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What is cloud hosting?

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Short answer

Cloud hosting runs your website on cloud servers where each account is isolated with its own share of CPU and memory, so a busy neighbour can't slow your site down. We look after the servers (security, updates, monitoring, daily backups) and you manage your sites and email in cPanel, with no server skills needed.

How Hostnali cloud hosting works

  • LiteSpeed web servers and NVMe SSD storage for fast page loads.
  • CloudLinux isolation: every account gets its own share of CPU and memory, and a problem on another account can’t reach yours.
  • Managed for you: security, updates, monitoring and daily backups are our job.
  • cPanel for websites, email, databases and one-click WordPress with Softaculous.

Plans start at R 327 a year; see cloud hosting.

Cloud, corporate or VPS?

Cloud hostingCorporate hostingVPS
Best forBusiness sites, blogs, shopsBusy company sites, large email teamsApps and custom software
ResourcesIsolated share of CPU and RAMDedicated RAM and CPU coresYour own virtual server
Dedicated IPNoYesYes
Control panelcPanelcPanelFull root access
Who runs the serverWe doWe doYou, or add managed
BackupsDaily, includedDaily, includedAdd-on

Most websites are well served by cloud hosting. Move to corporate hosting when you need guaranteed resources and a dedicated IP, or to a VPS when you need your own server.

What’s included on every plan

Free SSL, unlimited email accounts, LiteSpeed Cache, WordPress staging and automatic updates, 99.99% uptime and 24/7 support. Standard and higher add a free domain for the first year.

Growing later

Upgrade to a bigger plan in a few clicks when your site grows. Moving from another host? We migrate your website and email for free.

Start your website with Hostnali

Hosting, domains and 24/7 support from one team.