Fully Managed Linux VPS Hosting

A Linux VPS includes dedicated resources such as CPU Cores, RAM, Disk Space, and Port Speeds that you can utilize anytime. Linux VPSs are more scalable than Dedicated Servers, and you can keep up with the demand of your Linux VPS resources by adding them as needed with Hostwinds Cloud Control. Hostwinds has a Cloud Server Environment available that is built with Enterprise Hardware and gives you full control of your server, configurations, and our own Cloud Control Portal. The Hostwinds Cloud Portal includes several features including but not limited to firewall, load balance, IP management, and object storage tools.

We are happy to help you migrate your content to any new service so you can get started with your Hostwinds account as soon as possible. We have helped many new clients move their Linux VPS web hosting services from other providers, and we are proud to offer this complimentary service for any new orders. Once your server is ready for use and you have submitted a migration request, our migration experts will begin with the transfer and communicate with you throughout every step of this process.

Our tiers of support include 24/7/365 support via phone, Live Chat, and support ticket. We also offer a 100% network uptime guarantee, a 100% power uptime guarantee, on-going server maintenance, and setup of automated tasks upon request. More offerings include: operating system updates, virus scans, mitigation of load problems or sluggishness, troubleshooting for network related issues, assistance if server fails to boot, help with hardware failures, package installations, and much more! Check out our Tiers of Support in the Hostwinds Guide for a full list.

Hostwinds offers several available application templates that are created with preconfigured software, cPanel/WHM is one of the many templates that we offer. Simply select this option on the checkout page, and be certain to also purchase a cPanel license. cPanel/WHM licenses can be ordered during the checkout process. We recommend at least 1 CPU Core, 2 GB of RAM, and 50 GB of disk space for a server to operate cPanel. For servers with high amounts of traffic, more resources should be added for the best possible web hosting experience. Adding more resources also ensures you meet the demands of your website visitors and offer them the best experience possible when they view your site.

Root access is provided for any Hostwinds Linux VPS so that you have full control over your server and may configure it however you see fit. Hostwinds believes in providing you with as many options as possible and allows you to customize your server right out of the box if you prefer. You may also simply get up and running with the Operating System installed for you. While ordering your server, you can choose from a large library of Linux versions. Hostwinds also provides you with several one-click application installation options and ISOs in your Cloud Portal, and you are welcome to re-install any of these on your server in once it is ready for use.

Hostwinds has built an incredibly easy-to-use Cloud Control Portal to make it faster and more convenient for you to manage your server. Some of the features include: Hostwinds Cloud DNS, Firewall Management, adding and managing additional Volume storage, Snapshot creation, Load Balancers, the ability to upgrade/downgrade your Virtual Machine, IP Management, the ability to restore your server from a snapshot backup, Object Storage Management, server power management, a robust API, launching a VNC connection, and serial console.

You are more than welcome to upgrade your Linux VPS anytime if you need more RAM, CPU Cores, Disk Space, or Bandwidth. In fact, you can upgrade using our predefined packages anytime through your Cloud Control Portal. Simply choose the resources you need to upgrade your server. Once you have requested it, you will need to apply the upgrade and confirm that you wish to resize your disk to implement it. Although you are able to build your own server and add custom resources as needed, we suggest using a predefined package.

You can upload your own Linux-based ISO and create a server using the ISO of your choice. Hostwinds provides you with many ISOs with which you can deploy or re-install your server, including several versions of Linux as well as troubleshooting ISOs. We are constantly expanding the Linux options in our Cloud Portal to give our clients as many choices as possible.

Snapshot backups are built right into the Hostwinds Cloud Portal. You can easily take a snapshot backup and convert it into a template to use while creating more servers. This is a huge time saver and allows you to configure your server exactly how you see fit. You can also take a snapshot backup of your server and create up to twenty-five more servers at a time using a snapshot backup template.

We do give you the option to add backups to your server when you place your order and once the server is ready for use. We cannot overstate how important it is to have an excellent-working backup on hand, and, as such, we make it easy to add automated incremental backups for your server. The backups are only $1 a month + $0.03 per GB, and we strongly urge you to add this service in case you ever need to restore your server from a backup.