic. For high-risk workloads we can also discuss application-layer WAF and rate-limiting options as part of a custom configuration. Are there setup fees?Standard plans show a $49.95 setup fee, which is waived during the current promotion with code FREEDEDICATEDSETUP. Custom configurations are quoted individually and the setup fee is included in the quoted total when there is one. What operating systems can I run?Standard cPanel/WHM dedicated and VPS plans run AlmaLinux or CloudLinux as the host OS. If you need a different distribution (Ubuntu LTS, Debian, Rocky Linux) on an unmanaged or custom plan, we can usually accommodate. Contact us before ordering to confirm the exact OS and panel combination. Do you provide free migration?Yes. If your current host uses cPanel/WHM, we'll transfer your accounts, websites, databases, and email to your new VPS or dedicated server for free. Most domain registrations can also be transferred so everything is managed in one place. Open a support ticket with your previous provider's login details after placing the order and our migration team handles the rest. Where are your servers located?All of our servers are located in our own datacenter. The facility features redundant power feeds, UPS battery backup, Cisco networking infrastructure, hardware RAID storage, and on-site technical staff available 24/7. We do not resell capacity from third-party datacenters or hyperscalers. How are backups handled on dedicated servers?Hardware RAID1 protects you from single-drive failure at the storage layer. For account-level backup we offer JetBackup on dedicated and VPS plans, which gives you scheduled backups with restore points and one-click restores of individual files, databases, email, or whole accounts via cPanel/WHM. We always recommend an additional offsite backup as defense-in-depth. Can I host unlimited websites on one server?Yes. Every VPS and dedicated plan supports unlimited websites within the server's resource budget. cPanel/WHM lets you create as many individual cPanel accounts as your CPU, RAM, and disk allow. This is the standard setup for WHM resellers, web design agencies, and businesses hosting a portfolio of sites. What is your uptime guarantee and refund policy?We guarantee 99.9% network uptime backed by redundant power, dual Cisco network feeds, and hardware RAID. VPS and dedicated server plans include a 30-day money-back guarantee on the hosting service. Domain registration fees and setup fees on custom builds are non-refundable since they're paid to the registry or vendor on your behalf. 100+ One-Click Installs ## Run WordPress, WooCommerce, Magento, or any of 100+ apps. Softaculous ships with cPanel on every Ultra VPS and dedicated server. WordPress installs in two clicks with sane defaults. Same goes for WooCommerce, Joomla, Drupal, phpBB, and 100+ other apps. See all 100+ apps WordPress WooCommerce Joomla Drupal Magento phpBB osTicket MediaWiki Discourse Moodle Piwigo 90+ more Awards & Recognition ## Award-winning hosting for 24+ years. ## Top Web Host 2024 HostAdvice Editor's Pick ## 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved ## Best Uptime 2024 WhoIsHostingThis ## 24+ Year Honoree Web Hosting Awards Related Guides ## More Ultra hosting resources. ## All Hosting Guides Browse the full Ultra guide library. ## Hosts That Own Their Servers How to tell who owns the hardware, and why it matters. ## NVMe vs SATA SSD Why storage interface matters for hosting speed. ## Shared Web Hosting Start here for small business sites and blogs. ## WordPress Optimized Hosting LiteSpeed + AccelerateWP for WordPress-first sites. ## Nginx Optimized Hosting Reverse-proxy cache layer in front of Apache. ## Reseller Hosting Start your own hosting brand with WHM included. ## HIPAA Hosting Compliance-ready dedicated configurations. ## All Dedicated Features Full feature spec sheet for every tier. ## Free Site Transfer Free cPanel migration on every server plan. ## SSL Certificates Free Let's Encrypt + premium SSL options. ## Price Guarantee Renewal pricing matches introductory pricing. 0 Faster than standard shared 0 Money-back guarantee 0 Avg support response 0 Uptime, our own racks ============================================================================== # Domain Name Search & Registration from $12.95/yr | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/domain-name-check Summary: Search and register your domain name starting at $12.95/year. Check availability for .com, .net, .org and 40+ extensions. Free DNS management, domain locking, and 24/7 support included. Trusted since 2002. Domain registration since 2002 ## Find the domain that's actually available. 40+ TLDs, free DNS + registrar lock + multi-year terms, no surprise renewal hike. From $12.95/yr. .com .net .org .info .biz .name .ca .co.uk .org.uk .me .mobi .tv .us .co .cool .dating .expert .florist .foundation .gallery .graphics .ninja .partners .photo .photos .photography .pics .pink .plumbing .recipes .rentals .repair .singles .social .solutions .tattoo .today .zone .farm .rocks .club .beer .tech .website .store Check availability .com $14.95/yr .us $12.95/yr .me $25.95/yr .club $20.95/yr .ninja $34.95/yr Transfer a Domain Domain ID Protection Bulk WHOIS Lookup WHOIS Lookup Is My Website Up? 10,000+ domains registered Free DNS included 24+ years since 2002 1-10 year terms Pricing ## TLD prices. No upsell tier. Same price at renewal. No first-year tease, no tripled second-year bill. Click a tile to pre-fill the search above. .com Classic. The default for a reason. $14.95/yr Search this TLD .net Networks, ISPs, tech infrastructure. $17.95/yr Search this TLD .org Nonprofits, communities, projects. $17.95/yr Search this TLD .info Reference sites, wikis, info hubs. $27.95/yr Search this TLD .us US-based. Cheapest .com alternative. $12.95/yr Search this TLD .biz Small business, shop, services. $21.95/yr Search this TLD .co Startups, SaaS, .com when taken. $35.95/yr Search this TLD .me Personal brand, portfolio, about. $25.95/yr Search this TLD .ninja Have fun. Be specific. Be you. $34.95/yr Search this TLD .club Communities, clubs, fan sites. $20.95/yr Search this TLD .social Networks, communities, creators. $41.95/yr Search this TLD +34 more .ca .co.uk .tv .photo .store .tech .recipes .farm .rocks .beer ... Check availability Search any TLD Not sure which TLD? ## Match the project, find the suffix. Startup or SaaS .co Personal site .me Nonprofit .org Community .club Local business .com How it works ## How domain registration works. Three simple steps, about five minutes start to finish. 1 ## Search for Your Domain Type the name you want using the search at the top of this page. We instantly check availability across all 40+ extensions so you can find exactly what you're looking for. 2 ## Choose and Register Pick your preferred extension, select a registration period from 1 to 10 years, and add optional extras like Domain ID Protection. Then complete checkout. 3 ## Go Live Your domain is active right away. Point it to your hosting account, set up email, launch a site on WordPress, or park it for later. Every domain includes ## Free DNS, free registrar lock, full transparency. DNS management from cPanel. Registrar lock against unauthorized transfers. Glue records. EPP transfer code on request. Custom nameservers. Domain ID Protection available as a low-cost add-on if you want WHOIS privacy. No premium tier paywall, no auto-renewal trap. Back to search Real people, not a domain kiosk ## A US team that actually picks up about your domain. When a transfer stalls or DNS needs a hand, you reach in-house technicians in the US, not an outsourced queue. The same crew that runs the servers we own has been sorting out domain and DNS questions since 2002. Since 2002US-based and in-house ~12 minAvg ticket response No outsourcingReal technicians Hands-on help · US technicians for transfers, DNS, and registrar locks FAQ ## Common questions, plain answers. What is a domain name and why do I need one? A domain name is the web address people type into their browser to visit your website, like www.example.com. It takes the place of the numerical IP address that computers use behind the scenes, giving your site an address that is easy for people to remember and share. You need a domain name if you want to build a professional website, create branded email addresses (like you@yourdomain.com), or simply establish your identity online. How do I choose a good domain name? Keep it short, easy to spell, and easy to say out loud. Ideally something under 15 characters. Avoid hyphens and numbers since they are hard to communicate over the phone or in conversation. Go with a .com if it is available, since that is still the most recognized extension. If your first choice is taken, try .net, .org, or one of the newer options like .tech or .store. What is a domain extension (TLD)? A domain extension (also called a TLD, or top-level domain) is the suffix at the end of a web address, like .com, .net, or .org. Different extensions can signal different things: .com is the most universal, .org is popular with nonprofits, and newer extensions like .tech or .store can help your domain stand out in a specific niche. We offer over 40 different extensions to choose from. Can I use my domain for email? Absolutely. All of our web hosting plans include email support, which means you can create professional email addresses like you@yourdomain.com at no additional cost. Having a branded email address goes a long way toward building trust with customers, clients, or anyone you communicate with. If you just need the domain without hosting, you can also set up email forwarding to route messages to an existing inbox. What is the difference between domain registration and web hosting? Domain registration is what secures your web address (like example.com). Web hosting is what provides the server space where your actual website files, databases, and email live. You need both to have a working website. Think of the domain as your address and hosting as the building at that address. View our hosting plans. How long does it take to register my domain? Registration itself is nearly instant. Once you complete checkout, your domain is reserved within minutes. The part that takes a little longer is DNS propagation, which is the process of your new domain being recognized across the internet. That typically takes anywhere from 5 minutes to 24 hours, depending on your ISP and region. Most domains are fully active within a couple of hours. What is WHOIS and Domain ID Protection? WHOIS (pronounced "who is") is a public database that stores the contact details for every registered domain name. By default, your name, address, phone number, and email are visible to anyone who looks up your domain. Domain ID Protection replaces your personal information with proxy details, keeping you safe from spammers, data scrapers, and unwanted solicitations. What happens when my domain expires? When a domain expires, it goes through a few stages. First there is a grace period (usually around 30 days) where you can still renew at the standard price. After that, it enters a redemption period where renewal is possible but costs more. Eventually the domain gets released to the public and anyone can register it. Enable auto-renewal in your client area and we will take care of the rest. What is domain parking? Domain parking means registering a domain without pointing it to a live website right away. You might do this because you're not ready to build your site yet but want to secure the name, or to protect your brand by owning common variations and misspellings. You can also use parked domains to mirror an existing website: both yourwebsite.com and your-website.com can point to the same hosting account. Can I sell or transfer my domain? Yes, your domain is yours to do with as you please. After the standard 90-day hold period (which applies at all registrars, not just Ultra), you are free to sell or transfer your domain to another owner or registrar. We also make it easy to transfer domains into Ultra from other registrars if you want to consolidate everything under one account. 4.9 / 5 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ Domains registered 40+ TLDs Extensions available 12-min Avg support response ## Need hosting to go with that domain? Bundle web hosting + domain on a single account. Free SSL, free CloudFlare CDN, free migration. From $3.95/mo. View hosting plans Back to search ============================================================================== # Free Website Migration & Domain Transfer | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/transfer-website-domain Summary: Free website migration to Ultra Web Hosting. cPanel, WordPress, databases, email, and domain transfer with zero downtime in 1-12 hours. Free with annual plans. Free migration since 2002 ## Move your site to Ultra. We do the heavy lifting. cPanel, WordPress, databases, email, and your domain. Zero downtime, 1-12 hour turnaround, free with any annual plan. Start a free migration View hosting plans Migrate from Bluehost Migrate from HostGator Migrate from GoDaddy Migrate from SiteGround Migrate from Weebly 10,000+ sites migrated 1-12 hr avg turnaround 24+ years since 2002 Zero downtime ## Watch your migration, step by step yoursite.com → new-server · ● queued · starting shortly Queued Files & databases copied DNS cutover Live on Ultra 10,000+ Sites Migrated 1-12hrs Avg Turnaround Zero Downtime Free With Annual Plans What we move ## Every part of your hosting account. Files, databases, email, DNS, your domain, the lot. Our migration specialists handle everything end to end so you do not have to touch a single config file. ## cPanel Full cPanel-to-cPanel transfer including files, accounts, cron jobs, and config. ## WordPress Core, themes, plugins, wp-content/uploads, and the database. WooCommerce friendly. ## Databases MySQL and MariaDB of any size. We rewire the connection strings on the other side. ## Email Accounts Mailboxes, forwarders, and autoresponders replicated for cPanel-to-cPanel moves. ## FTP Files Static sites, custom apps, legacy stacks. We handle manual FTP pulls when needed. ## DNS Records Zone records copied so your custom subdomains, MX, and TXT entries survive the move. ## Domain Transfer EPP code, registrar unlock, and a free year added to your registration. Search a new domain. ## SSL Certificates Auto-issued free Let's Encrypt SSL on arrival. Bring custom certs if you need to. How it works ## Four steps from sign-up to go-live. You pick a plan, hand us the credentials, and we do the rest. Your old site stays live the whole time. 1 ## Choose a Hosting Plan Pick the plan that fits. We offer shared hosting, WordPress optimized hosting, Nginx hosting, and reseller hosting. Any annual plan qualifies for free migration. 2 ## Submit a Migration Request After signing up, open a support ticket with your current host's login details: control panel URL, username, password, and FTP credentials. 3 ## We Handle the Move For cPanel-to-cPanel transfers we move your files, databases, email accounts, and DNS records end to end. For non-cPanel sources we do a best-effort migration with manual help where needed. Your site stays live on your old host the entire time, so there is no downtime. 4 ## Review and Go Live We email you when the migration is complete. Take a look, make sure it all works, then cancel with your previous host. That is it. ## What we need from you Control Panel URL Username Password FTP Hostname / IP FTP Password Migration team ## Real engineers, not a ticket bot. Ultra's in-house migration team has spent 24 years moving sites onto our platform. cPanel transfers, WordPress installs, custom LAMP stacks, control-panel oddities. They have seen it, they have fixed it, and they will walk you through anything you want to confirm before, during, or after the move. Start a free migration Who does your migration ## A US team moves your site for you, for free. Your transfer is handled by in-house technicians sitting on-site with the Dell PowerEdge servers we own, never outsourced or handed to a bot. It is done-for-you work by the same US team that has been migrating sites since 2002. Done for youWe do the moving ~12 minAvg ticket response No outsourcingIn-house US team Your migration crew · in-house US technicians on the servers we own Host-specific guides ## Coming from a specific host? Dedicated walk-throughs with host-specific tips on timing, contracts, control panel changes, and what to expect during the move. ## Migrate from Bluehost Predictable renewal pricing, standard cPanel instead of Bluehost's custom panel, owned hardware, and US-based support. ## Migrate from HostGator CloudLinux account isolation replaces HostGator's resource-cap suspensions, plus predictable renewal pricing on owned, in-house hardware. ## Migrate from GoDaddy No upsell pressure at checkout, in your dashboard, or on support tickets. Standard cPanel without GoDaddy's Hosting Manager wrapper. ## Migrate from SiteGround Standard cPanel instead of SiteGround's custom Site Tools, owned hardware instead of rented Google Cloud capacity, no CPU-seconds caps. ## Migrate from Weebly Weebly is winding down in 67 countries, with sites unpublished by January 2027. Export your content and rebuild on WordPress or static hosting you own. Don't see your host? The migration service applies to any host. Customers have moved sites onto Ultra Web Hosting from DreamHost, A2 Hosting, Hostinger, InMotion, Liquid Web, Namecheap, IONOS (1&1), iPage, regional providers, on-premise servers, and home-built LAMP stacks. If your current host uses a non-cPanel control panel (Plesk, DirectAdmin, ISPmanager, Webmin, or something proprietary), mention it in the migration request and the team will plan around it. Live chat or contact the team for a quick read on your specific setup before you sign up. Domain transfer ## Bring your domain along too. Want to manage your hosting and domain registration in one place? You can transfer your domain to Ultra at the same time as the site move. Three small steps at your current registrar, and the domain comes with you. 1 ## Unlock at your current registrar Find the "domain lock" or "registrar lock" setting in your existing registrar's dashboard and turn it off. 2 ## Grab the EPP authorization code This is a one-time transfer code your current registrar will email or display in the control panel. 3 ## Include it in your request Paste the EPP code into your migration ticket. We initiate the transfer and add a full year to your registration at no extra charge. Need a brand new domain too? Search a domain Why move to Ultra ## More than just a migration. Here is what you get after the move: the platform, the team, and the guarantees that make a switch worth it. ## Trusted Since 2002 Over two decades of hosting experience. We have been through every server challenge imaginable and built a platform that keeps your sites online and running fast. ## CloudLinux & Nginx Powered Our servers use CloudLinux for account isolation and Nginx reverse proxy for faster page loads. Your site gets dedicated resources, not affected by noisy neighbors. ## 12-min Support Response Real humans available 24/7 via live chat, tickets, and email. No chatbots, no runaround. When you need help, you get it from someone who actually knows hosting. ## Free SSL Certificates Every hosted domain gets a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate automatically. Your visitors see the padlock in their browser from day one. ## Price Guarantee Find a comparable hosting plan at a lower price? We will beat it by 10%. Check out our price guarantee for full details. ## Zero DNS Downtime Your site stays live on the old host while we copy everything over. DNS only flips after you verify the new site works, so your visitors do not notice the move. ## Daily JetBackup Every shared host runs JetBackup with 30 days of restorable snapshots. If anything goes sideways after you move in, we can roll the account back in minutes. ## Owned Hardware Dell PowerEdge servers in our own racks, not rented cloud capacity. On-site technicians, RAID-protected storage, redundant UPS, Cisco backbone. ## 30-Day Money Back Not happy after switching? Full money-back guarantee within the first 30 days. There is zero risk in giving us a try. Why a free migration matters ## Switching hosts should not cost you a weekend. Switching web hosts shouldn't be stressful or complicated. Ultra Web Hosting will migrate your website, databases, email accounts, and domain name to our platform completely free when you sign up for an annual or longer hosting plan. Our migration specialists handle everything so you don't have to touch a single file. Since 2002, we've helped thousands of website owners move to faster, more reliable hosting with zero downtime. Whether you're running a small business site, a WordPress blog, or a growing ecommerce store, our team has the experience to get you up and running quickly. cPanel transfers, account backups, FTP, MySQL, MariaDB, phpMyAdmin: you name it, they have done it. Most accounts move in under an hour. Larger ones take up to twelve. Migration is free with annual or longer hosting plan orders. Customers on monthly billing can purchase a one-time migration as a paid service. Either way, the same team handles it, and the same playbook applies: your old site stays live, we copy everything over, you verify it on our platform, then we flip DNS. If you want a second opinion before you sign up, start a live chat and one of our agents will walk you through your specific setup. FAQ ## Common questions, plain answers. How long does a website migration take? Most websites are migrated within 1 to 12 hours, depending on the size and complexity of the account. Smaller sites with a single database can be done in under an hour. We send you an email as soon as the transfer is complete so you know when to check it. Will my website go down during the transfer? No. Your site stays live on your current host throughout the entire migration. We copy everything over to our servers first, and we only switch DNS after you have had a chance to verify that everything is working correctly. Your visitors will not notice a thing. Is the website transfer really free? Yes. Website migrations are free for cPanel accounts under 1GB in size with fewer than 5 databases, and they are included with any annual or longer hosting plan. Larger sites may have a small fee based on account size, and we will let you know before we start. Customers on monthly billing can purchase a one-time migration as a paid service. What information do I need to provide? We need your current host's control panel URL, your login username and password, and your FTP hostname or IP address with credentials. Submit all of this through a support ticket after you sign up. Leave your old hosting account active until we confirm the migration is done. Can you transfer my WordPress website? Absolutely. We migrate your entire WordPress installation including themes, plugins, media uploads, and the database. We also optimize your wp-config.php settings for our servers so your site runs as fast as possible. This works with WooCommerce stores, Elementor sites, and any other WordPress setup. Check out our WordPress hosting plans for the best performance after migration. Do you transfer email accounts? Yes. For cPanel-to-cPanel transfers, all of your email accounts, forwarders, and autoresponders are included automatically. If your previous host does not use cPanel, email migration may require some manual setup, but our support team will walk you through it. Can I transfer my domain name too? You can. Unlock your domain at your current registrar, grab the EPP authorization code, and include it with your transfer request. Domain transfers add one year to your existing registration. This lets you manage hosting and your domain name from a single control panel. What hosting platforms can you migrate from? We can migrate from any cPanel host, Plesk, DirectAdmin, and most Linux-based hosting environments. We also handle manual FTP transfers from just about any provider. The one exception is closed platforms like Wix, Squarespace, and Shopify, since those do not allow file-level access to your site. What if something goes wrong during migration? Your original site is never modified or deleted during the process. If anything comes up, your website keeps running on your previous host while we sort it out. Our support team is available 24/7 to help at any point during the transfer. Do I need to cancel my old hosting account right away? No, and we actually recommend that you do not. Keep your old account active until we have confirmed everything is transferred and you have had a chance to test your site on our platform. Once you are satisfied that everything looks good, then go ahead and cancel with your previous provider. 4.9 / 5 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ Sites migrated 24+ years In business since 2002 12-min Avg support response ## Ready to move your site? Pick a hosting plan, open a migration ticket, and we will have you live on Ultra in hours, not days. Free with any annual plan. Start a free migration View hosting plans Human by design ## Stuck? Talk to a real person. A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from in-house engineers who know your account. No bots, no scripts, no overseas call center. Start a live chatBrowse the knowledge base ============================================================================== # Application Hosting · Run Any Web App on the Right Stack | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/application-hosting Summary: Run almost any web application on the stack it needs: 400+ one-click Softaculous apps on shared, plus Managed VPS for Node and Rails. Free migration. From $3.95/mo. Any web app, matched to the right stack ## Run almost any web app. Spin up 400+ apps in one click with Softaculous, or drop your own PHP, Node, Rails, or Python code onto the stack it actually needs. WordPress, Magento, Ghost, Discourse, Joomla, Drupal, Moodle, phpBB, and far beyond. Free migration with any annual plan. See plans Live chat 24+ years since 2002 99.9% uptime 400+ apps supported 24/7 support 99.9% uptime LiteSpeed + Redis Daily backups Free SSL + CDN 12-min avg support 45-day money-back 24+ Years in Business 99.9% Uptime Guarantee 400+ Supported Apps 24/7 US-Based Support Built in-house since 2002 ## Whatever you build, there is a stack that fits it. A blog, a store, a forum, a learning portal, or your own in-house code all want different runtimes. Ultra's in-house team has spent 24 years figuring out which stack each application really needs, then keeping it fast and patched. Real engineers picking up tickets 24/7, backed by a 99.9% uptime guarantee on owned cPanel and CloudLinux hardware. Real people · US-based · Since 2002 ## Whatever you run, real engineers keep it running. Every application stack we host lives on Dell PowerEdge hardware we own outright, staffed on-site by a US-based team that has kept these runtimes fast and patched since 2002. Whichever app you deploy, a real engineer answers your ticket in about 12 minutes. 100%US-based team OwnedDell hardware 12 minavg reply Our team · on-site with the hardware we own Browse by application ## Start with your app type, land on the right stack. Grouped by what you are building: content and publishing, forums, e-commerce, learning and help desk. Each tile links to a dedicated page with the exact runtime that app expects (PHP version, database, memory), plus pricing, FAQ, and signup. Building something that is not here? Skip to the "run any app" section below or open live chat. ## Content & Publishing ## WordPress Hosting Tuned for WordPress with caching, security hardening, and one-click installs. Shared hosting from $3.95/mo. ## Ghost Hosting Modern Node.js publishing with memberships and Stripe-powered subscriptions. Node.js Hosting from $9.95/mo, Managed VPS for production. ## Joomla Hosting Full-featured CMS for content sites, intranets, and community portals. Standard LAMP stack on shared hosting from $3.95/mo. ## Drupal Hosting Enterprise CMS for sites needing custom content types and complex workflows. PHP-FPM tuning included on shared hosting. ## Forums & Communities ## Discourse Hosting Modern Rails + PostgreSQL + Redis forum platform via Docker launcher. Managed VPS from $49.95/mo. ## phpBB Hosting Long-standing PHP forum with thousands of plugins and themes. Shared hosting from $3.95/mo, one-click install via Softaculous. ## Simple Machines Forum Lightweight PHP forum software, easy to install and customize. Shared hosting from $3.95/mo with Softaculous. ## E-Commerce ## Magento Hosting Adobe Commerce / Magento Open Source on Managed VPS with PHP 8, MariaDB, Composer, Elasticsearch, Redis. From $49.95/mo. ## CubeCart Hosting Open-source shopping cart with full feature set out of the box. Shared hosting from $3.95/mo, easy installation. ## osCommerce Hosting Classic open-source ecommerce platform with a large add-on community. Shared hosting from $3.95/mo. ## Learning, Surveys & Help Desk ## Moodle Hosting Open-source learning management system for schools, universities, and corporate training programs. Shared hosting from $3.95/mo. ## LimeSurvey Hosting Open-source survey platform with conditional logic and rich question types. Shared hosting from $3.95/mo. ## osTicket Hosting Open-source customer support ticketing system with email integration. Shared hosting from $3.95/mo. Hosting plans ## Three tiers, matched to what your app runs on. Standard PHP apps live happily on shared hosting. WordPress gets its own tuned tier. Rails, Discourse, Magento, and anything wanting root or its own runtime move up to Managed VPS. Popular ## Web Hosting from $3.95/mo PHP applications via Softaculous one-click installer: WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Moodle, phpBB, osCommerce, CubeCart, LimeSurvey, and 400+ more. cPanel, free SSL. Get Started ## WordPress Hosting from $9.95/mo Optimized WordPress environment with caching, security hardening, and managed WordPress updates. Ideal for business sites, blogs, and WooCommerce stores. Get Started ## Managed VPS from $49.95/mo Required for Discourse (Rails + PostgreSQL + Redis), Magento (PHP 8 + Elasticsearch), Ghost production, and any custom stack needing Docker, full root, or dedicated resources. Get Started Good to know ## Questions? Quick answers. Is site migration really free?+Yes. Our in-house team moves your site, email, and databases for you at no cost on any annual plan. How fast is support?+A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from engineers who know your account. What about uptime and hardware?+99.9% uptime on servers we own, rack, and monitor around the clock. No reselling someone else's cloud. What is included ## One foundation under every application. The runtime changes from app to app, but the platform underneath does not. A WordPress blog, a phpBB forum, an osCommerce store, or a custom Python app all sit on the same tested foundation below. ## cPanel Control Panel Manage your website, email, databases, and files from one clean dashboard. The industry standard, included at no additional cost. ## CloudLinux Isolation Shared and reseller hosting runs CloudLinux to isolate your account from neighbors. Managed VPS gives you the equivalent at the hypervisor level. ## Free SSL Certificates HTTPS on every plan. Required for OAuth, Stripe checkout, Discourse logins, and most modern application integrations. ## Cloudflare CDN Free CDN integration caches static content across data centers worldwide and adds an extra DDoS layer in front of your application. ## Free Migration On any annual or longer plan the team transfers files, database, uploads, themes, plugins, and email accounts. See Easy Transfer for the process. ## Softaculous 400+ Apps One-click installs for 400+ popular applications, plus MariaDB databases, email hosting, and daily server-level backups on every shared plan. Not seeing your app? ## If it runs on the web, it very likely runs here. The grid above is just the 13 apps we get asked about most. The catalog runs far wider: WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Magento, Moodle, phpBB, MediaWiki, vBulletin, b2evolution, Xoops, e107, Textpattern, Serendipity, Coppermine, 4images, Gossamer Links, OpenCart, PrestaShop, AWStats, phpMyAdmin, and dozens more. The Legacy Applications reference page lists every supported application with version notes. Rolling your own? Shared hosting will run any LAMP-stack PHP, Perl, Python, or Ruby app. When your code needs its own runtime, Managed VPS hands you full root for Docker, custom Node.js, Go, .NET Core, Java, or Rust builds, or whatever else your stack calls for. AI Coding Hosting covers AI-assisted development environments, and Reseller Hosting is the tier for agencies running client apps under their own brand. Not sure which tier fits? Live chat or contact the team with your stack details (PHP version, database, runtime, expected traffic) and we will recommend the right plan. Hosting an application for a specific kind of business (a law firm, a nonprofit, a restaurant, a healthcare practice)? See the Industry Hosting hub for vertical-specific landing pages with the features and plan tier recommended for that business type. Pick the right stack ## Not sure where your app should live? Match your application to a tier by what its runtime needs, not by guesswork. Here is the quick way to place almost any app. ## Standard PHP app If it runs on a plain LAMP stack (Joomla, Drupal, phpBB, osCommerce, CubeCart, Moodle, and most Softaculous apps), shared hosting from $3.95/mo is the place. One-click install and you are live. ## WordPress site WordPress runs fine on shared, but a business blog, membership site, or WooCommerce store gets the tuned WordPress tier from $9.95/mo with caching and hardening built in. ## Node, Rails, or Docker Apps that need Node.js (Ghost), Ruby on Rails (Discourse), Elasticsearch, Redis, Docker, root access, or 4 GB+ RAM (Magento production) belong on Managed VPS from $49.95/mo. ## Legacy or older PHP Older Magento 1, Joomla 1.x/2.x, Drupal 7, or custom code on PHP 5.x/7.x stays patched under CloudLinux HardenedPHP long after upstream end-of-life. See Legacy Applications. ## Your own code Perl, Python, or Ruby on shared; Go, .NET Core, Java, or Rust on Managed VPS with full root and your chosen runtime versions. The team helps provision and tune it when you sign up. ## Already running elsewhere Whatever the app, free migration on any annual plan moves the files, database, uploads, themes, plugins, and email, usually within 24 to 48 hours. See Easy Transfer. By category ## Whatever you are building, there is a home for it. Most of the 400+ Softaculous apps fall into a handful of families. Find yours below and jump straight to the tuned landing page for it. ## CMS & publishing WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and Ghost on a tuned LAMP stack with one-click installs. ## E-commerce Magento, CubeCart, and osCommerce stores with free SSL for checkout and database provisioning done for you. ## Forums & community phpBB, Simple Machines Forum, and Discourse with real cron for pruning and digests. ## LMS & helpdesk Moodle for courses and osTicket for support, both with the PHP extensions and mail piping they expect. ## Custom runtimes Node.js apps on the CloudLinux Selector, or full root on Managed VPS for Docker, Go, .NET, or Rust. ## AI-assisted builds AI Coding Hosting puts an agent inside cPanel to plan, edit, and debug on your live files. FAQ ## Common questions, plain answers. Which applications can I install on Ultra hosting? Ultra supports 400+ applications via Softaculous one-click installer on shared hosting, plus any modern application stack on Managed VPS. Featured: WordPress, Magento, Ghost, Discourse, Joomla, Drupal, Moodle, phpBB, MediaWiki, osCommerce, CubeCart, Simple Machines Forum, vBulletin, LimeSurvey, osTicket, and dozens of others. The Legacy Applications page lists the complete catalog including older platforms still in active use. Shared hosting vs Managed VPS for applications? Shared hosting at $3.95/mo fits PHP applications running on the standard LAMP stack: WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, phpBB, osCommerce, CubeCart, Moodle, and most Softaculous apps. Managed VPS at $49.95/mo is required for applications needing Node.js (Ghost), Ruby on Rails (Discourse), specific PostgreSQL versions, Redis, Elasticsearch, Docker, or 4 GB+ RAM (Magento production stores). Do you migrate existing application installs from another host? Yes. Free migration on any annual or longer plan handles standard application moves: WordPress, Magento, Ghost, Discourse, Joomla, Drupal, Moodle, phpBB, MediaWiki, and others. The team transfers application files, database, uploads, themes, plugins, and email accounts (for cPanel-source hosts) via direct cPanel-to-cPanel account transfer. Most migrations complete within 24 to 48 hours. Can I install custom or in-house applications? Yes. Shared hosting supports any standard PHP, Perl, Python, or Ruby application that runs on a LAMP stack with no unusual dependencies. Managed VPS gives full root access for custom Node.js, Go, .NET Core, Java, or Rust deployments, custom Docker containers, or any application that needs dedicated CPU/RAM and specific runtime versions. The team helps with provisioning and tuning when you sign up. What about legacy applications or older PHP versions? Ultra supports legacy applications and older PHP versions via CloudLinux HardenedPHP, which keeps PHP 5.x and 7.x branches patched against security vulnerabilities after upstream end-of-life. Useful for older Magento 1, Joomla 1.x/2.x, Drupal 7, or custom legacy apps that cannot be ported. See the Legacy Applications reference page for the full supported list and current version notes. 4.9 / 5 Shopper Approved rating 10,000+ Customers since 2002 24+ years In business since 2002 12-min Avg support response ## Bring your app. We have the stack. One-click it with Softaculous, or upload your own code and point it at the runtime it needs. Pick a plan and go live in minutes. Already running elsewhere? Annual plans include free migration. See plans Transfer a site ============================================================================== # Migrate from Bluehost to Ultra · Free Transfer | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/migrate-from-bluehost Summary: Switch from Bluehost to Ultra Web Hosting. Free cPanel-to-cPanel migration on annual plans, real cPanel (not the Bluehost panel), and renewals that match signup pricing. Switching from Bluehost to Ultra ## Move your Bluehost site to Ultra. We do the heavy lifting. Real cPanel, owned hardware, and renewal pricing that matches your signup price. Free Bluehost migration in 24 to 48 hours with any annual plan. Start a free migration View hosting plans 10,000+ sites migrated 24-48 hr Bluehost turnaround 24+ years since 2002 Zero downtime $3.95/mo Hosting Starts At 24-48hrs Bluehost Migration 99.9% Uptime Guarantee 45-day Money Back Side by side ## Bluehost vs Ultra Web Hosting. A factual comparison of the things customers ask about most. Bluehost's specifics change with their promotions, so figures below reflect their commonly advertised entry tier. Check their current pricing page for exact numbers.   Bluehost (Basic) Ultra Web Hosting Starting price Promotional intro rateTypically requires 12 to 36 month prepay As low as $3.95/moNo long-term prepay required Renewal price Significant jump at renewalOften 3-4x the intro rate Same as your signup priceBacked by the Ultra Price Guarantee Migration service Paid (Bluehost Pro migration) or self-service Free with annual planscPanel-to-cPanel transfer: files, databases, email Control panel Bluehost's custom interface Standard cPanel Server platform Shared infrastructure across Newfold Digital brands CloudLinux on owned hardwareAccount-level resource isolation Support model Tiered phone/chat/ticket, varies by plan 24/7 US-based, in-house Hardware ownership Newfold Digital (parent company) Owned, in-house datacenter Free SSL Yes Yes (Let's Encrypt, auto-renew) Money-back guarantee 30 days 45 days Years in business Founded 2003Acquired by EIG/Newfold 2010 Founded 2002, independent What moves from Bluehost ## Every part of your Bluehost account. Bluehost runs cPanel under their custom dashboard, so for Bluehost cPanel plans the migration team performs a direct cPanel-to-cPanel transfer of everything you have. Files, databases, email, the works. ## cPanel Full cPanel-to-cPanel transfer including files, accounts, cron jobs, and config from your Bluehost account. ## WordPress Core, themes, plugins, wp-content/uploads, and the database. WooCommerce and Elementor friendly. ## Databases MySQL and MariaDB of any size. We rewire the connection strings on the Ultra side automatically. ## Email Accounts Mailboxes, passwords, stored messages, forwarders, and autoresponders replicated for Bluehost cPanel plans. ## FTP Files Static sites, custom apps, legacy stacks. We handle manual FTP pulls when needed for non-cPanel Bluehost tiers. ## DNS Records Zone records copied so your custom subdomains, MX, and TXT entries survive the move off Bluehost. ## Domain Transfer EPP code, registrar unlock, and a free year added to your registration. Search a new domain. ## SSL Certificates Auto-issued free Let's Encrypt SSL on arrival. Bring custom certs from Bluehost if you need to. How it works ## Three steps from Bluehost to live on Ultra. You pick a plan, hand off your Bluehost details, and the team does the rest. Your Bluehost site stays live the whole time. 1 ## Sign Up for a Plan Pick the tier that matches your current Bluehost setup. Shared Web Hosting as low as $3.95/mo, WordPress Hosting from $9.95/mo, or Managed VPS from $49.95/mo. Checkout takes a few minutes. 2 ## Submit Your Bluehost Login Hand off your Bluehost cPanel credentials or a backup file in a support ticket. The team performs a direct cPanel-to-cPanel transfer (Bluehost runs cPanel under their custom dashboard for most plans). Free with annual plans, most done in 24 to 48 hours. 3 ## Test, Then Flip DNS Once the migration is complete, preview your site on a temporary URL to confirm everything moved correctly. When you are satisfied, point your domain's nameservers at Ultra Web Hosting. Most DNS propagation finishes within hours. 4 ## Cancel Bluehost Keep your Bluehost account active until DNS has fully propagated and you have confirmed everything works on Ultra. Then cancel with Bluehost. If you are inside their 30-day window, request a refund. Free hands-on migration ## We move it for you. Hand our US-based team your old host's login or a backup file and we transfer your files, databases, and email ourselves. Your current site stays online the whole time, so your visitors never see a hiccup. Start a free migration Migration team ## Real engineers handle your Bluehost move. Ultra's in-house migration team has spent 24 years moving sites onto our platform, and Bluehost transfers are bread and butter. cPanel quirks, the Bluehost custom panel, Managed WordPress edge cases, WooCommerce stores. They have seen it, they have fixed it, and they will walk you through anything you want to confirm before, during, or after the move. Start a free migration Why move off Bluehost ## What you get on Ultra Web Hosting. The platform, the team, and the guarantees that make leaving Bluehost worth the effort. ## Predictable Renewal Pricing Bluehost's intro rate jumps significantly at renewal. Ultra's renewal price matches your signup price, backed by the Ultra Price Guarantee. What you pay in year one is what you pay in year three. ## Real cPanel, Not a Custom Panel Bluehost replaced cPanel with its own interface, which means relearning where everything lives. Ultra runs standard cPanel, the industry control panel most developers and agencies already know. ## CloudLinux & Nginx Powered Our servers use CloudLinux for account-level resource isolation and Nginx for faster page loads. No noisy-neighbor suspensions like the ones Bluehost customers see at the busy end of shared. ## 12-min US Support Live chat, phone, and tickets answered by the same engineers who run the platform. No tier-one script reader, no overseas call center, and no upsell pressure. Average response under 12 minutes. ## Free SSL Certificates Every hosted domain gets a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate with automatic renewal. Free Cloudflare CDN integration for edge caching and DDoS protection. ## Zero DNS Downtime Your Bluehost site stays live while we copy everything over. DNS only flips after you verify the new site works on Ultra, so visitors do not notice the move. ## Daily JetBackup Every shared host runs JetBackup with 30 days of restorable snapshots. If anything goes sideways after you move in from Bluehost, we can roll the account back in minutes. ## Owned Hardware Dell PowerEdge servers in our own racks, not rented capacity. On-site technicians, RAID-protected storage, redundant UPS, Cisco backbone. No layers of Newfold corporate ownership. ## 45-Day Money Back Not happy after switching? Full money-back guarantee within 45 days, longer than the 30 days that has become the industry standard. Zero risk in giving us a try. A better home for your website ## 24 years of independent hosting, not an EIG portfolio brand. If you are a Bluehost customer thinking about moving, you are in good company. Ultra Web Hosting has been hosting websites since 2002, and a meaningful share of new signups every year are people switching from large national hosts whose pricing, support, or platform no longer fits. Bluehost was acquired by EIG (now Newfold Digital) in 2010 and shares infrastructure with a portfolio of brands. Ultra has stayed independent the entire time, on its own owned hardware, with one engineering team running the platform. The move itself is the easy part. Free migration with any annual or longer plan (typically 24 to 48 hours), real cPanel, US-based support, and renewal pricing that matches your signup price. cPanel transfers, account backups, FTP, MySQL, MariaDB, phpMyAdmin: you name it, the migration team has done it. Most accounts move in under a day. Bluehost's initial 30-day money-back window applies to your initial term. If you are within that window, request a refund after migrating. If you are past it, the cleanest approach is to migrate now and let your remaining Bluehost term run out in parallel. Your site keeps serving from Bluehost during the migration window, so there is no rush from a downtime standpoint, and no risk to your visitors during the transition. If you want to talk to a person before you decide, start a live chat with the same team that runs the servers. FAQ ## Common Bluehost-migration questions. How long does the migration from Bluehost take? Most Bluehost migrations complete within 24 to 48 hours of submitting your account details. Smaller cPanel accounts with a single database can finish much sooner. Larger sites or complex configurations (heavy databases, custom server settings, many email accounts) can take longer, but the migration team gives you a timeline as soon as work begins. Will my Bluehost cPanel transfer cleanly to Ultra? Yes. Bluehost runs cPanel under their custom dashboard for most plans, so we perform a direct cPanel-to-cPanel account transfer. Files, MySQL databases, email accounts and passwords, forwarders, autoresponders, cron jobs, PHP version settings, and .htaccess rules all carry over. If you are on Bluehost Managed WordPress or another non-cPanel Bluehost tier, the team falls back to a file-and-database migration plus manual email setup. Will my website experience downtime during the move? No. Ultra performs the migration to a separate environment first and gives you a temporary URL to test. DNS only changes after you confirm everything moved correctly. Your Bluehost site keeps serving traffic the entire time. Once DNS propagates, visitors land on the new server with no interruption. What happens to my email accounts on Bluehost? For Bluehost cPanel plans, email accounts, passwords, and stored messages transfer automatically as part of the free cPanel-to-cPanel account transfer. For Bluehost Managed WordPress or other non-cPanel plans, email requires some manual setup. The team will guide you through it. Mention your specific Bluehost plan in the migration request. Do I need to change DNS or nameservers? Yes. Once the migration is complete and you have tested the site on the temporary URL, you point your domain's nameservers (or A records, if you keep DNS at your registrar) at Ultra Web Hosting. The migration team provides exact values. Most DNS propagation finishes within a few hours, though it can take up to 48 hours in rare cases. What about WooCommerce, custom code, or unusual Bluehost server settings? The migration team handles these regularly. WooCommerce stores migrate intact with products, orders, customers, and Stripe / payment integrations. Custom code, cron jobs, .htaccess rules, and PHP version settings transfer as part of the move. If your Bluehost setup includes anything unusual, mention it in the migration request and the team will plan around it. Is the migration really free? What does it cost to leave Bluehost? Migration to Ultra is included at no cost with any annual or longer hosting plan for cPanel accounts under 1GB with fewer than 5 databases. Larger sites may have a small fee based on account size, and the team will let you know before starting work. Monthly billing plans have a migration fee. The plan you sign up for is what you pay, and Ultra renewal pricing matches your signup price. Bluehost itself does not bill you to leave. What about my current Bluehost contract or annual plan? Bluehost offers a 30-day money-back guarantee that applies to your initial term. If you are within that window, request a refund after migration is complete. If you are past it, you can still move at any time and run out the remainder of your Bluehost term in parallel. The migration team can advise on timing if you want to minimize overlap. Do I need to cancel Bluehost first? No, and we recommend that you do not. Keep your Bluehost account active until the migration is confirmed complete and you have tested the site on Ultra. Once everything looks good on our platform and DNS has propagated, then go ahead and cancel with Bluehost. Why are people leaving Bluehost for Ultra? The four reasons that come up most often: Bluehost's renewal price jumps significantly off the intro rate, Bluehost replaced standard cPanel with a custom dashboard, Bluehost is part of Newfold Digital (formerly EIG) rather than independently run, and support is tiered across overseas call centers. Ultra Web Hosting has been independently operated since 2002 with renewal pricing that matches signup, standard cPanel, owned hardware, and 24/7 US-based support. 4.9 / 5 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ Sites migrated 24+ years In business since 2002 12-min Avg support response ## Ready to leave Bluehost? Pick a hosting plan, open a migration ticket, and we will have you live on Ultra in 24 to 48 hours. Free with any annual plan, no downtime, no relearning a custom panel. Start a free migration View hosting plans ============================================================================== # Migrate from HostGator to Ultra · Free in 24-48 Hours | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/migrate-from-hostgator Summary: Leave HostGator without losing a weekend. Free cPanel-to-cPanel migration, owned hardware, CloudLinux isolation, predictable renewals. From $3.95/mo, 24-48 hrs. Switching from HostGator ## Leave HostGator. Keep your weekend. Free cPanel-to-cPanel migration, owned hardware, CloudLinux account isolation, and renewal pricing that matches your signup. Most HostGator sites move in 24-48 hours with zero downtime. Start a free migration View hosting plans 10,000+ sites migrated 24-48 hr typical HostGator move 24+ years independent since 2002 Zero downtime $3.95/mo Plans Starting At 24-48hrs Typical Turnaround 99.9% Uptime Guarantee 45day Money-Back Guarantee HostGator vs Ultra ## Owned hardware vs hyperscale shared. A factual side-by-side of the points HostGator customers ask about most. HostGator pricing changes with promotions; numbers below reflect their commonly advertised entry tier. Check their current pricing page for exact figures.   HostGator (Basic) Ultra Web Hosting Starting price Promotional intro rateTypically requires 12 to 36 month prepay As low as $3.95/moNo long-term prepay required Renewal price Significant jump at renewalOften 3 to 4 times the intro rate Same as your signup priceBacked by the Ultra Price Guarantee Migration service Paid (HostGator Pro migration) or self-service Free with annual planscPanel-to-cPanel transfer: files, databases, email Resource limits Per-account CPU, memory, and inode capsHits during traffic peaks trigger throttling or suspension CloudLinux isolationPredictable allocation, no surprise suspensions Server platform Shared infrastructure across Newfold Digital brands CloudLinux on owned hardwareAccount-level resource isolation Page-load performance Slow Time-to-First-Byte commonly reportedOvercrowded shared servers + capped resources Nginx reverse proxy + NVMe SSDFree CloudFlare CDN integration Support model Tiered phone, chat, ticket; varies by plan 24/7 US-based, in-house12-min average response, since 2002 Hardware ownership Newfold Digital (parent company since 2012) Owned, in-house datacenter Free SSL Yes Yes (Let's Encrypt, auto-renew) Money-back guarantee 45 days 45 days Years in business Founded 2002Acquired by EIG 2012 (now Newfold Digital) Founded 2002, still independent What we move from HostGator ## Every part of your HostGator account. HostGator uses standard cPanel, so the migration team handles a direct cPanel-to-cPanel account transfer. Files, databases, email, DNS, your domain. You do not touch a single config file. ## cPanel Account Full HostGator cPanel-to-cPanel transfer including files, accounts, cron jobs, and config. ## WordPress Core, themes, plugins, wp-content/uploads, and the database. WooCommerce and Elementor friendly. ## Databases MySQL and MariaDB of any size. The team rewires the connection strings on the other side. ## Email Accounts Mailboxes, forwarders, autoresponders, and stored messages copied with cPanel-to-cPanel transfers. ## FTP Files Static sites, custom apps, legacy LAMP stacks. The team handles manual FTP pulls when needed. ## DNS Records Zone records copied so your custom subdomains, MX, and TXT entries survive the move from HostGator. ## Domain Transfer EPP code, registrar unlock, and a free year added to your registration. Search a new domain. ## SSL Certificates Auto-issued free Let's Encrypt SSL on arrival. Bring custom certs if you need to. How the HostGator move works ## Four steps from sign-up to go-live. You pick a plan, hand the team your HostGator credentials, and the migration team does the rest. Your HostGator site stays live the whole time. 1 ## Choose a Hosting Plan Pick the tier that matches your HostGator setup. Shared hosting from $3.95/mo replaces Hatchling and Baby. WordPress hosting from $9.95/mo replaces Managed WordPress. Managed VPS from $49.95/mo for sites that have outgrown shared. 2 ## Submit a Migration Request After signing up, open a support ticket with your HostGator cPanel URL, username, and password. The team handles the rest. Free with any annual or longer plan. 3 ## We Migrate Everything HostGator runs standard cPanel, so the team performs a direct cPanel-to-cPanel account transfer: files, databases, email, DNS, the lot. Your HostGator site keeps serving traffic the entire time, so there is no downtime. You get a temporary URL to verify the new site. 4 ## Review and Go Live Once you confirm the site looks good on the temporary URL, point your domain's nameservers at Ultra. The team provides exact values. Most DNS propagation finishes in hours. Cancel HostGator only after you have verified everything. Free hands-on migration ## We move it for you. Hand our US-based team your old host's login or a backup file and we transfer your files, databases, and email ourselves. Your current site stays online the whole time, so your visitors never see a hiccup. Start a free migration Migration team ## Real engineers, not a tier-one script reader. Ultra's in-house migration team has spent 24 years moving sites onto our platform. HostGator cPanel transfers, WordPress installs, WooCommerce stores, custom LAMP stacks, the lot. They have seen it, they have fixed it, and they will walk you through anything you want to confirm before, during, or after the move. Start a free migration Why HostGator customers move to Ultra ## Predictable price, real performance, real people. The four points HostGator customers raise most often, plus the platform features that make the move worth doing. ## Predictable Renewal Pricing HostGator's introductory rate jumps significantly at renewal. Ultra Web Hosting's renewal price matches your signup price. What you pay in year one is what you pay in year three. Check the Ultra Price Guarantee. ## No Surprise Suspensions HostGator's shared plans enforce CPU, memory, and process caps that throttle or suspend accounts during traffic peaks. Ultra uses CloudLinux to isolate each account with predictable resources, so a busy day for your site does not trigger a suspension email. ## Owned Hardware Ultra owns and operates the servers in our own datacenter. Dell PowerEdge in our racks, not rented cloud capacity, not a shared Newfold pool. Hardware decisions, capacity planning, and on-site response stay in-house. ## 24/7 US-Based Support Live chat, phone, and tickets answered by the same engineers who run the platform. No tier-one script reader, no overseas call center, no upsell pressure. 12-minute average response, since 2002. ## CloudLinux & Nginx Powered Account isolation via CloudLinux plus Nginx reverse proxy for fast page loads. Your site gets dedicated resources and is not affected by noisy neighbors. Faster Time-to-First-Byte than overcrowded shared boxes. ## Free SSL Certificates Every hosted domain gets a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate automatically, with auto-renewal. Free Cloudflare CDN integration for global edge caching and DDoS protection. ## Zero DNS Downtime Your site stays live on HostGator while the team copies everything over. DNS only flips after you verify the new site works, so your visitors do not notice the move. ## Daily JetBackup Every shared host runs JetBackup with 30 days of restorable snapshots. If anything goes sideways after the HostGator move, the team can roll the account back in minutes. ## Independent Since 2002 HostGator was acquired by EIG in 2012, now part of Newfold Digital. Ultra has been independently owned and operated since 2002. Same team running your server today built the platform. No conglomerate, no corporate cost-cutting. A note on timing your HostGator move ## Switching hosts should not cost you a weekend. If you are a HostGator customer thinking about moving, you are in good company. Ultra Web Hosting has been hosting websites for over 24 years, and a meaningful share of new signups every year are people switching from large national hosts whose pricing, support, or platform no longer fits. The move is straightforward: free cPanel-to-cPanel migration with any annual or longer plan, typically 24 to 48 hours, US-based support, owned hardware, and renewal pricing that matches your signup price. HostGator offers a 30-day money-back guarantee on initial signup. If you are within that window, you can request a refund after migrating. If you are past it, the cleanest approach is to migrate now and let your remaining HostGator term run out in parallel. Your site keeps serving traffic from HostGator during the migration window, so there is no rush from a downtime standpoint, and no risk to your visitors during the transition. If you want to coordinate timing around a contract end date, an upcoming campaign, or any other constraint, mention it in the migration request and the team will plan around it. They do this every week. If you want to talk to a person before you decide, start a live chat: the team running the servers is the same team answering chat, not a sales script. FAQ ## Frequently asked questions about migrating from HostGator. How long does the migration from HostGator take? Most HostGator migrations complete within 24 to 48 hours of submitting your account details. Larger sites or complex configurations (heavy databases, custom server settings, many email accounts) can take longer, but the migration team will give you a timeline when the work begins. Will my website experience downtime during the migration? No. Ultra Web Hosting performs the migration to a separate environment first, gives you a temporary URL to test, and only switches DNS when you confirm everything moved correctly. Your HostGator site keeps serving traffic the entire time. Once DNS propagates, visitors land on the new server with no interruption. What about my email accounts on HostGator? HostGator runs standard cPanel, so email accounts, passwords, and stored messages transfer automatically via direct cPanel-to-cPanel account transfer as part of the free migration. You will need to update your mail client incoming and outgoing server settings once the move is complete; the team provides the exact values. Do I need to change DNS or nameservers? Yes. Once the migration is complete and you have tested the site on the temporary URL, you point your domain's nameservers (or A records, if you keep DNS at your registrar) at Ultra Web Hosting. The migration team provides exact values. Most DNS propagation finishes within a few hours, though it can take up to 48 hours in rare cases. What if I have a WooCommerce store, custom code, or unusual server configuration on HostGator? The migration team handles these regularly. WooCommerce stores migrate intact with products, orders, customers, and Stripe or payment integrations. Custom code, cron jobs, .htaccess rules, and PHP version settings transfer as part of the move. If your HostGator setup includes anything unusual, mention it in the migration request and the team will plan around it. Is the migration really free? What is the catch? Migration is included at no cost with any annual or longer hosting plan for cPanel accounts under 1GB with fewer than 5 databases. Larger sites may have a small fee based on account size, and the team will let you know before starting work. Monthly billing plans have a migration fee. The plan you sign up for is what you pay, and Ultra Web Hosting renewal pricing matches your signup price. What about my current HostGator contract or annual plan? HostGator offers a 30-day money-back guarantee that applies to your initial term. If you are within that window, you can request a refund after migration. If you are past it, you can still move at any time and run out the remainder of your HostGator term in parallel. The migration team can advise on timing if you want to minimize overlap. Why are HostGator sites often slow? HostGator's shared hosting packs many accounts onto each server, and CPU, memory, and inode caps throttle accounts that go over their share. Combined with the loss of senior engineering after the 2012 EIG acquisition (now Newfold Digital), shared customers commonly report slow Time-to-First-Byte and occasional account suspensions during traffic spikes. Ultra Web Hosting uses CloudLinux to give every account guaranteed resources on owned, in-house hardware so a busy day for a neighbor does not affect your site. Will my HostGator renewal price drop if I move to Ultra? Almost certainly. HostGator's introductory rate jumps significantly at renewal, often three to four times the intro price after the first term. Ultra Web Hosting's renewal price matches your signup price. What you pay in year one is what you pay in year three. The Ultra Price Guarantee backs this in writing. Is Ultra still independent like HostGator used to be? Yes. Ultra Web Hosting has been independently owned and operated since 2002. We have not been acquired, rolled up, or rebranded under a hosting conglomerate. HostGator was acquired by EIG in 2012 (now part of Newfold Digital), which is when many longtime customers report that support quality and platform investment changed. With Ultra, the team running your server today is the same team that built the platform. 4.9 / 5 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ Sites migrated 24+ years Independent since 2002 12-min Avg support response ## Ready to leave HostGator? Pick a hosting plan, open a migration ticket, and the team will have you live on Ultra in 24 to 48 hours. Free with any annual plan. No setup fees, no downtime. Start a free migration View hosting plans ============================================================================== # Migrate from GoDaddy to Ultra Web Hosting · Free Transfer URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/migrate-from-godaddy Summary: Switch from GoDaddy to Ultra Web Hosting. Free migration with any annual plan, standard cPanel, US-based support, owned hardware, and renewal pricing that matches your signup. Plans from $3.95/mo. Switching from GoDaddy ## Move your GoDaddy site to Ultra. We handle the messy parts. cPanel, Managed WordPress, databases, email, and your domain. Zero downtime, 24-48 hour turnaround, free with any annual plan. Start a free migration View hosting plans 24-48 hr avg turnaround Zero downtime 24+ years since 2002 Real cPanel, no wrapper $3.95/mo Starting Plan 24-48hrs Avg Turnaround 99.9% Uptime Guarantee 45-day Money-Back GoDaddy vs Ultra ## A factual side-by-side. GoDaddy's specifics change with their promotions, so figures below reflect their commonly advertised entry tier. Check their current pricing page for exact numbers.   GoDaddy (Economy) Ultra Web Hosting Starting price Promotional intro rateTypically requires 12 to 36 month prepay As low as $3.95/moNo long-term prepay required Renewal price Significant jump at renewalOften 3-4x the intro rate Same as your signup priceBacked by the Ultra Price Guarantee Migration service Paid (GoDaddy Pro migration) or self-service Free with annual planscPanel-to-cPanel transfer: files, databases, email (cPanel plans) Control panel cPanel nested inside the GoDaddy Hosting Manager wrapper (cPanel tiers); proprietary panel on cheaper Economy and Managed WordPress tiers Standard cPanel, direct access Email platform cPanel mail on cPanel tiers; Microsoft 365 upsell on most other tiers Unlimited cPanel email accountsRoundcube webmail, SpamAssassin, IMAP/POP/SMTP Server platform GoDaddy shared infrastructure CloudLinux on owned hardwareAccount-level resource isolation Support model Tiered phone/chat/ticket, varies by plan 24/7 US-based, in-house Upsells at checkout Pre-selected add-ons, surprise charges No preselected add-ons, no upsell pressure Hardware ownership GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) Owned, in-house datacenter Free SSL Yes Yes (Let's Encrypt, auto-renew) Money-back guarantee 30 days 45 days Years in business Founded 1997Public company since 2015 (NYSE: GDDY) Founded 2002, independent What we move ## Everything that can come with you. Files, databases, email, DNS, your domain, the lot. The migration team handles end to end so you do not have to touch a single config file. The GoDaddy cPanel availability story is honest below: not every GoDaddy tier ships with cPanel, so some pieces are manual. ## cPanel Full cPanel-to-cPanel transfer for GoDaddy cPanel Web Hosting plans. Files, accounts, cron jobs, and config. ## WordPress Core, themes, plugins, wp-content/uploads, and the database. Works for GoDaddy Managed WordPress too via manual export. ## Databases MySQL and MariaDB of any size. We rewire the connection strings on the other side. ## Email Accounts Automatic for GoDaddy cPanel mail. Microsoft 365 stays put (we repoint MX); Managed WordPress mail is rebuilt by hand. ## FTP Files When GoDaddy's tier lacks cPanel, we fall back to FTP or a backup export. Same end result, slightly more hand-work. ## DNS Records Zone records copied so your custom subdomains, MX, and TXT entries survive the move from GoDaddy DNS. ## Domain Transfer Optional. Keep your domain at GoDaddy registrar or move it over with an EPP code. Search a new domain. ## SSL Certificates Auto-issued free Let's Encrypt SSL on arrival, renews itself. Bring custom certs if you need to. How it works ## Three steps from sign-up to go-live. Most GoDaddy sites complete the full process in 24 to 48 hours. Your old site stays live the whole time. 1 ## Sign Up for a Plan Pick the tier that matches your current GoDaddy setup. Shared Web Hosting as low as $3.95/mo, WordPress Hosting from $9.95/mo, or Managed VPS from $49.95/mo if you have outgrown shared. No setup fees, no preselected add-ons at checkout. 2 ## We Migrate (Or Try Our Best) Hand off your GoDaddy cPanel credentials or a backup file via a support ticket. For GoDaddy cPanel Web Hosting plans, the team does a direct cPanel-to-cPanel account transfer of files, databases, and email. For Managed WordPress or other non-cPanel GoDaddy tiers, the team falls back to manual FTP and database export, and rebuilds email by hand. Mention your GoDaddy plan in the request so the team can plan around it. Your site stays live on GoDaddy the whole time. 3 ## Update DNS and Go Live Once you have verified the site on the temporary URL, point your domain's nameservers at Ultra Web Hosting. The team provides exact values. Most DNS propagation finishes in hours. Your site is live on the new platform with no interruption to visitors. Free hands-on migration ## We move it for you. Hand our US-based team your old host's login or a backup file and we transfer your files, databases, and email ourselves. Your current site stays online the whole time, so your visitors never see a hiccup. Start a free migration cPanel availability ## Honest about the GoDaddy cPanel split. GoDaddy's cheaper Economy and Managed WordPress tiers often do not ship with cPanel access, which means a direct cPanel-to-cPanel transfer is not possible from those plans. The migration team handles those as manual moves (files via FTP, databases via SQL dump, email rebuilt on the Ultra side). Mention your specific GoDaddy plan in the migration request and the team will plan the right path. Start a free migration Why people switch from GoDaddy ## More than just a migration. These are the reasons that come up most often when GoDaddy customers reach out about moving. Your reasons might be different, and that is fine; the migration team can help either way. ## Predictable Renewal Pricing GoDaddy's introductory rate jumps significantly at renewal (often 3-4x). Ultra Web Hosting's renewal price matches your signup price. What you pay in year one is what you pay in year three, backed by the Ultra Price Guarantee. ## No Upsell Pressure GoDaddy's checkout, account dashboard, renewal emails, and even support interactions are loaded with cross-sells and pre-selected add-ons. Ultra Web Hosting bills you for the plan you signed up for. No surprise charges, no pre-selected add-ons, no upsell pressure during support. ## Owned Hardware Ultra Web Hosting owns and operates its own servers in our own data center. Hardware decisions, capacity planning, and on-site response stay in-house. No layers of corporate ownership between you and the people running your server. ## 24/7 US-Based Support Live chat, phone, and tickets answered by the same engineers who run the platform. No tier-one script reader, no overseas call center, no upsell pressure on tickets. The team has been doing this since 2002. ## Standard cPanel, No Wrapper The same panel most developers and agencies already know, with no relearning required. No GoDaddy Hosting Manager wrapper sitting between you and your account. Direct access at every tier. ## CloudLinux Isolation CloudLinux OS isolates your account from other sites on the same server. If a neighbor gets a traffic spike or runs an inefficient script, your site keeps performing. No noisy-neighbor surprises. ## Free SSL + CDN Every plan ships with free Let's Encrypt SSL on automatic renewal and a Cloudflare CDN integration for global edge caching and DDoS protection. No upsell required. ## Zero DNS Downtime Your GoDaddy site stays live while the team copies everything over. DNS only flips after you verify the new site works, so your visitors do not notice the move. ## 45-Day Money Back Not happy after switching? Full money-back guarantee within 45 days, longer than the 30 days that has become the industry standard. Plenty of time to see if Ultra Web Hosting is the right fit. A better home for your website ## What changes (in a good way) when you leave GoDaddy. If you are a GoDaddy customer thinking about moving, you are in good company. Ultra Web Hosting has been hosting websites for 24+ years, and a meaningful share of new signups every year are people switching from large national hosts whose pricing, support, or platform no longer fits. We make the move easy: free migration with any annual or longer plan (typically 24 to 48 hours), real cPanel, US-based support, and renewal pricing that matches your signup price. The biggest differences customers tell us about, after the dust settles: a checkout that does not pre-select add-ons, a renewal invoice that matches what they paid in year one, a control panel that is just cPanel instead of cPanel sitting inside a GoDaddy wrapper, and a support team that fixes things instead of pitching upgrades. cPanel transfers, account backups, FTP, MySQL, MariaDB, phpMyAdmin: you name it, the team has done it. Most GoDaddy accounts move in 24 to 48 hours. A note on timing your move. GoDaddy offers a 30-day money-back guarantee on initial signup. If you are within that window, you can request a refund after migrating to Ultra Web Hosting. If you are past it, the cleanest approach is to migrate now and let your remaining GoDaddy term run out in parallel. Your site keeps serving traffic from GoDaddy during the migration window, so there is no rush from a downtime standpoint and no risk to your visitors during the transition. If you want to coordinate timing around a contract end date, an upcoming campaign, or any other constraint, mention it in the migration request and the team will plan around it. If you want a second opinion before you sign up, start a live chat and one of the agents will walk you through your specific GoDaddy setup. FAQ ## Common GoDaddy migration questions. How long does the migration from GoDaddy take? Most GoDaddy migrations complete within 24 to 48 hours of submitting your account details. Larger sites or complex configurations (heavy databases, custom server settings, many email accounts) can take longer, but the migration team will give you a timeline when the work begins. What if my GoDaddy plan does not include cPanel? GoDaddy's cheaper Economy and Managed WordPress tiers often do not include cPanel access, which means a direct cPanel-to-cPanel transfer is not possible. The migration team handles these as a manual move: files via FTP or an export download, databases via a SQL dump, and email rebuilt by hand on the Ultra Web Hosting side. Mention your specific GoDaddy plan in the migration request so the team can plan around it. Will my website experience downtime during the migration? No. Ultra Web Hosting performs the migration to a separate environment first, gives you a temporary URL to test, and only switches DNS when you confirm everything moved correctly. Your GoDaddy site keeps serving traffic the entire time. Once DNS propagates, visitors land on the new server with no interruption. Can you migrate my GoDaddy email accounts? GoDaddy's cPanel Web Hosting plans run standard cPanel, so email accounts, passwords, and stored messages transfer automatically via direct cPanel-to-cPanel account transfer as part of the free migration. If your email is Microsoft 365 through GoDaddy, that mailbox stays with Microsoft and the team simply repoints the MX records. For GoDaddy Managed WordPress or other non-cPanel plans, email requires manual setup on the Ultra Web Hosting side. Mention your specific GoDaddy plan in the migration request. Will I lose my GoDaddy-registered domain name? No. You have two options. You can keep the domain registered at GoDaddy and just point its nameservers at Ultra Web Hosting (your hosting moves, your registration stays put). Or you can transfer the registration itself to Ultra Web Hosting at the same time as the site move, which consolidates hosting and domain management in one control panel and adds a full year to your existing registration. Either way the domain keeps working without interruption. Do I need to change DNS or nameservers? Yes. Once the migration is complete and you have tested the site on the temporary URL, you point your domain's nameservers (or A records, if you keep DNS at your registrar) at Ultra Web Hosting. The migration team provides exact values. Most DNS propagation finishes within a few hours, though it can take up to 48 hours in rare cases. What if I have a WooCommerce store, custom code, or unusual server configuration on GoDaddy? The migration team handles these regularly. WooCommerce stores migrate intact with products, orders, customers, and Stripe or payment integrations. Custom code, cron jobs, .htaccess rules, and PHP version settings transfer as part of the move. If your GoDaddy setup includes anything unusual, mention it in the migration request and the team will plan around it. Is the migration really free? What is the catch? Migration is included at no cost with any annual or longer hosting plan for cPanel accounts under 1GB with fewer than 5 databases. Larger sites may have a small fee based on account size; the team will let you know before starting work. Monthly billing plans have a one-time migration fee. The plan you sign up for is what you pay, and Ultra Web Hosting renewal pricing matches your signup price. What about my current GoDaddy contract or annual plan? GoDaddy offers a 30-day money-back guarantee that applies to your initial term. If you are within that window, you can request a refund after migration. If you are past it, you can still move at any time and run out the remainder of your GoDaddy term in parallel. The migration team can advise on timing if you want to minimize overlap. Why are GoDaddy renewal prices so much higher than the intro rate? GoDaddy uses an introductory promotional rate that jumps significantly (often 3 to 4 times the intro price) when the initial term renews. Ultra Web Hosting takes a different approach: your renewal price matches your signup price for the life of the account. What you pay in year one is what you pay in year three, backed by the Ultra Price Guarantee. 4.9 / 5 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ Sites migrated 24+ years In business since 2002 12-min Avg support response ## Ready to leave GoDaddy? Pick a hosting plan, open a migration ticket, and the team will have you live on Ultra Web Hosting in 24 to 48 hours. Free with any annual plan. No setup fees. No downtime. Start a free migration View hosting plans ============================================================================== # Migrate from SiteGround to Ultra · Free Site Tools to cPanel Move | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/migrate-from-siteground Summary: Switch from SiteGround to Ultra Web Hosting. Best-effort Site Tools to cPanel migration of files and databases in 24-48 hours, with manual email setup. Free with annual plans, from $3.95/mo. Switching from SiteGround ## Move from SiteGround to Ultra. We translate Site Tools to cPanel by hand. SiteGround swapped out cPanel for their proprietary Site Tools panel in 2020, so this is not a one-click flip. Our team does a best-effort manual migration of files and databases in 24-48 hours, plus hands-on email recreation. Free with any annual plan. Start a free migration View hosting plans All migrations From Bluehost From HostGator From GoDaddy Live chat with the team 24-48 hr typical move Standard cPanel destination 24+ years since 2002 Owned hardware $3.95/mo Starting Price 24-48hrs Typical Migration 99.9% Uptime Guarantee 45day Money-Back SiteGround vs Ultra ## Site Tools or standard cPanel. That is the real difference. Both platforms host websites; the day-to-day workflow is what changes when you switch. SiteGround dropped cPanel in 2020 in favor of their proprietary Site Tools, while Ultra Web Hosting runs the industry-standard cPanel that most developers, agencies, and migration tools already speak. SiteGround ## StartUp / GrowBig / GoGeek Pricing figures reflect commonly advertised entry tiers; SiteGround promotions vary, so check their pricing page for current numbers. - Proprietary Site Tools panel. No cPanel since 2020; learning curve if your team or agency relies on cPanel workflows. - Promotional intro pricing. Renewal rates jump significantly, often three to four times the intro rate. - Rented Google Cloud capacity. SiteGround runs on Google Cloud Platform; no direct hardware ownership. - CPU-seconds caps. Shared tiers throttle accounts that hit per-month CPU-second limits, even on bursty WooCommerce traffic. - Migration is paid or self-service. SiteGround Pro migration carries a fee; otherwise you use their wizard and handle email yourself. - 30-day money-back window. Tighter window if you decide the platform is not the right fit. - Tiered support by plan. Phone / chat / ticket coverage varies based on which SiteGround plan you are on. Ultra Web Hosting ## Web Hosting / WordPress / Managed VPS Plans start at $3.95/mo and your renewal price is the same price you signed up at. No prepay required for the headline rate. - Standard cPanel on every plan. The same control panel most developers, agencies, and WHMCS users already know. - Ultra Price Guarantee. Your renewal price matches your signup price; what you pay in year one is what you pay in year three. - Owned hardware, in-house datacenter. Dell PowerEdge servers in our own racks, not rented hyperscaler capacity. - CloudLinux account isolation. Per-account resource limits without the hard CPU-second throttling SiteGround uses to manage shared tenancy. - Free migration with any annual plan. The team handles files, databases, email recreation, and IMAP sync end to end. - 45-day money-back guarantee. Longer than the 30 days that has become the industry standard. - 24/7 US-based, in-house support. Live chat, phone, and tickets answered by the engineers who run the platform. What we move ## Every part of your SiteGround account, by hand. Because SiteGround does not run cPanel, none of this is a one-click backup restore. Our migration team performs each step manually, with you in the loop on anything that needs a decision. ## Site Tools to cPanel Manual translation of Site Tools settings (PHP version, domains, redirects, cron) into your new cPanel account. ## WordPress Core, themes, plugins, wp-content/uploads, and the database. SG Optimizer swapped for our caching stack. ## Databases MySQL and MariaDB exported from Site Tools and imported on the new server. Connection strings rewired for you. ## Email Accounts Mailboxes recreated in cPanel with matching addresses, then stored messages move via manual IMAP sync. No cPanel-to-cPanel shortcut. ## Files Full document root pulled from Site Tools (or your backup), permissions normalized, ownership reset on the new account. ## DNS Records Custom zone records (subdomains, MX, TXT, SPF, DKIM, DMARC) copied over so external services keep working. ## Domain Transfer EPP code from Site Tools, registrar unlock, and a free year added to your registration. Search a new domain. ## SSL Certificates Auto-issued free Let's Encrypt SSL on arrival with AutoSSL renewal. Bring custom certs if you need to. How it works ## Four steps from sign-up to go-live. You pick a plan, give us your SiteGround login or a Site Tools backup, and we do the rest. Your old site stays live the whole time. 1 ## Choose a Hosting Plan Pick the tier that matches your current SiteGround setup. Shared hosting from $3.95/mo replaces StartUp / GrowBig, WordPress hosting from $9.95/mo replaces SG Managed WordPress, and Managed VPS from $49.95/mo replaces GoGeek / Cloud. 2 ## Hand off Site Tools access After signing up, open a support ticket with your SiteGround login or a Site Tools backup file. The team exports your files and databases from SiteGround and stages them on your new cPanel server. 3 ## Email recreated + IMAP sync Each SiteGround mailbox is recreated in cPanel with the same address, and stored messages move via manual IMAP sync. This is the longest step; plan for it to run in the background while files and databases go live. 4 ## Test, then point DNS Preview your site on a temporary URL. When you confirm everything looks right, swap nameservers (or A records) to Ultra Web Hosting. The team provides exact values, and most DNS propagation finishes in hours. Free hands-on migration ## We move it for you. Hand our US-based team your old host's login or a backup file and we transfer your files, databases, and email ourselves. Your current site stays online the whole time, so your visitors never see a hiccup. Start a free migration Migration team ## Real engineers handle the Site Tools to cPanel translation. Our in-house migration team has spent years moving accounts off Site Tools and onto standard cPanel. We know which SG Optimizer settings need a cPanel-side equivalent, where SiteGround's Nginx rules hide in Site Tools, and how to copy mailboxes without breaking active mail clients. You get a real engineer, not a wizard. Start a free migration Why move to Ultra ## More than just escape from Site Tools. Here is what you get after the move: the platform, the team, and the guarantees that make leaving SiteGround worth it. ## Real cPanel, Not Site Tools Standard cPanel on every plan. The control panel most developers, agencies, and WHMCS users already know, with all the familiar workflows your team is used to. ## Predictable Renewal Pricing Ultra Web Hosting's renewal price matches your signup price. Backed by our price guarantee, so the introductory rate is the long-term rate. ## Owned Hardware Dell PowerEdge servers in our own racks, not rented Google Cloud capacity. On-site technicians, RAID-protected storage, redundant UPS, Cisco backbone. ## 24/7 US-Based Support Live chat, phone, and tickets answered by the same engineers who run the platform. No tier-one script reader, no overseas call center, no upsell pressure. ## CloudLinux, No CPU Caps CloudLinux account isolation without SiteGround's hard CPU-seconds caps. Bursty WooCommerce checkouts and traffic spikes do not trip a per-month throttle. ## Free SSL Certificates Every hosted domain gets a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate automatically with AutoSSL renewal. The padlock shows up from day one. ## Zero DNS Downtime Your site stays live on SiteGround while we copy everything over. DNS only flips after you verify the new site works, so your visitors do not notice the move. ## Daily JetBackup Every shared host runs JetBackup with 30 days of restorable snapshots. If anything goes sideways after you move in, we can roll the account back in minutes. ## 45-Day Money Back Not happy after switching? Full money-back guarantee within the first 45 days, longer than SiteGround's 30. There is zero risk in giving us a try. Why people switch from SiteGround ## Renewal pricing, control panel, and ownership. If you are a SiteGround customer thinking about moving, you are in good company. Ultra Web Hosting has been hosting websites for 24+ years, and a meaningful share of new signups every year are people switching from large national hosts whose pricing, support, or platform no longer fits. The three reasons that come up most often: SiteGround's introductory rate jumps significantly at renewal, the Site Tools panel forces a learning curve for teams used to cPanel, and infrastructure on rented Google Cloud capacity is a different ownership model from running on our own Dell PowerEdge servers in our own datacenter. Migrating off SiteGround is an honest hands-on flow, not a one-click flip. Because SiteGround replaced cPanel with their proprietary Site Tools in 2020, there is no cPanel-to-cPanel backup we can restore. Our migration team exports files and databases from Site Tools, imports them into your new cPanel account, recreates email addresses one by one with the same passwords, then runs a manual IMAP sync to copy stored messages over. Plan for the email part to be the longest step. Files and databases usually move on day one; email IMAP sync runs in the background and can take longer for mailboxes with years of stored messages. Migration is free with any annual or longer hosting plan for accounts under 1GB with fewer than 5 databases. Larger sites may have a small fee based on account size; the team lets you know before starting work. Either way, your SiteGround site keeps serving traffic the entire time we are working on the new server, so there is no rush from a downtime standpoint. If you want a second opinion before signing up, start a live chat and an agent will walk through your specific SiteGround setup. FAQ ## Migrating from SiteGround, plain answers. Can you migrate from SiteGround Site Tools to cPanel? Yes, but be aware that SiteGround dropped cPanel in 2020 in favor of their proprietary Site Tools panel, so this is not a cPanel-to-cPanel transfer. Our migration team performs a best-effort manual move: we export files and databases from Site Tools (either directly with your login or from a Site Tools backup you provide) and import them into your new cPanel account. Most SiteGround migrations complete within 24 to 48 hours. Will I lose my SiteGround email during the migration? No, but email is the most manual part of any SiteGround move. Because Site Tools is not cPanel, there is no one-click mailbox export. Our team recreates each of your email addresses on the new cPanel server, sets the same passwords, then runs a manual IMAP sync to copy stored messages from SiteGround to Ultra. Plan for some extra time on the email part of the move. We will guide you through reconfiguring your mail clients once the new mailboxes are ready. How long does the SiteGround migration take? Most SiteGround migrations complete within 24 to 48 hours of submitting your account details. Files and databases usually move on the first business day. Email IMAP sync runs in the background and can take longer for mailboxes with years of stored messages. Larger sites or complex configurations (heavy databases, custom server settings, many email accounts) can take longer, and the migration team will give you a timeline when the work begins. Will my website experience downtime during the migration? No. Ultra Web Hosting performs the migration to a separate environment first, gives you a temporary URL to test, and only switches DNS when you confirm everything moved correctly. Your SiteGround site keeps serving traffic the entire time. Once DNS propagates, visitors land on the new server with no interruption. What about SiteGround's WordPress optimizer (SG Optimizer)? SG Optimizer is a SiteGround-specific plugin that only works on SiteGround infrastructure. After migration, our team deactivates it and configures replacement caching and optimization that works on standard cPanel: server-level caching, free Cloudflare CDN integration, and our own WordPress performance tuning. Your site keeps loading fast, just on a different mechanism. What if I have a WooCommerce store, custom code, or unusual server configuration on SiteGround? The migration team handles these regularly. WooCommerce stores migrate intact with products, orders, customers, and Stripe or other payment integrations. Custom code, cron jobs, .htaccess rules, and PHP version settings transfer as part of the move. If your SiteGround setup includes anything unusual (custom Nginx rules in Site Tools, server-level redirects, weird PHP extension requirements), mention it in the migration request and the team will plan around it. Do I need to change DNS or nameservers? Yes. Once the migration is complete and you have tested the site on the temporary URL, you point your domain's nameservers (or A records, if you keep DNS at your registrar) at Ultra Web Hosting. The migration team provides exact values. Most DNS propagation finishes within a few hours, though it can take up to 48 hours in rare cases. Can I transfer my domain away from SiteGround too? Yes. Unlock your domain inside SiteGround Site Tools, grab the EPP authorization code, and include it with your migration request. A domain transfer adds a full year to your existing registration. This lets you manage hosting and domain registration from a single Ultra Web Hosting account instead of splitting them between providers. Is the migration really free? What is the catch? Migration is included at no cost with any annual or longer hosting plan for accounts under 1GB with fewer than 5 databases. Larger sites may have a small fee based on account size, and the team will let you know before starting work. Monthly billing plans have a one-time migration fee. The plan you sign up for is what you pay, and Ultra Web Hosting renewal pricing matches your signup price, so the introductory rate is the long-term rate. What about my current SiteGround contract or annual plan? SiteGround offers a 30-day money-back guarantee that applies to your initial term. If you are within that window, you can request a refund after migration. If you are past it, you can still move at any time and run out the remainder of your SiteGround term in parallel; your site keeps serving traffic from SiteGround the entire time we are working on the new server, so there is no rush from a downtime standpoint. The migration team can advise on timing if you want to minimize overlap. 4.9 / 5 312 Shopper Approved reviews Standard cPanel On every hosting plan 24+ years In business since 2002 12-min Avg support response ## Ready to leave SiteGround? Pick a hosting plan, hand off your Site Tools login, and we will move your files, databases, and email to cPanel on Ultra. Free with any annual plan, typically in 24-48 hours. Start a free migration View hosting plans ============================================================================== # About Ultra Web Hosting · Independent & Owned Since 2002 | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/about Summary: Ultra Web Hosting is independently owned, on its own hardware, hosting websites since 2002. 10,000+ sites, 12-minute support, 45-day money-back guarantee, 4.9/5 rated. About Ultra · Independent since 2002 ## Owned, independent, and hosting since 2002. Ultra is on its own hardware, in its own racks, run by an on-site team in the Pacific Northwest. 10,000+ sites hosted, 24+ years, still independent, still here. Try Ultra Web Hosting Talk to the Team 10,000+ customers 24+ years since 2002 Owned hardware 12-min avg support 24+ Years Since 2002 10,000+ Sites Hosted 12-min Avg Support Response 4.9/5 Shopper Approved (312) Our Story ## Two decades of doing it right. Ultra Web Hosting started out as Flux Services back in 2002, born from a simple frustration: hosting companies at the time did not care enough about the people they served. We set out to build something better, and we are still independently owned and operated more than two decades later. 2002 ## Founded as Flux Services Started in Seattle from a simple frustration with hosting companies that did not care about their customers. 2005 ## Rebrand to Ultra Web Hosting The Ultra brand launched alongside our first industry awards. Same team, same independent ownership. 2012 ## 10,000+ sites hosted Crossed the 10,000-client milestone and rolled out CloudLinux account isolation and Nginx reverse-proxy caching fleet-wide. 2020 ## UltraSpeed platform launch UltraSpeed Optimized went live across the shared fleet with LSAPI PHP and fleet-wide Imunify360 malware defense. 2026 ## 24 years strong Still independent, still on owned hardware, still answering tickets in twelve minutes. Tens of thousands of customers later. Real people, real racks ## The team that runs Ultra is in the same building as the servers. Onsite technicians, owned Dell PowerEdge hardware, and a 24/7 in-house support team. No third-party datacenter staff. No outsourced call center. When you get help from Ultra, you are talking to someone who can walk over to the rack. Talk to the Team What makes us different ## We do not cut corners. We do not rent what we can own. And we do not outsource what matters. Eight things separate Ultra from the big-box hosts, and they have not changed since 2002. ## Owned Hardware Xeon servers, 64GB+ RAM, SSD in RAID, redundant power. We bought it, we racked it, we run it. ## Independent Not EIG. Not Newfold. Not a private-equity rollup. Independently owned since 2002 and not for sale. ## On-Site Team Our staff works in the same building as our servers. If something breaks, we walk over and fix it. ## 24+ Year Track Record Through the rise of WordPress, mobile, SSL everywhere, and modern security. We have seen it. ## In-House Support 12-minute average ticket response, live chat usually answered immediately. Real engineers, not a script. ## American Owned & Operated Independently owned and operated in the United States since 2002. Same engineers, same servers, same priorities. ## Free Migration Our team moves your site, databases, and email at no charge. You do not touch a thing. ## Owned Backup Infra Weekly remote backups on a dedicated backup server we own. Up to 5GB free on every shared and reseller account. Since 2002 ## Human by design, and proud of it. Real engineers, hardware we own, and a 12-minute average first response. Hosting with real people. What we believe ## The things that have not changed since 2002. Hardware we own. Support we answer ourselves. Prices we hold the line on. Security we run, not resell. ## We Own and Operate Our Own Servers Most hosting companies rent space on servers they do not own or control. Ultra is different. We purchase, configure, and maintain every server in our fleet. Dual Xeon multi-core, 64GB+ RAM, SSD and high-capacity drives in redundant arrays, redundant power supplies with dual feeds. We know every piece of hardware in the rack because we put it there. ## Speed That Actually Matters Every shared hosting account runs on our UltraSpeed Optimized platform: Nginx reverse proxy caching in front of Apache, CloudLinux resource isolation, and LiteSpeed-compatible LSAPI for faster PHP. Result: page loads 2x to 12x faster than a standard shared setup. Cloudflare CDN integration is a couple of clicks from the control panel. ## Security Built Into Every Layer Security is not an upsell. Every server runs Imunify360 for real-time malware scanning, ModSecurity with the OWASP Core Rule Set, and CageFS via CloudLinux to isolate each account from its neighbors. CSF / LFD handles network-level intrusion detection and brute-force prevention. An active, layered posture we manage every day. ## On-Site Technicians, Real Support Our staff works in the same building as our servers. If something goes down, we do not wait for a third-party datacenter to dispatch a tech. We walk over and fix it. Average ticket response is 12 minutes, live chat is typically answered immediately. You talk to real people who know the systems you are running on. ## 24 Years and Counting Ultra is not a fly-by-night hosting company. We have been at this since 2002 and have accumulated real-world experience with just about every scenario you can imagine. We were there for the rise of WordPress, the shift to mobile, the explosion of SSL, and the growing complexity of web security. Tens of thousands of clients later, the depth of knowledge only comes from doing this work every day. ## Official cPanel Authorized Partner Ultra Web Hosting is a cPanel Authorized Partner and holds a verified cPanel Certified Partner Accreditation. Every hosting account comes with cPanel, the industry's most popular hosting control panel. Manage files, databases, email accounts, DNS records, backups, and more from an interface millions of website owners already know. If you have managed a website before, you will feel right at home. ## No Setup Fees, No Surprises There are no setup fees on any shared hosting plan regardless of billing term. Pay month to month for flexibility, or pay for up to three years in advance for a bigger discount. Either way, the price you see is the price you pay. 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Ultra Web Hosting started out as Flux Services back in 2002, born from a simple frustration: hosting companies at the time did not care enough about the people they served. We set out to build something better. More than two decades later, Ultra is still independently owned and operated. We handle every aspect of running a website, from hosting and domain registration to design consultation and ongoing support. Over the years we have hosted everything from small personal blogs to MTV television shows, and we have grown to host 10,000+ websites for satisfied customers worldwide. We have won multiple industry awards (WebHostDir, HostReview, GoldStarHost, HostSearch, and more), and we are still here because we never stopped doing the thing that got us started: caring about our customers more than the other guys. Our servers live in racks we own, our support staff works in the same building, and our company is still controlled by the same people who started it. If you want a host that picks up the phone, owns its own hardware, and has been doing this longer than most of the internet has existed, you have found one. Browse our shared hosting plans, check the dated, verifiable claims on our company facts page, see what real customers say on our testimonials page, or contact our team if you want to talk through what makes sense for your site. ## Award-winning web hosting since 2002. ## WebHostDir Award Multiple Years Running ## Hosting Code of Ethics Member with Good Status ## Top 10 WebHostsOnline Editor's Choice ## HostReview Award Multiple Years ## Guaranteed Host CompareWebHosts ## Best Scalable Hosting WebHostingRank ## Gold Star Host Industry Recognized ## 4.0 GPA Rating HostSearch 4.9 / 5 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ Sites hosted 24+ years In business since 2002 12-min Avg support response ## Try Ultra Web Hosting. Twenty-four years of independent operation, owned hardware, on-site support, and a 45-day money-back guarantee. Plans start at $3.95/mo. View hosting plans Contact the team 0 Faster than standard shared 0 Money-back guarantee 0 Avg support response 0 Uptime, our own racks ============================================================================== # Customer Reviews & Testimonials · 4.9/5 Verified Hosting Reviews | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/testimonials Summary: Real customer reviews of Ultra Web Hosting, rated 4.9 / 5 on Shopper Approved and 4.6 / 5 on Google Reviews. Read featured testimonials from our clients below. Verified by Shopper Approved & Google Reviews ## 4.9 out of 5. From real customers. Independently verified reviews on Shopper Approved and Google, plus featured customer testimonials below. No paid placements, no edited quotes, no astroturf. 4.9 From verified customer reviews See hosting plans Free site migration 4.9 / 5 Shopper Approved 4.7 / 5 Google Reviews 24+ years since 2002 10,000+ customers 4.9/5 Shopper Approved 4.7/5 Google Reviews 23+ yrs Since 2002 10,000+ Customers Featured customer reviews ## What our customers say. Customer quotes pulled from third-party review platforms, support tickets, and live chat thank-yous. Filter by topic, or read them all in a row. All Reviews Customer Support Performance Value for Money Long-Term Clients "I've been using Ultra for almost 18 years now. These guys are the most professional of all the webhosts I've worked with, providing patient and thorough customer service quickly while charging the lowest rates I've ever paid. Everything is turned around fast and reliably. I recommend them to all my clients." SK Sharlene King Chicago, IL 18-Year Client "Before Ultra, my website load times were horrible, users complained of 30+ second page loads. After my move, my website loads in 2 to 3 seconds and all my users are happy. Customer service is top notch, and I can't beat the price. Highly recommended." JT Joel Telling Bothell, WA Performance Boost "The responses to my requests were so prompt that I almost felt as if the support team and I were in the same room. I have not often been so impressed. David and Kevin have it together, they understand what great service is about." MM Morris G. Mead Lima, OH Outstanding Service "We've been doing business online since 1995 and have used many hosting firms for our numerous websites. Ultra always delivers quick, personalized service. We're impressed with the professionalism and knowledgeable responses from their support team." SR Sukree Rameli Kota Bharu, Malaysia "Very helpful, friendly, and fast service. David knew all the answers to my questions, which is more than can be said of some companies who outsource their customer service. 