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Bespoke VPS & Infrastructure

Managed VPS and Bespoke Hosting Infrastructure

Some workloads outgrow shared hosting. When that happens we design and run Linux infrastructure around what your application actually needs, rather than fitting you into a fixed package.

When do I need a VPS instead of shared hosting?

Most business websites do not need one. Shared hosting comfortably handles the majority of brochure sites, WordPress installations and business email, and it remains the right choice for them. A VPS becomes worth considering when your application needs system-level software or access that a shared environment cannot provide, when sustained resource use goes beyond what shared hosting is designed for, or when a workload needs to be isolated for stability reasons. If you are not sure which side of that line you fall on, describe the workload and we will tell you honestly.

Signals worth paying attention to

Indications you may have outgrown shared hosting

  • Your application needs system packages, services or extensions that shared hosting does not include
  • You run long-lived background processes, queues or workers rather than ordinary web requests
  • Resource use is sustained and predictable rather than occasional traffic spikes
  • Software has to be installed or configured at operating-system level
  • You need a level of server access that shared hosting deliberately does not grant
  • A workload needs to be isolated from anything else for stability reasons
  • Staging and production need to sit on separate, dedicated resources
How we approach it

Specified around the workload, not a price tier

We do not publish VPS packages, because a sensible specification depends entirely on what the workload does. The starting point is a conversation about the application, not a comparison table.

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Requirements First

We start by understanding the application, its traffic pattern and its technical constraints before proposing anything.

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Linux Infrastructure

Linux server environments configured for the software you actually run, including the web server, database and runtime versions it needs.

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Managed or Semi-Managed

We can look after the server environment for you, or provide the platform and leave application-level control with your team.

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Migration Included in Scope

Moving an existing site, database or mail service onto new infrastructure is planned as part of the engagement rather than left to you.

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South African Support

You deal with people who understand the hosting, DNS and mail layers underneath the application, in your timezone.

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Scope in Writing

What is managed, what is monitored and what falls to you is agreed up front for each engagement instead of implied by a package name.

Be honest about it

Shared hosting is still the right answer for most businesses

A VPS is not an upgrade every growing business needs. Moving to one adds cost and responsibility, and for a typical business website it buys very little.

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Stay on shared hosting if

You run a business website, a WordPress site, or a handful of mailboxes, and everything currently performs well. Our Web & Email Hosting plans are built for exactly this.

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Upgrade the plan first if

You are simply running short of disk space or hitting occasional limits. Moving up a shared plan is cheaper and simpler than moving to a server. Compare the plans.

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Talk to us if

The problem is a specific technical requirement rather than volume. That is the case where bespoke infrastructure genuinely helps, and where a package would not.

FAQ

VPS and infrastructure questions

Most business websites do not need one. A VPS is worth considering when your application needs system-level software or access that shared hosting cannot provide, when sustained resource use exceeds what a shared environment is designed for, or when a workload needs isolation for stability reasons.
No. Infrastructure is specified after a requirements assessment rather than sold as fixed tiers, because a useful specification depends on what the workload actually does. Pricing follows the agreed specification and scope.
No. A poorly configured server can perform worse than a well-run shared account. Speed comes from matching the environment to the application and from the application itself, not from the hosting type. If a site is slow, the cause is worth diagnosing before changing platform.
Yes. Migration is planned as part of the engagement, covering files, databases, DNS, SSL and email in a sensible order. See website and email migration support for how we approach moves generally.
Not necessarily. Managed and semi-managed arrangements are both possible. What we look after and what stays with your team is agreed in writing for each engagement rather than assumed.
Yes. Email does not have to live with your application. Many customers keep business email on 0724 Mail while their website or application runs elsewhere.

Tell us what the workload has to do

Describe the application, the traffic it handles and the constraint you have run into. We will tell you whether bespoke infrastructure is genuinely warranted, or whether a shared plan still covers it.