Managed WordPress hosting means the provider handles the WordPress-specific infrastructure for you — automatic core and plugin updates, server-level caching, daily backups, and security hardening baked in at the platform level. You log into WordPress and work on your site; the host deals with the server. That …

Managed WordPress hosting removes the server administration burden that comes with running WordPress on generic shared or VPS infrastructure. Automatic core, plugin, and theme updates; server-level caching tuned for WordPress; daily backups with point-in-time restore; staging environments; and support staff who …

Both shared hosting and VPS hosting will run your website. The real question is what you share with strangers and what you own outright. On shared hosting, you're one tenant among hundreds on the same physical server. On a VPS, you have a walled-off slice with resources that are yours regardless of what anyone else is …

Shared hosting is the right starting point for most WordPress sites. You get a managed server environment, one-click WordPress installs, and pricing that starts well under $5/month — without the overhead of managing a VPS or paying for managed WordPress hosting you don't yet need. The trade-off is resources: you're …

A VPS — Virtual Private Server — is a slice of a physical server with guaranteed, isolated resources. Unlike shared hosting, where every account on the machine competes for the same pool of RAM and CPU, a VPS gives you a fixed allocation that nobody else can touch. You get root access to your own Linux environment and …

Running WordPress on a VPS gives you headroom that shared hosting can't match: dedicated RAM, full root access, and the ability to tune your entire stack. With root access you can drop in Redis or Memcached for object caching, configure PHP-FPM pool sizes to match your traffic patterns, and run a reverse-proxy layer …

cPanel on a VPS gives you the management interface most web professionals already know — but cPanel licensing has become expensive since the 2019 pricing overhaul, so it matters significantly whether the host includes it or charges separately. For agencies managing client sites or teams migrating off shared hosting, …

A Droplet is what DigitalOcean calls a virtual private server — it's a Linux computer running in a data center that you control entirely. Once it's set up, you can host a website, run an app, store files, or use it as a development environment. You pay by the hour (or a flat monthly rate), and you can delete it the …

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is the most widely supported Linux distribution for VPS workloads — it ships with a 5.15 kernel, full hardware enablement stack options, and security patches guaranteed through April 2027 on the standard LTS cycle (and longer with ESM). Virtually every major VPS provider lists it, but "supports Ubuntu …

Once you have a DigitalOcean Droplet running, the next thing most people want to do is put a website on it. This guide shows you how — step by step, in plain English. We'll install a web server called Nginx (pronounced "engine-X"), upload your site files, point your domain to the server, and turn on HTTPS. By the end, …