5 stars!" MM Marco Manna Calgary, Canada "The service I've received is amazing. Whenever I have a question, I can get live chat support, and if they're busy, tickets get a really quick reply. Everything is so much easier with Ultra, and for the price you can't beat it." VH Vincent Houckman Newcastle, UK "Transferring my account was a breeze. I was blown away by all the features in the control panel and the storage and bandwidth I get for the price. I shopped for months and couldn't find a better deal. Switching to Ultra was the best thing I could do for my business." TB Trentin C. Bergeron Lakewood, WA "Just wonderful! You have the finest client support I have ever seen. You went beyond the call. You are at the top of the list in customer satisfaction." GW Gail Wilson Grover, NC "I have several online stores across multiple countries and have tested many hosting services. Ultra is absolutely one of the most fantastic hosts available, all the bells and whistles, plus wonderful customer service. David Turner is one of the best, most hands-on reps available." KR Kym Raab Galena, OH "Anything of value is worth every effort! This company is top-shelf. I especially want to thank David and Kevin for their exceptional professional manner. I would highly recommend Ultra to anyone that asks!" SA Scott Ayon Oracle, AZ "My website has been up and running since 2000. I moved to Ultra after becoming tired of provider after provider who didn't deliver. Ultra has been prompt and I have never faced any downtime. When my server's hardware had issues, they replaced it immediately with no excuses." SK Sunit Katkar Sunnyvale, CA "The control panel is very usable and easy to navigate. Their support team is very accessible, when I needed help, they manually transferred two different CMS-based sites for me. Their customer support is thorough, on time, and upbeat. This is a web host you can really grow with." OG Olu Gittens Brooklyn, NY "David from the live support area was absolutely fantastic. I asked question after question for almost an hour and he answered all of them in plain English. If the rest of the team is anything like David, don't hesitate, join up right away." RM Robert Morsillo Port Orchard, WA "I've been a member for a few months and I love it. The service is super reliable and the support staff is great, not to mention the prices are unbelievably low for the amount of services supported." DS David Shimp Des Moines, WA "Those that know the importance of customer service will be blown away, like me. Hats off to you guys!" GW Glenn Wagner Las Vegas, NV "The customer support here is amazing. I'm not even a customer yet and I still received instant, helpful support for all of my questions." W Weston Cleethorpes, UK "I have repeatedly received assistance from both tech support and customer service. They are by far the most professional, most knowledgeable, and quickest-response group I deal with. I started with a basic plan years ago and am currently a reseller." EV Everett Vinzant Layton, UT "Fantastic support, services, and an easy-to-use website. I've been with Ultra for over two months and have already recommended them to many local companies. Glad to be hosted with such a professional and friendly provider." NC Nick Coates Cheltenham, England "I came to Ultra from a previous host and was surprised by the excellent features, great prices, and above all the outstanding customer service. The live, on-demand support really blew me away." JB James Butler Cumming, GA "I had been struggling to get my site online with my previous host. I got serious help here, courteous and friendly, that got me up and running in no time!" TD Toby Dunn Phoenix, AZ "Every time I have a problem, you guys have had an answer within the hour. I have never seen better customer support in my life!" BB Bill Brislin Tillamook, OR "Thanks to the team on live support, we have experienced excellent immediate assistance on both occasions we have needed help. We will be recommending your services to everyone we know." JW John Welch Yeronga, Australia "The tech support is awesome! They are very fast and extremely knowledgeable. Whenever I have questions, I know they will answer them quickly and in terms that I can understand!" RD Richard Dennis Midlothian, VA "I have had nothing but the absolute best support from everyone, and tonight was more of the same. David was extremely helpful, as always, fixing my problem before I even had a chance to explain it." SR Shaun Rogers Port Orchard, WA "I purchased a plan because I needed a reliable backup hosting service. I was impressed with the price and product, and the customer service was fantastic. A question answered within five minutes on a Sunday. Signup is instantaneous. Highly recommended." DB Deborah Beeksma Show Low, AZ "I've been very impressed with the stability of the servers and especially with the support." CS Chris Scoones North Bend, WA "Very fast response, issue was fixed in less than 2 minutes!" AM Andrew Maurer Sleepy Eye, MN Verified by Google ## Read what customers say on Google. The testimonials above are a small subset of the feedback customers leave on independent platforms. Google Reviews is public, hard to game, and impossible for us to edit or remove. 4.7/5 Google Reviews Google Reviews · 4.7 / 5 ## Public reviews on our Google Business profile. Customers leave reviews on our public Google Business profile, the most widely seen review platform on the internet. Anyone can read them, anyone with a Google account can leave one, and we have no ability to remove what customers post. - Public reviews visible on Google Search and Google Maps - Reviewers must be signed into a Google account - Ultra cannot edit, hide, or remove individual reviews - Independent feedback from a different customer slice than the testimonials above Read reviews on Google Why customer reviews matter ## 24 years of customers, one number that keeps holding. Since 2002, Ultra Web Hosting (formerly Flux Services, Inc.) has provided reliable, affordable shared web hosting, WordPress hosting, reseller hosting, and VPS and dedicated server solutions to businesses and individuals around the world. Our servers run CloudLinux and cPanel with Nginx acceleration for faster page loads, all on hardware we own and operate ourselves. The testimonials above are a small subset of the feedback customers leave on independent platforms. Google Reviews (4.7 / 5) is public, so anyone can read it and anyone with a Google account can leave one. We have no ability to remove what customers post. What customers consistently call out: fast, US-based 24/7 live chat and ticket support from people who actually know hosting, predictable renewal pricing without surprise upsells, and the kind of long-term reliability that keeps clients with us for a decade or more. Browse our Google Reviews or contact us directly to ask about your specific setup. 4.9 / 5 Shopper Approved verified 10,000+ Customers worldwide 24+ years In business since 2002 12-min Avg support response ## Join 10,000+ happy customers. Same hosting that earns 4.9 / 5 on Shopper Approved and 4.7 / 5 across Google Reviews. Pick a plan, or move an existing site to Ultra for free. See hosting plans Free site migration ============================================================================== # Contact Ultra Web Hosting | 24/7 Live Chat & Support Tickets URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/contact Summary: Contact Ultra Web Hosting 24/7 via live chat or support tickets. In-house team responds in 12 minutes on average. Real humans, no chatbots, no offshore call centers. 24/7 in-house support since 2002 ## Talk to a real human. 12-minute average response. Live chat, support system, and real US-based agents. No chatbots, no offshore call centers, no canned replies. Start a live chat Open a support ticket Sales Support Relations Abuse Knowledge Base 12-min avg response 24/7 chat & ticket 4.9 / 5 Shopper Approved 24+ years since 2002 12min Avg Response 24/7 Chat & Ticket 4.9/5 312 Reviews 23+ yrs Since 2002 Pick your channel ## Four ways to reach us. Real humans, real fast, whether it's 2 PM or 2 AM. Live chat and tickets are handled by the same in-house team at our Seattle, WA headquarters. ## Live Chat Talk to a real person right now. Best for quick questions, pre-sales, and anything you'd rather not type out twice. Online now · Instant ## Support Ticket Submit a detailed request through the client area. Best for account-specific issues, billing questions, or anything that needs a paper trail. ~12 min avg response ## Call Us Call 877-850-7850 any time. Our automated assistant handles common questions and points you to the right place fast. For a real person, use live chat or a ticket. Automated · 24/7 ## Knowledge Base Searchable tutorials and walk-throughs covering WordPress, email, FTP, DNS, PHP, databases, and just about every cPanel feature. Self-service Real people, real responses ## An in-house team, in the same building as your server. Our support staff works on-site, in the same building as the racks. That means faster troubleshooting, hands-on access to hardware when needed, and direct escalation to the engineers who actually built the platform. No tier-1 gatekeepers, no overseas call centers, no canned replies. Start a live chat Or open a ticket with a specific team ## Route your request to the right department. Each department is staffed by the same in-house team but with different specialties. Pick the one that fits and you'll skip the routing step. ## Sales New orders, plan comparison, pre-sales questions, custom quotes, reseller pricing, and bulk hosting. Open Sales ticket ## Support Technical issues, cPanel help, email configuration, WordPress troubleshooting, DNS, SSL, and migrations. Open Support ticket ## Relations Billing questions, invoice issues, refunds, account changes, cancellations, and upgrade pricing. Open Relations ticket ## Abuse Spam reports, copyright complaints, DMCA notices, phishing reports, and security incidents involving hosted sites. Open Abuse ticket World headquarters ## Ultra Web Hosting 12101 Tukwila Intl Blvd Suite 410 Seattle, WA 98168 Open a support ticket Support hours: 24/7/365 Live chat and tickets are staffed around the clock, including weekends and holidays. Phone line is open during US business hours; use chat or a ticket overnight for fastest response. View larger map What you get when you reach out ## Support that actually solves the problem. We've been hosting websites since 2002. Every channel above feeds the same team, the same playbook, and the same outcome: your issue resolved by someone who knows the stack. ## 12-min Avg Response Tickets typically get a real reply in under 12 minutes. Live chat is instant during normal hours. No bot triage, no auto-acknowledge spam. ## In-House, On-Shore Every agent works on-site at our Seattle, WA headquarters. No outsourced tier-1, no overseas escalation tree, no language barriers. ## 24/7/365 Coverage Chat and tickets are staffed around the clock, including weekends and holidays. The phone line covers US business hours. ## Engineers, Not Chatbots On live chat and support tickets, every interaction is handled by a real Ultra technician with a hosting background. No LLM auto-replies, no canned scripts, no runaround. ## cPanel, WordPress, Nginx Experts Our team runs the same WordPress, Nginx, and cPanel platform daily, so they know the quirks before you describe them. ## Chat + Ticket + Phone Chat and tickets feed the same in-house team; the phone line's automated assistant answers common questions and routes you to them. Pick whichever fits the question. How support actually works at Ultra ## One team, one playbook, one outcome. Ultra Web Hosting has been providing reliable, affordable web hosting since 2002, and our in-house support team is here around the clock to help with anything hosting-related. Whether you need help setting up your first website, troubleshooting a WordPress issue, configuring email, managing domain names, or resolving a billing question, our experienced technicians are ready to assist. Live chat and tickets are handled by a real person who understands web hosting inside and out — no canned responses, no runaround. With an average response time of just 12 minutes on tickets and instant availability on live chat, you won't be waiting around for help. Our phone line uses an automated assistant to answer common questions and point you to the right place; when you want a person, chat and tickets reach the same in-house team. Same playbook, same outcome. Not sure where to start? Pick whichever channel works best for you. Pre-sales questions, billing issues, and migration help all route to the right department automatically. If you'd rather just talk to someone first, start a live chat and an agent will walk you through your specific situation. FAQ ## Common questions about contacting us. What are Ultra Web Hosting's support hours? Ultra Web Hosting provides 24/7/365 support via live chat and our ticket system. Our support team is available around the clock, including weekends and holidays. Average ticket response time is approximately 12 minutes. You can reach us any time of day or night. How do I contact Ultra Web Hosting support? You can reach us through live chat on our website for instant support or by submitting a support ticket through the client area. For specific departments, you can open a ticket directly with Sales, Support, Relations, or Abuse using the department links above. How fast does Ultra Web Hosting respond to support tickets? Our average support ticket response time is approximately 12 minutes. Live chat is typically instant. All support requests are handled by real technicians who work on-site in the same building as our servers, not chatbots or outsourced call centers. Complex issues may take longer to fully resolve, but you'll always get a fast initial response. Can Ultra Web Hosting help me transfer my website? Yes. Ultra offers free website migration for most accounts when you sign up for an annual or longer hosting plan. Our migration team handles cPanel transfers, WordPress migrations, database moves, and email setup. Just submit a support ticket with your current host's login details after signing up, and we'll take it from there. Is Ultra Web Hosting support outsourced? No. Our entire support team is in-house and works on-site in the same building as our servers at our Seattle, WA headquarters. We don't use overseas call centers, chatbots, canned responses, or third-party support contractors. Every interaction is handled by a real Ultra technician who knows the platform end to end. Where is Ultra Web Hosting located? Ultra Web Hosting is headquartered at 12101 Tukwila Intl Blvd Suite 410, Seattle, WA 98168. Our support staff works on-site in the same building as our servers, which means faster troubleshooting and hands-on access to hardware when needed. You can find us on the map above or learn more about Ultra on our About page. Which department should I contact for billing questions? For billing, invoices, refunds, or upgrade pricing, open a ticket with the Relations department. For new orders or pre-sales questions, choose Sales. For technical or account issues, choose Support. For abuse reports, choose Abuse. 4.9 / 5 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ Sites hosted 24+ years In business since 2002 12-min Avg support response Human by design ## Stuck? Talk to a real person. A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from in-house engineers who know your account. No bots, no scripts, no overseas call center. Start a live chatBrowse the knowledge base ============================================================================== # Site Map | Complete Directory of 72 Pages | Hosting Plans, Policies, Tools | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/sitemap Summary: Complete site map for Ultra Web Hosting. 72 pages organized by category: hosting plans, applications, industry hosting, policies, and more. Since 2002. Complete Page Directory · 72 URLs · XML + HTML · Always Current ## Site map, every page on Ultra Web Hosting. A human-readable directory of every customer-facing URL on the site, grouped by topic. For crawlers and SEO tools, the machine-readable XML feed lives at /sitemap.xml. See hosting plans XML sitemap ★★★★★ 4.9 from 27 verified reviews 10,000+ sites hosted 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response 72 Pages indexed XML Machine-readable feed Daily Re-crawled by Google 24+ years Same site since 2002 Looking for something specific? ## A complete directory of every page we publish. This page lists every customer-facing URL on ultrawebhosting.com, organized into ten browseable categories so you can jump straight to the topic you need. Hosting plans, application hosting, industry hosting, regional pages, migration guides, company info, support resources, and policies all live below. Crawlers and SEO tools: see the machine-readable XML sitemap → for the full URL list with lastmod dates and priority hints. Core hosting products ## Hosting Plans The full lineup of hosting tiers, from shared and WordPress through reseller, HIPAA, VPS, and dedicated servers. Shared Web Hosting WordPress Optimized Hosting Nginx Optimized Hosting Node.js Hosting AI Coding Hosting Reseller Hosting HIPAA Hosting HIPAA Therapy Hosting VPS Hosting Dedicated Servers Feature pages and platform specifics ## Hosting Plan Details Deep-dive feature lists, language and database support, SSL options, and CMS-specific hosting pages. Shared Hosting Features Dedicated Server Features Hosting Features Overview PHP Hosting MySQL Hosting SSL Certificates Joomla Hosting Drupal Hosting Moodle Hosting Optimized for specific apps ## Application Hosting Hosting configurations tuned for popular forum, ecommerce, ticketing, survey, and developer applications. Application Hosting Hub phpBB Hosting Simple Machines Forum Hosting Discourse Hosting osCommerce Hosting CubeCart Hosting Magento Hosting Ghost Hosting ionCube Hosting Zend Guard Hosting Git Hosting osTicket Hosting LimeSurvey Hosting Legacy Applications Banners Hosting by vertical ## Industry Hosting Hosting pages tailored to specific industries with compliance considerations and example workloads. Industry Hosting Hub Law Firm Hosting Real Estate Hosting Agency Hosting Photography Hosting Dental Hosting Nonprofit Hosting Church Hosting Restaurant Hosting HIPAA Hosting HIPAA Therapy Hosting Local hosting pages ## Regional Hosting City and region landing pages for customers who prefer working with a hosting provider in their area. Pacific Northwest Hosting Seattle Web Hosting Bellevue Hosting Tacoma Hosting Tukwila Hosting Seattle Reseller Hosting Seattle Dedicated Servers Beyond the core hosting plan ## Domains and Services Domain registration, transfers, SSL, marketing tools, upgrades, and our green hosting commitment. Domain Name Check Transfer Website / Domain SSL Certificates Marketing Tools Hosting Upgrades Green Hosting Provider Banners Switch from another host ## Migration Guides Walkthroughs for migrating from the major hosting providers, with free white-glove transfer included. Migrate from Bluehost Migrate from HostGator Migrate from GoDaddy Migrate from SiteGround About Ultra ## Company Background on Ultra Web Hosting, customer reviews, awards, contact options, and partner programs. About Ultra Client Testimonials Hosting Awards Contact Ultra Affiliate Program Help and reference material ## Support and Resources Frequently asked questions, a webmaster glossary, and ways to reach our support team. Frequently Asked Questions Webmaster Glossary Support Site Map The fine print ## Policies Terms of service, privacy, refunds, our price guarantee, and the acceptable-use rules for hosted content. Service Agreement Privacy Statement Refund Policy Price Guarantee For crawlers and SEO tools ## For crawlers and SEO tools. The XML sitemap at /sitemap.xml is the canonical machine-readable index Google reads. It's updated whenever pages change and includes lastmod dates and priority hints for every URL on the site, formatted to the sitemaps.org 0.9 schema. If you're auditing the site with Screaming Frog, Ahrefs, Semrush, or any SEO crawler, point it at the XML feed rather than scraping this page. Open the XML sitemap ## Didn't find what you were looking for? Our team is online during business hours and a quick chat usually beats reading. Or jump straight to a hosting plan. See hosting plans Contact our team Start a live chat ============================================================================== # SSL Certificates | Free Let's Encrypt + Premium DV, OV, and EV Certificates | Ultra URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/ssl-certificates Summary: Free Let's Encrypt SSL auto-installs on every Ultra hosting plan. Premium DV, OV, and EV certificates from $39.95/year with free installation. Since 2002. Free Let's Encrypt · RapidSSL · InstantSSL · EV · Free Installation ## Free SSL on every plan, plus DV, OV, and EV certificates. Free Let's Encrypt SSL auto-installs and auto-renews on every domain. Premium DV, OV, and EV certificates from $39.95/year with free installation. See premium SSL Get hosting + free SSL ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites secured 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response Free Let's Encrypt SSL included $39.95 Premium SSL starts here Free Premium SSL installation 256-bit Same encryption, every tier Modern browsers flag HTTP sites as "Not Secure." Google uses HTTPS as a ranking signal. ## Every site needs SSL. We make sure yours has it. An SSL certificate encrypts the connection between your visitors' browsers and your web server, protecting sensitive data like login credentials, contact form submissions, and payment information from interception. Modern browsers now flag any site without SSL as "Not Secure" in the address bar, and Google has used HTTPS as a ranking signal since 2014. Every website should be on HTTPS, regardless of whether it handles payments. Every Ultra shared hosting plan includes a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate that auto-installs and auto-renews for every domain on your account, with the same 256-bit encryption strength as any paid certificate. If you need organization validation, extended validation (EV) with company name in the certificate, a Sectigo trust seal, or a certificate from a specific CA for compliance, our premium SSL certificates below cover those cases with free installation by our team. Auto-installed, auto-renewed ## Free Let's Encrypt on every domain. Every domain on your account gets a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, auto-issued and auto-renewed through AutoSSL on cPanel. The same 256-bit encryption as a paid certificate, trusted by every modern browser, with zero setup on your side. If a renewal ever fails, we get notified before it expires. Get hosting + free SSL → Secure by default ## Free SSL on every domain. HTTPS is provisioned and auto-renewed across every domain on your account. Paid EV and OV certificates are available when you need them. Real people · US-based · Since 2002 ## Security backed by a team you can reach. Certificates auto-renew, and if anything ever needs a hand, real US-based engineers answer in about 12 minutes. FreeSSL everywhere 100%US-based 12 minavg reply On-site engineers · our own datacenter Premium SSL Certificates · 6 SKUs ## Premium SSL when you need business identity, EV, or a specific CA. Free Let's Encrypt covers most sites. Upgrade to a paid certificate when you need organization validation (OV), extended validation (EV) with company name in the certificate, a Sectigo trust seal, or a certificate from a specific CA for compliance. All paid certificates include free installation by our team. Domain Validated ## RapidSSL Domain Validated (DV) From $39.95/year Fastest issuance, ready in minutes - 256-bit encryption - Single domain - Fastest issuance (minutes) - Free installation Order Now Organization Validated ## InstantSSL Organization Validated (OV) From $49.95/year Verified business identity with Sectigo trust seal - 256-bit encryption - Single domain - Sectigo Trust Seal - Free installation Order Now Organization Validated ## InstantSSL Pro Organization Validated (OV) From $69.95/year Covers your main domain and its subdomains - 256-bit encryption - Single domain + subdomains - Sectigo Trust Seal - Free installation Order Now Extended Validation ## EV SSL Extended Validation (EV) From $179.95/year Highest trust level with company name in certificate - 256-bit encryption - Company name in browser - Highest trust level - Free installation Order Now Trust Seal ## Trust Seal Only Sectigo Trust Seal From $59.95/year Site seal only, no SSL certificate included - Sectigo Trust Seal - Display on your website - Builds visitor confidence - Note: no SSL certificate included Order Now Install Service ## SSL Install Service For non-Ultra hosted sites From $19.95/hour Install your own SSL cert with full server configuration - Install your own SSL cert - Server configuration - HTTPS redirect setup - Hands-on installation by our team Order Now How to choose · 4 tiers ## Which SSL do you need? The certificate that fits your site depends on what kind of identity verification visitors and search engines need to see. Here is how the four tiers compare. ## Free Let's Encrypt (included with hosting) Best for blogs, portfolios, small business sites, and any website that needs HTTPS but does not require organization validation or a site seal. Auto-issued and auto-renewed. This is what most websites use, and it provides the same 256-bit encryption as any paid certificate. ## RapidSSL ($39.95/year) A domain-validated certificate from a well-known commercial CA. Choose this if you need a certificate from a specific CA for compliance reasons, or if a third-party integration requires a non-Let's Encrypt certificate. Issued within minutes. ## InstantSSL / InstantSSL Pro ($49.95 to $69.95/year) Organization-validated certificates that verify your business identity. These display your organization name in the certificate details and include a Sectigo trust seal you can add to your website. Choose InstantSSL Pro if you also need subdomain coverage. ## EV SSL ($179.95/year) Extended validation provides the highest level of trust verification. The certificate authority verifies your legal business identity, physical address, and operational status. Recommended for ecommerce, financial services, and organizations where visitor trust is critical. FAQ ## What customers ask about SSL certificates. The questions our sales team gets every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. Do I get free SSL with my hosting plan?Yes. Every hosting plan includes a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate that is automatically issued and renewed for every domain on your account. No setup required. What is the difference between free SSL and paid SSL?The encryption strength is identical. The difference is in the validation level and trust indicators. Free Let's Encrypt certificates are domain-validated (DV) only. Paid certificates can include organization validation (OV) or extended validation (EV), which verify your business identity and can display your company name in the certificate. Do you install the SSL certificate for me?Yes. Free Let's Encrypt certificates are installed automatically. Premium SSL certificates purchased through us include free installation by our team. We handle the CSR generation, certificate installation, and HTTPS configuration. Will SSL slow down my website?No. Modern SSL/TLS has negligible performance impact. Our servers support HTTP/2, which actually requires HTTPS and delivers better performance than unencrypted HTTP/1.1 connections through multiplexing and header compression. Can I use SSL with Cloudflare?Yes. Our free Cloudflare integration works with both free and paid SSL certificates. Cloudflare provides an additional layer of SSL between visitors and their edge servers, while our server SSL handles the connection between Cloudflare and your hosting account. ## Get hosting that includes free SSL out of the box. Every plan, every domain, auto-installed and auto-renewed. Starting at $3.95/mo with a 45-day money-back guarantee. See hosting plans Contact our team Start a live chat ============================================================================== # Free SEO & Marketing Tools with Hosting | 19 Tools Included | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/marketing-tools Summary: 19 free SEO, email, page builder, and analytics tools included with every Ultra hosting plan. Attracta, Awstats, Softaculous, Cloudflare. From $3.95/mo. SEO Suite · Email Marketing · Analytics · Visual Page Builder · Included Free ## Marketing tools, included with every hosting plan. 19 production SEO, email marketing, and analytics tools built into cPanel. Helping site owners grow their traffic since 2002. See hosting plans Migrate my site free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites optimized 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response 19+ Tools included Free With every hosting plan 24/7 On-site US support 24+ years Hosting since 2002 Built into cPanel. No extra installs, no premium tiers. ## Most hosts give you a server and walk away. We give you the growth stack too. Most hosting providers give you a server and leave you to figure out the rest. Ultra takes a different approach. Every shared hosting plan comes with a full set of SEO, marketing, and analytics tools built right into your cPanel control panel, at no extra cost. These are not watered-down demos or trial versions. They are production tools you can use from the day you sign up to get your site indexed, monitor your traffic, build links, run email campaigns, and start selling online. Between the Attracta SEO and marketing suite, cPanel's built-in analytics, and one-click application installs through Softaculous, you have everything you need to go from a fresh hosting account to a fully operational, search-visible, traffic-generating website without purchasing any third-party tools. Built into cPanel ## Get indexed. Track traffic. Send newsletters. Sell online. The same growth stack other hosts charge add-on fees for, included with every plan. SEO submission, link building, on-page audits, email marketing, visual page builder, and a free shopping cart all live in your cPanel from day one. See what's included → Grow your traffic ## SEO and marketing, built in. Sitemap generation, search-engine submission, and marketing integrations ship with your plan. Get found without buying extra tools. At the desk · US-based teamReal people · US-based · Since 2002 ## Tools plus a team that answers. Behind the marketing tools is an in-house US team that owns the hardware and replies to your tickets in about 12 minutes. 100%US-based Ownedhardware 12 minavg reply Attracta SEO Suite · 9 Tools ## SEO and marketing tools, ready in cPanel. Available directly in your cPanel under "SEO and Marketing Tools," the Attracta suite gives you a complete set of tools to improve your search engine visibility and drive traffic to your site. ## Get In Google Submit your website to Google, Bing, and other major search engines so they know your site exists and can start crawling and indexing your pages. This is the first step for any new website. The tool walks you through the submission process and confirms when your site has been picked up. ## SEO Tools Analyze your pages for on-site SEO issues and get specific recommendations to improve your rankings. The tool checks your title tags, meta descriptions, heading structure, image alt text, keyword usage, and other factors that search engines use to evaluate your content. Think of it as a basic SEO audit you can run any time. ## Increase Website Traffic Get guided recommendations for driving more visitors to your site. This tool covers both organic and paid strategies, helping you identify opportunities to improve your content, target better keywords, and attract more of the right visitors to your pages. ## Link Building Backlinks from other websites remain one of the strongest ranking signals in search. The link building tool helps you find relevant directories, submission sites, and link opportunities to build authority for your domain. It tracks the status of your submissions so you can see what has been accepted and what is still pending. ## Google Rank Checker Track where your website ranks in Google for your target keywords. Enter the keywords you want to monitor and the tool will show you your current position. Run it regularly to see how your SEO efforts are paying off and which keywords are moving in the right direction. ## Free Email Marketing Tools Build and send email campaigns directly from your control panel. Collect subscriber email addresses, create newsletters, and send targeted messages to your audience. Email marketing consistently delivers one of the highest returns on investment of any digital marketing channel, and having the tools built into your hosting makes it easy to get started. ## Free Shopping Cart Start selling products online with a free shopping cart included in your hosting plan. If you need a more full-featured ecommerce solution, you can also install WooCommerce, PrestaShop, OpenCart, or Magento with one click through Softaculous. All stores are secured with free SSL certificates for safe checkout. ## Drag and Drop Visual Page Builder Create professional-looking landing pages, sales pages, and website sections without writing any code. The visual page builder lets you drag and drop elements like text blocks, images, buttons, forms, and columns into a layout and see the results in real time. It is a solid option for anyone who needs a quick page without hiring a developer. ## Free AI Site Tools Get AI-powered assistance with content creation, site optimization, and marketing tasks. These tools can help you generate ideas, draft content, and analyze your site's performance with suggestions for improvement. AI tools are available directly in your cPanel alongside the rest of your marketing suite. cPanel Metrics · 6 Tools ## Built-in traffic analytics and site monitoring. Your cPanel Metrics section gives you detailed visibility into who is visiting your site, how they found you, and how your server is performing. No external analytics accounts required. ## Awstats and Webalizer Two full-featured traffic analytics tools are included with every account. Awstats and Webalizer process your server access logs and generate visual reports showing visitor counts, page views, unique visitors, referral sources, search engine traffic, geographic data, HTTP error codes, and bandwidth consumption. These reports update automatically and do not require any tracking code on your pages. ## Site Quality Monitoring Monitor your website's health and catch issues before they affect your visitors. The site quality monitoring tool checks for broken links, slow-loading pages, server errors, and other problems that can hurt your search engine rankings and user experience. Regular monitoring helps you stay on top of issues that might otherwise go unnoticed. ## Resource Usage and Bandwidth Keep an eye on your hosting account's CPU usage, memory consumption, I/O activity, and bandwidth with real-time metrics in cPanel. This helps you understand your site's resource needs and know when it might be time to upgrade your plan. Bandwidth tracking shows exactly how much data your site is transferring on a daily and monthly basis. ## Error Logs Access your server error logs directly through cPanel to troubleshoot problems with your website. Error logs record PHP errors, permission issues, missing files, and other server-side problems that may not be visible to your visitors but can affect your site's performance and search engine crawlability. ## Raw Access Logs Download your raw server access logs for custom analysis or import into third-party tools. Raw logs contain every HTTP request made to your site, including the visitor's IP address, user agent, requested URL, response code, and bytes transferred. This is useful for advanced troubleshooting, security audits, and custom reporting. ## Analog Stats Analog provides a quick, lightweight summary of your site's traffic. It is less detailed than Awstats or Webalizer but loads instantly and gives you a fast overview of daily request counts, page views, and data transfer. Useful for a quick check without waiting for full report generation. Infrastructure SEO · 4 Tools ## Your hosting infrastructure helps your SEO too. SEO tools are important, but the hosting platform itself has a direct impact on how well your site ranks. Google uses page speed, uptime, and security as ranking signals, and Ultra's server stack is built to perform well on all of them. ## Nginx Reverse Proxy Our Nginx reverse proxy layer serves cached static content directly from memory, which reduces your server response time (TTFB). Faster TTFB means better Core Web Vitals scores, which Google uses as a ranking factor. Your pages start loading faster, which keeps visitors engaged and reduces bounce rates. ## Free SSL Certificates Every hosted domain gets a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate. Google has used HTTPS as a ranking signal since 2014, and modern browsers flag HTTP sites as "Not Secure." Your SSL is configured automatically with no extra steps required. ## Free Cloudflare CDN All plans include free Cloudflare CDN integration, which caches your content on servers around the world. Visitors get your pages from a nearby location instead of waiting for a round trip to our US data center. Faster global load times improve user experience and search rankings for international audiences. ## 99.9% Uptime Guarantee Search engines penalize sites that are frequently unavailable. If Googlebot tries to crawl your site and gets a server error, it can hurt your indexing and rankings. Ultra's 99.9% uptime guarantee, backed by redundant infrastructure, keeps your site consistently available for both visitors and search engine crawlers. 400+ one-click installs via Softaculous. ## One-Click App Installs for Content and Ecommerce. Beyond the built-in marketing tools, every hosting plan includes Softaculous, which lets you install over 400 web applications with a single click. From a marketing and growth perspective, the most relevant installs include WordPress (the best platform for content marketing and blogging), WooCommerce (turn your WordPress site into a full ecommerce store), PrestaShop and OpenCart (standalone ecommerce platforms), phpBB and SMF (community forums that drive repeat traffic), and phpList (self-hosted email newsletter management). All of these can be installed, configured, and running within minutes through your cPanel control panel. 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved (312 reviews) 10,000+ Sites optimized 24+ years Hosting experience 12 min Avg support response FAQ ## What customers ask about the marketing tools. The questions our sales team gets every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. Are these marketing tools really free with hosting?Yes. All 19 tools listed on this page are included free with every Ultra shared hosting plan starting at $3.95/mo. There are no premium tiers or feature gates to unlock them. The Attracta SEO suite, Awstats, Webalizer, Analog Stats, email marketing tools, visual page builder, shopping cart, and AI site tools are all available in cPanel from the day you sign up. Do I need to install anything to use the marketing tools?No installation is required for the built-in tools. The Attracta SEO suite, Awstats, Webalizer, Analog Stats, error logs, raw access logs, resource usage, and AI site tools are pre-installed and accessible from your cPanel control panel as soon as your hosting account is provisioned. WordPress, WooCommerce, and other apps from Softaculous install with one click when you want them. How do I access the marketing tools after I sign up?Log into cPanel using the credentials emailed to you at signup. SEO tools live under the SEO and Marketing Tools section. Traffic analytics, error logs, and resource monitoring live under Metrics. Softaculous one-click installs live under the Software section. Every tool is accessible directly from cPanel with no separate account or API key required. Can I use my own SEO and analytics tools instead?Yes. Nothing about the included tools blocks you from using Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Ahrefs, SEMrush, or any other third-party service. Many customers run our built-in tools alongside their preferred external tools. The raw access logs are downloadable for import into any third-party analytics platform that accepts standard Apache log format. Will the marketing tools work with WordPress, WooCommerce, and other CMS platforms?Yes. The Attracta SEO suite, traffic analytics, and resource monitoring work with any site regardless of platform: WordPress, WooCommerce, PrestaShop, Joomla, Drupal, Magento, phpBB, Moodle, or custom-coded sites. Awstats and Webalizer read server access logs so they work without any tracking code installed on the site. The free shopping cart is in addition to WooCommerce, PrestaShop, OpenCart, and Magento, which install through Softaculous with one click. Can I import data from existing analytics services?Awstats, Webalizer, and Analog generate reports from your server access logs, so historical data starts accumulating from the moment you point your domain at your hosting. If you have historical data in Google Analytics or another service, you can keep that account active alongside the built-in tools. For raw log import into other platforms, download the raw access logs from cPanel in standard Apache combined log format. Are the email marketing tools good enough for production newsletters?The built-in email marketing tools cover the core newsletter workflow: subscriber collection, list management, newsletter composition, and scheduled sends. They work well for small and mid-sized lists. If you need a high-volume sending platform, you can also install phpList through Softaculous for self-hosted newsletter management, or integrate any external email service (Mailchimp, SendGrid, Postmark) from within WordPress or your CMS. Does hosting actually affect my SEO rankings?Yes. Google uses page speed, uptime, and HTTPS as ranking signals. Ultra's Nginx reverse proxy reduces server response time (TTFB), which directly improves Core Web Vitals scores. Free Let's Encrypt SSL gives you HTTPS (a ranking signal since 2014). Free Cloudflare CDN integration improves global load times. The 99.9% uptime guarantee keeps your site consistently reachable for Googlebot and visitors. Hosting quality is one of the few SEO factors you can fix in a single platform change. What apps can I install with Softaculous?Softaculous includes over 400 web applications installable in one click. From a marketing and growth perspective, the most relevant installs include WordPress for content marketing and blogging, WooCommerce to turn WordPress into a full ecommerce store, PrestaShop and OpenCart as standalone ecommerce platforms, phpBB and SMF for community forums that drive repeat traffic, and phpList for self-hosted email newsletter management. ## Ready to launch with the growth stack included? All of these tools are included free with every shared hosting plan starting at $3.95/mo. No upsells, no premium tiers to unlock features. If you are not sure where to start, our team can help you figure out which tools make the most sense for your site. See hosting plans Contact our team Start a live chat ============================================================================== # Hosting Account Upgrades | Dedicated IP, SSL, Domain Privacy, Site Scanner | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/upgrades Summary: Add a dedicated IP, premium SSL, domain ID protection, custom DNS, or expert consultation. Same-day activation, pro-rated billing. Same-Day Upgrade · No Downtime · Pro-Rated Billing · 24/7 In-House Support ## Add-ons for your hosting account, installed within hours. Dedicated IP, domain privacy, premium SSL, malware scanning, custom DNS, and one-on-one consultation. Add on demand, billed pro-rated to your existing renewal. See add-ons Talk to our team ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites hosted 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response 6 Available add-ons Same-day Activation Pro-rated Billing 24/7 In-house support Start with what you need. Add the rest when you need it. ## Hosting upgrades that activate the same day, billed pro-rated to your renewal. Hosting accounts grow over time. You might need a dedicated IP for a third-party SaaS integration that requires a fixed source address, domain ID protection on a domain you just transferred to keep your contact info out of the public WHOIS, a paid SSL certificate when an integration partner requires organization or extended validation, or a malware scanner the first time you add ecommerce. Each of the upgrades below can be attached to any active shared hosting plan, and the SSL certificate tile links over to the full SSL lineup with DV, OV, and EV options. Every upgrade is activated the same business day and billed pro-rated to your existing renewal date, so there is no separate billing cycle to track. If you're not sure which add-on you need or you want a recommendation tailored to your stack, our in-house team is available 24/7 by live chat and ticket. Get in touch and we'll walk through the options with you. Add-ons, on demand ## Every add-on installs and activates the same day. Our team handles the install for you, whether that's allocating a static IP, generating a CSR and installing a premium SSL certificate, or configuring custom DNS records. Billing aligns to your existing renewal date so you don't get hit with a separate cycle, and the pro-rated charge only reflects the time between today and your next renewal. See add-ons → Room to grow ## Scale up without the drama. Add resources, jump tiers, or move to a VPS whenever you are ready. Our team handles the migration for you, with no downtime. Hands-on hardware · in our datacenterReal people · Owned hardware ## More power, same in-house team. Upgrades run on hardware we own and rack ourselves. When you scale, the same US team provisions it and keeps it healthy. 100%US-based Ownedhardware 24/7monitoring Add-ons · 6 SKUs ## Upgrade your hosting account. All upgrades are added to your existing account in real time and billed pro-rated to your current renewal date. Single IP ## Dedicated IP Static IP address $3.00/Month Same-day activation by our team - Static IP address for your account - Required for some integrations - SSL on multiple domains - Same-day activation Order Now WHOIS Privacy ## Domain ID Protection Hide your contact info $10.00/Year Per-domain WHOIS privacy - Hide your contact info from public WHOIS - Spam and scam reduction - Per-domain coverage - Renewable annually Order Now DV / OV / EV ## SSL Certificate Premium SSL options From $39.95/Year Free installation by our team - Domain, Organization, and Extended Validation tiers - Free installation by our team - Trusted by all modern browsers - 256-bit encryption More Info DNS Setup ## Heavy Custom DNS Custom DNS configuration $5.00One-Time Done by our team, no recurring fee - Custom DNS record configuration - MX, TXT, SPF, DKIM, DMARC, CAA - One-time setup fee - Done by our team Order Now Expert Help ## Consultation One-on-one technical guidance $25.00/Hour Scheduled at your convenience - One-on-one technical guidance - Migration planning, performance review, security audit - Billed in hourly increments - Scheduled at your convenience Order Now Guidance · Picking the right add-on ## Which upgrade do you need? Not sure which add-on fits your account? Here's the short version of when each one earns its keep. ## Dedicated IP Add this when a third-party integration (SaaS API, mail relay) requires your account to send from a fixed IP, or when an EV certificate is required without SNI compatibility. ## Domain Privacy Add this on every domain you register if you don't want your home address and personal email exposed in the public WHOIS database. One of the highest-value upgrades for $10/year. ## One-on-One Consultation Add this when you're planning a migration, considering a tier upgrade, or troubleshooting site performance and want a specialist to walk you through your options. FAQ ## What customers ask about hosting upgrades. The questions our sales team gets every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. How quickly is my upgrade activated?Most upgrades are activated within a few hours of your order. Dedicated IPs and SSL installations are completed by our team within the same business day. Domain ID Protection and DNS changes propagate within minutes. Consultations are scheduled at a time that works for you. How is billing handled when I add an upgrade mid-cycle?All upgrades are billed pro-rated to your existing account renewal date, so you don't get hit with a separate billing cycle. The pro-rated charge reflects only the portion of the period until your next renewal. After that, the upgrade renews on the same date as your hosting account. Can I add upgrades to an existing hosting account?Yes. All upgrades on this page can be added to any active Ultra hosting account. Place the order through your client area at my.ultrawebhosting.com and we'll activate the upgrade against your existing account. No new account needed. Do I need a dedicated IP for an SSL certificate?Not usually. Modern browsers and servers support SNI, which lets multiple SSL certificates share a single IP address. You only need a dedicated IP for SSL if you're targeting very old browsers (Windows XP IE), some legacy SSL configurations, or specific third-party integrations that require it. Can I cancel an upgrade later?Yes. Recurring upgrades (Dedicated IP, Domain ID Protection, SSL) can be cancelled at any time through your client area. The upgrade remains active through the end of the current billing period. One-time upgrades (Heavy Custom DNS) and hourly (Consultation) don't recur. ## Need help picking the right upgrade? Our in-house support team can walk you through what each add-on does and whether you need it. Available 24/7 by live chat or support ticket. See hosting plans Contact our team Start a live chat ============================================================================== # Award-Winning Web Hosting Since 2002 | 15+ Industry Awards Earned | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/hosting-awards Summary: 15+ industry awards since 2002: WebHostRanking Best Scalable Hosting, WebHostDir #1 Budget, HostReview Fastest Growing, HostSearch 4.0 GPA. 24 years independent. Award-Winning · Since 2002 · 15+ Industry Awards · Independent Provider ## Hosting that's won the industry's respect, since 2002. 15+ independent industry awards across two decades, from WebHostRanking, WebHostDir, HostReview, and HostSearch. Hosting since 2002. See hosting plans Read testimonials ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites hosted 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response 24 Years in business 15+ Industry awards earned 4.0 HostSearch GPA (top-rated) #1 Fastest growing provider Independent recognition, every era since 2002. ## Built a reputation the slow way: one customer, one independent review, one award at a time. Most hosting awards today are pay-to-play. A company writes a check, gets a badge, and slaps it on the homepage. Ultra's awards come from a different era and a different process: independent directory sites and review platforms (WebHostRanking, WebHostDir, HostReview, HostSearch, FoundHost.com, CompareWebHosts.com) that ranked providers on uptime, support quality, value, and growth, not on who paid for placement. Earning a place on those lists in 2003, 2005, 2008, and 2014 took the same thing it takes to keep a 4.9 Shopper Approved rating in 2026: showing up every day, answering tickets fast, and not breaking sites. Learn more about Ultra, or see the hosting plans the awards were earned on. Recognized across the industry ## Awards for performance, value, growth, and ethics. From the very first Top 50 placement in November 2003 to the WebHostRanking Best Scalable Hosting award in 2014, Ultra has been independently recognized in every category that matters: how fast it ranks, how affordable it stays, how reliably it runs, and how it treats customers. See hosting plans → Recognized since 2002 ## 15+ awards, earned not bought. Two decades of industry awards and a 4.9 Shopper Approved rating. Our clients stick around for a reason. Real people · US-based · Since 2002 ## The team behind the trophies. The awards come from doing the basics well: owned hardware, real US-based engineers, and a 12-minute average support reply. 15+industry awards 4.9Shopper Approved 24+ yrssince 2002 On-site engineers · our own datacenter 2014 · 2005 · 2007 · Recent Recognition ## Scalable hosting and the fastest-growing provider. The most recent industry awards bookend a stretch of explosive growth: from #1 fastest growing in 2005 to recognized as the most scalable platform in 2014. ## Best Scalable Hosting Recognized for flexible, growth-ready hosting infrastructure that scales with your business, from a single website to enterprise-level deployments. WebHostRanking · 2014 ## #1 Fastest Growing Hosting Provider Named the single fastest growing hosting provider in May 2005, then returned to the Top 10 list twice more in 2007 as growth continued to accelerate. HostReview · May 2005, May 2007, Sep 2007 2008 · A Banner Year ## Triple awards, ethics certification, and verified hosting status. The year Ultra collected the most independent recognition: three consecutive months of Best of Shared Hosting placements from WebHostDir, certification by the Hosting Code of Ethics, and Guaranteed Host verification from two leading directories. ## Best of Shared Hosting & #1 Budget Hosting Triple award winner across three consecutive months, recognized for delivering premium shared hosting performance at an unbeatable price point. WebHostDir · Sep, Oct, Nov 2008 ## Hosting Code of Ethics Member Independently verified as meeting ethical hosting standards: a commitment to transparency, fair pricing, and honest business practices that continues today. Hosting Code of Ethics · August 2008 ## Guaranteed Host & Listed and Verified Independently vetted and verified by two of the industry's leading hosting directories for reliability, uptime, and customer satisfaction. CompareWebHosts.com & Web-Hosting-Top.com 2003 · 2004 · The Early Years ## From Top 50 to Top 15 in 18 months. Within two years of founding, Ultra climbed the HostReview rankings from Top 50 placements through Top 25 and into the Top 15, alongside Gold Star and Top-Rated 4.0 GPA recognition from FoundHost.com, HostSearch, and WebHostsOnline. ## Top 15, Top 25, and Top 50 Host Within our first two years, Ultra climbed from Top 50 to Top 15, earning six consecutive ranking placements across 2003 and 2004 through consistent service quality. HostReview.com · Nov 2003 through Aug 2004 ## Gold Star Host & Top-Rated 4.0 GPA Earned perfect marks for reliability and support quality from independent review platforms, alongside a Top 10 ranking from WebHostsOnline.com. FoundHost.com, HostSearch, WebHostsOnline Independent recognition continues today. ## Don't just take our word for it. Thousands of clients have trusted Ultra with their websites since 2002. The historical industry awards on this page are matched by a current 4.9 out of 5 rating across 312 verified Shopper Approved reviews. See what real customers have to say about the day-to-day experience. Read client testimonials Industry recognition since 2002 ## Original Award Badges The actual artwork issued by each independent platform, preserved from the era it was earned. 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved (312 reviews) 15+ Industry awards earned 24+ years Hosting since 2002 12 min Avg support response FAQ ## What customers ask about Ultra's awards and reputation. The questions our sales team gets every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. How long has Ultra Web Hosting been in business?Ultra Web Hosting has been providing reliable hosting services since 2002, making us one of the longest-running independent hosting providers with over two decades of experience. We started as Flux Services with one goal: to build a better web hosting company. Learn more about our story. What awards has Ultra Web Hosting won?Ultra has earned over 15 industry awards including WebHostRanking Best Scalable Hosting (2014), WebHostDir Best of Shared Hosting and #1 Budget Hosting (2008), HostReview #1 Fastest Growing Provider (2005), HostSearch Top-Rated 4.0 GPA, FoundHost.com Gold Star Host, and multiple Top 10, Top 15, and Top 25 host rankings from HostReview across 2003 through 2007. Is Ultra Web Hosting a reliable hosting provider?Yes. Ultra maintains a 99.9% uptime guarantee backed by more than two decades of operational experience. We own and operate our own servers, have on-site technicians in our own datacenter, and provide 24/7/365 technical support with an average response time of just 12 minutes. What is the Hosting Code of Ethics?The Hosting Code of Ethics was an independent industry program that verified hosting providers against a published set of ethical business standards: transparent pricing, honest advertising, fair refund policies, and clear terms of service. Ultra was admitted as a member in August 2008 after independent verification. The program no longer accepts new members, but the practices it audited remain core to how Ultra operates today. What did WebHostDir's #1 Budget Hosting recognize?WebHostDir's #1 Budget Hosting award recognized providers that delivered premium-tier shared hosting performance at the most competitive price points in the industry. It looked at uptime, support response time, feature set, and price-to-performance ratio. Ultra won the award in October 2008 alongside Best of Shared Hosting placements in September, October, and November of the same year. Why do these awards from 2003 through 2014 still matter?Most hosting providers from that era no longer exist, were acquired and rebranded, or were absorbed into large conglomerates. Ultra is still independently owned and still operates under the same name, with many of the same team members, on hardware we own. The awards prove a track record across multiple eras of the industry, not a single recent marketing push. How does Ultra compare to today's hosting awards and review sites?Today the most meaningful third-party recognition comes from independent customer review platforms rather than directory sites. Ultra holds a 4.9 out of 5 rating across 312 verified Shopper Approved reviews, which is the current independent measure of customer satisfaction. The historical industry awards on this page show the same consistency of service quality stretching back to 2002. Where can I see customer reviews and testimonials?Customer testimonials are collected on the testimonials page, which gathers real client feedback from across the years. The 4.9 Shopper Approved rating is independently verified by the Shopper Approved review platform, which collects feedback from verified Ultra customers only. ## Ready to host with an award-winning provider? The same hosting platform that earned 15+ industry awards over two decades is available today, starting at $3.95/mo. Free SSL, free Cloudflare CDN, free site migration, 99.9% uptime guarantee, and 24/7 on-site US support, all included. See hosting plans Read testimonials Start a live chat ============================================================================== # Money-Back Guarantee and Refund Policy | 45-Day Risk-Free Hosting | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/refund-policy Summary: 45-day money-back guarantee on all Ultra Web Hosting plans. No setup fees, pro-rated refunds, and a simple plain-language policy. Risk-free hosting since 2002. 45-Day Money-Back · No Questions Asked · Independent Since 2002 · 24/7 In-House Support ## Money-back guarantee, 45 days, no questions asked. Every shared and reseller hosting plan is backed by a 45-day money-back guarantee. No setup fees, pro-rated refunds processed back to your original payment method, and a policy written in plain language so you know exactly where you stand. See hosting plans Talk to our team ★★★★★ 4.9 from 27 verified reviews 10,000+ sites hosted 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response 45 days Money-back window $0 Setup fees 100% Refund eligibility on hosting fees 24+ years Honored since 2002 Refund policy, written plainly. ## Try Ultra risk-free for 45 days. We're confident that once you try Ultra Web Hosting, you'll want to stay. But we also understand that choosing a hosting provider is a big decision, and you shouldn't have to commit before you know it works for you. That's why every shared and reseller hosting plan comes with a 45-day money-back guarantee. If you sign up for any of our shared hosting plans or our reseller hosting plan and you're not completely satisfied within the first 45 days, just let us know. We'll issue a full refund of your hosting fees. No hoops to jump through, and no hard feelings. We want you to host with us because you want to, not because you're locked in. Most hosting companies offer 30 days. We give you 45 because we think you deserve more time to set up your site, move your content, test performance, and make an informed decision. That extra two weeks makes a real difference when you're migrating from another host or building a new website from scratch. Risk-free ## 45-day money-back guarantee. Try any shared or reseller hosting plan risk-free. If you are not happy within 45 days, get a full refund. No questions asked. On-site engineers · our own datacenterReal people · US-based · Since 2002 ## Confidence from a team that owns it. We can offer a real guarantee because we own the hardware and run it ourselves, with a 12-minute average support reply. 45-daymoney-back 100%US-based 12 minavg reply Scope of the guarantee ## What the guarantee covers. The 45-day money-back guarantee applies to all shared web hosting plans, including Ultra 1x, Ultra Unlimited, and Ultra Unlimited Pro, as well as our reseller hosting plan. It covers the hosting plan fees you paid at signup. The guarantee window starts from your initial signup date and doesn't apply to renewals or accounts that have been previously refunded and re-opened. Eligible for refund: all shared web hosting plans, the reseller hosting plan, WordPress optimized hosting plans, Nginx optimized hosting plans, Weebly hosting plans, and any of the above on monthly, annual, or multi-year billing. Not included in refunds: domain name registrations, SSL certificate purchases, dedicated IP addresses, setup fees and add-on services, and the free domain cost (deducted from refund) when a domain was bundled with the plan. Three steps, no retention department ## How to request a refund. Requesting a refund is easy. You don't need to call anyone, argue your case, or go through a retention department. Here's how it works. 1. Open a support ticket. Log into the client area and submit a ticket to our sales department. Let us know you'd like to cancel and request a refund under the 45-day guarantee. 2. We process your request. Our team will confirm your account is within the 45-day window and calculate your refund (hosting fees minus any non-refundable items like domain registrations). 3. You get your money back. Refunds are processed back to your original payment method. Most refunds are completed within 5 to 7 business days, though your bank or payment provider may take additional time to reflect the credit. That's it. No cancellation fees, no penalty, no fine print designed to make it difficult. 15 extra days, on purpose ## Why we offer 45 days instead of 30. Thirty days is the industry standard, but it's not enough time for a lot of customers. If you're migrating from another host, you need time to transfer your files, test your site on our servers, update DNS, wait for propagation, and make sure everything is working correctly. If you're building a new site, you need time to install WordPress or your application, customize it, and see how it performs under real traffic. We'd rather give you the time you need to make a confident decision than pressure you with a tight window. That's also why we pair the money-back guarantee with our price guarantee. We want to compete on value, not lock-in. Two decades of reliable hosting ## What our customers say. Most customers who try Ultra end up staying. But don't take our word for it. Try us risk-free and see for yourself. Ultra has been hosting websites since 2002, with 24+ years of continuous service and thousands of active accounts on our owned cPanel and CloudLinux infrastructure. Our client testimonials and industry awards reflect over two decades of consistent, reliable hosting. This policy was last updated October 2026. FAQ ## What customers ask about the money-back guarantee. The questions our sales team gets every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. How long is the money-back guarantee?45 days from your initial signup date. This is 50% longer than the 30-day guarantee most hosting companies offer. Which hosting plans are covered?All shared web hosting plans are covered, including Ultra 1x, Ultra Unlimited, and Ultra Unlimited Pro, plus the reseller hosting plan. VPS and dedicated server plans aren't covered by this guarantee. Do I need to provide a reason for the refund?Nope. Just submit a support ticket requesting a refund within the 45-day window and we'll take care of it. What about my domain name?Domain registrations are non-refundable because once a domain is registered with the global registry, it can't be returned. If you received a free domain with your hosting plan, the standard registration fee will be deducted from your refund. Either way, the domain is yours to keep. How do I request a refund?Log into the client area and submit a support ticket to our sales department. We'll confirm eligibility and process the refund to your original payment method. How long does the refund take?We process refunds within 5 to 7 business days. Your bank or payment provider may take additional time to reflect the credit on your statement. Can I get a refund after 45 days?The money-back guarantee covers the first 45 days only. After that, you can still cancel your hosting at any time, but refunds aren't available for the remaining term. ## Risk-free for 45 days. Start hosting today. Every shared plan, every customer, no setup fees and a plain-language refund policy. Starting at $3.95/mo. See hosting plans Contact our team Start a live chat ============================================================================== # Web Hosting Price Guarantee | We Beat Established Competitors by 10% | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/price-guarantee Summary: Find a comparable hosting plan at a lower price? Ultra beats established competitor pricing by 10%. Simple verification, instant discounted order link, no fine print. Beat-the-Price · 10% Lower · Established Competitors · 24/7 In-House Support ## Found it cheaper elsewhere? We'll beat it by 10%. If a comparable shared hosting plan from an established competitor is priced lower than ours, we beat it by 10%. No fine print, no hoops, no first-cycle promo gimmicks. Just open a ticket and we'll send back a discounted order link, usually the same day. See hosting plans Submit a price match ★★★★★ 4.9 from 27 verified reviews 10% below competitor pricing $0 setup fees 24+ years hosting since 2002 10% Below competitor pricing 100% Verified matches honored $0 Setup fees, ever 24+ years Honored since 2002 A comparable plan at a lower price means a 10% discount, verified by us, in one ticket. ## Our price guarantee, plainly stated. Good hosting shouldn't cost a fortune, and a fair price shouldn't mean cutting corners on quality. That's the idea behind our price guarantee: if you find a comparable web hosting plan from another established provider at a lower price, we'll beat it by 10%. There's no fine print, no hoops, and no catch. We've been doing this since 2002, so we're pretty confident in what we charge. But if you've found something better on paper, we'd rather sharpen our pencil than lose you. Fair pricing ## The price you sign up at. No first-year tease, no tripled renewal. We will also beat a competitor's comparable price by 10% in most cases. Real people · US-based · Since 2002 ## Honest pricing, real people. We own our hardware, so there is no third party marking up your bill - just an in-house US team and a 12-minute average reply. 10%price beat Ownedhardware 12 minavg reply On-site engineers · our own racks Three steps from competitor link to discounted order. ## How it works. Found a hosting plan that undercuts us? Here's what to do: - Grab the details. Jot down the competitor's plan name, price, and what's included (storage, bandwidth, email accounts, control panel). A link to their pricing page is all we need to look it up. - Open a ticket. Head to our support ticket system and let us know you'd like to use the price guarantee. Drop in the competitor's info and the link. - We take care of the rest. Our team reviews the plan to make sure it's a fair comparison. Once it checks out, we'll send you a custom order link that beats the competitor's price by 10%. No waiting around, either. We know you're shopping and your time is valuable, so we typically turn these around the same day. Standard plans from real hosts, compared on real features. ## What qualifies. We want to be upfront so there aren't any surprises on either side. ## Qualifies - Shared or standard web hosting plans - Established hosts (1+ year in business) - Publicly listed, standard pricing - Plans with comparable core features ## Doesn't qualify - VPS, dedicated servers, or custom-quoted plans - Brand-new resellers with no track record - First-cycle-only promo rates (the $1.99 bait) - Add-ons like premium SSL, dedicated IPs, or third-party licenses We're comparing core hosting features: storage, bandwidth, email accounts, control panel, and server environment. We're looking at the hosting plan itself, not optional extras stacked on top. Already competitive on price, fair on renewal, and running on hardware we own. ## Why most people don't end up needing it. Most customers who shop around find that our pricing already holds up well, especially once they look at what's actually included. Our shared hosting plans start at $3.95 per month and come with things many competitors charge extra for: a free SSL certificate, Cloudflare CDN integration, cPanel, CloudLinux server isolation, MariaDB databases, email hosting, and one-click installs for over 400 applications including WordPress. No bait-and-switch pricing. You've probably seen the trick before. A host advertises $1.99/mo in big letters, but the fine print requires a 36-month prepayment, and the renewal jumps to $12.99/mo or more. We keep our renewal rates fair and predictable so you won't get a surprise on your next invoice. Every billing term renews at the same rate, which is why we offer hosting with no price increase at renewal. And unlike a lot of budget hosts who rent space from someone else, we own and operate our own hardware in the United States. When something goes wrong, there's no chain of finger-pointing. Our team knows the servers and can get things resolved fast. What you get alongside competitive pricing. ## Beyond the price tag. Price matters, but it's not the whole picture. Here's what else comes with hosting at Ultra: - 24/7 human support. Real techs who work on our servers daily, reachable through live chat and support tickets. - 99.9% uptime. Monitored around the clock with a guarantee behind it. Downtime hurts us too. - Free migration. We'll move your site, databases, and email over at no cost. Usually done in 24 to 48 hours. - Money-back guarantee. Not the right fit? No hard feelings. We back it with a money-back guarantee. - Independently owned since 2002. Two decades hosting blogs, businesses, nonprofits, and everything in between. - Real testimonials. Don't take our word for it. See what our clients say. FAQ ## What customers ask about the price guarantee. The questions our sales team gets every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. How does Ultra Web Hosting's price guarantee work?If you find a comparable shared hosting plan from an established competitor at a lower price, we'll beat it by 10%. Just open a support ticket with the competitor's plan details and a link to their pricing page. We'll verify it and send you a discounted order link. What qualifies as a comparable hosting plan?It should be a standard shared hosting plan from a company that's been around at least a year, with similar features to ours: storage, bandwidth, email, and control panel access. Custom plans, VPS, dedicated servers, and first-cycle promo pricing don't count. Does the price guarantee apply to renewal pricing?The guarantee applies to the competitor's standard published price. That said, we're already known for keeping renewal rates fair. We don't advertise a low intro rate and then double or triple it when it's time to renew. Are there any features or services not covered?The guarantee covers the core hosting plan and its included features. Add-ons like premium SSL certificates, dedicated IPs, shopping carts, and third-party software licenses aren't part of the comparison. How do I submit a price match request?Open a support ticket through our client area. Include the competitor's name, a link to their plan page, the price, and a quick summary of the features. We'll take it from there. How long does it take to get a response?We usually respond the same day. In most cases you'll have your price-beat offer within one business day. ## Sign up at the lower price, today. Pick a plan, or open a ticket with the competitor's link and we'll send back a discounted order link. Starting at $3.95/mo with a money-back guarantee. See hosting plans Contact our team Start a live chat ============================================================================== # Web Hosting With No Price Increase at Renewal | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/no-price-increase-hosting Summary: Most hosts advertise a cheap first term, then hike the renewal invoice. Ultra locks your rate: every billing term renews at the same price you signed up at. Plans from $3.95/mo, no renewal price increase, independent since 2002. Fair pricing since 2002 · Flat Renewal · No Year-Two Hike · 24/7 In-House Support ## The rate you sign up at is the rate you renew at. Most hosts lure you in with a cheap first term, then quietly raise the renewal invoice. Ultra does not. We price by billing term, and every term renews at the same rate you started on. Plans from $3.95/month, no renewal price increase, on hardware we have owned since 2002. See Our Plans Our Price Guarantee 45-day money-back guarantee No setup fees on shared plans US-based support since 2002 $3.95/mo Starting price, 3-year $0 Renewal increase 24+ yrs Independent, since 2002 45-day Money-back guarantee Term-length pricing, not intro-then-renewal pricing, so the rate never resets upward. ## Why your hosting bill usually jumps in year two. The discount-hosting industry runs on a familiar model. A host advertises a very low first-term rate, sometimes only if you prepay for two or three years up front. That intro rate is designed to win the sale. Then, when the term ends, the price resets to a much higher "regular" rate at renewal, often three to four times what you paid the first time around. Ultra works differently. We use term-length pricing, not intro-then-renewal pricing. The rate you see is tied to the billing term you choose, and that rate does not reset upward when the term renews. There is no cheap first year waiting to spring a higher invoice on you later. Rate lock ## Same price at renewal. No first-year tease, no tripled year-two invoice. The term you choose renews at the same per-month rate, for the life of the account. Real people · US-based · Since 2002 ## Honest pricing, real people. We own our hardware, so there is no third party marking up your bill, just an in-house US team and a 12-minute average reply. $0renewal increase Ownedhardware 12 minavg reply On-site engineers · our own racks Longer term, bigger discount, and the rate you pick is the rate it renews at. ## How Ultra's pricing works. Ultra gives a term-length discount: the longer the term you choose, the larger the discount, so the 3-year term carries the lowest per-month rate. There is no separate "intro" price hiding behind it. Whatever term you pick, that is the rate it renews at, again and again. Here is what each plan starts at on a 3-year term, and what it renews at: Plan Starts at (3-year) Renews at Best for Ultra 1x$3.95/mo$3.95/moMost sites Ultra Unlimited$6.95/mo$6.95/moUnlimited sites Ultra Unlimited Pro / WordPress$9.95/mo$9.95/mo3x CPU, WordPress-tuned No row changes at renewal. The starting rate and the renewal rate are the same number, by design. The candor is the point. Here is exactly what flat renewal covers, and what it does not. ## What this does and does not mean. - Longer terms cost less per month. Month-to-month billing is the highest per-month rate, and the 3-year term is the lowest. All of them renew at their own same rate, with no increase. Flat renewal does not mean every term is the same price, it means each term keeps its own price. - The promo coupon and free domain are first-term perks. The 30% new-order promo coupon and the free first-year domain on annual and longer plans apply to your first order, not to renewals. We state that limit plainly. Your underlying plan rate still does not go up at renewal, the welcome extras simply do not repeat. - Flat renewal is the standard rate. It is not a discount you have to re-qualify for or re-negotiate each year. You do nothing and the price stays put. - The Ultra Price Guarantee is a separate promise. Beating a comparable competitor plan by 10% is a different offer from flat renewal pricing. One is about matching a rival's price at signup, the other is about never raising your own rate at renewal. A stable bill is the start, not the whole pitch. ## More than a predictable invoice. A flat renewal rate matters, but it is not the only reason to host with us. We run owned Dell hardware we have operated since 2002, backed by US-based in-house support with a roughly 12-minute average first response. Every plan rides on cPanel and CloudLinux, with free SSL and free migration included, and a 45-day money-back guarantee if it is not the right fit. FAQ ## What customers ask about renewal pricing. The questions our sales team gets every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. Does Ultra Web Hosting raise prices at renewal?No. Each billing term renews at the same rate you signed up at. If you buy the 3-year term at $3.95/month, it renews at $3.95/month. There is no low first-term rate that jumps to a higher regular price in year two, which is how most of the discount-hosting industry operates. What does renewing at the same rate actually mean?Ultra prices by billing term, not by an intro-then-renewal model. Whatever term you choose, that per-month rate is what you pay again when the term renews. We do not reset you to a higher list price at renewal. Why is month-to-month billing more expensive per month than the longer terms?Longer terms carry a larger discount, so the 3-year term has the lowest per-month rate and month-to-month billing has the highest. That is a term-length discount, not an introductory teaser. Whichever term you pick renews at that same rate, so a longer term locks in a lower rate for longer. Is the 30% new-order discount a renewal trick?No, and we state the limit plainly: the 30% promotional coupon applies to your first order only and is honored at signup, not at renewal. It is a one-time welcome discount on top of an already-flat renewal price, not a first-year rate that resets higher later. How much does hosting cost, and what does it renew at?Ultra 1x starts at $3.95/month on a 3-year term and renews at $3.95/month. Ultra Unlimited is $6.95/month and Ultra Unlimited Pro, which is also our WordPress-optimized plan, is $9.95/month, each on a 3-year term and each renewing at the same rate. There are no setup fees on shared plans. Do you also match competitor pricing?Yes. Separate from our flat renewal pricing, the Ultra Price Guarantee beats a comparable shared hosting plan from an established competitor by 10%. See our price guarantee page for details. ## Host with a company that does not raise the rent. Pick a plan and keep the rate you signed up at, for the life of the account. Starting at $3.95/mo with a 45-day money-back guarantee. See Our Plans Contact our team Start a live chat ============================================================================== # Ultra Web Hosting by the Numbers: Verified Company Facts | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/company-facts Summary: The verifiable facts about Ultra Web Hosting: independent since 2002, owned Dell hardware, Seattle hydro power, US-based support, CloudLinux and Imunify360. Independent since 2002 · Owned Dell hardware · Seattle hydro power · US-based support ## Ultra Web Hosting by the numbers. The verifiable facts about who we are and how we run, in one place. These are our real, checkable claims: independent and owner-operated since 2002, our own Dell hardware in a Seattle-area datacenter, hydroelectric grid power, and a US-based in-house support team. About Ultra Contact our team ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 verified reviews 24+ years independent since 2002 10,000+ websites hosted 99.9% uptime guarantee 2002 Independent and owner-operated since 10,000+ Websites hosted 4.9 / 5 From 312 verified reviews 99.9% Uptime guarantee Last verified: October 19, 2026. ## The facts, plainly stated. Marketing pages are full of adjectives. This page is the opposite: a concentrated, dated list of the concrete things that are true about Ultra Web Hosting, each stated plainly with a source or link to verify it where one exists. The figures below are self-reported operational facts about our company and platform. Where a third-party source can confirm a claim (our cPanel partner accreditation, our power utility's published fuel mix, our customer reviews), we link it directly so you can check for yourself. Ultra Web Hosting verified company facts, last verified October 19, 2026 FactDetail and source Independence Independent and owner-operated since 2002 (24+ years). Ultra is not part of a hosting conglomerate such as Newfold Digital or the former EIG. Verify: company history on our About Ultra page. Hardware ownership We own our server hardware: Dell PowerEdge servers in our own Seattle-area datacenter (Tukwila, WA), deployed and operated by Ultra's own team. Verify: facility and hardware detail on our About Ultra page. Power source Grid power from Seattle City Light, which publishes a fuel mix that is over 90% hydroelectric. Source: Seattle City Light (see their published fuel mix). Support US-based, in-house support team. About a 12-minute average first response during business hours, with 24/7 live chat and ticket support. Verify: start a live chat or open a ticket via Support. Uptime 99.9% uptime guarantee. Verify: plan terms on our shared hosting page. Platform and security cPanel/WHM on CloudLinux, using LVE and CageFS for per-account isolation, with Imunify360 (web application firewall, malware scanning, and Proactive Defense) on shared and reseller hosting at no separate security charge. Verify: stack detail on our shared hosting page. cPanel partnership cPanel Authorized Partner. David Turner holds a cPanel Certified Partner Accreditation. Verify: public certificate verification (cPanel University). Customer rating 4.9 out of 5 from 312 verified reviews via Shopper Approved. Source: Shopper Approved verified reviews. Scale 10,000+ websites hosted, and 15+ industry awards. Verify: hosting awards. Pricing Shared plans from $3.95 per month. Each billing term renews at the same rate, with no year-two increase. Verify: price guarantee and no price increase hosting. How to read this page. ## Self-reported, and checkable. The facts above are self-reported operational facts about Ultra Web Hosting. They are verifiable via the linked third-party sources where provided (for example, Seattle City Light's published fuel mix, the public cPanel certificate verification, and our Shopper Approved reviews). We date this page so you always know when it was last confirmed. It was last verified on October 19, 2026. Owner-operated ## Our own racks, our own team. We own our Dell hardware in a Seattle-area datacenter and run it ourselves. No reseller markup, no chain of finger-pointing when something needs fixing. Real people · US-based · Since 2002 ## Independent since 2002, run by real people. We are independent and owner-operated, not part of a hosting conglomerate. Our in-house US team answers in about 12 minutes on average during business hours, with 24/7 live chat and ticket support behind it. Since 2002independent OwnedDell hardware 12 minavg first reply On-site engineers · our own racks ## Independent hosting, since 2002. See where the facts come from, or talk to the US-based team behind them. Shared plans start at $3.95/mo and renew at the same rate. About Ultra See hosting plans Start a live chat ============================================================================== # Web Hosting Features and Supported Technologies | 100+ Tools, 12 Categories | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/features Summary: 100+ technologies supported across 12 categories: PHP, Perl, MySQL, IonCube, Zend Guard, Git, WordPress, e-commerce, forums, SSL, and more. Since 2002. 12 Categories · 100+ Technologies · cPanel · Free SSL · Daily Backups · 24/7 Support ## Every stack you need, supported out of the box. PHP, Perl, Node.js, MySQL, IonCube, Zend Guard, Git, WordPress, e-commerce, forums, SSL, and 90+ more. Server configured and ready, no setup required. See hosting plans Browse legacy applications ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites hosted 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response 12 Feature categories 100+ Technologies supported Free AutoSSL + daily backups 24+ years Hosting since 2002 Built to run any stack, optimized for the popular ones. ## Every Ultra plan ships ready to run. Every Ultra Web Hosting plan comes loaded with support for the most popular programming languages, content management systems, e-commerce platforms, and developer tools on the web. Whether you're launching a personal blog, an online store, or a complex web application, our servers are set up and ready to run your stack out of the box. Looking for an application that's no longer in active development? See our legacy applications page for status and migration guidance. 100+ technologies, zero setup ## PHP 7+8, MySQL/MariaDB, Git, Node.js. All preconfigured. Our cPanel servers ship with the modern web stack loaded and configured. Pick a CMS or framework, install it through Softaculous, and start building. No DevOps required. See hosting plans → Built in, not bolted on ## Everything ships on every plan. cPanel, free SSL, CDN, daily backups, one-click installs, and 3-tier caching come standard. No upsells for the basics. Real people · US-based · Since 2002 ## Features are only as good as the team behind them. The same US-based engineers who build these features own the servers and answer your tickets in about 12 minutes. 100%US-based Ownedhardware 12 minavg reply On-site engineers · our own racks ## Programming Languages & Scripting PHP, Perl, Node.js, SSI, HTML5, XML & More Ultra's servers support the most popular server-side and markup languages used in modern web development. All plans include PHP with full support for PHP 7.x and 8.x, OPcache enabled by default, and configurable php.ini settings through cPanel. Looking for server-side JavaScript? Check out our dedicated Node.js Hosting plans. Perl is fully supported on all Ultra servers for CGI scripts, legacy system integration, and task automation. Our environment includes commonly used Perl modules and you can install custom ones for more advanced use cases. Perl scripts run securely through our configured CGI-BIN environment with proper permissions and suEXEC execution. SSI (Server-Side Includes) is enabled on all hosting plans, letting you embed dynamic content like headers, footers, timestamps, and file includes into static HTML pages. Apache processes SSI directives before the page reaches the visitor, making it a lightweight way to keep consistent elements across a site without needing a full CMS. XML parsing and processing is fully available through PHP's built-in extensions including SimpleXML, DOM, and XMLReader. This covers RSS feed generation, SOAP web services, data interchange with third-party APIs, and sitemap creation for search engines. HTML5 is fully supported. All Ultra servers are configured to properly serve HTML5 content with correct MIME types for audio, video, SVG, and web font files. Combined with our Nginx reverse proxy, HTML5 websites and web applications load quickly with proper caching headers and gzip compression. ## Databases & Developer Tools MySQL, phpMyAdmin, cURL, GD, IonCube, Zend Guard, OpenSSL, Git Version Control Every hosting plan includes MySQL databases powered by MariaDB, offering high performance and full compatibility with WordPress, Joomla, and virtually every PHP application. phpMyAdmin is included with every cPanel account and gives you a visual interface for managing your MySQL databases. You can create and modify tables, run SQL queries, import and export data, and manage user permissions right from your browser without touching the command line. cURL is enabled on all Ultra servers, letting your PHP applications make HTTP requests to external APIs, payment gateways, social media platforms, and third-party services. Both the cURL command-line tool and the PHP cURL extension are available. GD Library is available on all servers for server-side image processing. Use it to generate thumbnails, add watermarks, create CAPTCHA images, resize uploaded photos, and produce dynamic charts or graphs from within your PHP applications. We support IonCube Loader and Zend Guard for running encoded and licensed PHP applications. Both loaders are pre-installed across all servers and compatible with multiple PHP versions. OpenSSL is available on all servers for cryptographic operations, secure API connections over TLS, certificate signing request generation, and encrypted data handling within your applications. CSV Processing is fully supported through PHP's built-in functions including fgetcsv, fputcsv, and SplFileObject. This makes it easy to build import/export features, process data feeds, or generate downloadable reports from flat-file data. Git Version Control is pre-installed on every account and managed through cPanel's built-in Git Version Control panel. Clone repositories from GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket, view commit history, pull updates, and automate post-pull deployment tasks with a .cpanel.yml file. No external CI/CD service required for simple deploy-on-push workflows. ## Content Management Systems WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Moodle, Xoops & More Our servers are optimized to run the most popular content management systems. WordPress is by far the most popular and gets its own optimized hosting tier with Nginx caching, automatic updates, and one-click installation through Softaculous. Joomla is fully supported for users who prefer its flexible framework and extensive extension library. Drupal is available for enterprise-grade content management with advanced user permissions and content workflows. Xoops is a modular, object-oriented CMS for building community-driven web portals. It features a robust module system, granular permissions, and theme support. Xoops can be installed through Softaculous on any Ultra hosting plan. Moodle is fully supported for schools, training organizations, and anyone looking to build an online learning platform with course management, quizzes, and student tracking. Geeklog is a PHP-based content management system designed for blogs, community portals, and small news sites. It comes with user management, comment moderation, plugin support, and a built-in calendar. It runs well on shared hosting with minimal resource usage. ## E-Commerce & Payment Processing osCommerce, Zen Cart, CubeCart, Authorize.net, 2Checkout Ultra supports a range of self-hosted e-commerce platforms for building and running your own online store. All of these can be installed on any shared hosting plan and work with popular payment gateways. osCommerce is one of the longest-running open-source shopping cart platforms on the web. It provides a full-featured storefront with product catalog management, customer accounts, shipping modules, and thousands of community-contributed add-ons. osCommerce runs on PHP and MySQL and can be installed through Softaculous. Zen Cart evolved from osCommerce with an enhanced feature set, improved template system, and an active development community. It offers built-in support for gift certificates, discount coupons, multiple payment gateways, and flexible shipping rules. CubeCart is a straightforward e-commerce platform with a clean admin interface, responsive storefront templates, and support for digital and physical products. It comes with inventory management, tax configuration, and integration with major payment providers. Authorize.net is one of the most widely used payment gateways for accepting credit cards online. Ultra's servers fully support Authorize.net's API for processing transactions, managing recurring billing, and handling Advanced Fraud Detection Suite integration from your PHP or Perl applications. 2Checkout (Verifone), now part of Verifone, provides international payment processing with multi-currency support, global tax compliance, and subscription billing. Their hosted checkout and API integration both work seamlessly on our hosting platform. ## Forums & Community Platforms phpBB, vBulletin, Invision Power Board, SMF Self-hosted forums are still a popular choice for communities that want full control over their content and membership. phpBB is the most widely used open-source forum software and can be installed with one click through Softaculous on any Ultra hosting plan. vBulletin is a licensed commercial forum platform with advanced moderation tools, a plugin ecosystem, and CMS integration. Ultra's servers meet all of vBulletin's PHP and MySQL requirements, and our support team can help with installation and configuration. Invision Power Board (IPS Community Suite) provides a full-featured community platform that combines forums, CMS, commerce, and member management in a single application. It requires PHP with OPcache and MySQL, both of which are standard on all Ultra servers. Simple Machines Forum (SMF) is a lightweight, resource-efficient forum platform that runs well on shared hosting. It offers a clean interface, extensive theme support, package manager for add-ons, and a strong focus on performance with minimal server overhead. ## SSL & Security Free SSL, ModSecurity, Imunify360, CloudLinux Isolation Every Ultra hosting plan includes free SSL certificates through AutoSSL, so your site is served over HTTPS right out of the gate. If you need extended validation or wildcard certificates, we offer premium SSL options as well. On the server side, our environment is protected by ModSecurity web application firewall rules with the OWASP Core Rule Set, Imunify360 real-time malware scanning and proactive defense, and CloudLinux CageFS process isolation that keeps every account in its own secure container. ## Project Management & Business Tools osTicket, LimeSurvey Our hosting environment supports a variety of self-hosted business and productivity apps that let you keep your data on your own server instead of relying on third-party SaaS platforms. osTicket is a widely used open-source support ticket system for managing customer inquiries, internal requests, and helpdesk workflows. It features email piping, custom forms, SLA plans, ticket routing, and a staff-facing dashboard for tracking response times and team workload. LimeSurvey is a full-featured survey and data collection platform with support for 30+ question types, conditional logic, multilingual surveys, and GDPR-compliant data handling. Running your own LimeSurvey instance means your response data stays on your server under your control. ## Media & Gallery Management Coppermine, 4Images, GD Library If your website needs to organize and display large collections of images, we support several dedicated gallery applications on all hosting plans. Coppermine Photo Gallery is a mature, feature-rich gallery manager with user albums, batch uploads, EXIF data display, thumbnail generation, watermarking, and comment moderation. It supports multiple user groups with configurable upload quotas and album permissions. 4Images Gallery is a lightweight, easy-to-install gallery application for image hosting with categories, search, comments, eCards, and a rating system. It's lightweight and runs well on shared hosting environments. ## Analytics & Marketing AWStats, Link Directories AWStats is available through cPanel on every Ultra hosting account. It gives you server-side log analysis with detailed visitor statistics, bandwidth usage, search engine referrals, HTTP error reports, and geographic data. Since AWStats processes server logs directly instead of relying on client-side JavaScript, it catches traffic that browser-based analytics tools miss, including bot visits and users with JavaScript disabled. Gossamer Links is a Perl-based directory management system with paid and free listing tiers, advanced templating, and admin review workflows. It's the actively maintained option for self-hosted link directories and runs cleanly on all Ultra plans. ## Real Estate & Niche Applications Open-Realty Open-Realty is a content management system designed specifically for real estate professionals. It manages property listings with photos, virtual tours, agent profiles, and client inquiry forms. Features include map integration, advanced property search, and MLS-style listing management. ## Web Design Tools Dreamweaver Our hosting works with websites built using popular web design applications. You can deploy your site to Ultra's servers using FTP, SFTP, or the cPanel File Manager. Adobe Dreamweaver remains in active use for visual HTML and CSS editing, responsive design, and site management. Sites built with Dreamweaver deploy seamlessly to our servers, and Dreamweaver's built-in FTP/SFTP client connects directly to your Ultra hosting account for one-click publishing. ## Sustainable & Green Hosting Energy-Efficient Infrastructure & Carbon Offsets Ultra Web Hosting is committed to running things responsibly. As a recognized green hosting provider, we invest in energy-efficient server hardware, efficient datacenter cooling, and carbon offset programs. When you host with Ultra, you're supporting sustainable web infrastructure without giving up performance or reliability. FAQ · 6 questions ## Frequently asked questions. The questions we get most often about the technologies, frameworks, and applications supported on Ultra hosting. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. What PHP versions does Ultra support?Ultra supports both PHP 7.x and 8.x on all hosting plans, with OPcache enabled by default. You can switch between PHP versions per domain through cPanel's MultiPHP Manager and configure individual php.ini settings as needed. Older PHP versions are available on request for legacy applications. Is Node.js supported on shared hosting?Node.js apps run on our dedicated Node.js Hosting plans rather than the standard shared hosting plans, since Node apps run as long-lived processes that need their own runtime. The shared hosting plans support PHP and other CGI-style scripts. See our Node.js Hosting page for details. Do you charge extra for IonCube or Zend Guard?No. Both IonCube Loader and Zend Guard are pre-installed across all hosting plans at no extra cost. If you need to run encoded PHP applications, the loaders are already in place and compatible with multiple PHP versions. Can I install my own software through Softaculous?Yes. Every Ultra hosting plan includes Softaculous with 400+ one-click installs (WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Moodle, phpBB, SMF, and many more). Most of the applications listed on this page can be installed in under five minutes through Softaculous. Do you provide Git deployment?Yes. Git Version Control is pre-installed on every account and managed through cPanel's built-in Git panel. You can clone repos from GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket, pull updates, and automate post-pull deployment with a .cpanel.yml file. No external CI required for simple deploy-on-push workflows. What if I need a technology that isn't listed here?Reach out to our support team. The list on this page covers the technologies we explicitly highlight, but our cPanel servers support a much broader stack. We can often install or enable additional modules, extensions, or applications on request. ## Ready to launch on a stack that's already loaded? Every Ultra hosting plan ships with the full feature catalog above, configured and ready. Starting at $3.95/mo with free migration and a 45-day money-back guarantee. See hosting plans Browse legacy apps Talk to our team ============================================================================== # Legacy Application Hosting and Migration Guides | 23 EOL Apps Documented | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/legacy-applications Summary: Reference guide for 23 end-of-life CMS, e-commerce, and productivity applications still hosted on Ultra Web Hosting. Each entry includes a modern alternative. Legacy PHP · End-of-Life Compatibility · Migration Guides · 24/7 In-House Support ## End-of-life applications, still running on our platform. Reference guide for EOL CMS, e-commerce, and productivity platforms we still host. Each entry covers status, history, and the modern equivalent we recommend. See hosting features Talk to migration support ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites hosted 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response 23 EOL apps documented 7 Categories covered 24+ years Hosting since 2002 Still hosted Sites keep running Old code on a current platform. ## Hosting that doesn't drop your legacy site just because the upstream went dormant. Ultra Web Hosting has been around since 2002. The applications below are no longer in active development, but customer sites that depend on them still run on our platform today. Each section covers the application's history, its end-of-life status, and a pointer to the modern equivalent we recommend for new builds. For the full list of currently supported software and technologies, see our hosting features page. Still running one of these? Your site keeps working on our shared, reseller, VPS, and dedicated plans. Our support team can help with migration planning if you decide it's time to move to a modern alternative. Old apps. Current servers. ## Your legacy site keeps running. These applications are no longer in active upstream development, but customer sites that depend on them still run on our shared, reseller, VPS, and dedicated plans. Pick the one you're running below to see the modern path. See migration help → We keep it running ## Legacy apps, still welcome here. Older PHP versions, ionCube and Zend Guard loaders, and long-EOL frameworks run fine. We keep the platform compatible so you do not have to rewrite. Real people · US-based · Since 2002 ## The team that keeps old apps online. Real US-based engineers who own the hardware will help you keep legacy software running, with a 12-minute average reply. 100%US-based Ownedhardware 24/7monitoring On-site technician · our own racks ## Content Management Systems & Blog Platforms Mambo, Nibbleblog, Nucleus, PivotX, Leafpub, PyroCMS, Pubvana, Weebly ## Mambo End of Life Mambo was one of the first widely adopted PHP content management systems, popular through the early-to-mid 2000s. Its development team forked the project in 2005, and the fork became Joomla, which absorbed nearly all of Mambo's active user base and community. The original Mambo project went dormant shortly after, with no security releases in over a decade. Modern alternative: Joomla Hosting. Joomla inherited Mambo's component architecture and is the direct successor for sites that need a similar CMS feel with ongoing updates. ## Nibbleblog End of Life Nibbleblog was a lightweight, flat-file PHP blog that ran without a database, which made it appealing for small personal sites and projects on minimal hosting. Active development stopped in the mid-2010s and no security patches have been issued since. Running unmaintained blog software exposes the site to known exploits in older PHP file-handling code. Modern alternative: WordPress Hosting. WordPress offers a far larger plugin ecosystem, regular security updates, and one-click installation through Softaculous on every Ultra plan. ## Nucleus CMS End of Life Nucleus CMS was a PHP blog and lightweight content management platform with a focus on simplicity and multi-blog management from a single install. Releases tapered off after 2009, and the project has been effectively dormant for many years. Modern alternative: WordPress Hosting for blog-style sites, or Drupal Hosting if you need finer-grained content workflows. ## PivotX End of Life PivotX was a PHP-based blog and small-site CMS that supported both flat-file and MySQL storage. Its last stable release was in the mid-2010s and the project has been dormant since. Most former users migrated to WordPress when active development stopped. Modern alternative: WordPress Hosting. ## Leafpub End of Life Leafpub was a self-hosted Node.js blogging platform positioned as a lighter alternative to Ghost, with an emphasis on a clean writing interface and Markdown content. The project was archived by its maintainer at the end of 2018 with no further development planned. Modern alternative: Node.js Hosting for Ghost or other Node-based blog platforms, or WordPress Hosting for the most common case. ## PyroCMS End of Life PyroCMS was a modular PHP content management system built on the Laravel framework, popular with developers who wanted CMS flexibility without WordPress's plugin overhead. The project went through several major rewrites and ultimately ran out of active maintainer time, with the codebase now effectively unmaintained. Modern alternative: WordPress Hosting for general CMS use, or Drupal Hosting for developer-centric content modeling. ## Pubvana End of Life Pubvana was a niche PHP content management and publishing platform from the early 2010s. Development stopped shortly after release and no current support channels exist for the codebase. Modern alternative: WordPress Hosting. ## Weebly Discontinued by Square Weebly was a drag-and-drop website builder Ultra bundled with hosting plans for many years as an easy on-ramp for non-technical site owners. Square acquired Weebly in 2018, and the standalone editor has been progressively wound down since. We no longer bundle Weebly with new accounts, and existing Weebly sites should plan to migrate to a maintained platform. Modern alternative: WordPress Hosting with a page builder like Elementor or the built-in Block Editor gives you the same drag-and-drop feel with no vendor lock-in. ## E-Commerce & Payment Processing CyberCash, Agora Cart ## CyberCash Defunct since 2001 CyberCash was one of the original internet payment processing services, founded in 1994 and offering credit card processing and digital wallet products. The company filed for bankruptcy in 2001 and its assets were eventually absorbed by VeriSign. The payment APIs have not accepted transactions in over two decades. Modern alternative: Authorize.net, Stripe, and PayPal all integrate cleanly with PHP and Perl applications on our platform. See the e-commerce section of our features page for currently supported gateways. ## Agora Cart End of Life Agora Cart was a lightweight Perl shopping cart that stored product data in flat files instead of a database, which made it easy to deploy on minimal hosting in the early 2000s. It offered a simple checkout flow with support for several payment gateways out of the box. The project hasn't seen meaningful updates in many years and the codebase doesn't reflect modern PCI or security expectations. Modern alternative: osCommerce, Zen Cart, and CubeCart are all still actively maintained and run well on our shared hosting plans. WooCommerce on WordPress is the most popular modern path. ## Project Management & Productivity dotProject, PHProjekt, WebCalendar ## dotProject End of Life dotProject was an open-source PHP/MySQL project management application aimed at small and mid-sized teams, with Gantt charts, task tracking, resource assignment, time tracking, and file organization around projects. The project was forked into web2project in 2008, and both the original and the fork eventually went dormant. Neither codebase has received security updates in years. Modern alternative: Self-hosted Redmine, OpenProject, or Kanboard all run on our platform. Most teams today use hosted SaaS tools like Asana, Jira, or Linear, but if you need self-hosted PM, those three are the maintained options. ## PHProjekt End of Life PHProjekt combined project management, group calendaring, contact management, and file sharing in a single web-based application. Active development ended in the early 2010s. The codebase still runs on our servers but does not receive security patches. Modern alternative: Nextcloud (self-hosted) covers most of the same use cases with a maintained codebase, file sync, calendaring, and contact management. Runs on any of our shared hosting plans. ## WebCalendar End of Life WebCalendar was a PHP-based multi-user web calendar with event categories, reminders, and iCal import/export. It had a long run as the go-to self-hosted calendar app through the 2000s, but development has been dormant for over a decade. Modern alternative: Nextcloud Calendar or Radicale (CalDAV server) for self-hosted calendaring on our shared and VPS plans. ## Advertising & Link Directories phpAdsNew (OpenX), PHPLinks, NewPHPLinks ## phpAdsNew / OpenX Source End of Life phpAdsNew was a self-hosted PHP ad-serving platform for managing your own advertising campaigns, with impression, click, and conversion rate tracking, zone-based and targeted ad delivery, and full control over your ad inventory without relying on third-party ad networks. It was rebranded to OpenX Source and continued through the early 2010s before the parent company shifted focus to its commercial SaaS ad exchange and abandoned the open-source codebase. Modern alternative: Revive Adserver is the actively maintained continuation of the OpenX Source codebase and runs cleanly on our shared hosting plans. Most publishers today use Google Ad Manager or direct header bidding instead of self-hosting. ## PHPLinks End of Life PHPLinks was a PHP-based directory management script for building categorized web directories with member submissions, admin review, and search. It had a strong run in the link-trading SEO era of the 2000s, but the script was abandoned and modern SEO has moved away from link directories as a ranking strategy. Modern alternative: WordPress with a business directory plugin (Business Directory Plugin, GeoDirectory) covers the same use case on a maintained codebase. See WordPress Hosting. ## NewPHPLinks End of Life NewPHPLinks was a successor to PHPLinks with an updated template system and a few extra features for paid listings. The project shared the same fate as its predecessor, with development stopping by the end of the 2000s. Modern alternative: Same as PHPLinks above. WordPress with a directory plugin is the maintained path. ## Classifieds, Media Galleries & Niche Applications Noah's Classifieds, Everyone.net, PhotoPost ## Noah's Classifieds End of Life Noah's Classifieds was an open-source PHP/MySQL classified ads platform for building Craigslist-style listing sites, with categories, user registration, image uploads, search filtering, and ad expiration management. The project went dormant in the early 2010s and no current maintainer exists. Modern alternative: Osclass is the most active open-source classifieds platform today and runs well on our shared hosting. WordPress with a classifieds plugin (AWP Classifieds, Classified Listing) is the higher-volume modern path. ## Everyone.net Discontinued Everyone.net was a branded email service that integrated with hosting accounts to provide custom-domain mailboxes outside the cPanel mail stack. The service was discontinued by its parent company and is no longer available. Modern alternative: The cPanel mail stack (Horde and Roundcube webmail) is included with every Ultra hosting plan. For higher-volume business email, Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 are both straightforward to point at your domain. ## PhotoPost End of Life PhotoPost was a commercial PHP photo and media gallery platform that integrated with forum software including vBulletin and phpBB, offering community photo sharing with user submissions, categories, ratings, and EXIF metadata display. The product was wound down when its publisher refocused on other projects, with no further releases planned. Modern alternative: Coppermine Photo Gallery and 4Images Gallery are both still actively used and supported on our shared plans. For WordPress-centric workflows, NextGEN Gallery or Modula on WordPress Hosting covers most use cases. ## Legacy Web Design Tools Microsoft FrontPage, Adobe GoLive ## Microsoft FrontPage Discontinued 2006 FrontPage was Microsoft's WYSIWYG HTML editor that was bundled with Office through the early 2000s and saw heavy use in the small-business website market. Microsoft discontinued FrontPage in 2006 and replaced it with Expression Web, which was itself discontinued in 2012. FrontPage Server Extensions are no longer required for modern hosting workflows, but sites originally built with FrontPage still publish over FTP without modification. Modern alternative: Visual Studio Code with the Live Server extension for hand-coded sites, or any modern WYSIWYG builder. For most small-business sites, WordPress with a page builder replaces the entire FrontPage workflow. ## Adobe GoLive Discontinued 2008 Adobe GoLive was a WYSIWYG web design application that competed with Dreamweaver throughout the early 2000s. Adobe discontinued GoLive in 2008 and pointed users to Dreamweaver as the replacement. The static HTML and CSS output from GoLive works fine on any modern web server, including ours, and these sites can be maintained with any standard text editor and any FTP client. Modern alternative: Adobe Dreamweaver remains in active use for visual HTML/CSS editing. Visual Studio Code is the dominant modern alternative for developer-focused workflows. Both deploy to our hosting via SFTP or the cPanel File Manager. ## Legacy PHP Versions PHP 5.x, PHP 7.x ## PHP 5.x EOL 2018-12-31 PHP 5 had a long run as the dominant version of the language, with PHP 5.6 reaching end-of-life on December 31, 2018. After that date, no security patches were released by the PHP project. PHP 5 code typically runs without changes on PHP 7 and often runs on PHP 8 with minor adjustments, mostly around deprecated functions and stricter type handling. Modern alternative: Every Ultra hosting plan includes multiple PHP versions selectable per-account through cPanel, with PHP 8.x recommended for new builds. Older versions remain available for compatibility with legacy code that hasn't been ported. ## PHP 7.x EOL 2022-11-28 PHP 7 was a major performance and language improvement over PHP 5, with PHP 7.4 reaching end-of-life on November 28, 2022. While PHP 7 code remains widely deployed, the official PHP project no longer issues security patches. Most PHP 7 applications run on PHP 8 with little to no modification. Modern alternative: Upgrade to PHP 8.x via cPanel's MultiPHP Manager. See our PHP Hosting page for the current supported version list and how to switch versions on your account. FAQ · 6 questions ## Legacy hosting questions. The questions we hear most often about hosting end-of-life applications and planning a migration. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. Can I still host a site running one of these EOL applications?Yes. All of the applications on this page run on our shared, reseller, VPS, and dedicated hosting plans. Your existing legacy site keeps working. The risk you take on is no upstream security patches, so we recommend planning a migration to the modern alternative when you can. Will Ultra force me to migrate off a legacy application?No. We don't have an end-of-life policy that forces customers off applications just because upstream went dormant. We may flag a security risk if a known active exploit is being weaponized against your install, but the default is to keep your site running. Can I run an older PHP version for my legacy app?Yes. cPanel's MultiPHP Manager lets you select older PHP versions per domain. PHP 5.x and 7.x are available on request for compatibility, even though they no longer receive upstream security patches. Most legacy PHP apps run on PHP 8.x with minor changes. Will you help me migrate from a legacy app to its modern equivalent?Yes. Our support team can help with migration planning, environment setup, and content import. For typical CMS migrations (Mambo to Joomla, Nibbleblog to WordPress, etc.) we have written guides. For more complex migrations open a support ticket and we'll walk through the options. Is it safe to keep running an EOL application?It depends on your threat surface. A flat-file blog with no comments and no public uploads is low risk. An e-commerce app processing card data on an EOL platform is high risk. The longer an app goes without security patches, the more known vulnerabilities accumulate. Reach out if you want a security review of your stack. What if my legacy application isn't on this list?This page covers the legacy applications we get the most questions about, not an exhaustive list. If you're running something not listed and want to know its status or migration path, open a support ticket. We've seen most of the PHP/Perl web stack from the past 24 years and can usually point you at a modern equivalent. ## Planning a migration? Let's talk. Tell us what you're running and what you want to move to. Our team has migrated thousands of sites since 2002, and we'll lay out the simplest path for yours. See hosting features Contact our team Start a live chat ============================================================================== # Web Hosting FAQ | Answers to Pricing, Uptime, SSL, Email, and Migration Questions | Ultra URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/faq Summary: 30 web hosting FAQs with straight answers on pricing, uptime, WordPress, SSL, email, migration, cPanel, backups, and 24/7 support. Hosting since 2002. Pricing · Performance · Features · Email · Compatibility · Support ## Common questions, straight answers. 30 of the questions our team gets most often. Answers tested over 24 years of hosting since 2002. See hosting plans Contact our team ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites hosted 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response × ## No matching questions. Try a different search, or browse the knowledge base for a how-to article. ## Pricing & Billing How much does web hosting cost? Our shared hosting plans start at $3.95 per month, which includes storage, bandwidth, email accounts, a free SSL certificate, the cPanel control panel, and 24/7 support. We also offer WordPress hosting, Nginx hosting, reseller hosting, Node.js hosting, HIPAA compliant hosting, and VPS and dedicated server plans for sites that need more resources. You can compare all of our plans and pricing on our hosting plans page. What methods of payment do you accept? We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, PayPal, checks, and money orders. All payments are processed securely through our billing system. Is it safe to use my credit card on your website? Yes. Our order forms are secured with SSL encryption, which means all of your personal and payment information is encrypted during transmission. You will see "https" in your browser's address bar when you are on our secure pages. We take payment security seriously and follow industry best practices to protect your data. Are there any account startup fees? No. There are no account setup fees on any of our shared web hosting plans. The price you see is the price you pay. Is there a minimum time commitment or contract? No long-term commitment is required. You can choose billing terms ranging from one month to three years. We offer discounts on longer terms, but you are free to start with a monthly plan and upgrade later if you want. You can cancel at any time. How do you bill for your services? We bill on the anniversary of your signup date, based on the billing term you selected (monthly, annually, etc.). You will receive an invoice by email before each payment is due. If you pay by credit card or PayPal, payments can be automated so you do not have to worry about missing a renewal. Do you offer a money-back guarantee? Yes. We offer a 45-day money-back guarantee on all shared hosting plans. If you are not satisfied for any reason within the first 45 days of signing up, you can request a full refund. You can read the full details on our refund policy page. Do you offer a price guarantee? Yes. If you find a comparable shared hosting plan from an established competitor at a lower price, we will beat it by 10%. Just submit a ticket with the competitor's plan details and we will verify and send you a discounted order link. You can read the full terms on our price guarantee page. ## Performance & Reliability What is your uptime guarantee? We guarantee 99.9% uptime on all shared hosting plans. If we fall short of that during any calendar month, you will receive a pro-rated credit for the affected period. Scheduled maintenance windows are excluded. We have maintained better than 99.98% uptime across our server fleet over the years, and we have never experienced a server-wide outage lasting more than four hours. Our infrastructure runs on enterprise-grade Dell hardware with redundant power supplies, redundant storage arrays, and multiple network connections. We monitor every server around the clock using automated monitoring tools, and our system administrators are alerted immediately if anything needs attention. How fast are your web servers? We run powerful Dell Intel Xeon systems with 64GB+ of RAM, redundant SSD-backed storage arrays, and redundant power supplies with separate power feed sources. Our servers run 64-bit CloudLinux, which isolates each hosting account so one busy site cannot slow down its neighbors. We also offer Nginx hosting plans that use Nginx as a reverse proxy in front of Apache for even faster page delivery, along with free Cloudflare CDN integration to cache your content at edge servers around the world. What kind of network infrastructure do you use? Our servers are housed in a secure data center we own and operate, with network infrastructure powered by Cisco Systems. The facility has multiple internet connections over separate fiber lines from different providers for full redundancy. It also features N+1 power generator architecture, climate control systems, and physical security measures including biometric access. This infrastructure is why we are able to offer our 99.9% uptime guarantee. ## Plans & Features Do you offer WordPress hosting? Yes. Our WordPress hosting plans are specifically configured for WordPress performance and security. They include server-level caching, automatic WordPress updates, one-click installation, and security hardening out of the box. Whether you are running a blog, a business site, or a WooCommerce store, our WordPress hosting gives you a fast and reliable foundation. We also have a knowledge base article on optimizing WordPress speed and another on WordPress security best practices. Do you include SSL certificates? Yes. Every hosting plan includes a free SSL certificate at no additional cost. Your site will load over HTTPS automatically, which encrypts data between your visitors and your server. SSL is also a ranking factor in Google search results, so having it enabled helps your SEO. If you need a higher-assurance SSL certificate such as an Organization Validated (OV) or Extended Validation (EV) certificate, we offer those as well. You can learn more on our SSL certificates page. Do you provide website backups? Yes. We perform daily server-level backups of all hosting accounts. These backups are available in the event of data loss, accidental deletion, or other issues. You can also create your own on-demand backups at any time through your cPanel control panel. We recommend keeping your own local copies of important files as an extra layer of protection. What control panel do you use? All of our shared hosting plans include cPanel, the most widely used hosting control panel in the industry. cPanel gives you a clean, web-based dashboard where you can manage your files, email accounts, databases, domains, DNS settings, backups, and more. It also includes a one-click application installer (Softaculous) with over 400 apps including WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Magento, and many others. What website analytics and stats do you provide? Every hosting account includes access to Awstats and Webalizer through your cPanel dashboard. These tools give you detailed information about your website traffic, including visitor counts, page views, bandwidth usage, referring sites, and more. Many customers also choose to install Google Analytics for more advanced tracking, which is free and easy to set up on any site. ## Email & Domains Do you offer email hosting? Yes. Every hosting plan includes email hosting with your domain name. You can create as many email addresses as you need (for example, you@yourdomain.com) and access them through webmail from any browser, or connect them to an email client like Outlook, Thunderbird, Apple Mail, or your phone. You can manage all of your email accounts, forwarders, autoresponders, and mailing lists through cPanel. Do you charge for MX record changes? No. You can modify your MX records at any time for free through your cPanel control panel. This is useful if you want to route your email through a third-party service like Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 while keeping your website hosted with us. How do I point my domain to my hosting account? If you registered your domain through Ultra, we handle the DNS setup for you automatically. If your domain is registered elsewhere, you will need to log in to your registrar's control panel and update the nameservers to the ones listed in your Ultra welcome email. We have video tutorials that walk you through the nameserver change process for many popular registrars. If you need help, our support team is happy to walk you through it. What is domain propagation? Domain propagation is the process by which DNS changes (like updating nameservers) spread across the internet. When you make a change, your registrar pushes the update out to DNS servers around the world, but not all servers update at the same speed. This means your website might load from the new server for some people while others still see the old one for a few hours. Propagation typically takes anywhere from a few minutes to 24 hours. In the meantime, we provide you with a direct IP address and temporary URL in your welcome email so you can start working on your site right away without waiting. Can I access my email from my phone or while traveling? Yes. You can access your email from anywhere using our webmail interface, which works in any web browser on any device. You can also configure your email on your smartphone, tablet, or laptop using standard email protocols (IMAP or POP3). Our support team can help you set up email on your specific device if you need assistance. ## Compatibility & Setup How quickly are accounts set up? Most hosting accounts are activated within minutes of payment approval. Domain registrations are typically processed immediately as well. If you have a special request or a custom configuration, setup may take up to 24 hours, but in most cases we have you up and running the same day. Can you help me move my website from another host? Absolutely. We offer free website migration for new customers. Our team will transfer your website files, databases, email accounts, and settings from your current host to Ultra with minimal downtime. Most migrations are completed within 24 to 48 hours. Just open a support ticket after signing up and we will handle the rest. How do I upload files to my website? There are several ways to upload files to your hosting account. The most common method is FTP (File Transfer Protocol) using a free client like FileZilla, which works on Windows, Mac, and Linux. You can also use the built-in File Manager in your cPanel dashboard to upload and manage files directly from your browser without installing any software. If you use a website builder or CMS like WordPress, you can upload media and content through the application's own interface as well. What website builders and CMS platforms do you support? Our hosting is compatible with virtually any web application that runs on PHP and MySQL/MariaDB. That includes all major content management systems like WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and Magento, as well as ecommerce platforms like WooCommerce and PrestaShop. We also include Code with AI, an AI coding assistant built into Softaculous that lets you plan, build, and debug websites through natural-language prompts using Claude, GPT, Gemini, or other supported providers. Our one-click installer (Softaculous) includes over 400 applications you can set up in minutes. ## Policies Do you host adult websites? No. Adult content is not permitted on our servers. You can review our full acceptable use policies in our terms of service. ## Troubleshooting & Support What happens if I exceed my resource limits? Our Ultra Unlimited plan provides generous resources for the vast majority of websites. If your site grows to the point where it needs more CPU, memory, or storage, we offer a range of upgrade paths including higher-tier shared plans, VPS hosting, and dedicated servers. We will work with you to find the right fit for your traffic levels and performance needs. My website is not showing up after I uploaded it. What should I do? There are a few common reasons for this. First, if you recently registered or transferred your domain, DNS propagation can take up to 24 to 48 hours. Second, make sure you uploaded your files to the public_html folder in your account, as that is the web root directory. Also keep in mind that file and folder names on Linux servers are case-sensitive, so Index.html and index.html are treated as different files. If everything looks correct and you are still having trouble, open a support ticket and we will take a look. I am getting an error on my website. Can you help? Of course. Start by checking our knowledge base for articles on common errors like 500 Internal Server Error, 403 Forbidden, or database connection issues. If you cannot find the answer there, open a support ticket with the details (the error message, the URL where it occurs, and what you were doing when it happened) and our team will investigate it for you. We are available 24/7. How do I contact support? You can reach our support team 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through live chat or by opening a support ticket. Our in-house technicians work directly on our servers every day. You can also browse our knowledge base and video tutorials for self-service help. ## Still have questions? For more answers, check out our hosting knowledge base or contact us. Our support team is available 24/7 by live chat or support ticket. ## Ready to get started with Ultra? Affordable hosting that just works, backed by 24/7 in-house support. Choose a plan or talk to our team if you want help picking the right fit. See hosting plans Contact our team Start a live chat Human by design ## Stuck? Talk to a real person. A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from in-house engineers who know your account. No bots, no scripts, no overseas call center. Start a live chatBrowse the knowledge base ============================================================================== # Web Hosting Glossary · 42 Hosting Terms in Plain English | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/glossary Summary: Free web hosting glossary. Plain-English definitions of 42 hosting terms (cPanel, VPS, SSL, DNS, PHP, Nginx, CloudLinux, and more) with quick A-Z search. cPanel · VPS · SSL · DNS · PHP · Nginx ## Web hosting terms, plain English. A free reference for the words you will run into when setting up a site. 66 terms, each linked to the products and how-to guides where they actually come up. Jump to the glossary Visit the knowledge base A free reference, maintained by hosts ## 66 terms. Plain English. Cross-linked to the products they live in. Whether you are new to hosting or just need a refresher, this glossary covers the vocabulary that comes up when setting up and managing a website. Each definition links to related terms and to the Ultra products that use them. Start browsing → Plain-English hosting ## Hosting terms, demystified. Not sure what a nameserver, TTL, or CNAME is? Our glossary breaks down the jargon so you can make confident decisions. Live support · real engineersReal people · US-based · Since 2002 ## Still stuck? Ask a real person. When a definition is not enough, real US-based engineers are a chat away, with a 12-minute average first response. 12 minavg reply 100%US-based 24/7real humans This page is a working reference, not a marketing pitch. The definitions are written for someone who has a real question (what is cPanel, what is DNS, what is a VPS) and wants a straightforward answer with a link to the next thing to read. Use the search box to filter in real time, the A-Z bar to jump to a letter, or click any # link beside a term to copy its permalink for sharing. × ## No matching terms. Try a different search, or browse the knowledge base for a how-to article. ## A ## Addon Domain# An addon domain is a fully separate website that lives inside a single cPanel hosting account. It has its own domain name, its own folder (document root), and its own email accounts, yet it shares the plan's disk, bandwidth, and resources. Addon domains are how one shared hosting plan can run several unrelated websites. They differ from a subdomain (part of an existing domain) and from multi-domain hosting, which is the broader capability that makes addon domains possible. ## Apache# Apache (officially Apache HTTP Server) is the most widely used web server software in the world. It is open source, free to use, and runs on Linux, Unix, and Windows. Apache processes incoming HTTP requests and delivers web pages to visitors. It has been around since 1995 and remains the default web server on most Linux-based hosting platforms. Apache is highly configurable through .htaccess files, which let site owners set up redirects, custom error pages, password-protected directories, and URL rewrite rules without needing root server access. This per-directory configuration is one of the main reasons Apache remains so popular in shared hosting, where users do not have access to the main server config. Most shared hosting environments, including Ultra's servers, use Apache as the primary web server and pair it with Nginx as a reverse proxy. Nginx handles static file delivery and caching while Apache handles dynamic PHP processing, giving you the best of both worlds. ## Autoresponder# An autoresponder is an email feature that automatically sends a pre-written reply when someone sends a message to a specific email address. Common uses include vacation notices, order confirmations, and welcome messages. Most hosting accounts with email support, including Ultra's plans, let you set up autoresponders through cPanel. ## B ## Backup# A backup is a point-in-time copy of your website (files, databases, and email) stored so it can be restored after accidental deletion, a bad update, or a security incident. The key questions for any backup are how often it runs, how long copies are kept, and whether it is stored off the main server. Ultra runs automated daily backups with JetBackup, kept off-server so a problem on the live server does not take the backups with it. Restores can be self-service from cPanel. A backup is not a substitute for security: see the shared hosting security guide. ## Bandwidth# Bandwidth refers to the amount of data that can be transferred between your website and its visitors over a given period, usually measured monthly in gigabytes. Every time someone loads a page, downloads a file, or views an image on your site, it uses bandwidth. A single page view on a typical website might use 2-5 MB, so a site with 10,000 monthly visitors could use anywhere from 20 to 50 GB of bandwidth depending on how media-heavy the pages are. Some hosting providers set strict bandwidth limits and charge overage fees if you exceed them. Ultra's hosting plans include unmetered bandwidth, which means you do not need to worry about hitting a data cap under normal usage. "Unmetered" is different from "unlimited" in that extremely unusual traffic patterns (like distributing large video files to millions of users) may still be subject to fair use policies, but for the vast majority of websites it effectively means no caps. ## C ## CageFS# CageFS is a CloudLinux feature that puts each hosting account in its own virtualized filesystem. Inside the cage, an account sees only its own files plus a safe, read-only set of system tools. It cannot see other customers' home directories, read their database passwords, or view the full server layout. This isolation stops the most common shared-hosting attack: a compromised site reading its neighbors' wp-config.php or .env files to spread. CageFS contains a breach to one account. For the full picture, see the shared hosting security guide. ## CDN (Content Delivery Network)# A CDN is a network of servers distributed around the world that caches copies of your website's static content (images, CSS, JavaScript) and delivers them from the server closest to each visitor. Without a CDN, a visitor in Tokyo loading a website hosted in the US has to wait for data to travel across the Pacific Ocean and back. With a CDN, that same visitor gets served cached content from a nearby data center in Asia, cutting load times dramatically. CDNs also provide an extra layer of security by filtering malicious traffic, absorbing DDoS attacks, and blocking bad bots before they ever reach your hosting server. The most well-known CDN providers include Cloudflare, Amazon CloudFront, and Fastly. Ultra includes free Cloudflare CDN integration with all hosting plans, which you can enable directly through your cPanel control panel. ## CloudLinux# CloudLinux is a Linux-based operating system designed specifically for shared hosting servers. Its core feature is the Lightweight Virtual Environment (LVE), which isolates each hosting account into its own container with dedicated CPU, memory, and I/O limits. This means if another account on the same server is running a heavy script, consuming too many resources, or experiencing a traffic spike, your site continues running at full speed without being affected. CloudLinux also includes CageFS, which creates a virtualized file system for each user so they cannot see other accounts on the server. This provides a significant security benefit over standard shared hosting. Additionally, HardenedPHP patches older PHP versions against known vulnerabilities even when official updates are no longer being released, which is important for sites running legacy applications. Ultra runs CloudLinux on all shared and reseller hosting servers. Combined with our Nginx reverse proxy layer and SSD storage, it creates a hosting environment where account isolation, speed, and security are built into the platform rather than bolted on as extras. ## cPanel# cPanel is the most popular web hosting control panel in the industry. It provides a graphical, web-based interface for managing virtually every aspect of your hosting account without needing command-line access. Through cPanel you can manage files, create and configure email accounts, set up databases, edit DNS records, install applications, view server logs, manage backups, and much more. One of cPanel's biggest strengths is Softaculous, an app installer that lets you set up WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, WooCommerce, phpBB, and hundreds of other web applications with a single click. cPanel also includes a file manager for uploading and editing files directly in the browser, phpMyAdmin for database management, and email tools for creating accounts, forwarders, autoresponders, and spam filters. All of Ultra's shared hosting plans include full cPanel access. If you have used cPanel with another hosting provider, you will feel right at home since the interface is the same everywhere. ## Cron Job# A cron job is a command the server runs automatically on a schedule you define, for example every hour, every night, or on the first of the month. Common uses include backups, cache clearing, report generation, and application tasks like WordPress scheduled posts. You configure cron jobs in cPanel under Cron Jobs, specifying the schedule and the command to run. They are how routine maintenance happens without anyone logging in to trigger it by hand. ## D ## Data Transfer# Data transfer is the total amount of data sent between your server and visitors over a period of time. It is closely related to bandwidth and is often used interchangeably, though technically bandwidth refers to the rate of transfer and data transfer refers to the total volume. Hosting plans typically specify a monthly data transfer allowance. ## DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service)# A DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack uses many compromised machines to flood a site or server with traffic at the same time, aiming to exhaust its bandwidth or resources so real visitors cannot connect. Unlike a single-source attack, the distributed nature makes it hard to simply block one address. Mitigation works best at the network edge, before the traffic reaches your server. Ultra pairs a server firewall with free CloudFlare integration, whose global network absorbs and filters DDoS floods. ## Dedicated Hosting# Dedicated hosting means your website is hosted on a physical server that is exclusively yours. You do not share CPU, RAM, storage, or network resources with anyone else. This gives you full control over server configuration, the ability to install custom software, and consistent performance regardless of what other customers are doing on adjacent hardware. Dedicated servers are typically used by high-traffic websites, resource-intensive applications, large ecommerce stores, and businesses with specific compliance or security requirements. The trade-off is cost: dedicated hosting is significantly more expensive than shared hosting or VPS hosting because you are paying for an entire physical machine. Most websites do not need a dedicated server, and shared or VPS hosting handles them just fine. Ultra offers dedicated server and VPS plans for sites that have outgrown shared hosting. Our dedicated servers are physically owned and operated in-house at our data center, which means hardware issues can be addressed on the spot without waiting on a third-party provider. ## Dedicated IP# A dedicated IP address is an IP that belongs exclusively to your hosting account rather than being shared with other sites on the same server. Dedicated IPs are sometimes required for certain SSL certificate configurations and allow you to access your website directly via IP address. Most shared hosting accounts use a shared IP by default. ## DNS (Domain Name System)# DNS is the system that translates human-readable domain names (like ultrawebhosting.com) into the numeric IP addresses that computers use to locate servers on the internet. Think of it as the phone book of the internet. When you type a URL into your browser, your computer asks a DNS server to look up the IP address associated with that domain, then connects to that IP to load the website. DNS records come in several types. A records point a domain to an IPv4 address. AAAA records point to an IPv6 address. CNAME records create an alias from one domain to another. MX records tell the internet where to deliver email for your domain. TXT records are used for verification and security features like SPF and DKIM. You manage these records through your hosting control panel or domain registrar. When you change DNS records (like pointing your domain to a new hosting provider), the changes take time to spread across DNS servers worldwide. This process is called domain propagation and can take up to 48 hours. You can register and manage domains through Ultra. ## Domain Name# A domain name is the human-readable address of a website, like ultrawebhosting.com or google.com. It is what people type into their browser to find your site. Domain names are organized in a hierarchical structure: the part after the last dot (.com, .org, .net) is the top-level domain (TLD), and the part before it is the second-level domain that you register. Domain names are registered through accredited domain registrars and must be renewed annually or on a multi-year basis to maintain ownership. Registration does not include hosting. You need both a domain name and a hosting plan to have a working website. The domain points to your hosting server through DNS records, specifically an A record that maps your domain to the server's IP address. Ultra offers domain registration alongside hosting so you can manage everything in one place. Annual hosting plans include a free domain registration for the first year. ## Domain Parking# Domain parking is the practice of registering a domain name without associating it with an active website. A parked domain typically displays a placeholder page or is simply reserved for future use. In cPanel hosting, a parked domain (also called an alias) points to the same content as your primary domain, which is useful if you own multiple domain names that should all show the same website. ## Domain Propagation# Domain propagation is the time it takes for DNS changes to spread across all DNS servers worldwide. When you update nameservers, change an A record, or make other DNS modifications, it can take anywhere from a few minutes to 48 hours for the change to be visible everywhere. During propagation, some visitors may see the old site while others see the new one. ## E ## Ecommerce Hosting# Ecommerce hosting is web hosting that is suited for running an online store. While any hosting plan can technically run an ecommerce platform, stores have specific requirements that make the hosting environment more important than it is for a simple blog or portfolio site. The most critical requirement is an SSL certificate to encrypt transactions and protect customer payment data. Beyond that, ecommerce sites benefit from fast server performance (slow checkout pages kill conversions), enough storage for product images and catalogs, reliable uptime (downtime means lost sales), and support for the ecommerce platform you choose. Popular platforms include WooCommerce (built on WordPress), PrestaShop, OpenCart, Magento, and Zen Cart, all of which can be installed with one click through Softaculous in cPanel. Ultra's hosting plans support all major ecommerce platforms, include free SSL certificates, and run on Nginx and CloudLinux optimized servers for fast page loads during high-traffic periods like holiday sales. ## F ## Firewall# A firewall is a security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predefined rules. In web hosting, firewalls are the first line of defense against unauthorized access, brute-force login attempts, port scanning, and other malicious activity. There are two main types that matter for hosting: network firewalls (which filter traffic at the server or network level) and web application firewalls or WAFs (which inspect HTTP traffic and block attacks targeting your website specifically). Common web attacks that a WAF protects against include SQL injection (where attackers try to manipulate your database through form inputs or URL parameters), cross-site scripting or XSS (where malicious scripts are injected into pages viewed by other users), and file inclusion attacks. Ultra's servers include both a network-level firewall (CSF) and the ModSecurity web application firewall with regularly updated rule sets to block known attack patterns before they reach your site. ## FTP (File Transfer Protocol)# FTP is a standard protocol used to transfer files between your local computer and your hosting server. It is one of the oldest internet protocols, dating back to 1971, and remains the most common way to upload website files, theme folders, plugin packages, and other content to a hosting account. You use an FTP client application (FileZilla is the most popular free option) to connect to your server using a hostname, username, and password provided with your hosting account. Standard FTP transmits data in plain text, including your password, which makes it insecure on public networks. SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) and FTPS (FTP over TLS) encrypt the connection and are strongly recommended. Most modern FTP clients support all three protocols. You can create and manage FTP accounts through cPanel, and Ultra's servers support SFTP out of the box. ## H ## .htaccess# An .htaccess file is a configuration file used by Apache web servers to control directory-level settings. Common uses include URL redirects, password protection, custom error pages, and rewrite rules for clean URLs. The file is placed in your website's root directory or any subdirectory where you want the rules to apply. Changes take effect immediately without restarting the server. ## HTTP / HTTPS# HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is the foundation of data communication on the web. HTTPS is the secure version, encrypting data in transit using SSL/TLS. Modern websites should always use HTTPS, and search engines give ranking preference to secure sites. Ultra includes free Let's Encrypt SSL certificates on all plans. ## HTTP/3 (QUIC)# HTTP/3 is the latest version of the protocol browsers use to talk to web servers. Instead of running over TCP like HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2, it runs over QUIC, a transport built on UDP. This removes several round-trips during connection setup and handles packet loss on a per-stream basis. The practical benefit is faster, more resilient connections, especially on mobile and unreliable networks. Both LiteSpeed and recent Nginx support HTTP/3, and CloudFlare serves it at the edge. ## I ## IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)# IMAP is an email protocol that lets you access your email on the server from multiple devices. Unlike POP3, which downloads and removes messages from the server, IMAP keeps your email on the server and syncs across all your devices. If you read an email on your phone, it shows as read on your computer too. IMAP is the recommended protocol for most users. ## Imunify360# Imunify360 is an all-in-one security suite for hosting servers. It bundles a web application firewall, intrusion detection and prevention, real-time malware scanning of files, Proactive Defense that blocks malicious PHP at runtime, brute-force protection, and automated patching. Where CloudLinux and CageFS isolate accounts, Imunify360 actively detects and blocks attacks inside them. The two layers are used together, as explained in the shared hosting security guide. ## Inode# An inode is the data structure a Linux filesystem uses to track one file or directory. Every file, however small, uses one inode. Because of this, hosts often set an inode limit, which caps the total number of files and folders an account can have, separately from its disk-space limit. Sites with huge numbers of tiny files (large caches, mail with many messages, or thousands of images) can hit an inode limit before they run out of space. Cleaning up old cache files and emptying spam folders is the usual fix. ## IP Address# An IP (Internet Protocol) address is a unique numerical identifier assigned to every device connected to the internet. Web servers have IP addresses that DNS translates domain names into. IPv4 addresses look like 192.168.1.1, while the newer IPv6 format uses longer hexadecimal notation. In shared hosting, multiple websites typically share one IP address. ## L ## Let's Encrypt# Let's Encrypt is a free, automated certificate authority that issues SSL/TLS certificates. It was launched in 2015 to make encrypted HTTPS connections available to every website at no cost. Let's Encrypt certificates are valid for 90 days and renew automatically. Ultra includes free Let's Encrypt certificates with all hosting plans. For extended validation or wildcard needs, see our SSL certificate options. ## LiteSpeed# LiteSpeed is an event-driven web server known for strong performance under concurrency. It reads Apache .htaccess files natively, so it is a drop-in replacement for Apache with no rule conversion, and it talks to PHP efficiently over its own LSAPI protocol. Its standout feature for WordPress is LSCache, a full-page cache built into the server. For how it compares to the alternative, see LiteSpeed vs Nginx for WordPress. ## Log Analyzer# A log analyzer is a tool that reads your server's log files and presents the data in a visual, easy-to-understand format. Log analyzers show traffic statistics like visitor counts, page views, referral sources, error codes, and bandwidth usage. Popular log analyzers available in cPanel include AWStats and Webalizer. ## Log File# A log file is a text file that records events on your web server. Access logs track every request made to your website, including the visitor's IP address, the page requested, and the HTTP response code. Error logs record server errors and failed requests. Log files are essential for troubleshooting website issues and analyzing traffic patterns. ## LSCache# LSCache is the caching engine built into the LiteSpeed web server. Because the cache lives in the server rather than in a PHP plugin, a cached page is returned without starting PHP or touching the database, which makes it very fast. On WordPress, the free LiteSpeed Cache plugin drives LSCache and adds object caching, image optimization, and critical CSS, with automatic purging when you publish or update content so visitors never see a stale page. ## LVE (Lightweight Virtual Environment)# LVE (Lightweight Virtual Environment) is the core of CloudLinux. It is a kernel-level cage that enforces hard limits on each hosting account's CPU, memory, disk I/O, and number of processes. The effect is simple but important: when one account hits its ceiling, only that account slows down, while every other site on the server keeps running normally. This resource isolation is the foundation of stable shared hosting, covered in the security guide. ## M ## Malware# Malware, on a website, is malicious code an attacker manages to place on a compromised site: backdoors that allow re-entry, web shells, spam-sending scripts, and code that injects hidden links or redirects visitors. It usually arrives through an outdated plugin, a weak password, or a nulled (pirated) theme. Server-side scanners like Imunify360 detect and quarantine malware, but cleaning the files is only half the job: the vulnerability that let it in has to be closed, or the site is reinfected. See the security guide. ## MariaDB / MySQL# MySQL is the most widely used open-source relational database system for web applications. MariaDB is a community-developed fork of MySQL that maintains full compatibility while adding performance improvements. Most content management systems (including WordPress), forums, and ecommerce platforms store their data in MySQL or MariaDB. Ultra's servers run MariaDB. ## mod_rewrite# mod_rewrite is an Apache module that allows you to rewrite URLs on the fly using rules defined in .htaccess files. It is commonly used to create clean, search-engine-friendly URLs (turning /page.php?id=123 into /products/widget), implement redirects, and enforce HTTPS. mod_rewrite is enabled by default on Ultra's hosting servers. ## Multi-Domain Hosting# Multi-domain hosting is the ability to host more than one website on a single hosting account. In cPanel, additional domains are added as "addon domains," each with its own document root, email accounts, and settings. This lets you manage multiple websites from one control panel and one hosting plan. ## N ## Nameserver# A nameserver is a specialized server that holds a domain's DNS records and answers lookups for them. When you point your domain at a host, you usually do it by setting the domain's nameservers (for example ns1 and ns2 at your host) at your registrar. Whoever controls the nameservers controls where the domain resolves: the website IP, the mail (MX) records, and everything else. Changing nameservers triggers propagation while the change spreads worldwide. ## Nginx# Nginx (pronounced "engine-x") is a high-performance web server created by Igor Sysoev in 2004 to solve the problem of handling tens of thousands of simultaneous connections efficiently. While Apache creates a new process or thread for each connection, Nginx uses an event-driven, asynchronous architecture that can serve thousands of requests concurrently using very little memory. In shared hosting environments, Nginx is most commonly deployed as a reverse proxy sitting in front of Apache. In this configuration, Nginx intercepts all incoming requests and handles static content (images, CSS, JavaScript, fonts) directly from its own cache without involving Apache at all. Only dynamic requests that require PHP processing get passed through to Apache. Since static assets typically make up 70-80% of a web page's total size, this setup dramatically reduces the load on Apache and speeds up page delivery. The reverse proxy approach also preserves full Apache compatibility, meaning your .htaccess rules, WordPress permalinks, and existing site configurations continue to work without modification. This is a major advantage over pure Nginx setups, which do not support .htaccess at all. Ultra uses Nginx as a reverse proxy across all shared hosting servers. ## NVMe SSD# NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) is a modern interface that connects a solid-state drive directly to the system over PCI Express, rather than through the older SATA bus. The result is much higher throughput and many more simultaneous read/write operations (IOPS). For hosting, faster storage shows up as quicker database queries and file reads, which matters most for database-heavy sites like WooCommerce and busy WordPress installs. Ultra's plans run on NVMe storage. ## O ## OPcache# OPcache is built into PHP. Normally PHP reads and compiles your script files into bytecode on every single request. OPcache stores that compiled bytecode in memory and reuses it, skipping the compile step on later requests. The payoff is lower CPU use and faster response times for any PHP application, including WordPress, with no code changes. It complements, rather than replaces, page caches like LSCache and object caches like Redis. ## P ## PHP# PHP (originally "Personal Home Page," now "PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor") is a server-side scripting language used to build dynamic websites and web applications. It is by far the most common language on the web, powering WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, WooCommerce, phpBB, MediaWiki, and countless custom applications. When a visitor requests a page that contains PHP code, the web server executes that code, generates the resulting HTML, and sends it to the visitor's browser. PHP has evolved significantly over the years. PHP 7 (released in 2015) brought major performance improvements, roughly doubling the speed of PHP 5.x. PHP 8 (released in 2020) introduced JIT compilation, named arguments, union types, and further performance gains. Running the latest supported PHP version is one of the easiest ways to speed up a website, especially WordPress sites where PHP execution is a major part of every page load. Ultra supports PHP 7.x and 8.x across all hosting plans. You can switch PHP versions per account through cPanel's PHP Selector, which also gives you control over individual PHP extensions and settings like memory limits and execution time. CloudLinux HardenedPHP patches older PHP versions against known security vulnerabilities even after their official end-of-life dates. ## PHP-FPM# PHP-FPM (FastCGI Process Manager) runs PHP as a managed pool of persistent worker processes that a web server hands requests to. Because the workers stay warm and are tuned for concurrency, it is far more efficient than spawning a new PHP process per request. Nginx has no built-in PHP handling, so it proxies PHP requests to PHP-FPM. LiteSpeed uses its own LSAPI instead. The comparison is covered in LiteSpeed vs Nginx. ## POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3)# POP3 is an email protocol that downloads messages from the server to your local device and, by default, removes them from the server afterward. This means your email is stored locally rather than in the cloud. POP3 works well if you only check email from one device, but for multi-device access, IMAP is generally the better choice. ## R ## Redis# Redis is a fast, in-memory data store. In web hosting it is most often used as an object cache: a place to keep the results of expensive database queries in RAM so the application does not have to re-run them. For WordPress and especially WooCommerce, a Redis object cache stores transients and query results in memory, which noticeably speeds up dynamic, logged-in, and cart pages that cannot be fully page-cached. It works alongside page caches like LSCache. ## Reseller Hosting# Reseller hosting is a type of web hosting where you purchase server resources in bulk and resell them as individual hosting accounts under your own brand. It is designed for web designers, agencies, IT consultants, and entrepreneurs who want to offer hosting to their clients without building and managing their own server infrastructure. The hosting provider handles the hardware, network, and server maintenance while you manage the customer-facing side. Reseller plans include WHM (Web Host Manager) in addition to cPanel. WHM lets you create and manage separate cPanel accounts for each of your clients, set resource limits per account, configure custom nameservers with your own branding, and manage DNS zones. Your clients log into cPanel under your brand and never see the underlying provider. Ultra's reseller hosting plans include WHM, white-label branding, free account migrations, and the same CloudLinux isolation and performance stack that powers our shared hosting. It is a turnkey way to start a hosting business without the overhead of managing your own servers. ## Reverse Proxy# A reverse proxy is a server that sits in front of your actual application server and handles incoming requests on its behalf. It can serve cached and static content directly, distribute load across multiple backends, terminate SSL, and shield the backend from direct exposure. Nginx is one of the most common reverse proxies, often placed in front of Apache or PHP-FPM. See LiteSpeed vs Nginx for how this fits WordPress hosting. ## S ## SFTP# SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) moves files between your computer and your server over an encrypted SSH connection. It serves the same purpose as FTP but keeps your username, password, and file contents private in transit. Because plain FTP sends credentials in the clear, SFTP (or FTPS) is the recommended choice wherever your host supports it. Ultra accounts support SFTP out of the box. ## Shared Hosting# Shared hosting is a type of web hosting where multiple websites are hosted on the same physical server, sharing its CPU, RAM, and storage resources. It is the most affordable and most common type of hosting, and it is the right choice for the vast majority of personal websites, blogs, small business sites, and new online projects. Shared hosting plans typically include a control panel (cPanel), email hosting, one-click application installers, and a set amount of disk space and bandwidth. The main concern with shared hosting is the "noisy neighbor" problem: if another site on your server consumes too many resources, it can slow down everyone else. This is where the hosting provider's server management makes a real difference. Ultra addresses this with CloudLinux, which isolates each account into its own virtual environment with hard resource limits. One account cannot consume another account's CPU, memory, or I/O allocation, which eliminates the noisy neighbor issue that plagues hosts that run standard Linux without isolation. Shared hosting is not ideal for very high-traffic sites, applications that need root server access, or projects with specific software requirements that go beyond what a shared environment provides. For those situations, VPS or dedicated hosting is a better fit. Ultra's shared hosting plans start at $3.95/mo and include free SSL, free CDN, and free website migration. ## Shared IP# A shared IP address is an IP address used by multiple hosting accounts on the same server. In shared hosting, it is normal for many websites to share a single IP. Modern web servers use the Host header in HTTP requests to determine which website a visitor is trying to reach. Shared IPs work fine for the vast majority of websites, including those using SSL certificates via SNI. ## Shopping Cart# A shopping cart is software that enables an online store to accept orders and process payments. Popular options include WooCommerce (a WordPress plugin), PrestaShop, OpenCart, and Magento. Shopping carts handle product listings, inventory management, checkout flow, and payment gateway integration. Ultra's hosting supports all major shopping cart platforms. ## Site Monitoring# Site monitoring is the practice of automatically checking whether your website is online and performing correctly. Monitoring tools ping your site at regular intervals and alert you if it goes down or responds slowly. This helps you catch outages quickly. Ultra monitors server health around the clock and provides a 99.9% uptime guarantee. ## Softaculous# Softaculous is an auto-installer that lives in cPanel. It installs web applications (WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and hundreds more) in a couple of clicks, creating the database, setting permissions, and applying sensible defaults automatically. It also handles updates, staging, and backups for installed apps, so you avoid downloading files, creating databases, and running setup wizards manually. Every Ultra plan includes Softaculous. ## SSL / TLS# SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and its successor TLS (Transport Layer Security) are encryption protocols that secure the connection between a web browser and a server. When a site uses SSL/TLS, the URL begins with https:// and browsers display a padlock icon in the address bar. The encryption protects sensitive data like passwords, credit card numbers, and personal information from being intercepted during transmission. SSL certificates also verify the identity of the website to the visitor's browser. A certificate authority (CA) issues the certificate after verifying that the applicant controls the domain. There are three validation levels: Domain Validation (DV) just confirms domain ownership and is the fastest to issue, Organization Validation (OV) also verifies the business identity, and Extended Validation (EV) involves the most thorough checks and traditionally showed a green bar in the browser (though most browsers have moved away from this visual distinction). Since 2018, Google Chrome has marked all HTTP sites as "Not Secure," and HTTPS is a confirmed ranking signal in Google's search algorithm. There is no reason for any modern website to run without SSL. Ultra includes free Let's Encrypt DV certificates on all hosting plans, which cover the needs of most websites. For ecommerce stores or businesses that want OV or EV certificates, see our SSL certificate options. ## Staging# Staging is a separate, private copy of your website where you can test changes (a theme update, a new plugin, a redesign, or a tricky update) without touching the live site your visitors see. If something breaks on staging, the real site is unaffected. Once the changes are verified on staging, they can be pushed to the live site. WordPress tools like WP Toolkit provide one-click staging, cloning, and rollback, which pairs naturally with the no-downtime approach in the migration guide. ## Subdomain# A subdomain is a prefix added to your domain name that acts as a separate section of your website. For example, blog.example.com and shop.example.com are subdomains of example.com. Each subdomain can point to its own directory on the server. Subdomains are created through cPanel at no extra cost. ## T ## TTL (Time to Live)# TTL (Time to Live) is a number attached to every DNS record that tells resolvers around the world how long, in seconds, they may cache that record before checking again. A TTL of 3600 means caches can keep the old value for an hour. This matters most during a host move. Lowering the TTL to 300 seconds a few days ahead means that when you finally switch records, the change reaches everyone within minutes. That is the trick behind the no-downtime migration guide. ## Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)# Two-factor authentication (2FA) requires a second proof of identity at login in addition to your password, usually a time-based code from an authenticator app. Even if an attacker steals or guesses your password, they still cannot log in without that second factor. Enabling 2FA on your hosting control panel, WordPress admin, and email is one of the highest-impact security steps a site owner can take, and it is exactly the kind of protection no server-side stack can apply for you. ## U ## Uptime Guarantee# An uptime guarantee is a hosting provider's commitment that their servers will be operational for a specified percentage of time, typically 99.9% or higher. A 99.9% uptime guarantee allows for roughly 8.7 hours of downtime per year, though scheduled maintenance is usually excluded. Ultra provides a 99.9% uptime guarantee backed by redundant power, network, and hardware infrastructure. ## V ## VPS (Virtual Private Server)# A VPS is a virtual machine that runs its own copy of an operating system on a physical server shared with other VPS instances. Unlike shared hosting, a VPS has dedicated CPU cores, RAM, and storage resources that are guaranteed to be available to you at all times. Other VPS instances on the same physical machine cannot access or impact your allocated resources. VPS hosting gives you root access to the server, which means you can install custom software, modify server configuration files, run background processes, and do things that are not possible in a shared hosting environment. This makes VPS hosting popular with developers, SaaS applications, high-traffic websites, and anyone who needs more control over their server environment. Ultra's VPS plans run on KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) virtualization, which provides true hardware-level isolation rather than container-based sharing. Each VPS gets its own dedicated kernel and resources that cannot be oversold. All VPS plans are fully managed with cPanel/WHM available, and our on-site team handles server setup, security patching, and monitoring. View Ultra's managed VPS hosting plans. ## W ## WAF (Web Application Firewall)# A WAF (Web Application Firewall) sits in the request path and examines incoming HTTP traffic, blocking requests that match known attack patterns like SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and malicious file uploads before they ever reach your application. Unlike a network firewall, which filters by address and port, a WAF understands web requests. On Ultra servers the WAF is part of Imunify360, described in the shared hosting security guide. ## Web Hosting# Web hosting is a service that stores your website's files on a server and makes them accessible to anyone on the internet. When someone types your domain name into a browser or clicks a link to your site, their browser sends a request to the hosting server, which responds by delivering your web pages, images, scripts, and other content back to the visitor's device. Hosting providers manage the physical servers, network connectivity, operating system, security patches, and server software so you can focus on building and managing your website. The main types of hosting are shared hosting (multiple sites on one server, most affordable), VPS hosting (dedicated virtual resources, more control), and dedicated hosting (an entire physical server to yourself). There are also specialized hosting types like WordPress hosting, ecommerce hosting, and reseller hosting. To have a working website, you need two things: a domain name (the address people use to find you) and a hosting plan (the server where your site lives). Ultra has been providing web hosting since 2002 and offers plans starting at $3.95/mo with free SSL, free CDN, cPanel, and a 45-day money-back guarantee. View Ultra's hosting plans. ## Web Server# A web server is both the physical hardware (the computer that stores website files) and the software (like Apache or Nginx) that processes incoming requests and delivers web pages to visitors. Ultra owns and operates its servers in-house with Xeon processors, SSD storage, and up to 64GB of RAM per server. ## Webspace# Webspace (also called disk space or storage) is the amount of server storage allocated to your hosting account for website files, emails, databases, and logs. A typical small website uses less than 1GB of webspace, while larger sites with lots of images or downloadable files may need more. Ultra's plans include up to 50GB of NVMe SSD storage. ## WordPress# WordPress is the world's most popular content management system (CMS), powering over 40% of all websites on the internet. It started in 2003 as a blogging platform but has evolved into a full-featured CMS used for everything from personal blogs to corporate websites, ecommerce stores, forums, membership sites, and web applications. WordPress is open source, free to download, and supported by a massive community of developers, designers, and users. WordPress is written in PHP and stores its content in a MySQL or MariaDB database. Its plugin ecosystem is enormous, with over 60,000 free plugins available in the official repository covering SEO, security, caching, ecommerce (WooCommerce), contact forms, backups, and virtually any other feature you can think of. Themes control the visual appearance of your site, and thousands of free and premium themes are available. Because WordPress generates pages dynamically on every request, it benefits significantly from server-side performance optimizations like Nginx reverse proxy caching, PHP OPcache, and CDN delivery. Ultra offers WordPress optimized hosting with one-click installation through Softaculous, and our servers are configured for fast WordPress performance out of the box. ## Have a question that is not in the glossary? Our support team has been hosting websites since 2002. If a term is missing, a definition is unclear, or you need a recommendation for your own setup, get in touch and we will help. 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Plain-language customer terms covering acceptable use, billing, refunds, suspension, and termination. Terms of Service · Updated Periodically · Plain Language · 24/7 Support ## Service agreement, the terms of using Ultra Web Hosting. This is the binding agreement between you and Ultra Services, LLC. It covers acceptable use, billing and refunds, uptime SLA, data protection, DMCA, and dispute resolution. By using our hosting services, you agree to these terms. See hosting plans Talk to our team ★★★★★ 4.9 from 27 verified reviews 10,000+ sites hosted 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response 24+ years Same terms since 2002 Plain Plain language, no legalese Periodic Updates with 30-day notice 24/7 In-house support, always Last updated: August 5, 2026. Read carefully before using our services. ## Terms of service, written plainly. Carefully read the following terms and conditions of this agreement. By accessing and using the web services of Ultra Services, LLC ("Ultra Services," "we," "us," or "our"), you ("Customer," "you," or "your") indicate acceptance of the following terms and conditions and agree to be bound by them. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT ACCESS OR USE THE ULTRA SERVICES WEBSITE SERVICES. This agreement constitutes the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between you and Ultra Services with respect to the Ultra Web Hosting Services. Now, therefore, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein, Ultra Services and Customer agree as follows. ## 1. Order Acceptance and Payment. A. All orders are subject to acceptance by Ultra Services. An order will be deemed accepted by Ultra Services when Ultra Services sends confirmation of the order to Customer via a Welcome Email. B. Ultra Services shall charge Customer's credit card or accepted payment method for the applicable fees, monthly fees, or annual fees, according to the Package(s) as selected by Customer and provided by Ultra Services. Ultra Services reserves the right to change the amount of, or basis for determining, any fees or charges and institute new fees and charges upon thirty (30) days prior notice to Customer. Customer must provide Ultra Services with a valid payment method to which Ultra Services will automatically charge all fees as they become due. All monthly fees and set-up fees shall be due in advance of the month incurred and all additional charges shall be due every month on the day on which such charges are incurred. Except as provided in Section 3, the set-up fees are non-refundable for services such as Domains and Traffic, and Ultra Services does not issue pro rata refunds for fees paid in advance. If payment is denied, returned for any reason including chargeback, or Customer otherwise fails to make any payments owing to Ultra Services, Ultra Services may, at its discretion, suspend or terminate access to the Ultra Services Website Services and/or terminate this Agreement. Customer's right to use the Ultra Services Website Services is subject to any limits established by Ultra Services or by the issuer of Customer's payment method. A fifteen (15) day grace period may be given to correct unpaid balances. ## 2. Ultra Services Website Services. A. During the term of this Agreement, Ultra Services shall provide hosting and related services to Customer according to the Package(s) accepted by Customer (the "Ultra Services Website Services"). "Package" means one of Ultra Services' business and/or electronic commerce service offerings, as described on the Ultra Services website at https://www.ultrawebhosting.com. The specific Package to be provided to Customer shall be established by correspondence between Ultra Services and Customer. Such Package shall be deemed incorporated by reference into this Agreement, as if fully set forth herein. B. At Customer's request, Ultra Services will acquire an Internet domain name ("Domain Name") from a contracted registrar on behalf of Customer. Customer's request for and/or acceptance of a Domain Name obtained by Ultra Services shall in all cases constitute Customer's waiver of any and all claims which Customer may have, or which may later arise, against Ultra Services or its third-party providers, for any and all damages, losses, claims, or expenses arising out of or related to the acquisition, registration, and/or use of the Domain Name. Any cost incurred by Ultra Services to obtain and/or maintain the Domain Name on behalf of Customer shall be charged to Customer. Domain name renewals are processed automatically thirty (30) days before the order anniversary to prevent expiration and downtime unless Customer cancels the renewal at least thirty-one (31) days before the expiration date. Domain registration renewals and new orders will not be processed until the client account balance is in positive standing. C. Exceeding Web Site Traffic Limitations: If a site exceeds its maximum monthly allotment of traffic, the site may become unavailable until the beginning of the next calendar month unless Customer chooses to upgrade their hosting package. Unavailability includes but may not be limited to the inability to access the site publicly or to publish to or modify the site's contents. Ultra Services will not be held responsible for any material loss or loss of income as a result of site unavailability. ## 3. Limited 45-Day Money-Back Guarantee and Refunds. Ultra Services offers a forty-five (45) day money-back guarantee on each Shared Hosting Package and Reseller Plan, excluding Dedicated Servers, VPS Plans, Domain Registration, SSL Certificates, consultation, and other ancillary services. If Customer is not completely satisfied with the Ultra Services Website Services provided under such Hosting Package or Reseller Plan within the first forty-five (45) days of a new account, Customer may cancel this Agreement by notifying Ultra Services via the contact page form or to the address listed in Section 7C. In such case, Customer will receive a refund of the amount paid, upon verification and pursuant to this Agreement, except for any set-up fees if applicable, which are non-refundable. After the initial forty-five (45) day period, the Ultra Services Website Service shall be deemed accepted for all purposes, provided no written claim has been received by Ultra Services within such forty-five (45) day period. Hosting accounts that are suspended or terminated due to abuse, excessive server load, illegal activity, or breach of this Agreement in any way are non-refundable. ## 4. Acceptable Use Policy (Rules and Regulations). From time to time Ultra Services may impose reasonable rules and regulations regarding the use of the Ultra Services Website Services. The following constitute Ultra Services' acceptable use policies. Customer agrees not to use the Services for any of the following prohibited activities: A. Illegal Use. Using the Services to transmit or store any material that, intentionally or unintentionally, violates any applicable local, state, national, or international law, or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. B. Fraudulent Activity. Using the Services to make fraudulent offers to sell or buy products, items, or services, or to advance any type of financial scam. This also includes phishing websites and back-end scripts such as malware and viruses. C. Unauthorized Access. Using the Services to access, or to attempt to access, the accounts of others, or to penetrate, or attempt to penetrate, security measures of Ultra Services, whether or not the intrusion results in the corruption or loss of data. D. Copyright or Trademark Infringement. Using the Services to transmit or store any material (by email, posting, or otherwise) that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary rights of any third party, including but not limited to the unauthorized copying of copyrighted material, the digitization and distribution of photographs from magazines, books, or other copyrighted sources, and the unauthorized transmittal or storage of copyrighted software. This also includes warez, cracking, and hacking websites which promote illegal activities and copyright violation. See also Section 15 (DMCA Policy). E. Adult-Oriented Websites. We do not host adult websites or websites of a sexual orientation. F. SPAM. Transmitting mass email to an untargeted audience and/or recipients who have not opted to receive such email. We have a zero tolerance SPAM policy. Any account that is utilized to send SPAM will be terminated without notice. Any account terminated for SPAM is subject to a $300 administration fee, which will be charged directly to the payment method on file. In addition, any losses incurred by Ultra Services because of said action will be the direct responsibility of the account holder. All email sending must comply with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 and any applicable state or international anti-spam legislation. G. Excessive Loading of Server. If a website (account) is deemed to occupy an excessive amount of load on the server's processor/RAM which interrupts services or other client functionality, the account holder will receive a warning to reduce the load or upgrade to a dedicated server plan. User account load on a shared hosting account of 25% or more of system resources for longer than 90 seconds is deemed excessive. This includes CGI scripts, FTP, PHP, HTTP, mail, etc. If load is not reduced or the account upgraded, the account may be terminated. If the load is affecting server performance dramatically, an immediate suspension may be performed. Accounts suspended due to excessive processor loads may be subject to a $100 administration fee charged directly to the payment method on file. Accounts that are not in positive billing standing may remain suspended until payment is received and do not receive a 15-day grace period benefit. H. Bulk Emailing. Bulk mailing to an opted-in list under the account holder's control is allowed with an account limit of 150 emails per hour per domain. Bulk safe-list sending and receiving are not permitted under our services due to excessive strains on servers. Accounts that are found to be bulk emailing and causing excessive server load fall under Section 4.G. I. Bots/Services/Daemons. The use of bots, unauthorized services, or daemons of any kind is not permitted on shared hosting servers. IRC usage is also not permitted on shared servers. J. Gaming Services. Gaming scripts, including Teamspeak, bots, stat processors, and map downloads are prohibited on shared hosting accounts. K. Reseller Rights. Shared accounts may not resell web hosting or host websites for other individuals. A reseller account is required to resell hosting. L. Proxies. The use of an account to create a proxy or relay is prohibited. M. Archiving. The use of an account for file storage, backup, file mirroring, or archiving is strictly prohibited on shared hosting servers. N. Cryptocurrency/Banking/Conversion. Websites used for cryptocurrency mining, monetary exchange such as banking, or currency conversion websites are strictly prohibited on all of our services. O. Threatening/Harassing Content. Defamatory, slanderous, trade libelous, threatening, or harassing websites are prohibited on all of our services. P. Viruses/Programming Defects. Accounts which contain viruses or other computer programming defects which result in damage to Ultra Services or any third party are prohibited. Q. Torrent Sites. Torrent sites and file-sharing distribution sites are prohibited. R. Hacking Sites. Hacking-related sites are strictly prohibited on all of our services. S. Paid-to-Surf Scripts. GPT, paid-to-surf, and PTC scripts are not allowed on any shared hosting plans due to their very high processor load requirements. A dedicated server plan is required. T. Inode Limit. Shared hosting plans are limited to 150,000 inodes. If this number is exceeded, an upgrade to a higher-tier plan will be required. Every file including web pages, images, email, web stats, etc. counts as one inode. Sites that slightly exceed our inode limits are unlikely to be suspended; however, accounts that constantly create and delete large numbers of files on a regular basis, have hundreds of thousands of files, or cause file system damage will need to be upgraded to a better suited hosting plan. U. Backup Service. Accounts that are over 5 GB in disk space may lose our free automatic backup service. It is the responsibility of the Customer to maintain local backups of data exceeding 5 GB. Ultra Services provides backups as a courtesy only, and Customer acknowledges that backups may not always be available or complete. Ultra Services shall not be liable for any loss of data. ## 5. Service Level Agreement (SLA). A. Ultra Services guarantees 99.9% network uptime on shared, reseller, and VPS hosting plans, measured on a monthly basis. Uptime is calculated by dividing the total minutes in a calendar month minus downtime minutes by the total minutes in that calendar month. B. "Downtime" means a period when the server hosting Customer's account is inaccessible from the public internet due to a failure within Ultra Services' infrastructure. Downtime does not include: (i) scheduled maintenance windows, for which Ultra Services will provide reasonable advance notice when possible; (ii) downtime caused by Customer's applications, scripts, or configurations; (iii) DNS propagation delays; (iv) events of Force Majeure as described in Section 14; or (v) suspension or termination of Customer's account under this Agreement. C. If Ultra Services fails to meet the 99.9% uptime guarantee in any calendar month, Customer may request a service credit equal to 5% of the monthly hosting fee for each full hour of downtime exceeding the guarantee, up to a maximum of 100% of that month's hosting fee. Credit requests must be submitted within thirty (30) days of the downtime event. Service credits are the sole and exclusive remedy for downtime. ## 6. License Grant. During the term of this Agreement, Ultra Services grants to Customer a non-exclusive, personal, non-transferable license to access and use the Ultra Services Website Services solely on and as part of Ultra Services' servers and infrastructure. Ultra Services may modify the Ultra Services Website Services at any time for any reason and may provide modified versions of the Ultra Services Website Services to Customer. ## 7. Intellectual Property Rights. Customer acknowledges and agrees that the Ultra Services Website Services constitute confidential and proprietary information of Ultra Services and its licensors and embody trade secrets and intellectual property of Ultra Services and its licensors, protected under United States copyright and other laws and international treaty provisions. Customer further acknowledges that all right, title, and interest in and to all parts of the Ultra Services Website Services, including without limitation associated intellectual property rights, are and shall remain with Ultra Services and its licensors. Customer shall not, and shall cause its employees and agents not to, disclose or transfer any portion of the Ultra Services Website Services to any third party. Customer further agrees not to translate, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, modify, reproduce, rent, lease, lend, sublicense, distribute, re-market, or otherwise dispose of any portion of the Ultra Services Website Services. Customer acknowledges that all content, data, and files uploaded by Customer to Ultra Services' servers remain the intellectual property of Customer, and Ultra Services claims no ownership rights over Customer's content. ## 8. Term and Termination. A. This Agreement shall have an initial term corresponding to the billing cycle selected by Customer and shall thereafter automatically renew for successive periods of the same length. This Agreement and Customer's access to the Ultra Services Website Services shall terminate as follows: (i) Either party may terminate upon thirty (30) days' prior written notice; (ii) Ultra Services may immediately and without prior notice terminate upon a violation by Customer of Ultra Services' acceptable use policies; (iii) Ultra Services may terminate immediately and without prior notice in accordance with Section 1; and (iv) Ultra Services may terminate immediately if, after fifteen (15) days' prior notice to Customer, Customer has failed to correct any breach of this Agreement. There is a $20 fee for early cancellation of hosting terms of three months or greater after a renewal has taken place. The cancellation fee is not charged under new orders falling under Section 3 of this Agreement. B. Upon termination by Ultra Services under Sections 8(A)(ii), (iii), or (iv), Ultra Services may remove all of Customer's data and information from Ultra Services' facilities after a thirty (30) day data retention period. During this retention period, Customer may request a copy of their data. After the retention period, Customer shall have no right to access such data. In cases where Customer's account has been cancelled and Customer is requesting reactivation, Ultra Services, at its option, may reactivate the same account only if the account had been cancelled less than sixty (60) days prior. After sixty (60) days, Customer will be required to set up a new account. C. To cancel an Ultra Services Website Service, Customer should submit a cancellation request through the client portal at https://my.ultrawebhosting.com, via the contact page form, or by mail to Ultra Services, LLC, 12101 Tukwila International Blvd., Suite 410, Seattle, WA 98168, USA, Attention: Website Service Cancellations. Cancellations submitted through the client portal are effective immediately upon confirmation. Mail cancellations are effective upon receipt by Ultra Services; certified mail is recommended. D. Sections 1, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 shall survive any termination of this Agreement. ## 9. Exclusion of Warranties. ULTRA SERVICES PROVIDES THE ULTRA SERVICES WEBSITE SERVICES ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. While Ultra Services makes commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the Ultra Services Website Services, many factors are not within Ultra Services' control. Therefore, Ultra Services does not warrant, and is not responsible for, any loss of data, delays, non-delivery or mis-delivery of information, lack of access, slow response time, or service interruptions or errors. Customer's data is defined as any data held by Ultra Services and includes account information, web hosting data, email, and domain name services. This disclaimer and waiver shall apply equally to any and all third-party providers. Ultra Services reserves the right to change prices or add or remove product features of any existing product or service upon thirty (30) days' prior notice. Ultra Services reserves the right to discontinue products or services and the right to remove or reassign IP addresses associated with a Customer's account. You assume full responsibility and risk for use of the Services and the Internet and are solely responsible for evaluating the accuracy, completeness, and usefulness of all services, products, and other information provided through the Services. ## 10. Limitation of Liability and Damages. THE TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF ULTRA SERVICES TO CUSTOMER SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID TO ULTRA SERVICES BY CUSTOMER HEREUNDER DURING THE THREE (3) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM. IN NO EVENT SHALL ULTRA SERVICES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, OR LOSS OF BUSINESS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES ARE BASED UPON BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, AND WHETHER OR NOT ULTRA SERVICES HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. ## 11. Confidentiality. Customer acknowledges that by reason of its relationship with Ultra Services, it may have access to certain information and materials relating to Ultra Services' business, customers, software technology, and marketing which Ultra Services treats as confidential (collectively "Confidential Information"). Customer shall: (i) hold in confidence, and not disclose or reveal to any person or entity, any Confidential Information without the prior written consent of a duly authorized representative of Ultra Services; and (ii) not use or disclose any of the Confidential Information for any purpose at any time, other than for the limited purpose of performance under this Agreement. These obligations shall continue indefinitely for so long as the Confidential Information is a trade secret under applicable law and shall continue for two (2) years following termination of this Agreement with respect to Confidential Information which does not rise to the level of a trade secret. ## 12. Indemnification. Customer shall indemnify, defend, and hold Ultra Services harmless against all third-party claims, demands, suits, actions, judgments, losses, costs, damages (direct, indirect, and consequential), attorney's fees, and expenses that Ultra Services may sustain or incur by reason of any breach or alleged breach of any term or condition of this Agreement (including reasonable attorney's fees) and for any act or omission of Customer or its clients which are in any way related to the Ultra Services Website Services. ## 13. Data Protection and Privacy. A. Customer Data. Ultra Services will maintain commercially reasonable administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of Customer data stored on Ultra Services' servers. Ultra Services will not access, use, or disclose Customer data except as necessary to provide the Services, as required by law, or as authorized by Customer. B. Personal Information. Ultra Services collects and processes personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into this Agreement by reference. Customer acknowledges and agrees that Ultra Services may collect certain personal information including name, email address, billing address, and payment information for the purpose of providing the Services. C. Data Processing. To the extent that Ultra Services processes personal data on behalf of Customer (for example, data submitted by visitors to Customer's website through forms or email), Customer is the data controller and Ultra Services is the data processor. Ultra Services will process such data only in accordance with Customer's instructions and applicable law. D. Compliance with Data Protection Laws. Each party shall comply with all applicable data protection and privacy laws, including but not limited to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) where applicable, the CAN-SPAM Act, and any other applicable state, federal, or international data protection legislation. Customers who require a Data Processing Addendum (DPA) for GDPR compliance may request one by contacting Ultra Services. E. Data Breach Notification. In the event of a confirmed security breach affecting Customer's personal data, Ultra Services will notify the affected Customer without undue delay and in accordance with applicable law. Ultra Services will take commercially reasonable steps to contain and remediate any such breach. F. Data Portability. Upon Customer's written request and subject to payment of any outstanding balances, Ultra Services will provide Customer with a copy of Customer's data in a commonly used, machine-readable format within a reasonable time period. ## 14. Force Majeure. Neither party shall be liable for any delay or failure in performance caused by any occurrence or contingency beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, natural disasters, epidemics or pandemics, labor disputes and strikes, riots, war, terrorism, cyberattacks, governmental actions or requirements, power outages, internet service provider failures, and failures of third-party infrastructure. The obligations and rights of the excused party shall be extended on a day-to-day basis for the period of time equal to the underlying cause of the delay. ## 15. DMCA Policy (Copyright Infringement Claims). A. Ultra Services respects the intellectual property rights of others and complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). If you believe that content hosted on Ultra Services' servers infringes your copyright, you may submit a DMCA takedown notice to our designated agent. B. DMCA Takedown Notices must include: (i) a physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or authorized agent; (ii) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed; (iii) identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing, including the URL or other specific location on the server; (iv) your contact information (address, telephone number, and email address); (v) a statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner; and (vi) a statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner. C. Designated Agent: Ultra Services, LLC, DMCA Agent, 12101 Tukwila International Blvd., Suite 410, Seattle, WA 98168, USA. Email: dmca@ultrawebhosting.com. D. Counter-Notification. If Customer believes that content was removed in error, Customer may submit a counter-notification in accordance with the DMCA. Upon receipt of a valid counter-notification, Ultra Services will forward it to the complaining party and restore the content within ten (10) to fourteen (14) business days unless the complaining party files a court action. E. Repeat Infringers. Ultra Services reserves the right to terminate the accounts of repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances. ## 16. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution. A. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington, United States, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. B. Informal Resolution. Before filing any formal dispute, the parties agree to first attempt to resolve any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement informally by contacting the other party and negotiating in good faith for a period of at least thirty (30) days. C. Arbitration. If the parties are unable to resolve a dispute informally, any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be resolved by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Commercial Arbitration Rules. The arbitration shall take place in King County, Washington, and shall be conducted by a single arbitrator. The arbitrator's decision shall be final and binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. D. Class Action Waiver. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, CUSTOMER AND ULTRA SERVICES EACH WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY AND THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION, COLLECTIVE ACTION, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION, OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND. E. Small Claims. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may bring an individual action in small claims court for disputes within the jurisdictional limits of such court. ## 17. Electronic Communications. By using the Services, Customer consents to receiving electronic communications from Ultra Services, including service announcements, billing notices, and administrative messages. Customer agrees that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that Ultra Services provides electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. SMS/Text Messaging. Ultra Web Hosting offers optional SMS text message notifications for operational and account-related alerts, such as service and server status updates. Text messages are sent only to recipients who have expressly opted in to receive them. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. Reply HELP for help and STOP to unsubscribe at any time. Mobile phone numbers and SMS opt-in information are never sold, rented, or shared with third parties or affiliates for their marketing purposes. See our Privacy Policy for details on how this data is handled. ## 18. Miscellaneous. A. Assignment. Customer may not assign its rights or delegate any of its duties under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Ultra Services, and any attempted assignment or delegation without such consent shall be void. Ultra Services may assign this Agreement in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or substantially all of its assets. B. Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected or impaired thereby. C. No Partnership. Nothing in this Agreement or in the understanding of the parties confers upon the parties the status of partners, joint venturers, or agents of one another. D. Subcontracting. Ultra Services may subcontract any work, obligations, or other performance required of Ultra Services under this Agreement without the consent of Customer. E. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with Ultra Services' Privacy Policy and any applicable order forms, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral. F. Amendments. Ultra Services reserves the right to amend this Agreement from time to time by posting the revised Agreement on the Ultra Services website. Material changes will be communicated to Customer via email or prominent notice on the website at least thirty (30) days before taking effect. Continued use of the Services after the effective date of any amendments constitutes acceptance of the revised Agreement. G. Notices. All notices to Ultra Services shall be sent to: Ultra Services, LLC, 12101 Tukwila International Blvd., Suite 410, Seattle, WA 98168, USA, or via the contact page at https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/contact. Notices to Customer will be sent to the email address on file in Customer's account. H. Waiver. The failure of either party to enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. ## Questions about the terms? Talk to us. Our team is happy to walk through any clause, exception, or policy question before you sign up. Plans start at $3.95/mo with the 45-day money-back guarantee covered in Section 3. See hosting plans Contact our team Start a live chat ============================================================================== # Privacy Statement | Data We Collect and How We Use It | Ultra Web Hosting Since 2002 URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/privacy-statement Summary: What Ultra Web Hosting collects, why we collect it, how long we keep it, and how to access or delete your data. GDPR and CCPA aware privacy practices since 2002. Privacy Statement · GDPR Aware · CCPA Aware · No Resale of Data ## Privacy statement, what we collect and why. A plain-language explanation of the data we collect, how we use it, how long we keep it, and the rights you have to access, correct, or delete it. GDPR and CCPA aware, written for humans, current since 2002. See hosting plans Talk to our team ★★★★★ 4.9 from 27 verified reviews 10,000+ sites hosted 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response 24+ years Independent since 2002 Owned Infrastructure in Seattle $0 Data resold to third parties GDPR + CCPA aware Your data is yours. We treat it that way. ## Privacy, written plainly. This page explains exactly what Ultra Web Hosting collects when you sign up, use the control panel, browse the website, or contact support. It also covers how long we hold that data, who we share it with (and who we don't), and the rights you have under California's CCPA / CPRA and the EU's GDPR to access, correct, port, or delete it. We don't sell your information. We don't trade it. We don't rent it. The full policy below is the legal text, organized into 16 numbered sections. If you have a question that isn't covered, submit a support ticket. Last updated: August 5, 2026 ## Introduction Ultra Services, LLC ("Ultra Services," "Ultra Web Hosting," "we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy of our customers and website visitors. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our websites (ultrawebhosting.com and my.ultrawebhosting.com) and use our hosting services. By using our Services, you consent to the practices described in this policy. Our postal address is: Ultra Services, LLC, 12101 Tukwila International Blvd., Suite 410, Seattle, WA 98168, USA. You can reach us by submitting a support ticket. ## 1. Information We Collect ## A. Information You Provide to Us When you create an account, place an order, submit a support ticket, or contact us, we may collect: - Full name - Email address - Billing and mailing address - Phone number - Payment information (credit card number, PayPal account, etc.) - Domain name registration information (name, address, phone, email as required by ICANN) - Company or organization name (if applicable) - Support ticket content and communications - Any other information you voluntarily provide ## B. Information Collected Automatically When you visit our websites, we automatically collect certain information, including: - IP address - Browser type and version - Operating system - Referring URL and pages visited - Date, time, and duration of your visit - Device identifiers - Clickstream data and browsing behavior on our site ## C. Information from Third Parties We may receive information about you from third-party services we integrate with, including payment processors, fraud prevention services, and affiliate networks. ## 2. How We Use Your Information We use the information we collect for the following purposes: - To provide, maintain, and improve our hosting services - To process transactions and send related billing information - To create and manage your account - To register and manage domain names on your behalf - To respond to customer service requests and support tickets - To send service-related communications (account alerts, maintenance notices, security updates) - To send promotional communications (you may opt out at any time) - To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, and abuse - To comply with legal obligations - To analyze website usage and improve our services - To enforce our Service Agreement and Acceptable Use Policy ## 3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website. The types of cookies we use include: Essential Cookies: Required for the operation of our website, including session management, shopping cart functionality, login authentication, and theme preference storage (dark/light mode). Analytics Cookies: We use Google Analytics (gtag.js) to collect aggregate information about how visitors interact with our website, including pages visited, time spent on pages, and traffic sources. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect this data anonymously. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on. Functional Cookies: Used to remember your preferences, such as your selected color mode (dark/light theme) and language settings. Advertising/Affiliate Cookies: Our affiliate partners (ShareASale and ClickBank) may set cookies to track referrals. These cookies are governed by the respective privacy policies of those services: - ShareASale Privacy Policy - ClickBank Privacy Policy You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website. ## 4. Third-Party Services We use the following third-party services that may collect or process your data: - Cloudflare, content delivery network (CDN) and DDoS protection. Cloudflare may process your IP address and request data. Cloudflare Privacy Policy - Google Analytics, website analytics and traffic analysis. Google Privacy Policy - Payment Processors, we use secure third-party payment processors to handle credit card and PayPal transactions. We do not store full credit card numbers on our servers. - ChatStack, live chat support. Chat transcripts and contact information provided during chat sessions are stored securely. - ShareASale / ClickBank, affiliate tracking networks that may set cookies to track referral sources. - Shopper Approved, customer review collection platform. ## 5. How We Share Your Information We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances: - Service Providers: With trusted third-party vendors who assist us in operating our business (payment processing, email delivery, analytics, fraud prevention), subject to confidentiality obligations. - Domain Registration: When you register a domain name, certain contact information is required to be shared with the domain registrar and may be published in the WHOIS database, subject to applicable privacy protections (such as WHOIS privacy/ID protection services). - Legal Requirements: When required by law, subpoena, court order, or governmental regulation, or when we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others. - Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or substantially all of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any such change in ownership or control. - With Your Consent: We may share your information for any other purpose with your explicit consent. ## 6. Data Security We implement commercially reasonable administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect your personal information, including: - SSL/TLS encryption for all data transmitted between your browser and our servers - Encrypted storage of sensitive data at rest - Firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and regular security audits - Access controls limiting employee access to personal data on a need-to-know basis - PCI-DSS compliant payment processing While we strive to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security. ## 7. Data Retention We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. After account cancellation or termination, we will retain your data for up to sixty (60) days to allow for account reactivation, after which it will be securely deleted. We may retain certain information for longer periods as necessary to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Aggregate, anonymized data that cannot identify you may be retained indefinitely for analytics purposes. ## 8. Your Privacy Rights Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information: ## A. All Customers - Access: You can request a copy of the personal information we hold about you. - Correction: You can request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information. - Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain legal exceptions. - Opt-Out of Marketing: You can unsubscribe from promotional emails at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in any marketing email or by contacting us. - Data Portability: You can request your data in a commonly used, machine-readable format. ## B. California Residents (CCPA/CPRA) If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA): - Right to Know: You have the right to request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources, the business purposes for collecting the information, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it. - Right to Delete: You have the right to request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions. - Right to Opt-Out of Sale: We do not sell your personal information. However, you have the right to opt out if this practice changes in the future. - Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA/CPRA rights. - Right to Correct: You have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal information. - Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information: You have the right to limit the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information. To exercise your California privacy rights, please submit a support ticket. We will verify your identity before processing your request. ## C. European Economic Area (EEA) Residents (GDPR) If you are located in the European Economic Area, you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): - Lawful Basis: We process your personal data based on: (i) performance of a contract (to provide hosting services); (ii) legitimate interests (to improve our services and prevent fraud); (iii) your consent (for marketing communications); and (iv) legal obligations. - Right to Access: You may request a copy of your personal data. - Right to Rectification: You may request correction of inaccurate data. - Right to Erasure: You may request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten"). - Right to Restrict Processing: You may request that we limit how we use your data. - Right to Data Portability: You may request your data in a structured, commonly used format. - Right to Object: You may object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes. - Right to Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw consent at any time. - Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in your member state. For GDPR-related requests, including Data Processing Addendum (DPA) requests, please submit a support ticket. International Data Transfers: If you are located outside the United States, please be aware that your information will be transferred to and processed in the United States, where our servers are located. By using our Services, you consent to this transfer. We take reasonable steps to ensure your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. ## 9. Children's Privacy Our Services are not directed to children under the age of 13 (or 16 in the EEA). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under these ages. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child, we will take steps to delete such information promptly. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please submit a support ticket. ## 10. Do Not Track Signals Some web browsers transmit "Do Not Track" (DNT) signals. Because there is no uniform standard for how DNT signals should be interpreted, our website does not currently respond to DNT signals. However, you can control tracking through your browser cookie settings and by using the Google Analytics opt-out tool referenced in Section 3. ## 11. Email Communications If you provide us with your email address and become a client, you may receive periodic communications from us, including: - Transactional emails: Order confirmations, billing notices, support ticket updates, and account alerts. These are essential to the operation of your account and cannot be opted out of. - Promotional emails: Information about new products, services, or special offers. You may opt out of these at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in any promotional email or by contacting us. All commercial email communications comply with the CAN-SPAM Act. ## 12. Phone and SMS Communications If you supply us with your telephone number, you will only receive telephone contact from us with information regarding orders you have placed, support requests you have initiated, or account-related matters. We may also offer SMS text message notifications for operational and account-related alerts, such as service or server status updates. We only send text messages to individuals who have expressly opted in to receive them, and we collect mobile phone numbers for this purpose only from those individuals. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. You can opt out at any time by replying STOP to any message, and reply HELP for assistance. We do not sell, rent, or share your mobile phone number or SMS opt-in information with any third parties or affiliates for their own marketing or promotional purposes. Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent are not shared with any third parties. ## 13. Data Breach Notification In the event of a confirmed data breach that compromises the security of your personal information, we will notify affected individuals without undue delay and in accordance with applicable law (including Washington state data breach notification laws, CCPA, and GDPR where applicable). Notification will include a description of the breach, the types of information affected, and steps you can take to protect yourself. ## 14. Links to Other Websites Our website may contain links to third-party websites that are not operated by us. We have no control over the content, privacy policies, or practices of third-party sites and are not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit. ## 15. Changes to This Privacy Policy We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Material changes will be communicated via email to the address on file in your account or by prominent notice on our website at least thirty (30) days before taking effect. The "Last updated" date at the top of this policy indicates when it was last revised. Your continued use of our Services after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy. ## 16. Contact Us If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your privacy rights, or have a privacy-related concern, please contact us: - Online: Submit a Support Ticket - Mail: Ultra Services, LLC, Attn: Privacy, 12101 Tukwila International Blvd., Suite 410, Seattle, WA 98168, USA ## Privacy questions? Talk to us. Our team handles every privacy request directly, no third-party intake form, no dark patterns. Reach out and we'll respond. See hosting plans Contact our team Start a live chat ============================================================================== # Hosting Affiliate Banners | Free Creative for Ultra Affiliate Program Partners | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/banners Summary: Free affiliate banner creative for Ultra Web Hosting partners. 43 ready-to-use banners across 3 size buckets (square, skyscraper, leaderboard). 90-day tracking. Affiliate Resources · Multiple Sizes · Auto-Tracked Links · Free for Affiliates ## Banners and text links, built for hosting affiliates. Production-ready creative for our 90-day cookie affiliate program. Pick your size, grab your link, drop it on your site. Sign up to grab links Back to affiliate program ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites hosted 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response ~43 Banners available 3 Size buckets 90 Day tracking cookie Free For all affiliates Free creative for our affiliate partners. ## Use a text link or one of our visually appealing banners. These banners are provided free of charge for all approved Ultra Web Hosting affiliates. After you join the affiliate program through Awin you'll get a unique tracking link that you can wrap around any of these creative assets. Every click is tracked for 90 days. Pick the size that fits your site layout. Square banners (200x200, 250x250) work well in sidebars. Skyscrapers (160x600, 120x600) work for tall column placements. Leaderboards (728x90, 468x60) work for headers and footers. The smaller (125x125, 120x240) banners are great for tight spaces and email signatures. Affiliate creative ## Banners that match Ultra's brand. Branded, consistent across sizes, and refreshed periodically. Stable URLs mean you can hot-link the banner directly into your site without re-hosting the asset. Sign up for tracking links → Banner Library · 3 sizes ## Pick your size. All 43 banners across the three size buckets. Click any banner to grab the URL, then wrap it with your affiliate tracking link from the dashboard. Small Sized Banners (125×125, 120×240, 180×150, 200×200) Medium Sized Banners (250×250, 300×250, 320×100, 336×280) Large Sized Banners (160×600, 120×600, 468×60, 728×90) Skyscrapers (160×600, 120×600) Leaderboards (728×90, 468×60) Why use these banners · 3 reasons ## Built for affiliate performance. Why dropping one of these banners on your site converts better than a homemade graphic. ## Multiple sizes Square, skyscraper, leaderboard, and mobile sizes covered. Pick the format that fits where you're placing the banner. ## Auto-tracked links Your unique affiliate ID gets baked into every link generated through the dashboard. No manual tracking parameters to manage. ## High conversion These creatives have been tested across affiliate sites. The fast/mob themed banners drive higher click-through on performance-focused sites. FAQ · 5 questions ## Banner questions. The questions we get most about using these banner creatives. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. Are these banners free to use?Yes. All banner creative on this page is free for approved Ultra Web Hosting affiliates. After you join the affiliate program, your dashboard provides the tracking-link wrapper for each banner so you get credit for the referral. Can I hot-link these banner URLs directly?Yes. The banner URLs are stable and the assets are served from our CDN. You can reference them directly in your tags or use the auto-generated affiliate link wrapper from your dashboard for tracking. Do I need to attribute Ultra when using these banners?No attribution is required. The banners themselves include the Ultra Web Hosting branding so visitors know what they're clicking. If you want to mention us in your post or page, that's appreciated but not required. Can I get custom banners or sizes?Most affiliate sites need one of the standard IAB sizes covered here. If you need a non-standard size for a specific layout (custom width, animated GIF, dark-mode variant) get in touch through the affiliate program contact form and we can usually accommodate. How do I track which banners perform best?Your affiliate dashboard shows click counts, conversions, and revenue per banner. Run A/B tests by placing different banners in different spots on your site and compare the numbers in your dashboard. ## Ready to grab your tracking links? Approved affiliates get instant access to all banner creative plus auto-tracked URLs. Sign up through Awin in under five minutes. Sign up through Awin See affiliate program Talk to our team Affiliate login ============================================================================== # Green Web Hosting | Seattle Hydroelectric Power, No Carbon Offsets | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/green-hosting-provider Summary: Green web hosting powered by Seattle City Light's 90%+ hydroelectric grid. Real clean energy from the Cascade Range, no carbon offsets. From $3.95/mo since 2002. Hydroelectric · Renewable · No Carbon Offsets · Pacific Northwest Powered ## Hosting powered by Seattle's hydroelectric grid, not paper offsets. Over 90% of our data center's electricity comes directly from Seattle City Light's hydroelectric dams in the Cascade Range. No greenwashing. No REC accounting. See hosting plans Carbon Footprint Calculator ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites hosted 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response 90%+ Hydroelectric power 1905 Seattle hydro since $0 Extra cost for green 0 Carbon offsets purchased Free Tool ## How much CO2 does your website produce? Try the Ultra Carbon Footprint Calculator: enter your domain and see the estimated CO2 emissions per visit plus how much you would save by migrating to hydroelectric-powered hosting. Open the Calculator Seattle City Light's grid since 1905. No carbon offsets needed. ## Real renewable power, not paper accounting. The servers that host your website at Ultra Web Hosting run on over 90% hydroelectric power from Seattle City Light, one of the greenest electric utilities in the United States. When you host your website with Ultra, your online presence is backed by clean, renewable energy rather than coal or natural gas. This is not a carbon offset or a credit-trading arrangement. Our data center draws electricity from a grid that is directly supplied by hydroelectric dams in the Cascade Range. Seattle City Light has been generating hydroelectric power since 1905 and meets strict low-impact hydro certification standards. It is one of the few utilities in the country that can claim over 90% clean energy for its entire service area. Powered by the Cascades ## Hosting electricity that flows from water. The actual electrons powering our servers come from hydroelectric dams along the Skagit River in the Cascade Range. These facilities are certified low-impact, designed to keep salmon runs and fish habitats intact while generating consistent baseload power 24/7/365. See hosting plans → Green by design ## Efficient hardware, lower footprint. We run dense, efficient Dell servers we own and tune, so more sites run on less power - no wasteful over-provisioning, no rented cloud. On-site engineers · our own datacenterReal people · US-based · Since 2002 ## Owned, efficient, and run by our team. Our in-house US team racks and maintains the hardware in our own facility. Fewer middlemen, tighter efficiency, and a 12-minute average support reply. 100%US-based team Ownedefficient hardware 12 minavg reply Why hydroelectric · 3 reasons ## Why hydroelectric hosting matters. The real-world differences between hydro-grid hosting and offset-balanced "green" hosting. ## Over 90% Clean Energy Seattle City Light generates over 90% of its electricity from hydroelectric sources. The remaining power comes from other renewables like wind and solar. This makes Ultra one of the greenest hosting providers you can choose without any greenwashing or creative accounting. ## No Carbon Offsets Needed Many "green" hosting companies buy carbon offsets or renewable energy credits to claim green status while still running on fossil fuel grids. Our approach is simpler: the electricity that actually powers our servers comes from water flowing through turbines in the Cascades. ## Reliable and Affordable Hydroelectric power is one of the most reliable and cost-effective forms of electricity generation. It does not depend on weather conditions like solar or wind, and Seattle's extensive dam infrastructure provides consistent baseload power year-round. That reliability translates to stable hosting costs. Green vs offsets · The difference ## Direct renewable power vs offset-based "green" hosting. Most hosting companies that market themselves as "green" or "carbon neutral" do not actually run on clean electricity. They run on a normal fossil-fuel-heavy grid and then purchase carbon offsets or renewable energy credits (RECs) to claim green status on paper. This is creative accounting, not a clean grid. The difference matters for any business taking sustainability claims seriously. ## Direct Renewable Power (Ultra) The electricity flowing into Ultra's servers comes from hydroelectric dams in the Cascade Range via Seattle City Light. No offsets, no credits, no creative accounting. The actual power source is over 90% renewable, and you can verify it through Seattle City Light's published fuel-mix reports. ## Offset / REC-Based "Green" Hosting The provider runs on a fossil-fuel-dominant grid (often Virginia or Texas data centers heavy on coal and natural gas), then buys carbon offsets or renewable energy credits to balance the emissions on paper. The actual data center is still pulling from a dirty grid. The offsets fund renewable projects elsewhere, which has some value, but is not the same as running on clean power. Stable + featured · 3 reasons ## Same reliability, same features, plus green badges. Hydroelectric energy without sacrificing anything else about the hosting platform. ## Over a Century of Clean Power Seattle's hydroelectric tradition dates back to 1905 when the city built its first hydroelectric plant at Cedar Falls. Seattle City Light later developed facilities in the Skagit River area that meet strict low-impact hydro certification, meaning the dams are designed to minimize ecological disruption to fish habitats and river ecosystems. ## Same Great Hosting Features Green energy does not mean reduced features. You get the same shared hosting plans with cPanel, Nginx caching, CloudLinux isolation, free SSL, Softaculous one-click installs, and free website migration that every Ultra customer receives. ## Green Hosting Badges Ultra hosting customers can display a green hosting badge on their website to show visitors that their site is powered by clean energy. Copy the badge code below and paste it into your website's footer or sidebar to certify your green status. Free badges · 3 designs ## Display your green hosting badge. Show your visitors that your site runs on Seattle hydroelectric power. Pick a design, copy the snippet, paste it into your footer. Badge #1 Code (Copy and Paste) Badge #2 Code (Copy and Paste) Badge #3 Code (Copy and Paste) ESG-ready hosting documentation. ## Sustainability reporting for your business. If your business publishes an ESG or sustainability report, your website's digital carbon footprint counts toward your Scope 3 emissions. Most corporate sustainability teams have started measuring this, and many are caught off-guard by what they find when their site runs on a fossil-fuel-grid data center in Virginia or Texas. Ultra customers can request a hosting sustainability statement on company letterhead documenting: our hosting infrastructure location (Seattle), the renewable energy mix powering our servers (Seattle City Light fuel mix: 90%+ hydroelectric, additional wind and solar), and an estimated CO2e per visit calculation for your specific traffic. Useful for your annual sustainability report, RFP responses, or any procurement question about your supply chain. Contact our team to request the documentation. FAQ · 9 questions ## Green hosting questions. The questions we get most often about hydroelectric hosting, carbon offsets, and ESG reporting. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. Is Ultra really powered by green energy?Yes. Our data center is located in Seattle, which is served by Seattle City Light. Over 90% of Seattle City Light's electricity comes from hydroelectric sources. This is not a carbon offset program; it is the actual electricity powering our servers. What is hydroelectric power?Hydroelectric power generates electricity by using the force of flowing water to spin turbines. It is one of the oldest and most reliable forms of renewable energy. Seattle's hydroelectric infrastructure includes dams in the Cascade Range that have been operating for over a century. Do I need to pay extra for green hosting?No. Green hosting is not an add-on or upgrade. Every Ultra Web Hosting plan runs on the same Seattle-powered infrastructure. You get green hosting at the same price as any other plan starting at $3.95/mo. How do I add a green badge to my website?Copy the badge code from this page and paste it into your website's HTML, typically in the footer or sidebar. The badge links back to Ultra and lets your visitors know your site is hosted on clean energy. What is the difference between green hosting and carbon-neutral hosting?"Green hosting" usually means the host runs on renewable electricity directly. "Carbon neutral" usually means the host either runs on renewable energy OR has purchased enough carbon offsets to balance out their fossil-fuel-grid emissions on paper. The two terms get used interchangeably in marketing, but mechanically they are different. Ultra runs on direct hydroelectric power, so we are green by the strict definition without needing offsets. Is renewable energy hosting better for SEO?Google has not announced a renewable-energy ranking factor. Page speed, mobile-friendliness, HTTPS, and Core Web Vitals are the primary technical SEO signals. That said, modern energy-efficient data centers tend to run newer hardware with better latency, and older fossil-fuel-grid data centers often correlate with slower infrastructure. The indirect connection holds, but there is no direct SEO bonus for renewable energy specifically. What is a digital carbon footprint?Your website's digital carbon footprint is the total CO2e produced by hosting servers, data center cooling, network transmission, and end-user devices loading your pages. For most websites, the largest share comes from the data center where the site is hosted, especially if that data center runs on fossil-fuel-heavy grids. Our Carbon Footprint Calculator estimates your site's emissions and shows the savings from running on hydroelectric power. How does hydroelectric hosting compare to solar and wind hosting?All three are renewable. The main differences: hydroelectric provides reliable 24/7 baseload power that does not depend on weather; solar generates only during daylight; wind generates only when wind speeds permit. Data centers run 24/7/365, so a grid mix that includes consistent hydroelectric power is well-matched to data center demand. Seattle City Light's mix is primarily hydro (90%+) with additional wind, plus other sources for grid balancing. Can I use Ultra hosting in my corporate sustainability report?Yes. Ultra customers can request a hosting sustainability statement on company letterhead documenting the renewable energy mix powering your site, useful for ESG reports, Scope 3 emissions disclosures, RFP responses, or procurement questions. Contact our team with your reporting needs. ## Get green hosting at the same price as any other plan. Every Ultra plan runs on Seattle City Light's 90%+ hydroelectric grid. No extra cost, no add-ons, no offsets required. Starting at $3.95/mo with a 45-day money-back guarantee. See hosting plans Carbon calculator Contact our team ============================================================================== # Ultra Shared Hosting Plan Specs | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/shared-web-hosting-features Summary: Full spec sheet comparing Ultra shared hosting plans: 1x, Unlimited, and Unlimited Pro. NVMe SSD, CloudLinux, free SSL, CDN, and daily backups. From $3.95/mo. Reference · 3 plans · 40+ specs each · Updated for 2026 ## Ultra Shared Hosting Plan Features & Specifications The complete spec sheet for every Ultra shared hosting tier: Ultra 1x, Ultra Unlimited, and Ultra Unlimited Pro. Use the side-by-side comparison or jump straight to the tier you came to read. Compare all three plans Back to plan picker ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites optimized 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response Side-by-side comparison ## Ultra 1x vs Ultra Unlimited vs Ultra Unlimited Pro. Every spec row, three tiers, one table. The middle column (Ultra Unlimited) is highlighted because it is our most popular plan. For the full deep spec on a single tier, jump to Ultra 1x, Ultra Unlimited, or Ultra Unlimited Pro. Feature Ultra 1x Ultra Unlimited Ultra Unlimited Pro Best forOne website on a budgetMany sites, agencies, freelancersHigher demanding sites Number of websites1 websiteUnlimitedUnlimited NVMe SSD storage50 GB50 GB50 GB Monthly bandwidthUnmeteredUnmeteredUnmetered Xeon CPU performance1x1x3x Inode (file count) limit150,000150,000150,000 Email accountsUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimited MySQL / MariaDB databasesUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimited Subdomains / parked domainsUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimited Addon domainsNone (1 site only)UnlimitedUnlimited FTP accountsUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimited Dedicated IPv4 address Included Operating systemCloudLinux 7/8 (64-bit)CloudLinux 7/8 (64-bit)CloudLinux 7/8 (64-bit) Account isolationCloudLinux LVECloudLinux LVECloudLinux LVE Control panelcPanelcPanelcPanel Web server stackLiteSpeed / Nginx + ApacheLiteSpeed / Nginx + ApacheLiteSpeed / Nginx + Apache HTTP/2 UltraSpeed caching Redis object cache + OPcache IonCube Loader PHP versions7.x & 8.x7.x & 8.x7.x & 8.x SSH access (non-root) Git version control WordPress Toolkit WordPress staging / clone AccelerateWP optimization Softaculous 1-click installs100+ apps100+ apps100+ apps AI Coding Assistant (Code with AI) Free SSL (Let's Encrypt, auto-renew) Free CloudFlare CDN integration Webmail (Roundcube) SpamAssassin / spam filtering Malware scannerImunify360 (real-time + WAF)Imunify360 (real-time + WAF)Imunify360 (real-time + WAF) Hardened WAF (ModSecurity) Imunify360 rule set Imunify360 rule set Imunify360 rule set Daily JetBackup (30-day retention) Remote backup space (off-site)Up to 5 GBUp to 5 GBUp to 5 GB Cron jobsUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimited DNS editor (cPanel) Free online site builder Free domain (annual order) Free site migration Uptime guarantee99.9%99.9%99.9% 24/7/365 US support 45-day money-back guarantee Setup feeNoneNoneNone Intro price (3-year)$3.95/mo$6.95/mo$9.95/mo Regular monthly price$6.95/mo$9.95/mo$12.95/mo Tier 1 of 3 ## Ultra 1x Plan Specifications The single-site Ultra plan. Same hardware, same CloudLinux account isolation, and the same cPanel stack as the unlimited tiers, scoped to one website at the lowest price. FeatureUltra 1x Hosting Best forA single website on a budget Number of websites1 website NVMe SSD storage50 GB pure NVMe Monthly bandwidthUnmetered Xeon CPU performance1x (standard share) Inode (file count) limit150,000 Email accountsUnlimited (POP3, IMAP, webmail) MySQL / MariaDB databasesUnlimited SubdomainsUnlimited Parked domainsUnlimited Addon domainsNone (1 site only) FTP accountsUnlimited Dedicated IPv4 address Shared IP (upgrade to Pro for dedicated) Operating systemCloudLinux 7/8 (64-bit) Account isolationCloudLinux LVE (CPU, RAM, I/O caps per account) Control panelcPanel Web server stackLiteSpeed / Nginx in front of Apache HTTP/2 support UltraSpeed caching Redis object cache Pre-installed OPcache IonCube Loader PHP versionsPHP 7.x and 8.x selectable per domain SSH access User-level (no root) Git version control WordPress Toolkit WordPress staging / clone AccelerateWP optimization Softaculous 1-click installs100+ apps AI Coding Assistant (Code with AI) Free SSL (Let's Encrypt) Auto-install, auto-renew Free CloudFlare CDN integration Malware scannerImunify360 (real-time + WAF) WAF (ModSecurity) Imunify360 rule set Daily JetBackup 30-day retention Remote backup spaceUp to 5 GB Cron jobsUnlimited DNS editor Free online site builder Free domain (annual order) Free site migration Uptime guarantee99.9% Support24/7/365 US-based, 12-min avg response Money-back45-day money-back guarantee Setup feeNone Intro price$3.95/mo (3-year) Regular price$6.95/mo (month-to-month) Order Ultra 1x See plan in context Tier 2 of 3 · Most Popular ## Ultra Unlimited Plan Specifications The same hardware tier as Ultra 1x, scaled to unlimited websites, addon domains, FTP accounts, and email accounts. The right pick for agencies, freelancers, and anyone hosting more than one site at a time. FeatureUltra Unlimited Hosting Best forMany websites, agencies, freelancers, small businesses Number of websitesUnlimited NVMe SSD storage50 GB pure NVMe Monthly bandwidthUnmetered Xeon CPU performance1x (standard share) Inode (file count) limit150,000 Email accountsUnlimited (POP3, IMAP, webmail) MySQL / MariaDB databasesUnlimited SubdomainsUnlimited Parked domainsUnlimited Addon domainsUnlimited FTP accountsUnlimited Dedicated IPv4 address Shared IP (upgrade to Pro for dedicated) Operating systemCloudLinux 7/8 (64-bit) Account isolationCloudLinux LVE (CPU, RAM, I/O caps per account) Control panelcPanel Web server stackLiteSpeed / Nginx in front of Apache HTTP/2 support UltraSpeed caching Redis object cache Pre-installed OPcache IonCube Loader PHP versionsPHP 7.x and 8.x selectable per domain SSH access User-level (no root) Git version control WordPress Toolkit WordPress staging / clone AccelerateWP optimization Softaculous 1-click installs100+ apps AI Coding Assistant (Code with AI) Free SSL (Let's Encrypt) Unlimited domains, auto-renew Free CloudFlare CDN integration All domains Malware scannerImunify360 (real-time + WAF) WAF (ModSecurity) Imunify360 rule set Daily JetBackup 30-day retention Remote backup spaceUp to 5 GB Cron jobsUnlimited DNS editor Free online site builder Free domain (annual order) Free site migration Uptime guarantee99.9% Support24/7/365 US-based, 12-min avg response Money-back45-day money-back guarantee Setup feeNone Intro price$6.95/mo (3-year) Regular price$9.95/mo (month-to-month) Order Ultra Unlimited See plan in context Tier 3 of 3 ## Ultra Unlimited Pro Plan Specifications The performance + security tier. 3x Xeon CPU share over standard shared, full Imunify360 real-time malware scanning with WAF, and a dedicated IP. For higher demanding sites still inside the shared hosting envelope. FeatureUltra Unlimited Pro Hosting Best forHigher demanding sites Number of websitesUnlimited NVMe SSD storage50 GB pure NVMe Monthly bandwidthUnmetered Xeon CPU performance3x (triple the per-account CPU budget) Inode (file count) limit150,000 Email accountsUnlimited (POP3, IMAP, webmail) MySQL / MariaDB databasesUnlimited SubdomainsUnlimited Parked domainsUnlimited Addon domainsUnlimited FTP accountsUnlimited Dedicated IPv4 address Included Operating systemCloudLinux 7/8 (64-bit) Account isolationCloudLinux LVE (CPU, RAM, I/O caps per account) Control panelcPanel Web server stackLiteSpeed / Nginx in front of Apache HTTP/2 support UltraSpeed caching Redis object cache Pre-installed OPcache IonCube Loader PHP versionsPHP 7.x and 8.x selectable per domain SSH access User-level (no root) Git version control WordPress Toolkit WordPress staging / clone AccelerateWP optimization Softaculous 1-click installs100+ apps AI Coding Assistant (Code with AI) Free SSL (Let's Encrypt) Unlimited domains, auto-renew Free CloudFlare CDN integration All domains Malware scannerImunify360 (real-time + WAF) WAF (ModSecurity) Imunify360 rule set Daily JetBackup 30-day retention Remote backup spaceUp to 5 GB Cron jobsUnlimited DNS editor Free online site builder Free domain (annual order) Free site migration Priority support queue Uptime guarantee99.9% Support24/7/365 US-based, 12-min avg response Money-back45-day money-back guarantee Setup feeNone Intro price$9.95/mo (3-year) Regular price$12.95/mo (month-to-month) Order Ultra Unlimited Pro See plan in context Who builds these features ## The people who built these features run the boxes too Every feature on this page was shipped by our own US-based engineers, and those same engineers administer the Dell PowerEdge servers we own outright. Nothing here is a reseller checkbox, so when you have a question you talk to the team that wrote the setup. ~12 minaverage ticket reply Since 2002in-house engineering 100% ownedDell PowerEdge hardware On-site techs · the same crew that ships the features CloudLinux LVE Isolation ## Per-account CPU, RAM, and I/O caps. No noisy neighbors. Every Ultra shared server runs CloudLinux. On a standard cPanel-on-Apache shared host, one busy site can pin a CPU core or eat all the RAM and drag down every other site on the box. CloudLinux solves that with LVE (Lightweight Virtual Environment), a kernel-level resource cage that gives each cPanel account its own CPU, RAM, I/O, and process-count budget. The same isolation runs on Ultra 1x, Ultra Unlimited, and Ultra Unlimited Pro. The difference between tiers is the size of the budget, not whether the cage exists. CloudLinux is also what keeps PHP version selection clean: you pin a PHP version per domain and that runs in the account's LVE without touching the kernel or the other tenants. - Kernel-enforced per-account CPU, RAM, I/O caps - One noisy site cannot starve other accounts on the same box - Per-domain PHP version selection (7.x / 8.x) - Resource-usage dashboard in cPanel so you can see your own load - Ultra Unlimited Pro gets 3x the per-account CPU and 2x the RAM AccelerateWP ## Full-stack WordPress optimization, not just another cache plugin. AccelerateWP is CloudLinux's WordPress optimization layer that ships on every Ultra shared plan. Unlike a regular cache plugin that runs after WordPress has already booted, AccelerateWP intercepts the request earlier in the stack and serves cached pages directly from the web server before PHP runs at all. It also runs the WordPress object cache in Redis (in-memory, sub-millisecond round-trips) instead of MySQL, converts images to WebP on upload, and prefetches likely-next pages on hover. The configuration lives in cPanel as a single per-site toggle; you do not have to tune cache headers, fight plugin conflicts, or pick a tier of paid optimization to get it. - Object cache served from Redis, not MySQL - Page cache served from the web server before PHP boots - Automatic WebP image conversion on upload - Smart prefetch of likely-next pages on hover - Per-site toggle in cPanel, no plugin tuning required Redis + OPcache ## Two cache layers in the right places. Redis is an in-memory object store pre-installed on every Ultra shared server. WordPress, WooCommerce, Magento, and any other PHP app that supports Redis-backed object caching can use it to cut database round-trips from milliseconds to sub-millisecond. The Redis daemon is shared across the host but scoped per account at the application layer, so one site cannot read another's keys. OPcache caches the compiled PHP bytecode itself, which means subsequent requests skip the parse and compile step entirely. Together with LiteSpeed's full-page cache (UltraSpeed caching), the typical PHP app on Ultra serves a warm request in single-digit milliseconds. - Redis pre-installed; one toggle in WP-friendly cache plugins - OPcache enabled by default on every PHP version - Per-account Redis scoping (other tenants cannot read your keys) - Works with WordPress, WooCommerce, Magento, custom PHP apps Free SSL + CloudFlare CDN Integration ## SSL and CDN that are actually free, on every domain. Every domain on every Ultra shared plan gets a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate. It auto-installs at provisioning, auto-renews on a 60 to 90 day cycle, and covers the apex domain plus the www. subdomain by default. SSL is included on unlimited domains on Ultra Unlimited and Ultra Unlimited Pro. There is no separate SSL fee, no premium-tier paywall, and no manual CSR step. CDN is the same story. The integrated CloudFlare CDN ships behind a one-click toggle in cPanel. CloudFlare's standard free tier (300+ edge locations, basic DDoS protection, unlimited cached bandwidth) is the default. If you want CloudFlare Pro features (image optimization, premium WAF rule packs), those remain billed by CloudFlare directly and stay optional. - Let's Encrypt SSL on every domain, auto-renewed - CloudFlare CDN integrated into cPanel, one-click on/off - 300+ CloudFlare edge locations worldwide - No add-on subscription, no premium tier required - Compatible with custom DNS / external CDN if you prefer Daily JetBackup ## Daily snapshots, 30-day retention, one-click restore. Every Ultra shared plan ships with JetBackup running daily snapshots and retaining 30 days of restore points. The backups live on separate owned backup infrastructure in a different building, so a single hardware failure on the production host cannot wipe out both copies. Restores are one click from cPanel. You can restore individual files, individual database tables, individual email accounts, or the entire account. The most common use case is rolling back a botched WordPress plugin update or an accidental file delete; the most useful one is restoring a compromised site to the last clean snapshot. We still recommend keeping your own offsite backup as defense in depth, but the included tier is enough for day-to-day recovery. - Automated daily snapshot, no manual schedule - 30 days of restore points retained - Restore files, databases, email, or the whole account - Backups on separate owned hardware in a different building - Up to 5 GB of remote backup space included for off-account copies Imunify360 + WAF ## Real-time malware scanning, automatic cleanup, hardened WAF. Imunify360 is included on every Ultra shared plan: Ultra 1x, Ultra Unlimited, and Ultra Unlimited Pro. Real-time on-access malware scanning, automatic cleanup of detected files, a hardened WAF rule set, and brute-force protection at the cPanel and FTP layers. The scanner watches file writes as they happen, so a backdoor planted by a compromised plugin gets caught the moment it lands instead of waiting for the next nightly scan. The hardened WAF blocks known attack patterns at the web-server layer before they reach PHP or your database. Brute-force protection automatically rate-limits and bans IPs hammering the cPanel login, FTP login, and SSH login. The protection ships configured and turned on by default. There is nothing to subscribe to and nothing to set up. - Full Imunify360 on Ultra 1x, Unlimited, and Unlimited Pro - Real-time on-access malware scanning with automatic cleanup - Imunify360 WAF rule set on every shared server - Brute-force protection on cPanel, FTP, and SSH layers - No add-on subscription, no per-account upgrade required Free Site Migration ## We move your site for you. Same hardware tier, none of the fee. Free site migration is included on every shared plan: Ultra 1x, Ultra Unlimited, and Ultra Unlimited Pro. After signup, open a support ticket with your current host's cPanel login (or FTP and database credentials if it is not cPanel) and our technicians handle the file copy, database export/import, mail accounts, and DNS records. Timing depends on site size and the DNS cutover step at your registrar. A small WordPress brochure site can be staged the same business day. A multi-gigabyte site with thousands of media files and large databases takes longer. We stage the new copy on a temporary URL first, test it, then coordinate the DNS cutover with you to minimize downtime. WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Magento, OpenCart, static HTML, and most cPanel-to-cPanel scenarios are supported. - Free on every shared tier (no premium tier required) - WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Magento, OpenCart supported - Staged on a temporary URL, tested before cutover - Coordinated DNS cutover to minimize downtime - Email accounts and DNS records included 12-Minute Support Response ## Real humans, on-shore, with hosting backgrounds. Ultra support is staffed by US-based technicians with actual hosting backgrounds, not a third-party callcenter. The 12-minute average first-response time is measured across all support tickets during business hours, and live chat sits typically in single-digit minutes. Tickets, live chat, and phone all funnel to the same team, so the path you choose does not change who answers. Ultra Unlimited Pro accounts get a priority queue placement on the same team. That does not mean other tickets get deprioritized, it means Pro accounts get answered earlier inside the same response window. Around-the-clock coverage runs 24/7/365. - 12-minute average first response (business hours) - 24/7/365 coverage on tickets, chat, and phone - US-based technicians, hosting backgrounds, no callcenter - Priority queue on Ultra Unlimited Pro - The same team handles tickets, live chat, and phone FAQ ## The questions customers ask before picking a tier. 22 questions, every one a real customer ask. If yours isn't here, drop us a line and we'll add it. What is the difference between Ultra 1x, Ultra Unlimited, and Ultra Unlimited Pro?Ultra 1x hosts a single website on standard 1x Xeon CPU at $3.95/mo. Ultra Unlimited adds unlimited websites and unlimited email accounts on the same hardware tier at $6.95/mo. Ultra Unlimited Pro raises CPU performance to 3x Xeon and includes a dedicated IP address at $9.95/mo. Every tier has 50 GB NVMe SSD storage, unlimited bandwidth, the same 150,000 inode budget, the same cPanel/CloudLinux stack, Imunify360 real-time malware scanning + WAF, and the same 45-day money-back guarantee. What does 'unlimited' actually mean on Ultra Unlimited and Pro?Unlimited means there is no artificial cap on the count of websites, email accounts, MySQL databases, FTP accounts, or addon domains. The real ceilings are the published technical limits: 50 GB NVMe SSD disk, 150,000 inodes (file count), and the CloudLinux per-account CPU and RAM budget. Most customers run multiple small to mid-size sites comfortably within these limits. We do not throttle or surcharge for high site counts as long as you stay within the published disk, inode, and CPU/RAM budgets. Can I host multiple websites on Ultra 1x?No. Ultra 1x is intentionally scoped to one primary website. You can run subdomains and parked domains, but the addon domain count is one. If you need to host a second site, upgrade to Ultra Unlimited (or Pro) and the change is instant from your client area with no downtime. What is CloudLinux LVE and why does it matter?CloudLinux LVE (Lightweight Virtual Environment) is a kernel-level resource isolation layer that gives each cPanel account its own CPU, RAM, I/O, and process budget. On a regular cPanel-on-Apache server, one noisy neighbor can starve every other site on the box. With CloudLinux LVE, each account is capped at its allocation so a runaway WordPress plugin on another site cannot drag yours down. Ultra runs CloudLinux on every shared server. How does AccelerateWP differ from a regular WordPress cache plugin?Regular cache plugins (WP Super Cache, W3 Total Cache, etc.) run in PHP after WordPress has already booted. AccelerateWP is CloudLinux's full-stack optimization that runs object cache in Redis (in-memory, sub-millisecond), serves cached pages directly from the web server before PHP touches them, converts images to WebP, and prefetches likely-next pages. Everything is configured per-site from cPanel with no plugin tuning required. AccelerateWP is included on every Ultra Unlimited and Unlimited Pro plan. Is the free CloudFlare CDN integration really free?Yes. CloudFlare's standard free tier (300+ edge locations, unlimited bandwidth, free SSL, basic DDoS protection) is integrated into cPanel via a one-click toggle. No add-on subscription, no premium tier required to use it. The integration is the same on Ultra 1x, Unlimited, and Pro. CloudFlare Pro features (image optimization, WAF rule packs, etc.) remain optional and are billed by CloudFlare directly if you choose to upgrade on their side. How long does free migration take?Timing depends on site size and the DNS cutover step at your registrar. A small WordPress brochure site can be staged the same business day. A multi-gigabyte site with thousands of media files and large databases takes longer. We stage the new copy on a temporary URL first, test it, then coordinate the DNS cutover with you to minimize downtime. WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Magento, OpenCart, static HTML, and most cPanel-to-cPanel scenarios are supported. What is included in 'free SSL'?Every domain on every Ultra shared plan gets a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate that auto-installs at provisioning, auto-renews every 60 to 90 days, and covers the apex domain plus www. subdomain by default. The same applies to unlimited domains on Ultra Unlimited and Ultra Unlimited Pro. There is no separate SSL fee, no premium-tier paywall, and no manual CSR step. If you need an Extended Validation or organization-validated SSL for a specific business or compliance use case, those are available as a paid add-on. Can I run WooCommerce on Ultra 1x?Yes, Ultra 1x can run a small WooCommerce store and many customers do. The practical performance ceiling on Ultra 1x is roughly a low-volume catalog (a few hundred SKUs) with steady but moderate traffic. For larger catalogs, higher concurrent checkout volume, or stores that need uninterrupted cart sessions during traffic spikes, Ultra Unlimited Pro (3x Xeon CPU + dedicated IP) is the better fit. WooCommerce stores that exceed shared hosting's CPU and concurrency budget should look at Ultra Managed VPS. When should I upgrade to Ultra Unlimited Pro instead of moving to VPS?Move from Ultra 1x or Unlimited to Ultra Unlimited Pro when you need 3x Xeon CPU performance or a dedicated IP. Move from any shared plan to VPS when you need full root access, custom kernel modules, headless apps that need to bind to non-cPanel ports, or guaranteed dedicated CPU and RAM rather than CloudLinux-enforced caps. If your site is just outgrowing the CPU budget on shared and the rest of the stack is fine, Pro is the cheaper and simpler upgrade. What is the renewal price?Ultra shared hosting renewal prices match introductory prices. The Ultra 1x plan that signs up at $3.95/mo renews at $3.95/mo. Same for Unlimited at $6.95/mo and Unlimited Pro at $9.95/mo. There is no hidden second-year price hike. Promotional discounts (such as the 30% off new-order coupon) apply to the first term only and are honored at signup, not at renewal. Is the 45-day money-back guarantee real?Yes. Every shared hosting plan ships with a 45-day money-back guarantee. Request a refund from the client area within 45 days of signup for a full refund of the hosting charge. Domain registration fees are non-refundable since the domain is registered on your behalf and paid to the registry. Refunds are processed back to the original payment method. See the refund policy for full terms. Which PHP versions are supported?PHP 7.x and 8.x are selectable per domain from cPanel's MultiPHP Manager. We track upstream supported versions; end-of-life PHP versions are eventually retired with advance notice. Apps that need a specific PHP version (Magento 2.4 on PHP 8.2, WordPress on PHP 8.1, etc.) can pin the per-domain version without affecting other sites on the account. Can I get root SSH access on shared hosting?No. Root SSH on a shared box would break the CloudLinux isolation that protects every other tenant. Each cPanel account does get its own user-level SSH access, which covers Git, Composer, npm, WP-CLI, rsync, scp, sftp, and most day-to-day developer workflows. If you specifically need root, look at Ultra Managed VPS or a dedicated server, both of which include full root and SSH. Is Imunify360 included or an add-on?Imunify360 is included on every Ultra shared plan: Ultra 1x, Ultra Unlimited, and Ultra Unlimited Pro. Every tier gets real-time on-access malware scanning, automatic cleanup of detected files, the Imunify360 WAF rule set, and brute-force protection on the cPanel, FTP, and SSH login layers. There is no add-on subscription, no per-account upgrade, and no tier paywall. How many cron jobs am I allowed?Cron jobs are unlimited on every shared plan. The practical guidance is to avoid running jobs at intervals shorter than every 5 minutes (more frequent than that is rarely useful and trips watchdog limits). Long-running cron scripts that exceed CloudLinux per-account CPU caps will be killed by the resource limiter, which is by design. What is the inode (file count) limit?150,000 inodes on every shared plan. An inode is a file or directory entry. Typical WordPress sites use 20,000 to 60,000 inodes including the WP core, plugins, themes, and uploaded media. Most customers never get close to the cap. The most common cause of hitting the inode limit is leaving years of uncompressed log files, abandoned cron output, or massive email accounts (every email is one inode) sitting on the account. How much NVMe SSD storage do I get?50 GB of pure NVMe storage on every shared plan, same on Ultra 1x, Unlimited, and Pro. The storage is direct-attached NVMe SSD (no spinning disks, no SATA SSDs sitting next to your I/O queue, no overcommit). Backups are stored on separate backup infrastructure and do not count against your 50 GB. How are backups handled?Daily JetBackup with 30 days of restore points is included on every plan. Restore individual files, databases, or email accounts in one click from cPanel, or restore the entire account if needed. Backups live on separate owned backup infrastructure in a different building so a single hardware failure cannot take out both production and backup. We strongly recommend customers also maintain their own offsite backup as a defense-in-depth practice. Do I get a free domain?Yes, annual orders on every shared plan include a free .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz, .us, or .co domain for the first year. Premium TLDs (.io, .ai, .tech, etc.) are available at the standard registration price. The free domain is also available on the multi-year terms (3-year billing where the introductory price applies). Is there a setup fee?No setup fees on any shared plan. New orders are provisioned typically within minutes after payment is processed, and the cPanel login details are emailed immediately on activation. What does the AI Coding Assistant do?Every shared plan includes Softaculous Code with AI, an agentic AI coding assistant built directly into cPanel. It can read and write files, edit code with targeted changes, debug, refactor, plan multi-step changes, and run shell commands. Bring your own API key for Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Groq, Together AI, Ollama, or any of the eleven supported providers, or use the free OpenCode Zen tier enabled by default. You pay your AI provider directly with no token markup, and conversation history stays under your control. See AI Coding Hosting for the full provider list. Pick the tier ## Ready to order? Pick the tier that fits. Every tier ships with cPanel, CloudLinux, free SSL, CloudFlare CDN integration, free migration, daily JetBackup, and a 45-day money-back guarantee. Starter ## Ultra 1x Hosting One website, lowest price As low as $3.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $6.95 every month - 1 website - 50 GB NVMe SSD, unmetered bandwidth - 1x Xeon CPU - Full Imunify360 + WAF Order Now Back to plan picker Popular Standard ## Ultra Unlimited Many sites on one account As low as $6.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $9.95 every month - Unlimited websites - 50 GB NVMe SSD, unmetered bandwidth - 1x Xeon CPU - Full Imunify360 + WAF Order Now Back to plan picker Pro ## Ultra Unlimited Pro 3x Xeon CPU + dedicated IP As low as $9.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $12.95 every month - Unlimited websites - 3x Xeon CPU + dedicated IP - Full Imunify360 with WAF - Priority support queue Order Now Back to plan picker ============================================================================== # Managed VPS Hosting from $49.95/mo | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/vps-hosting Summary: KVM VPS with guaranteed CPU, RAM and SSD, full root, dedicated IP, cPanel + WHM, on owned hardware and fully managed by our on-site team. From $49.95/mo. Free setup on new VPS orders · code FREEDEDICATEDSETUP KVM Virtualization · Full Root · cPanel + WHM · Dedicated IP · Fully Managed ## Managed VPS Web Hosting Guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, plus full root on a KVM-virtualized slice of hardware we own. Run custom software your way, fully managed by Ultra's on-site team since 2002. Order managed VPS Migrate my site free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites optimized 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response 99.9% uptime LiteSpeed + Redis Daily backups Free SSL + CDN 12-min avg support 45-day money-back $49.95 Starting as low as /mo Dedicated CPU · RAM · IP 99.9% Uptime guarantee 45-day Money-back guarantee Ultra Managed VPS Hosting ## One VPS plan. Fully managed, on owned hardware. Ultra Managed VPS Hosting is a KVM-virtualized server with dedicated CPU, RAM, and SSD on hardware we own outright. AlmaLinux 64-bit, cPanel + WHM available, full root / SSH, dedicated IP, nginx reverse proxy, OPcache + Redis, CSF firewall, free cPanel migration, and 24/7 on-site managed support. Need more cores, RAM, disk, or IPs? Open a ticket and we'll size it. Popular VPS Hosting ## Ultra Managed VPS KVM · 1 full core · cPanel + WHM As low as $49.95/mo Billed monthly Order Now See full VPS specifications - Unlimited websites - KVM virtualization (true hardware-level isolation) - 1 full dedicated CPU core - 2 GB dedicated RAM - 50 GB SSD storage - 1 TB monthly bandwidth - Dedicated IPv4 address - AlmaLinux 64-bit (CloudLinux optional) - cPanel + WHM available - Full root / SSH access - Vanity nameservers (ns1 / ns2) - Nginx reverse proxy + OPcache + Redis - CSF firewall + Imunify-AV + Maldet - Free Let's Encrypt SSL - Free CloudFlare CDN integration - Free cPanel-to-cPanel migration - 24/7 fully managed by on-site staff - 45-day money-back guarantee Owned Infrastructure ## VPS hosts on hardware we own. Our Managed VPS plan runs on the same Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers we own outright, not leased rack space in a third-party facility. Our staff sits in the same building as the racks, so when something needs attention (a kernel panic, a failed drive, a firewall change), the fix happens in minutes, not days. Hardware ownership is the reason "fully managed" actually means fully managed. - Owned hardware: Dell PowerEdge Xeon hosts, bought not leased - On-site technicians are the only people who touch the racks - RAID + UPS protection on every VPS host - Cisco networking backbone, no oversold uplinks Dedicated resources, fully managed ## Your own KVM slice. Your own cPanel + WHM. Your own root. Your VPS gets a guaranteed CPU core, guaranteed RAM, dedicated SSD, and a dedicated IP that no neighbor can borrow. Ultra's on-site team handles OS patching, firewall, monitoring, and hardware, while root stays with you to install and configure whatever your stack needs. You keep the keys. See what's included → Owned infrastructure ## Your own slice of our iron. Full root access and dedicated resources on hardware we run, monitor, and maintain around the clock. Why Ultra Managed VPS ## Dedicated resources, hardware-level isolation, on-site management. KVM virtualization pins guaranteed CPU and RAM to your VPS, full root lets you install custom software and compile your own modules, cPanel + WHM keeps the day-to-day simple, and a 24/7 on-site team handles the server layer most "managed VPS" providers leave to the customer. ## KVM Virtualization True hardware-level virtualization with your own kernel, dedicated CPU, dedicated RAM, dedicated storage. Resources cannot be oversold the way container-based platforms (OpenVZ, LXC) sometimes do, so your performance stays predictable. ## Fully Managed OS patching, kernel updates, firewall (CSF), Imunify-AV + Maldet malware scanning, log rotation, and proactive monitoring are all handled by our on-site team. You focus on the site; we run the server. ## Full Root + SSH Even though we manage the server, you keep full root. Install custom software, compile modules, run cron jobs, configure services, drop in your own SSH keys. Your VPS, your rules. ## cPanel + WHM Industry-standard cPanel with Web Host Manager available on every VPS. Spin up unlimited cPanel accounts, pick PHP versions per domain, manage DNS zones, install SSL, configure email. Familiar tooling. ## Dedicated IP Every VPS includes its own dedicated IPv4 address. Clean mail-server reputation, your own SSL termination, your own firewall rules, your own audit trail. No shared IP collateral damage. ## Performance Stack Nginx reverse proxy in front of Apache for fast static delivery, OPcache for PHP bytecode reuse, Redis for object caching, MariaDB with tuned my.cnf, and pure-SSD storage. Sites load quickly out of the box. ## CSF Firewall + IDS ConfigServer Security & Firewall (CSF) with login failure daemon, brute-force protection, port-flood limits, country block lists, and intrusion detection on every VPS. Tuned by us before the server is handed over. ## Owned Hardware Your VPS runs on Dell PowerEdge servers we own outright, in our own data center, with on-site staff. No third-party cloud, no leased capacity, no surprise pricing hikes from an upstream provider. ## 12-Min Support Real humans, on-shore, with hosting backgrounds, including the engineers who manage the VPS fleet. Average 12-minute first response on live chat and tickets. Where does a VPS sit? ## Shared vs Managed VPS vs Dedicated. Shared hosting is right for most websites; resources are pooled across accounts. A Managed VPS gives you dedicated CPU, RAM, SSD, and IP on a KVM-isolated slice of hardware. A Dedicated server gives you the whole physical machine. The upgrade ladder is shared, then VPS, then dedicated. Shared Hosting Managed VPS Dedicated Server Starting price$3.95/mo$49.95/moFrom $99.95/mo Isolation modelcPanel + CloudLinux CageFSKVM virtualization (own kernel)Bare-metal dedicated hardware Dedicated CPU coresCloudLinux LVE share1 full core (upgradable)Multi-core Xeon Dedicated RAMCloudLinux LVE limit2 GB (upgradable)16+ GB Dedicated IPv4Add-on Full root / SSH cPanel + WHMSingle cPanel accountAvailable, full WHMAvailable, full WHM Custom kernel modules Fully managedManaged and unmanaged options Best forMost websites under steady trafficGrowing sites, custom stacks, resellers, dedicated IPHighest-traffic workloads, multi-tenant hosts Complete VPS Specifications ## Every spec, on one page. The full Ultra Managed VPS feature spec sheet. Resources can be scaled up at any time, just open a support ticket. FeatureUltra Managed VPS VirtualizationKVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine), hardware-level isolation Operating systemAlmaLinux 64-bit (CloudLinux optional) Control panelcPanel + Web Host Manager (WHM) available CPU1 full dedicated CPU core (Intel Xeon) RAM2 GB dedicated Disk storage50 GB pure-SSD Monthly bandwidth1 TB (2 TB after the initial month, see Additional Features below) IPv4 addresses1 dedicated IPv4 (additional IPs available) IPv6IPv6 block available on request Vanity nameserversns1 / ns2 vanity nameservers included Root / shell access Full root / SSH Kernel customization Install custom kernel modules Number of websites hostedUnlimited (subject to disk + bandwidth) Number of cPanel accountsUnlimited via WHM Email accountsUnlimited WebmailAvailable (Roundcube) DatabasesUnlimited MySQL / MariaDB PHP versionsPHP 7.x and 8.x selectable per domain Web server stackNginx reverse proxy + Apache, OPcache, Redis FirewallCSF (ConfigServer Security & Firewall) + LFD Malware scanningImunify-AV + Maldet Free SSLLet's Encrypt with auto-renewal, included CDNFree CloudFlare CDN integration via cPanel BackupsNot included by default. Customer-arranged via rsync, SFTP, or JetBackup add-on. DNS editor / cron jobs / built-in stats Included Parked domains / addon domains / subdomainsUnlimited Free migrationFree cPanel-to-cPanel migration Managed serviceServer setup, patching, firewall, monitoring, hardware Support coverage24/7 on-site US support, 12-min avg response Uptime guarantee99.9% Money-back45-day money-back guarantee Setup timeTypically same business day after order verification Setup feeFree with promo code FREEDEDICATEDSETUP Price$49.95/mo KVM Virtualization ## True hardware-level isolation. No oversold cores, no noisy neighbors. Ultra Managed VPS runs on KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine), the same hypervisor used by AWS, Google Cloud, and most enterprise virtualization platforms. KVM gives each VPS its own kernel, its own dedicated CPU and RAM allocation, and its own block storage. The hypervisor enforces hardware-level separation between VMs, so other tenants on the underlying host cannot read your files, list your processes, or steal cycles from your CPU budget. That matters because container-based platforms (OpenVZ, LXC, and some "VPS-shaped" cPanel reseller offerings) share a single kernel across all tenants. They are typically oversold on CPU and RAM. On a KVM VPS you get the cores and RAM you paid for, period. Performance stays predictable through traffic spikes, neighbor-tenant misbehavior, and admin activity on the host. - Dedicated CPU cores, dedicated RAM, dedicated block storage - Your own Linux kernel, configurable independently - Hypervisor-enforced separation between tenants - Resources cannot be oversold (unlike container platforms) - Live migration to a healthy host if hardware is replaced Operating System ## AlmaLinux 64-bit by default. CloudLinux available. Every Ultra Managed VPS ships with AlmaLinux 64-bit, the production-grade RHEL-compatible Linux distribution that replaced CentOS for most cPanel deployments. AlmaLinux is supported by cPanel for full WHM/cPanel functionality, gets the same security-patch cadence as RHEL, and has a stable long-term support roadmap. If you plan to run a VPS in multi-tenant reseller mode, CloudLinux is available as an OS upgrade on the same hardware. CloudLinux adds CageFS account isolation, LVE resource limits per cPanel account, MySQL Governor, PHP Selector, and HardenedPHP (back-ported security patches for legacy PHP versions). Reseller and shared-hosting style workloads benefit most from CloudLinux; single-application VPS deployments rarely need it. Other OS options are available on request, including different AlmaLinux versions and configurations tailored to specific application requirements. Just open a ticket before deployment and our team will provision accordingly. - AlmaLinux 64-bit (default, cPanel + WHM supported) - CloudLinux available for reseller / multi-tenant VPS - Full WHM / cPanel functionality on both - Imunify-AV + Maldet + CSF supported on both - Custom OS configurations available on request Performance & Network ## SSD storage, nginx + Redis, Cisco backbone. Ultra Managed VPS plans run on pure-SSD storage across the entire fleet. No spinning disks, no SATA bottleneck. PHP file reads, database queries, and log writes all return at flash speed. Storage IOPS budgets are dedicated to your VM, so a neighbor's I/O storm cannot starve yours. The web stack is nginx reverse proxy in front of Apache: nginx serves static assets (images, CSS, JS, fonts) from in-memory cache at near-wire-speed, and Apache handles dynamic PHP. OPcache caches compiled PHP bytecode for fast reuse. Redis is available for object caching (WordPress transients, sessions, custom application caching) and database query caching. The network side runs on a Cisco backbone with redundant uplinks. We do not oversell network capacity. 1 TB of monthly bandwidth ships with the plan and 2 TB is available on month two and beyond. Need more? Just ask. Heavy customers regularly run with custom bandwidth caps tuned to their workload. - Pure-SSD storage, dedicated IOPS budget - Nginx reverse proxy + Apache + OPcache + Redis - Cisco networking backbone, no oversold uplinks - 1 TB initial bandwidth, 2 TB month-2-onward - 99.9% uptime guarantee with RAID + UPS protection When to Upgrade ## When a VPS is no longer enough. A Managed VPS is the right home for the vast majority of sites that have outgrown shared hosting. The upgrade signals from VPS to Dedicated Server are different from the shared-to-VPS signals, and they're usually one of these: Sustained CPU or RAM saturation. If your VPS is consistently using its full CPU budget or paging RAM, the first move is to scale the VPS itself (more cores, more RAM are a ticket away). When the workload has scaled past what a single VPS slice on a multi-tenant host can serve, dedicated hardware becomes the right answer. Multi-tenant reseller hosting at scale. A few dozen cPanel accounts on a VPS works well. A few hundred cPanel accounts, especially with mixed workloads, tends to want its own physical server so you control all the resource budgets. Custom hardware requirements. NVMe storage, specific Xeon SKU, large RAM allocations, particular RAID layouts, or PCIe pass-through (GPU, accelerator card) are dedicated-server territory. Regulatory or contractual single-tenancy requirements. Some compliance frameworks require physical hardware that isn't shared even at the hypervisor level. For those, dedicated is the answer; for healthcare workloads, see our HIPAA Ready Hosting page. - Sustained CPU / RAM saturation on the largest VPS tier - Multi-tenant reseller hosting past a few hundred accounts - Custom hardware: NVMe, specific Xeon, GPU, large RAID - Regulatory single-tenancy requirements - Migration handled by Ultra at no charge 24 years of hosting. Managed VPS on owned hardware since the early days. ## Managed VPS hosting that's actually managed. Ultra Web Hosting has operated its own server infrastructure since 2002. Our Managed VPS plan runs on a KVM-virtualized slice of Dell PowerEdge Xeon hardware we own outright, with AlmaLinux 64-bit, cPanel + WHM, nginx reverse proxy, OPcache + Redis, and a 24/7 on-site team handling server patching, firewall, monitoring, and hardware. ## What "fully managed" covers Server provisioning, OS install, kernel tuning, security patching, CSF firewall + LFD, Imunify-AV + Maldet malware scanning, nginx and Apache tuning, MariaDB tuning, log rotation, certificate provisioning, and proactive monitoring with on-call response. You focus on the website; we focus on the server. Renewal prices match the introductory rate, period. ## Why VPS at this price point The reason customers pick a VPS over shared hosting is usually one of three things: outgrown shared resource limits, need for full root and custom server software, or need for a dedicated IP. The Ultra Managed VPS plan covers all three at $49.95/mo with a 1 full CPU core, 2 GB dedicated RAM, 50 GB SSD, 1 TB bandwidth, and a dedicated IPv4. Resources are upgradable any time, just open a ticket. The price guarantee and 45-day money-back back the order. ## What we do not do We do not currently offer unmanaged VPS. Every VPS on our fleet is fully managed, because that is the entire reason customers come to a hosting company rather than rolling their own VM on a hyperscaler. If you specifically want unmanaged, we are not the right host. Everyone else gets the on-site team. We also do not include a Business Associate Agreement (BAA); healthcare workloads requiring a BAA should look at the dedicated environment on HIPAA Ready Hosting. What customers say ## 24 years of word-of-mouth. A small sample from our 312 Shopper Approved reviews. Read all customer reviews. ★★★★★ "I've been using Ultra for almost 18 years now. These guys are the most professional of all the webhosts I've worked with, providing patient and thorough customer service quickly while charging the lowest rates I've encountered." SK Sharlene King Chicago, IL · 18-Year Client ★★★★★ "Before Ultra, my website load times were horrible. Users complained of 30+ second page loads. After my move, my website loads in 2 to 3 seconds and all my users are happy. Customer service is top notch." JT Joel Telling Bothell, WA · Performance Boost ★★★★★ "The responses to my requests were so prompt that I almost felt as if the support team and I were in the same room. I have not often been so impressed. David and Kevin have it together. They understand what great service is about." MM Morris G. Mead Lima, OH · Outstanding Service ## Ready for a fully managed VPS? Free setup with code FREEDEDICATEDSETUP. 45-day money-back guarantee. Free cPanel migration included. Order managed VPS Talk to sales Managed vs Unmanaged ## Root access without the pager. How managed VPS works here. On a raw unmanaged VPS you get root and nothing else: OS patching, kernel updates, CSF firewall rules, malware scanning, and web-stack tuning all land on you. Ultra sells the opposite arrangement. You still hold full root via SSH to install custom software, compile modules, and edit any config on the box, but our on-site team owns the undifferentiated server work so you are never the one paged at 3am for a kernel panic or a filling disk. Scaling follows the same split. Because KVM pins 1 full CPU core, 2 GB RAM, and 50 GB SSD to your VM, you always know exactly what you paid for, and adding more cores, RAM, SSD, IPs, or bandwidth is a support ticket rather than a rebuild, usually handled the same business day. When a single VPS slice is no longer enough, the same team migrates you up to a Dedicated Server at no charge. - Full root / SSH for custom software, the managed layer stays ours - Guaranteed KVM resources, so you always know what you paid for - Scale cores, RAM, SSD, IPs, or bandwidth by ticket, same business day - Free upgrade migration to a dedicated server when a VPS slice is outgrown Where a VPS sits ## Shared vs VPS vs Dedicated, side by side. Managed VPS is the middle tier: guaranteed resources and root access without buying a whole box. Here is how the three lines up so you can pick the right rung. FeatureSharedUltra Managed VPSDedicated ResourcesPooled across tenantsGuaranteed: 1 core, 2 GB RAM, 50 GB SSDEntire physical server Root / SSHNoFull root via SSHFull root via SSH IsolationAccount-level (CageFS)KVM virtual machineDedicated hardware Dedicated IPAdd-onIncludedIncluded Managed by UltraYesYes, on-site teamYes, on-site team Starts at$3.95/mo$49.95/moContact us Best forSites and small storesGrowing apps needing root and guaranteed powerHigh-traffic and full-hardware workloads FAQ ## What customers ask about VPS hosting. The questions our sales team gets every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. What is VPS hosting?VPS (Virtual Private Server) hosting gives you a dedicated portion of a physical server with your own guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD storage. Unlike shared hosting where resources are pooled across many cPanel accounts, a VPS provides isolated resources using KVM virtualization, so your site's performance is not affected by other tenants on the same hardware. You also get a dedicated IP and full root access. What's the difference between KVM and OpenVZ?KVM is full hardware virtualization. Each VPS gets its own kernel, dedicated CPU and RAM that cannot be oversold, and hypervisor-enforced isolation from neighbors. OpenVZ is container-based virtualization: every tenant shares a single host kernel and resources are often oversold. KVM is the production-grade choice and what Ultra Managed VPS uses; OpenVZ-style platforms tend to suffer from "noisy neighbor" performance issues that KVM does not have. Is your VPS hosting fully managed? What does that include?Yes. Every Ultra VPS is fully managed by our on-site team. That covers server provisioning, OS install, kernel updates, security patching, CSF firewall configuration, LFD brute-force protection, Imunify-AV + Maldet malware scanning, nginx + Apache + MariaDB tuning, log rotation, SSL provisioning, and proactive monitoring with on-call response. You focus on your website; we focus on the server. Do I get full root and SSH access?Yes. Every VPS includes full root via SSH so you can install custom software, compile modules, run cron jobs, and edit any config file on the box. You can drop in your own SSH public keys for password-less access. Our team is here as backup, not as a gatekeeper, you keep the keys to your server. Is cPanel and WHM included?Yes. cPanel with Web Host Manager (WHM) is available with every VPS plan. WHM gives you server-level control to create unlimited cPanel accounts, configure DNS zones, set per-account resource limits, install SSL certificates, choose PHP versions per domain, and manage mail server policy. You get the flexibility of a real Linux server (root + SSH) and the operator-friendly tooling that runs most of the web (cPanel + WHM). What operating system options do you offer?AlmaLinux 64-bit is the default and what most VPS customers run. AlmaLinux is the production-grade RHEL-compatible distribution that replaced CentOS for most cPanel deployments. CloudLinux is available as an OS upgrade on the same hardware (recommended if you plan to run multi-tenant reseller workloads). Other AlmaLinux versions and configurations are available on request, just open a ticket before deployment. Can I install a custom kernel or kernel modules?Yes. Because KVM gives each VPS its own kernel, you can install custom kernel modules, compile your own kernel, or run a different kernel version than the host. Most customers leave the kernel at the AlmaLinux default and only customize specific modules; either approach works. Is your VPS HIPAA capable? Do you sign a BAA?The VPS infrastructure (KVM isolation, dedicated IP, TLS, firewall, audit logging, on-site hardware ownership, drive chain-of-custody) supports the technical and physical safeguards that healthcare workloads ask about. However, Ultra does not currently offer a Business Associate Agreement (BAA), and a BAA is required for full HIPAA compliance. Healthcare workloads should review our HIPAA Ready Hosting page; it runs on the same dedicated-VM infrastructure with the compliance-friendly tooling spelled out. Do you offer DDoS protection?Yes, in two layers. The network edge filters volumetric DDoS at the carrier level, and CSF on the VPS itself rate-limits suspicious traffic, soft-blocks port floods, and integrates with the LFD daemon for brute-force protection. Customers who want a third edge layer can enable the free CloudFlare CDN integration via cPanel; CloudFlare adds always-on DDoS protection and bot mitigation in front of the VPS. Where are your servers located?Our VPS hosts live in our own data center on hardware Ultra owns and operates. On-site staff are the only people with physical access. The CloudFlare CDN integration (free with every plan) caches static assets at 300+ edge locations worldwide so visitors get fast response times regardless of geography. How quickly is the VPS set up after I order?Most VPS orders complete provisioning the same business day after order verification. Setup includes AlmaLinux install, cPanel + WHM install (if requested), CSF firewall tuning, Imunify-AV + Maldet install, SSL provisioning, dedicated-IP assignment, and DNS configuration. You'll get an email with WHM root login details and SSH credentials when the VPS is ready. Can I upgrade CPU, RAM, or disk later?Yes. VPS resources are upgradable at any time. Open a support ticket with what you need (more cores, more RAM, more SSD, more IPs, more bandwidth) and our team will scale the VPS for you, usually within the same business day. You can also upgrade to a larger VPS tier or to a dedicated server later if the workload grows past what a VPS slice can serve. Are backups included?Automated backups are not included with the VPS plan by default. Every VPS includes full root and SSH access to configure your own backup workflow: rsync to a remote host, snapshot-based replication, your preferred third-party backup service, or JetBackup as an optional managed add-on. Our team can help configure customer-supplied backup solutions as part of the managed support. What is your money-back guarantee?Every Ultra Managed VPS plan includes a 45-day money-back guarantee. Request a refund through the client area within 45 days of signup for a full refund on the hosting service. Domain registration fees and any custom software work are non-refundable since the registry and our engineers' time are already committed. Can I request custom software install or specific configurations?Yes. Our engineers handle routine custom-software requests at no charge: a specific PHP version, a particular Apache module, a custom MariaDB tuning, an extra cron job, a specific firewall rule, a niche package install. Open a ticket and we'll do it for you. Larger custom-engineering projects (custom application stacks, bespoke clustering, specialized monitoring) are quoted separately, but day-to-day asks are part of "fully managed." What is your support response time?Average first-response on live chat and tickets is 12 minutes, 24/7. The team is on-shore with hosting backgrounds, including the engineers who manage the VPS fleet, so the first responder is usually the person who can fix it, not a triage layer that escalates. Can I host unlimited websites on the VPS?Yes. With cPanel + WHM you can spin up unlimited cPanel accounts on the VPS, each hosting one or more websites. The practical limit is the VPS's CPU, RAM, disk, and bandwidth budget, not an account count. If your workload pushes past those limits, you can scale the VPS up or move to a dedicated server. Do I get a dedicated IP?Yes. Every VPS includes a dedicated IPv4 address. Additional IPv4 addresses are available on request (for SSL termination on multiple bare domains, separate mail-server IPs, etc.). IPv6 blocks are also available on request. Can I run a mail server on the VPS?Yes. cPanel + WHM include the standard cPanel mail server stack (Exim + Dovecot + SpamAssassin), with full DKIM, SPF, and DMARC support. The dedicated IP means your mail-server reputation is yours alone, not shared with other accounts. Heavy outbound mail workloads should still warm up the IP gradually and follow standard deliverability hygiene; our team can help. When should I upgrade from VPS to a dedicated server?The usual signals are sustained CPU or RAM saturation past what the largest VPS tier can serve, multi-tenant reseller hosting at several-hundred-cPanel-accounts scale, specific hardware needs (NVMe, particular Xeon, GPU pass-through, large RAID arrays), or regulatory single-tenancy requirements. When you hit any of those, Dedicated Servers are the upgrade path; our team handles the migration with no charge. Do you offer unmanaged VPS?No. Every VPS on our fleet is fully managed. If you specifically want unmanaged VPS (raw KVM with no support for the OS or stack), Ultra is not the right host. The reason customers come to a hosting company rather than rolling their own VM on a hyperscaler is usually the managed layer, so that's what we sell. Do you offer a price guarantee?Yes. Ultra's price guarantee beats a comparable VPS plan from a major competitor by 10%. Bring us a competitor's published price for an equivalent fully managed KVM VPS with cPanel + WHM and we'll match it minus 10%. Renewal pricing also matches your introductory rate, so you never get a year-two surprise. 100+ One-Click Installs ## WordPress, WooCommerce, Joomla, Drupal, and 100+ more. Softaculous ships with every VPS via cPanel. WordPress installs in two clicks with sane defaults. Same goes for WooCommerce, Joomla, Drupal, phpBB, and 100+ other apps. See all 100+ apps WordPress WooCommerce Joomla Drupal Magento phpBB osTicket MediaWiki Discourse Moodle Piwigo 90+ more Awards & Recognition ## Award-winning hosting for 24+ years. ## Top Web Host 2024 HostAdvice Editor's Pick ## 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved ## Best Uptime 2024 WhoIsHostingThis ## 24+ Year Honoree Web Hosting Awards Related Guides ## More Ultra hosting resources. ## All Hosting Guides Browse the full Ultra guide library. ## NVMe vs SATA SSD Why storage interface matters for hosting speed. ## Hosts That Own Their Servers How to tell who owns the hardware, and why it matters. ## Shared Web Hosting Lower-cost shared plans if a VPS is more than you need yet. ## WordPress Optimized Hosting LiteSpeed + AccelerateWP for WordPress-first sites. ## Nginx Optimized Hosting Nginx reverse-proxy on shared infrastructure. ## Reseller Hosting WHM + multi-tenant reseller workloads on shared infrastructure. ## HIPAA Ready Hosting Same dedicated-VM platform, healthcare-specific safeguards. ## Dedicated Servers Full bare-metal hardware for the largest workloads. ## Free Site Migration Free cPanel-to-cPanel migration. ## Price Guarantee 10% beat on comparable VPS plans, renewal locked to intro. ## Dedicated & VPS Features Side-by-side feature spec sheets for the VPS / dedicated lineup. 0 Faster than standard shared 0 Money-back guarantee 0 Avg support response 0 Uptime, our own racks ============================================================================== # Dell PowerEdge Dedicated Server Specs | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/dedicated-servers-features Summary: Compare spec sheets for Ultra Web Hosting Dell PowerEdge dedicated servers. Ultra-Value Dedicated from $99.95/mo and Ultra-Xeon Dedicated from $222.95/mo, managed. Dell PowerEdge · cPanel + WHM · Full Root · Hardware RAID1 · Fully Managed Dedicated Server Reference ## Ultra Dedicated Server Features & Specifications Full spec sheets for Ultra's two Dell PowerEdge dedicated configurations. Pick a config to jump straight to its deep specs, or read the combined comparison first. Both servers are fully managed on hardware Ultra owns since 2002. Compare configurations Back to plan cards Side-by-side comparison ## Ultra-Value Dedicated vs Ultra-Xeon Dedicated. Both configurations run Dell PowerEdge hardware with cPanel + WHM, full root, hardware RAID1, dedicated IPs, vanity nameservers, and 24/7 on-site management. The difference is the size of the workload they're built for. Ultra-Value is the value-priced dual-core; Ultra-Xeon is the dual 8-core Xeon for high-concurrency workloads. Jump to the per-config deep specs below the table. Feature Ultra-Value Dedicated Ultra-Xeon Dedicated Tier positionValue · StandardPro · Powerful Best forModerate cPanel workloads, growing sites, single-app dedicatedHigh-concurrency reseller, large WHM workloads, app servers Starting price$99.95/mo$222.95/mo Regular price$149.95/mo$269.95/mo Setup fee$49.95 (free with FREEDEDICATEDSETUP)$49.95 (free with FREEDEDICATEDSETUP) ChassisDell PowerEdgeDell PowerEdge Processor3 GHz Dual-Core2x 2.5 GHz Xeon 8-Core (16 cores total) RAM4 GB16 GB Storage1 TB hardware RAID11 TB hardware RAID1 Monthly bandwidth1 TB3 TB Dedicated IPv4 addresses6 (additional available)6 (additional available) Vanity nameservers ns1 / ns2 ns1 / ns2 Operating systemAlmaLinux 64-bit (CloudLinux optional)AlmaLinux 64-bit (CloudLinux optional) cPanel + WHMAvailable and recommended Included Full root / SSH Number of websites hostedUnlimitedUnlimited Number of cPanel accountsUnlimited via WHMUnlimited via WHM Firewall CSF + LFD CSF + LFD Malware scanningImunify-AV + MaldetImunify-AV + Maldet Hardware monitoring Nginx reverse proxy PHP versions7.x / 8.x selectable per domain7.x / 8.x selectable per domain MySQL / MariaDB Webmail / DNS editor / cron / built-in statsAvailable with cPanel Included Free CloudFlare CDN integration Free SSL (Let's Encrypt) Free cPanel migration Backups (JetBackup available)AvailableAvailable Fully managed by Ultra 24/7 on-site support Setup timeTypically same business dayTypically same business day Uptime guarantee99.9%99.9% Money-back guarantee30 days30 days Product IDPID 219PID 220 Order linkOrder Ultra-Value →Order Ultra-Xeon → Deep specs · Ultra-Value Dedicated ## Ultra-Value Dedicated specifications. The full feature list for the Ultra-Value Dedicated configuration (PID 219). A right-sized Dell PowerEdge dedicated server at the value price point, fully managed, with cPanel + WHM available and full root access. Tap any spec to expand context; tap the Order Now link below to start configuration. FeatureUltra-Value Dedicated Tier positionValue · Standard Starting price$99.95/mo Regular price$149.95/mo Setup fee$49.95 (free with promo code FREEDEDICATEDSETUP) Product ID (cart)PID 219 ChassisDell PowerEdge rack server Processor3 GHz Dual-Core processor RAM4 GB Storage1 TB hardware RAID1 (mirrored, single-drive failure tolerant) Monthly bandwidth1 TB on Cisco backbone Dedicated IPv4 addresses6 included (additional available on request) IPv6IPv6 block available on request Vanity nameservers ns1 / ns2 vanity nameservers Operating systemAlmaLinux 64-bit (default). CloudLinux available on request. cPanel + WHMAvailable and recommended on this tier Number of cPanel accountsUnlimited via WHM Number of websites hostedUnlimited (subject to CPU / RAM / disk) Full root / SSH access Full root via SSH, custom SSH keys supported Web server stackNginx reverse proxy + Apache, OPcache PHP versionsPHP 7.x and 8.x selectable per domain DatabasesUnlimited MySQL / MariaDB Email accountsUnlimited (available with cPanel) WebmailAvailable with cPanel (Roundcube) DNS editor / cron jobs / built-in statsAvailable with cPanel Firewall CSF (ConfigServer Security & Firewall) + LFD Malware scanningImunify-AV + Maldet Hardware monitoring Drive, RAID, PSU, NIC, temperature Free SSLLet's Encrypt with auto-renewal, included Free CloudFlare CDN integration via cPanel one-click Free cPanel migration cPanel-to-cPanel migration on annual+ orders BackupsJetBackup available; hardware RAID1 at the storage layer Managed serviceFully managed: OS, patching, firewall, monitoring, hardware Support coverage24/7 on-site US support, 12-min avg response Uptime guarantee99.9% Money-back guarantee30 days Setup timeTypically same business day after order verification Custom configurationAvailable on request; open a ticket before order Order Ultra-Value Dedicated See plan in context Deep specs · Ultra-Xeon Dedicated ## Ultra-Xeon Dedicated specifications. The full feature list for the Ultra-Xeon Dedicated configuration (PID 220). A dual 2.5 GHz Xeon 8-core (16 physical cores) Dell PowerEdge dedicated server with 16 GB RAM, built for high-concurrency reseller hosting, large multi-tenant WHM workloads, and application servers that need more than what a VPS can offer. FeatureUltra-Xeon Dedicated Tier positionPro · Powerful Starting price$222.95/mo Regular price$269.95/mo Setup fee$49.95 (free with promo code FREEDEDICATEDSETUP) Product ID (cart)PID 220 ChassisDell PowerEdge rack server Processor2x 2.5 GHz Intel Xeon 8-Core (16 physical cores total) RAM16 GB Storage1 TB hardware RAID1 (mirrored, single-drive failure tolerant) Monthly bandwidth3 TB on Cisco backbone Dedicated IPv4 addresses6 included (additional available on request) IPv6IPv6 block available on request Vanity nameservers ns1 / ns2 vanity nameservers Operating systemAlmaLinux 64-bit (default). CloudLinux recommended for reseller workloads. cPanel + WHM Included by default Number of cPanel accountsUnlimited via WHM Number of websites hostedUnlimited (subject to CPU / RAM / disk) Full root / SSH access Full root via SSH, custom SSH keys supported Web server stackNginx reverse proxy + Apache, OPcache PHP versionsPHP 7.x and 8.x selectable per domain DatabasesUnlimited MySQL / MariaDB Email accountsUnlimited Webmail Roundcube DNS editor / cron jobs / built-in stats Included Firewall CSF (ConfigServer Security & Firewall) + LFD Malware scanningImunify-AV + Maldet Hardware monitoring Drive, RAID, PSU, NIC, temperature Free SSLLet's Encrypt with auto-renewal, included Free CloudFlare CDN integration via cPanel one-click Free cPanel migration cPanel-to-cPanel migration on annual+ orders BackupsJetBackup available; hardware RAID1 at the storage layer Managed serviceFully managed: OS, patching, firewall, monitoring, hardware Support coverage24/7 on-site US support, 12-min avg response Uptime guarantee99.9% Money-back guarantee30 days Setup timeTypically same business day after order verification Custom configurationHigher RAM, NVMe, dedicated 1 Gbps unmetered uplinks on request Order Ultra-Xeon Dedicated See plan in context Hands on the hardware ## The team that built these specs racks the servers These dedicated servers are Dell PowerEdge machines we own, not leased, and the US-based engineers who spec them also install the RAM, seat the drives, and answer your tickets. When you need a hardware change, you talk to the person standing next to the rack. ~12 minaverage ticket reply Since 2002same in-house team Owned, not leasedDell PowerEdge fleet In the rack · our engineers build the boxes by hand Dell PowerEdge Hardware ## Owned hardware, not leased. Dell PowerEdge across the dedicated fleet. Both Ultra-Value Dedicated and Ultra-Xeon Dedicated run on Dell PowerEdge rack servers Ultra owns outright. The racks sit in our own data center, the staff sit in the same building as the racks, and the spare parts inventory sits on the same loading dock. When a drive fails, a memory module degrades, or a NIC needs replacing, the fix happens in hours, not days, because nobody has to open a ticket with a third-party datacenter in another timezone. Hardware ownership is the reason "fully managed" actually means fully managed at Ultra. Every dedicated server ships with ECC memory, hardware RAID1, dual redundant power feeds, and Cisco-grade networking on the same backbone as our shared and VPS infrastructure. The hardware monitoring stack watches drive SMART data, RAID array health, PSU status, NIC link state, and temperatures continuously. - Dell PowerEdge rack chassis, bought not leased - ECC memory, hardware RAID1 storage - Dual redundant power feeds, UPS battery backup - Cisco networking backbone, no oversold uplinks - On-site spare parts inventory for hours-not-days replacement - 24/7 hardware monitoring (drive, RAID, PSU, NIC, temperature) Full Hardware Control ## Bare metal. The whole server is yours, no hypervisor in the way. Unlike Ultra's Managed VPS (which is KVM-virtualized), the dedicated configurations on this page are bare metal. There is no hypervisor between your operating system and the hardware. You get the full processor, the full memory bus, the full storage controller, and the full network interface. There is no other tenant sharing the chassis with you. What that means in practice: predictable performance through traffic spikes (no neighbor-tenant CPU storms), deterministic disk I/O (no shared storage controller queue), and full control over BIOS-level settings like hyperthreading, NUMA, power profile, and boot order on request. The server is yours alone, period. - Bare-metal hardware, no hypervisor layer - Full processor, full memory, full storage controller, full NIC - Predictable performance, no neighbor-tenant interference - BIOS-level configuration changes available on request - Custom kernel, custom kernel modules, custom services all supported Full Root + cPanel WHM ## You keep the keys. cPanel + WHM for the day-to-day. Even though Ultra manages the server, every dedicated server ships with full root access via SSH. Install custom software, compile Apache modules, run cron jobs, configure services, drop in your own SSH public keys, and edit any config file on the box. Your server, your rules. We are here as backup, not as a gatekeeper. For the day-to-day, every dedicated server comes with cPanel + Web Host Manager (WHM). WHM is the server-administration interface on top of cPanel: spin up unlimited individual cPanel accounts (one per customer, one per site, however you want to slice it), assign DNS zones, set per-account resource limits, configure server-wide PHP settings, install SSL certificates, manage mail server policy, and review logs. On Ultra-Xeon Dedicated, cPanel + WHM is included by default. On Ultra-Value Dedicated, cPanel + WHM is available and recommended (and typically bundled in at order time). Either way, you get the flexibility of a real Linux server (root + SSH) plus the operator-friendly tooling that runs most of the web. - Full root via SSH, your own SSH public keys - Install any package, compile any module, run any service - cPanel + WHM for account, DNS, SSL, mail, log management - Unlimited cPanel accounts via WHM - Per-domain PHP versions, custom php.ini per account Hardware RAID1 + Disk Reliability ## RAID1 mirror at the storage layer. Single-drive failure does not interrupt service. Both dedicated configurations ship with 1 TB of hardware RAID1 storage. RAID1 mirrors every write to two physical drives so that a single-drive failure does not interrupt service: the failed drive is hot-swapped by Ultra's on-site team and the array rebuilds in the background while the server stays online. There is no application-visible outage during a drive replacement. The RAID controller is a real hardware controller (battery-backed write cache on Ultra-Xeon, write-through on Ultra-Value), not software RAID running off the CPU. Drive SMART data is monitored continuously and a degraded array opens a ticket automatically; on-site spare drives mean replacement happens within the same business day in most cases. RAID1 protects against drive failure, not against accidental delete, ransomware, or application-level data loss. That's what backups are for. JetBackup is available for cPanel account-level backup with restore points; we recommend pairing it with an additional offsite backup for business-critical data. - 1 TB hardware RAID1 on both configurations - Single-drive failure tolerated with no service interruption - Real hardware RAID controller, not software RAID - Continuous SMART monitoring + automatic ticket-on-degrade - On-site spare drives, same-business-day hot swap - JetBackup available for cPanel account-level restore points On-site Staff & 24/7 Operations ## The team is on-site. The hardware is here. Tickets do not bounce. Ultra's data center operations team works in the same building as the racks. When you open a ticket about a server, the first responder is usually the engineer who can fix it, not a triage layer that escalates to a different team in a different timezone. Average first-response on live chat and tickets is 12 minutes, 24/7. That on-site model is why dedicated hardware ownership matters. A drive replacement, a kernel update, a firewall change, an IP reassignment, a hardware diagnostic, a console boot, an OS reinstall, all happen as a ticket rather than a multi-vendor coordination exercise. Ultra carries spare parts inventory on-site, so hardware replacement typically happens in hours rather than days. - On-site engineers in the same building as the racks - 12-min average first-response, 24/7 - First responder is usually the person who can fix it - Spare parts inventory on-site (drives, RAM, PSUs, NICs) - Live chat, ticket system, phone all monitored 24/7 Free cPanel Migration ## We move your sites to the dedicated server for free. If your sites are already hosted somewhere, our technicians will migrate them to your new dedicated server at no charge. The standard case is cPanel-to-cPanel migration: cPanel account exports preserve files, databases, email, DNS zones, SSL certificates, and cron jobs as a single bundle, and our team restores them onto your new server account by account. For sites coming from non-cPanel hosts (Plesk, DirectAdmin, a custom LAMP setup, a managed-WordPress provider), we handle the file and database transfer manually and rebuild the cPanel configuration on the receiving side. The new copy is staged under a temporary URL for testing, then we coordinate the DNS cutover to minimize downtime. Reseller migrations (a few dozen to a few hundred cPanel accounts) are well-suited to Ultra-Xeon Dedicated and handled by the migration team in batches. Open a ticket after order with the source server credentials and our team handles the rest. - Free cPanel-to-cPanel transfer on annual+ orders - Non-cPanel sources supported (Plesk, DirectAdmin, manual) - Files, databases, email, DNS, SSL, cron all included - Staged on temporary URL, tested before cutover - Reseller migrations (dozens to hundreds of accounts) supported - Coordinated DNS cutover to minimize downtime DDoS Protection & Network ## Network-edge filtering plus CSF on the box. CloudFlare available as a third layer. DDoS protection on a dedicated server sits in three layers. Network-edge filtering at the carrier level absorbs volumetric attacks before they reach the server. CSF (ConfigServer Security & Firewall) with LFD (Login Failure Daemon) runs on the server itself: brute-force protection on SSH, FTP, mail, and cPanel; port-flood limits to soften DDoS attempts; geoblock lists for high-abuse ASNs; and automatic temporary blocks for repeated bad behavior. CloudFlare CDN integration via cPanel adds an optional always-on edge layer with DDoS protection and bot mitigation in front of the server. The network side runs on a Cisco backbone with redundant uplinks. Ultra-Value Dedicated ships with 1 TB monthly bandwidth and Ultra-Xeon Dedicated ships with 3 TB. Both are on dedicated public uplinks with no oversold capacity. Customers with heavier traffic can negotiate higher caps, including dedicated 1 Gbps unmetered uplinks; open a ticket with the expected traffic profile. - Network-edge DDoS mitigation at the carrier level - CSF firewall + LFD brute-force daemon on the server - Free CloudFlare CDN integration via cPanel one-click - Cisco backbone, no oversold uplinks - 1 TB / 3 TB bandwidth standard; higher caps available - Dedicated 1 Gbps unmetered uplinks available on request When to Upgrade ## When a VPS is no longer enough, and when Ultra-Xeon is the right call. A Managed VPS is the right home for the vast majority of sites that have outgrown shared hosting. The upgrade signals from VPS to Ultra-Value Dedicated are usually one of these: sustained CPU or RAM saturation on the largest VPS tier, multi-tenant reseller hosting at several-hundred-cPanel-accounts scale, or a need to control the full chassis (BIOS, kernel, full network interface) without a hypervisor in the way. The upgrade signal from Ultra-Value Dedicated to Ultra-Xeon Dedicated is workload size: when 3 GHz dual-core and 4 GB RAM are no longer enough for the concurrent process load. Typical drivers are large reseller workloads with hundreds of cPanel accounts, application servers running large MariaDB instances with in-memory caches, or build pipelines that need 16 cores of parallel compute headroom. Migration between configurations is handled by Ultra at no charge. Open a ticket and our team will provision the new server, migrate the cPanel accounts, schedule the DNS cutover, and decommission the old server. - VPS to Ultra-Value: sustained VPS saturation, large reseller, BIOS-level control - Ultra-Value to Ultra-Xeon: 16-core / 16 GB needed for concurrency - Reseller workloads with hundreds of cPanel accounts on Ultra-Xeon - Application servers with large MariaDB + in-memory caches on Ultra-Xeon - Migration between configurations handled by Ultra at no charge FAQ ## Common questions about Ultra dedicated servers. Specific questions our sales and migration teams field every week on the dedicated configurations. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. What is the difference between Ultra-Value Dedicated and Ultra-Xeon Dedicated?Ultra-Value Dedicated runs a 3 GHz dual-core processor with 4 GB RAM and 1 TB hardware RAID1 storage on a Dell PowerEdge chassis, billed from $99.95/mo. Ultra-Xeon Dedicated runs dual 2.5 GHz Xeon 8-core processors (16 physical cores total) with 16 GB RAM and the same 1 TB hardware RAID1 layout on a Dell PowerEdge chassis, billed from $222.95/mo. Both ship with cPanel + WHM, full root, dedicated IPs, vanity nameservers, hardware monitoring, and full management by Ultra. The choice is workload size: pick Ultra-Value for moderate cPanel workloads, pick Ultra-Xeon for high-concurrency reseller or application workloads that need 16 cores and 16 GB RAM. Are these dedicated servers managed or unmanaged?Both Ultra-Value Dedicated and Ultra-Xeon Dedicated ship fully managed by default. Ultra's on-site team handles OS patching, kernel updates, CSF firewall tuning, Imunify-AV + Maldet malware scanning, cPanel + WHM updates, log rotation, certificate provisioning, hardware monitoring, and on-call response. You keep full root for anything you want to handle yourself. Unmanaged configurations are available on request for customers who specifically want only the bare-metal layer; open a ticket before order to confirm. What is the setup time for a new dedicated server?Dedicated server setup is typically completed the same business day after order verification, since we keep a small ready-pool of provisioned hardware. Setup includes OS install, cPanel + WHM (where requested), CSF firewall tuning, Imunify-AV + Maldet install, vanity nameserver configuration, dedicated IP assignment, and basic hardening. You'll get an email with WHM root login details and SSH credentials when the server is online. Can I install my own operating system?Yes. Standard dedicated server orders run AlmaLinux 64-bit with cPanel + WHM, which covers the majority of cPanel hosting workloads. Other distributions (Ubuntu LTS, Debian, Rocky Linux, CloudLinux) are available on request, either at order time or as a reload later. Out-of-band reinstall is supported on customer request through our on-site team since we own and operate the racks. What OS choices are available?AlmaLinux 64-bit is the default for cPanel + WHM workloads, and CloudLinux is available as an upgrade for reseller and multi-tenant cPanel servers. Custom OS configurations (other AlmaLinux versions, Ubuntu LTS, Debian, Rocky Linux) are supported on request. Just open a ticket before deployment and our team will provision accordingly. Is IPMI or out-of-band management included?Out-of-band hardware management is handled by Ultra's on-site staff since the racks are in our own data center. Customers who need direct IPMI / iDRAC access for a specific workload can request it during deployment; Ultra exposes it on a private out-of-band interface with VPN access controlled by ticket. For most customers, having Ultra's team a few steps from the hardware (24/7) replaces the need for IPMI: kernel panic, reboot, drive swap, console access all happen as a support ticket rather than a customer-driven out-of-band session. What is the bandwidth allowance?Ultra-Value Dedicated ships with 1 TB monthly bandwidth on its dedicated public uplink, and Ultra-Xeon Dedicated ships with 3 TB monthly bandwidth. Both run on the Cisco backbone with no oversold uplinks. Heavier workloads can negotiate higher bandwidth caps, including dedicated 1 Gbps unmetered uplinks; open a ticket with the expected traffic profile and our team will quote. Is the IP dedicated?Yes. Both dedicated server configurations ship with multiple dedicated IPv4 addresses (typically 6 IPs by default). Additional IPv4 addresses are available on request, with ARIN-style justification documented in the ticket. IPv6 blocks are also available on request. Each IP is yours alone, so mail-server reputation, SSL termination, and firewall rules are not shared with anyone else. Can I get additional IPs?Yes. Additional IPv4 addresses are available on top of the default block, subject to standard justification. Open a support ticket describing the use case (per-domain SSL on a large hosting workload, dedicated mail-out IPs, separate firewall zones, IP rotation for outbound services) and our team will allocate and route the additional IPs to your server. Can I upgrade RAM or disk later?Yes. Because Ultra owns and operates the dedicated hardware, RAM and disk upgrades are straightforward. Open a support ticket with what you need and we'll quote the upgrade plus schedule a brief maintenance window. Common upgrades include moving from the Ultra-Value 4 GB base to higher RAM tiers, adding additional drives, swapping to SSD-only storage, and moving from the dual-core base to a Xeon configuration. What DDoS protection is included?Always-on network-edge DDoS mitigation filters volumetric attacks at the carrier level before traffic reaches the dedicated server. CSF on the server itself rate-limits suspicious traffic, soft-blocks port floods, and integrates with the LFD daemon for brute-force protection. Customers who want a third edge layer can enable the free CloudFlare CDN integration via cPanel, which adds always-on DDoS protection and bot mitigation in front of the server. Where are your servers located?All of Ultra's dedicated servers live in our own data center on hardware Ultra owns and operates. On-site staff are the only people with physical access. Cisco networking backbone with redundant uplinks, dual power feeds with UPS battery backup, hardware RAID1 storage, and 24/7 monitoring are standard across the dedicated fleet. We do not resell capacity from third-party datacenters or hyperscalers. What is the SLA and uptime guarantee?Ultra guarantees 99.9% network uptime on dedicated server plans, backed by redundant power, dual Cisco network feeds, and hardware RAID1 on every server. The dedicated plans include a 30-day money-back guarantee on the hosting service. Domain registration fees and setup fees on custom builds are non-refundable since they're paid to the registry or vendor on your behalf. Is the setup fee waivable?Yes. The $49.95 standard setup fee on both Ultra-Value Dedicated and Ultra-Xeon Dedicated is waived during the current promotion with code FREEDEDICATEDSETUP at checkout. Apply the code on the cart page to get free setup. Custom configurations are quoted individually and the setup fee is included in the quoted total when there is one. Can I run a mail server on a dedicated server?Yes. cPanel + WHM include the standard cPanel mail server stack (Exim + Dovecot + SpamAssassin) with full DKIM, SPF, and DMARC support. The dedicated IPs mean your mail-server reputation is yours alone, not shared with other accounts. Heavy outbound mail workloads should still warm up the IP gradually and follow standard deliverability hygiene; our team can help with reputation setup and PTR records. Can I host unlimited cPanel accounts?Yes. With cPanel + WHM on a dedicated server you can spin up unlimited cPanel accounts, each hosting one or more websites. The practical limit is the server's CPU, RAM, disk, and bandwidth budget, not an account count. Reseller and multi-tenant workloads typically pair Ultra-Xeon Dedicated with CloudLinux for CageFS account isolation and LVE resource limits per cPanel account. What happens at hardware failure?Hardware RAID1 protects against single-drive failure with no service interruption: the failed drive is hot-swapped by Ultra's on-site team and the RAID rebuilds in the background. For other hardware failures (memory module, PSU, NIC, mainboard), Ultra carries spare parts on-site, so replacement happens in hours rather than days. Customers are notified of the failure, the replacement timeline, and any required reboot window through the ticket system. Are backups included?Hardware RAID1 protects from single-drive failure at the storage layer. For account-level backup we offer JetBackup on dedicated server plans, which gives scheduled backups with restore points and one-click restores of individual files, databases, email, or whole cPanel accounts via WHM. We always recommend an additional offsite backup as defense-in-depth, particularly for business-critical workloads. When should I upgrade from Ultra-Value to Ultra-Xeon?The usual signals are sustained CPU or RAM pressure on Ultra-Value (the 3 GHz dual-core and 4 GB RAM are right-sized for moderate cPanel workloads), several-hundred-cPanel-account reseller setups that want more concurrent process headroom, or specific application workloads (large MariaDB instances, in-memory caches, build pipelines) that benefit from the dual 8-core Xeon and 16 GB RAM in Ultra-Xeon. Migration from Ultra-Value to Ultra-Xeon is handled by Ultra at no charge. What's the difference between VPS and dedicated?A VPS is a KVM-virtualized slice of a physical server with dedicated CPU, RAM, and SSD on shared hardware. A dedicated server is the entire physical machine, reserved for your use alone. VPS is right for growing sites and small reseller workloads; dedicated is right for high-traffic workloads, large multi-tenant reseller hosting, custom hardware needs, or regulatory single-tenancy requirements. Ultra's VPS specifications live on the VPS Hosting page. Do you offer custom dedicated configurations?Yes. If Ultra-Value Dedicated and Ultra-Xeon Dedicated don't match your needs, contact us and we'll put together a custom configuration with the CPU, RAM, storage, NIC, and software stack your project requires. Since we own our hardware and data center, we have the flexibility to build to spec, including higher-core Xeons, large RAM allocations, NVMe storage, dedicated 1 Gbps unmetered uplinks, and custom RAID layouts. Ready to order? ## Both dedicated configurations, in context. Quick recap of both configurations with the order link. For the full plan-card view with all three Ultra dedicated and managed plans (including the Managed VPS option), head back to the main plan-card page. Value Dedicated · Standard ## Ultra-Value Dedicated Dedicated power, low cost As low as $99.95/mo $49.95 setup fee free with code FREEDEDICATEDSETUP - 3 GHz Dual-Core processor - 4 GB RAM - 1 TB hardware RAID1 disk - Dell PowerEdge chassis - cPanel + WHM available - Full root SSH access - Fully managed by our team Order Now See plan in context Powerful Dedicated · Pro ## Ultra-Xeon Dedicated Very high-demand workloads As low as $222.95/mo $49.95 setup fee free with code FREEDEDICATEDSETUP - 2x 2.5 GHz Xeon 8-Core CPUs - 16 GB RAM - 1 TB hardware RAID1 disk - Dell PowerEdge chassis - cPanel + WHM included - Full root SSH access - Fully managed by our team Order Now See plan in context ============================================================================== # PHP Hosting | PHP 7.x and 8.x with cPanel PHP Selector, OPcache, and HardenedPHP | Ultra URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/php-hosting Summary: Pick PHP 7.x or 8.x per domain in the cPanel PHP Selector, toggle extensions, run Composer over SSH. OPcache on by default, MariaDB, HardenedPHP. From $3.95/mo. PHP 7+8 · cPanel Selector · OPcache · HardenedPHP ## PHP hosting, versions 7 and 8 ready to go. Set the PHP version per domain from 7.4 through 8.x in the CloudLinux PHP Selector, flip extensions on or off, and ship with OPcache on by default, Composer over SSH, and HardenedPHP behind your legacy code. See hosting plans Browse features ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites hosted 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response 7 + 8 PHP versions OPcache Enabled by default $3.95 Starts at 24+ years Hosting since 2002 The PHP runtime is a hosting choice. We hand you the controls. ## A PHP environment you configure, not one you fight. Whether you deploy WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, WooCommerce, a Laravel app, or your own hand-rolled PHP, the runtime around your code decides how it behaves. Every request boots the interpreter, runs your scripts, hits the database when needed, and returns HTML. What version answers that request, which extensions are loaded, and how much memory and execution time each script gets are the details that make a build stable and fast, and they belong to you, not to a locked-down default. Ultra runs PHP 7.x and 8.x across all shared hosting plans, with OPcache on by default and an Nginx reverse proxy in front to serve static assets. The CloudLinux PHP Selector lets you set the version and extension set per domain, so a legacy app pinned to 7.4 and a fresh 8.x project can live side by side under one account. SSH gives you Composer and CLI PHP when you want to manage dependencies from the shell. For the full stack list including Perl, MySQL, IonCube, Git Version Control, and 90+ other supported technologies, see our hosting features page. Choose your PHP runtime, per domain ## Version selection and extensions, in your control. Each account picks its own PHP version and toggles individual extensions from the CloudLinux PHP Selector in cPanel, no support ticket and no server-wide config edits. Tune memory_limit, max_execution_time, and upload_max_filesize to match what your framework or CLI job needs. Underneath, OPcache keeps compiled bytecode in memory and the Nginx reverse proxy serves static assets, so your PHP runs leaner and answers requests faster. See hosting plans → Real people · US-based · Since 2002 ## People who actually tune the PHP stack The servers running your PHP are Dell PowerEdge machines we own outright, racked in our own space and tuned by our own staff sitting beside them. When a version, an extension, or an OPcache setting needs a hand, a real US-based engineer picks up your ticket in about 12 minutes instead of pasting a canned reply. ~12 minAvg ticket reply OwnedDell PowerEdge racks 7.x + 8.xSelectable PHP Hands-on staff · on-site with owned hardware PHP Hosting Features · 6 included ## Everything you need to run modern PHP applications. Per-domain version selection, OPcache, MariaDB, HardenedPHP for end-of-life code, and 400+ one-click installs through Softaculous. Every one of these ships with every shared hosting plan, no add-on tiers. ## PHP 7.x and 8.x Every plan carries both the 7.x and 8.x branches, so you can target the exact minor your framework supports. PHP 8 adds the JIT, named arguments, union types, and constructor property promotion, and moving up a version is usually the cheapest performance win a PHP codebase will ever get. ## PHP Selector in cPanel The CloudLinux PHP Selector puts version choice and the full extension list in cPanel, so you flip on what a given app needs and adjust memory_limit, max_execution_time, upload_max_filesize, and other ini values per domain. No shell edits, no waiting on us to change server defaults. ## OPcache and Nginx OPcache holds your compiled bytecode in memory so the interpreter skips the parse and compile step on every hit, which matters most for framework-heavy apps that load hundreds of files per request. The Nginx reverse proxy handles static assets out front, keeping PHP workers free for the requests that actually need them. ## MariaDB Database Most PHP apps talk to MySQL through PDO or mysqli, and MariaDB is a drop-in replacement that speaks the same wire protocol, queries, and connectors, so your existing code and migrations just work. Manage schemas and run ad-hoc queries through phpMyAdmin in cPanel. ## HardenedPHP CloudLinux HardenedPHP backports security fixes to PHP branches that have already passed their upstream end-of-life. If you are stuck on an older interpreter because a legacy dependency has not been ported yet, you still get patched against known CVEs instead of running an abandoned build. ## 400+ One-Click Apps Softaculous scaffolds WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Laravel, WooCommerce, phpBB, and 400+ other PHP apps in one click, database and config included. Start from a working install, then take over with Composer and Git over SSH when you are ready to manage it yourself. The PHP Runtime ## Configured for the way PHP developers actually work. Version selection, extensions, caching, and command-line tooling, all reachable without a support ticket. - Per-domain version selection. Set the PHP version independently on each domain in the CloudLinux PHP Selector, from 7.x through 8.x, so a legacy site and a modern app can share one account without one holding the other back. - Extensions you toggle yourself. Turn common extensions on or off from cPanel to match what your framework or library needs, and adjust memory_limit, max_execution_time, and upload_max_filesize per domain. - OPcache on by default. Compiled bytecode stays cached in memory across requests, so framework-heavy apps skip the parse and compile step on every hit. - Composer and CLI PHP over SSH. Manage dependencies, run migrations, and fire artisan or console commands from the shell. Ask support to enable SSH if it is not already active on your account. - Loaders available. Encoded code runs too, with ionCube and Zend Guard loaders supported for commercial PHP scripts. - MariaDB and HardenedPHP. A MySQL-compatible database sits behind your PHP, and HardenedPHP keeps end-of-life branches patched for the apps you cannot upgrade yet. Insider tip ## Set the PHP version per domain, not per account. The CloudLinux PHP Selector in cPanel lets each domain on your account pick its own runtime, anywhere from 7.4 through 8.x. Pin a legacy app to 7.4 and run a fresh 8.3 project next to it without either one holding the other back. The same screen toggles individual extensions and tunes memory_limit, max_execution_time, and upload_max_filesize per domain. Leave OPcache on (it is by default) so compiled bytecode stays warm in memory across requests, and use SSH for Composer and CLI PHP when you would rather manage dependencies from the shell. Stuck on an end-of-life branch? HardenedPHP keeps it patched against known CVEs while you plan the upgrade. FAQ ## What customers ask about PHP hosting. The questions our sales team gets every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. What PHP versions do you support?We support PHP 7.x and 8.x. You can switch versions per account through cPanel's PHP Selector. Can I change PHP settings like memory_limit?Yes. CloudLinux's PHP Selector lets you adjust memory_limit, max_execution_time, upload_max_filesize, and other settings per account through cPanel. Do you support Composer and command-line PHP?SSH access is available for running Composer, artisan commands, and other CLI PHP tools. Contact support to enable SSH on your account if it is not already active. Is OPcache enabled by default?Yes. OPcache is enabled on all shared hosting accounts and significantly improves PHP performance by caching compiled bytecode in memory. ## Ready to run PHP on a stack you control? Per-domain PHP 7.x and 8.x, OPcache, Composer over SSH, MariaDB, HardenedPHP, and 400+ one-click apps. Starting at $3.95/mo with a 45-day money-back guarantee. See hosting plans Browse features Contact our team ============================================================================== # MySQL Hosting | MariaDB Databases, phpMyAdmin & Remote Access on Every Plan | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/mysql-hosting Summary: MySQL hosting powered by MariaDB on every plan. phpMyAdmin, remote MySQL access, daily backups, and one-click Softaculous installs. cPanel managed, from $3.95/mo. MariaDB · phpMyAdmin · cPanel Managed · 24/7 Support ## MySQL hosting, powered by MariaDB on every plan. Run your MySQL workloads on MariaDB, a drop-in replacement that speaks the same queries, drivers, and tools. Every plan ships with phpMyAdmin, remote access through a cPanel host allowlist, NVMe SSD-backed tables, and automated backups. See hosting plans Browse features ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites hosted 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response MariaDB Drop-in MySQL replacement phpMyAdmin Built into cPanel Unlimited Databases on most plans $3.95 Starts at Database specs ## What every plan gives your MySQL databases. MariaDB is a drop-in replacement for MySQL, so your schema, queries, and mysqli or PDO code run unchanged. Here is what ships with every shared hosting account. - MariaDB engine. A community fork of MySQL with full wire compatibility, plus InnoDB and Aria storage engines. - Unlimited databases. Create and drop databases from cPanel on most plans, with users and privileges you control. - phpMyAdmin included. Browse tables, run SQL, import and export .sql dumps, and optimize tables in the browser. - Remote MySQL over an allowlist. Add trusted IPs and connect on port 3306 from Workbench, HeidiSQL, or DBeaver. - NVMe SSD-backed tables. Index scans and JOINs return fast even under mixed read and write traffic. - Automated backups. Scheduled server backups plus manual dumps through cPanel or phpMyAdmin export. - UTF-8 collation. Multilingual content stores and sorts correctly out of the box. - One-click provisioning. Softaculous creates the database, user, and connection settings for 400+ apps automatically. WordPress posts, WooCommerce products, forum threads, user accounts. Every row lives in a MySQL table. ## MySQL database hosting on every plan, powered by MariaDB. Behind almost every PHP application is a MySQL database doing the real work. WordPress posts, WooCommerce orders, forum threads, and user sessions are all rows and indexes waiting to be queried on each page load. When those SELECTs and JOINs return slowly, the whole site feels slow, so the database engine deserves the same attention as the web server in front of it. Ultra Web Hosting runs MariaDB on all shared hosting servers. MariaDB is a community-developed fork of MySQL that keeps full wire compatibility with MySQL queries, drivers, and tools while adding performance optimizations and additional storage engines. You create and drop databases from cPanel, manage schemas and data through phpMyAdmin, and let scheduled backups capture every table without lifting a finger. For the full developer toolchain around your databases, including phpMyAdmin, cURL, GD, IonCube, Zend Guard, OpenSSL, Git, and other supported technologies, see our hosting features page. MariaDB on every plan ## A MySQL-compatible engine tuned for real query workloads. Our MariaDB build is tuned for the mixed read and write traffic that shared hosting sees, with sensible query caching, buffer pool sizing, and connection handling. Because your tables sit on NVMe SSD storage, lookups and index scans come back fast even when the site is busy. Point any MySQL-built application at it and it connects without a single query rewrite. Get hosting + MariaDB → Real people · US-based · Since 2002 ## Real DBAs behind your MariaDB Your databases live on NVMe SSD-backed Dell PowerEdge servers we own outright, racked in our own space with our engineers sitting beside them. When a slow query, an import, or a remote-access rule needs a look, a real US-based engineer answers your ticket in about 12 minutes rather than escalating you into a queue. ~12 minAvg ticket reply OwnedDell PowerEdge racks NVMe SSDEvery database In-house engineers · on-site with owned NVMe SSD hardware Database hosting features · 6 included ## Everything a database-backed site needs, on day one. Every shared hosting account ships with the full MySQL stack: the MariaDB engine, phpMyAdmin in the browser, remote access by IP, scheduled backups, and automatic database provisioning for one-click installs. ## MariaDB (MySQL Compatible) MariaDB is a drop-in replacement for MySQL, so your existing schema, queries, and mysqli or PDO connection code run unchanged. You get improved query performance, extra storage engines like Aria alongside InnoDB, and active development from the original MySQL creator's team. ## phpMyAdmin Included Every hosting account includes phpMyAdmin, the web console for your MySQL databases. Browse tables, run ad-hoc SQL, import and export .sql dumps, edit rows, manage database users and privileges, and optimize or repair tables, all in the browser from within cPanel. ## Automated Backups Our servers back up your databases on a regular schedule, so a bad migration or a dropped table is recoverable. You can also grab a manual dump any time through cPanel's backup tools or phpMyAdmin's export function, and JetBackup adds scheduled, restore-point management on larger accounts. ## Remote Database Access Need to reach your database from outside the server? Add the source IP to the Remote MySQL host allowlist in cPanel and connect over port 3306 from MySQL Workbench, HeidiSQL, DBeaver, or a staging app on another host. Access stays closed to everyone except the addresses you approve. ## Optimized Performance Our MariaDB configuration is tuned for the mixed read and write workload of shared hosting, with query caching, buffer pool sizing, and connection handling set for the real world. Tables live on NVMe SSD storage, so index scans and JOINs return results quickly even when traffic spikes. ## One-Click App Installs Softaculous creates the database, the database user, and the connection settings for you when you install WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, WooCommerce, or any of the 400+ applications it supports. No manual CREATE DATABASE, no GRANT statements, and no hand-editing wp-config.php for a one-click install. Working with your database ## Connect, manage, and move your data your way. From the browser or the command line, your MySQL databases are yours to drive. Here is how the pieces fit together on an Ultra shared plan. - Remote MySQL over a host allowlist. Open the Remote MySQL tool in cPanel, add the IP addresses you trust, and connect on port 3306 from MySQL Workbench, HeidiSQL, DBeaver, or an app running on another server. Nothing outside your allowlist can reach the database. - phpMyAdmin for day-to-day work. When you just need to check a value, run a quick query, or tweak a schema, phpMyAdmin is one click from cPanel with no client to install. - Import and export via SSH. SSH access lets you run mysqldump for a full logical backup and pipe it straight back in with the mysql client, which is the fastest path for large databases that would time out through a browser upload. - Redis object caching in front of MySQL. Redis is available to keep hot query results and application objects in memory, so repeat page loads skip the round trip to the database and lighten the load on MySQL under traffic. FAQ ## What customers ask about MySQL hosting. The database questions our sales team fields every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. Do you use MySQL or MariaDB?We run MariaDB, which is wire-compatible with MySQL. Any application, driver, or query written for MySQL runs on MariaDB without modification. How many databases can I create?The number of MySQL databases you can create depends on your hosting plan. Check our shared hosting plan details for the specific limits. Can I access my database remotely?Yes. Add your source IP to the Remote MySQL host allowlist in cPanel, then connect on port 3306 from tools like MySQL Workbench, HeidiSQL, or your application's database connection. Is phpMyAdmin included?Yes. phpMyAdmin ships with every hosting account and opens with one click from cPanel, so you can manage tables and run SQL in the browser. ## Get MySQL database hosting with MariaDB and phpMyAdmin built in. Every plan, every database, cPanel managed, with remote access and daily backups. Starting at $3.95/mo with a 45-day money-back guarantee. See hosting plans Browse features Contact our team ============================================================================== # Joomla Hosting from $3.95/mo · One-Click Install, Free SSL | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/joomla-hosting Summary: Joomla hosting built for site builders: Softaculous one-click installs, PHP 8.x, MariaDB, com_* extension support, SEF URLs, free SSL, CDN and migration. From $3.95/mo. 30% off new Joomla hosting orders · code 30-OFF-HOSTING One-Click Install · PHP 8.x · MariaDB · Free SSL · Free Migration ## Joomla Hosting Build and run Joomla without the server homework. Hosting Joomla site builders since 2005 on a tuned LAMP stack, with Softaculous one-click installs and updates. Choose a Joomla plan Migrate my Joomla site free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites hosted 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response 99.9% uptime LiteSpeed + Redis Daily backups Free SSL + CDN 12-min avg support 45-day money-back $3.95 Starting as low as /mo 1-click Joomla install via Softaculous 99.9% Uptime guarantee 45-day Money-back guarantee Joomla Hosting ## One plan, every Joomla extension supported. One straightforward plan carries every Joomla site, from a small-org brochure build to a multilingual community portal. It runs on our tuned LAMP stack with PHP 8.x, MariaDB, CloudLinux account isolation, Softaculous one-click installs, free CloudFlare CDN integration, free SSL, free Joomla migration on annual plans, and a 45-day money-back guarantee. Renewal prices match introductory pricing. Popular Joomla Hosting ## Web Hosting for Joomla Optimized PHP & MariaDB · LAMP stack · Softaculous As low as $3.95/mo Billed every 3 years or regularly $6.95/mo Order Now Additional plan details - 1 Joomla website - 50 GB NVMe SSD storage - Unmetered bandwidth - 1-click Joomla install (Softaculous) - PHP 8.x with OPcache - MariaDB databases - CloudLinux account isolation - Joomla multilingual support - Free https:// SSL certificate - Free CloudFlare CDN integration - Free domain w/annual order - cPanel control panel - Unlimited email accounts - Free Joomla site transfer - AI Coding Assistant included - 24/7 in-house support - 99.9% uptime guarantee - Real Green Web Hosting - Free setup · 45-day money-back Good to know ## Questions? Quick answers. Is site migration really free?+Yes. Our in-house team moves your site, email, and databases for you at no cost on any annual plan. How fast is support?+A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from engineers who know your account. What about uptime and hardware?+99.9% uptime on servers we own, rack, and monitor around the clock. No reselling someone else's cloud. Why Ultra Joomla Hosting ## Built for Joomla, tuned for the LAMP stack. Joomla is an out-of-the-box CMS, and the host should be too. Every plan ships with the runtime, database, and control-panel tooling Joomla expects, ready before you install. No add-ons, no upsells, no "managed Joomla" tier. ## LAMP / PHP Runtime Point each domain at PHP 7.4 through 8.3 from the panel. Every PHP extension Joomla and its com_* extensions call for (mbstring, intl, gd, mysqli, curl, zip, xml, json) is enabled by default, with OPcache keeping page renders snappy. ## MariaDB Databases MariaDB 10.x with UTF-8 collation, sized for how Joomla queries its articles, categories, menus, and extension tables. Up to 50 databases per account, each one manageable from phpMyAdmin. ## One-Click Softaculous Install Stand up Joomla in one click from cPanel, no config files to edit. Softaculous also applies version updates, snapshots an automatic backup before each one, and rolls back cleanly if a template or extension misbehaves. ## Multilingual Support Turn on Joomla's built-in multi-language feature and it just works. UTF-8 character sets, the PHP intl and mbstring extensions, and MariaDB collations are all in place to serve every language Joomla ships with. ## 24/7 In-House Support Reach our own staff around the clock by live chat, ticket, or email. We have hosted Joomla sites for over two decades, so questions about a stubborn extension, a template conflict, or a slow admin get a real answer. ## 99.9% Uptime Guarantee RAID plus UPS protection, on-site technicians, and Cisco networking on hardware we own keep your Joomla site reachable for visitors and editors alike, with a 99.9% uptime guarantee written into every plan. The Joomla stack ## A Joomla-ready stack the moment you order. Every Ultra Joomla plan hands you a pre-tuned LAMP stack, CloudLinux account isolation, the PHP extensions Joomla needs (mbstring, intl, gd, curl, zip, xml), and one-click Softaculous installs. Your Joomla 3, 4, or 5 site is building content on day one, not waiting on a week of server-config tickets. See what's included → Real people · US-based · Since 2002 ## A real Joomla team, not a ticket queue overseas. The staff who keep the LAMP stack and every Joomla PHP extension current are US-based and work in the same building as the Dell PowerEdge servers we own, not lease. If an extension or template acts up, a real person picks up your ticket in about 12 minutes. 100%US-based team OwnedDell hardware 12 minavg reply Our support team · steps from the servers we own Before you commit ## Is Joomla the right CMS for your project? A straight answer saves everyone a migration later. Here is where Joomla is the right call, and where we would point you at a different platform, all of which we also host. Joomla is a great fit if… - You want a capable CMS out of the box, with granular user access levels and a real menu and template system. - You need built-in multilingual publishing without paying for a plugin to do it. - You are a site builder or small organization that likes structure over a blank canvas. Consider an alternative if… - You mostly blog and want the largest theme and plugin market. Look at WordPress hosting. - You are running a serious online store. A dedicated cart like Magento will fit better. - You need an enterprise content framework with custom entities. That is Drupal territory. Still deciding? Ask our team which platform fits your project Hosting Joomla since 2005. ## Joomla hosting for builders, on a tuned LAMP stack. Joomla sits in a sweet spot between a page builder and a full framework: it gives site builders and small organizations a capable CMS out of the box, with a large extension ecosystem, built-in multilingual publishing, granular user access levels, and a menu and template system for shaping the site without writing much code. That approachability is exactly why the underlying host has to be right from the start. ## What you get on the Joomla Optimized plan Ultra Web Hosting has been supporting Joomla sites since 2005. Every shared hosting plan includes one-click Joomla installation through Softaculous, so a working Joomla site is live in minutes with no configuration files to touch. Our servers meet Joomla's PHP and MariaDB requirements with headroom to spare, with the required extensions enabled and CloudLinux keeping your account isolated from the neighbors sharing the server. ## Pricing transparency What you sign up at is what you renew at, period. The Joomla plan you start at $3.95/mo renews at $3.95/mo on the same 3-year term, not at the quiet markup most of the discount-hosting industry springs on you later. There are no setup fees. The 30% promotional discount applies to your first term and is honored at signup, not at renewal. ## The team behind your Joomla site Our support team has been answering Joomla tickets since the Joomla 1.0 era. When you write in about a template conflict, a blank white-screen after an update, an extension that will not play nice, or a migration question, an Ultra employee with hands-on Joomla experience answers it, not a script. Our 12-minute average first-response time is measured across all tickets during business hours. We are also a green hosting provider, with renewable energy offsetting the datacenter's full power draw. How we tune the stack for Joomla ## The details a Joomla site builder actually cares about. Joomla is designed to run without a developer holding its hand, and our default plan keeps it that way. Everything a site builder or small organization needs is switched on before you install, so you can spend your time on articles, menus, and modules instead of server settings. - One-click installs and updates. Softaculous stands up a fresh Joomla 3, 4, or 5 site in one click and applies core updates on your schedule, taking an automatic backup first so a bad template or extension never leaves you stuck. - Extension compatibility. The com_* components, plugins, and modules that make up the Joomla ecosystem, from VirtueMart and K2 to JCE and Akeeba Backup, run on our LAMP stack with the PHP extensions and memory limits they expect. - Clean SEF URLs. Apache mod_rewrite is enabled, so you can turn on Joomla's Search Engine Friendly URLs and drop index.php from the path straight from Global Configuration. - OPcache and Redis. OPcache keeps compiled PHP warm, and you can point Joomla's cache at Redis to move it out of the database and speed up busy sites and logged-in editors. - Real cron for scheduled tasks. Schedule cron jobs in cPanel to fire Joomla's Scheduled Tasks and extension cron on time, so mailings and cleanup run on a clock rather than on random visits. - Free migration and CloudLinux isolation. Our team moves an existing Joomla site for free on annual plans, and CloudLinux gives your account its own guaranteed CPU and RAM so a neighbor never slows you down. FAQ ## What Joomla customers ask before choosing a plan. The questions our sales team gets every week. If yours is not here, drop us a line. Can I install Joomla with one click?Yes. Every Ultra hosting plan includes Softaculous, which installs Joomla in one click from your cPanel control panel. Softaculous also handles Joomla version upgrades and lets you create a one-click backup before upgrading, so you can roll back safely if a template or extension breaks. What Joomla versions do you support?Our servers support Joomla 3, 4, and 5. We run PHP 7.4 through 8.3 with MariaDB and the required PHP extensions (mbstring, intl, gd, mysqli, curl, zip, xml, json), meeting and exceeding the system requirements for every current Joomla release. Can you migrate my existing Joomla site?Yes. With any annual or longer hosting plan, our team will migrate your Joomla site for free. We move your files, database, email accounts, and configuration, then stage the new copy under a temporary URL so you can verify everything works before the DNS cutover from your old host. Is Joomla hosting different from regular shared hosting?It is the same plan under the hood. What makes it Joomla hosting is that our servers already carry the PHP version, MariaDB tuning, required extensions, and caching layers a Joomla site wants. You get the same cPanel, the same features, and the same pricing as any Ultra shared hosting customer. Do you support Joomla multilingual sites?Yes. Joomla's built-in multilingual feature works out of the box on our LAMP stack. UTF-8 character sets are enabled, the required PHP intl and mbstring extensions are installed, and MariaDB collations support every language Joomla ships with. No additional configuration required. What PHP extensions does Joomla need?Joomla 4 and 5 require mbstring, intl, gd, mysqli (or pdo_mysql), curl, zip, xml, and json. All of these ship enabled by default on every Ultra hosting plan. SimpleXML, openssl, and fileinfo (used by core extensions) are also enabled. You can verify the full list from System, System Information inside the Joomla admin. Do Joomla extensions like K2, JCE, and VirtueMart work?Yes. Every major Joomla extension we have tested runs without issue on our LAMP stack. VirtueMart, HikaShop, J2Store, K2, JCE, Akeeba Backup, RSForm Pro, JoomShopping, sh404SEF, and the rest of the popular ecosystem all install and run normally. CloudLinux PHP Selector lets you tune memory and execution limits per account if a particular extension needs more headroom. What is your refund policy?Ultra Joomla hosting includes a 45-day money-back guarantee. Request a refund through the client area within 45 days of signup for a full refund on the hosting service. Domain registration fees are non-refundable since they are paid to the registry on your behalf. 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved (312 reviews) 10,000+ CMS sites hosted 24+ years Hosting since 2002 12 min Avg support response ## Ready to build your Joomla site? Install in one click and start publishing. 30% off new Joomla orders with code 30-OFF-HOSTING, a 45-day money-back guarantee, and free migration on annual plans. Choose a Joomla plan Migrate my Joomla site free ============================================================================== # Drupal Hosting from $3.95/mo · PHP 8, MariaDB, Nginx Cache | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/drupal-hosting Summary: Drupal hosting with SSH, Composer and Drush ready. PHP 8.x, OPcache, MariaDB, cron for hook_cron, Nginx cache, CloudLinux isolation, free SSL. From $3.95/mo. 30% off new Drupal hosting orders · code 30-OFF-HOSTING One-Click Install · PHP 8 · MariaDB · Nginx Cache · Free SSL ## Drupal Hosting Servers tuned for the Drupal CMS and the way developers build it: SSH with Composer and Drush, PHP 8, OPcache, MariaDB, and CloudLinux isolation, on hardware we own. Choose a Drupal plan Migrate my Drupal site free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 27 Drupal customer reviews 1,000+ Drupal sites hosted 24+ years hosting Drupal (since 2002) 12-min avg support response $3.95 Starting as low as /mo 3x Faster with Nginx cache 99.9% Uptime guarantee 45-day Money-back guarantee Drupal Hosting ## One plan, tuned for Drupal. Drupal on Shared Hosting from $3.95/mo: PHP 8.x with OPcache, MariaDB, SSH with Composer and Drush, cron for hook_cron, Nginx reverse-proxy caching, CloudLinux account isolation, one-click Softaculous Drupal install, free SSL, free CloudFlare CDN, free Drupal site migration, and a 45-day money-back guarantee. Popular Drupal Hosting ## Web Hosting for Drupal PHP 8.x · MariaDB · Nginx cache As low as $3.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $6.95 every month Order Drupal Hosting Additional plan details - 1 Drupal website - 50 GB NVMe SSD storage - Unmetered bandwidth - Unlimited email accounts - 1-Click Drupal Install (Softaculous) - PHP 8.x with OPcache - MariaDB with query cache - Nginx reverse-proxy caching - CloudLinux account isolation - Drupal 7, 10, and 11 supported - SSH + Drush + Composer access - Free CloudFlare CDN integration - Free https:// SSL certificate - Free Drupal site migration - Free domain w/annual order - cPanel + Softaculous control panel - AI Coding Assistant included - Daily JetBackup (30-day restore) - 24/7 on-site Drupal support - Free setup · 45-day money-back Good to know ## Questions? Quick answers. Is site migration really free?+Yes. Our in-house team moves your site, email, and databases for you at no cost on any annual plan. How fast is support?+A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from engineers who know your account. What about uptime and hardware?+99.9% uptime on servers we own, rack, and monitor around the clock. No reselling someone else's cloud. Why Ultra for Drupal ## Built for the Drupal CMS. The PHP version, database, command-line tooling, and cron scheduling a Drupal build actually depends on. Every plan, no upsells. ## PHP-FPM Tuning PHP 8.x with OPcache enabled by default and PHP-FPM pools sized for Drupal's Symfony-based per-request bootstrap. Pin any docroot to the PHP version a contrib module needs through cPanel's PHP Selector. ## MariaDB + PostgreSQL MariaDB 10.x is the default backend for Drupal's entity and field storage (drop-in MySQL replacement, exceeds Drupal's requirements). PostgreSQL is available on VPS plans for Drupal installs that require it. ## One-Click Install Stand up a Drupal core install through Softaculous in cPanel with a single click, then take over with Composer from SSH. No manual downloads, no database setup, no settings.php editing. Restore points before every update. ## Custom Content Types The full Drupal content model runs on shared hosting: custom content types, taxonomy, Field UI, Views, Paragraphs, Translation, and any contrib module from drupal.org with no feature restrictions. ## 24/7 Support Our support team has been hosting Drupal sites since 2002. PHP compatibility, database tuning, Composer and Drush questions, and contrib module conflicts answered around the clock. ## 99.9% Uptime Backed by a 99.9% uptime guarantee on owned Dell PowerEdge hardware with RAID, UPS, on-site technicians, and a Cisco backbone. No third-party datacenter staff between you and a fix. The Drupal stack ## PHP 8, MariaDB, OPcache, and Nginx caching, out of the box. Every Ultra Drupal plan ships with the full PHP-FPM + MariaDB + OPcache + Nginx cache stack pre-tuned for Drupal's Symfony bootstrap, plus SSH so you can drive the site with Composer and Drush. Your Drupal build lands fast on day one, not after a week of server tweaking. See what's included → Real people · US-based · Since 2002 ## The people who tune your Drupal stack answer the tickets too. The engineers who keep PHP 8, OPcache, and MariaDB dialed in for Drupal are US-based staff who sit on-site with the Dell PowerEdge racks we own outright. When a Composer step or a Drush command needs a hand, a real person replies in about 12 minutes. 100%US-based team OwnedDell hardware 12 minavg reply Our engineers · on-site with the racks we own Hosting Drupal since 2002. ## Drupal hosting built around the Composer and Drush workflow. Drupal is a PHP and Symfony-based open-source content management system known for its flexibility, security posture, and ability to model complex content structures. It powers government portals, university sites, enterprise intranets, nonprofit campaigns, and large media properties around the world. Drupal's modular, API-first architecture lets teams build highly customized sites with granular user permissions, multi-site configurations, and structured editorial workflows. Ultra Web Hosting gives Drupal the PHP runtime, database, command-line access, and cron scheduling it depends on. Every shared hosting plan includes SSH with Composer and Drush, one-click Drupal installation through Softaculous, and servers running PHP 8.x with MariaDB, OPcache, and Nginx reverse proxy caching to keep Drupal pages loading quickly. ## What you get with Drupal Hosting at Ultra The plan ships with a one-click Drupal install through Softaculous, no manual downloads or settings.php editing required, and SSH access so you can manage the codebase with Composer and run site tasks with Drush. PHP 8.x and MariaDB meet the requirements for Drupal 10 and 11 (PHP 8.1+ and MySQL 8.0+ / MariaDB 10.3.7+). Drupal rebuilds pages dynamically on every request, so our Nginx reverse-proxy layer caches static assets and anonymous-user output to reduce server load, while CloudLinux isolates your account resources so your Drupal site runs consistently regardless of other accounts on the server. ## Free SSL, free CDN, free migration Free Let's Encrypt SSL certificates with auto-renewal and free CloudFlare CDN integration are included on every account. HTTPS is enabled automatically and CloudFlare caches your Drupal content globally for faster delivery to visitors worldwide. Already running Drupal elsewhere? Our team migrates your Drupal site for free with annual plans, transferring the codebase, the database, and email, then verifying settings.php and cron before the DNS cutover. ## The team behind your Drupal stack Our support team has been hosting Drupal sites since 2002 and can help with server configuration, PHP compatibility, database tuning, Composer and Drush workflows, and general Drupal troubleshooting. Our 12-minute average first-response time is measured across all tickets during business hours. All of these features are included with every shared hosting plan starting at $3.95/mo. If you have questions, contact our team or start a live chat. Drupal requirements we already meet ## Every box on Drupal's checklist, ready before you log in. Drupal is happiest when the host gives it a modern PHP runtime, a command line, an object cache, and a real cron. Ultra ships all of it on the standard plan, so a gov, edu, enterprise, or nonprofit content team can go from install to production without a support ticket. - Composer and Drush over SSH. SSH is on for every account. Composer is pre-installed system-wide to manage core and contrib, and Drush installs per-site so you can run updates, cache rebuilds, and config imports from the shell. - PHP 8.x with OPcache. Drupal 10 and 11 want PHP 8.1 or newer, and OPcache keeps the Symfony bootstrap warm. The PHP version is selectable per docroot through cPanel's PHP Selector. - Object cache with Redis or Memcached. Point Drupal's cache backends at Redis or Memcached to move cache bins and locks out of the database and cut render times on authenticated traffic. - Real cron for hook_cron. Schedule cron jobs in cPanel to fire Drupal's cron on your own interval, so queue workers, search indexing, and scheduled publishing run on time rather than on random page loads. - One-click Softaculous install and free migration. Stand up a fresh Drupal core in one click, or let our team move an existing site for free, then take it over with your normal Composer workflow. - CloudLinux isolation. CageFS gives your Drupal account its own guaranteed CPU, RAM, and process slice, so a heavy cron run next door never touches your site. How Drupal compares ## Drupal, WordPress, or Joomla? All three are open-source PHP CMSes we host on the same tuned stack. The difference is how you build. Here is where Drupal pulls ahead and where another platform may suit you better. FeatureUltra DrupalWordPressJoomla Build workflowSSH with Composer & Drushwp-admin & pluginsadmin panel & extensions Custom content modelEntities, Fields, Views coreCustom post types via pluginContent types built in MultilingualCore, 4 built-in modulesPlugin (WPML/Polylang)Built into core Learning curveSteeper, developer-firstGentlestModerate Best forStructured, large-scale sitesBlogs & marketing sitesFlexible mid-size sites FAQ ## What Drupal customers ask before choosing a plan. The questions our sales team gets every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. How much does Drupal hosting cost?Ultra Drupal Hosting starts at $3.95/month on a 3-year term, or $6.95/month billed monthly. Each term renews at the same rate, with no renewal price increase and no setup fees. A single plan covers one Drupal site, 50 GB NVMe SSD storage, PHP 8.x with OPcache, MariaDB, SSH with Composer and Drush, Nginx caching, CloudLinux isolation, free CloudFlare CDN integration, free SSL, and a 45-day money-back guarantee. Use code 30-OFF-HOSTING for 30% off your first order. What Drupal versions do you support?Our servers support Drupal 7, Drupal 10, and Drupal 11. We run PHP 8.x and MariaDB 10.x, which meet and exceed the system requirements for every currently supported Drupal release. PHP version is selectable per-domain through cPanel's PHP Selector if you need to pin an older Drupal install to PHP 7.4. Can I install Drupal with one click?Yes. Softaculous in cPanel installs Drupal with a single click. There are no manual file uploads, no database creation, and no settings.php editing required. Softaculous handles the initial setup, creates the database, and makes it easy to create restore points before applying core or module updates. Does your hosting meet Drupal's system requirements?Yes. We run PHP 8.x with OPcache enabled, MariaDB 10.x (a drop-in replacement for MySQL that exceeds Drupal's MySQL 8.0+ requirement), Apache with Nginx reverse-proxy caching, and mod_rewrite for Drupal's clean URLs. All currently supported Drupal versions install and run out of the box. Do you support PostgreSQL for Drupal?Yes. Drupal supports both MariaDB/MySQL and PostgreSQL as backend databases. Our shared hosting plans default to MariaDB (the most common Drupal configuration), and PostgreSQL is available on VPS and dedicated plans if your Drupal modules require it. Can you migrate my Drupal site from another host?Yes. Free Drupal migration is included with annual or longer hosting plans. Our team handles the full transfer including files, the database, and email accounts. We stage your Drupal site on a temporary URL, verify everything works, then coordinate the DNS cutover to minimize downtime. How fast is Drupal on Ultra's hosting?Because Drupal rebuilds each page through its Symfony bootstrap on every request, server-side performance is what matters. Our Nginx reverse-proxy layer caches static assets and anonymous-user page output, PHP-FPM with OPcache keeps compiled bytecode in memory, MariaDB query cache trims redundant lookups, and CloudFlare CDN serves cached responses from 300+ edge locations worldwide. Most Drupal page views are answered from cache without ever booting PHP or hitting the database. Does Drupal hosting include CloudLinux isolation?Yes. Every Ultra shared hosting plan runs on CloudLinux. Your Drupal site gets its own CageFS-isolated environment with a guaranteed CPU, RAM, and process slice. A noisy neighbor running a busy Drupal cron or a spike on another tenant cannot affect your site's performance. Can I create custom content types on shared hosting?Yes. All of Drupal's content modeling features work normally on our shared hosting: custom content types, taxonomy vocabularies, Field UI, Views, Paragraphs, multi-language Translation, and any module from drupal.org. There are no admin-feature restrictions on the shared plan. What about Drupal multi-site?Drupal's multi-site feature (single codebase, multiple databases under sites/example.com/settings.php) is supported on shared hosting subject to plan resource limits. For larger Drupal multi-site networks we recommend our VPS plans for guaranteed CPU and RAM. Are Drush and Composer available?Yes. SSH access is enabled on every plan, and you can run Drush, Composer, and Drupal Console from the command line for module management, deployment, and maintenance. Composer is pre-installed system-wide; Drush is installed per-site under your Drupal codebase via composer require drush/drush. Is HTTPS included?Yes. Free Let's Encrypt SSL certificates with automatic renewal are included on every Drupal plan. HTTPS is enabled at signup, and your Drupal install can be configured to enforce HTTPS site-wide through the Secure Login module or a one-line .htaccess redirect. How do you secure Drupal sites?Drupal hosting includes ModSecurity with the OWASP Core Rule Set (blocks SQL injection, XSS, common Drupal exploit patterns), CloudLinux CageFS account isolation, free Let's Encrypt SSL, daily JetBackup with 30-day restore points, and always-on DDoS protection at the network edge. Our security team monitors Drupal core and contrib module CVE disclosures and patches server-wide before public exploits land. Is CloudFlare CDN included?Yes. Free CloudFlare CDN integration via cPanel's one-click activation. CloudFlare caches your Drupal static assets at 300+ edge locations worldwide, adds always-on DDoS protection, bot mitigation, and Brotli compression. No add-on charges. What is your refund policy?Ultra Drupal hosting includes a 45-day money-back guarantee. Request a refund through the client area within 45 days of signup for a full refund on hosting. Domain registration fees are non-refundable since they're paid to the registry on your behalf. When did Ultra start hosting Drupal?Ultra Web Hosting has been in business since 2002. Drupal 4.0 shipped in 2002 and we have been hosting Drupal installs since the early days of the project. That is 24+ years of operational experience with Drupal's PHP, database, and module ecosystem. 4.9 / 5.0 Drupal customer reviews (27) 1,000+ Drupal sites hosted 24+ years Hosting Drupal (since 2002) 12 min Avg support response ## Ready to deploy your Drupal site? SSH, Composer, Drush, and cron ready on day one. 30% off new Drupal orders with code 30-OFF-HOSTING. 45-day money-back guarantee. Free migration included. Choose a Drupal plan Talk to a Drupal expert ============================================================================== # phpBB Hosting from $3.95/mo · 1-Click Softaculous, Free SSL | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/phpbb-hosting Summary: Fast phpBB forum hosting on Ultra's owned hardware. PHP 8.x, MariaDB, Nginx cache, 1-click Softaculous, free SSL, CloudFlare CDN, and migration. From $3.95/mo. 30% off new phpBB hosting orders · code 30-OFF-HOSTING 1-Click Softaculous · PHP 8.x · MariaDB · Free SSL · Free Migration ## phpBB Forum Hosting Fast, reliable hosting for phpBB communities. 1-click install, PHP 8.x, MariaDB, and the cache stack a busy forum needs. Choose a phpBB plan Migrate my forum free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites hosted 24+ years hosting forums (since 2002) 12-min avg support response $3.95 Starting as low as /mo 1-click Softaculous phpBB install 99.9% Uptime guarantee 45-day Money-back guarantee phpBB Hosting Plan ## One plan that runs every phpBB feature out of the box. phpBB on our Shared Web Hosting plan. PHP 8.x, MariaDB with OPcache, Nginx caching, CloudLinux isolation, 1-click Softaculous installer, free SSL, free CloudFlare CDN integration, free forum migration with annual plans, daily JetBackup, and a 45-day money-back guarantee. Popular Web Hosting for phpBB ## phpBB on Shared Hosting 1-Click Softaculous · PHP 8.x · MariaDB As low as $3.95/mo Billed every 3 years or regularly $6.95/mo Order phpBB Hosting Additional plan details - 1 phpBB Website - 1-click phpBB install (Softaculous) - 50 GB NVMe SSD Storage - Unmetered bandwidth - PHP 8.x with OPcache - MariaDB database - Nginx caching for fast page loads - CloudLinux account isolation - Unlimited email accounts - Free domain w/annual order - Free SSL certificate (HTTPS) - Free CloudFlare CDN integration - cPanel control panel - ModSecurity + ImunifyAV scanning - Daily JetBackup (30-day restore) - Free phpBB forum migration - AI Coding Assistant included - 24/7 on-site support - Real green web hosting - Free setup · 45-day money-back Owned Infrastructure ## phpBB hosting on hardware we own. Even our most affordable phpBB plan runs on the same Dell PowerEdge servers we own outright, not leased from a third party. Our staff sits in the same building as the racks, so when something breaks, the fix happens in minutes, not days. That translates directly to your forum's uptime, which matters a lot when members are mid-conversation. - Owned hardware: Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers we bought, not leased - On-site technicians in the same building as the racks - RAID + UPS protection on every shared host - No third-party datacenter staff between you and a fix The phpBB stack ## PHP 8.x, MariaDB, and Nginx cache, ready in one click. Every Ultra phpBB plan ships with the runtime, database, and cache stack a real community forum needs. Softaculous installs phpBB, creates the database, and configures the admin account for you. Your forum is live in minutes, not in a weekend of manual setup. See what's included → Good to know ## Questions? Quick answers. Is site migration really free?+Yes. Our in-house team moves your site, email, and databases for you at no cost on any annual plan. How fast is support?+A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from engineers who know your account. What about uptime and hardware?+99.9% uptime on servers we own, rack, and monitor around the clock. No reselling someone else's cloud. Why Ultra phpBB Hosting ## Built for active forum communities. The runtime, the database, the cache stack, and the support team a real phpBB forum needs. ## PHP 8.x + MariaDB Modern PHP runtime with OPcache, paired with MariaDB tuned for forum query patterns. phpBB 3.3.x flies on this stack, and CloudLinux HardenedPHP back-ports security fixes to legacy PHP 7.x if you need an older runtime. ## 1-Click Softaculous Install Softaculous in cPanel installs phpBB with a single click, including database creation, initial configuration, and admin account setup. You can have a working forum live in minutes, no SSH or manual config-file editing. ## Thousands of Extensions Full access to install any phpBB extensions, styles, and language packs through your forum's admin panel or via FTP. Our servers support every current phpBB 3.x extension's PHP and database requirements out of the box. ## Free SSL Certificate Every forum gets a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate with auto-renewal. User logins, private messages, and admin sessions are encrypted from day one. Bring your own paid SSL if you need EV or wildcard coverage. ## 24/7 Forum Support Our support team is available around the clock. We have been hosting forum communities since 2002 and can help with setup, configuration, performance tuning, extension conflicts, and post-attack recovery. ## 99.9% Uptime Guarantee Daily JetBackup with 30-day restore points, RAID and UPS on every shared host, on-site technicians, and a 99.9 percent uptime guarantee. When members are mid-conversation, uptime matters. Hosting forum communities since 2002. ## phpBB hosting built for the long-haul community owner. phpBB is the most widely used free, open-source forum software on the web. It provides a full-featured bulletin board system with user registration, private messaging, moderation tools, custom BBCode, file attachments, and a deep permission system that gives administrators fine-grained control over who can do what. phpBB is written in PHP and supports MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and other database backends. ## What you get on the Ultra phpBB plan Every shared hosting plan includes 1-click phpBB installation through Softaculous, and our servers provide the PHP, MariaDB, and Nginx caching that phpBB needs to stay responsive even as your community grows. Forums generate a lot of database queries as members browse threads, post replies, and search content. Our MariaDB and Nginx caching setup handles the concurrent connections and read-heavy workload that active phpBB communities produce. ## Free SSL and forum security Every forum gets a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate so user logins and private messages are encrypted. Our servers also run ModSecurity with the OWASP Core Rule Set, ImunifyAV malware scanning, and CloudLinux CageFS account isolation to protect against common web attacks and isolate your forum from other accounts on the same server. CloudFlare CDN integration adds always-on DDoS protection and bot mitigation in front of your phpBB install with one click. ## Pricing transparency and free migration Our renewal prices match our introductory prices, period. The plan you signed up for at $3.95/mo renews at $3.95/mo on the same 3-year term, not at a hidden higher rate. There are no setup fees. Free migration is included with annual plans, and our technicians will move your forum files, database, uploaded attachments, and email accounts so your community lands on Ultra with minimal downtime. We are also a green hosting provider, with renewable energy offsetting the datacenter's full power draw. A day in the life of your forum ## What running a healthy phpBB board looks like. Morning traffic rolls in and the board stays quick, because PHP 8.x with OPcache and our nginx cache serve most page views without hammering the database. A new sub-forum takes off, membership climbs, and CloudLinux account isolation guarantees the CPU and RAM to carry the surge instead of throttling you at the worst moment. Overnight, a cPanel cron job fires phpBB's scheduled tasks so old sessions prune and search indexes rebuild while your members sleep. Someone installs a new extension or style, and if it misbehaves, daily JetBackup gives you a one-click roll-back to yesterday's board. All of it runs on Dell PowerEdge hardware we own, with on-site technicians in the same building, so when something needs a human, a real one answers in about 12 minutes. phpBB requirements we already meet ## Everything phpBB asks for, running before your first post. phpBB is a mature PHP and MySQL bulletin board, so it wants a modern runtime, a real database, reliable mail for member notifications, and a scheduler for its background jobs. Ultra ships all of it on the standard plan, so a hobby board or an active community can go from the installer to a live forum without a support ticket. - 1-click Softaculous phpBB install. Softaculous in cPanel builds the database, writes the config, and creates your admin account, so a fresh phpBB 3.x board is online in minutes instead of a weekend of manual setup. - PHP 8.x with OPcache and per-domain selection. phpBB 3.3.x runs happily on our modern PHP with OPcache keeping page rendering warm. cPanel's PHP Selector lets you pin a specific version per docroot if an extension needs an older runtime. - MariaDB with phpMyAdmin. Your board's read-heavy thread and search queries land on MariaDB, and phpMyAdmin is right there in cPanel for the occasional manual repair or prune. - Mail plus cron for forum notifications. Unlimited mailboxes with SMTP authentication and DKIM/SPF send registration confirmations, password resets, and subscribed-topic emails reliably, and cron jobs in cPanel fire phpBB's queued mail and cleanup tasks on your own schedule. - Extensions, styles, and language packs. Install anything from the phpBB ecosystem through the ACP or over FTP. Our stack meets the PHP and database requirements for every current 3.x extension and theme. - Free SSL and CloudLinux isolation. Every login and private message rides an auto-renewing Let's Encrypt certificate, and CageFS gives your account its own guaranteed CPU, RAM, and process slice, so a busy neighbor never slows your moderators mid-thread. FAQ ## What phpBB customers ask before choosing a plan. The questions our sales team gets every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. How much does phpBB hosting cost?Ultra phpBB Hosting runs on our Shared Web Hosting plan at $3.95/month on a 3-year term. No setup fees. Includes 1-click Softaculous phpBB install, PHP 8.x, MariaDB with OPcache, Nginx caching, CloudLinux account isolation, free SSL, free CloudFlare CDN integration, unlimited email, cPanel, free forum migration with annual plans, and a 45-day money-back guarantee. Can I install phpBB with one click?Yes. Softaculous in cPanel installs phpBB with a single click, including database creation, initial configuration, and admin account setup. You can have a working forum live in minutes, with no SSH or manual config-file editing required. How many users can my phpBB forum handle?That depends on the plan and how active your community is. Our shared hosting handles small to medium forums well (typically up to a few hundred concurrent users on a tuned phpBB install). For very large communities with thousands of concurrent users, a VPS or dedicated server is a better fit. Can you migrate my existing phpBB forum?Yes. Free phpBB migration is included with annual or longer plans. Our technicians handle the forum files, database export and import, uploaded attachments, email accounts, and DNS coordination so your community moves over with minimal downtime. Do you support phpBB extensions and styles?Yes. You have full access to install any phpBB extensions and styles through your forum's admin panel or via FTP. Our servers support the PHP and database requirements for all current phpBB 3.x extensions, and you can switch PHP versions per-domain through cPanel's PHP Selector if an extension needs a specific runtime. What PHP versions are supported for phpBB?PHP 7.4 through 8.3 are available per-domain via cPanel's PHP Selector. phpBB 3.3.x runs on PHP 7.2 through 8.2 officially; we default new installs to 8.1 for the best balance of performance and extension compatibility. CloudLinux HardenedPHP back-ports critical security fixes to legacy PHP 7.x versions if you need to keep an older phpBB install compatible. Does phpBB hosting include a database?Yes. The plan includes MariaDB with OPcache and phpMyAdmin in cPanel. phpBB supports MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and SQLite, but MariaDB is the recommended backend for community-driven forums because of its read-heavy query performance. Does the plan include email for forum notifications?Yes. Unlimited email accounts come with the plan, with SMTP authentication, IMAP/POP3, webmail (Roundcube), SpamAssassin filtering, and DKIM/SPF auto-configuration. phpBB registration confirmations, password resets, and subscribed-topic notifications send through our mail servers reliably. Is CloudFlare CDN included?Yes. Free CloudFlare CDN integration via cPanel's one-click activation. CloudFlare caches your phpBB static assets (style sheets, board images, smilies, avatars) at 300+ edge locations worldwide, adds always-on DDoS protection, bot mitigation, and Brotli compression. No add-on charges. Is SSL included?Yes. Every forum gets a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate with auto-renewal. User logins, private messages, and admin sessions are encrypted from day one. You can also bring your own paid SSL if needed. What about forum spam and brute-force protection?Our servers run ModSecurity with the OWASP Core Rule Set and ImunifyAV malware scanning on every account. CloudLinux CageFS isolates your account from your shared neighbors. phpBB's built-in CAPTCHA, Q&A challenges, and ACP login throttling layer on top, and CloudFlare bot mitigation filters most automated registration attempts before they hit your forum. Can I run multiple phpBB forums on one plan?Yes. You can install multiple phpBB forums on a single plan if your plan supports add-on domains. Each forum gets its own database and runs independently. Storage and inode limits apply to the total account, not per-forum. Does the plan include daily backups?Yes. Daily JetBackup runs on every shared plan with 30 days of restore points. Roll back individual phpBB files, the database, or the entire account in one click from cPanel if a moderator action or extension update goes wrong. What is your refund policy?Ultra phpBB hosting includes a 45-day money-back guarantee. Request a refund through the client area within 45 days of signup for a full refund on the hosting service. Domain registration fees are non-refundable since they're paid to the registry on your behalf. Where are your servers located?Our phpBB hosting servers are housed in our own datacenter with on-site staff 24/7. Hardware is Ultra-owned and operated, not leased from a hyperscaler. Free CloudFlare CDN integration caches your forum's static assets to 300+ edge locations worldwide so forum members get fast response times regardless of where they are. How long has Ultra been hosting forums?Ultra Web Hosting has been in business since 2002. phpBB launched in late 2000, and we have been hosting phpBB communities since the company started, so 24+ years of forum hosting experience across phpBB, vBulletin, MyBB, SMF, and Discourse. 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved (312 reviews) 10,000+ Sites hosted on owned hardware 24+ years Forum hosting (since 2002) 12 min Avg support response ## Ready to launch your phpBB forum? 30% off new phpBB orders with code 30-OFF-HOSTING. 45-day money-back guarantee. Free migration included with annual plans. Choose a phpBB plan Talk to a forum specialist ============================================================================== # Moodle Hosting from $3.95/mo · 1-Click LMS Install, PHP 8 + MariaDB | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/moodle-hosting Summary: Moodle LMS hosting for schools and trainers. 1-click Softaculous install, PHP 8.x, MariaDB, every-minute cron, free SSL, CDN and migration. From $3.95/mo since 2002. 30% off new Moodle hosting orders · code 30-OFF-HOSTING 1-Click Install · PHP 8 + MariaDB · Cron Jobs · Multilingual · Free SSL ## Moodle LMS Hosting Dependable hosting for the courses you teach. Serving schools and trainers since 2002, powered by PHP 8, MariaDB & Softaculous Choose a Moodle plan Migrate my Moodle site free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 27 Moodle hosting reviews Schools, universities & training orgs hosted 24+ years of hosting (since 2002) 12-min avg support response $3.95 Starting as low as /mo 1-click Softaculous Moodle install 99.9% Uptime guarantee 45-day Money-back guarantee Moodle Hosting Plans ## From small classrooms to university deployments. Begin on Shared Hosting from $3.95/mo for a single class or pilot cohort, then move up to Ultra Unlimited Pro when enrollment climbs, with a dedicated IP and 3x CPU for busier course sites. Step up to a Managed VPS once you reach campus-wide concurrency. Renewal prices match introductory pricing. Value Starter ## Ultra 1x for Moodle Small classrooms & pilots As low as $3.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $6.95 every month - Single Moodle install - 50 GB NVMe SSD storage - Unmetered bandwidth - 1-click Moodle install (Softaculous) - PHP 8.x & MariaDB with OPcache - Cron jobs at any interval - CloudLinux account isolation - Free SSL + CloudFlare CDN - Free domain w/annual order - 24/7 support - 99.9% uptime + 45-day money-back Order Now Additional plan details Popular Pro ## Ultra Unlimited Pro for Moodle Dedicated IP & 3x CPU for active LMS As low as $9.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $12.95 every month - Unlimited Moodle sites - 3x Xeon CPU allocation - Dedicated IP address - 50 GB NVMe SSD storage - 1-click Moodle install (Softaculous) - PHP 8.x & MariaDB with OPcache - Cron jobs + Imunify360 security - Nginx caching + CloudLinux isolation - Free SSL + CloudFlare CDN - Free domain + free migration - 24/7 support · 45-day money-back Order Now Additional plan details University Managed VPS ## VPS for Moodle Universities & large enterprises As low as $49.95/mo Billed monthly or with annual discount - Guaranteed CPU / RAM slice - Root / sudo access - SSD storage - Multi-instance Moodle networks - PHP-FPM tuning for thousands of users - Dedicated MariaDB resources - Custom Nginx / Apache + Redis - Free SSL + CloudFlare CDN - Daily backups (JetBackup) - Managed updates + 24/7 support - 99.9% uptime + 45-day money-back Order Now Additional plan details Good to know ## Questions? Quick answers. Is site migration really free?+Yes. Our in-house team moves your site, email, and databases for you at no cost on any annual plan. How fast is support?+A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from engineers who know your account. What about uptime and hardware?+99.9% uptime on servers we own, rack, and monitor around the clock. No reselling someone else's cloud. Why Ultra Moodle Hosting ## Built for the LMS workload. Six things every Moodle course depends on, included on every plan. No "managed LMS" upsell. ## PHP 8 + MariaDB The full Moodle 4.x system requirements out of the box. PHP 8.x with OPcache, MariaDB tuned for InnoDB row-level locking, UTF-8 default everywhere. ## Softaculous 1-Click Install Install Moodle from cPanel with a single click. The installer creates the database, sets the admin account, configures language packs, and writes config.php so you can start building courses immediately. ## Multilingual Support Moodle ships with 100+ language packs and our MariaDB servers are UTF-8 by default. Multilingual courses, RTL languages, and non-Latin character sets render correctly without manual collation tweaks. ## Cron Job Support Moodle's scheduled tasks need a recurring cron job (every minute recommended) for course completions, notifications, backups, and cleanup. Every Ultra plan supports cron at any interval from cPanel. ## 24/7 Support Our support team is available around the clock for server config, PHP settings, database tuning, and general Moodle troubleshooting. We have been hosting LMS deployments since 2002. ## 99.9% Uptime 99.9% uptime guarantee on owned hardware, with RAID-protected storage, UPS power, on-site technicians, and a multi-carrier Cisco backbone. Your courses stay reachable when students need them. Moodle by the numbers ## What your Moodle site runs on here. Moodle is a database-heavy LMS with a few hard requirements. These are the numbers that matter, ready on every Ultra plan before you install. 1 min Recommended cron interval, supported at any interval from cPanel 50 GB NVMe SSD storage for courses, uploads, and the moodledata directory 2002 Hosting schools and training orgs since, that is 24+ years The Moodle stack ## Ready to teach on Moodle 4, day one. Every Ultra Moodle plan arrives with PHP 8.x, MariaDB, OPcache, Softaculous, and the every-minute cron Moodle needs already in place. Your course site goes live quickly, with the database, moodledata storage, and HTTPS wired up for course delivery, quizzes, gradebooks, and learner progress tracking. See what's included → Real people · US-based · Since 2002 ## When your course site needs help, a real person answers. Moodle's every-minute cron, moodledata storage, and grading load all live on Dell PowerEdge hardware we own and staff on-site in the US. If enrollment spikes before an exam or a plugin misbehaves, our team replies to your ticket in about 12 minutes, not next business day. 24/7US-based team OwnedDell hardware 12 minavg reply Our support desk · on-site in our own datacenter Hosting course sites for educators since 2002. ## An LMS host for schools, universities, and training teams. Moodle is the world's most popular open-source learning management system, and teachers, professors, and corporate trainers lean on it to run online courses, quizzes, assignments, and collaborative activities. It handles SCORM packages, gradebooks, completion tracking, badges, forums, wikis, and a deep plugin ecosystem, so you can shape it around the way your program actually teaches. Ultra Web Hosting supplies the server environment your course site needs to stay quick and dependable through the term. Every shared hosting plan installs Moodle in one click through Softaculous and includes the PHP, MariaDB, and storage Moodle asks for. Our Nginx reverse proxy and CloudLinux isolation keep pages loading fast for every student who logs in. ## What you get on every Moodle plan The plan ships with 1-click Softaculous Moodle install, PHP 8.x and MariaDB, cron job support, free SSL, free CloudFlare CDN integration, free Moodle migration on annual plans, and a 12-minute average support response. Whether you are piloting one course or running an LMS for the whole institution, the same solid server fundamentals carry the load. ## Built for exam-day concurrency Moodle leans hard on the database, and never harder than when a whole class submits assignments, opens a timed quiz, or pulls up course materials in the same few minutes. Our MariaDB tuning, OPcache, and CloudLinux resource isolation absorb that concurrent load and keep pages responsive. The 50 GB NVMe SSD storage with unmetered bandwidth leaves room for lecture materials, uploaded assignments, SCORM packages, and video content without overage surprises. ## Security for student records Grades, submissions, and student logins are exactly the kind of data that has to stay encrypted. Every domain gets a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate automatically, so your Moodle site runs over HTTPS from the moment it goes live. CloudLinux CageFS walls your account off from neighbors on the same server, and Imunify360 (on Pro and VPS plans) adds a hardened WAF, real-time malware scanning, and login brute-force protection. ## Free Moodle migration Already teaching on Moodle somewhere else? We move your entire Moodle installation for free with annual plans, including the database, moodledata directory, uploaded files, and Moodle configuration. We stage the copy on a temporary URL so you can check courses, gradebooks, and user accounts before cutover, then time the DNS switch to keep learners out of the dark. ## 24 years of hosting experience Ultra Web Hosting has been in business since 2002, running LMS installations on owned hardware in our own datacenter. Our support team is staffed by people who administer real sites every day, not a call center reading scripts. When you open a ticket about a PHP memory setting, a database connection, or a Moodle plugin conflict, a technician with hands-on experience answers it. Moodle requirements we already meet ## The three things a Moodle install actually needs, set up before you start. Most struggling Moodle sites trace back to the same short list: a cron that never runs, PHP that runs out of memory, or a database that buckles under a class taking a quiz. Ultra has each one covered on the standard plan, so a school, university, or training team can install and open courses without a support ticket. - Cron every minute, the way Moodle expects. Moodle's scheduled tasks are not optional. Schedule the Moodle cron every minute from cPanel so course completions, notifications, backups, quiz regrades, and queued email actually fire instead of piling up. - PHP 8.x with real memory and OPcache. Moodle 4.x wants a modern PHP with generous memory for big gradebooks, backups, and course imports. You get PHP 8.x with OPcache keeping the code warm, and cPanel's PHP Selector lets you set the version and limits per docroot. - MariaDB tuned for gradebook and quiz load. Grading, quiz attempts, and activity logs are database-heavy. Our MariaDB tuning and InnoDB row-level locking keep reads and writes moving when a full class is working at once. - Object caching with Redis or Memcached. Point Moodle's application and session caches at Redis or Memcached to lift load off the database and speed up pages for signed-in students. - One-click Softaculous install and free migration. Stand up fresh Moodle core in a single click, or let our team move an existing course site for free on annual plans, moodledata and all. - CloudLinux isolation for steady performance. CageFS gives your account its own guaranteed CPU, RAM, and process slice, so a neighbor's traffic spike never slows down your exam day. FAQ ## Frequently Asked Questions What educators and course teams ask us about Moodle hosting every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. Can I install Moodle with one click?Yes. Softaculous in cPanel installs Moodle with a single click, including database creation and initial configuration. The installer handles the schema, admin account, language pack, and Moodle's config.php so you can start building courses without manually editing files. What Moodle versions do you support?Our servers run PHP 8.x and MariaDB, which meet the system requirements for Moodle 4.x (the current LTS line) and earlier 3.x releases. CloudLinux PHP Selector lets you switch PHP versions per-domain if you need to keep an older Moodle install compatible. Is shared hosting enough for Moodle?For small to medium deployments with up to a few hundred users, shared hosting works well. For large institutions with thousands of concurrent learners, a VPS or dedicated server will provide better performance, more PHP workers, and dedicated CPU/RAM for the database. Can you migrate my existing Moodle site?Yes. Free migration is included with annual or longer hosting plans. Our team transfers your files, moodledata directory, MariaDB/MySQL database, and Moodle configuration. We stage the new copy on a temporary URL so you can verify courses, gradebooks, and uploads before cutover. Does Moodle hosting include cron job support?Yes. Moodle's scheduled tasks require a recurring cron job (recommended every minute) to process course completions, send notifications, run backups, and clean up temporary data. Every Ultra shared plan supports cPanel cron jobs at any interval you need. Does Moodle support multiple languages?Yes. Moodle ships with 100+ language packs out of the box and our MariaDB servers are UTF-8 by default, so any language Moodle supports works correctly on Ultra hosting. Multilingual courses, RTL languages, and non-Latin character sets all render properly. How much NVMe SSD storage do I get?50 GB NVMe SSD storage on every shared plan with unmetered bandwidth. That covers course materials, uploaded assignments, SCORM packages, video content, and the moodledata directory for typical school deployments. VPS plans scale to hundreds of GB if you need more. Is SSL included for Moodle?Yes. Every domain gets a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate with auto-renewal. Student credentials, gradebook data, and any personal information stay encrypted in transit. Moodle 4.x requires HTTPS for many features and our SSL setup activates automatically. Will Moodle scale for large classrooms?Moodle is database-intensive when multiple students submit assignments, take quizzes, or load course materials at the same time. Our MariaDB tuning, OPcache, and CloudLinux resource isolation keep page loads responsive under concurrent load. For very large institutions, our VPS plans give you guaranteed CPU/RAM and root access. Do you offer 24/7 support for Moodle?Yes. Our support team is available around the clock for server configuration, PHP settings, database tuning, and general Moodle troubleshooting. We have been hosting LMS installations since 2002 and have seen most of the common Moodle issues. What is your uptime guarantee?99.9 percent uptime guarantee on every plan, backed by owned hardware in our own datacenter, RAID-protected storage, UPS power, and on-site technicians. Network monitoring runs 24/7 and we have a multi-carrier Cisco backbone for redundancy. What is your refund policy?Ultra Moodle hosting includes a 45-day money-back guarantee. Request a refund through the client area within 45 days of signup for a full refund on the hosting service. Domain registration fees are non-refundable since they're paid to the registry on your behalf. 4.9 / 5.0 Moodle hosting rating (27 reviews) Schools & Unis LMS deployments hosted 24+ years Web hosting (since 2002) 12 min Avg support response ## Ready to open your Moodle courses? Take 30% off new Moodle orders with code 30-OFF-HOSTING. Backed by a 45-day money-back guarantee, with free migration on annual plans. Choose a Moodle plan Talk to a Moodle hosting expert ============================================================================== # IonCube Hosting | IonCube Loader Pre-Installed for PHP 7.x and 8.x | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/ioncube-hosting Summary: Run IonCube-encoded PHP apps like WHMCS and licensed plugins on Ultra. The IonCube Loader is pre-configured for every PHP 7.x and 8.x version. Plans from $3.95/mo. IonCube Loader · Pre-installed · Multiple PHP Versions · 24/7 Support ## IonCube hosting, encoded PHP runs out of the box. Ship IonCube-encoded PHP without a single config edit. The Loader is pre-installed and selectable per PHP version on every Ultra server, so WHMCS and licensed scripts run under PHP 7.x and 8.x the moment they land. See hosting plans Browse features ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites hosted 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response Pre-installed IonCube Loader on every server Free No extra cost, no add-ons PHP 7+8 Compatible across versions $3.95 Plans start here, per month Encoded PHP just works. No php.ini edits, no support tickets, no manual install. ## IonCube Loader, pre-installed and ready on every server. IonCube is an encoding and licensing system that vendors use to distribute commercial PHP software without shipping readable source. Files run through the IonCube Encoder can only execute where the matching IonCube Loader is present in the PHP runtime. That is why billing platforms like WHMCS, licensing frameworks, and paid plugins and themes so often list the Loader as a hard requirement before they will even boot. Ultra Web Hosting keeps the IonCube Loader pre-installed and wired into every PHP version on all shared hosting servers. There is nothing to download, compile, or register by hand. Point your encoded application at the account, and it runs against whichever supported PHP version you select, 7.x or 8.x, with the correct Loader already bound underneath it. IonCube is a different encoder from Zend Guard, so encoded files need their own matching loader. We provide both, alongside phpMyAdmin, cURL, GD, OpenSSL, Git, and the rest of our developer toolchain. See our hosting features page for the complete list. Encoded PHP, no setup step ## Drop in a licensed script and it just executes. Every server we operate carries an active IonCube Loader mapped across PHP 7.x and 8.x. Nothing to toggle, no php.ini line to add, no ticket to open. WHMCS installs, licensing systems, and encoded commercial plugins clear their Loader check on the first request instead of failing with a missing-extension error. See hosting plans → Real people · US-based · Since 2002 ## The Loader is pre-installed because we run the servers ourselves. ionCube support isn't a ticket you have to file. The US-based engineers who own these racks keep the Loader current for every PHP version, so your encoded apps and WHMCS just run the moment they land. 100%US-based team 7.x & 8.xLoader ready 12 minavg reply Our own engineers · in our own datacenter IonCube Hosting Features ## Everything a licensed PHP app expects. The Loader is bound into every PHP version we run, so encoded software finds it no matter which release you select. Here is what comes standard with every IonCube-ready Ultra hosting plan. ## Pre-Installed, Zero Configuration The IonCube Loader ships active on every server, so there is no setup, no php.ini editing, and no support ticket to raise. Push your encoded PHP up through FTP or cPanel's File Manager and it runs on first hit. The Loader is present for every PHP version available on our platform. ## Compatible with Commercial PHP Apps Vendors lean on IonCube to protect the source they license out. That covers billing platforms like WHMCS, paid WordPress and Joomla plugins and themes, ecommerce modules, and bespoke business tools shipped under a license key. If your software lists the IonCube Loader as a requirement, it is already satisfied on our servers. ## PHP 7.x and 8.x Support A matching Loader is attached to every PHP release we offer, from 7.x through 8.x. Switch versions in cPanel's PHP Selector and the correct IonCube Loader follows automatically, so your encoded files keep running as long as they were built for the version you select. ## Support When You Need It When an encoded script misbehaves, our 24/7 support team helps you trace it. The usual culprit is a version mismatch, where files were encoded for a different PHP release than the one your account runs. We help you spot that and move the account onto a compatible PHP version fast. One-Click Enablement ## Selectable per PHP version, no compiling required. Because the Loader is bound to each PHP release through cPanel, matching your encoded software to the right runtime is a single dropdown choice rather than a server change. ## Pick your PHP release in cPanel Open PHP Selector in cPanel, choose any supported 7.x or 8.x version, and the correct IonCube Loader is already active for it. There is no extension to add and nothing to recompile, so pairing WHMCS or a licensed plugin with its required PHP version takes one click. ## Built for license-checked software Encoded apps verify the Loader at startup before they validate a license key. With that check satisfied on every server, WHMCS, licensing systems, and paid themes and plugins reach their own activation step instead of stalling on a missing IonCube extension. ## Run several encoded apps side by side Different vendors target different PHP versions. Since each version on the account carries its own Loader, you can host a WHMCS install and an encoded plugin that expect separate PHP releases within the same cPanel account without conflict. Insider tip ## Match the Loader to the PHP version your encoder targeted. The IonCube Loader is pre-installed and bound to every PHP release we run, so there is nothing to enable by hand. When an encoded app throws a Loader error, the cause is almost always a version mismatch: the files were built for a different PHP release than the one your account is set to. Open Select PHP Version (PHP Selector) in cPanel and switch to the branch your vendor encoded for, 7.x or 8.x, and the correct Loader follows automatically. To confirm it is live, check the PHP Info page in cPanel for the ionCube Loader entry, or run php -m over SSH. Because the Loader is per version, you can host a WHMCS install and an encoded plugin that expect different PHP releases in the same account. IonCube and Zend Guard are separate encoders, and we keep both loaders active. FAQ ## What customers ask about IonCube hosting. The questions our sales team gets every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. Is the IonCube Loader pre-installed?Yes. The IonCube Loader is installed and active on all shared hosting servers. No manual installation or configuration is needed. What PHP versions does it work with?The IonCube Loader works with all PHP versions available on our platform, including PHP 7.x and 8.x. Do I need to do anything to enable IonCube?No. Just upload your IonCube-encoded PHP files and they will execute immediately. The Loader is already configured in the server's PHP environment. What if my IonCube scripts are not working?The most common issue is a PHP version mismatch. The encoded files need to be compatible with the PHP version your account is running. You can change PHP versions through cPanel, or contact our support team for help. ## Host WHMCS and licensed PHP with the Loader already in place. Every plan, every server, IonCube ready across your PHP versions. Starting at $3.95/mo with a 45-day money-back guarantee. See hosting plans Browse features Contact our team ============================================================================== # Pacific Northwest Web Hosting from $3.95/mo · Seattle, Portland, Spokane | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/pacific-northwest-hosting Summary: Pacific Northwest web hosting on owned hardware. Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, Spokane regional team. cPanel, free SSL, 99.9% uptime, 24/7 support. From $3.95/mo. 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Every plan bundles cPanel, CloudLinux isolation, free SSL, free CloudFlare CDN integration, and free migration, all backed by a support team that keeps Pacific-time hours right alongside you. Popular PNW Hosting ## Web Hosting Shared cPanel · PNW-based team As low as $3.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $6.95 every month Order Now Additional plan details - Host your website on PNW-based hardware - Owned Dell PowerEdge servers - Generous NVMe SSD storage - Unlimited email accounts - CloudLinux + CageFS isolation - Free SSL certificate (HTTPS/TLS) - Free CloudFlare CDN integration - Server-level firewall + IDS - Daily server-level backups - UltraSpeed caching - Free domain w/annual order - Free site migration - cPanel control panel - 1-click WordPress installs - Softaculous 400+ apps - 24/7 PNW-based support - 45-day money-back guarantee - 99.9% uptime guarantee Proud Supporter of the American Cancer Society A portion of every Ultra hosting plan goes toward supporting the fight against cancer. Owned PNW Infrastructure ## Hardware we own, racked in the Pacific Northwest. Our hosting runs on Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers we bought and racked ourselves, in a facility we operate from the Seattle area. The team that fixes a failed drive is the team that sold you the hosting plan. That's not a marketing story, it's how the company has worked since 2002. - Owned hardware: Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers, bought not leased - On-site PNW staff handle every rack, drive, and ticket - RAID + UPS protection on every host in the fleet - Cisco backbone to the PNW peering points and beyond A Pacific Northwest team ## The PNW team that answers your ticket is in the same building as the servers. On-site technicians, owned Dell PowerEdge hardware, and an in-house crew that keeps Pacific-time hours. No outsourced call center, no third-party facility operator standing between you and the box. When you ask why a page feels slow, the person reading your ticket can walk to the rack in the Seattle metro and check it in person. Talk to the PNW team Why hosting with a PNW provider matters ## A regional team, regional latency, owned regional infrastructure. For businesses in Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, and Spokane, choosing a Pacific Northwest host comes down to more than a shared area code. It is about who picks up the phone, who racks and swaps the hardware, and how quickly the page paints for the customer just down the road. ## Regional PNW Team Sales, support, and engineering work from the Pacific Northwest on Pacific time. When you open a ticket at 9 AM in Portland, the response comes from someone whose morning started at the same time as yours. ## Regional Latency Short network paths from our Seattle-area data center to Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Olympia, Portland, Vancouver, and Spokane. Your local customers see fast page loads instead of waiting on transcontinental round-trips. ## Owned PNW Infrastructure Dell PowerEdge servers we own outright in a Pacific Northwest data center. We are not reselling rack space in Virginia or repackaging a cloud provider in Ohio. ## 24/7 In-House Support Real engineers on chat, ticket, and phone around the clock. 12-minute average first response on live chat. No bouncing between scripted tier-one reps in another time zone. ## Dell Hardware, Cisco Backbone The same Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers used by enterprise IT, on a Cisco-powered backbone with redundant uplinks. Real RAID, real UPS, real on-site staff to swap a drive when it fails. ## 99.9% Uptime Guarantee Five-nines is marketing, three-nines is what serious hosts actually promise. We back it with monitoring, on-site response, and a track record going back to 2002 of customers who have stayed for 18+ years. Rooted in the Pacific Northwest, hosting the region since 2002. ## Web hosting for Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, Spokane, and the broader PNW. Ultra Web Hosting is a Pacific Northwest web hosting company that has served the greater PNW region since 2002. Our team works out of the Seattle metro area, and our servers live in a climate-controlled facility with direct access to the major internet backbones running through Cascadia. For Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, Spokane, and the rest of the region, that means a short network path between our data center and your local customers, your office, and your team. ## Who we host in the Pacific Northwest Our regional clients include small businesses, startups, professional service firms, restaurants, real estate agents, contractors, nonprofits, agencies, and creative professionals across King County, Pierce County, Snohomish County, Multnomah County, Clark County, Spokane County, and the rest of the PNW. Whether you are a Tacoma law firm, a Portland design studio, a Vancouver retailer, or a Spokane medical practice, the same shared, WordPress, Nginx, Node.js, reseller, and Managed VPS plans are available with the same pricing and the same regional support team. ## What "Pacific Northwest hosting" actually means We are not a giant out-of-state hosting company with a sales office in Seattle. We are a PNW business with PNW infrastructure and a PNW team. The servers are physically in the Pacific Northwest, the engineers are in the Pacific Northwest, and the support team answers in Pacific time. When a Portland business owner needs help at 8 PM on a Tuesday, a real PNW-based person picks up. ## One regional plan, every common need covered Every plan includes cPanel, CloudLinux isolation, free SSL, CloudFlare CDN integration, daily backups, free migration, Softaculous one-click installs for WordPress and 400+ other apps, and unlimited email accounts. We also offer WordPress Optimized Hosting for WP-first sites, Reseller Hosting for PNW web agencies and freelancers, Node.js Hosting for modern application stacks, and VPS & Dedicated Servers for higher-traffic workloads. Pricing matches the standard shared hosting tier; the regional advantage is who you are talking to and how close the servers are. ## Regional landing pages for each PNW city If you are searching for a hosting company in your specific PNW city, we maintain dedicated pages for Seattle web hosting, Bellevue hosting, Tacoma hosting, Tukwila hosting (where the data center sits), and the broader Puget Sound area. The pricing and feature set are identical across every PNW page; the dedicated landing pages exist so local businesses can find a hosting provider that actually has a regional presence. Why the Seattle-metro location matters for the PNW ## One datacenter in Tukwila, short paths to the whole Pacific Northwest. Our hardware sits in a single facility we operate in Tukwila, in the Seattle metro, which puts it close to the internet backbones that carry Cascadia traffic. From that one location, requests from across Washington, Oregon, and Idaho stay on regional routes instead of bouncing to an out-of-state cloud region and back. That is a genuine advantage no city landing page can add on its own; it comes from where the servers actually live. - Regional round-trips, not transcontinental ones. Visitors from Seattle, Portland, Spokane, Boise, and the rest of the PNW reach the Tukwila rack over a short network hop, which trims the latency that drags down page loads for local traffic. - Same-timezone, on-shore support. Our in-house team works Pacific time from the Seattle area, so a morning ticket from Oregon or Idaho lands with someone whose day started on the same clock. Reach us 24/7 by chat, ticket, or phone at 877-850-7850. - Owned hardware on a Cisco backbone. Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers we bought outright, on redundant Cisco-powered uplinks to the PNW peering points, with RAID and UPS protection on every host and on-site staff to swap a drive. - Global reach layered on top. Free CloudFlare CDN integration caches static content worldwide, so a regionally hosted site still serves fast to visitors far outside the Pacific Northwest, all backed by a 99.9% uptime guarantee. Rooted in Cascadia ## A Pacific Northwest host by the numbers One datacenter in Tukwila, in the Seattle metro, on the backbones that carry Cascadia traffic. Requests from Seattle, Portland, and Spokane stay on regional routes instead of bouncing to an out-of-state cloud region and back. 24+ yrs PNW-based and independent since 2002 99.9% Uptime on owned Dell hardware and Cisco uplinks 12 min Average support response, on Pacific time FAQ ## What PNW businesses ask about regional hosting. The questions our sales team gets every week from customers across Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, and Spokane. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. What cities does Ultra serve in the Pacific Northwest?Ultra serves the entire Pacific Northwest including Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma, Tukwila, Olympia, Portland, Vancouver, Spokane, and the surrounding metros. The data center and team are headquartered in the Seattle area, so customers throughout Washington, Oregon, and the broader PNW get short network paths and same-time-zone support. We also maintain city-specific landing pages for Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma, and Tukwila customers. Why pick a PNW-based hosting provider over a national brand?Three reasons. First, a short network path between a PNW data center and PNW visitors keeps the site fast for the customers you actually want to reach. Second, our support staff work Pacific time and understand the regional business context. Third, we own the hardware and operate the facility, so when something goes wrong an on-site PNW engineer addresses it instead of opening a ticket with a third-party cloud provider. Where are your servers physically located?Our owned Dell PowerEdge hardware lives in a climate-controlled, RAID and UPS-protected facility operated by Ultra staff in the Seattle metro area. The exact data center address and access controls are not published for security reasons, but we are happy to discuss the physical security posture with prospective customers who need it for procurement or compliance reviews. How fast is the hosting for customers outside the PNW?Fast. The PNW location gives a regional latency advantage to PNW visitors, but every plan includes free CloudFlare CDN integration that caches static content across 300+ global locations. A site hosted with Ultra serves fast to visitors in Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver, and equally fast to visitors in New York, London, or Sydney via the CDN edge. How much does Pacific Northwest hosting cost?Ultra shared web hosting starts at $3.95 per month when billed annually, with the same pricing on every PNW regional landing page. WordPress Optimized Hosting starts at $9.95 per month. Node.js Hosting starts at $9.95 per month. Managed VPS plans start at $49.95 per month. There is no regional pricing premium, and renewal prices match introductory prices on annual plans. What hosting types do you offer for PNW businesses?The full Ultra lineup: shared hosting from $3.95/mo for general business sites, WordPress Optimized Hosting for WP-first marketing sites, Nginx Hosting for high-traffic dynamic sites, Node.js Hosting for modern apps, Reseller Hosting for PNW agencies and freelancers, HIPAA Hosting for healthcare, and VPS & Dedicated Servers for higher-traffic workloads. Can I migrate my existing site to Ultra?Yes. Ultra offers free website migration on annual or longer plans. Our migration team handles cPanel transfers, database moves, and email setup. Open a ticket after signup with your current host's login details and we move everything over with minimal downtime, then coordinate the DNS cutover when you're ready. Do you only host customers in the Pacific Northwest?No. Ultra serves customers worldwide; the regional pages exist to surface our PNW provider presence to local businesses searching for one. The same shared, WordPress, Nginx, Node.js, reseller, and Managed VPS plans are available to customers anywhere. If you are outside the Pacific Northwest, the regional advantages (short network path, time-zone-matched support, regional team) do not all apply, but the same platform and pricing do. What is your uptime guarantee?Ultra guarantees 99.9% uptime backed by RAID-protected storage, UPS-backed power, redundant Cisco networking, and on-site PNW staff. The fleet runs on owned Dell PowerEdge hardware that we maintain ourselves, which gives us complete control over response time when something needs attention. 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved (312 reviews) 10,000+ Sites optimized 24+ years PNW-based since 2002 12 min Avg support response ## Ready to host with a Pacific Northwest team? From $3.95/mo. 45-day money-back guarantee. Free migration from your current host. Real PNW-based engineers on every shift. Choose a plan Talk to the team ============================================================================== # Seattle Web Hosting from $3.95/mo · Owned Hardware, Local Support | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/seattle-web-hosting Summary: Seattle web hosting on hardware we own in the Pacific Northwest. cPanel, free SSL, 99.9% uptime, local 24/7 support from a Washington team. From $3.95/mo. Tukwila HQ · Owned Hardware · cPanel · Free SSL · Free Migration ## Seattle web hosting done right. Web hosting built and run right here in the Seattle metro, on servers we own in Tukwila. Same time zone, same city, same team, since 2002. See Seattle hosting plans Migrate my site free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites hosted 24+ years in Seattle since 2002 12-min avg support response $3.95 Starting as low as /mo 99.9% Uptime guarantee 24/7 Local Washington support 23+ yrs In Seattle since 2002 Web hosting plans for Seattle businesses ## Three plans, all hosted in the Pacific Northwest. Every plan runs on hardware we own in the Seattle metro, includes cPanel, free SSL, free CloudFlare CDN integration, free migration, and 24/7 support answered from Tukwila. Pick the tier that fits how your business site is built. Shared Hosting ## Web Hosting Great fit for most Seattle business websites As low as $3.95/mo Billed every 3 years - Generous storage & bandwidth - Unlimited email accounts - Free SSL certificate - Free CloudFlare CDN integration - Free site migration - cPanel + CloudLinux isolation - 400+ one-click app installs - 24/7 Washington-based support Order Now Additional plan details Popular WordPress Optimized ## WordPress Hosting Tuned for WordPress, WooCommerce, and blogs As low as $9.95/mo Billed every 3 years - LiteSpeed + AccelerateWP caching - WordPress hardening built in - WP Toolkit + staging environments - Free SSL + CloudFlare CDN - Free site migration - Daily server-level backups - cPanel + Softaculous WP installer - 24/7 Washington-based support Order Now Additional plan details Nginx Optimized ## Nginx Hosting Reverse-proxy speed for traffic-heavy sites As low as $3.95/mo Billed every 3 years - Nginx reverse-proxy cache - HTTP/2 + faster page loads - CloudLinux account isolation - Free SSL + CloudFlare CDN - Free site migration - NVMe SSD-backed storage - cPanel + Softaculous installer - 24/7 Washington-based support Order Now Additional plan details Why Seattle businesses choose Ultra ## Local hardware, local support, low-latency Pacific Northwest delivery. Our office and our servers sit in the same Seattle-metro building in Tukwila. That means a Seattle visitor is a short network hop from your site, and a Seattle customer is a same-day phone call from the team that runs it. Here since 2002. ## Hardware We Own Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers we own outright, racked and operated in the Pacific Northwest. Not leased cloud capacity, not a rebadged reseller, not a third-party data center. ## Low Latency to Seattle Our regional data center keeps round-trip times short for visitors in Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma, Redmond, and the wider Puget Sound area. Faster page loads, better SEO. ## Real Washington Support 24/7 live chat, ticket, and phone support answered by the same technicians who build and operate the platform. On-shore, no overseas call center, no scripts. ## 24+ Years in Seattle Headquartered in the Seattle area since 2002, with a physical presence and a reputation to maintain in the Pacific Northwest business community. ## 99.9% Uptime SLA RAID-protected storage, UPS-backed power, redundant Cisco networking, and on-site staff back a 99.9% uptime guarantee on every shared hosting plan. ## Seattle Metro Presence Customers across Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma, Redmond, Kirkland, Renton, Federal Way, Kent, Everett, Bothell, Issaquah, and Olympia. Owned hardware in the Seattle metro ## Your site lives in Tukwila, not a rented rack across the country. Dell PowerEdge servers we own outright, RAID-protected storage, UPS-backed power, and Cisco networking, all in our own Tukwila facility. The technicians who rack that hardware are the same people who answer your support tickets. See what's included → Local team, local hardware ## A Seattle-area team on the Dell PowerEdge servers we own. Our staff sit on-site with the racks in Tukwila, in the same Puget Sound time zone as you, so your ticket never routes to an offshore call center. Independent and Washington-based since 2002, with an average response of about 12 minutes. ~12 minAvg ticket response Tukwila, WAOur own facility OwnedHardware, not leased Our datacenter floor · Tukwila, Washington Hosted in the Seattle metro ## Your Seattle site on hardware a few miles from downtown A visitor in Seattle, Bellevue, or Renton is a short network hop from our Tukwila facility, so pages start rendering sooner. We own the Dell PowerEdge servers, run them ourselves, and answer support from the same building, all on Pacific time. Low round-trip latency across Puget Sound Owned servers in Tukwila, minutes from Sea-Tac 24/7 Washington-based support since 2002 24 years in Seattle. Owned hardware. Local support. ## Seattle's local web hosting provider since 2002. Ultra Web Hosting is a Seattle-metro web hosting company that has been building and maintaining websites for local businesses, organizations, and individuals since 2002. Our headquarters sits in Tukwila, Washington, minutes south of downtown Seattle and next to Sea-Tac, and our servers are housed in secure, climate-controlled facilities with direct access to major internet backbone connections on the West Coast. We are not a faceless corporation on the other side of the country. We are your neighbors. When you call our support line or open a live chat, you are talking to someone who lives and works in the Seattle area. That is a level of accountability and personal service that the big national hosting companies simply cannot match. ## Two decades of Pacific Northwest customers Over the past two decades, we have helped thousands of customers get online, from first-time bloggers to established Seattle businesses, nonprofit organizations, podcasters, and even local radio and television productions. Whether you are launching your first website or migrating an existing one, we will make sure you are set up right. ## What is included with every Seattle hosting plan Every plan includes the cPanel control panel for managing your website, email, databases, and files; CloudLinux account isolation so a busy neighbor never slows your site down; free SSL certificates with auto-renewal; free CloudFlare CDN integration for global edge caching on top of our Pacific Northwest infrastructure; and free website migration so we move your existing site over for you. Add MariaDB databases, email hosting with webmail and IMAP, the Softaculous one-click installer for WordPress and 400+ other apps, daily server-level backups, and a 99.9% uptime guarantee. ## Serving the greater Seattle and Puget Sound area While we host websites for customers all over the world, we are especially proud to serve the Seattle metro area and the broader Puget Sound region. Our clients include small businesses, startups, restaurants, real estate agents, contractors, artists, and professionals across Seattle and surrounding communities including Bellevue, Tacoma, Redmond, Kirkland, Renton, Federal Way, Kent, Everett, Bothell, Issaquah, and Olympia. If you are a local business that values working with other local businesses, we would love to earn your trust. Use promo code LOCAL206 during checkout to take $12.95 off your first order. It is our way of saying thanks for supporting a local Seattle company. Read what other Pacific Northwest customers say, or get in touch if you have questions. Local to the Seattle metro ## Why a Tukwila datacenter matters for a Seattle site A lot of hosts advertise "Seattle hosting" while your files actually sit in a leased rack halfway across the country. Ours do not. We own the Dell PowerEdge hardware and we run it from our own facility in Tukwila, inside the Seattle metro and a short drive south of downtown. That single fact changes two things your business site feels every day: how fast it loads for people nearby, and who picks up when something needs a human. Because the server is physically close to your audience, the network round trip for a visitor in Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma, Kirkland, or Renton is short, so pages start rendering sooner. We layer free CloudFlare CDN on top for edge caching, so out-of-region and international visitors stay quick too. And because our support desk is on-shore in the same building as the hardware, a call or ticket lands on Pacific time with the technicians who actually operate the platform, not an overseas script reader. - Owned Dell PowerEdge hardware in our Tukwila, WA facility - Low round-trip latency for Seattle and Puget Sound visitors - Free CloudFlare CDN for fast delivery outside the region - On-shore, Pacific-time phone, chat, and ticket support - Free migration to move your existing Seattle site over - A local company to call at 877-850-7850 FAQ ## Seattle web hosting questions, answered. The questions our sales team hears every week from Pacific Northwest customers. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. How much does Seattle web hosting cost?Ultra's shared hosting plans start at $3.95 per month and include cPanel, free SSL, generous storage and bandwidth, unlimited email accounts, free CloudFlare CDN integration, and 24/7 support from our Washington-based team. Premium plans with additional resources are available for sites that need more power. Are your servers actually located in Seattle?Yes. We own and operate Dell PowerEdge server hardware in the Pacific Northwest, and our headquarters is in Tukwila, just south of Seattle. We are not a national brand renting rack space on the other side of the country. The hardware, the staff, and the support all live in the same region as our Seattle-area customers. Do I get faster page loads if my host is local to Seattle?Yes, especially for visitors in Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma, Redmond, and the wider Puget Sound region. Network round-trip time is lower when the server is geographically close to the visitor, and we pair that with CloudFlare CDN for edge caching globally. Local infrastructure plus CDN is the combination that gives you fast PNW load times without sacrificing performance for out-of-region visitors. Can you help me move my website from another host?Yes. We offer free website migration for new customers. Our team will transfer your files, databases, and email accounts with minimal downtime. Most migrations are completed within 24 to 48 hours. Open a support ticket after signup with your current host's cPanel login (or FTP and database credentials if it is not cPanel) and we handle the rest. Do I need a local web hosting provider in Seattle?You do not strictly need one, but there are real advantages. A local host means you can talk to someone in your time zone who understands the Seattle business community. You also get the peace of mind of working with a company that has a physical presence and a reputation to maintain in your own city. Ultra has been here since 2002. What is your uptime guarantee?Ultra guarantees 99.9% uptime on all shared hosting plans. We own and operate our own server hardware, which gives us full control over infrastructure and lets us respond quickly to any issues. RAID-protected storage, UPS-backed power, and redundant Cisco networking back the SLA. Which Seattle-area cities do you serve?We serve customers across the Seattle metro and the broader Puget Sound region: Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma, Redmond, Kirkland, Renton, Federal Way, Kent, Everett, Bothell, Issaquah, Olympia, and beyond. While we host websites for customers worldwide, the regional concentration gives Seattle-area sites measurably faster local load times. Is your support team based in the United States?Yes. Our support team is on-shore and on-site at our Tukwila headquarters. When you open a live chat, submit a ticket, or call in, you reach the same technicians who built and maintain the hosting platform. No offshore call center, no support scripts, no third-party data center technicians. What is included with every Seattle web hosting plan?Every plan includes cPanel, CloudLinux account isolation, free Let's Encrypt SSL with auto-renewal, free CloudFlare CDN integration, free website migration, MariaDB databases, email hosting with webmail and IMAP/POP3, Softaculous one-click installer for WordPress and 400+ apps, daily server-level backups, and 24/7 Washington-based support. Is there a money-back guarantee?Yes. Shared hosting plans come with a 45-day money-back guarantee. Request a refund through the client area within 45 days of signup for a full refund on the hosting service. Domain registration fees are non-refundable since they are paid to the registry on your behalf. 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved (312 reviews) 10,000+ Sites hosted 24+ years Seattle since 2002 12 min Avg support response ## Ready to move your site to a Seattle-metro host? Keep your hosting close to home. Use promo code LOCAL206 at checkout for $12.95 off your first order. 45-day money-back guarantee. Free site migration included. Choose a Seattle plan Talk to a Washington team ============================================================================== # Bellevue Web Hosting from $3.95/mo · A Real Eastside Neighbor Since 2002 | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/bellevue-hosting Summary: Host your Bellevue site next door, not out of state. Owned Seattle-metro servers since 2002 mean short hops across the Eastside, 99.9% uptime, cPanel, free SSL. From $3.95/mo. $12.95 off new orders · Eastside promo code LOCAL425 Bellevue Local · Owned Hardware · Seattle Datacenter · Low Latency · 24/7 Local Support ## Bellevue Web Hosting from your Eastside neighbors. Your website, hosted close to home on servers we own in the Seattle metro area. Keeping Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, and the rest of the Eastside online since 2002. See Bellevue plans Migrate my site free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites hosted 24+ years serving the PNW 12-min avg support response $3.95 Starting as low as /mo 99.9% Uptime guarantee 24/7 Local Eastside support 24+ Years in business since 2002 Hosting Plans Built for Bellevue Businesses ## Pick a plan, get a fast local site. Whatever an Eastside business asks of a website in 2026, these plans already cover it: free SSL, cPanel, CloudLinux account isolation, free CloudFlare CDN integration, and free migration come standard on all of them. No surprise upsells, no buried fees, and a renewal price you can plan around. Popular Web Hosting ## Shared Most popular for Eastside businesses As low as $3.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $6.95 every month Order Now Additional plan details - Generous storage & bandwidth - Unlimited email accounts - Free SSL certificate (HTTPS) - cPanel control panel - CloudLinux account isolation - Free CloudFlare CDN integration - 1-click WordPress installs - Softaculous (400+ apps) - Free domain w/annual order - Free Eastside site migration - Daily server-level backups - 24/7 local Seattle-area support WordPress Hosting ## WordPress For Bellevue WP and WooCommerce sites As low as $9.95/mo Tuned WP stack & caching Order Now Additional plan details - WordPress-tuned PHP stack - Caching & security hardening - WP Toolkit pre-installed - Free SSL + CloudFlare CDN - WooCommerce ready - Free WP-to-Ultra migration - Daily server-level backups - 24/7 local support Nginx Hosting ## Nginx Optimized Faster page loads for Eastside sites As low as $3.95/mo Nginx in front of Apache Order Now Additional plan details - Nginx reverse proxy in front of Apache - Faster page loads & HTTP/2 - Better Core Web Vitals scores - Free SSL + CloudFlare CDN - cPanel control panel - Free Eastside migration - Daily server-level backups - 24/7 local support Also available: Reseller Hosting for Eastside web designers and agencies, Node.js Hosting for developers building modern web applications, and VPS and Dedicated Servers for sites that have outgrown shared hosting. Proud Supporter of the American Cancer Society A portion of every Ultra hosting plan goes toward supporting the fight against cancer. Why Bellevue Picks Ultra ## Local hardware, local people, local response time. Six reasons Bellevue, Redmond, and the rest of the Eastside hand Ultra the keys to their websites. ## On-Site Technicians The people who answer you sit in the same building as the servers. When a Bellevue site needs a hand at 9 PM on a Sunday, the person who racked that hardware is the one on the other end of the chat. ## Dell Hardware We Own Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers, purchased outright and racked in our own facility. Nothing here is rented cloud capacity, and nothing is parked with a third-party datacenter operator. ## Low Latency for the Eastside One short hop from our Seattle-metro datacenter is all your pages travel to reach visitors in Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Issaquah, and the rest of King County. ## 24/7 Local Support Chat, phone, and tickets land with the same technicians who built and maintain the platform. No overseas call center, no read-from-a-card scripts, no wall of escalation tiers. ## Owned PNW Infrastructure Independently run out of the Pacific Northwest since 2002. Not EIG, not Newfold, not a private-equity rollup, and not for sale. ## 99.9% Uptime Guarantee RAID-protected storage, UPS-backed power, redundant Cisco networking, and round-the-clock monitoring. When something drifts, our techs are usually on it before your customers spot a thing. Your neighbors across the lake ## The hands on the hardware are the hands on your ticket. Datacenter and support desk share one roof, right here in the same Seattle metro area as your Bellevue office. Nothing is farmed out to a call center or a third-party datacenter operator. Same time zone, same region, same day you need us. See what's included → Right across Lake Washington ## A team you could drive to visit, on hardware we own. The technicians who install the RAM and rack the Dell PowerEdge servers are the same people who answer your ticket, working on-site just across the lake in Tukwila. Same Puget Sound time zone, independent since 2002, replying in about 12 minutes. ~12 minAvg ticket response Tukwila, WAMinutes from Bellevue OwnedHardware, not leased Hands on the hardware · Tukwila, Washington 24+ years in the Pacific Northwest. Hardware we own. Neighbors who answer. ## Web Hosting for Bellevue and the Eastside. Ultra Web Hosting has kept Bellevue, the Eastside, and the wider Puget Sound region online since 2002 from right here in the Seattle metro area. Our servers sit in secure, climate-controlled facilities wired straight into the major internet backbones that run through the Pacific Northwest. For a Bellevue business, that translates into a short network path between our datacenter and the people who matter most: your local customers, your office, and the rest of King County. Bellevue runs on technology, professional services, real estate, and a widening bench of small businesses and startups strung along the I-405 corridor, and your website is part of that story. A Downtown Bellevue law firm, a Crossroads retailer, a Factoria contractor, an Eastgate tech startup: each one needs a site that loads fast, stays up, and keeps doing its job while you are focused on everything else. Handling that is our whole job. We are not a sprawling out-of-state hosting company. We are a Pacific Northwest business, and we look after Eastside customers the way we would want to be looked after: straight answers, pricing you can count on, and a support desk that genuinely knows the platform behind your site. ## What is included with every Bellevue hosting plan The essentials should never sit behind an add-on, so we build them in. Every plan arrives with cPanel as the control panel (the industry standard for handling files, email, databases, and DNS), CloudLinux OS account isolation so a busy neighbor cannot pull your site down with it, free Let's Encrypt SSL that auto-renews so visitors always land on HTTPS, free CloudFlare CDN integration for quicker global loads plus DDoS protection, free website migration for new customers, one-click installs for more than 400 applications including WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and Magento, MariaDB databases, full email hosting with webmail and IMAP/POP3, and daily server-level backups. ## 99.9% uptime backed by hardware we own A site that goes dark costs you customers, so we treat availability as non-negotiable. Owning and operating our own server hardware hands us complete control over maintenance, upgrades, and troubleshooting. Monitoring watches every machine around the clock and pings our team the moment something drifts. All of it stands behind a 99.9% uptime guarantee on every shared hosting plan, and when a fix is needed, the techs making it are the same ones who racked the box in the first place. ## Serving the whole Eastside and Puget Sound Our customers reach around the world, but Bellevue and the neighboring Eastside communities are the ones we are proudest to call local. They include small businesses, startups, professional service firms, restaurants, real estate agents, contractors, nonprofits, and creative professionals across Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Issaquah, Sammamish, Mercer Island, Newcastle, Renton, and the rest of the Seattle metro area. If you run an Eastside business that would rather work with another local company, we would like the chance to earn that. Read 312 verified customer reviews to see why so many customers stay with us for a decade and beyond. ## Eastside promo code Ready to make the move? Drop promo code LOCAL425 in at checkout to take $12.95 off your first order. Consider it our thanks for backing a local Pacific Northwest company. Hosting for the Eastside ## Just down I-405 from Bellevue, not across the country Your customers in Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, and Issaquah reach a datacenter a short drive south in Tukwila, so pages travel one quick hop instead of half a continent. The technicians who rack that Dell hardware keep Eastside hours and answer your ticket themselves. Short network path across the I-405 corridor Owned Seattle-metro datacenter in Tukwila On-site King County support, no call center A neighbor, not a network address ## Why hosting a few miles south of Bellevue is worth it. Ultra runs its own datacenter in Tukwila, just down I-405 and I-5 from the Eastside inside the Seattle metro area. When your host and your customers share a corner of the same region, the small things add up: shorter round trips, support that keeps your hours, and a real company you can pick up the phone and call. - Owned Tukwila datacenter in the Seattle metro. Your site lives on Dell hardware we bought and rack ourselves in Tukwila, not on leased cloud capacity parked out of state. That is the same metro area as Bellevue, Redmond, and Kirkland. - Short hops across the Puget Sound backbones. Our facility ties directly into the major internet backbones running through the Pacific Northwest, so requests from Eastside visitors reach the server and come back over a short regional path rather than crossing the country twice. - Support that keeps Pacific Northwest hours. Live chat, tickets, and phone at 877-850-7850 reach on-site technicians in your own time zone, day or night, with no overseas call center in between. - The hands on the hardware are local. When a drive or a network link needs physical attention, our staff is a few steps from the racks in Tukwila rather than dependent on a third-party datacenter operator hundreds of miles away. FAQ ## Frequently Asked Questions About Bellevue Web Hosting. The questions Eastside customers raise before they sign up. If yours is not here, drop us a line. How much does web hosting cost in Bellevue?Shared hosting starts at $3.95 per month and already bundles storage, bandwidth, email accounts, a free SSL certificate, cPanel, and 24/7 support from our Seattle-metro team. If your Bellevue site outgrows that, premium plans add more resources without changing hosts. You can compare all of our plans here. Why choose a local Seattle-area host for my Bellevue business?When you call, you reach people who keep Pacific Northwest hours and know the Eastside market. Traffic also travels a short path from our Seattle-metro datacenter to visitors in Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, and the rest of King County, so nearby customers see your pages load quickly. There is also real value in working with a company that has a physical presence, and a reputation to protect, in the same region as your business. Can you help me move my website from another host?Absolutely. Free website migration comes with every new account. We move your files, databases, and email accounts across with minimal downtime, and most Eastside transfers wrap up within 24 to 48 hours. Do you host WordPress and ecommerce sites for Bellevue businesses?Yes. WordPress sites, WooCommerce stores, Magento installs, professional service websites, and custom applications all run here. Plans scale from a single Bellevue storefront up to the multi-site portfolios that Eastside agencies manage. Not sure which one fits? Reach out to us and we will point you in the right direction. What is your uptime guarantee?Every shared hosting plan carries a 99.9% uptime guarantee. Because we own and run the server hardware ourselves, we hold full control over the infrastructure and can act on any issue right away. Where are your servers located?The hardware sits in secure, climate-controlled Seattle-metro facilities wired straight into the major internet backbones that cross the Pacific Northwest. That keeps the network path to Bellevue and King County short, and it puts on-site technicians a few steps from the machines when hands-on work is needed. Do you serve other Eastside cities besides Bellevue?Yes. We host businesses throughout Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Issaquah, Sammamish, Mercer Island, Newcastle, Renton, and the rest of the Seattle metro area. Every Eastside community gets the same short network hops and the same local support. Is there a Bellevue promo code?Yes. Enter promo code LOCAL425 at checkout and $12.95 comes off your first order. Consider it a thank-you to Eastside businesses that choose to keep their hosting close to home in the Pacific Northwest. Also Serving the Puget Sound Region Seattle Web Hosting · Seattle Reseller · Seattle Managed VPS · Tacoma · Tukwila · All PNW Regions 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved (312 reviews) 10,000+ Sites hosted worldwide 24+ years Hosting since 2002 12 min Avg support response ## Ready to bring your Bellevue site home to local people? Knock $12.95 off your first order with promo code LOCAL425. 99.9% uptime, 24/7 local support, free Eastside migration, and a renewal price you can plan around. Choose a Bellevue plan Talk to a local human ============================================================================== # Tacoma Web Hosting from $3.95/mo · Pierce County Local Provider | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/tacoma-hosting Summary: Tacoma web hosting on Ultra's owned hardware. Serving Pierce County since 2002 with 99.9% uptime, cPanel, free SSL, and 24/7 local support. From $3.95/mo. $12.95 off your first order · Pierce County code LOCAL253 Seattle-Area Datacenter · Owned Hardware · Local Support · cPanel + CloudLinux · Since 2002 ## Tacoma Web Hosting for Pierce County and the South Sound A Pacific Northwest hosting company on owned hardware in the Seattle metro, serving Tacoma businesses since 2002. See Tacoma hosting plans Migrate my site free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites optimized 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response $3.95 Starting as low as /mo 99.9% Uptime guarantee 24/7 Local US support 23+ yrs Serving the South Sound Tacoma & South Sound Web Hosting ## Shared hosting built for Pierce County businesses. One plan covers most Tacoma sites: generous storage, free SSL, cPanel, CloudLinux account isolation, free CloudFlare CDN, free migration from your current host, and 24/7 on-shore support out of the Seattle metro. Promo code LOCAL253 takes $12.95 off your first order. Popular Shared Hosting ## Tacoma Web Hosting Local provider · owned hardware · cPanel As low as $3.95/mo Apply code LOCAL253 for $12.95 off first order Order Now Additional plan details - Host one Tacoma business website - Generous NVMe SSD storage for files + email - Unlimited email accounts - Free SSL certificate (HTTPS/TLS) - CloudLinux account isolation - Free CloudFlare CDN integration - Free domain w/annual order - Free website migration - cPanel control panel - 1-click WordPress + 400 apps - MariaDB databases - Daily server-level backups - Server-level firewall + IDS - 99.9% uptime guarantee - 24/7 on-shore US support - 45-day money-back guarantee Why Tacoma chooses Ultra ## Local hosting for Pierce County and the South Sound. Six reasons South Sound businesses pick a Pacific Northwest hosting company over a faceless national brand. ## Low Regional Latency A short network hop from our Seattle-area datacenter keeps your site fast for visitors in Tacoma, Lakewood, Puyallup, and the rest of Pierce County. No transcontinental round-trip for a 253 customer loading your homepage. ## Owned Dell PowerEdge Hardware Your Tacoma site lives on Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers we bought, not leased rack space in someone else's datacenter. RAID-protected storage, UPS-backed power, redundant Cisco networking. No cloud markup, no third-party operator. ## On-Site Pacific Northwest Staff Our technicians work in the same building as the racks, just up I-5 from Tacoma. The same people who built the platform are the ones picking up your support ticket. ## 24/7 Local Support Phone, live chat, and tickets answered by US-based technicians in your time zone. When a South Sound business owner needs help at 9 PM on a Sunday, a real person picks up. No overseas call center, no scripts. ## Owned Infrastructure Ultra owns the hardware, the IP space, and operates the racks with our own staff. That means a Tacoma business deals directly with the company running the platform, not a reseller layered on top of someone else's cloud. ## 99.9% Uptime Guarantee Every shared plan ships with a 99.9% uptime guarantee. Monitoring systems check every server around the clock and our team is alerted before most customers notice anything. Tukwila datacenter · Owned Dell hardware ## The servers your Tacoma site runs on. Owned, on-site, and a short hop up I-5. Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers in a secure Seattle-area facility with direct access to the Pacific Northwest internet backbones. Our staff are the only people with physical access to the racks that hold your data. See what's included → The people behind your Tacoma site ## A real Washington team, a short hop up I-5. The technicians who answer your ticket sit on-site with the Dell PowerEdge servers we own, just up I-5 from Tacoma. No leased cloud, no offshore call center, and no reseller in the middle, in-house since 2002. Since 2002Serving the South Sound ~12 minAvg ticket response OwnedDell PowerEdge hardware Our Washington team · on-site with the racks up I-5 from Tacoma A Pacific Northwest hosting company for Tacoma, Pierce County, and the South Sound. ## Web Hosting for Tacoma and the South Sound Ultra Web Hosting is a Seattle-area web hosting company that has served Tacoma, Pierce County, and the broader South Sound region since 2002. Our team works out of the Seattle metro area, just up I-5 from Tacoma, and our servers live in secure, climate-controlled facilities with direct access to the major internet backbones running through the Pacific Northwest. For a Tacoma business, that means a short network path between our datacenter and your local customers, your office, and the rest of Pierce County. Tacoma's economy is a mix of the Port of Tacoma's logistics and trade operations, manufacturing, healthcare, the university communities at Pacific Lutheran and University of Puget Sound, and a growing roster of small businesses and creative professionals across Downtown, the Stadium District, Hilltop, North End, and Ruston. Your website is part of that. Whether you are a Downtown Tacoma law firm, a Stadium District restaurant, a Hilltop nonprofit, or a North End contractor, your site has to load fast, stay online, and keep working when you are not watching it. That is what we do. ## What is included with every Tacoma hosting plan We pack a lot into our hosting plans because the basics should not cost extra. cPanel control panel makes it easy to manage your website, email, databases, and files from one clean dashboard. CloudLinux isolates your account from other tenants on the same server, so a noisy neighbor never affects your site. Free SSL certificates ship on every plan, so your Tacoma site loads over HTTPS out of the gate. Cloudflare CDN integration caches your static content worldwide and layers in DDoS protection at no charge. Free website migration means our team will move your files, databases, and email accounts over from your current host at no cost. ## Hosting plans built for Tacoma businesses Every business has different needs, and our hosting lineup reflects that. Most Tacoma sites do great on our shared Web Hosting plan starting at $3.95/mo. WordPress-first sites like business marketing pages, blogs, and WooCommerce stores get extra value out of our WordPress Optimized Hosting. Sites that want a measurable speed bump can run on Nginx Optimized Hosting, which puts Nginx as a reverse proxy in front of Apache. We also offer Reseller Hosting for South Sound web designers and agencies, Node.js Hosting for developers building modern web apps, and VPS and Dedicated Server plans for sites that have outgrown shared hosting. ## 99.9% uptime guarantee and 24/7 local support Your website needs to be available around the clock, and we take that seriously. We own and operate our own server hardware, which gives us complete control over maintenance, upgrades, and troubleshooting. Our monitoring systems check every server around the clock and alert our team immediately if anything looks off. We back this up with a 99.9% uptime guarantee on all shared plans. Our support team is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year through live chat, phone, and our ticket system. You will never get bounced around to an overseas call center or stuck talking to someone reading from a script. ## Serving Tacoma, Pierce County, and the South Sound While we host websites for customers all over the world, we are especially proud to serve Tacoma and the surrounding South Sound communities. Our clients include small businesses, startups, professional service firms, restaurants, real estate agents, contractors, nonprofits, and creative professionals across Tacoma, University Place, Lakewood, Fircrest, Steilacoom, Ruston, Gig Harbor, Puyallup, Federal Way, and the rest of the South Sound and Seattle metro area. If you are a local Pierce County business that values working with another local company, we would love to earn your trust. Use promo code LOCAL253 during checkout to take $12.95 off your first order. ## Also serving the Puget Sound region Seattle Web Hosting · Seattle Reseller · Seattle Managed VPS · Bellevue · Tukwila · All Regions Built for the South Sound ## What a Pierce County business site actually needs, ready on day one. A Tacoma business site does not need a datacenter across the country. It needs to load fast for the customer sitting in Puyallup, stay online through a Saturday rush, and reach a human on Pacific time when something breaks. Here is how Ultra's standard features line up with what South Sound businesses ask for. - Short path to your 253 customers. Our owned Dell PowerEdge servers sit in a Seattle-area facility a short hop up I-5, so pages reach visitors in Tacoma, Lakewood, and Gig Harbor without a transcontinental round-trip. Free CloudFlare CDN integration caches static content even closer to the edge. - Same-timezone support you can reach. Phone, live chat, and tickets are answered by US-based technicians on Pacific time, so a North End shop owner or a Hilltop nonprofit gets a real person during South Sound business hours and after them. - Ready for local commerce. WooCommerce, one-click WordPress, and free SSL ship on the standard plan, so a Stadium District restaurant or a Ruston retailer can take orders and payments over HTTPS from the start. - Stays up through a rush. CloudLinux account isolation keeps a busy neighbor from dragging down your site, and the 99.9% uptime guarantee plus daily server-level backups keep a Port of Tacoma vendor or a University Place practice online. - A local company, not a reseller. Ultra owns the hardware, the IP space, and runs the racks with its own Pacific Northwest staff, so a Pierce County business deals directly with the company running the platform. Hosting for the South Sound ## A short hop up I-5 from Tacoma and Pierce County Your customers in Tacoma, Puyallup, Lakewood, and Gig Harbor reach our owned Dell servers in the Seattle metro without a transcontinental round trip, so pages load fast across the South Sound. Support answers on Pacific time during your 253 business hours and after them. Quick network path north on I-5 Owned Seattle-area datacenter, not a reseller Pacific-time support for Pierce County FAQ ## Frequently asked questions about Tacoma web hosting. The questions our Pierce County and South Sound customers ask most often. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. How much does web hosting cost in Tacoma?Our shared hosting plans start at $3.95 per month, which includes everything you need to run a standard website: storage, bandwidth, email accounts, a free SSL certificate, cPanel, and 24/7 support. Premium plans with additional resources and features are available for sites that need more power. You can compare all of our plans here. Is there a real benefit to using a Seattle-area host instead of a national one?For a Tacoma business, yes. You reach support staff in your time zone who understand the South Sound business community, and the short network path between our Seattle-area datacenter and visitors in Pierce County keeps your site fast for nearby customers. You also work with a company that has a physical presence and reputation to maintain in your region, which is a different kind of accountability than a hosting brand operated from across the country. Can you help me move my website from another host?Absolutely. We offer free website migration for new customers. Our team will transfer your files, databases, and email accounts to our servers with minimal downtime. Most migrations are completed within 24 to 48 hours. Do you host WordPress and ecommerce sites for Tacoma businesses?Yes. We host WordPress sites, WooCommerce stores, Magento installs, professional service websites, and custom web applications. Plans scale from a single business site to multi-site portfolios for South Sound agencies. If you are not sure which plan fits, reach out to us and we will point you in the right direction. What is your uptime guarantee?We guarantee 99.9% uptime on all shared hosting plans. We own and operate our own server hardware, which gives us full control over our infrastructure and allows us to respond quickly to any issues. What cities does Ultra serve in the South Sound?We host customers across Tacoma, University Place, Lakewood, Fircrest, Steilacoom, Ruston, Gig Harbor, Puyallup, Federal Way, and the rest of the South Sound and Seattle metro area. Our Seattle-area datacenter is a short network hop from anywhere in Pierce County. Where are Ultra's servers located?Our owned servers live in a secure, climate-controlled facility in the Seattle metro area with direct access to the Pacific Northwest internet backbones. We do not rent rack space in third-party datacenters across the country, and our staff are the only people with physical access to the racks. Do you support 253 area code small businesses and nonprofits?Yes. A large share of our South Sound customers are 253 area code small businesses, nonprofits, professional service firms, restaurants, real estate agents, and contractors. Plans start at $3.95/mo, and we will help you pick the right tier without upselling. What hardware powers Ultra Web Hosting?Ultra owns and operates Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers with RAID-protected storage, UPS-backed power, and redundant Cisco networking. We do not lease cloud capacity. Everything is on hardware we bought, in a facility we control, with on-site staff. What is the LOCAL253 promo code?LOCAL253 is our thank-you promo for Pierce County and South Sound customers. Apply it at checkout for $12.95 off your first order on shared, WordPress, or Nginx hosting. 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved (312 reviews) 10,000+ Sites optimized 24+ years Pacific Northwest hosting 12 min Avg support response ## Ready to host your Tacoma site on owned Pacific Northwest hardware? $12.95 off your first order with code LOCAL253. 45-day money-back guarantee. Free website migration included. Get started Talk to a Pacific Northwest team member ============================================================================== # Tukwila Web Hosting from $3.95/mo · HQ on Tukwila Intl Blvd Since 2002 | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/tukwila-hosting Summary: Tukwila web hosting on owned hardware. Ultra Web Hosting has been headquartered on Tukwila Intl Blvd since 2002. cPanel, CloudLinux, free SSL. From $3.95/mo. $12.95 off your first order · code LOCAL98168 HQ in Tukwila · Owned Hardware · On-Site Staff · 24+ Years · 24/7 Support ## The Tukwila web host in your zip code. Headquartered at 12101 Tukwila Intl Blvd since 2002. Hosting south Seattle businesses on hardware we own and staff in person. See Tukwila hosting plans Migrate my site free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites optimized 24+ years in Tukwila since 2002 12-min avg support response $3.95 Starting as low as /mo 99.9% Uptime guarantee 24/7 Local US-based support 23+ yrs In Tukwila since 2002 Hosting plans for Tukwila businesses ## Plans that fit a Tukwila storefront, a Southcenter retailer, or a Foster restaurant. All plans run on Dell PowerEdge servers we own at our Tukwila HQ. cPanel, CloudLinux, free SSL, free CloudFlare CDN, and free migration are included on every tier. Pick by traffic and tech stack. Shared Web Hosting ## Ultra Lite Best for a single Tukwila business site As low as $3.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $6.95 every month Order Now Additional plan details - 1 website - 25 GB NVMe SSD storage - Unlimited bandwidth - Unlimited email accounts - Free SSL certificate - Free CloudFlare CDN - Free domain w/annual order - Free site migration - cPanel + Softaculous - 24/7 Tukwila-area support Popular Shared Web Hosting ## Ultra Unlimited Best for multi-site agencies + storefronts As low as $6.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $9.95 every month Order Now Additional plan details - Unlimited websites - Unlimited NVMe SSD storage - Unlimited bandwidth - Unlimited email accounts - Free SSL on every domain - Free CloudFlare CDN - Free domain w/annual order - Free site migration - WordPress + WooCommerce - cPanel + Softaculous - 24/7 Tukwila-area support Shared Web Hosting ## Ultra Unlimited Pro Best for high-traffic and resource-heavy sites As low as $9.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $12.95 every month Order Now Additional plan details - Unlimited websites - Unlimited NVMe SSD storage - Unlimited bandwidth - Priority CPU + RAM - Nginx reverse proxy cache - Free SSL on every domain - Free CloudFlare CDN - Free domain w/annual order - Free site migration - cPanel + Softaculous - 24/7 Tukwila-area support Why a Tukwila-based host ## The hosting company in your zip code. Most "local" hosts are reseller accounts on someone else's cloud. We are headquartered at 12101 Tukwila Intl Blvd, with our team and our hardware in the same building. ## HQ in Tukwila Ultra Web Hosting has operated from 12101 Tukwila International Blvd Suite 410 since 2002. The same address, the same neighborhood, the same team. Not a virtual office, not a satellite reseller, not a co-working desk. ## On-Site Staff The technicians who answer your live chat and tickets work in the same building as the racks. Most hosting providers cannot offer this because they rent capacity in a third-party data center thousands of miles away. ## Dell PowerEdge Hardware Every Tukwila hosting plan runs on Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers with enterprise NVMe SSD storage, ECC memory, RAID protection, and UPS-backed power. The same enterprise hardware Fortune 500 IT shops use. ## Owned, Not Leased We own the servers your site runs on. Bought outright, deployed by our team, decommissioned by our team. No upstream cloud operator with access to the underlying hardware. No leased capacity that can disappear at contract renewal. ## Walk-In for In-Person Support You can drive to our Tukwila office. Few hosts have an address at all, let alone one you can visit during business hours to talk about your site over coffee. Call ahead and we will be ready. ## South Seattle Latency The servers are in your home city. Visitors to a Tukwila storefront, a Southcenter retailer, or a Foster restaurant site get the shortest possible network path between server and customer. Your audience and your hosting share a zip code. Owned. Operated. In Tukwila. ## Our racks, our hands, in our zip code. The servers your site runs on were bought, racked, and are serviced by the same Tukwila-based team you reach on live chat, right here at 12101 Tukwila Intl Blvd. No upstream cloud operator, no remote landlord, nobody else with physical access to the hardware that holds your data. See what's included → Your neighbors on Tukwila Intl Blvd ## The team and the racks share one Tukwila address. The people who answer your ticket work in the same building as the Dell PowerEdge servers we own, right at 12101 Tukwila Intl Blvd. You can drive over and meet the crew that runs the hardware your site lives on. Since 2002Headquartered in Tukwila ~12 minAvg ticket response On-siteStaff with the racks On-site in Tukwila · same crew, same building as your servers Hosted in your zip code ## The one city where our datacenter and your business share an address Tukwila is home. Our team and the Dell servers your site runs on sit together at 12101 Tukwila International Blvd, so a visitor to a Southcenter store or a Foster restaurant gets the shortest network path there is. You can even drive over and talk to the people who run the racks. Shortest possible hop for local visitors Owned servers in our own HQ building Walk-in and 24/7 Tukwila-area support since 2002 Headquartered in Tukwila since 2002. Hosting Pacific Northwest businesses for over two decades. ## The local hosting company you can actually visit. Ultra Web Hosting has been headquartered at 12101 Tukwila International Blvd Suite 410 since 2002. Tukwila is not just a city we serve, it is the city our team works in every day, and the city where our infrastructure has been built and refined for over two decades. If you are a Tukwila business looking for a web host, you would be hard pressed to find one with a more local presence than the company actually based here. Tukwila sits at the convergence of I-5, I-405, SR-518, and SR-599, with Sea-Tac International Airport on one side and Southcenter, the largest mall in Washington state, anchoring the retail and commercial core. The local economy is a mix of national retail at Westfield Southcenter, distribution and logistics tied to the airport and Boeing supply chain, hospitality, and a steady stream of small businesses across the Tukwila Urban Center, Foster, Allentown, and Riverton-Boulevard Park neighborhoods. Whether you are a Southcenter retailer, a Foster restaurant, a contractor working the SR-599 corridor, or a small business owner near the airport, your website needs to be fast, reliable, and looked after by a real local team you can actually reach. We are not a national hosting brand pretending to be local. We are an actual Tukwila business, with on-site staff, an address you can drive to, and infrastructure built by the same team that supports it. ## What's included with every Tukwila hosting plan A Tukwila small business should not have to pay extra for the basics, so every plan is loaded. cPanel keeps your website, email, databases, and files in one clean dashboard. CloudLinux walls your account off from other tenants on the same Tukwila server, so a busy neighbor never slows your storefront down. Free SSL certificates serve your site over HTTPS, which reassures local visitors and helps your Google rankings. Free CloudFlare CDN caches static content worldwide and adds a DDoS protection layer on top of your local origin. Free site migration lifts your existing site onto our Tukwila hardware with minimal downtime, usually within 24 to 48 hours. Every plan also includes one-click installs for over 400 popular applications (WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Magento, and more), MariaDB databases, email hosting with webmail, and daily server-level backups. ## 99.9% uptime, backed by 24/7 Tukwila-area support Your website needs to be available around the clock and we take that seriously. We own and operate our own server hardware, which gives us complete control over maintenance, upgrades, and troubleshooting. Our monitoring systems check every server around the clock and alert our team immediately if anything looks off. We back this up with a 99.9% uptime guarantee on all shared hosting plans. Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year through live chat and our ticket system. You will never get bounced around to an overseas call center or stuck talking to someone reading from a script. Our technicians know our systems inside and out because they are the same people who built and maintain them, many of them right here in Tukwila. ## Serving Tukwila and South King County While we host websites for customers all over the world, we are especially proud to serve Tukwila, our home city, and the surrounding South King County communities. Our clients include small businesses, startups, retailers, restaurants, real estate agents, contractors, nonprofits, and professional service firms across Tukwila, SeaTac, Burien, Renton, Kent, Des Moines, Normandy Park, Seattle, and the rest of the King County metro area. If you are a local Tukwila business that values working with another local company, we would love to earn your trust. We have been collecting testimonials from happy customers for 24+ years, and we think our track record speaks for itself. Use promo code LOCAL98168 during checkout to take $12.95 off your first order. It is our way of saying thanks for supporting the company in your own zip code. Also serving the Puget Sound region Seattle Web Hosting · Seattle Reseller · Seattle Managed VPS · Bellevue · Tacoma · All Regions The datacenter is in Tukwila ## Your site lives at 12101 Tukwila Intl Blvd, not a rented cloud region. Most "Seattle" or "Washington" hosts route you to a datacenter states away. On Ultra, the racks that hold your files sit in the same 98168 zip code as the team that supports them. That physical closeness is the reason the rest of these features are ours to control end to end, not levers we borrow from an upstream provider. - Owned Dell PowerEdge hardware, on-site. Every Tukwila plan runs on Xeon-based Dell PowerEdge servers with enterprise NVMe SSD storage, ECC memory, and RAID protection that our own staff rack, patch, and swap by hand in this building. - Hands on the box in minutes, not tickets to a remote NOC. Because the on-site team works beside the racks, a failed drive or a hardware swap is walked over to, not escalated to a datacenter you will never reach. - Shortest network path for South King County visitors. A Southcenter storefront, a Foster restaurant, or a contractor near Sea-Tac serves local traffic from local hardware, so the round trip between server and customer stays short. - UPS-backed power and redundant Cisco networking. The same facility carries battery-backed power and redundant Cisco networking, kept running by the people who installed it rather than a third-party landlord. - cPanel, CloudLinux, and free CloudFlare CDN on top. Local hardware pairs with cPanel management, CloudLinux account isolation, and a free CloudFlare CDN layer, so you keep the low-latency origin here and still cache static assets worldwide. - Free migration into the Tukwila fleet. Our team moves your files, databases, and email onto this hardware for free, usually within 24 to 48 hours, and you can drive to the office that runs it. FAQ ## Frequently asked questions about Tukwila web hosting. The questions we hear from Tukwila businesses every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. How much does web hosting cost in Tukwila?Ultra Web Hosting's shared hosting plans start at $3.95 per month, which includes storage, bandwidth, email accounts, a free SSL certificate, cPanel, and 24/7 support. Premium plans with additional resources and features are available for sites that need more power. Use promo code LOCAL98168 to take $12.95 off your first order. Is Ultra Web Hosting really headquartered in Tukwila?Yes. Ultra Web Hosting has been headquartered at 12101 Tukwila International Blvd Suite 410, Tukwila, WA 98168 since 2002. Our team works out of the Tukwila area, our infrastructure is locally maintained, and the people who answer your support chat are in your time zone. You can drive to our office. Can you help me move my website from another host?Yes. Ultra Web Hosting offers free website migration for new customers. Our team transfers your files, databases, and email accounts with minimal downtime. Most migrations are completed within 24 to 48 hours. Open a ticket after signup with your current host's cPanel login (or FTP credentials if it's not cPanel) and we handle the rest. Do you host WordPress and ecommerce sites for Tukwila businesses?Yes. We host WordPress sites, WooCommerce stores, Magento installs, professional service websites, and custom web applications. Plans scale from a single business site to multi-site portfolios for agencies. If you are unsure which plan fits, reach out and we will point you in the right direction. What is your uptime guarantee?Ultra Web Hosting guarantees 99.9% uptime on all shared hosting plans. We own and operate our own server hardware, which provides full control over infrastructure and allows rapid response to any issues. RAID-protected storage, UPS-backed power, and redundant Cisco networking keep the fleet up. Why does it matter that the hosting company is local?It does not strictly matter for every site, but there are real advantages. A local host means support staff in your time zone who understand the Tukwila and South King County business community. You also get the peace of mind of working with a company that has a physical presence and a reputation to maintain in your own city, not a brand somewhere overseas. Can I visit your Tukwila office?Yes. Our HQ is at 12101 Tukwila International Blvd Suite 410, Tukwila, WA 98168, just minutes from Westfield Southcenter and Sea-Tac International Airport. Call or open a ticket ahead of time so we know to expect you, and we will be ready to chat about your site over coffee. What's included with every plan?Every Tukwila hosting plan includes the cPanel control panel, CloudLinux account isolation, a free SSL certificate, free CloudFlare CDN integration, free site migration, one-click installs for 400+ applications including WordPress, MariaDB databases, email hosting with webmail, and daily server-level backups. The basics should not cost extra. Where are your servers physically located?Our Dell PowerEdge servers run from our own facility in the Seattle-Tukwila area, owned and operated by the same team you reach on live chat. We are not a reseller on top of someone else's cloud, and we do not rent rack space in a third-party data center thousands of miles away. The hardware your site runs on is on hardware we bought, deployed, and maintain ourselves. Do you offer reseller hosting for Tukwila web designers and agencies?Yes. Our Reseller Hosting plans let Tukwila web designers, agencies, and freelancers host client sites under their own brand with white-labeled cPanel, WHM control, and the same owned-hardware infrastructure that powers our shared plans. What if I outgrow shared hosting?When a shared plan is no longer enough, our VPS plans (root access, guaranteed CPU/RAM) and dedicated server plans (full hardware control) are the next step. Our support team handles the upgrade with no downtime, and the same on-site Tukwila staff support every tier. What payment methods do you accept?We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, PayPal, and Bitcoin. Annual plans get the lowest rate, and our price guarantee means renewal rates match introductory rates for the life of the account, no surprise hikes at year two. Is there a money-back guarantee?Yes. All shared hosting plans include a 45-day money-back guarantee. Request a refund through the client area within 45 days of signup for a full refund on the hosting service. Domain registration fees are non-refundable since they are paid to the registry on your behalf. 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved (312 reviews) 10,000+ Sites optimized 24+ years In Tukwila since 2002 12 min Avg support response ## Ready to host with the company in your zip code? $12.95 off your first order with code LOCAL98168. 45-day money-back guarantee. Free site migration included. Choose a Tukwila plan Talk to our Tukwila team ============================================================================== # Seattle Reseller Hosting from $17.95/mo · WHM + Free Client Migration | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/seattle-reseller-hosting Summary: Launch your own Seattle hosting brand from $17.95/mo. White-label WHM + cPanel on locally-owned Tukwila hardware. Private nameservers, free migration, local support. $12.95 off Seattle reseller hosting · code RESELL206 Seattle-Based · White-Label WHM · cPanel per Client · Private Nameservers · Free Client Migration ## Seattle Reseller Hosting for Agencies and Designers Launch your own hosting brand on white-label WHM + cPanel, running on hardware we own in the Seattle metro. Backing Pacific Northwest entrepreneurs since 2002. See the reseller plan Migrate my clients free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites optimized 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response $17.95 Reseller starting /mo 99.9% Uptime guarantee 24/7 Local PNW support 23+ yrs Seattle-area hosting Seattle Reseller Hosting ## One plan, every white-label tool your agency needs. Ultra Seattle Reseller Hosting gives Pacific Northwest founders everything needed to spin up a local hosting brand on day one: WHM + cPanel, private nameservers, branded skinning, free client migration, CloudLinux per-account isolation, and 24/7 support from staff who work in the same Tukwila building as the racks. Popular Seattle Reseller ## White-Label WHM Unlimited cPanel accounts · private nameservers As low as $17.95/mo Sale price vs $19.95 regular Order Now Additional plan details - Unlimited cPanel client accounts - WHM (Web Host Manager) dashboard - Private nameservers (ns1.yourbrand.com) - Branded cPanel skinning - Custom hosting packages & limits - Free SSL on every client account - CloudLinux + LVE per-client isolation - Unlimited bandwidth & storage tiers - Softaculous 1-click installer (400+ apps) - Free CloudFlare CDN integration - Free domain w/annual order - Free client migration from your old host - Multi-account billing tools - Daily JetBackup snapshots (add-on) - Owned hardware in the Pacific Northwest - 24/7 Seattle-based support - 45-day money-back guarantee Proud Supporter of the American Cancer Society A portion of every Ultra hosting plan goes toward supporting the fight against cancer. Owned Infrastructure ## Your clients' sites on hardware we own in Seattle. Our reseller fleet runs on Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers we own outright, racked in our Pacific Northwest data center just south of Seattle. Our staff sits in the same building as the racks. When a client of yours hits a server-level issue at 2am, the same on-site team that built the rack is on it, not an offshore queue or a leased capacity helpdesk. - Owned hardware: Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers, bought not leased - On-site Seattle-area staff with physical access to the racks - RAID + UPS protection on every reseller host - Cisco backbone with redundant uplinks to the Pacific Northwest network Locally-owned Seattle-metro infrastructure ## WHM in your browser. cPanel for every client. Private nameservers under your brand. Your reseller account lives on hardware we own in the Seattle metro, not rented rack space or someone else's cloud. WHM is the dashboard you run your brand from. Every client you sign up gets their own cPanel under your private nameservers, your branded skinning, and your invoice on their card. See what's included → Why Ultra Seattle Reseller Hosting ## White-label tooling, regional latency, and on-shore support. The white-label fundamentals a Seattle founder needs to run a real hosting brand, not a hobby reseller account. ## White-Label Branding Your clients see your brand on cPanel, your nameservers on their domain, your invoice on their card. The Ultra name never appears in front of your customers, so the relationship stays yours end to end. ## WHM Reseller Control Web Host Manager is the industry-standard reseller dashboard. Create cPanel accounts, assign hosting packages with custom limits, suspend or terminate accounts, manage DNS, and monitor server resources without ever touching a command line. ## cPanel per Client Every client account you create gets a fully isolated cPanel. They self-serve domains, email, databases, WordPress installs, and SSL through their own login. You stay out of their day-to-day and they stay out of yours. ## Multi-Account Billing WHM exposes per-account suspensions, package assignments, and renewal hooks that plug into WHMCS, Blesta, and similar billing platforms. Run your own pricing, packages, and invoicing without a separate provisioning layer. ## Pacific Northwest Latency Servers racked in the Seattle area mean low-latency hops to Bellevue, Tacoma, Redmond, Kirkland, Everett, and the rest of the Puget Sound region. Your local clients get fast TTFB to your hosted sites without a transcontinental round trip. ## 24/7 Local Support Real humans on shore at our Seattle-area facility. Average 12-minute first-response on live chat and tickets. You can escalate client issues to us directly when something is genuinely a server-level problem you cannot solve from WHM. ## CloudLinux Isolation CloudLinux + LVE limits isolate each cPanel client account at the kernel level. One client's runaway WordPress site cannot eat the CPU, memory, or I/O of every other site you host. Clean per-account boundaries. ## Free Client Migration Switching from another reseller host? Our migration team transfers every client account, database, email mailbox, and DNS record at no charge on annual plans. Most migrations complete inside 24 to 48 hours with minimal downtime. ## Owned Hardware Dell PowerEdge servers we own outright, in our own Seattle-area data center, with on-site staff. No third-party cloud, no leased capacity, no upstream operator with access to the underlying hardware your clients run on. Built In, Not Bolted On ## Every reseller tool comes with the hosting. One plan, one price. Every white-label tool a new Seattle hosting brand needs is bundled in, with no surprise add-on fees. ## WHM The reseller control panel above cPanel. ## cPanel per Client Industry-standard control panel for every account. ## Private Nameservers ns1.yourbrand.com / ns2.yourbrand.com. ## Branded Skinning Custom cPanel theme + login branding. ## Free SSL Let's Encrypt auto-issued on every client account. ## CloudLinux LVE Per-client CPU, memory, and I/O isolation. ## Softaculous One-click WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Magento, 400+ more. ## Free Client Migration We move every account from your old host. ## Email Hosting Unlimited mailboxes per client, webmail, IMAP/POP3. ## Free CDN One-click CloudFlare integration per cPanel. ## Multiple PHP Versions PHP 7.4 through 8.3 selectable per domain. ## Seattle Hardware Owned Dell PowerEdge in our PNW data center. Which hosting type is right for a Seattle agency? ## Shared vs Seattle Reseller vs VPS / Dedicated. If you only need to host your own portfolio or a single business site, standard Shared Web Hosting is the simple pick. Seattle Reseller Hosting is the tier to start a hosting brand on: it layers WHM, white-label branding, and multi-account tooling over the same locally-owned Seattle-metro infrastructure. VPS and Dedicated tiers add root access and full hardware control once your fleet outgrows a single reseller plan. Shared Web Hosting Seattle Reseller Hosting VPS / Dedicated Starting price$3.95/mo$17.95/moFrom $39.95/mo (VPS) Reseller control panelcPanel onlyWHM + cPanel per clientWHM + cPanel (root) White-label branding Private nameserversAdd-on Multi-client accountsUnlimited cPanelsUnlimited cPanels Per-client CloudLinux LVEAccount-levelPer-account isolationPer-account isolation Free client migrationSingle-site onlyFull client portfolioFull client portfolio Pacific Northwest hardware Root access Best forOne portfolio or business siteSeattle agencies, designers, MSPsHigh-traffic projects, growing fleets WHM (Web Host Manager) ## The reseller control panel that sits above cPanel. From WHM, you create new cPanel accounts for clients, assign hosting packages with custom limits, suspend or terminate accounts, manage DNS, manage SSL, monitor server resources, and configure private nameservers. It is the industry-standard reseller dashboard and the same software you'd be using at any serious cPanel-based reseller host. What it actually does day to day: Account Functions for creating, modifying, suspending, and terminating client cPanels. Packages for defining storage, bandwidth, mailbox, database, and add-on domain limits. Branding for skinning the cPanel login under your nameservers. DNS Functions for managing your nameserver records and per-client DNS zones. Server Status for keeping an eye on what your clients are doing. - Create, modify, suspend, terminate client cPanels - Define hosting packages with custom limits - Brand cPanel + login under your nameservers - Manage per-client DNS + SSL - Monitor server resources + client usage White-Label Branding ## Your clients see your brand, not ours. White-label is the whole reason most agencies move from shared hosting to a reseller plan. With Ultra Seattle Reseller Hosting, you set up private nameservers (ns1.yourbrand.com / ns2.yourbrand.com) that resolve to our infrastructure, so every client domain points at "your" nameservers. cPanel ships with skinning options, so your login page can wear your colors and logo. The Ultra name does not appear in front of your clients. They onboard through your portal, log into a cPanel branded for your agency, and call you when they need help. You set your own pricing, your own packages, and your own renewal terms. We run the platform and stay invisible. - Private nameservers (ns1.yourbrand.com) - Branded cPanel login + theme - Your pricing, your packages, your invoices - Clients onboard through your portal - Ultra is invisible to your end clients Who Seattle Reseller Hosting Is For ## Pacific Northwest designers, agencies, IT consultants, and MSPs. Independent web designers. Solo designers and small studios hosting client sites under their own brand. Stop renting cPanel accounts from a generic reseller and start running real WHM with your own private nameservers. Full-service digital agencies. Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma, Redmond, and Kirkland agencies managing dozens of client sites. WHM + WHMCS integration covers provisioning, billing, and renewals end to end. IT consultants and MSPs. Managed service providers bundling hosting with their existing support contracts. Per-client cPanel isolation and CloudLinux LVE limits keep one client's bad day from spilling into another's. Newer reseller brands. Launching a fresh hosting brand? You get the same infrastructure, white-label tooling, and Seattle-based support as a 20-year agency, at the same starting price. - Independent web designers and solo studios - Full-service Seattle-area digital agencies - IT consultants and managed service providers - Newer reseller brands launching their first portfolio - Anyone tired of layering workflows on a host that doesn't do white-label well Free Client Portfolio Migration ## We move your entire client portfolio at no charge. If your reseller account currently lives somewhere else, our migration team will move every client cPanel to Ultra Seattle Reseller Hosting free of charge on annual plans. After signup, open a support ticket with your current host's WHM login (or per-account credentials if your existing reseller plan won't give you root-level export) and our team handles the file copy, database export and import, email accounts, DNS records, and SSL provisioning across every client. Most full-portfolio migrations complete inside 24 to 48 hours. We stage the new copies under temporary URLs for testing, coordinate the DNS cutover to minimize downtime, and stay on hand for the first round of client questions after the move. - Free on annual+ reseller hosting orders - Full WHM-to-WHM migration, not one site at a time - Files, databases, email, DNS, SSL all handled - WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, custom CMS supported - Staged on temporary URLs, tested before cutover - Coordinated DNS cutover to minimize downtime Pacific Northwest Latency ## Servers in the Seattle area. Fast TTFB for your Puget Sound clients. For Seattle agencies, hosting your clients on a server racked in the same region as the people visiting their sites is a measurable difference. Our reseller fleet sits in our Pacific Northwest data center just south of Seattle. Visitors from Bellevue, Tacoma, Redmond, Kirkland, Everett, and the rest of the Puget Sound region get a short, low-latency hop instead of a transcontinental round trip to an east-coast facility. That regional advantage gets multiplied when CloudFlare's CDN is enabled on a client cPanel. Static assets serve from the nearest CloudFlare edge, dynamic requests come back to your Seattle-area origin in single-digit milliseconds, and the resulting Core Web Vitals scores reflect both. - Reseller fleet in our PNW data center - Low-latency hops to all major Puget Sound metros - Free CloudFlare CDN integration per cPanel - Cisco backbone with redundant uplinks - No transcontinental hops for your local visitors Code with AI · Included ## An AI assistant for every client cPanel. Every cPanel you create under your reseller account ships with Softaculous Code with AI, an agentic AI coding assistant built directly into cPanel. Point it at a client's site and it can edit theme files, debug PHP errors, write custom hooks, refactor child themes, tune .htaccess rewrites, and run shell commands. Bring your own API key for Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Groq, Together AI, Ollama, or any of the eleven supported providers, or start with the free OpenCode Zen tier enabled by default. You pay your AI provider directly with no token markup, and conversation history stays under your client's control. For agencies, that turns a $40 dev-shop ticket into a 10-minute fix. - Built into every client cPanel, no extra install - 11 supported providers (Claude, GPT, Gemini, etc.) - Free OpenCode Zen tier enabled by default - Bring your own API key, no token markup - Theme + plugin + .htaccess customization - Conversation history stays per-client 24 years of Seattle-area hosting. A launchpad for founders building a local hosting brand on hardware we own. ## Seattle reseller hosting for entrepreneurs who want to own the whole stack. Ultra Web Hosting has operated its own Pacific Northwest server infrastructure since 2002. Our reseller plan is built on the same Dell PowerEdge fleet that runs the rest of our hosting product line: WHM + cPanel, private nameservers, CloudLinux per-client isolation, free SSL on every account, free client portfolio migration, free CloudFlare CDN integration, and a 12-minute support response from staff in our Seattle-area facility. ## Everything a new hosting brand needs to be credible on day one Reseller hosting is a different product from shared hosting, and it's easy to tell when a host is only pretending to do it well. We've been running ours since 2002 from our headquarters just south of Seattle. WHM works the way WHM is supposed to. Private nameservers actually point at our infrastructure. Branding actually skins cPanel under your nameservers. Multi-account billing integrations actually plug into WHMCS without a duct-tape provisioning script. For a founder launching a brand, that means the boring fundamentals are already right before you sell your first account. ## You build the relationship. We run the servers. You own the client. We run the platform. Your clients see your brand on the cPanel login, your nameservers on their domain, and your invoice on their card statement. They never know we're here. When something is genuinely a server-level problem you can't solve from WHM, you escalate to us and we handle it the same way we handle our direct customers, no tiered-down support because you're the middleman. ## Locally-owned infrastructure is a selling point you can pass on When you're pitching a hosting brand to local Seattle businesses, "who actually controls the servers?" is a question you'll get asked, and one you can answer proudly. The real differentiator is not whether a host has WHM and cPanel (every cPanel reseller does). It's who owns the underlying infrastructure your clients run on. Most reseller hosts rent rack space in third-party facilities or sit on top of a public cloud, with no clear answer to who has physical access. We do: our staff, in our Tukwila building in the Seattle metro, on hardware we own outright. That's a local-infrastructure story your brand gets to tell too. 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved (312 reviews) 10,000+ Sites optimized 24+ years Seattle-area hosting 12 min Avg support response What customers say ## 24 years of word-of-mouth. A small sample from our 312 Shopper Approved reviews. Read all customer reviews. ★★★★★ "I've been using Ultra for almost 18 years now. These guys are the most professional of all the webhosts I've worked with, providing patient and thorough customer service quickly while charging the lowest rates I've encountered." SK Sharlene King Chicago, IL · 18-Year Client ★★★★★ "Before Ultra, my website load times were horrible. Users complained of 30+ second page loads. After my move, my website loads in 2 to 3 seconds and all my users are happy. Customer service is top notch." JT Joel Telling Bothell, WA · Performance Boost ★★★★★ "The responses to my requests were so prompt that I almost felt as if the support team and I were in the same room. I have not often been so impressed. David and Kevin have it together. They understand what great service is about." MM Morris G. Mead Lima, OH · Outstanding Service ## Ready to launch your local hosting brand? Take $12.95 off your first reseller order with code RESELL206 and start selling on Seattle-metro hardware we own. 45-day money-back guarantee. Free client portfolio migration included on annual plans. Start your reseller hosting Talk to sales Also Serving the Puget Sound Region ## Other Pacific Northwest hosting pages. ## Seattle Web Hosting General-purpose Seattle-area shared hosting. ## Seattle Managed VPS Managed VPS and dedicated servers in the PNW. ## Bellevue Hosting Hosting for Bellevue and Eastside agencies. ## Tacoma Hosting Hosting for South Sound businesses and agencies. ## Tukwila Hosting Hosting just down the street from our HQ. ## Pacific Northwest Hosting The full PNW regional hosting overview. Launch Your Seattle Hosting Brand ## From WHM login to first paying client, on locally-owned infrastructure. If you're a Seattle-area founder starting a hosting business, the ramp is short. Sign up, log into WHM, and build your first hosting packages with the storage, bandwidth, and mailbox limits you plan to sell. Set your private nameservers (ns1.yourbrand.com / ns2.yourbrand.com) so every client domain points at "your" infrastructure, then skin cPanel with your colors and logo. From there you create client cPanels as you close deals. When you're ready to automate, wire WHM into WHMCS or Blesta so signups, invoicing, and provisioning run themselves. Already have a few local clients on another reseller host? Our team migrates the whole portfolio free on annual plans. And because the racks sit in our Tukwila facility in the Seattle metro, you can tell prospects their site is hosted locally, with on-shore support in their own time zone. - Build and price your own packages in WHM - Private nameservers under your own brand - Branded cPanel skinning your clients see - Automate signups with WHMCS or Blesta - Free portfolio migration to get started fast - A locally-owned Seattle-metro hosting story to sell What your reseller plan actually includes ## What a Seattle reseller gets with Ultra vs a typical host A hosting brand needs more than a discounted cPanel. Here is what ships in the reseller plan at one price, next to what budget resellers meter out as add-ons. Included with Ultra - WHM plus white-label cPanel and private nameservers under your brand - Free migration of your entire client portfolio, not just one site - Per-client CloudLinux LVE isolation so one busy site cannot sink the rest - On-shore Seattle-metro support on Pacific time, roughly 12-minute first response Typical budget host - Private nameservers and branding sold as paid add-ons - Migration limited to a single account, or billed per client - Shared limits where a noisy neighbor drags your whole fleet down - Overseas ticket queues on a different clock than your Seattle clients FAQ ## What Seattle agencies ask about reseller hosting. The questions our sales team gets every week from Pacific Northwest designers and agencies. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. How much does Seattle reseller hosting cost?Ultra Seattle Reseller Hosting is $17.95 per month on sale (regularly $19.95) and includes WHM with cPanel for every client account, free white-label setup, private nameservers, free client migration on annual plans, free SSL, free CloudFlare CDN integration, and 24/7 local Pacific Northwest support. Use promo code RESELL206 at checkout to take $12.95 off your first reseller order. What is white-label reseller hosting?White-label means your clients see your brand, not ours. You get private nameservers (ns1.yourbrand.com / ns2.yourbrand.com) that resolve to our infrastructure, branded cPanel skinning, the ability to set your own pricing, and full control of the client relationship. Your clients log into a cPanel that wears your colors and don't know who their hosting provider is behind the scenes. What is WHM and how does it work?WHM (Web Host Manager) is the industry-standard reseller control panel that sits above cPanel. From WHM you create new cPanel accounts for your clients, assign hosting packages with custom limits, suspend or terminate accounts, manage DNS, configure private nameservers, and monitor server resources. Every client account you create gets its own fully isolated cPanel, and you stay in WHM as the reseller controlling the whole portfolio. Can you help me migrate my existing clients?Yes. Ultra offers free client portfolio migration for new reseller customers on annual plans. Our migration team transfers your existing client sites, databases, mailboxes, DNS records, and SSL certs at no charge. Most full-portfolio migrations are completed within 24 to 48 hours. We stage everything under temporary URLs for testing and coordinate the DNS cutover to minimize downtime. Do I need technical skills to be a hosting reseller?No. WHM and cPanel give you a clean web interface for creating accounts, setting limits, and managing client sites without ever touching a command line. Ultra's 24/7 Seattle-area support team handles all the server-level work behind the scenes, so you can focus on your clients and your business. If a client of yours hits something that's genuinely a server-level issue, you escalate to our team and we handle it. What is your uptime guarantee on reseller hosting?Ultra guarantees 99.9% uptime on reseller hosting. We own and operate our own server hardware in our Pacific Northwest data center, which gives us complete control over our infrastructure and lets us respond rapidly to any issues that affect your client sites. RAID-protected storage, UPS-backed power, and redundant Cisco networking back the guarantee. How many client accounts can I host?The reseller plan ships with unlimited cPanel client accounts. The practical limit is the storage and bandwidth tier on your plan, not a hard account cap. You define your own hosting packages in WHM (e.g. "Starter" at 1GB / 1 site, "Pro" at 10GB / 5 sites) and assign clients to packages as you sell them. Can I set my own pricing for my clients?Yes. Reseller hosting is wholesale at our end; you set retail at yours. Define your own packages, pricing, billing cycles, and renewal terms in your own billing platform (WHMCS, Blesta, or similar). We never see your end-client pricing and we don't push any pricing on you. Why pick a Seattle-area host specifically?Two reasons: regional latency and on-shore support. Hosting your clients in the Pacific Northwest means short, low-latency hops to visitors from Bellevue, Tacoma, Redmond, Kirkland, Everett, and the rest of the Puget Sound region instead of a transcontinental round trip. And our support team works on-site at our Seattle-area facility, in the same time zone as you and your clients. Does Ultra's name appear in front of my clients?No. Your clients see your brand on the cPanel login, your nameservers on their domain, and your invoice on their card statement. WHM lets you skin cPanel under your brand and set up private nameservers that point at our infrastructure. The Ultra name does not appear anywhere your clients will see, unless you choose to surface it. What is CloudLinux LVE and why does it matter for resellers?CloudLinux + LVE limits isolate each cPanel client at the kernel level with hard CPU, memory, and I/O caps per account. For a reseller, this means one client's runaway WordPress plugin, badly-coded cron job, or accidental traffic spike cannot eat the CPU or memory of every other site you host. Clean per-account boundaries instead of one bad neighbor crashing everything. What's included on every client cPanel?Every client cPanel you provision under your reseller account ships with the full standard cPanel feature set: file manager, MySQL/MariaDB databases, email accounts with webmail / IMAP / POP3, FTP, free Let's Encrypt SSL, Softaculous one-click installs for WordPress and 400+ other apps, multiple PHP versions selectable per domain, CloudFlare CDN integration, and free Code with AI assistant. Can I integrate with WHMCS for billing?Yes. WHM exposes the standard per-account provisioning hooks, suspensions, package assignments, and renewal endpoints that integrate cleanly with WHMCS, Blesta, and similar billing platforms. Provisioning a new client cPanel becomes a one-click action from your billing system once integration is set up. Is there a money-back guarantee?Yes. Seattle Reseller Hosting includes a 45-day money-back guarantee. Request a refund through the client area within 45 days of signup for a full refund on the hosting service. Domain registration fees are non-refundable since they're paid to the registry on your behalf. Can I upgrade to a VPS or dedicated server later?Yes. When a single reseller plan is no longer enough, our managed VPS plans (root access, guaranteed CPU/RAM) and dedicated server plans (full hardware control) are the natural upgrade path. WHM works the same on a VPS or dedicated server, so your client portfolio migrates with no end-user-facing change. Where exactly are the servers?Our reseller fleet runs in our Pacific Northwest data center just south of Seattle, in Tukwila, WA. Our headquarters and on-site staff sit in the same building. No third-party data center operator, no leased capacity, no upstream cloud provider with access to the hardware your clients are running on. 400+ One-Click Installs ## WordPress, WooCommerce, Joomla, Drupal, and 400+ more on every client cPanel. Softaculous ships with every cPanel you provision under your reseller account. Your clients can self-serve WordPress in two clicks with sane defaults. Same goes for WooCommerce, Joomla, Drupal, Magento, and 400+ other apps without coming back to you for everything. See all 400+ apps WordPress WooCommerce Joomla Drupal Magento phpBB osTicket MediaWiki Discourse Moodle Piwigo 390+ more Awards & Recognition ## Award-winning hosting for 24+ years. ## Top Web Host 2024 HostAdvice Editor's Pick ## 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved ## Best Uptime 2024 WhoIsHostingThis ## 24+ Year Honoree Web Hosting Awards Related Guides ## More Ultra hosting resources. ## Reseller Hosting (Main) The general reseller hosting overview, all regions. ## Shared Web Hosting Single-site shared hosting if you don't need WHM. ## WordPress Optimized Hosting LiteSpeed + AccelerateWP for WordPress-first sites. ## Nginx Optimized Hosting Nginx reverse-proxy cache for high-throughput sites. ## VPS Hosting Managed VPS with root access for larger fleets. ## Dedicated Servers Full hardware control for high-traffic projects. ## SSL Certificates Free Let's Encrypt + premium SSL options. ## Website Transfer Free migration to Ultra from any reseller host. ## Pacific Northwest Hosting The full PNW regional hosting overview. ============================================================================== # Seattle Dedicated Servers from $99/mo · Owned Dell PowerEdge | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/seattle-dedicated-servers Summary: Seattle dedicated servers on owned Dell PowerEdge hardware. cPanel/WHM, full root, RAID, on-site Pacific Northwest techs, free migration. From $99/mo. Free setup on Seattle dedicated orders · code FREEDEDICATEDSETUP Owned Hardware · Dell PowerEdge · Pacific Northwest Datacenter · Full Root · On-Site Techs ## Seattle Dedicated Servers on Hardware We Own Bare-metal Dell PowerEdge servers in a Seattle-area datacenter, staffed by Pacific Northwest engineers on-site since 2002. See Seattle plans Migrate my site free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews Seattle, WA on-site staff 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response $99-$199 Dedicated /mo range 99.9% Uptime guarantee 24/7 On-site Seattle support 23+ yrs Hosting since 2002 Seattle Dedicated Server Plans ## Pick the Seattle server that fits your workload. Every Ultra Seattle plan is fully managed, ships with cPanel/WHM and full root, runs on owned Dell PowerEdge hardware in our Seattle-area datacenter, and includes free cPanel migration plus 24/7 on-site Pacific Northwest technical support. Renewal pricing matches introductory pricing. Starter Managed VPS ## Managed VPS Plan Dedicated CPU, RAM, storage As low as $49.95/mo $49.95 setup fee free with code FREEDEDICATEDSETUP - 1 Core processor - 2 GB RAM - 100 GB disk space - KVM virtualization on Seattle hardware - cPanel + WHM included - Full root SSH access - Fully managed by Seattle team - Unlimited websites - Free cPanel migration - 24/7 on-site support - 30-day money-back Order Now Additional plan details Popular Dedicated · Standard ## Ultra-Value Dedicated Bare metal, low cost As low as $99.95/mo $49.95 setup fee free with code FREEDEDICATEDSETUP - 3 GHz Dual-Core processor - 4 GB RAM - 1 TB hardware RAID1 disk - Dell PowerEdge chassis - Dedicated public IP + bandwidth - cPanel + WHM included - Full root SSH access - Fully managed by Seattle team - Unlimited websites - Free cPanel migration - 24/7 on-site support Order Now Additional plan details Powerful Dedicated · Pro ## Ultra-Xeon Dedicated Very high-demand workloads As low as $199.95/mo $49.95 setup fee free with code FREEDEDICATEDSETUP - 2x 2.5 GHz Xeon 8-Core CPUs - 16 GB RAM - 1 TB hardware RAID1 disk - Dell PowerEdge chassis - Dedicated public IP + bandwidth - cPanel + WHM included - Full root SSH access - Fully managed by Seattle team - Unlimited websites - Free cPanel migration - 24/7 on-site support Order Now Additional plan details Proud Supporter of the American Cancer Society A portion of every Ultra hosting plan goes toward supporting the fight against cancer. Owned Seattle Infrastructure ## Seattle servers on hardware we own. Every Seattle dedicated server runs on Dell PowerEdge Xeon hardware we own outright, racked in our Seattle-area datacenter. Our staff sit in the same building as the racks, and they are the only people with physical access to the drives that store your data. That is full chain-of-custody, in writing, located in the Pacific Northwest. - Owned hardware: Dell PowerEdge Xeon servers, bought not leased - Seattle-area on-site staff are the only personnel with physical access - RAID + UPS protection on every dedicated host - Cisco backbone with low-latency Pacific Northwest peering Pacific Northwest dedicated hardware ## Dell PowerEdge. Hardware RAID1. Cisco backbone. Seattle on-site staff. Your dedicated server lives in our Seattle-area datacenter on hardware we own. Hardware RAID1 keeps the box running through a single-drive failure, Cisco-grade networking carries the traffic, and the engineers who built the platform are the ones answering the phone. See what's included → Why Ultra Seattle Dedicated Hosting ## Bare metal, Pacific Northwest latency, and engineers in the building. Six reasons Seattle businesses pick Ultra dedicated over a hyperscaler region or a remote cage. ## Dell PowerEdge Hardware Every Seattle dedicated server runs on Dell PowerEdge chassis with Intel Xeon CPUs, ECC RAM, and hardware RAID1 disk arrays. Bought outright, not leased, not rented from a hyperscaler. ## Pacific Northwest Latency Servers physically located in the Seattle area means single-digit-millisecond round-trip times to visitors and staff across Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma, Redmond, Kirkland, Everett, and the broader Puget Sound region. ## On-Site Seattle Staff Our technicians work on-site at the Seattle-area datacenter. They are the only personnel with physical access to the servers. If hardware needs hands, those hands are already in the building. ## Full Root + cPanel/WHM Every dedicated plan ships with full root SSH access and cPanel with Web Host Manager. Install custom stacks, host unlimited cPanel accounts, run staging plus production on one box. ## Managed Option Included OS updates, kernel patches, security hardening, monitoring, and hardware faults are our problem. You focus on your application; we keep the server healthy. Or take full control with root, the choice is yours. ## 99.9% Uptime & UPS Hardware RAID1, dual redundant power, UPS battery backup, generator backstop, and Cisco-grade routing. Engineered so a single component failure does not take your Seattle server offline. 24 years of Pacific Northwest hosting. Dedicated hardware in Seattle, run by Seattle engineers. ## Seattle dedicated servers for businesses that need infrastructure they can point at. Ultra Web Hosting's Seattle dedicated server platform runs from our Seattle-area datacenter on owned Dell PowerEdge hardware, not rented capacity from a hyperscaler. Our on-site team handles power, networking, hardware swaps, and 24/7 monitoring. If your site has outgrown shared hosting, your application needs root access and a custom stack, or you want the predictability of dedicated CPU, RAM, and storage with engineers in the same time zone, this is the platform. ## Built for the Seattle business ecosystem Seattle's tech and business ecosystem runs on serious infrastructure. The companies hosting production workloads on Ultra dedicated include ecommerce stores past the threshold where shared hosting starts to wobble, SaaS apps that need root access to install their own runtimes, software teams running staging and production environments together, and regulated businesses that need to know exactly where their data physically lives. We serve customers across Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma, Redmond, Kirkland, Everett, and the broader Pacific Northwest. ## What you get on every Seattle dedicated plan You get dedicated bare-metal resources, owned Dell PowerEdge hardware, cPanel/WHM and full root access on every plan, hardware RAID1 disk arrays, dedicated public IP and bandwidth, and a team you can actually reach when something matters at 3 AM. Renewal pricing matches introductory pricing. Free cPanel migration is included. Free Let's Encrypt SSL is automatic. Softaculous one-click installs cover over 400 applications. ## Why Pacific Northwest location matters For Seattle businesses, server location is not just a marketing line. Sub-10ms latency to Puget Sound visitors and staff, a clear answer to where does my data physically live, and the option to drive over for a hardware tour are real operational advantages over a remote hyperscaler region. When you call our support line at 2 AM on a Sunday, you reach someone who can actually walk over to your server if needed. Contact us for specifics on hardware, custom configurations, or migration timing. Use promo code FREEDEDICATEDSETUP at checkout to waive the $49.95 setup fee. FAQ ## What Seattle customers ask about dedicated servers. The questions our Seattle sales team gets every week. If yours is not here, drop us a line. How much does a Seattle dedicated server cost?Ultra's Seattle dedicated server lineup runs from $99.95 per month for the Ultra-Value Dedicated tier (3 GHz dual-core, 4 GB RAM, 1 TB RAID1) up to $199.95 per month for the Ultra-Xeon Dedicated tier (dual 2.5 GHz Xeon 8-core, 16 GB RAM, 1 TB RAID1). Both ship with cPanel/WHM, full root SSH, dedicated public IP and bandwidth, hardware RAID1, free cPanel migration, and 24/7 on-site Seattle support. Managed VPS starts at $49.95 per month for workloads that do not need a full physical box. Where is the Seattle datacenter located?Our datacenter is in the Seattle area, with on-site staff and Cisco-grade networking. The exact address is shared with prospective customers under NDA for physical security reasons, but our corporate address is 12101 Tukwila Intl Blvd Suite 410, Seattle, WA 98168. Pacific Northwest customers across Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma, Redmond, Kirkland, and Everett see single-digit-millisecond latency to our infrastructure. What hardware do you use for Seattle dedicated servers?Our Seattle dedicated servers run on Dell PowerEdge rack hardware with Intel Xeon processors, ECC RAM, hardware RAID1 disk arrays for redundancy, and dual redundant power feeds. Networking is Cisco-grade, monitored 24/7 by on-site staff. The Ultra-Xeon Dedicated tier ships with dual 2.5 GHz Xeon 8-core processors and 16 GB RAM as standard. What is the difference between a VPS and a dedicated server?A VPS is a virtualized partition of a physical server that gives you dedicated CPU, RAM, and storage resources via the KVM hypervisor. A dedicated server is an entire physical machine reserved for your use. VPS plans are more affordable and work well for growing sites; dedicated servers provide maximum performance for high-traffic websites and resource-intensive applications. Both run from the same Seattle-area datacenter on the same Dell PowerEdge hardware. What does managed hosting mean?Managed hosting means Ultra handles server administration: OS updates, security patches, monitoring, and hardware issues. You focus on running your applications while our Seattle team keeps the server healthy. Our 24/7 team is available if anything comes up, and because the techs are on-site in the Pacific Northwest, hardware issues that would take days at a remote datacenter get resolved in hours. Do I get root access on a Seattle dedicated server?Yes. All VPS and dedicated server plans include full root access via SSH, giving you complete control over your server. You can install software, configure services, customize the kernel, run cron jobs, manage firewall rules, and customize PHP and webserver configuration however you need. Do Seattle dedicated plans include cPanel/WHM?Yes. Every Seattle VPS and dedicated server plan includes cPanel with Web Host Manager (WHM) at no extra cost. You can create and manage individual cPanel accounts for each of your websites or clients, configure DNS zones, set up email, manage SSL certificates, control PHP versions, and handle every other server task from a familiar web-based interface. Can I get a custom Seattle server configuration?Yes. If the standard plans do not match your needs, contact us and we can put together a custom configuration with the CPU, RAM, storage, and software stack your project requires. Since we own our hardware and the Seattle-area datacenter, we have the flexibility to build what you need without waiting on a third-party operator. What is the uptime guarantee for Seattle dedicated servers?Ultra guarantees 99.9% uptime on every Seattle dedicated server, backed by hardware RAID1 storage, UPS-backed power, generator backstop, redundant Cisco networking, and on-site Seattle staff. The same Dell PowerEdge hardware that powers the rest of our owned-infrastructure fleet powers the Seattle dedicated tier. Why pick Seattle over a hyperscaler region?Three reasons. First, latency: a server physically located in the Seattle area beats a hyperscaler us-west region for Pacific Northwest users on every round-trip. Second, support: when you call at 2 AM you reach an engineer who can walk over to the box if needed, not a tier-1 queue. Third, pricing predictability: no egress fees, no surprise per-IO charges, and renewal pricing matches introductory pricing. Can you migrate my existing server to Seattle?Yes. Ultra offers free cPanel migration with annual or longer plans. Our migration team handles cPanel transfers, database moves, email setup, and DNS cutover. Submit a support ticket after signing up with your current host's login details and we will coordinate the migration with minimal downtime. Custom non-cPanel migrations are also supported on a quote basis. Is there a money-back guarantee?Managed VPS plans include a 30-day money-back guarantee. Dedicated server hardware allocations are evaluated case-by-case because the hardware is provisioned specifically for your account. Contact our Seattle sales team before signup if a trial period is important for your decision. Can I upgrade between Seattle plan tiers later?Yes. The upgrade path runs Managed VPS to Ultra-Value Dedicated to Ultra-Xeon Dedicated. Our Seattle support team handles the migration between tiers with minimal downtime, and the same on-site physical safeguards apply at every tier. Custom hardware configurations are also available at the dedicated tiers. 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved (312 reviews) Seattle, WA On-site Pacific Northwest staff 24+ years Hosting experience 12 min Avg support response ## Ready for a Seattle dedicated server? Free setup with code FREEDEDICATEDSETUP. Dell PowerEdge hardware in a Seattle-area datacenter. On-site Pacific Northwest engineers, full root, cPanel/WHM, free cPanel migration. Choose Seattle hardware Talk to Seattle sales Also serving the Puget Sound region ## More Pacific Northwest hosting pages. ## Seattle Web Hosting Shared hosting from our Seattle-area datacenter. ## Seattle Reseller Hosting Start your own brand on Seattle hardware. ## Bellevue Hosting Hosting tailored to Bellevue businesses. ## Tacoma Hosting South Sound hosting on owned hardware. ## Tukwila Hosting Hosting next door to our datacenter. ## All Pacific Northwest The full regional hosting catalog. ## All Dedicated Plans The complete VPS and dedicated tier lineup. ## All Dedicated Features Full feature spec sheet for every tier. ## Price Guarantee Renewal pricing matches introductory pricing. ============================================================================== # Zend Guard Loader Hosting | Run Zend-Encoded Legacy PHP Apps | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/zend-guard-hosting Summary: Host Zend-encoded and obfuscated commercial PHP on Ultra. Zend Guard Loader is enabled per PHP version through the cPanel PHP Selector, on PHP 7.x and 8.x. From $3.95/mo. Zend Guard Loader · Pre-installed · Multiple PHP Versions · 24/7 Support ## Zend Guard Loader hosting, run your Zend-encoded PHP as-is. If a legacy or commercial app ships as Zend-encoded PHP, Ultra can run it. Zend Guard Loader is pre-installed and switched on per PHP version through the cPanel PHP Selector, on PHP 7.x and 8.x with CloudLinux and OPcache. See hosting plans Browse features ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites hosted 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response Pre-installed Zend Guard Loader on every server Free No extra cost, included with hosting PHP 7.x & 8.x Multiple PHP versions supported $3.95 Starts at, /mo with annual plan Older commercial apps, WHMCS modules, and licensed plugins that were published in Zend-encoded form keep running on Ultra without a rewrite. ## Zend Guard Loader, ready on every hosting plan. Zend Guard is the veteran commercial encoder and obfuscator for PHP. It compiles readable PHP source into an optimized binary form called Zend Intermediate Code, so end users cannot view, edit, or reverse-engineer the application they installed. A server can only run those encoded files if the matching Zend Guard Loader extension is present, and Ultra Web Hosting keeps it available on every shared hosting plan. Because Zend Guard predates the newer encoders, it is most often what you need when an established or legacy product lists it as a requirement. Zend Guard sits in the same developer toolchain as IonCube, phpMyAdmin, cURL, GD, OpenSSL, Git, and more. See our hosting features page for the complete list. Upload and run ## Zend-encoded PHP, ready to execute. Zend Guard Loader is present across all Ultra Web Hosting servers, so decoding happens at the extension level with nothing for you to build. Point the account at the PHP version your product expects, upload the Zend-encoded files, and they run. That matters most for older commercial PHP applications, WHMCS modules, license-protected plugins, and any software a vendor shipped in encoded form. See hosting plans → Real people, real racks ## The team that runs your Zend Guard boxes is in-house The Zend Guard Loader on your account is maintained by our own US-based engineers, who sit on-site with the Dell PowerEdge servers we own outright. When an encoded app misbehaves, you reach the people who administer the machines, not a call center. ~12 minaverage ticket reply Since 2002same in-house team 100% ownedDell PowerEdge hardware Tukwila, WA · our engineers on-site with the servers What you get · Zend Guard on Ultra ## Built for Zend-encoded PHP and licensed commercial software. Six things worth knowing before you deploy a Zend-encoded, license-protected application on shared hosting. ## Available and Ready to Use Zend Guard Loader ships with every Ultra Web Hosting server, so there is nothing to compile or request. Upload your Zend-encoded PHP files and they run. That is exactly what older commercial PHP applications, WHMCS modules, license-protected plugins, and vendor-encoded software depend on. Because the loader is offered per PHP version, you can pair it with the PHP 7.x and 8.x build your encoded product was tested against and it works out of the box. ## How Zend Guard Works Zend Guard splits the job across two tools. The Zend Guard Encoder runs on the developer side, locally or in a build pipeline, and turns readable PHP source into platform-independent bytecode that replaces the original .php files at distribution time. On the hosting side, Zend Guard Loader recognizes those encoded files at runtime, decodes them, and hands the bytecode straight to the Zend Engine. The application behaves normally for end users while the underlying source stays out of reach. Only the loader half of that pair lives on Ultra, and it is already in place. ## Source Code Protection and Licensing For PHP vendors, Zend Guard stacks several layers of protection. Encoding rewrites the source as binary bytecode that will not meaningfully decompile back to the original. Obfuscation then scrambles internal identifiers such as function, variable, and class names, so reverse engineering stays impractical even with capable tooling. On top of that, Zend Guard carries its own licensing controls that can tie an encoded build to specific servers, add expiration dates, cap concurrent users, or limit execution to authorized domains. When those licensed builds land on a host, the server simply needs the loader present to honor them, which Ultra provides. ## Performance with OPcache and CloudLinux A Zend-encoded app does not have to be slow. On Ultra, Zend Guard Loader runs next to OPcache and our Nginx reverse proxy caching layer. OPcache holds the compiled bytecode in shared memory, so repeat requests skip recompilation entirely, and CloudLinux CageFS isolation keeps each encoded application in its own resource-controlled container away from neighboring accounts. Together that gives legacy encoded software quick response times without giving up security or stability. ## Zend Guard vs. IonCube Zend Guard and IonCube chase the same goal, protecting PHP source, but they are separate products with their own encoding formats and their own loaders. A file encoded with one will not run under the other. Vendors pick whichever they standardized on, and Zend Guard tends to show up on the older, longer-lived products. Ultra keeps both loaders active on every server, so it does not matter which format your application was built with. ## Common Applications That Use Zend Guard Zend Guard turns up across a lot of established commercial PHP: WHMCS billing and automation modules, commercially licensed WordPress and Joomla plugins, CRM systems, helpdesk platforms, and in-house enterprise apps whose teams needed to guard proprietary logic. Older products in particular often still ship this way. If an install guide names Zend Guard Loader, or the earlier Zend Optimizer, as a server requirement, your Ultra account already meets it. Deploying · Step by step ## Getting a Zend-encoded app live on Ultra. Because Zend Guard is a legacy encoder, most of the work is simply pointing the account at the right PHP version before you upload. Here is the short path. ## Match the PHP version first Check what your vendor's encoded build targets, then set that build through CloudLinux's PHP Selector in cPanel. Zend Guard Loader is offered per PHP version on PHP 7.x and 8.x, and the selector switches it for that one account without affecting anyone else on the server. ## Confirm the loader is active Open the PHP Info page in cPanel and look for the Zend Guard Loader entry, or run php -m over SSH to list the loaded extensions. Both IonCube Loader and Zend Guard Loader show up together, so an encoded file finds its decoder automatically. ## Upload and let OPcache warm up Move the encoded files into place with cPanel File Manager, FTP, or SSH and load the site. The loader decodes on first request, then OPcache holds the bytecode in memory so later requests run without repeating the work. Myth vs fact ## Zend Guard is end-of-life. Your encoded app is not. The Zend Guard Encoder reached end-of-life, and that scares people off hosting Zend-encoded software. The loader half of the story is a different matter, and it is the half that runs your app. Myth You cannot run Zend-encoded PHP anymore now that the product is retired. Fact Running encoded files only needs the Zend Guard Loader, which is pre-installed on every Ultra server. Upload the files and they execute. Myth Modern PHP dropped support, so encoded apps are stuck on ancient versions. Fact The loader is offered per PHP version across 7.x and 8.x. Set the branch your vendor built for in the cPanel PHP Selector and it works. Myth Legacy encoded software has to be slow and insecure. Fact OPcache keeps the decoded bytecode warm in memory and CloudLinux CageFS isolates the account, so it stays quick and contained. Myth Zend Guard and IonCube are interchangeable, so one loader covers both. Fact They are separate formats with separate loaders. We keep both active, so it does not matter which one your vendor chose. FAQ ## What customers ask about Zend Guard hosting. The questions our sales team gets every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. Is Zend Guard Loader the same as Zend Optimizer?Zend Guard Loader is the modern replacement for Zend Optimizer. The older Zend Optimizer was used with PHP 4 and early PHP 5 to run encoded files and apply runtime optimizations. Starting with PHP 5.3, Zend replaced it with Zend Guard Loader, which handles encoded file execution while OPcache (now built into PHP itself) takes over the optimization role. Ultra's servers run Zend Guard Loader on all current PHP versions. Do I need to install Zend Guard Loader myself?No. It's pre-installed and active on all Ultra shared hosting servers. You can verify it's loaded by checking your PHP configuration through cPanel's PHP Info page or by running php -m via SSH. Which PHP versions support Zend Guard Loader?Zend Guard Loader is available on PHP 7.x and 8.x on all Ultra servers. If your encoded application needs a specific PHP version, you can switch versions per account through CloudLinux's PHP Selector in cPanel. Can I use Zend Guard and IonCube on the same account?Absolutely. Both IonCube Loader and Zend Guard Loader are installed simultaneously on all Ultra servers. PHP loads both extensions and automatically figures out which decoder to use based on the encoded file's header. Does encoding with Zend Guard affect performance?Encoded files typically run at the same speed or slightly faster than unencoded PHP since the bytecode is already compiled. Combined with OPcache, which caches the decoded bytecode in memory, there's no meaningful performance penalty for running Zend Guard encoded applications. ## Zend Guard Loader is on every plan, ready when your encoded app is. Bring your Zend-encoded PHP applications, WHMCS modules, and licensed software to Ultra and pin them to the PHP version they expect. Starting at $3.95/mo with a 45-day money-back guarantee. See hosting plans Browse features Contact our team ============================================================================== # Git Hosting | cPanel Version Control, SSH, Deploy on Push with .cpanel.yml | Ultra URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/git-hosting Summary: Ship code over SSH: cPanel Git Version Control ships on every Ultra account. Clone private repos, pull, and auto-deploy with .cpanel.yml. From $3.95/mo. Git Version Control · cPanel Integrated · Auto-Deploy · GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket ## Git hosting, cPanel Version Control built in. Clone over SSH, pull, and ship without FTP. cPanel's built-in Git Version Control panel is on every account. Wire up deploy-on-push with a .cpanel.yml file and authenticate private repos with a cPanel deploy key. From $3.95/mo. See hosting plans Browse features ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites hosted 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response Pre-installed Git on every account cPanel Built-in Version Control panel .cpanel.yml Post-pull deploys $3.95 Starts at Version control lives in your account, not a separate service you have to bolt on. ## git clone, git pull, deploy. All from cPanel or the SSH shell. Every Ultra shared hosting plan ships with Git already installed and wired into cPanel's Git Version Control panel. Clone a repo from GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket, pull the latest commits, read your history, and run deploy-on-push, all without standing up an external CI/CD service. Whether you push from a laptop or a build box, the remote you deploy to is the same account that serves your site. Prefer the command line? SSH access is included, so you can run git clone, git pull, and inspect git log straight from a shell. The cPanel Git Version Control panel mirrors the same repositories for anyone who would rather point and click. Pair that with cPanel for files and databases, CloudLinux isolation for a predictable runtime, and NVMe SSD storage for fast checkouts, and you have a developer-friendly stack at shared hosting prices. We have supported developers and their deploy workflows since 2002. Git sits alongside the rest of our developer toolchain, phpMyAdmin, cURL, GD, IonCube, Zend Guard, OpenSSL, and more. See our hosting features page for the complete list. Quick start ## From repo to live deploy in three steps. Git ships pre-installed on every account and wires into cPanel's Git Version Control panel. Here is the loop, using only features on every plan, with no external CI runner in the middle. - ## Create the repo in cPanel Open Git Version Control and clone from GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket, or create a fresh repo on the account. Private repo? Register a cPanel SSH deploy key so the clone authenticates without a password. - ## Push over SSH Work locally, commit, and push to your remote. From the shell you can also git clone, git pull, and read git log straight on the account that serves your site. - ## Auto-deploy with .cpanel.yml Drop a .cpanel.yml in the repo root and cPanel runs your tasks on every pull: copy files into public_html, restart services, or run build steps. Push, pull in cPanel, and the deploy fires. Deploy on push ## Commit, push to your remote, pull in cPanel. The site updates itself. Commit a .cpanel.yml to the root of your repo and cPanel runs your deployment tasks on every pull, copying files into public_html, restarting services, or running build steps you list. It is a deploy-on-push pipeline you can read in one file, with no external CI runner and no manual FTP drag-and-drop. Get hosting + Git → Real people · US-based · Since 2002 ## Engineers who speak Git, not scripts Your repos and deploy hooks run on Dell PowerEdge servers we own outright, racked in our own space with our technicians on-site beside them. When an SSH key, a .cpanel.yml task, or a stuck pull needs a second set of eyes, a real US-based engineer answers your ticket in about 12 minutes. ~12 minAvg ticket reply OwnedDell PowerEdge racks SSH + GitOn every plan We own the hardware · hands-on with every rack How Git works on Ultra hosting · 4 capabilities ## Version control, SSH deploys, and visual repo management in cPanel. Git is on every shared hosting account out of the box. Clone over SSH or through cPanel's Git Version Control panel, pull commits, read history, and trigger a .cpanel.yml deploy, all against the account that already serves your site. ## Git Pre-Installed on Every Account Git ships on all of our shared hosting servers, so there is no apt-get, no compile, nothing to configure. Clone a repo, read git log, and pull updates from cPanel's Git Version Control panel or straight from the SSH shell. Keep your production tree under version control and check out an earlier commit cleanly when a release goes sideways. ## Deploy on Push Commit a .cpanel.yml to your repo root and cPanel runs the tasks you list on every pull, copying files into public_html, restarting services, or running build commands. It is a deploy-on-push pipeline you keep in version control with the rest of your code, no external CI runner required. Push to your remote, pull in cPanel, and the deploy fires. ## cPanel Git Version Control UI Not everyone on the team lives in a terminal. cPanel's Git Version Control panel manages repositories visually, clone from GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket, browse commit history, pull updates, and kick off a deployment from one screen. No shell session and no memorized git flags required. ## Works with GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket Clone or pull from any remote Git repository. If your code lives on GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket, point cPanel at the clone URL and pull it straight down to your account. Use it as a deploy target, a staging checkout, or the endpoint for your full development workflow. Any remote that speaks Git works. ## Web Developers If you build and maintain sites for clients, Git gives you a repeatable way to ship. Push to your remote on GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket, pull in cPanel, and the client's site updates from the exact commit you tagged. No FTP, no dragging folders, no guessing which files changed since the last release. ## Small Dev Teams Working with a partner or a small team? Keep the code in a shared GitHub or GitLab repo and pull to the live server only when a release is ready. Everyone develops on their own branch, opens a pull request, and the server only ever checks out the commits you have merged and approved. ## WordPress Developers Building custom WordPress themes or plugins? Version-control your wp-content work separately from the WordPress core it runs against. Deploy theme and plugin updates through cPanel's Git Version Control panel, keep a commit history of every change, and check out the previous tag cleanly if a release misbehaves. ## SSH Deploy Key Support For private repositories, generate an SSH deploy key in cPanel and register its public half with your remote so the clone authenticates without a password prompt. Your account password never travels to GitHub, and the deploy key you add carries only the read access you grant it on that one repo. ## CloudLinux Isolated Every account runs in its own CloudLinux container with dedicated CPU, memory, and process limits. Your clones, pulls, and .cpanel.yml deploy hooks run in their own lane instead of fighting other accounts for resources, and no other tenant on the box can read or touch your repo. The workflow, end to end ## From git clone to a live deploy, on the account you already pay for. Here is the loop cPanel Git Version Control and SSH give you, using only features that ship on every Ultra plan. No external build service sits in the middle. - Create or clone the repo. Open cPanel's Git Version Control panel, or SSH in and run git clone, to pull a repository from GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, or any remote into your account. - Authenticate private repos. Generate a deploy key in cPanel and register its public half with your remote, so pulls run without a stored password. - Describe the deploy. Commit a .cpanel.yml to the repo root listing the tasks to run, copy files into public_html, clear a cache, run a build step. - Push, then pull. Push to your remote from your machine, then pull in cPanel or over SSH. cPanel runs your .cpanel.yml tasks and the change is live. - Pair it with staging. Clone the same repo into a staging subdomain first, verify the checkout, then pull to production once it looks right. FAQ ## What developers ask before they push. The questions our sales team fields every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. Is Git included with all hosting plans?Yes. Git is pre-installed on all of our shared hosting servers. You don't need to request it or install anything. Just open cPanel's Git Version Control panel and clone your first repository. Can I set up automatic deployments?Yes. Commit a .cpanel.yml file to the root of your repository and cPanel's Git Version Control runs the deployment tasks you define on every pull (typically copying files into public_html or running build commands). It is a deploy-on-push workflow that lives in your repo, with no external CI/CD service to wire up. Can I pull from GitHub or GitLab?Absolutely. Clone or pull from any remote Git repository over SSH, including GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, or your own self-hosted Git server. For private repositories, generate a deploy key in cPanel and register it with your remote so the clone authenticates without a password. What Git version is installed?We keep Git updated on our servers. The current version is visible in cPanel's Git Version Control panel. Does this work with Node.js or PHP projects?Yes. Git is a version control tool that works with any language or framework. Whether your project is built with PHP, Node.js, Python, or static HTML, you can use Git to manage and deploy your code on our servers. ## Push your first commit today. Every plan ships with Git pre-installed, SSH access, and the cPanel Git Version Control panel. Starting at $3.95/mo with a 45-day money-back guarantee. See hosting plans Browse features Contact our team ============================================================================== # CubeCart Hosting | One-Click Softaculous Store Install on Fast NVMe | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/cubecart-hosting Summary: Run your CubeCart store on PHP 8.x + MariaDB with NVMe SSD speed. One-click Softaculous install, free SSL for checkout, CloudFlare CDN, free store migration. From $3.95/mo. 30% off new CubeCart hosting orders · code 30-OFF-HOSTING Softaculous Install · PHP + MariaDB · Free SSL · CloudFlare CDN · Free Migration ## Hosting tuned for your CubeCart store. Launch your CubeCart store on PHP 8.x + MariaDB and fast NVMe SSD. One-click Softaculous install, free SSL for checkout, free CloudFlare CDN for product images, and 24/7 in-house support from $3.95/mo. Choose a CubeCart plan Migrate my CubeCart store free ★★★★★ 4.9 from Shopper Approved 10,000+ customers 24+ years in business (since 2002) 12-min avg support response $3.95 Starting as low as /mo 24+ years Hosting since 2002 99.9% Uptime guarantee 24/7 In-house support CubeCart Hosting ## One plan, ready for your CubeCart store. CubeCart is a lightweight PHP and MySQL shopping cart, so a single shared plan is plenty to open a store. Ultra Lite at $3.95/mo includes Softaculous one-click CubeCart install, PHP 7.4 through 8.3, MariaDB, free Let's Encrypt SSL for a trusted checkout, free CloudFlare CDN for product images, and free store migration. Catalogs that grow can scale up to WordPress Optimized Hosting or Managed VPS without changing platforms. Popular Shared Hosting ## Ultra Lite CubeCart-ready · Softaculous · LAMP stack As low as $3.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $6.95 every month Order Now Additional plan details - One CubeCart website - 10 GB NVMe SSD web space - Unmetered bandwidth - 100 email accounts - 75,000 inode count - Softaculous one-click CubeCart install - PHP 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 - MariaDB / MySQL databases - Free Let's Encrypt SSL - Free CloudFlare CDN integration - Free CubeCart store migration - Daily JetBackup, 30-day restore points - CloudLinux CageFS account isolation - cPanel control panel - 24/7 in-house support - 99.9% uptime guarantee - AI Coding Assistant included - Free setup · 45-day money-back Larger CubeCart catalogs can scale up to WordPress Optimized Hosting (3x Xeon CPU, Redis cache) or Managed VPS Hosting (root access, guaranteed CPU/RAM) without re-platforming. Good to know ## Questions? Quick answers. Is site migration really free?+Yes. Our in-house team moves your site, email, and databases for you at no cost on any annual plan. How fast is support?+A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from engineers who know your account. What about uptime and hardware?+99.9% uptime on servers we own, rack, and monitor around the clock. No reselling someone else's cloud. Why Ultra for CubeCart ## Built for open-source e-commerce. Every plan ships ready to run a CubeCart store out of the box, with the PHP runtime, database, checkout security, and support a small shop needs. ## PHP & MariaDB Ready PHP 7.4 through 8.3 selectable per domain plus MariaDB or MySQL databases. CubeCart's catalog and cart tables sit on MariaDB, and version 6.x runs cleanly on PHP 8.2 with no manual extension toggling. ## Softaculous One-Click Install Spin up a fresh CubeCart store from cPanel in under two minutes via Softaculous. Files, product database, and initial store configuration are handled automatically. ## Free SSL + CloudFlare CDN Let's Encrypt SSL auto-provisions once DNS points at Ultra, so shoppers see the padlock at checkout. Free CloudFlare CDN caches product images at 300+ edge locations. ## Daily Backups JetBackup runs daily with 30-day restore points that protect your orders. Roll back individual store files, the product and order database, or the entire account in one click. ## 24/7 In-House Support US-based team available around the clock. CubeCart install help, store migration coordination, payment gateway debugging, and order recovery all included. ## 99.9% Uptime Guarantee Owned Dell PowerEdge hardware, on-site technicians, RAID + UPS, and a 99.9% uptime SLA backed by a real money-back guarantee. The CubeCart stack ## Your store online and selling on day one. Every Ultra plan ships with the PHP, MariaDB, cPanel, and Softaculous pieces CubeCart needs, preconfigured on NVMe SSD. Your catalog and cart pages load fast from the first click, not after a week of server tuning. See what's included → Real people · US-based · Since 2002 ## Your store is backed by a real person, not a bot. The staff who keep the PHP and MariaDB stack behind your CubeCart store fast are US-based and work in the same room as the Dell PowerEdge servers we own outright. If checkout or a payment gateway hiccups, a real person answers your ticket in about 12 minutes. 100%US-based team OwnedDell hardware 12 minavg reply Our support · on-site in our own datacenter CubeCart stores on infrastructure we own. ## A lightweight shopping cart, on a stack built for it. CubeCart is a lean PHP and MySQL shopping cart with a clean store admin, responsive storefront templates, and support for both digital and physical products. It handles inventory, tax rules, shipping, and checkout through the major payment gateways without a heavy framework underneath. ## Why running your CubeCart store on Ultra works well The plan ships with a tuned PHP and MariaDB stack with the extensions CubeCart needs already enabled (GD, cURL, OpenSSL, PDO, mbstring, intl), CloudLinux CageFS account isolation so a compromised neighbor on the same server cannot reach your store or its orders, daily JetBackup with 30-day restore points so you can roll back safely after a theme edit or extension update, free CloudFlare CDN integration that pushes product images and catalog pages out to a global edge, and free store migration if you are bringing a CubeCart shop across from another host. Our technicians move the files, product database, order history, customer accounts, and email, stage the new copy on a temporary URL for testing, and coordinate the DNS cutover to minimize downtime. ## More store and site platforms on the same hosting Weighing a different cart or CMS? The same shared plan runs WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Magento, phpBB, osCommerce, Moodle, and 400+ other applications via Softaculous one-click install, so you can add a blog or landing site alongside your store. See the full catalog on the Application Hosting page, or the CubeCart entry on our hosting features page for where it fits in the broader supported stack. CubeCart requirements we already meet ## Everything a CubeCart store expects, ready before your first product. CubeCart is deliberately light: it asks for a current PHP runtime, a MySQL-compatible database, a handful of common extensions, and a trusted certificate at the checkout. Ultra ships all of it on the standard plan, so a small shop can go from install to first sale without a support ticket. - PHP 8.x with the right extensions. CubeCart 6.x runs happily on PHP 8.2, selectable per domain in cPanel's PHP Selector, with GD, cURL, OpenSSL, PDO, mbstring, and intl already enabled for image handling, gateway calls, and currency formatting. - MariaDB for the catalog and orders. Your products, categories, orders, and customer records live in MariaDB, and there is no row or table cap inside your plan's storage quota, so the catalog has room to grow. - One-click Softaculous install. Stand up a fresh CubeCart store in one click, or let our team migrate an existing shop for free, then manage it through the normal store admin. - Free SSL for a trusted checkout. Let's Encrypt provisions automatically once DNS resolves, so shoppers see the padlock and CubeCart can enforce https on the storefront and admin. - NVMe SSD speed with LiteSpeed and Redis. Catalog and cart pages are served from NVMe SSD behind a LiteSpeed web server, and Redis object cache is available to keep sessions and lookups quick during a rush. - CloudFlare CDN for product images. Free CloudFlare integration caches your images and static assets at the edge, so galleries and thumbnails load fast for shoppers anywhere. Moving your CubeCart store ## Bring your store over, keep your checkout fast. A slow or insecure store costs sales at the worst moment, in the cart. Here is what changes when you move a CubeCart shop to Ultra. Our team handles the migration for free on annual plans. ## On your old host - Product pages and cart pages that drag on shared spinning disks. - A shared IP and a paid or missing SSL certificate on your checkout. - A migration you have to do yourself, files and database and all. ## After you move to Ultra - Pure NVMe storage and PHP 8.2 with OPcache keeping CubeCart 6.x snappy. - A free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate securing checkout, auto-renewed for you. - Free CubeCart store migration by our team, plus daily JetBackup so a bad import is never permanent. FAQ ## What CubeCart shop owners ask before they order. The store-hosting questions our sales team fields every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. Which CubeCart versions do you support?CubeCart 6.x (the current series) installs out of the box via Softaculous on every Ultra shared hosting plan. CubeCart 6 requires PHP 7.4 or newer and a MariaDB or MySQL database, both of which are standard on every account. Older CubeCart 5.x installs can be hosted on legacy PHP versions via the cPanel PHP Selector if you are bringing an existing store across. How do I install CubeCart on Ultra hosting?Log into cPanel, open the Softaculous Apps Installer, search for CubeCart, click Install Now, and fill in the domain, store name, admin email, and admin password. Softaculous handles the file copy, database creation, and initial configuration. The first store page is usually live in under two minutes. Free SSL is auto-provisioned by cPanel once DNS resolves. Can I migrate an existing CubeCart store to Ultra?Yes. Free store migration is included on every annual hosting plan. Open a support ticket after signup with your current host's cPanel login (or FTP and database credentials if it is not cPanel) and our technicians will move the CubeCart files, product database, order history, customer accounts, email, and post the staged copy on a temporary URL for testing before the DNS cutover. What PHP versions are supported?PHP 7.4 through 8.3 are available per-domain via cPanel's PHP Selector. CubeCart 6.5 and later support PHP 8.2 and 8.3 fully, and we default new installs to 8.2 for best performance. CloudLinux HardenedPHP back-ports critical security fixes to legacy PHP 7.x versions if you need to keep an older CubeCart store compatible while you plan the upgrade. How do I get SSL on my CubeCart store?Free Let's Encrypt SSL is auto-provisioned by cPanel once your domain's DNS points at Ultra. You do not need to generate a CSR, upload a certificate, or pay an add-on fee. CubeCart's Store Settings then needs a one-line change to enforce https:// on the storefront and the admin area. The certificate auto-renews every 60 days. Are there database limits I should worry about?Shared hosting plans allow multiple MariaDB databases per account with no per-database row or storage cap inside the plan's overall storage quota. CubeCart's product, order, and customer tables typically stay well under a gigabyte even with thousands of orders, so the 50 GB storage on Ultra Unlimited and Ultra Unlimited Pro accommodates substantial catalogs. What if my store outgrows shared hosting?The upgrade path is straightforward. WordPress Optimized Hosting adds Redis object cache and a 3x Xeon CPU allocation for catalogs that hit shared-CPU limits during traffic spikes. Managed VPS Hosting gives you guaranteed CPU and RAM, root access, and the headroom for very large CubeCart stores with high concurrent checkout volume. Migration between tiers is handled by our team without store downtime. Which payment gateways work with CubeCart?CubeCart ships with PayPal, Stripe, Authorize.net, Square, and a long list of additional gateways available through the CubeCart Extension Marketplace. All of them work on Ultra's standard PHP + cURL configuration, with no firewall blocks on outbound payment-gateway API calls. PCI DSS friendly server-side TLS is enabled by default. 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved 10,000+ Customers worldwide 24+ years In business (since 2002) 12 min Avg support response ## Open your CubeCart store today. 30% off new orders with code 30-OFF-HOSTING. 45-day money-back guarantee. Free migration of your existing CubeCart store included. Choose a CubeCart plan Talk to a hosting specialist ============================================================================== # osCommerce Hosting | Long-Running Open-Source Shopping Cart on LAMP | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/oscommerce-hosting Summary: Host your osCommerce catalog on owned LAMP hardware. Softaculous 1-click install, selectable PHP for legacy add-ons, MariaDB, free SSL, free migration. From $3.95/mo. 30% off new osCommerce hosting orders · code 30-OFF-HOSTING PHP + MariaDB · Softaculous · Free SSL · Daily Backups · Free Migration ## osCommerce Hosting A stable home for your osCommerce catalog and its community contributions. Classic LAMP stack, one-click install via Softaculous, free SSL and CloudFlare CDN on every plan. Choose an osCommerce plan Migrate my store free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 24+ years hosting open-source carts Softaculous 1-click install 12-min avg support response $3.95 Starting as low as /mo 1-click Softaculous install 99.9% Uptime guarantee 45-day Money-back guarantee osCommerce Hosting Plans ## From your first store to a high-volume catalog. osCommerce has always run on plain PHP and MySQL, so every Ultra hosting tier fits it with nothing to configure. Most catalogs start on Shared Web Hosting and step up to a Managed VPS or dedicated server as product counts, order volume, and add-on modules grow. Renewal prices match introductory pricing across every tier. Shared Hosting ## Web Hosting Best starting point for most osCommerce stores As low as $3.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $6.95 monthly Order Now Additional plan details - 1 osCommerce store - 10 GB NVMe SSD storage - Unmetered bandwidth - Free SSL + CloudFlare CDN - Softaculous 1-click installer - PHP 7.4 through 8.3 selectable - Daily JetBackup - Free store migration Popular Shared Hosting ## Web Hosting Unlimited Multiple stores, more resources, same shared price model As low as $6.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $9.95 monthly Order Now Additional plan details - Unlimited osCommerce stores - 50 GB NVMe SSD storage - Unmetered bandwidth - Free domain w/annual order - Free SSL + CloudFlare CDN - Softaculous 1-click installer - Daily JetBackup, 30-day restore - Free store migration Managed VPS ## VPS for osCommerce Guaranteed CPU and RAM for high-volume stores Starting at $49.95/mo Billed monthly or annual discount available View VPS Plans Additional plan details - Dedicated CPU and RAM slice - SSD + RAID-protected storage - Root / sudo access - Fully managed by Ultra - cPanel + Softaculous included - Free SSL + CloudFlare CDN - Daily JetBackup - Free store migration Good to know ## Questions? Quick answers. Is site migration really free?+Yes. Our in-house team moves your site, email, and databases for you at no cost on any annual plan. How fast is support?+A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from engineers who know your account. What about uptime and hardware?+99.9% uptime on servers we own, rack, and monitor around the clock. No reselling someone else's cloud. Why Ultra for osCommerce ## Everything an osCommerce catalog needs, included. Hosting established open-source carts since 2002. The stack osCommerce was written for, plus the operational basics your storefront depends on, with no upsells. ## PHP + MariaDB The exact LAMP stack osCommerce was written for, from the 2.3.x era to the current Phoenix line. PHP 7.4 through 8.3 selectable per domain so legacy contributions keep working, MariaDB behind the catalog and orders tables, and a current TLS configuration for gateway connections. ## Softaculous 1-click osCommerce installs in under a minute through Softaculous: pick the domain, the database name, the admin login. No hunting down the release archive, no install directory to chmod, no setup wizard URL to find. ## SSL + CloudFlare Free Let's Encrypt SSL with auto-renewal on the storefront and admin URL. CloudFlare CDN integration with one click for always-on DDoS protection, bot mitigation, and global image caching. ## Daily Backups JetBackup runs automated daily snapshots with 30 days of restore points. Roll back individual files, the orders database, or the whole account in one click if an add-on install or a template edit breaks the storefront. ## 24/7 In-House Support Real Ultra employees, not a third-party call center. 12-minute average first-response time on tickets, with a team that has actually configured payment modules, debugged shipping calculators, and recovered hacked osCommerce installs. ## 99.9% Uptime Owned Dell PowerEdge hardware, on-site staff, RAID + UPS, Cisco backbone, redundant power. Your storefront stays online when an order is waiting to be placed. The osCommerce stack ## A proven LAMP stack for a cart that has been around the block. osCommerce has been shipping open-source storefronts since 2000, and the contributions community has built up decades of shipping modules, payment gateways, and templates around it. Ultra has been hosting these catalogs since 2002. The PHP + MariaDB stack, the Softaculous installer, the free SSL, and the daily backups are all included by default. No add-on tier required to run a real store. See what's included → Real people · US-based · Since 2002 ## The people who keep your storefront online Your osCommerce catalog runs on Dell PowerEdge servers we own outright, racked in our own space with our technicians sitting a few feet away. When an order queue or a payment module misbehaves, a real US-based engineer picks up the ticket, not a script and not an overseas call center. ~12 minAvg ticket reply OwnedDell PowerEdge racks Since 2002Hosting real stores In-house support · on-site with the hardware Hosting open-source shopping carts since 2002. ## osCommerce on hardware we own. osCommerce is one of the longest-running open-source shopping cart platforms on the web, with a catalog engine and admin that store owners have relied on for over two decades. It provides a full-featured storefront with product catalog management, customer accounts, shipping modules, and thousands of community-contributed add-ons, often still called contributions by long-time users. osCommerce runs on PHP and MySQL and can be installed through Softaculous. ## What you get on Ultra hosting Every Ultra hosting plan gives osCommerce the LAMP stack it was designed for, plus the operational extras a real storefront actually needs. CloudLinux account isolation keeps your store separated from neighboring accounts on shared infrastructure. cPanel handles email, DNS, databases, file management, and SSL provisioning from one screen. The Softaculous app library covers osCommerce plus 100+ other PHP applications if you want to run a blog, a forum, or a knowledge base alongside the store. Free Let's Encrypt SSL with auto-renewal, free CloudFlare CDN integration, free site migration, daily JetBackup, and 24/7 support from Ultra employees who have configured these stacks for two decades are all included at the introductory price you sign up at. ## When to move to a VPS or dedicated server Most osCommerce stores live happily on shared hosting. When traffic, order volume, or background processing (large product imports, full re-indexing, custom scheduled tasks) starts pressing against the shared CPU allotment, the same cPanel account migrates cleanly to a Managed VPS or dedicated server. Browse the full application hosting catalog to see how osCommerce sits alongside Magento, PrestaShop, WooCommerce, and the other shopping carts we host on the same infrastructure, or see the osCommerce entry on our hosting features page for where it fits in the broader stack. osCommerce requirements we already meet ## What a classic osCommerce catalog needs, ready on day one. osCommerce asks for a fairly simple environment: a PHP runtime that matches your version of the cart, a MySQL database, writable config and image folders, and TLS at checkout. The wrinkle is that older 2.3.x stores and their contributions often expect an older PHP, while a fresh Phoenix install wants a newer one. Ultra covers both on the same account. - Selectable PHP per domain. CloudLinux's PHP Selector lets a legacy 2.3.x store run on PHP 7.4 while a modern Phoenix store runs on PHP 8.x, so an unported contribution never forces the whole account onto an old runtime. - MariaDB for the catalog. osCommerce keeps products, categories, customers, and orders in MySQL. MariaDB handles that with room for a large catalog, and cPanel creates the database and user for you. - Softaculous 1-click install and free migration. Stand up a fresh osCommerce core in one click, or let our team move an existing store for free with its database, images, and configure.php intact. - Free SSL on the storefront and admin. Let's Encrypt provisions automatically so checkout, the customer account pages, and the Admin Tool are all served over HTTPS. - Cron and daily backups. Schedule feed and inventory tasks in cPanel, and JetBackup snapshots the store nightly so an add-on install is always one restore away from undo. FAQ ## What osCommerce customers ask before choosing a plan. The questions our sales team gets every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. Which versions of osCommerce do you support?Softaculous on Ultra hosting installs the current stable osCommerce branch (the long-running Community Edition / Phoenix line) in one click. Older 2.3.x sites import without issue on PHP 7.4 through 8.1, and our support team can advise on the right PHP version for any specific add-on or template you depend on. CloudLinux's PHP Selector lets you pick the version per domain so a legacy install can keep running while a modern store runs on PHP 8.x on the same account. Is osCommerce one of the apps in Softaculous?Yes. osCommerce is in the Softaculous app catalog on every Ultra shared, WordPress, reseller, VPS, and dedicated plan. Pick the domain, the database name, the admin login, and Softaculous handles the database creation, file install, and admin setup. The store front and Admin Tool are ready in under a minute. Can I migrate my existing osCommerce store to Ultra for free?Yes. Free site migration is included with every Ultra hosting plan and our technicians will move your existing osCommerce store for you. Open a support ticket with your current host's cPanel or FTP credentials and a database dump (or just the cPanel login) and we copy the files, import the database, recreate email accounts, stage the new copy on a temporary URL, and coordinate the DNS cutover to minimize order downtime. What PHP version should I run osCommerce on?The current osCommerce Phoenix branch runs on PHP 7.4 through PHP 8.3. We default new Softaculous installs to PHP 8.1 for the best balance of compatibility and performance with the most common osCommerce add-ons. PHP 7.4 stays available via CloudLinux HardenedPHP if you have a legacy 2.3.x store with add-ons that haven't been ported yet, with critical security fixes back-ported to keep the older PHP branch safe. Does the plan include SSL for the storefront?Yes. Free Let's Encrypt SSL with auto-renewal is included on every plan and provisions automatically when you point your domain at the server. AutoSSL covers your storefront, your admin URL, and any add-on domains. Premium DV, OV, and EV certificates are available if your processor or compliance program requires them. Which payment gateways work with osCommerce on Ultra?osCommerce supports PayPal, Stripe, Authorize.Net, Square, 2Checkout, Braintree, and dozens of regional processors through the official payment modules and the osCommerce add-on community. Ultra's hosting stack does not lock you into a single processor. The server-side TLS configuration is current, the outbound HTTPS connections gateways require work out of the box, and our support team has helped customers wire up most of the major gateways. Can I scale up to a VPS or dedicated server later?Yes. The same cPanel account migrates cleanly from shared hosting to a Managed VPS or dedicated server when your store outgrows shared resources. Ultra handles the move for free as an internal migration, your domain and DNS stay live throughout, and your osCommerce file paths and database connections do not change. Stores typically move up when traffic, order volume, or background job count starts pressing the shared CPU allotment. osCommerce, minus the folklore ## What people get wrong about running a classic cart. osCommerce has been around since 2000, so it collects a lot of assumptions. Here is what actually holds up on a modern LAMP host. Myth osCommerce is too old to host safely anymore. Fact The current Community Edition (Phoenix) runs on a modern LAMP stack with CloudLinux account isolation, ModSecurity, and daily JetBackup. Age is not the same as exposure. Myth You cannot run osCommerce on PHP 8. Fact We offer PHP 7.4 through 8.3 with a per-domain selector. New Phoenix installs default to PHP 8.1, and a legacy 2.3.x store can stay on the exact version its add-ons need. Myth A legacy cart means no real SSL on checkout. Fact Every domain gets a free Let's Encrypt certificate with auto-renewal across the storefront and admin, with optional paid DV, OV, or EV if your gateway prefers it. 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved (312 reviews) Softaculous 1-click osCommerce install 24+ years Hosting open-source carts 12 min Avg support response ## Ready to launch or move your osCommerce catalog? Spin up a fresh install in one click or let us migrate an established store for free. 30% off new osCommerce orders with code 30-OFF-HOSTING. 45-day money-back guarantee. Choose an osCommerce plan Talk to an osCommerce expert ============================================================================== # osTicket Hosting from $3.95/mo · Open-Source Helpdesk on LAMP | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/osticket-hosting Summary: Reliable osTicket hosting on owned LAMP. Softaculous one-click, PHP/MariaDB, email piping ready, free SSL + CloudFlare CDN + migration. From $3.95/mo. 30% off new hosting orders · code 30-OFF-HOSTING Softaculous 1-Click · PHP 8.x / MariaDB · Email Piping · Free SSL · Free Migration ## osTicket Hosting Hosting tuned for your helpdesk. Reliable LAMP, email piping that actually fires, and Softaculous for one-click install + upgrade. Choose a plan Migrate my helpdesk free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ sites hosted 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response $3.95 Starting as low as /mo 1-Click Softaculous osTicket install 99.9% Uptime guarantee 45-day Money-back guarantee osTicket Hosting Plans ## Two ways to host osTicket. osTicket runs comfortably on our entry shared-hosting plan for small teams, single departments, and low-to-moderate ticket volume. For high-volume helpdesks, multi-department setups, or installs that share the account with other production sites, the Unlimited Pro tier gives you 3x Xeon CPU performance and Imunify360 server-grade security. Value Starter ## Ultra 1x Hosting Great for single-department helpdesks As low as $3.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $6.95 every month - 1 osTicket install (single website) - 50 GB NVMe SSD storage - Unlimited bandwidth - Unlimited email accounts - 150,000 inode limit - Softaculous 1-click osTicket install - Email piping ready (cPanel forwarder pipe) - PHP 7.4 through 8.3 + MariaDB - Free SSL + CloudFlare CDN integration - Free site migration + 45-day money-back Order Now Additional plan details Popular Pro ## Ultra Unlimited Pro High-volume, multi-department helpdesks As low as $9.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $12.95 every month - Unlimited websites (host osTicket + main site) - 50 GB NVMe SSD storage - 3x Xeon CPU performance - Unlimited bandwidth + email accounts - 150,000 inode limit - Softaculous 1-click osTicket install - Email piping ready (cPanel forwarder pipe) - Imunify360 server-grade security - AI Coding Assistant + WP Toolkit included - Free SSL + CDN + migration + 45-day money-back Order Now Additional plan details Good to know ## Questions? Quick answers. Is site migration really free?+Yes. Our in-house team moves your site, email, and databases for you at no cost on any annual plan. How fast is support?+A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from engineers who know your account. What about uptime and hardware?+99.9% uptime on servers we own, rack, and monitor around the clock. No reselling someone else's cloud. Why Ultra for osTicket ## Hosting that respects how a helpdesk actually works. osTicket lives or dies on inbound email. Every Ultra hosting plan is configured so the piping path is straightforward, the database keeps up, and the portal stays online. ## PHP & MariaDB PHP 7.4 through 8.3 selectable per-domain via cPanel's PHP Selector, paired with MariaDB. osTicket runs on the LAMP stack it was designed for, no exotic dependencies. ## Softaculous 1-Click Install osTicket in under two minutes from cPanel. Softaculous handles the database, the config file, the file permissions, and one-click in-place upgrades when new osTicket versions ship. ## Email Piping Ready cPanel forwarders can pipe directly to osTicket's api/pipe.php on every Ultra hosting plan. New customer emails become tickets within seconds, not minutes. IMAP fetch is supported as a fallback. ## Custom Forms + SLA Multiple departments, SLA plans, custom ticket forms, staff scheduling, and the staff-facing response-time dashboard all work exactly the way osTicket documents, with no hosting-side limitations. ## 24/7 In-House Support Our support team is on-site and on-staff. When the email-piping forwarder isn't firing or the SMTP relay misbehaves, an Ultra employee picks up the ticket, not a third-party call center. ## 99.9% Uptime Owned Dell PowerEdge hardware, RAID + UPS, on-site technicians, and Cisco networking. Your customer-facing helpdesk portal stays online when your customers need it most. The osTicket stack ## LAMP, Softaculous, and email piping. Out of the box. Every Ultra hosting plan ships the platform osTicket was built for: PHP 8.x, MariaDB, cPanel forwarders that pipe to osTicket directly, and free SSL on the helpdesk portal. Install in two clicks, configure inbound mail in five minutes, ingest tickets the same hour. See what's included → Real people · US-based · Since 2002 ## A support team that understands support tools Your osTicket helpdesk lives on Dell PowerEdge hardware we own and rack ourselves, with our own technicians on-site beside it. When mail piping or a cron reminder needs a look, a real US-based engineer answers your ticket in about 12 minutes, because we run a helpdesk of our own every single day. ~12 minAvg ticket reply OwnedDell PowerEdge racks Since 2002Answering tickets Real helpdesk · US-based, on-site with the racks Open-source helpdesk hosting, done properly. ## osTicket hosting on owned LAMP infrastructure. osTicket is a widely used open-source support ticket system for managing customer inquiries, internal requests, and helpdesk workflows. It features email piping, custom forms, SLA plans, ticket routing, and a staff-facing dashboard for tracking response times and team workload. Ultra has been hosting LAMP-stack open-source applications like osTicket since 2002. ## Why hosting matters for a helpdesk osTicket lives or dies on email ingestion. If the inbound forwarder drops a message, a customer's request never becomes a ticket and your team never knows it existed. That's why our shared-hosting stack treats email piping as a first-class path: cPanel forwarders pipe directly to api/pipe.php under CageFS isolation, run as your cPanel user, and ingest within seconds. IMAP fetch is supported as a fallback when your inbound mail is at a provider you can't add a forwarder to. The Softaculous installer in cPanel gives you a working osTicket install in under two minutes, and in-place upgrades are also one-click. The MariaDB backend handles departments, SLA plans, custom ticket forms, and the staff-facing response-time dashboard without tuning. ## Where to go next osTicket is one of dozens of self-hosted LAMP applications we support. The broader catalog (project management, surveys, learning management systems, forums, CMS platforms, and so on) lives on the Application Hosting page, with the osTicket entry on our hosting features page covering where it fits in the broader supported stack. If your helpdesk is one part of a larger production site that also runs WordPress or a custom PHP app, the same hosting plan handles all of it on one account. From zero to answered ticket ## Stand up your helpdesk in three steps. osTicket lives or dies on inbound email, so the setup is really about wiring that up. Here is the path from a fresh cPanel to a working queue. - ## One-click install Install the osTicket 1.18 line from Softaculous in one click. It creates the database, the admin panel, and the staff login, so a working helpdesk is live in about a minute. - ## Configure email piping Point a cPanel forwarder at osTicket's api/pipe.php and new emails become tickets in seconds. If you prefer, IMAP fetch is available as a polling fallback. Free SSL secures both the staff and customer portals. - ## Route your departments Create departments, SLA plans, and custom forms, then route each inbound address to the right team with its own dashboard. Daily JetBackup keeps every ticket recoverable. osTicket requirements we already meet ## Everything your helpdesk needs to turn email into tickets, ready on day one. osTicket is only as good as its inbound mail. It wants real mailboxes, a way to hand new messages straight to the queue, a scheduler to catch anything the pipe misses, and HTTPS on the agent and customer logins. Every one of those pieces is already on the standard Ultra plan, so a support team can go from install to live ticketing without a support request of their own. - Unlimited cPanel mailboxes for departments. Create a dedicated address for each queue, such as support@, billing@, or sales@, from cPanel Email Accounts, then map each one to its osTicket department. Every plan includes unlimited email accounts. - Email piping to api/pipe.php. A cPanel forwarder can pipe an incoming message directly to osTicket's pipe script, running as your cPanel user under CageFS isolation, so a new email becomes a ticket within seconds rather than on a timer. - Cron-driven IMAP fetch as a fallback. When piping is not an option, schedule osTicket's cron in cPanel Cron Jobs to poll each mailbox on your own interval, so scheduled email fetch, overdue-ticket alerts, and auto-close all fire on time. - PHP 7.4 through 8.3 with MariaDB. Pick the PHP version osTicket wants per domain from cPanel's PHP Selector, backed by MariaDB, the LAMP platform the ticket system was built for. - Free SSL on agent and customer logins. Let's Encrypt with cPanel AutoSSL keeps the staff panel, the customer portal, and the ticket-submission form on HTTPS from the first login onward. - One-click Softaculous install and free migration. Stand up a fresh osTicket in one click, or let our team move an existing helpdesk for free, then run in-place upgrades from the same Softaculous panel. FAQ ## What osTicket admins ask before choosing a plan. The questions our sales team gets about osTicket hosting. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. Which versions of osTicket do you support?All currently supported osTicket releases run on Ultra hosting, including the latest stable v1.18 line. Softaculous keeps the osTicket installer current and lets you upgrade in place from cPanel. The LAMP stack (PHP 7.4 through 8.3 via cPanel's PHP Selector, MariaDB, Apache or LiteSpeed) covers the platform requirements for every supported version, including the older v1.16/v1.17 lines if you're maintaining a legacy install. Is osTicket available as a one-click install?Yes. osTicket is in the Softaculous library shipped with every Ultra shared hosting plan. From cPanel, open Softaculous, search for osTicket, and the installer asks for a domain, an admin username and password, and the database name. It creates the database, writes the configuration file, sets the file permissions, and lands you on the staff login screen. Typical install time is under two minutes. Upgrades and backups for the install are also one-click from the same Softaculous panel. How do I set up email piping for osTicket?osTicket can ingest customer email via email piping (the canonical, instant method) or IMAP polling (a fallback that checks the mailbox on a timer). Piping is configured in cPanel under Email, Forwarders: create a forwarder that pipes incoming mail to the osTicket api/pipe.php script with the path our knowledge base provides for shared hosting. The forwarder runs as your cPanel user under CageFS, so the pipe is sandboxed to your account. New emails become tickets within seconds. If your sending platform doesn't support forwarding-to-pipe, fall back to IMAP fetch and tune the poll interval to your support SLA. What's the difference between IMAP polling and email piping?Email piping hands a message directly to osTicket the moment it arrives, so tickets appear in seconds and there's no lost-mail window. IMAP polling has osTicket connect to a mailbox on a cron schedule (every minute, every five minutes, etc.) and pull whatever's accumulated since the last fetch. Piping is the recommended path because it's instant, doesn't depend on cron timing, and doesn't leak any latency into your SLA clock. IMAP is the right fallback if your inbound mail is at a different provider you can't add a forwarder to (Microsoft 365 with strict outbound rules, for example). Can multiple departments share one osTicket install?Yes. osTicket is built around multiple departments out of the box. Each department gets its own inbound email address, its own queue, its own staff assignments, its own SLA plan, and its own auto-response templates. Staff can be in one department or many. Customers see the right department label on their tickets, and supervisors get a per-department dashboard. There's no plan-tier difference at the hosting layer: a $3.95/mo Ultra 1x Hosting plan handles departments exactly the way a $9.95/mo Pro plan does. Can I migrate from Zendesk or another hosted helpdesk?Yes. osTicket can import customers, tickets, and ticket history from a CSV or via its REST API. For Zendesk, Freshdesk, Help Scout, or similar, the typical path is to export the ticket archive from the source platform, transform it into the osTicket CSV schema, and load it through the admin panel. Our support team will help size the import, identify any custom fields that need to be created in osTicket first, and walk through the cutover plan so no tickets get dropped during the switch. Free site migration is included on every shared plan. What PHP version should I run osTicket on?PHP 8.1 or PHP 8.2 is the sweet spot for current osTicket releases. PHP 7.4 still works for older installs but it's no longer maintained upstream, and PHP 8.3 works for the latest osTicket but a few legacy plugins haven't been retested against it. Ultra hosting lets you select the PHP version per-domain from cPanel's PHP Selector, so you can run osTicket on 8.2 even if the rest of the account uses a different version. CloudLinux HardenedPHP back-ports critical security fixes to PHP 7.x if you need to keep an older install compatible. Is SSL included for the helpdesk portal?Yes. Free Let's Encrypt SSL is included on every Ultra hosting plan, with auto-renewal handled by cPanel AutoSSL. Your osTicket staff and customer portals run over HTTPS from day one, including the staff login, the customer ticket-submission form, and the email-piping confirmation endpoint. If you need an organization-validated certificate (for a public-sector or regulated industry helpdesk), we resell paid SSL too, with one-click activation from the client area. 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved (312 reviews) 10,000+ Sites hosted, including helpdesks 24+ years Hosting since 2002 12 min Avg support response ## Ready to launch your osTicket helpdesk? 30% off new hosting orders with code 30-OFF-HOSTING. 45-day money-back guarantee. Free migration included. Choose a plan Browse all application hosting ============================================================================== # LimeSurvey Hosting | Self-Hosted Survey Platform on Shared LAMP | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/limesurvey-hosting Summary: Self-hosted LimeSurvey on shared LAMP with Softaculous one-click install. Response data stays on your server, GDPR-friendly, PHP and MariaDB. From $3.95/mo. 30% off new LimeSurvey hosting orders · code 30-OFF-HOSTING Softaculous 1-Click · PHP & MariaDB · Free SSL · GDPR-Friendly · Your Data Stays Yours ## LimeSurvey Hosting Hosting tuned for your surveys. Response data stays on your server under your control, on the LAMP stack LimeSurvey was built for. Choose a LimeSurvey plan Migrate my LimeSurvey free ★★★★★ 4.9 from Shopper Approved reviews 400+ apps in Softaculous 24+ years hosting open-source apps 12-min avg support response $3.95 Starting as low as /mo 1-Click Softaculous install 99.9% Uptime guarantee 45-day Money-back guarantee LimeSurvey Hosting Plans ## Start on shared. Scale to VPS when responses spike. Most surveys collect responses happily on shared LAMP hosting. When a distribution wave pushes your response volume up, or a high-stakes research project needs guaranteed CPU and RAM, the very same cPanel and Softaculous experience carries straight over to a Managed VPS. Popular Shared LAMP ## LimeSurvey on Shared Hosting Softaculous 1-click · PHP · MariaDB As low as $3.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $6.95 every month - LimeSurvey via Softaculous 1-click - 50 GB NVMe SSD storage for surveys & responses - Unlimited bandwidth - MariaDB databases included - PHP 7.4 through 8.3 (per-domain) - CloudLinux account isolation - Free SSL + CloudFlare CDN integration - Daily JetBackup (30-day restore points) - Free domain (annual order) - AI Coding Assistant included - 99.9% uptime + 45-day money-back Order Now Additional plan details Powerful Managed VPS ## LimeSurvey on a VPS Guaranteed CPU & RAM · Root access As low as $49.95/mo Billed monthly with annual discount available - Dedicated CPU & RAM for response spikes - Root access for MariaDB / PHP-FPM tuning - cPanel + Softaculous 1-click LimeSurvey - SSD storage - Managed by our in-house team - Choice of PHP 7.4 through 8.3 - Daily JetBackup (30-day restore points) - Free SSL + CloudFlare CDN integration - Free LimeSurvey migration from your old host - 99.9% uptime + money-back guarantee - 24/7 in-house technical support Order Now Additional plan details Why Ultra LimeSurvey Hosting ## Built for the LAMP stack LimeSurvey runs on. The pieces that matter when you collect responses on your own server, included on every plan. ## PHP & MariaDB The classic LAMP stack LimeSurvey is built for. PHP 7.4 through 8.3 selectable per-domain, with MariaDB databases provisioned through cPanel. ## Softaculous 1-Click LimeSurvey installs in two clicks from cPanel with database credentials, admin account, and SSL configured. Same flow for upgrades. ## Data Stays on Your Server Response data lives in your account on hardware we own and operate. No SaaS export caps. No third-party broker between you and your respondents. ## GDPR-Friendly Self-hosting gives you direct control over where respondent data lives, who can access it, how long it is retained, and when it is deleted. ## 24/7 In-House Support Real Ultra employees, not a third-party call center. Plugin conflicts, PHP version questions, database issues, migration help, all from the same team. ## 99.9% Uptime Dell PowerEdge hardware on RAID and UPS, on-site technicians in the same building as the racks. When something breaks, the fix happens in minutes. Self-Hosted Surveys ## Your respondents. Your database. Your rules. Run LimeSurvey on the LAMP stack it was designed for, with Softaculous installing it in two clicks and your response data sitting in a MariaDB database you fully control. See what's included → Real people · US-based · Since 2002 ## Real custodians for your research data Your LimeSurvey install and its response database run on Dell PowerEdge hardware we own, not lease, racked in our own space with our staff on-site. When a cron reminder or an import needs attention, a real US-based engineer answers your ticket in about 12 minutes, so the data your ethics board cares about stays with people you can actually reach. ~12 minAvg ticket reply OwnedDell PowerEdge racks Since 2002US-based hosting Our own racks · owned hardware, staffed on-site Your data stays yours ## Why researchers self-host their surveys. Picture a research team fielding a sensitive survey. On a SaaS platform, every response lands in someone else's database, subject to their export caps, their retention policy, and their per-response pricing as the sample grows. That is a hard conversation to have with an ethics board. Self-hosted LimeSurvey 6.x flips that. Response data lives in your own MariaDB database on your own account, where you control retention and access, which makes a GDPR Article 28 posture far simpler to defend. There are no per-response fees and no export limits, so you can dump to CSV, SPSS, R, or STATA whenever you like. Free SSL encrypts every submission in transit, and real cron drives your invitation and reminder schedule on a clock. Self-hosted surveys, on hardware we own. ## LimeSurvey hosting built for data sovereignty. LimeSurvey is a full-featured survey and data collection platform with support for 30+ question types, conditional logic, multilingual surveys, and GDPR-compliant data handling. Running your own LimeSurvey instance means your response data stays on your server under your control. Ultra LimeSurvey Hosting runs that stack on cPanel and CloudLinux on Dell PowerEdge hardware we own outright, not leased from a hyperscaler. Softaculous installs LimeSurvey in two clicks with the right database credentials, the admin account, and a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate already in place. PHP 7.4 through 8.3 is selectable per-domain, MariaDB databases are provisioned through cPanel, and the daily JetBackup with 30-day restore points means you can roll a survey database back if a configuration change goes wrong. For researchers, NGOs, healthcare organizations, and academic teams who need a defensible answer to "where does the respondent data live and who can read it," self-hosting on infrastructure operated by a single 23-year-old US company is meaningfully different from a SaaS broker. If LimeSurvey is part of a broader self-hosted application stack, our Application Hosting page lists every platform in the Softaculous catalog that runs on the same shared LAMP infrastructure, including osTicket, phpBB, MediaWiki, Moodle, and dozens more. The LimeSurvey entry on our hosting features page covers where it fits in the broader supported stack. The Managed VPS upgrade path is in place the moment your response volume outgrows shared hosting, with the same cPanel and Softaculous experience and root access for tuning MariaDB and PHP-FPM to your survey workload. LimeSurvey requirements we already meet ## Everything LimeSurvey expects from its host, ready before your first survey. LimeSurvey wants a modern PHP runtime, a MariaDB database, a real cron for scheduled work, and enough isolation to stay responsive while a fieldwork wave comes in. Ultra ships all of it on the standard plan, so a research team, NGO, or academic department can go from install to live fieldwork without a support ticket. - One-click Softaculous install. Stand up a fresh LimeSurvey instance in two clicks with the database, admin account, and free SSL already wired up, then upgrade the same way when a new release lands. - PHP 8.x with per-domain selection. LimeSurvey 6.x targets PHP 8.1 or newer, and PHP 7.4 through 8.3 is selectable per docroot through cPanel's PHP Selector, so each install runs on the version its release expects. - MariaDB you fully own. Response tables live in a MariaDB database provisioned through cPanel, dumpable any time via phpMyAdmin or mysqldump, with no SaaS export cap between you and your data. - Real cron for scheduled survey tasks. Schedule cron jobs in cPanel to fire LimeSurvey's command-line runner on your own interval, so email invitations, reminders, and expiry handling go out on time rather than only when someone loads a page. - Headroom for concurrent respondents. CloudLinux isolation gives your account its own guaranteed CPU, RAM, and process slice, so a burst of respondents hitting one survey at once stays snappy and a busy neighbor never spills onto you. - Free SSL and free migration. A free Let's Encrypt certificate keeps every respondent connection encrypted for trust, and our in-house team will move an existing self-hosted LimeSurvey instance across for free. FAQ ## What LimeSurvey customers ask before choosing a plan. The questions our team gets every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. Which LimeSurvey versions are supported?Softaculous one-click install ships the current LimeSurvey Community Edition (currently the 6.x line) and a Long-Term Support (LTS) release alongside it. Older 5.x and 3.x installs are also fully supported on the LAMP stack if you are migrating an existing instance. PHP 7.4 through 8.3 is selectable per-domain via cPanel's PHP Selector, so any LimeSurvey version's PHP requirement is covered. Is LimeSurvey installed with one click?Yes. LimeSurvey is in the Softaculous catalog included on every plan. Two clicks in cPanel and you have a working install at your domain with database credentials, admin account, and SSL already configured. Upgrades through Softaculous are also one click, with automatic file and database backup before the upgrade applies. Can I export my LimeSurvey response data?LimeSurvey's built-in export covers CSV, Excel, SPSS, R, STATA, PDF, HTML, and Microsoft Word formats for response data, plus structured XML for survey definitions. The full MariaDB database is yours to dump via phpMyAdmin or mysqldump whenever you want a portable copy. Nothing is locked behind a paid tier or a SaaS export limit. Can I migrate from SurveyMonkey, Qualtrics, or another survey platform?Yes. LimeSurvey can import survey definitions from XML, CSV, and other LimeSurvey installations. For SurveyMonkey or Qualtrics, you typically export your survey to PDF or CSV, then rebuild the structure in LimeSurvey using its survey designer (which is faster than it sounds thanks to bulk question import). Response data can be imported as CSV. Our support team can help with the file copy and database setup if you are migrating an existing self-hosted LimeSurvey instance. Is LimeSurvey hosting GDPR-friendly?Self-hosting LimeSurvey on your own account gives you direct control over respondent data: where it lives, who can access it, how long it is retained, and when it is deleted. LimeSurvey itself includes GDPR-oriented features like anonymous responses, data anonymization, configurable retention, consent statements, and per-respondent data export and erasure. Combined with hosting on hardware we own and manage in-house, you have a defensible position for GDPR Article 28 data processing. What PHP versions does LimeSurvey support on Ultra?PHP 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3 are available per-domain via cPanel's PHP Selector. LimeSurvey 6.x targets PHP 8.1 or newer and we default new installs to 8.2 for the best balance of compatibility and performance. CloudLinux HardenedPHP back-ports critical security fixes to legacy PHP 7.x branches if you need to keep an older LimeSurvey install running. Can I scale to a VPS for very high response volumes?Yes. Shared hosting comfortably handles small to mid-sized surveys (hundreds to low thousands of responses). For very high-volume research projects, sudden mass-distribution campaigns, or surveys that need dedicated CPU and RAM, our Managed VPS plans are the next step up. VPS gives you guaranteed CPU and RAM slices, root access for tuning MariaDB and PHP-FPM to your survey workload, and the same cPanel and Softaculous experience for LimeSurvey upgrades. 4.9 / 5.0 Shopper Approved rating 400+ apps in Softaculous catalog 24+ years hosting open-source apps 12 min Avg support response ## Ready to launch your LimeSurvey instance? 30% off new LimeSurvey orders with code 30-OFF-HOSTING. 45-day money-back guarantee. Free migration included. Choose a LimeSurvey plan Browse all application hosting ============================================================================== # Simple Machines Forum Hosting | Lightweight PHP Forum on Shared LAMP | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/simple-machines-forum-hosting Summary: Run a lean Simple Machines Forum board on PHP 7.4 to 8.3 and MariaDB. One-click Softaculous SMF install, package manager, cron, free SSL and migration. From $3.95/mo. 30% off new SMF hosting orders · code 30-OFF-HOSTING Lightweight PHP · MariaDB · 1-Click Softaculous · Free SSL · Free Migration ## Simple Machines Forum Hosting Hosting tuned for your SMF community. Lightweight PHP, MariaDB, 1-click installs, and 24+ years of in-house forum hosting experience. Choose an SMF plan Migrate my forum free ★★★★★ 4.9 from 27 SMF customer reviews 1-click Softaculous install 24+ years hosting forum communities 12-min avg support response 99.9% uptime LiteSpeed + Redis Daily backups Free SSL + CDN 12-min avg support 45-day money-back $3.95 Starting as low as /mo 5 min Softaculous install to live 99.9% Uptime guarantee 45-day Money-back guarantee SMF on Shared Hosting ## One lightweight plan, fully SMF-ready. SMF is resource-efficient by design, so it runs comfortably on our entry shared plan. You get the PHP runtime, MariaDB database, Softaculous one-click installer, free SSL, free CloudFlare CDN integration, and 24/7 in-house support that an SMF community needs, at a price point that fits a volunteer or hobbyist forum budget. Best for SMF SMF Shared Hosting ## Ultra Lite Lightweight forum tier · LAMP stack · Softaculous As low as $3.95/mo Billed every 3 years or $6.95 every month Order Now Additional plan details - 1-click Simple Machines Forum install - Lightweight LAMP runtime, ideal for SMF - 10 GB NVMe SSD web space - Unmetered bandwidth - Unlimited email accounts - 1 free domain registration w/annual order - PHP 7.4 - 8.3 per-domain selector - MariaDB databases tuned for forum workloads - Softaculous 1-click app installer - SMF Package Manager fully supported - CloudLinux CageFS account isolation - Daily JetBackup, 30-day restore points - Free CloudFlare CDN integration - Free forum site migration - Free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate - AI Coding Assistant included - 24/7 in-house forum support - Free setup · 45-day money-back Good to know ## Questions? Quick answers. Is site migration really free?+Yes. Our in-house team moves your site, email, and databases for you at no cost on any annual plan. How fast is support?+A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from engineers who know your account. What about uptime and hardware?+99.9% uptime on servers we own, rack, and monitor around the clock. No reselling someone else's cloud. Why Ultra for Simple Machines Forum ## Built for lean, fast-moving forum communities. SMF asks for very little and rewards you for it. We pair that light footprint with the PHP runtime, MariaDB database, one-click installer, and human support team a busy board actually leans on, all on the entry plan with no upsells. ## PHP + MariaDB PHP 7.4 through 8.3 per-domain via cPanel's PHP Selector, paired with MariaDB tuned for forum query patterns. SMF 2.1.x is happiest on PHP 8.2, and that runtime is one click away in cPanel. ## Softaculous 1-Click Install Softaculous installs SMF with one click, including database creation, admin account, and the SMF configuration file. A new board goes live in about five minutes with no SSH or manual file work. ## Lightweight Runtime SMF's low memory footprint pairs perfectly with our entry shared plan. The same plan many people use for a small business website hosts a fully featured SMF community comfortably, without an upgrade. ## Themes + Package Manager SMF's built-in Package Manager installs themes, mods, and language packs from the official Simple Machines repository or any uploaded ZIP. Our servers allow the file writes and database changes SMF needs to install packages cleanly. ## 24/7 In-House Support Our support team is in-house, not outsourced, and we have been hosting forum communities since 2002. Open a ticket and a real engineer answers it, whether it's an SMF install question, a database tuning request, or a hacked-board recovery. ## 99.9% Uptime Guarantee Daily JetBackup with 30-day restore points, RAID and UPS on every shared host, on-site technicians, and a 99.9 percent uptime guarantee. When members are mid-conversation, your forum needs to stay reachable. The SMF stack ## PHP, MariaDB, and Softaculous, ready in one click. SMF was built to stay light, and our entry plan gives it exactly what it asks for: a current PHP runtime, a MariaDB database, and the Softaculous installer that stands the board up. Softaculous creates the database, writes Settings.php, and provisions the admin account for you, so a fresh community is taking its first posts in minutes rather than after a weekend of manual setup. See what's included → Real people · US-based · Since 2002 ## Real people behind your community board Your SMF forum sits on Dell PowerEdge servers we own outright, racked in our own space with technicians sitting beside them. When a busy board needs a PHP tweak or a database question answered, a real US-based engineer replies to your ticket in about 12 minutes instead of routing you through a phone tree. ~12 minAvg ticket reply OwnedDell PowerEdge racks Since 2002Hosting forums On-site techs · next to the servers they run Hosting forum communities since 2002. ## Simple Machines Forum hosting built for the long-haul community. Simple Machines Forum (SMF) is a free, open-source forum platform written in PHP and backed by MySQL or MariaDB, and it has earned a reputation as one of the lightest, most resource-efficient boards you can self-host. A clean default interface, deep theme support, and a built-in package manager for mods let a small team run a serious community without the server overhead a heavier platform demands. That efficiency is exactly why SMF pairs so naturally with shared hosting, and why long-running hobby, gaming, and support communities have stayed on it for years. ## What you get on the Ultra SMF plan Every shared hosting plan includes 1-click SMF installation through Softaculous, modern PHP with OPcache, MariaDB tuned for forum read-heavy workloads, free Let's Encrypt SSL, free CloudFlare CDN integration, daily JetBackup, ModSecurity with the OWASP Core Rule Set, and CloudLinux CageFS to isolate your account from your shared neighbors. We also include the AI Coding Assistant in cPanel for hands-on customization of SMF themes and template files, and a 12-minute average support response time during business hours so SMF setup questions get answered quickly. ## Plenty of room to grow If your community grows past what shared hosting can handle, the path forward is straightforward: move up to Nginx Optimized hosting for a faster cache stack, or to VPS hosting for a dedicated CPU/RAM slice and root access. SMF migrates cleanly between plans because the install is just files plus a database. You can also explore other forum and community options on our Application Hosting hub, including phpBB, MyBB, and Discourse, if you ever want to compare or convert. The SMF entry on our hosting features page covers where it fits in the broader supported stack. Same hardware, same in-house support team, same renewal pricing as your introductory rate. SMF requirements we already meet ## The exact stack Simple Machines asks for. SMF's official system requirements are short, and every line of them is already covered on our entry shared plan. Nothing to enable, nothing to buy on top. - PHP 7.4 to 8.3, your pick. SMF 2.1.x runs on PHP 7.4 through 8.3; we recommend PHP 8.2 for new boards. The per-domain PHP Selector in cPanel lets you set the exact runtime for your forum without touching the rest of your account. - MariaDB for the message store. SMF keeps every post, topic, and member in a MySQL-compatible database. Our MariaDB is tuned for the read-heavy pattern a busy board generates, and you create and manage databases straight from cPanel. - Cron for scheduled tasks. SMF leans on scheduled maintenance jobs such as digest mailing, pruning, and daily cleanup. cPanel's Cron Jobs let you drive SMF's scheduled task file on a real system cron instead of relying on visitor page loads to trigger it. - Outbound email that lands. Registration confirmations, password resets, and topic notifications all go out through the mail stack on your cPanel account, so members actually receive the emails SMF sends. - Free SSL and account isolation. A free Let's Encrypt certificate encrypts logins and private messages from day one, and CloudLinux CageFS keeps your forum walled off from other tenants on the server. FAQ ## What SMF customers ask before choosing a plan. The questions our sales team gets every week. If yours isn't here, drop us a line. What versions of Simple Machines Forum are supported?Every current SMF release is supported, including the SMF 2.1.x stable branch (recommended for new installs) and SMF 2.0.x for upgrade compatibility. Softaculous tracks each upstream release within a few days, so security and maintenance updates apply through cPanel in one click. PHP 8.2 and 8.3 are the recommended runtimes for SMF 2.1, and both are available per-domain on every plan. Can I install SMF with one click?Yes. Softaculous in cPanel installs Simple Machines Forum with a single click. It creates the database, sets up the admin account, and writes the configuration file for you. A working SMF board is typically live within five minutes of signup, without manual file uploads, database creation, or config-file editing. Can I migrate my existing forum to Ultra?Yes, free site migration is included on annual plans. Our technicians handle the file copy, database export and import, mail accounts, and post-migration optimization for SMF, phpBB, MyBB, vBulletin, and most other forum platforms. If you are moving from another forum software to SMF, the Simple Machines team maintains a set of converters inside SMF itself for phpBB, MyBB, vBulletin, IPB, and others, and we can help you run those converters as part of the move. What PHP version does Simple Machines Forum need?SMF 2.1.x supports PHP 7.4 through PHP 8.3, and we recommend PHP 8.2 on new installs for the best performance and security. SMF 2.0.x supports older PHP versions if you need compatibility with legacy mods. Every plan exposes a per-domain PHP Selector in cPanel, so you can pick the exact runtime your SMF board needs without changing it for the rest of your account. Can I install custom themes and packages on SMF?Yes. SMF has a built-in Package Manager in the admin control panel that installs themes, mods, and language packs from the official Simple Machines repository or from any ZIP file you upload. Our servers allow file modifications and database writes from inside the SMF admin panel, so themes and packages install cleanly without any server-side configuration changes. Is SSL included for my forum?Yes. Every domain gets a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate with auto-renewal. SMF logins, private messages, and admin sessions are encrypted from day one. You can also bring your own paid SSL certificate if you need extended validation or wildcard coverage. Why pick Simple Machines Forum over phpBB on Ultra?Both run well on our LAMP stack. SMF has a lighter resource footprint, a cleaner default theme, and the SMF Package Manager handles mods and themes in one workflow without needing to extract anything by hand. phpBB has a larger third-party extension ecosystem and a longer history on the open web. Pick SMF if you want a lean, fast-to-administer board. Pick phpBB if you want maximum extension choice. You can install either through Softaculous in one click, so trying both before you commit is straightforward. Who runs SMF on Ultra ## The communities SMF was built for. Simple Machines Forum stays lean on purpose, which is exactly why it suits boards run by volunteers rather than IT departments. Here are the three that feel most at home on our entry Ultra Lite plan. ## The hobby community An enthusiast board that has been going for years. SMF's light footprint and one-click Softaculous updates keep it fast and current without a server admin, on a plan that fits a volunteer budget. ## The club or league A gaming clan, sports league, or local club coordinating members and events. The SMF Package Manager adds the themes and mods you want, and daily JetBackup means a bad extension is never the end of the thread. ## The niche support board A product, software, or special-interest board where members help each other. Real cron drives digest mailings and pruning on a clock, and free SSL keeps logins and private messages encrypted from day one. 4.9 / 5.0 Average SMF customer rating 1-Click Softaculous SMF installer 24+ years Forum hosting (since 2002) 12 min Avg support response ## Ready to launch your SMF forum? Install Simple Machines Forum in one click and start your first board today. 30% off new SMF hosting orders with code 30-OFF-HOSTING, a 45-day money-back guarantee, and free forum migration on annual plans. Choose an SMF plan Talk to a forum specialist ============================================================================== # Migrate from Weebly to Ultra Web Hosting · Guided Website Migration URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/migrate-from-weebly Summary: Weebly is winding down in 67 countries, with published sites unpublished on January 2, 2027. Migrate off Weebly to Ultra Web Hosting: export your content, rebuild on WordPress or static hosting you own, with guided help from a US-based team. Plans from $3.95/mo. Switching from Weebly ## Move off Weebly to Ultra. Own your content again. Weebly is winding down in 67 countries, with published sites unpublished on January 2, 2027. Export your site and rebuild it on hosting you control, with guided help from a US-based team. Start your migration View hosting plans Jan 2, 2027 deadline You own every file 24+ years since 2002 Guided by real people $3.95/mo Starting Plan 67 Weebly Exit Countries 100% Your Content, Yours 45-day Money-Back Official Weebly notice ## Weebly is winding down in 67 countries. Weebly has notified its resellers that it is ending service in 67 countries. If your business is based in one of them, you will not be able to publish new sites after October 4, 2026, and your currently published Weebly sites will be unpublished on January 2, 2027. Weebly Cloud continues in 100-plus other geographies, but even there the product has been in maintenance mode for years. Either way, the safe move is to export your content now and rebuild on hosting you own. Oct 4, 2026 No new sites can be published Jan 2, 2027 Existing sites unpublished Weebly vs Ultra ## A closed builder vs hosting you own. Weebly is a hosted website builder owned by Square. Ultra Web Hosting is open hosting where every file lives on your account. Here is the side-by-side.   Weebly (Square) Ultra Web Hosting Platform type Closed website builder, hosted by SquareYou build inside Weebly's editor, not on your own server Open hosting, standard cPanelWordPress, static HTML, or any CMS you choose Content ownership Locked to the platformExport is static HTML only, one-way, cannot be re-imported You own every file on your account Availability Winding down in 67 countriesSites unpublished Jan 2, 2027; maintenance mode elsewhere Independently run and invested in since 2002 Migration path No automated export other platforms can importManual rebuild required Guided migration helpWe plan it and set up WordPress with you Blogging and CMS Basic, tied to the platform Full WordPress, any CMS E-commerce Square-only, limited data export WooCommerce or any store you choose Custom code and control Limited; no .htaccess, no PHP versions, no cron Full control: .htaccess, PHP versions, cron, SSH Email Third-party upsell Unlimited cPanel email accounts Support model Square community and forum 24/7 US-based, in-house Free SSL Yes Yes (Let's Encrypt, auto-renew) Renewal pricing Set by Square Matches your signup priceBacked by the Ultra Price Guarantee Money-back guarantee Varies by plan 45 days What comes with you ## Everything you can bring across. Because Weebly is a closed builder, some pieces export cleanly and some need a rebuild. Here is the honest breakdown of what moves, and where our team steps in to help. ## Pages & Content Your text and page layouts, captured from the Weebly archive and a full crawl of your live site. We help you lay them out on the new platform. ## Images & Media All uploaded images and files come across in the archive. We re-upload them into your new media library at full resolution. ## Blog Posts The Weebly archive often only includes the blog index, so we crawl each post and recreate them so nothing is lost. ## Contact Forms Weebly forms are tied to its backend and stop working on export. We rebuild them with a WordPress form plugin or a PHP mail script. ## Store & Products Product data is tied to Square, so we capture names, prices, images, and SKUs and bulk-load them into WooCommerce via CSV. ## Domain Keep your domain where it is and repoint it, or transfer the registration to Ultra with an EPP code. Search a new domain. ## DNS Records We map your MX, TXT, and subdomain records so email and any connected services keep working after the switch. ## SSL & SEO Free auto-renewing Let's Encrypt SSL on arrival, plus 301 redirects mapping your old Weebly URLs so your search rankings carry over. How it works ## Three steps, guided the whole way. Your Weebly site stays live while you build the new one, so your visitors never see downtime. 1 ## Export and Sign Up Download your Weebly archive from Settings > General > Archive (or Weebly Cloud Home for reseller sites), then pick a plan: Shared Web Hosting from $3.95/mo or WordPress Hosting from $9.95/mo. No setup fees. 2 ## We Help You Rebuild Open a support ticket and the team helps you set up WordPress or static hosting, move your pages and images across, rebuild forms, and recreate your store. Because Weebly has no automated export, this is a guided rebuild, not a one-click transfer, and you are never doing it alone. 3 ## Redirect and Go Live Once you have tested the new site, point your domain at Ultra Web Hosting and add 301 redirects so your old Weebly URLs and search rankings carry over. The team provides the exact DNS values and redirect rules. Most propagation finishes in hours. Free hands-on migration ## We move it for you. Hand our US-based team your old host's login or a backup file and we transfer your files, databases, and email ourselves. Your current site stays online the whole time, so your visitors never see a hiccup. Start a free migration Export honesty ## What the Weebly export includes (and does not). The Weebly archive gives you static HTML, images, and assets. It does not include individual blog posts (often just the index), working contact forms, or e-commerce data, all of which are tied to Weebly's backend. Knowing this up front is why guided help matters: the team crawls what the archive misses and rebuilds the interactive pieces on your new site. Start your migration ## Already have Weebly through Ultra? Some of our customers built their site on Weebly through Ultra Web Hosting. If that is you and your business is in one of the 67 affected countries, the same January 2, 2027 deadline applies to your site. The good news: you are already an Ultra customer, so moving your content onto a hosting plan on your existing account is straightforward. Open a ticket, mention you are on Weebly through Ultra, and the team will export your site, set up WordPress or static hosting on your account, and advise on the right plan and timing. No new signup hoops, no lost content. Open a migration ticket Why people leave Weebly for Ultra ## More than just a way out. The wind-down is the deadline, but these are the reasons people are glad they moved once they arrive. ## You Own Your Content On Ultra Web Hosting every file lives on your account. No more one-way export, no platform holding your site. Move it anywhere, any time. ## Full WordPress One-click WordPress via Softaculous on WordPress Optimized Hosting, with thousands of themes and drag-and-drop page builders like Elementor for a Weebly-like editing feel. ## No Vendor Lock-In Leaving Weebly because of lock-in? Do not trade it for another closed platform. Standard cPanel and open software mean you are never trapped again. ## 24/7 US-Based Support Live chat, phone, and tickets answered by the same engineers who run the platform. The team has been doing this since 2002, and they will guide your migration. ## Predictable Pricing Your renewal price matches your signup price for the life of the account, backed by the Ultra Price Guarantee. No surprise jumps. ## CloudLinux Speed CloudLinux OS isolates your account so a busy neighbor never slows your site, running on hardware Ultra owns and operates in-house. ## Free SSL + CDN Every plan ships with free auto-renewing SSL and a Cloudflare CDN integration for global edge caching and DDoS protection. No upsell. ## Zero-Downtime Cutover Your Weebly site stays live while you build. DNS only flips after you verify the new site, so your visitors never see a broken page. ## 45-Day Money Back Not the right fit? Full money-back guarantee within 45 days, longer than the 30 days most hosts offer. Plenty of time to be sure. A better home for your website ## What changes when you leave Weebly. If you are a Weebly user, the wind-down notice probably brought you here, but the bigger picture is that Weebly has been coasting for years. Since Square acquired it in 2018 there have been no meaningful feature updates, and now service is ending outright in 67 countries. Moving to Ultra Web Hosting is a chance to get onto a platform that is actively developed, that you control, and that will not send you an email like this one down the road. The move itself is a rebuild rather than a copy, because Weebly is a closed builder with no automated export other platforms can read. That sounds daunting, but our team does this with people regularly. We help you archive your Weebly content, stand up WordPress or a clean static site on your account, move your pages and images across, rebuild forms and stores, and set up 301 redirects so your search rankings survive. Guided migration help is included with any annual or longer plan; the scope of the rebuild depends on your site's size and we confirm it before any work begins. A note on timing. If your business is in one of the 67 affected countries, your site is scheduled to be unpublished on January 2, 2027, so do not leave it to the last minute: export your Weebly archive today so you have a local copy no matter what. If you are outside those countries, there is no hard deadline, but there is also no reason to keep building on a platform in maintenance mode. Either way, your Weebly site keeps serving traffic while you build the new one, so there is no downtime risk during the transition. Want a second opinion on your specific site first? Start a live chat and one of the team will walk you through it. FAQ ## Common Weebly migration questions. Is Weebly shutting down? Weebly is winding down in 67 countries. Weebly has told resellers that no new websites can be published from those countries after October 4, 2026, and that currently published sites for sellers based in those countries will be unpublished on January 2, 2027. Weebly Cloud continues to operate in 100-plus other geographies. Separately, Weebly as a product has been in maintenance mode for years with no meaningful feature updates since its 2018 acquisition by Square, so many owners in unaffected countries are also choosing to move to a platform they control. What happens to my Weebly site on January 2, 2027? If your business is based in one of the 67 affected countries, your published Weebly site is scheduled to be unpublished on January 2, 2027, which means visitors will no longer be able to reach it. Before that date you should export your site content from Weebly and rebuild it on hosting you control. Do not wait until the deadline: export your Weebly archive now so you have a local copy regardless of timing. How do I export or back up my Weebly site? In the Weebly editor, go to Settings, then General, then scroll to the Archive section and click Archive Site. Weebly emails you a link to download a ZIP archive of your site's static HTML, images, and assets. Reseller and Weebly Cloud users can do this from Weebly Cloud Home by selecting the site, then Edit Site, then Settings, then General, then Archive. For a more complete copy that includes individual blog posts, also crawl your live site with a tool like HTTrack or SiteSucker. The archive is a one-way export and cannot be re-imported into Weebly. Can you automatically transfer my Weebly site to Ultra Web Hosting? No, and no host can, because Weebly is a closed builder with no cPanel and no automated export that other platforms can import. There is no one-click Weebly-to-WordPress importer that moves everything. What we offer instead is guided migration: our team helps you archive your Weebly content, set up WordPress or static hosting on your Ultra account, move your pages and images across, rebuild forms, transfer or repoint your domain, and set up 301 redirects so your search rankings carry over. You are never doing it alone. Will I lose my content when I leave Weebly? Not if you export first. Your text, images, and page layouts can be captured from the Weebly archive and by crawling your live site. Some things do not export cleanly: contact forms are tied to Weebly's backend, individual blog posts are often missing from the archive, and store or e-commerce data tied to Square is limited. Our team helps you rebuild those pieces on your new site. The whole point of migrating is that once you are on Ultra Web Hosting, every file lives on your account and you own it outright. What about my domain that is registered with Weebly or Square? You have two options. If your domain is registered through Weebly or Square, unlock it in your dashboard, get the authorization (EPP) code, and transfer the registration to Ultra Web Hosting or any registrar you prefer. If your domain is registered elsewhere and just points at Weebly, you only need to update its nameservers or A record to point at your new Ultra Web Hosting account. Either way the domain keeps working, and the team gives you the exact values to use. Will my search rankings drop after I move off Weebly? They should not, as long as you map your old URLs to the new ones and set up 301 redirects. Weebly uses URLs like /about.html and /blog/post-title. On your new site you recreate those pages and add 301 redirects in .htaccess so old links and search engine results land on the right page. Keep your page titles and content intact, submit a new sitemap to Google Search Console, and rankings typically carry over. Our team walks you through the redirect setup as part of the guided migration. Can I move my Weebly online store? Yes, though it is the most hands-on part of the move. Weebly e-commerce data (products, orders, customers) is tied to Square's backend and does not export cleanly. Plan to save product names, descriptions, prices, images, and SKUs. On your new site, WooCommerce on WordPress supports CSV import so you can bulk-load products from a spreadsheet rather than entering them one by one. Start this early: it is the most time-consuming piece of an e-commerce migration. I have Weebly through Ultra Web Hosting. What should I do? If your Weebly site was provided through Ultra Web Hosting and your business is in one of the 67 affected countries, the same January 2, 2027 timeline applies. The good news is you are already an Ultra customer, so moving to a hosting plan on your existing account is straightforward. Open a support ticket and mention that you are on Weebly through Ultra. The team will help you export your site and set up WordPress or static hosting on your account, and can advise on plan and timing. Which countries is Weebly winding down in? The 67 exit countries are: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, French Polynesia, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Iceland, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Laos, Malaysia, Mauritius, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, New Caledonia, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Paraguay, Peru, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Korea, Suriname, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. 4.9 / 5 312 Shopper Approved reviews 10,000+ Sites migrated 24+ years In business since 2002 12-min Avg support response ## Ready to move off Weebly? Export your site, pick a plan, and open a migration ticket. The team will guide you from Weebly archive to live site on hosting you own, well before the January 2, 2027 deadline. Start your migration View hosting plans ============================================================================== # Start a Free Migration · Migration Wizard | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/start-free-migration Summary: Step-by-step wizard to start a free site migration to Ultra Web Hosting. Confirm your plan, fill in your current host details, copy the generated ticket text, and submit it to our migration team. Free migration with any annual plan ## Start a free migration. Three quick steps. Fill in your current host details, generate the ticket text, and paste it into a support ticket. The migration team takes it from there - 24 to 48 hour turnaround, zero downtime. Start the wizard How migrations work 24-48 hr avg turnaround Zero downtime cPanel-to-cPanel when possible 24+ years since 2002 $3.95/mo Starting Plan 24-48hrs Avg Turnaround 99.9% Uptime Guarantee 45-day Money-Back Behind your free migration ## A US team on the other end, doing the move. Once you kick off, a real in-house technician takes over the transfer, sitting on-site with the Dell PowerEdge servers we own. Nothing is outsourced, and the same US team has been running done-for-you migrations since 2002. Since 2002US-based migration team ~12 minAvg ticket response Done for youWe handle the move Your support desk · in-house US team on the servers we own - 1Plan check - 2Migration details - 3Submit ticket ## Have you ordered an annual hosting plan? Free site migration is included with any annual or longer plan. Pick the option that matches your situation. Yes I've ordered an annual (or longer) plan Not yet I need to order hosting first ## Order a hosting plan first. Free migration is included with any annual or longer plan. Pick one that fits your site, then come back to this wizard after checkout and the team will move your site over. View hosting plans Back ## Tell us about your current setup. Everything you type here stays in your browser. Nothing is sent to Ultra until you open a support ticket and paste the generated text in yourself. Name Email Previous provider Domain to migrate Control panel Select one... cPanel Plesk DirectAdmin GoDaddy Managed WordPress WP Engine Custom dashboard Other / not sure Login URL Username Password Type of website Databases Email accounts Anything else we should know? (optional) Generate ticket text Back ## Copy this into a support ticket. Tap copy, open the support form (the link below pre-selects the Account Transfer department), and paste it into the message body. The migration team will start work within one business day. Copy Open support ticket Back to form ## Questions before you start? If your setup is unusual (Managed WordPress, WP Engine, custom dashboard, or no panel access at all) or your account is large, our team can walk you through the right approach before you fill in the wizard. Live chat or a quick ticket. Start a live chat How migrations work ============================================================================== # Request Temporary SSH Access · Access Wizard | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/request-ssh-access Summary: Request temporary, IP-locked, auto-expiring SSH access to your hosting account for yourself or a developer. Fill in the details, confirm the risks, and open a pre-filled support ticket. Secure, time-limited account access ## Request temporary SSH access. In three steps. Grant SSH to your account, for yourself or a developer, without handing over your login. Fill in the details, confirm the risks, and open a pre-filled ticket. Access is IP-locked, auto-expiring, and revocable at any time. Start the request Understand the risks IP-locked to one address Auto-expires on a set date Revocable anytime Isolated to your account IP-locked Works from one address Auto-expiry Removed on a set date 1-click Revoke Anytime Isolated CageFS-contained What you're granting ## Powerful access, with guardrails. SSH gives whoever holds the key full command-line access to this one account: every file, database, and email in it, with the ability to read, change, or delete any of it. We contain and time-box that access. The key only works from the IP you specify, it expires automatically on the date you choose, you can revoke it instantly, and it stays isolated to your account, so it can never reach other customers or the server itself. Those safeguards limit the damage a leaked key could do, but they do not stop the holder from touching your own account's data while the access is live. Only grant it to someone you trust. IP-lockedOnly the address you name Auto-expiryRemoved on schedule RevocableCut it off instantly Isolated & time-boxed · IP-locked, auto-expiring, revocable - 1Who it's for - 2Access details - 3Submit request ## Who needs this SSH access? SSH gives full command-line access to your hosting account. Tell us who the key is for. The safeguards are the same either way; this just helps us label and track the request. Just me I'll be connecting to my own account Someone else A developer or contractor I'm authorizing ## Where should the access go? This request is for: yourself. Everything you type here stays in your browser. Nothing is sent to Ultra until you open a support ticket and paste the generated request in yourself. Your name Email for the key Hosting account username How long is access needed? Select one... 1 day 3 days 1 week 2 weeks 1 month Other (note below) Connect-from IP address Use my current IP The single IP address the key will work from. Anything else we should know? (optional) I understand this key gives full access to this hosting account, including all files, databases, and email, and that whoever holds it can read, change, or delete anything in the account. I confirm the access is IP-locked, time-limited, and revocable, and I authorize it for the person above. Generate request Back ## Copy this into a support ticket. Tap copy, open the support form (the link below pre-fills your name, email, and subject), and paste this into the message body. Our team will verify the request, set up the access, and email the key to the address you provided. Copy Open support ticket Back to form ## Not sure about granting access? If you're unsure whether to hand SSH to an outside developer, or you want us to walk through the safeguards first, our team is happy to talk it through before you submit. Live chat or a quick ticket, whatever's easiest. Start a live chat Review the risks ============================================================================== # Web Hosting Support | 24/7 Live Chat, Knowledge Base, Tickets | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/support Summary: 24/7 web hosting support: live chat, knowledge base, video tutorials, and tickets answered by our in-house US team in about 12 minutes on average, every day. Live chat, knowledge base, video, tickets ## Real people, real help. Available 24/7. Live chat, support tickets, a searchable knowledge base, and video tutorials, all staffed by the same in-house US team. No chatbots, no overseas call centers, no canned replies. Start a live chat Open a support ticket Browse the knowledge base 24/7 live chat 12-min avg response 24+ years since 2002 US-based in-house team 99.9% uptime LiteSpeed + Redis Daily backups Free SSL + CDN 12-min avg support 45-day money-back 24/7 Live Chat Availability 12min Avg Ticket Response 23+ yrs Hosting Since 2002 45day Money-Back Guarantee Pick your channel ## Eight ways to get help. Our human channels are staffed by the same in-house team. Whether you'd rather chat, search the knowledge base, watch a walk-through, open a ticket, browse the FAQ, or look up a webmaster term, the answer comes from the people who run the platform. Prefer to call? Our automated assistant answers the phone 24/7 and routes you to the right place. ## Live Chat Talk to a real person right now. Best for quick questions, pre-sales, and anything you'd rather not type out twice. Online now · Instant ## Submit a Ticket Best for account-specific issues, billing questions, or anything that needs a paper trail. Tickets get a real reply in about 12 minutes on average. ~12 min avg response ## Request SSH Access Grant temporary, IP-locked SSH access to your account, for yourself or a developer. A short wizard builds a pre-filled ticket for our team to set up. Temporary & revocable ## Knowledge Base Searchable how-to articles and step-by-step guides covering cPanel, WordPress, email, DNS, FTP, PHP, databases, and more. Self-service ## Video Tutorials Step-by-step video walk-throughs covering cPanel basics, WordPress installation, email setup, and other common hosting tasks. Watch on YouTube ## FAQ Answers to the questions we get most often, billing, plans, migrations, security, uptime, refunds, and more. Quick answers ## Webmaster Glossary Plain-English definitions of hosting and web terms (cPanel, DNS, SSL, CDN, CageFS, and dozens more) for when you need a quick refresher. Reference ## Call 877-850-7850 Prefer the phone? Our automated assistant answers 24/7 to triage your request and point you to the right channel. It is automated, not a live agent, so complex issues still finish on live chat or a ticket. Automated assistant · 24/7 Real people, real responses ## An in-house team, here when you need us. Our in-house team is available 24/7 by live chat, ticket, or via the knowledge base. Hosting since 2002, same engineers, same servers, same priorities. No tier-1 gatekeepers, no canned replies, no overseas call center. Learn more about what in-house, US-based support really means. Start a live chat Why Ultra support ## Support that actually solves the problem. We've been hosting websites since 2002. Every channel feeds the same team, the same playbook, and the same outcome: your issue resolved by someone who knows the stack end to end. ## 12-Minute Average Response Tickets typically get a real reply in under 12 minutes. Live chat is instant during normal hours. No bot triage, no auto-acknowledge spam. ## Real US-Based Agents Every agent is based in the United States. No overseas escalation tree, no language barriers, no time-zone delays on simple questions. ## In-House Team Support staff works in the same building as our servers. That means hands-on access to hardware and direct escalation to the engineers who built the platform. ## 24/7/365 Coverage Chat and tickets are staffed around the clock, including weekends and holidays. You can reach us any time, day or night. ## Real Hosting Experts Every interaction is handled by a real Ultra technician with a hosting background. No LLM auto-replies, no canned scripts, no runaround. ## No Tier-1 Gatekeepers The agent who picks up your chat can usually pull in the right engineer directly. No three-step escalation just to get to someone who can actually look at the issue. Or open a ticket with a specific team ## Route your request to the right department. Each department is staffed by the same in-house team but with different specialties. Pick the one that fits and you'll skip the routing step. ## Sales New orders, plan comparison, pre-sales questions, custom quotes, reseller pricing, and bulk hosting. Open Sales ticket ## Support Technical issues, cPanel help, email configuration, WordPress troubleshooting, DNS, SSL, and migrations. Open Support ticket ## Relations Billing questions, invoice issues, refunds, account changes, cancellations, and upgrade pricing. Open Relations ticket ## Abuse Spam reports, copyright complaints, DMCA notices, phishing reports, and security incidents involving hosted sites. Open Abuse ticket How support actually works at Ultra ## One team, one playbook, one outcome. Whether you need help setting up your first website or troubleshooting a technical issue, our support team is here for you around the clock. We're real people who actually understand hosting, and we've been doing this since 2002. Live chat is the fastest way to reach us for quick questions and pre-sales. Tickets are the right call for account-specific issues, billing, or anything that needs a paper trail. Both feed the same in-house team, and both are staffed 24/7. Before you reach out, the knowledge base covers most common tasks: WordPress installation, email setup, FTP, DNS changes, SSL, PHP version selection, and the rest of the cPanel feature set. Our YouTube channel has step-by-step video walk-throughs for visual learners. If neither covers your situation, start a live chat and an agent will walk you through your specific scenario in real time. FAQ ## Common support questions. What are Ultra Web Hosting's support hours? Ultra Web Hosting provides 24/7/365 support via live chat and our ticket system. Our support team is available around the clock, including weekends and holidays. Average ticket response time is approximately 12 minutes. You can reach us any time of day or night. How do I contact Ultra Web Hosting support? You can reach us through live chat on our website for instant support, by submitting a support ticket through the client area, or by searching the knowledge base for self-service answers. Video tutorials cover the most common cPanel and WordPress walk-throughs. How fast does Ultra Web Hosting respond to support tickets? Our average support ticket response time is approximately 12 minutes. Live chat is typically instant. All support requests are handled by real technicians who work on-site in the same building as our servers, not chatbots or outsourced call centers. Complex issues may take longer to fully resolve, but you'll always get a fast initial response. When should I use live chat versus a support ticket? Live chat is best for quick questions, pre-sales, or anything you'd rather not type out twice. Open a support ticket when the issue is account-specific, needs a paper trail (billing, refunds, abuse reports), or when our team needs to dig in and investigate logs or server-side configuration. Both channels are staffed 24/7 by the same in-house team. Is Ultra Web Hosting support outsourced? No. Our entire support team is in-house and works on-site in the same building as our servers. We don't use overseas call centers, chatbots, canned responses, or third-party support contractors. Every interaction is handled by a real Ultra technician who knows the platform end to end. Where can I find knowledge base articles and video tutorials? The full knowledge base covers WordPress, email, FTP, DNS, PHP, databases, and cPanel features. Video walk-throughs are on our YouTube channel, covering cPanel basics, WordPress installation, email setup, and more. How do I escalate an urgent issue? Start with live chat for urgent issues so the agent can engage immediately and escalate inside the room. If you have an open ticket that needs urgency, reply on the ticket and mention urgency in the subject. There are no tier-1 gatekeepers, so the agent who picks up the chat can usually pull in the right engineer directly. What if I'm not happy with the service? Every hosting plan comes with a 45-day money-back guarantee. If you're not satisfied for any reason within the first 45 days, you can cancel for a full refund. We also offer a price guarantee with no surprise renewal increases. 4.9 / 5 Shopper Approved rating 10,000+ Customers hosted 24+ years In business since 2002 12-min Avg support response Human by design ## Stuck? Talk to a real person. A 12-minute average first response during business hours, from in-house engineers who know your account. No bots, no scripts, no overseas call center. Start a live chatBrowse the knowledge base ============================================================================== # SMS Alerts | Opt-In Server Status Text Notifications | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/sms-alerts Summary: How Ultra Web Hosting's opt-in SMS server-alert program works: who receives messages, how to opt in and out (reply STOP or HELP), how often we send, and how we protect your number. Message and data rates may apply. SMS Alerts · Opt-In Only · Reply STOP to Cancel · No Data Resale ## SMS service alerts, opt-in only. Ultra Web Hosting sends optional SMS text alerts when one of our servers goes offline, so our team can respond fast. Messages go only to people who expressly opted in. Reply STOP to cancel or HELP for help. Message and data rates may apply. Contact support Read our privacy policy ★★★★★ 4.9 from 27 verified reviews 10,000+ sites hosted 24+ years hosting since 2002 12-min avg support response 24+ years Independent since 2002 Owned Infrastructure in Seattle $0 Data resold to third parties GDPR + CCPA aware You only get texts if you asked for them. ## SMS/text message alerts, written plainly. Ultra Web Hosting runs an internal SMS alerting program that notifies our operations team by text message when one of our servers stops responding, so we can act on outages quickly. This page describes the program, who receives messages, how people opt in, and how to opt out. Last updated: August 14, 2026 ## 1. Program name and purpose The program is called Ultra Web Hosting Server Alerts. Its only purpose is operational: to send automated text-message alerts to our own team when a production server goes offline or stops reporting. These are service and account-related notifications. We do not send marketing, promotional, or advertising messages through this program. ## 2. Who receives these messages Messages are sent only to Ultra Web Hosting's own operations personnel who are responsible for maintaining our servers. This is a small internal group. We do not message the general public, customers, or any purchased, rented, or third-party contact lists through this program. ## 3. How you opt in (consent) Enrollment is express and opt-in. A team member opts in by texting the keyword JOIN from their own mobile phone to our program number. Each JOIN is logged with the sender's number and a timestamp, creating a per-person record of consent. On receipt, an automated reply confirms enrollment and states the program name, message frequency, that message and data rates may apply, and how to reply STOP to cancel or HELP for help. No one is added without sending JOIN themselves; consent is never pre-checked or assumed, and there is no automatic or bulk enrollment. Text JOIN to +1 (206) 785-3002 By texting JOIN to this number, you will receive transactional (non-marketing) SMS messages from Ultra Web Hosting Server Alerts. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. Reply HELP for help or STOP to cancel. Terms of Service · Privacy Policy ## 4. Message frequency Message frequency varies and is event-driven. Texts are sent only when an outage is detected, which is infrequent, typically only a few messages per month. ## 5. Cost Message and data rates may apply, depending on your mobile carrier and plan. Ultra Web Hosting does not charge for these alerts. ## 6. How to opt out or get help You can opt out at any time by replying STOP to any message; you will receive a confirmation and no further texts. Reply HELP for assistance. You may also ask the administrator to remove your number. For questions, submit a support ticket. ## 7. 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Here is what each one does, how they fit together, and the gaps you still have to cover yourself. Published October 8, 2026 · By the Ultra Web Hosting team ## The problem shared hosting has to solve On shared hosting, dozens or hundreds of separate websites run on a single physical server. That is what makes it affordable. It is also what makes it risky if the server is not built correctly. Two problems have to be solved at once: - The noisy neighbor. One site that suddenly gets a traffic spike, runs a runaway script, or gets hit by bots can consume all the CPU, memory, or disk I/O on the machine and slow every other site to a crawl. - The hostile neighbor. One site that gets hacked, through an outdated plugin or a stolen password, can try to read its neighbors' files, steal their database credentials, and spread across every account on the server. A plain Linux server with cPanel does very little about either problem by default. The combination of CloudLinux, CageFS, and Imunify360 is the industry's answer. Each handles a different layer, and they are designed to be used together. ## CloudLinux and LVE: resource isolation CloudLinux OS is a Linux distribution purpose-built for multi-tenant hosting. Its headline feature is LVE, the Lightweight Virtual Environment. LVE is a kernel-level cage around each hosting account that enforces hard limits on: - CPU time and the number of CPU cores an account can use at once - Physical memory (RAM), so one account cannot trigger out-of-memory conditions for the whole server - Disk I/O and IOPS, the read and write throughput an account gets - Entry processes and the number of concurrent PHP requests an account can run The practical result is simple: when a single account hits its ceiling, only that account slows down. Every other site on the server keeps running normally. This is the difference between one website having a bad day and the entire server having a bad day. It is why resource isolation is the foundation the rest of the security stack is built on. ## CageFS: filesystem isolation Resource limits stop a site from starving the server. They do nothing to stop a compromised site from reading its neighbors. That is the job of CageFS. CageFS gives every account its own virtualized filesystem. Inside the cage, an account sees its own home directory plus a curated, read-only set of system binaries and libraries it needs to run. It does not see: - Other customers' home directories, websites, or uploads - Other users' configuration files, including WordPress wp-config.php and .env files that hold database passwords and API keys - The full server process list, or which other users and sites exist on the machine - Sensitive system files that attackers normally read to plan privilege escalation This closes off the single most common shared-hosting attack pattern. When an attacker compromises one weak site, their very next move is usually to read the server for other sites' database credentials and config files. CageFS makes those files invisible from inside a caged account, so a single compromise stays contained to the one account instead of becoming a server-wide breach. ## SecureLinks and HardenedPHP CloudLinux adds two more hardening features worth knowing about. SecureLinks blocks symbolic-link and hard-link attacks that attackers use to trick a privileged process into reading or overwriting files it should not touch. HardenedPHP back-ports security fixes to end-of-life PHP versions (for example PHP 5.6 and 7.x) that no longer get official updates, so a site that depends on a legacy application can run on a patched interpreter instead of an unpatched one. ## Imunify360: active threat detection CloudLinux and CageFS are about isolation: limiting what any one account can do and reach. Imunify360 is the active layer that looks for and blocks actual attacks and malware inside each account. It is several tools in one: - Web Application Firewall (WAF). A ModSecurity rule set that inspects incoming HTTP requests and blocks known attack patterns (SQL injection, cross-site scripting, malicious uploads) before they reach the application. - Intrusion detection and prevention. Monitors for suspicious behavior and automatically blocks offending IP addresses, with a cloud reputation database shared across many servers. - Malware scanning. Scans files on a schedule and as they are uploaded, flagging or quarantining known malware signatures and suspicious code. - Proactive Defense. Watches PHP scripts as they execute and blocks malicious behavior at runtime, which can stop brand-new malware that no signature exists for yet. - Brute-force and login protection. Rate-limits and blocks repeated failed logins against cPanel, WordPress, and other dashboards. - Patch management. Works with CloudLinux to apply kernel and PHP security patches, often without a reboot. ## How the three layers fit together These are not competing products. They are a defense-in-depth stack where each layer covers what the others cannot: LayerWhat it isolates or doesWhat it does not do CloudLinux LVECaps CPU, RAM, I/O, and processes per accountDoes not inspect files or detect malware CageFSHides other accounts' files and the real system layoutDoes not remove malware inside an account Imunify360Detects and blocks attacks and malware inside each accountDoes not limit resource usage or isolate accounts Isolation limits the blast radius of any single compromise. Detection works to prevent and clean the compromise in the first place. Remove any one layer and the other two have a bigger hole to cover. That is why reputable shared hosts run all three. ## What this stack does NOT protect against This is the part most hosting pages leave out, and it matters. Server-level security cannot fix insecure applications. No combination of CloudLinux, CageFS, and Imunify360 will: - Patch a vulnerable WordPress plugin, theme, or core version that you have not updated - Stop an attacker who has your real admin password because it was weak, reused, or phished - Protect a site that leaks its own database credentials through debug output or a public backup file - Save a site that installs a nulled (pirated) plugin or theme, which frequently ships with a built-in backdoor the owner invited in The honest summary: the hosting stack contains and detects threats, dramatically reducing how far any single breach can spread. Keeping your applications, plugins, and themes updated, using strong unique passwords, and turning on two-factor authentication is the half of the job that stays with the site owner. Good hosting makes those mistakes survivable, not impossible. ## How Ultra implements it Ultra Web Hosting runs CloudLinux OS with LVE resource isolation and CageFS account isolation across our shared hosting and reseller hosting, with Imunify360 providing the WAF, malware scanning, and Proactive Defense layer on top. All of it runs on hardware we own and operate in our own datacenter, with on-site staff available 24/7. There is no separate security add-on charge on shared hosting plans, and our team monitors malware events directly so we can help review quarantines, confirm false positives, and restore clean files when something does slip through. Frequently Asked Questions ## Shared hosting security, answered. What is CloudLinux and why do hosts use it?CloudLinux OS is a Linux distribution built for multi-tenant shared hosting. Its core feature is LVE (Lightweight Virtual Environment), a kernel-level cage that caps each account's CPU, RAM, I/O, process count, and concurrent connections. On a plain Linux server one busy or abusive account can starve everyone else; CloudLinux isolates each account so one site cannot consume the whole server. What does CageFS actually do?CageFS is CloudLinux's per-user virtualized filesystem. Each account sees only its own files plus a safe, read-only set of system tools. It cannot see other customers' home directories, cannot read other users' config files or database credentials, and cannot view the full process list. This stops the most common shared-hosting attack: a compromised account reading its neighbors' wp-config.php or .env files to pivot across the server. What is Imunify360?Imunify360 is a hosting security suite combining a web application firewall (WAF), intrusion detection and prevention, real-time malware scanning, Proactive Defense that blocks malicious PHP at runtime, brute-force protection, and automated kernel and PHP patching. It is the active layer that sits on top of the isolation CloudLinux provides. How do CloudLinux, CageFS, and Imunify360 work together?They are complementary layers. CloudLinux LVE handles resource isolation so one account cannot exhaust the server. CageFS handles filesystem isolation so a compromised account cannot reach its neighbors. Imunify360 handles active threat detection inside each account. Isolation limits the blast radius of any compromise, and Imunify360 works to prevent and clean it in the first place. Does CageFS stop malware from running?CageFS contains the damage rather than stopping execution. Malware in a caged account still cannot read other users' files or use escalation paths that rely on world-readable server files. Detecting and removing the malware itself is the job of Imunify360's scanner and Proactive Defense, which is why the two are deployed together. What is HardenedPHP?HardenedPHP is a CloudLinux feature that back-ports security patches to end-of-life PHP versions (for example PHP 5.6 or 7.1) that no longer receive official updates. Sites that need a legacy PHP version can keep running on a patched interpreter instead of an unpatched one, closing known PHP-level vulnerabilities without forcing an immediate breaking upgrade. What does this security stack NOT protect against?No server-level stack can fix insecure application code. It will not patch a vulnerable plugin or theme, stop a weak or reused password, undo a site that leaks its own database credentials, or protect a site whose owner installs a nulled plugin with a backdoor. Keeping software updated, using strong unique passwords, and enabling two-factor authentication stay the site owner's responsibility. Does Ultra Web Hosting include this security stack?Yes. Ultra runs CloudLinux OS with LVE and CageFS on shared and reseller hosting, with Imunify360 providing the WAF, malware scanning, and Proactive Defense layer. It runs on hardware we own and operate with on-site staff 24/7, and there is no separate security add-on charge on shared hosting plans. Keep Reading ## Related hosting resources. ## Is Shared Hosting Secure? The real risks of shared hosting and how we mitigate them. ## What is CageFS? A deep look at per-user filesystem isolation. ## Imunify360 vs a Plain Firewall Why a WAF is not the same as a port firewall. ## All Hosting Guides Browse the full Ultra guide library. ## Shared Web Hosting Our CloudLinux and Imunify360 stack on affordable shared plans. ## Reseller Hosting The same isolated, Imunify360-protected platform for your own clients. ## WordPress Hosting Tuned WordPress stack with the same security foundation. ## SSL Certificates Free and premium SSL to encrypt traffic to your site. ## VPS Hosting Dedicated resources and root control when isolation is not enough. ## Hosting Features The full platform spec sheet across every plan. Secure, Isolated Hosting ## Hosting built on CloudLinux and Imunify360. See shared hosting plans Ask our team a question ============================================================================== # Web Hosting Guides: Performance, Security & Migrations | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/guides/ Summary: In-depth, vendor-honest web hosting guides on performance, security, and migrations from Ultra Web Hosting, the team that runs the servers. Hosting Guides ## Ultra Web Hosting Guides Practical, vendor-honest guides on hosting performance, security, and migrations, written by the team that runs the servers. No fluff, no invented benchmarks, and a clear note on the limits of every approach. ## How to Choose a Host That Owns Its Servers What server ownership means for support, cost, and accountability, how to tell who owns the hardware, and when cloud is the better call instead. Read the guide ## NVMe vs SATA SSD Hosting How the two SSD types differ, when the speed gap is real, how to test it yourself, and when it does not matter. Read the guide ## Migrate a cPanel Website Without Downtime A step-by-step, no-downtime host migration using DNS TTL planning, a parallel copy, and a safe cutover with rollback. Read the guide ## LiteSpeed vs Nginx for WordPress How the two web servers compare on architecture and caching, where each wins, and how to choose for WordPress. Read the guide ## CloudLinux, CageFS & Imunify360 Security How account and filesystem isolation plus active malware defense protect shared hosting, and what they do not cover. Read the guide ## In-House vs Outsourced Hosting Support What in-house, US-based support means, how it differs from outsourced call centers and chatbots, and when outsourced support is genuinely fine. Read the guide ## Is Shared Hosting Secure? An honest look at the real risks of shared hosting, how CloudLinux, CageFS, and Imunify360 mitigate each, and when shared hosting is the wrong choice. Read the guide ## What Is CageFS? A technical deep dive into CloudLinux per-user filesystem isolation: what it hides, why it stops information-disclosure and symlink attacks, and what it does not do. Read the guide ## Imunify360 vs a Plain Firewall How a port firewall differs from an application-layer WAF with malware cleanup and runtime PHP defense, with a side-by-side table and the honest limits of each. Read the guide Hosting on Owned Hardware ## Hosting since 2002, on servers we own. See hosting plans Talk to our team ============================================================================== # How to Migrate a cPanel Website Without Downtime | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/guides/migrate-cpanel-website-without-downtime Summary: A step-by-step method to move a cPanel website to a new host with no visible downtime: DNS TTL planning, a parallel copy, temporary-URL testing, mail migration, final sync, and a safe cutover with rollback. Hosting Migration Guide ## How to Migrate a cPanel Website Without Downtime Moving hosts does not have to mean a dead site, lost email, or a scramble to fix things live. The method below keeps your current site serving visitors the entire time, and only switches them to the new server once it is fully tested. The secret is DNS TTL planning plus a parallel copy. Published October 8, 2026 · By the Ultra Web Hosting team ## Why migrations cause downtime (and how to avoid it) Downtime during a host move almost never comes from copying files. It comes from switching DNS too early or without planning. People change their domain's records to point at a half-finished new server, or they change DNS and then discover a stale TTL keeps sending visitors to the old box for hours. Both are avoidable. The no-downtime approach rests on two ideas: - Build in parallel. The new server is fully prepared and tested while the old server keeps serving every visitor. Nothing is switched until the new site is proven. - Make the switch fast. By lowering DNS TTL ahead of time, the final cutover reaches all visitors within minutes instead of hours, so the handoff is effectively seamless. ## The step-by-step method - ## Lower your DNS TTL A few days before the move, drop the TTL on your domain's A record (and MX records for mail) to 300 seconds. TTL tells the internet how long to cache your DNS. A low TTL set in advance means that when you finally switch records, the change propagates in minutes. Do this first, because the old (high) TTL has to expire from caches before the low value takes effect. - ## Copy files and database to the new host Create the account on the new cPanel server and copy the website files and databases while the old site stays live and untouched. A cPanel-to-cPanel transfer or a full cPanel backup restore preserves file permissions, databases, cron jobs, and email structure in one move. - ## Recreate email accounts and forwarders Recreate every mailbox, forwarder, and autoresponder on the new server before cutover, matching passwords where possible so mail clients keep working. Email is where most migrations lose data, so treat it as carefully as the website itself. - ## Preview on a temporary URL Before touching DNS, load the site on the new server using a temporary URL or a local hosts-file entry that points the domain to the new server's IP for you only. Click through pages, forms, logins, and checkout. Fix anything broken now, while real visitors are still safely on the old server. - ## Do a final sync Just before cutover, sync anything that changed since the first copy: new orders, new blog posts, new uploads, and recent mail. For a busy site, briefly pausing new writes (or putting the site in maintenance mode on the old server for a few minutes) guarantees the two copies match. - ## Switch DNS to the new server Point the A record (and MX records) at the new server. Because the TTL is low, visitors move across within minutes. Leave the old account running: during propagation, some requests still resolve to it, and you want those served correctly rather than failing. - ## Monitor, then decommission Watch traffic, mail, and error logs on both servers for 24 to 72 hours. Once everything has moved and nothing is hitting the old server, restore the TTL to a normal value and decommission the old account. Keep a backup as a rollback option until you are completely confident. ## Email migration: the part people underestimate Websites are stateless and easy to copy. Mailboxes are live and keep receiving messages throughout the move. Two rules keep email safe: recreate all accounts on the new server before cutover, and run both servers in parallel during propagation so a message delivered to either one is captured. After DNS has fully moved, do a final IMAP sync to copy any messages that landed on the old server during the transition. ## Validation and rollback Before you call the migration done, validate the essentials on the new host: the homepage and key pages load, forms and logins work, SSL is valid (no certificate warnings), email sends and receives, and scheduled tasks (cron) still run. Because the old account stays live and untouched until you decommission it, rollback is always one low-TTL DNS change away. That safety net is the whole point of building in parallel. The one-sentence version: prepare and test the new server completely while the old one keeps serving traffic, lower your DNS TTL in advance, then switch DNS last. Do it in that order and visitors never see a down site. ## How Ultra does it for you, free Free website migration is included with annual and longer plans at Ultra Web Hosting. Our technicians run exactly this method: they copy your cPanel account to our servers, recreate mail, plan the TTL, test on a temporary URL, and coordinate the cutover, so you get a no-downtime move without doing the work yourself. You can start a free migration or read how our free transfer works. Frequently Asked Questions ## cPanel migration, answered. How do you migrate a website without downtime?Copy the site to the new server while the old one stays live, test it on a temporary URL, do a final data sync, and only then switch DNS. Lowering your DNS TTL to 300 seconds a few days ahead means the cutover propagates in minutes, so visitors are served by the old server until DNS moves them to the fully-prepared new one. What is DNS TTL and why lower it before migrating?TTL (time to live) tells resolvers how long to cache a DNS record. If it is 24 hours, some visitors keep hitting the old server for a day after you change DNS. Lowering it to 300 seconds a few days before the move means the final switch reaches everyone within minutes, which is what makes a near-zero-downtime cutover possible. Will I lose email during a cPanel migration?Not if mail is handled correctly. Recreate all mailboxes and forwarders on the new server before cutover, run both servers in parallel during propagation so mail to either is captured, then do a final mail sync afterward so messages that landed on the old server are copied across. How long does a cPanel migration take?The file and database copy runs in the background while the old site stays live, so it causes no downtime. The visible cutover takes only as long as DNS propagation, which is minutes if you lowered the TTL in advance. Most standard sites complete within 24 to 48 hours of elapsed time. How do I test the site before switching DNS?Use a temporary URL from the new host, or add a hosts-file entry pointing the domain to the new server's IP for you only. Either way you see the site exactly as it will appear on the new host and can test pages, forms, logins, and checkout before any real visitor is moved. What if something breaks after the migration?Keep the old account live and a full backup available during the transition. If a problem appears after cutover, point DNS back to the old server (minutes, because the TTL is low) while you fix the new one. The old environment is untouched until you decommission it, so rollback is always available. Does Ultra Web Hosting migrate my site for free?Yes. Free migration is included with annual and longer plans. Our technicians handle the file copy, database, mail, DNS planning, temporary-URL testing, and cutover using exactly this no-downtime method, staging and verifying the site on our servers before any DNS change. Keep Reading ## Related guides and resources. ## All Hosting Guides Browse the full Ultra guide library. ## Shared Hosting Security How CloudLinux, CageFS, and Imunify360 protect your site. ## LiteSpeed vs Nginx Which web server is right for your WordPress site. ## Free Website Migration How our team moves your site for you, free. Free, No-Downtime Migration ## Let us move your site for you. Start a free migration See hosting plans ============================================================================== # LiteSpeed vs Nginx for WordPress Hosting | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/guides/litespeed-vs-nginx-wordpress-hosting Summary: How LiteSpeed and Nginx differ in architecture, PHP handling, and caching for WordPress, where each performs best, and how to choose. Includes a side-by-side comparison table. Hosting Performance Guide ## LiteSpeed vs Nginx for WordPress Hosting Both are fast, modern, event-driven web servers that leave classic Apache behind under load. The real difference for WordPress is not raw speed, it is how each one handles PHP and caching. Here is how they compare, where each wins, and how to choose. Published October 8, 2026 · By the Ultra Web Hosting team ## What actually happens when a page loads When a visitor requests a WordPress page, the web server either serves a cached copy instantly, or it hands the request to PHP, which runs WordPress, queries MySQL, and builds the page. Almost all of WordPress performance comes down to two questions: how efficiently the server talks to PHP, and how good its caching is. LiteSpeed and Nginx answer those two questions differently. ## LiteSpeed LiteSpeed is an event-driven server that talks to PHP through its own LSAPI protocol, which is efficient under concurrency. Its headline feature for WordPress is LSCache: a full-page cache built into the web server itself, driven by the free LiteSpeed Cache plugin. Because the cache lives in the server, a cached page is returned without starting PHP or touching MySQL, and the plugin purges the right pages automatically when you publish or update content. LiteSpeed also reads Apache .htaccess files, so it is a drop-in replacement for Apache with no rule conversion. ## Nginx Nginx is also event-driven and is exceptional as a reverse proxy, load balancer, and static-file server. For PHP it normally proxies to PHP-FPM. Nginx can absolutely cache WordPress, through FastCGI caching or a reverse-proxy cache, but that caching is assembled and tuned by the host rather than built in and WordPress-aware by default. Nginx does not use .htaccess; its configuration lives in central server files, which gives fine-grained control at the cost of needing rewrite rules translated from Apache. ## Side-by-side comparison DimensionLiteSpeedNginx ArchitectureEvent-driven, asynchronousEvent-driven, asynchronous PHP handlingNative LSAPIProxy to PHP-FPM Built-in WordPress cacheYes, LSCache (server-level, event-aware)No, configure FastCGI or proxy cache .htaccess supportYes, Apache-compatibleNo, central config + rewrite translation WordPress pluginOfficial LiteSpeed Cache pluginThird-party cache plugins HTTP/3 (QUIC)YesYes (recent versions) LicensingCommercial (Enterprise) or free OpenLiteSpeedOpen source (plus commercial Nginx Plus) Best fitWordPress and cPanel shared hostingReverse proxy, static assets, custom app stacks ## Where each one wins Choose LiteSpeed for WordPress. For a standard WordPress or WooCommerce site, the integrated LSCache and .htaccess compatibility usually deliver the best real-world speed with the least configuration. It is the pragmatic default for managed WordPress and cPanel hosting. Choose Nginx for proxying and custom stacks. As a reverse proxy in front of other services, for serving large volumes of static media, or for non-WordPress applications (Node.js, Python, Go) and teams that want full control of the configuration, Nginx is excellent and often the right call. The honest answer: for most WordPress sites LiteSpeed with LSCache is the faster, simpler choice, largely because the cache is built in and WordPress-aware. Nginx is not slower in general, it just needs more assembly to match that specific WordPress caching behavior, and it pulls ahead in proxy and custom-stack roles. The best hosts run whichever fits the workload rather than forcing one everywhere. ## What Ultra runs We run both, matched to the job. Our WordPress Optimized Hosting and shared hosting use LiteSpeed with LSCache for the WordPress-aware full-page caching most sites benefit from, and our Nginx Optimized Hosting runs an Nginx reverse-proxy stack for workloads that suit it better. Both sit on CloudLinux with NVMe storage, behind a free CloudFlare CDN. Frequently Asked Questions ## LiteSpeed vs Nginx, answered. Is LiteSpeed faster than Nginx for WordPress?For a typical WordPress site LiteSpeed usually wins, mostly because of LSCache: a server-level, WordPress-aware full-page cache integrated with the server, so cached pages are served extremely fast and purging understands WordPress events. Nginx is excellent, but matching that on WordPress means assembling FastCGI or reverse-proxy caching yourself. For static files and proxying, throughput is close. What is the main architectural difference?Both are event-driven and scale far better than classic Apache prefork. The practical differences are PHP handling and caching: LiteSpeed uses its own LSAPI protocol and ships LSCache built in, while Nginx proxies PHP to PHP-FPM and relies on separately configured caching. Does LiteSpeed support .htaccess?Yes, natively, so it is a drop-in Apache replacement with no rule conversion. Nginx does not use .htaccess; its rules live in central config, so Apache-style rewrites must be translated. For shared hosting where users rely on .htaccess, that compatibility is a real LiteSpeed advantage. What is LSCache?LSCache is LiteSpeed's built-in server-level cache. With the free LiteSpeed Cache plugin it provides full-page caching, object caching, and automatic event-aware purging. Because the cache lives in the web server, cached pages are served without starting PHP or querying MySQL. When is Nginx the better choice?As a reverse proxy and load balancer, for serving static assets at scale, for custom or non-WordPress stacks (Node.js, Python, Go), and where teams want full control of the configuration. Its ecosystem and documentation are strong advantages for bespoke setups. Which does Ultra Web Hosting use?Both, matched to the workload. WordPress Optimized and shared hosting run LiteSpeed with LSCache; Nginx Optimized Hosting runs an Nginx reverse-proxy stack. Running the right server for the job beats insisting one wins every case. Is LiteSpeed the same as OpenLiteSpeed?Related but not identical. OpenLiteSpeed is the free open-source edition; LiteSpeed Enterprise is commercial and adds cPanel integration and .htaccess compatibility used in shared hosting. Both support LSCache. Managed hosts generally run Enterprise for its multi-tenant features. Keep Reading ## Related guides and resources. ## All Hosting Guides Browse the full Ultra guide library. ## WordPress Hosting Our LiteSpeed + LSCache WordPress stack. ## Nginx Hosting Our Nginx reverse-proxy hosting. ## Shared Hosting Security How CloudLinux, CageFS, and Imunify360 protect your site. LiteSpeed-Powered WordPress ## Fast WordPress hosting, the right server for the job. See WordPress hosting See Nginx hosting ============================================================================== # NVMe vs SATA SSD Hosting: What the Difference Means | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/guides/nvme-vs-sata-ssd-hosting Summary: How NVMe and SATA SSDs differ in interface and architecture, when that difference is visible in real hosting workloads, how to test it yourself, and when it does not matter. Hosting Storage Guide ## NVMe vs SATA SSD Hosting: What the Difference Actually Means Nearly every host says SSD now. Fewer say which kind. The gap between NVMe and SATA SSDs is real and rooted in hardware, but it only shows up for certain workloads. Here is the honest version: what differs, when you will feel it, how to test it, and when it does not matter. Published October 8, 2026 · By the Ultra Web Hosting team ## Two kinds of SSD, two different eras Both NVMe and SATA SSDs store data on flash, with no moving parts, so both crush spinning hard drives. The difference is the interface they talk to the server through, and that difference comes from history. SATA was designed for mechanical hard drives. When SSDs arrived, they were bolted onto the existing SATA interface for compatibility. That works, but it inherits two limits: a throughput ceiling of roughly 600 MB/s (the SATA III bus), and a single command queue of up to 32 operations, which made sense for a drive with one physical read head but wastes the parallelism flash is capable of. NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) was designed from scratch for flash. It connects over PCI Express, the same high-speed bus as a graphics card, and supports thousands of parallel queues. The result is several times the throughput and, crucially for a busy server, dramatically more simultaneous small operations per second. ## Side by side DimensionSATA SSDNVMe SSD InterfaceSATA III busPCI Express Throughput ceiling~600 MB/sSeveral GB/s (interface dependent) Command queues1 queue, up to 32 commandsMany parallel queues StrengthSequential reads, cost per TBHigh concurrency, random IOPS, low latency OriginAdapted from hard-drive eraBuilt for flash Best for hostingLight, mostly-cached sitesDatabase-heavy, high-concurrency sites Those throughput and queue figures are interface specifications, not benchmarks. Real-world numbers depend on the specific drives, the server, and your workload, which is exactly why the next section matters. ## When you actually feel it (and when you do not) Storage speed only shows up when a request touches storage. That splits hosting into two cases: - Storage-bound requests feel it. Uncached page generation, the WordPress admin, WooCommerce carts and checkout, search, imports, and backups all read and write a lot of small pieces of data, often while many visitors do the same thing at once. This is where NVMe's parallel queues pull ahead. - Cached requests barely notice. A page served from a full-page cache like LSCache, from an object cache like Redis, or from a CDN never really hits the disk. For a small, mostly-static site, SATA and NVMe look nearly identical to visitors. So NVMe does not make every page faster. It raises the floor on your slowest, most dynamic requests, and it holds up better when many of them happen simultaneously. ## How to test it yourself You do not have to take anyone's word for it. If you have shell access on a VPS or server: - Raw storage: use fio to measure random read/write IOPS and latency, or ioping for latency alone. Test at a realistic queue depth, not 1, because the NVMe advantage grows with concurrency. - Real-world web: measure time to first byte (TTFB) on an uncached dynamic page, and watch database query times (Query Monitor for WordPress is good for this). Compare the same site on the same CPU and memory so you isolate storage. The honest takeaway: NVMe is genuinely faster hardware, and the gap is largest for database-heavy, high-traffic sites. But storage is one ingredient. CPU, memory, caching, and network shape the result just as much, and a well-cached site on good SATA can beat a poorly-tuned site on NVMe. Ask what the whole stack looks like, not just the drive label. ## What Ultra runs Ultra's shared, WordPress, and VPS hosting run on NVMe SSD storage, on hardware we own and operate, paired with CloudLinux, server-level caching, and a free CloudFlare CDN. Fast storage is one layer of a stack tuned so both cached and uncached requests stay quick, and it sits on servers we control end to end, which is a story of its own. Frequently Asked Questions ## NVMe vs SATA, answered. Is NVMe really faster than SATA SSD for hosting?Yes, at the hardware level. SATA SSDs are capped around 600 MB/s and use a single command queue; NVMe connects over PCI Express with many parallel queues, so throughput is several times higher and it handles far more simultaneous random operations. Whether you see it depends on workload: database-heavy and uncached pages benefit most, fully cached pages barely touch storage. What is the real difference between NVMe and SATA?SATA is an older interface designed for spinning drives, with one queue of up to 32 commands and a ceiling near 600 MB/s. NVMe is a protocol built for flash over PCI Express, with many parallel queues and lower latency. The queue depth is what matters most for a busy multi-tenant server doing many small reads and writes at once. Does NVMe make my WordPress site faster?It helps most with the parts that hit the database and disk: uncached page generation, the admin, WooCommerce carts and checkout, and search. Pages served from a full-page cache come from memory or a cached file, so storage speed is almost irrelevant there. NVMe raises the floor on your slowest, most dynamic requests rather than speeding up every page equally. When does the difference not matter?When the workload is not storage-bound. A small brochure site, or any fully-cached site served from RAM or CDN, sees little difference. Storage is one factor; CPU, memory, caching, and network all shape real speed. NVMe is a clear win for database-heavy, high-concurrency sites and a smaller one for simple cached sites. How can I test storage performance myself?With shell access, use fio for raw IOPS and latency or ioping for latency. For a real-world view, measure TTFB on an uncached dynamic page and watch database query times. Test at realistic concurrency, since the NVMe advantage grows with simultaneous operations, and compare on the same CPU and memory. Does Ultra Web Hosting use NVMe?Yes. Ultra's hosting runs on NVMe SSD storage on hardware we own and operate, paired with CloudLinux, server-level caching, and a free CloudFlare CDN, so both cached and uncached requests stay quick. Is NVMe less reliable because it is faster?No. Reliability depends on drive quality, endurance, RAID, and backups, not the interface. Enterprise NVMe drives are built for sustained server workloads. What protects your data is redundancy and off-server backups, separate from interface speed. Keep Reading ## Related guides and resources. ## All Hosting Guides Browse the full Ultra guide library. ## Hosts That Own Their Servers How to tell who actually owns the hardware, and why it matters. ## LiteSpeed vs Nginx Which web server is best for WordPress, and why. ## Shared Hosting Security How CloudLinux, CageFS, and Imunify360 protect your site. NVMe-Powered Hosting ## Fast storage on hardware we own. See hosting plans See VPS plans ============================================================================== # How to Choose a Web Host That Owns Its Servers | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/guides/web-host-that-owns-its-servers Summary: What server ownership means, why a host owning its hardware affects support, cost, and accountability, how to tell who actually owns the servers, and when renting or cloud is the better choice. Choosing a Host Guide ## How to Choose a Web Host That Owns Its Servers Most hosting brands today do not own the servers your site runs on. They rent cloud capacity or resell a larger company. That is not automatically bad, but it changes who can fix your problem, what you pay for, and who is accountable. Here is how ownership works, why it matters, and how to tell the difference. Published October 8, 2026 · By the Ultra Web Hosting team ## Three ways a host can run your site When you buy hosting, the company behind it is usually in one of three positions: - Owner-operator. The company buys, racks, and runs its own physical servers, and employs the people who maintain them. It controls the hardware, the network, and support end to end. - Cloud tenant. The company rents virtual machines from a hyperscaler (AWS, Google Cloud, and similar) and runs its hosting on top. Flexible to scale, but the underlying hardware belongs to someone else. - Reseller. The company sells accounts on another host's platform under its own brand. There can be several layers between you and the machine your site actually runs on. All three can host a website. The difference shows up when something goes wrong, when the renewal bill arrives, and when you need someone to be accountable. ## Why ownership matters What you care aboutOwner-operatorCloud tenant / reseller Support depthEngineers can touch and tune the actual hardwareHardware issues escalate to a third party Cost structureNo reseller markup layerMargin stacked on rented or wholesale capacity AccountabilityOne owner for uptime and dataCan become finger-pointing between layers TuningWhole stack optimized togetherLimited to what the platform exposes ElasticityScaled deliberatelyInstant burst scaling (cloud strength) The honest summary of the table: owner-operators tend to win on support, cost predictability, and accountability, while big clouds win on instant elasticity and global reach. Which matters more depends on your site. ## How to tell who really owns the servers Marketing rarely states it outright, so look for specifics and ask direct questions: - Can they name the hardware and datacenter? An owner-operator can tell you the server platform (for example Dell PowerEdge), where the datacenter is, and where support staff work. Vagueness is a tell. - Where do hardware issues go? If every deeper problem is escalated to an unnamed upstream provider, the host likely does not own the hardware. - Is it a reskin? Some brands are resellers of a larger host. A little searching, or asking plainly, usually reveals it. - Check the network. You can look up the IP address of a host's servers and see which network (ASN) owns it. If it resolves to a hyperscaler, the host is a cloud tenant. ## When renting or cloud is the right call Ownership is not a universal win, and pretending otherwise would be dishonest. Big public clouds are the better choice when you need to scale capacity up and down instantly, run across multiple global regions, or integrate tightly with a specific cloud's services. Workloads with huge, spiky traffic or complex architectures often belong there. The honest takeaway: for most websites and businesses that want predictable pricing, direct support, and a single accountable owner, a host that owns its servers is the stronger fit. For workloads that live or die on instant elastic scale and cloud-native services, a hyperscaler is. Match the model to the need rather than the slogan. ## Where Ultra stands Ultra Web Hosting has owned and operated its own hardware since 2002: Dell PowerEdge servers in our own datacenter, run by an on-site team in the Pacific Northwest. We are independently owned by the same company since 2002, not a reseller, not a reskinned cloud account, and not part of a larger hosting conglomerate that runs many familiar brands under one parent. That is why our support can tune the actual machines your site runs on, why we can run a hardened CloudLinux and Imunify360 stack on NVMe storage exactly how we choose, and why we can stand behind uptime and your data directly. You can see the full story on our about page or browse dedicated servers. Frequently Asked Questions ## Server ownership, answered. What does it mean for a web host to own its servers?It means the company buys, racks, and operates its own physical servers in a datacenter, rather than renting virtual capacity from a cloud provider or reselling another company's hosting. An owner-operator controls the hardware, network, and support staff end to end, with no layers between you and the machine your site runs on. Why does server ownership matter?Support, cost, and accountability. When a host owns the hardware, its engineers can physically tune the machines and fix problems at the source; there is no reseller markup layer; and there is one accountable owner for uptime and data rather than finger-pointing between layers. The tradeoff is that owner-operators scale more deliberately than elastic cloud. How can I tell if a host actually owns its servers?Ask directly and look for specifics. Owner-operators can name their datacenter, describe their hardware (for example Dell PowerEdge), and say where staff are located. Warning signs: a host that only says it is powered by a hyperscaler, support that always escalates hardware issues elsewhere, or a brand that turns out to resell a larger provider. You can also check the IP/ASN ownership of its servers. Is owning servers always better than cloud hosting?No. Big clouds excel at instant scaling, multi-region reach, and cloud-native integrations. Owner-operated hosting tends to win on predictable pricing, direct support, and accountability for standard sites and businesses. The right answer fits your workload rather than a slogan. Does owning servers make hosting faster?Not automatically, but it gives the host control over the parts that do: CPUs, NVMe storage, network, and caching, tuned together. Speed comes from the whole stack, not ownership alone, but ownership is what lets a host optimize end to end instead of accepting whatever a rented platform provides. Does Ultra Web Hosting own its servers?Yes. Ultra has owned and operated its own hardware since 2002: Dell PowerEdge servers in our own datacenter, run by an on-site team in the Pacific Northwest. We are independently owned, not a reseller or reskinned cloud account, so our support can tune the actual machines your site runs on. Is Ultra Web Hosting independent, or owned by a larger hosting company?Independent. Ultra has been run by the same company since 2002 and is not part of a larger hosting group or conglomerate, the kind of parent company that operates many well-known hosting brands under one roof (for example Newfold Digital, formerly EIG). That independence means a single accountable owner for your uptime, your data, and the hardware itself, with no parent company or upstream reseller in between. What is the difference between owning servers and colocation?Owning servers means the host owns the physical machines. Colocation is about where those machines live: a host can own its hardware and place it in a shared datacenter for power, cooling, and network. The key point for customers is ownership and control of the hardware and support, independent of whether the building itself is owned or colocated. Keep Reading ## Related guides and resources. ## All Hosting Guides Browse the full Ultra guide library. ## NVMe vs SATA SSD Why storage interface matters for hosting speed. ## Shared Hosting Security How CloudLinux, CageFS, and Imunify360 protect your site. ## Migrate Without Downtime Move hosts with no visible downtime. ## In-House vs Outsourced Support What US-based, in-house support really means. Independent Since 2002 ## Hosting on hardware we own and operate. Our story Dedicated servers ============================================================================== # In-House vs Outsourced Hosting Support: What US-Based Support Means | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/guides/in-house-vs-outsourced-hosting-support Summary: What in-house, US-based hosting support actually means, how it differs from outsourced call centers and AI chatbots, how to tell the difference before you buy, and when outsourced support is genuinely fine. Hosting Support Guide ## In-House vs Outsourced Hosting Support: What US-Based Support Really Means When something breaks at 2am, the thing that decides whether it gets fixed is who answers: an employee who can reach your server, or a contracted agent reading from a script. Here is what in-house, US-based support actually means, how it differs from outsourced call centers and AI chatbots, how to tell the difference before you buy, and when outsourced support is genuinely good enough. Published October 8, 2026 · By the Ultra Web Hosting team ## What "in-house support" actually means Every host advertises support, but the word hides very different setups. Behind the chat window, a hosting company is usually in one of these positions: - In-house team. The people answering work for the host, often in the same building as the servers, with access to the systems and your account. - Outsourced or offshore call center. A separate company answers under the host's brand, under contract, typically without direct access to the server your site runs on. - AI chatbot front line. An automated assistant handles first contact and only hands off to a human if it cannot deflect the request. - Tiered reseller support. If the host is a reseller, your issue can bounce between the reseller and the upstream provider that actually owns the platform. All four can answer a message. The difference is what happens next, when the answer requires someone to actually do something to the server. ## Why it changes the outcome What you care aboutIn-house teamOutsourced center / chatbot Who answersA host employee, often beside the serversA contracted agent or an automated bot Server accessCan reach and work on the machine your site runs onUsually cannot; files a ticket and escalates ContextKnows the host's own stack and toolingWorks from scripts and generic playbooks ResolutionFixes at the sourceDeflects or hands off non-trivial issues AccountabilityOne team owns the outcomeSplit between the vendor and the host The honest summary: an outsourced desk can answer quickly and cheaply for simple, scripted requests, while an in-house team wins when a problem needs someone who can log into the actual server and fix it. ## How to tell if a host's support is in-house and US-based Both models advertise "24/7 support," so the label tells you nothing. Look for specifics and ask directly: - Where are the agents, and are they employees? Ask where support staff are located and whether they are employees or contractors. - Can the agent reach the server? Find out whether the person on chat can access the machine your site runs on, or only open a ticket for another team. - Human or bot first? Check whether first contact is a person or a chatbot, and how easily you can reach a human. - One team or many vendors? See whether the same team handles chat, tickets, and phone, or each channel is a different outsourced vendor. - How long have they run their own operation? A host that has staffed its own team for years can usually answer deeper questions than one that stood support up recently. ## What in-house support does NOT guarantee Being honest, in-house and US-based is not automatically better at everything, and anyone claiming it always wins is selling. The real tradeoffs: - A small in-house team can build a queue at peak hours, while a large outsourced center may pick up the phone faster at 3am. - Outsourced, follow-the-sun desks can offer genuine overnight phone coverage and many languages that a single-site team cannot match. - "In-house" describes who employs the agents, not how skilled they are. A well-trained outsourced team can out-perform a poorly run in-house one. The honest takeaway: in-house, US-based support is about depth, context, and accountability, not raw headcount or the fastest possible pickup. For complex, server-level problems it is the stronger model. For high-volume simple questions across many languages, a large outsourced desk has real advantages. Match the model to the kind of help you actually need. ## How Ultra does support Ultra Web Hosting staffs support with our own US-based employees who work on-site in the same building as our servers in the Pacific Northwest, not an outsourced call center, an offshore contractor, or an AI chatbot. The same in-house team answers live chat and tickets 24/7, backed by a searchable knowledge base and video tutorials, and first response averages about 12 minutes. Because we have owned and run our own hardware independently since 2002, the person helping you has usually configured the exact cPanel, CloudLinux, or mail and DNS layer your question is about, and can work on the actual server rather than escalating to someone who can. Our phone line uses an automated assistant to triage and route, labelled honestly as automated, while the real problem-solving happens with a human on our team. You can see the full story on our about page. Frequently Asked Questions ## Hosting support, answered. What does in-house hosting support mean?It means the people who answer your tickets and live chats are employees of the hosting company, working directly with its systems, rather than an outsourced call center, an offshore contractor, or an AI chatbot. In-house support can read your account and reach the server your site runs on, so it can resolve the issue instead of logging it and escalating it elsewhere. Is Ultra Web Hosting's support outsourced or US-based?US-based and in-house. Every support request is handled by Ultra employees who work on-site in the same building as our servers in the Pacific Northwest, not an outsourced call center or an offshore contractor. The same team staffs live chat, tickets, and the knowledge base. Do I talk to a real person or a chatbot?On live chat and tickets, a real person. Ultra does not use an AI chatbot as a gatekeeper on those channels; they are answered around the clock by in-house technicians. Our phone line uses an automated assistant to triage and route, and it is labelled honestly as automated rather than pretending to be a live agent. How fast does Ultra respond to support requests?Live chat and tickets average about a 12-minute first response. Complex issues that need work on the server take longer to fully resolve, but you reach a real technician quickly rather than waiting a long time just for a first reply. Is Ultra's support available 24/7?Yes. Live chat and the ticket system are staffed around the clock, every day, by the same in-house team, alongside a searchable knowledge base and video tutorials you can use any time. What is the difference between in-house and outsourced support?In-house support is staffed by the host's own employees, usually with direct access to the servers and your account, so they can fix problems at the source. Outsourced support is handled by a separate company or offshore contractor under contract; it can be fast to answer and inexpensive to run, but the agent often cannot touch the underlying server and has to escalate anything non-trivial. The practical difference shows up on hard problems. When is outsourced or offshore support actually fine?When speed-to-answer and language coverage matter more than depth. A large outsourced center can staff a phone line in many languages overnight at a scale a small in-house team cannot match. For password resets, billing questions, and simple how-to requests, well-run outsourced support is perfectly good. The gap appears on complex, server-level problems where touching the machine is the only real fix. How experienced is Ultra's support team?Ultra has operated independently since 2002, more than two decades, and the same in-house team runs the hardware and answers support. In practice the person helping you has usually configured the exact stack your question is about, whether that is cPanel, CloudLinux, or the mail and DNS layers. Keep Reading ## Related guides and resources. ## All Hosting Guides Browse the full Ultra guide library. ## Host That Owns Its Servers Why owning the hardware changes support and accountability. ## Shared Hosting Security How CloudLinux, CageFS, and Imunify360 protect your site. ## Contact Support Reach the in-house team by live chat or ticket. Human by Design, Since 2002 ## Support from a real team that owns the servers. Contact support Our story ============================================================================== # Is Shared Hosting Secure? The Real Risks and Protections | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/guides/is-shared-hosting-secure Summary: An honest look at shared hosting security: the real risks of noisy and compromised neighbors, and how CloudLinux, CageFS, and Imunify360 mitigate each one. Hosting Security Guide ## Is Shared Hosting Secure? The Real Risks and How We Mitigate Them Shared hosting puts many websites on one server, which is exactly why people worry about it. The honest answer is that it can be very secure, but only when the host builds for it. Here are the real risks, in plain terms, and exactly how Ultra mitigates each one. We also cover when shared hosting is the wrong choice. Published October 19, 2026 · By the Ultra Web Hosting team ## The short answer Yes, shared hosting can be very secure. It is also the hosting type with the most people on one server, so it carries risks that a dedicated server does not, and those risks are real rather than theoretical. The difference between secure shared hosting and risky shared hosting is entirely about how the host builds the platform. A plain Linux box with cPanel and nothing else is genuinely risky. A box built on CloudLinux with CageFS and Imunify360 is a very different proposition. Below we walk through each real risk and the specific control that answers it. ## The real risks of shared hosting On shared hosting, dozens or hundreds of separate websites run on one physical server. That is what makes it affordable, and it is also where every risk comes from. Four risks are worth naming honestly: - The noisy neighbor. Another account gets a traffic spike, runs a runaway script, or gets hit by bots, and consumes the CPU, memory, or disk I/O that everyone else needs. This is a stability and availability risk more than a breach, but a site that is down is a site that is not secure in the way that matters to you. - The compromised neighbor. Another site on the server gets hacked through an outdated plugin or a stolen password, and the attacker then tries to read its neighbors' files, steal database credentials, and pivot across every account. This is the classic shared-hosting breach. - Resource abuse and cryptomining. A compromised or abusive account can try to spawn hundreds of processes, open floods of connections, or mine cryptocurrency, degrading the whole machine. - Symlink and privilege attacks. An attacker who controls one account can plant symbolic links that trick a privileged process into reading another account's configuration, a well-known trick on poorly configured shared servers. - Outdated PHP. Legacy applications pinned to an end-of-life PHP version keep running on an interpreter that no longer receives security fixes, leaving known vulnerabilities open. Every one of these is solvable. Here is how Ultra answers each. ## How Ultra mitigates each risk ## Noisy and abusive neighbors: CloudLinux LVE CloudLinux OS is a Linux distribution purpose-built for multi-tenant hosting. Its core feature, LVE (Lightweight Virtual Environment), is a kernel-level cage around each account that caps CPU, physical memory, disk I/O, the number of processes, and concurrent connections. When one account hits its ceiling, only that account slows down. Every other site on the server keeps running normally. That single mechanism neutralizes both the noisy-neighbor problem and most resource-abuse and cryptomining attempts, because an abusive account simply cannot grow past its own limits. ## Compromised neighbors reading your files: CageFS Resource limits do nothing to stop a compromised site from reading its neighbors. That is the job of CageFS, which gives every account its own virtualized filesystem. Inside the cage, an account sees its own home directory plus a curated, read-only set of system tools. It does not see other customers' home directories, other users' wp-config.php or .env files that hold database passwords, the full server process list, or the sensitive system files attackers read to plan an escalation. This closes the single most common shared-hosting attack: hack one weak site, then read the server for everyone else's credentials. With CageFS, a single compromise stays contained to one account instead of becoming a server-wide breach. ## Symlink and privilege attacks: SecureLinks CloudLinux SecureLinks blocks the symbolic-link and hard-link tricks attackers use to make a privileged process read or overwrite a file it should not touch. Combined with CageFS, which already hides other accounts' files, the target a symlink attack aims for is both protected and invisible. ## Outdated PHP: MultiPHP and HardenedPHP You can run a current, fully supported PHP version through cPanel MultiPHP at any time, and that is the right default. For a site tied to a legacy application that cannot move yet, CloudLinux HardenedPHP back-ports security fixes to end-of-life PHP versions (for example PHP 5.6 and 7.x), so the interpreter stays patched even after the official project has stopped updating it. Either way, the PHP running your site is a patched one. ## Active attacks and malware: Imunify360 Isolation limits what any account can reach. Imunify360 is the active layer that looks for and blocks real attacks and malware inside each account. It bundles a web application firewall (WAF) built on ModSecurity rules, intrusion detection with a shared cloud reputation database, real-time malware scanning on a schedule and on upload, Proactive Defense that blocks malicious PHP at runtime (which can stop brand-new malware with no signature yet), brute-force protection for cPanel and WordPress logins, and automated kernel and PHP patching. ## Encryption in transit: free AutoSSL Every account includes free, auto-renewing SSL through cPanel AutoSSL, so traffic between your visitors and the server is encrypted by default without a manual certificate purchase or renewal to forget. ## The risks and controls at a glance RiskWhat could go wrongHow Ultra mitigates it Noisy neighborOne site eats the server's CPU, RAM, or I/OCloudLinux LVE caps resources per account Compromised neighborA hacked site reads your files and credentialsCageFS filesystem isolation hides every other account Resource abuseRunaway processes or cryptomining degrade the boxLVE process and connection limits contain it Symlink attackA crafted link exposes another account's configSecureLinks blocks the link tricks; CageFS hides the target Outdated PHPKnown vulnerabilities stay open on old PHPMultiPHP for current PHP, HardenedPHP for legacy apps Live attacks and malwareExploits, injected code, brute-force loginsImunify360 WAF, malware scanning, and Proactive Defense ## What shared hosting still cannot do for you This is the part most hosting pages leave out, and it is the honest half of the answer. Server-level security cannot fix insecure applications. No combination of CloudLinux, CageFS, and Imunify360 will: - Patch a vulnerable WordPress plugin, theme, or core version that you have not updated - Stop an attacker who already has your admin password because it was weak, reused, or phished - Protect a site that leaks its own database credentials through debug output or a public backup file - Save a site that installs a nulled (pirated) plugin or theme that ships with a built-in backdoor The honest summary: the hosting stack contains and detects threats and dramatically reduces how far any single breach can spread. Keeping your applications, plugins, and themes updated, using strong unique passwords, and turning on two-factor authentication is the half of the job that stays with the site owner. Good hosting makes those mistakes survivable, not impossible. ## When shared hosting is NOT the right choice Shared hosting is an excellent fit for most small and mid-sized sites, but it is the wrong tool for some jobs, and we would rather say so than sell you a plan that does not fit. Consider stepping up when: - You handle regulated data that requires dedicated isolation. Some compliance regimes, or your own risk posture, call for a single-tenant environment where no other customer shares the operating system with you. A VPS or dedicated server is the honest answer here. - Your traffic is high enough that shared limits become a ceiling. LVE limits protect everyone, including you, but if your site genuinely needs more sustained CPU and memory than a shared plan provides, guaranteed dedicated resources will serve you better than constantly bumping the ceiling. - You need a custom kernel, custom modules, or root access. Shared accounts cannot modify the kernel or install arbitrary system software. If your application requires that control, you need root, which means a VPS or dedicated server. If any of those describe you, ask us. We will point you to the right tier rather than stretch a shared plan past where it belongs. ## How Ultra puts it together Ultra Web Hosting runs CloudLinux OS with LVE resource isolation and CageFS account isolation across our shared hosting and reseller hosting, with Imunify360 providing the WAF, malware scanning, and Proactive Defense layer on top. All of it runs on hardware we have owned and operated since 2002, in our own datacenter, with on-site staff available 24/7 and a typical support response around twelve minutes. There is no separate security add-on charge on shared hosting plans, and our team monitors malware events directly so we can help review quarantines, confirm false positives, and restore clean files when something does slip through. If you want the deeper technical detail on how the isolation layers work, read our guide on CloudLinux, CageFS, and Imunify360, our explainer on what CageFS is, and our comparison of Imunify360 versus a plain firewall. Frequently Asked Questions ## Is shared hosting secure, answered. Is shared hosting secure?Shared hosting can be very secure when the server is built correctly. The real risks come from sharing one machine with many other sites: a noisy neighbor consuming resources, a compromised neighbor trying to read your files, resource abuse, symlink attacks, and outdated PHP. A modern host answers each of these with CloudLinux LVE resource limits, CageFS filesystem isolation, Imunify360 malware and WAF protection, hardened PHP, and free AutoSSL. The honest caveat is that no server stack can protect an application with a weak password or an unpatched plugin, so some of the responsibility stays with the site owner. What is a noisy neighbor on shared hosting?A noisy neighbor is another account on the same server that suddenly uses far more than its share of CPU, memory, or disk I/O, through a traffic spike, a runaway script, or a bot attack. On a plain server this can slow every other site on the machine. CloudLinux LVE caps each account's resources at the kernel level, so a noisy neighbor only slows itself down, not you. Can another site on shared hosting read my files?On a properly configured modern host, no. CageFS gives each account its own virtualized filesystem, so a compromised neighbor cannot see your home directory, your wp-config.php, or your database credentials. This closes the single most common shared-hosting attack, where an attacker hacks one weak site and then reads its neighbors to spread across the server. What is a symlink attack and does shared hosting stop it?A symlink (symbolic link) attack tricks a privileged process into following a crafted link to read or overwrite a file it should not touch, often to expose another account's configuration. CloudLinux SecureLinks blocks the symlink and hard-link tricks attackers rely on, and CageFS already hides other accounts' files, so the target the attack aims for is not visible in the first place. Does outdated PHP make shared hosting insecure?An unpatched, end-of-life PHP version is a genuine risk because known vulnerabilities stay open. Ultra lets you run current PHP through MultiPHP, and for sites tied to a legacy application CloudLinux HardenedPHP back-ports security fixes to older PHP versions so the interpreter stays patched even when the official project has stopped updating it. Does Ultra charge extra for shared hosting security?No. CloudLinux with LVE and CageFS, plus Imunify360 for the WAF, malware scanning, and Proactive Defense, are included on shared and reseller hosting at no separate add-on charge. It all runs on hardware Ultra has owned and operated since 2002, with on-site staff available 24/7 and a typical support response around twelve minutes. When is shared hosting the wrong choice?Shared hosting is the wrong choice when you need guaranteed dedicated isolation for regulated data, when your traffic is high enough that shared resource limits become a ceiling, or when you need a custom kernel, custom modules, or root-level control. In those cases a VPS or dedicated server is the right fit, and honest hosts will tell you so rather than stretch a shared plan past where it belongs. What security tasks are still my responsibility on shared hosting?Keeping your applications, plugins, and themes updated, using strong unique passwords, enabling two-factor authentication, and never installing nulled (pirated) plugins. The hosting stack contains and detects threats and dramatically limits the blast radius of any breach, but it cannot patch your code or guess your password for you. Keep Reading ## Related hosting resources. ## CloudLinux, CageFS & Imunify360 How the full isolation and malware stack works together. ## What is CageFS? A deep look at per-user filesystem isolation. ## Imunify360 vs a Plain Firewall Why a WAF is not the same as a port firewall. ## All Hosting Guides Browse the full Ultra guide library. ## Shared Web Hosting Our CloudLinux and Imunify360 stack on affordable shared plans. ## Reseller Hosting The same isolated, Imunify360-protected platform for your own clients. ## WordPress Hosting Tuned WordPress stack with the same security foundation. ## SSL Certificates Free and premium SSL to encrypt traffic to your site. ## VPS Hosting Dedicated resources and root control when isolation is not enough. ## Hosting Features The full platform spec sheet across every plan. Secure, Isolated Hosting ## Shared hosting that takes security seriously. See shared hosting plans Ask our team a question ============================================================================== # What Is CageFS? Per-User Filesystem Isolation Explained | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/guides/what-is-cagefs Summary: CloudLinux per-user filesystem isolation explained: what CageFS isolates, how it stops information-disclosure and symlink attacks, and its honest limits. Hosting Security Guide ## What Is CageFS? Per-User Filesystem Isolation, Explained CageFS is the CloudLinux feature that lets hundreds of websites share one server without being able to read each other's files. This is a technical deep dive: what CageFS is, exactly what it isolates, why it stops information-disclosure and symlink attacks, how it relates to LVE and the PHP runtime, and the honest list of things it does not do. Published October 19, 2026 · By the Ultra Web Hosting team ## What CageFS is CageFS is a feature of CloudLinux OS that gives every hosting account its own virtualized, per-user filesystem. The name is literal: each user is placed in a cage, a restricted view of the server that looks, from inside, like a complete Linux system but contains only that user's files and a safe, shared set of tools. Hundreds of accounts can live on one physical server, and each one behaves as if it were alone on the machine. The problem CageFS solves is specific. On a plain Linux server with cPanel, every account technically shares one filesystem. File permissions are supposed to keep users apart, but permissions are brittle: a world-readable config file, a misconfigured directory, or a clever symbolic link can expose one account's data to another. On shared hosting, where you do not choose your neighbors, that is a real risk. CageFS removes the risk at the root by making the other accounts simply not exist from any given user's point of view. ## What CageFS isolates Inside the cage, an account sees a filesystem assembled just for it. There are three parts to that view: - The user's own files. The home directory, websites, databases sockets, uploads, and logs that belong to this account, exactly as normal. - A shared, read-only toolset. The binaries and libraries an account needs to run (the shell, PHP, common utilities) are mounted read-only from a template. Every user shares the same copy, and none of them can modify it. - A safe, virtualized view of system directories. Directories like /etc and /proc are replaced with sanitized versions that expose only the current user's own entries. Just as important is what an account cannot see from inside its cage: - Other customers' home directories, websites, or uploads - Other users' configuration files, including WordPress wp-config.php and .env files that hold database passwords and API keys - The full list of user accounts on the server (a real /etc/passwd would enumerate every customer) - The full process table, so it cannot watch what other sites are running - The real system layout and sensitive files attackers read to plan privilege escalation ## The virtualized /etc and /proc The two virtualized directories deserve a closer look, because they are where a lot of information disclosure normally happens. On a normal system, /etc/passwd lists every user account on the machine. An attacker who lands in one account reads it to learn every other username, which is the first step to targeting specific sites. Inside a CageFS cage, the /etc directory is a curated template: the passwd file shows only the caged user and the handful of system accounts needed for programs to run. There is no list of your neighbors to steal. Similarly, /proc on a normal system exposes the full process table, including processes owned by other users and sometimes their command lines and environment variables. CageFS mounts a filtered /proc that shows only the current user's own processes. An attacker cannot watch a neighbor's PHP process or scrape secrets passed on a command line. ## Why CageFS stops information-disclosure and symlink attacks Most shared-hosting breaches that spread beyond one account rely on one of two moves, and CageFS neutralizes both. ## Information disclosure The classic pivot: an attacker compromises one weak site, then reads the server for other sites' database credentials and configuration files. Every one of the files they want to read, a neighbor's wp-config.php, a real /etc/passwd, another user's logs, either does not exist inside the cage or is replaced with a version that shows only the attacker's own account. The attack returns nothing useful, so a single compromise stays contained to the one account instead of becoming a server-wide breach. ## Symlink attacks A symlink (symbolic link) attack plants a crafted link so that a privileged process follows it to a file the attacker should not be able to read or overwrite, often another account's config. CageFS helps directly, because the target file is not present inside the cage to begin with. CloudLinux pairs CageFS with SecureLinks, a kernel-level protection that specifically blocks the symbolic-link and hard-link tricks these attacks depend on. The link trick is blocked and the target it aims for is hidden. ## How CageFS relates to LVE and the PHP runtime CageFS is often confused with LVE because both are CloudLinux features that isolate accounts, but they solve different problems and work together. FeatureWhat it isolatesExample of what it stops CageFSFiles and the view of the systemOne account reading a neighbor's wp-config.php LVEResources: CPU, RAM, I/O, processesOne account starving the whole server of CPU SecureLinksLink-following by privileged processesA symlink pointed at another account's files LVE, the Lightweight Virtual Environment, is about resource isolation: it caps each account's CPU, memory, disk I/O, and process count so one busy site cannot slow the whole server. CageFS is about filesystem isolation: it controls what each account can see and read. A host runs both, so every account is limited both in what it can consume and in what it can reach. The two meet at the PHP runtime. CloudLinux executes an account's PHP (typically through mod_lsapi and the per-user task runtime sometimes referred to as MTR) inside that account's own cage and LVE. The practical effect is that the PHP interpreter serving one site runs with that site's limited, isolated view of the filesystem. Even if a script is malicious, it cannot step outside the cage to read a neighbor's files, and it cannot exceed that account's resource limits. CageFS defines the boundary, and the runtime respects it. ## What CageFS does NOT do This is the honest half, and it matters because CageFS is sometimes described as if it were a complete security solution. It is not. CageFS is isolation, not detection or prevention of attacks inside your own account. - It is not a malware scanner. CageFS will not find, flag, or remove malicious code that lives inside your own account. If your site gets infected through a vulnerable plugin, the malware runs happily inside your cage. Detecting and cleaning it is the job of a scanner like Imunify360. - It is not a web application firewall. CageFS does not inspect incoming HTTP requests, so it will not block an SQL injection, a cross-site scripting payload, or a malicious file upload aimed at your application. That is what a WAF does. - It is not a substitute for good application security. CageFS cannot patch a vulnerable plugin or theme, cannot stop an attacker who has your real password, and cannot undo a site that leaks its own credentials. Keeping software updated and using strong unique passwords stays with the site owner. The honest summary: CageFS is one of the best things that can happen to a shared server, but it is a containment wall, not a guard. It makes a compromise in one account a dead end rather than a doorway to the rest of the server. Detecting and blocking the compromise in the first place is the job of Imunify360, which is why hosts deploy both together. ## How Ultra uses CageFS Ultra Web Hosting runs CloudLinux with CageFS and LVE across our shared hosting and reseller hosting, so every account is isolated at both the filesystem and the resource level, with Imunify360 adding the active malware and WAF layer on top. All of it runs on hardware we have owned and operated since 2002, in our own datacenter, with on-site staff available 24/7 and a typical support response around twelve minutes. There is no separate security add-on charge on shared hosting plans. For the wider picture of how the isolation and detection layers fit together, read our guide on CloudLinux, CageFS, and Imunify360, and if you are weighing shared hosting in general, see is shared hosting secure. Frequently Asked Questions ## CageFS, answered. What is CageFS?CageFS is a CloudLinux feature that gives every hosting account its own virtualized, per-user filesystem. Inside its cage, an account sees only its own files plus a safe, read-only set of system tools, along with a virtualized view of system directories such as /etc and /proc. It cannot see other customers' files, the real server layout, or the full process list. The goal is to make each account behave as if it were alone on the server, which contains any single compromise to that one account. What does CageFS actually isolate?CageFS isolates each user's files and their view of the system. An account sees its own home directory and a curated set of binaries and libraries, plus a safe virtualized /etc and /proc that expose only that user's own information. It does not see other users' home directories, their wp-config.php or .env credentials, the full list of accounts on the server, or the full process table. The real system files stay outside the cage entirely. How does CageFS stop information-disclosure attacks?Most information-disclosure attacks on shared hosting work by reading files that belong to another account, such as a neighbor's database password in wp-config.php, or by reading system files like /etc/passwd to enumerate every user on the box. Inside a CageFS cage those files either do not exist or are replaced with a safe, virtualized version that shows only the current user. There is nothing for the attacker to read, so the attack returns nothing useful. Does CageFS prevent symlink attacks?CageFS helps by hiding the files a symlink attack would target, since other accounts' files are not present inside the cage. CloudLinux pairs it with SecureLinks, which specifically blocks the symbolic-link and hard-link tricks used to make a privileged process follow a crafted link to a file it should not read or overwrite. Together they close both the link trick and the target it aims for. How does CageFS relate to LVE?They are two separate CloudLinux features that solve different problems. LVE (Lightweight Virtual Environment) is about resource isolation: it caps each account's CPU, memory, disk I/O, and processes so one site cannot starve the server. CageFS is about filesystem isolation: it controls what files and system information an account can see. A host typically runs both, so each account is limited in what it can consume and in what it can reach. What is MTR and how does it work with CageFS?MTR, or Mod_LSAPI and the thread or task runtime CloudLinux uses to execute PHP, runs each account's PHP processes inside that account's own cage and LVE. The practical effect is that PHP for one site executes with that site's own limited, isolated view of the filesystem, so even the interpreter cannot step outside the cage to read a neighbor's files. CageFS defines the boundary, and the PHP runtime respects it. What does CageFS NOT do?CageFS is isolation, not detection. It is not a malware scanner, so it will not find or remove malicious code inside your own account. It is not a web application firewall, so it will not block an SQL injection or a malicious upload aimed at your application. And it is not a substitute for good application security: it cannot patch a vulnerable plugin or protect a weak password. Detection and blocking are the job of Imunify360, which is why hosts run both alongside CageFS. Does Ultra Web Hosting use CageFS?Yes. Ultra runs CloudLinux with CageFS and LVE on shared and reseller hosting, so every account is isolated at both the filesystem and resource level, with Imunify360 adding the active malware and WAF layer on top. It all runs on hardware Ultra has owned and operated since 2002, with on-site staff available 24/7 and no separate security add-on charge. Keep Reading ## Related hosting resources. ## CloudLinux, CageFS & Imunify360 How the full isolation and malware stack works together. ## Is Shared Hosting Secure? The real risks of shared hosting and how we mitigate them. ## Imunify360 vs a Plain Firewall Why a WAF is not the same as a port firewall. ## All Hosting Guides Browse the full Ultra guide library. ## Shared Web Hosting Our CloudLinux and Imunify360 stack on affordable shared plans. ## Reseller Hosting The same isolated, Imunify360-protected platform for your own clients. ## WordPress Hosting Tuned WordPress stack with the same security foundation. ## SSL Certificates Free and premium SSL to encrypt traffic to your site. ## VPS Hosting Dedicated resources and root control when isolation is not enough. ## Hosting Features The full platform spec sheet across every plan. Secure, Isolated Hosting ## Every account caged, by default. See shared hosting plans Ask our team a question ============================================================================== # Imunify360 vs a Plain Firewall: What Each One Protects | Ultra Web Hosting URL: https://www.ultrawebhosting.com/guides/imunify360-vs-plain-firewall Summary: A plain firewall filters ports and IPs. Imunify360 adds a WAF, malware cleanup, and runtime PHP defense. Here is the honest comparison of what each one covers. Hosting Security Guide ## Imunify360 vs a Plain Firewall: What Each One Actually Protects People often assume a firewall is a firewall. In practice a plain network firewall and a tool like Imunify360 solve different problems at different layers. A firewall filters ports and IP addresses; Imunify360 inspects the actual web requests, scans files for malware, and watches PHP as it runs. Here is the honest comparison, where each wins, and what neither one can do for you. Published October 19, 2026 · By the Ultra Web Hosting team ## Two tools, two different layers The confusion is understandable, because both a firewall and Imunify360 are described as security. The key is that they operate at different layers of the network stack and protect against different things. Comparing them is less like comparing two padlocks and more like comparing a locked gate to a bag search: both are security, but they are not interchangeable. A plain firewall, such as iptables or the popular ConfigServer Security and Firewall (CSF) front-end for it, works at the network and transport layers (L3 and L4 in the OSI model). It makes decisions based on IP addresses, ports, and protocols. Imunify360 is an application-layer security suite that sits on top of a firewall and inspects the actual content of web requests, the files on disk, and the behavior of PHP as it executes. ## What a plain firewall does A network or host firewall is the gatekeeper at the edge of the server. Its job is to decide which connections are even allowed to reach a service. It does that well, and every server should have one. - Port filtering. It closes ports you do not use and allows the ones you do (for example 443 for HTTPS, 22 for SSH), so an attacker cannot reach a service that should not be exposed. - IP allow and block lists. It can block individual addresses or whole ranges, and allow trusted ones, which is how abusive sources are kept out at the edge. - Connection rate limiting. It can throttle floods of new connections, blunting some denial-of-service and brute-force attempts at the network level. - Stateful tracking. It follows the state of a connection, so it can tell an established session from an unsolicited packet. What it fundamentally cannot do is understand the content of a request. To a port firewall, a normal page load and an SQL injection attack both look like ordinary traffic arriving on port 443. It sees the envelope, never the letter inside. ## What Imunify360 adds on top Imunify360 is the layer that reads the letter. It is several tools in one, all operating above the firewall: - Web application firewall (WAF). A ModSecurity rule set that inspects the content of each HTTP and HTTPS request and blocks known attack patterns such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and malicious file uploads before they reach the application. - Malware detection and cleanup. It scans account files on a schedule and on upload, flags or quarantines malware, and can clean many known infections. A firewall never reads files on disk, so this is entirely outside its reach. - Proactive Defense. It watches PHP scripts as they execute and blocks malicious behavior at runtime, judging what a script does rather than matching a signature, which can stop brand-new malware with no signature yet. - Reputation and behavioral blocking. It uses a shared cloud intelligence database and behavioral analysis to block known-bad sources and suspicious patterns, going well beyond a static IP list. - Brute-force and login protection. It rate-limits and blocks repeated failed logins against cPanel, WordPress, and other dashboards specifically, at the application layer where it can see which login is being attacked. - Centralized threat intelligence. Detections from many servers feed a shared database, so an attack pattern seen elsewhere can be blocked on your server before it is tried against you. ## Side by side The clearest way to see the relationship is a direct comparison of what each layer covers: CapabilityPlain firewall (iptables / CSF)Imunify360 Layer it works atNetwork and transport (L3 / L4)Application layer (L7), on top of a firewall Filters ports and IPsYes, this is its core jobYes, it includes its own firewall component Inspects request content (WAF)No, it cannot read the request bodyYes, ModSecurity rules inspect every request Blocks SQL injection / XSSNoYes Scans and cleans malwareNo, it never reads files on diskYes, scheduled and on-upload scanning plus cleanup Runtime PHP protectionNo visibility into PHP executionYes, Proactive Defense blocks malicious PHP at runtime Reputation / behavioral blockingStatic IP lists onlyYes, shared cloud intelligence and behavior analysis Login brute-force protectionCrude, by connection rate onlyYes, per-application login awareness The table makes the point: there is almost no overlap in the hard problems. A firewall is excellent at the thing it does, which a WAF-focused tool is not built to replace, and Imunify360 covers an entire layer of threats a firewall is blind to. They are additive, not competing. ## Why you want both A common mistake is to treat these as an either-or choice. On a properly built server they stack: - The firewall keeps unused ports closed and blocks abusive IP ranges at the edge, so a lot of noise never reaches your application at all. - Imunify360 inspects the requests and files that do get through, catching the attacks that arrive over legitimately open ports (which is where real web attacks come from) and cleaning up anything that lands on disk. Remove the firewall and you expose services that should never be reachable. Remove Imunify360 and every attack that rides in over port 443, which is nearly all of them, sails straight through unexamined. Each covers the other's blind spot. ## What neither one can do for you This is the honest section, and it is the part that makes the comparison trustworthy. Neither a firewall nor Imunify360, nor the two together, is a complete answer: - A WAF is not a substitute for patching. It reduces the chance a vulnerability is exploited and buys you time, but it does not fix the underlying hole. You still have to update applications, plugins, and themes. - It is not a substitute for backups. If something does get through, clean, tested backups are what get you back online. No firewall or WAF replaces them. - It is not a substitute for strong credentials. If an attacker has your real password, much of this protection is bypassed. Strong unique passwords and two-factor authentication stay essential. - Imunify360 is not a full SIEM or EDR. It is a hosting-focused suite for protecting websites on a server. It is not an enterprise-wide log-correlation platform (SIEM) and not an endpoint agent for laptops and workstations (EDR). Within its scope it is excellent; outside that scope it is not the tool. The honest summary: a firewall and Imunify360 answer different questions. The firewall decides who may knock on the door; Imunify360 inspects what they try to carry through it and watches for anything already inside. You want both, and you still want patching, backups, and strong passwords on top, because no security tool removes the owner's share of the job. ## How Ultra runs it Ultra Web Hosting runs a host firewall alongside Imunify360 across our shared hosting and reseller hosting, so connections are filtered at the network layer and requests and files are inspected at the application layer. It all runs on CloudLinux hardware we have owned and operated since 2002, in our own datacenter, with on-site staff available 24/7 and a typical support response around twelve minutes. There is no separate security add-on charge on shared hosting plans, and our team monitors malware events directly so we can help review quarantines and restore clean files. For the broader picture, read our guide on CloudLinux, CageFS, and Imunify360, our explainer on what CageFS is, and the overview of whether shared hosting is secure. Frequently Asked Questions ## Imunify360 vs a firewall, answered. What is the difference between Imunify360 and a plain firewall?A plain network or host firewall such as iptables or CSF works at the network layer (L3 and L4). It decides which ports are open and which IP addresses may connect, and it blocks or allows traffic on that basis. It does not understand the content of a web request. Imunify360 works at the application layer on top of a firewall: it includes a web application firewall that inspects the actual HTTP request, plus malware detection and cleanup, Proactive Defense that watches PHP at runtime, and behavioral and reputation blocking. A firewall decides who may knock on the door; Imunify360 inspects what they are trying to carry through it. Does Imunify360 replace a firewall?No, and it is not meant to. The two operate at different layers and are complementary. You still want a network firewall closing unused ports and blocking abusive IP ranges at the edge, and Imunify360 includes its own firewall component plus the application-layer protection a plain firewall cannot provide. On a well-built server both are present: the firewall filters connections, and Imunify360 inspects the requests and files that make it through. What is a WAF and why does a port firewall not have one?A web application firewall (WAF) inspects the content of HTTP and HTTPS requests and blocks known attack patterns such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and malicious file uploads before they reach your application. A port firewall operates at L3 and L4, so it only sees IP addresses and ports, not the body of a request. To a port firewall, a normal page load and an SQL injection both look like ordinary traffic to port 443. A WAF is the layer that can tell them apart. Can a firewall detect or remove malware?No. A network or host firewall filters connections; it does not read the files on disk, so it cannot find or clean an infected plugin, an injected backdoor, or a web shell. Malware detection and cleanup is a separate function. Imunify360 scans account files on a schedule and on upload, flags or quarantines malware, and can clean many known infections, which a plain firewall simply does not do. What is Proactive Defense in Imunify360?Proactive Defense watches PHP scripts as they execute and blocks malicious behavior at runtime. Because it judges what a script does rather than matching a known signature, it can stop brand-new malware that no signature exists for yet, including code that was just uploaded through a vulnerability. A firewall has no visibility into PHP execution at all, so this is squarely an application-layer capability. Is a WAF a substitute for patching and backups?No. This is the honest limit. A WAF and the rest of Imunify360 reduce the chance that a vulnerability is successfully exploited and limit the damage if it is, but they do not fix the underlying hole. You still have to keep applications, plugins, and themes updated, use strong unique passwords, and keep working backups. A WAF buys you time and coverage; patching and backups are still your responsibility. Is Imunify360 a full SIEM or EDR?No. Imunify360 is a hosting-focused security suite: WAF, malware scanning and cleanup, Proactive Defense, brute-force protection, and reputation blocking for websites on a server. It is not a full SIEM (security information and event management platform) for enterprise-wide log aggregation and correlation, and it is not a full endpoint detection and response (EDR) agent for laptops and workstations. Within its scope, protecting hosted websites, it is excellent; it is not trying to be an enterprise SOC platform. Does Ultra run both a firewall and Imunify360?Yes. Ultra runs a host firewall alongside Imunify360 on shared and reseller hosting, so connections are filtered at the network layer and requests and files are inspected at the application layer. It all runs on CloudLinux hardware Ultra has owned and operated since 2002, with on-site staff available 24/7, a typical support response around twelve minutes, and no separate security add-on charge on shared plans. Keep Reading ## Related hosting resources. ## CloudLinux, CageFS & Imunify360 How the full isolation and malware stack works together. ## What is CageFS? A deep look at per-user filesystem isolation. ## Is Shared Hosting Secure? The real risks of shared hosting and how we mitigate them. ## All Hosting Guides Browse the full Ultra guide library. ## Shared Web Hosting Our CloudLinux and Imunify360 stack on affordable shared plans. ## Reseller Hosting The same isolated, Imunify360-protected platform for your own clients. ## WordPress Hosting Tuned WordPress stack with the same security foundation. ## SSL Certificates Free and premium SSL to encrypt traffic to your site. ## VPS Hosting Dedicated resources and root control when isolation is not enough. ## Hosting Features The full platform spec sheet across every plan. Secure, Isolated Hosting ## Firewall plus Imunify360, on every plan. See shared hosting plans Ask our team a question