Author: Valentinas Č.

You have a CMS-based website that has outgrown its shared hosting. What do you do?

In this scenario, VPS is often seen as the next logical step. That said, its time-consuming setup and steep learning curve often scare users away from upgrading to this type of hosting.

To overcome that, we’re introducing our OpenLiteSpeed VPS templates, which come with a pre-installed CMS of your choice – WordPress, Joomla, or Drupal. They let you enjoy the powerful performance of a virtual server and the user-friendliness of a CMS. 

The Best of a VPS and a CMS in One Package

With VPS hosting, you can get plenty of resources to grow your website without paying a fortune. 

The catch is, managing a VPS can be complicated. For one, server management knowledge is necessary to configure it properly. Otherwise, you may risk making your website vulnerable to security threats. 

Even with some technical experience, the setup may consume much of your precious time – which could be a hassle for a freelancer or business owner.

Our OpenLiteSpeed VPS templates with CMS solve these problems and then some. Their operating system, software, and security settings are pre-configured for the CMS, so they’re optimized out of the box.

This makes VPS templates an ideal solution for anyone running multiple servers. You can replicate them so that each server has the same setup, making server management much easier. 

OpenLiteSpeed itself is a lightweight and high-performance web server designed to handle large amounts of visitors easily. Using it, your site will have a much more stable connection, even during traffic spikes.

Best of all, OpenLiteSpeed is highly secure. Its anti-DDoS protection, bandwidth throttling, and ModSecurity V3 web application firewall offer robust protection against malicious attacks and hacking attempts. 

Our VPS templates also include easy SSL certificate installation and automated script deployment. In a regular VPS, you will need to do these processes manually. 

Currently, our OpenLiteSpeed VPS templates are available for the following CMSs:

• WordPress. The most popular CMS on the market, famous for its intuitiveness and wide range of plugins. 
• Joomla. A flexible platform with built-in multilingual support and advanced user management.
• Drupal. A website-building software known for its top-notch security. 

Each VPS template includes an automatic software installer, letting you set up the CMS in one click. They also come with pre-installed themes and extensions so you can get creative with the site.

LiteSpeed Cache: The Key to Peak WordPress Performance

For WordPress users, ease of setup is only the tip of the iceberg. The OpenLitespeed VPS template offers a major speed enhancement for your website right out of the box.

The template automatically installs the LiteSpeed Cache for WordPress (LSCWP) – a server-level caching plugin. Reports show that pairing OpenLiteSpeed and this caching module can make WordPress sites up to 300 times faster than if hosted on regular hosting. 

On top of that, it will automate the initial setup for LiteSpeed Object Cache and the PHP OPcache extension – saving you time on server configuration. 

LiteSpeed Object Cache can decrease response times in WordPress sites by up to three times and lessen the likelihood of downtime. On the other hand, PHP OPcache can boost performance by making the site’s PHP code execution faster.

How to Install an OpenLiteSpeed Template With CMS 

All of our OpenLiteSpeed VPS templates are free to install. Simply go to hPanel and navigate to your VPS dashboard. Then, follow these steps:

1. On the sidebar, click on Operating System. 
2. On the Change Your Operating System section, select the Applications tab. 
3. Choose the VPS template with the desired CMS. 
4. Press the Change OS button. The template setup can take up to ten minutes. Do not make changes during the installation process. 

Find the Best VPS Template for Your Needs

With our OpenLiteSpeed VPS with CMS releases, setting up a virtual server will be much more effortless. Experience the difference and install a template for your site today. 

With the three latest CMS templates, we have over 40 templates in our growing library. Whether you need a VPS with a hosting control panel, a CMS, a web framework, or a game panel, Hostinger has the setup you’re looking for.

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Setting up a VPS can take plenty of time and effort, even if you’ve got experience.

This is where VPS templates come in handy. They’re packaged with a pre-configured operating system, web framework, and security settings, so you won’t have to set up the VPS from scratch. 

We’re excited to announce three new VPS templates, all powered by OpenLiteSpeed. With popular web frameworks like Node.js, Rails, and Django, building your VPS-based project will be much more seamless. 

What Makes VPS Templates So Powerful?

Whether you’re new or experienced in server management, VPS templates offer many benefits. You can:

• Save time. With a VPS template, configuring your server only takes a few clicks. Simply choose an operating system with a web framework, and you can immediately work on your project. 
• Have a readily optimized and secure environment for your websites. Since all the software and security features are set up by default, there’s less chance of errors and making your sites vulnerable. 
• Customize your server to your needs. When it comes to processes like SSL certificate installation or automated script deployment, VPS users usually need to set them up manually. A template makes all these much more effortless, as you will have a piece of software ready to do it for you. 
• Ensure consistency between multiple servers. VPS templates are easy to replicate, so you can use one for all your servers, simplifying their management. 

In short, templates offer ease of use without sacrificing the flexibility of a VPS. Check out our VPS plans and see which one fits your needs.

Get Better Speed and Security With OpenLiteSpeed

The new release of OpenLiteSpeed VPS templates provides the perks we’ve mentioned and more.

OpenLiteSpeed is the open-source version of LiteSpeed, a top-performing web server. You can expect a faster loading time and better scalability with its built-in cache and automatic Google PageSpeed Insights optimization.

It’s got better website security, too. OpenLiteSpeed includes anti-DDoS connection, bandwidth throttling, and ModSecurity V3 integration – an open-source web application firewall. 

Node.js – Leader of Web Development Frameworks

According to a Stack Overflow survey, Node.js is the most widely-used web framework among developers. Google Trends also shows rising search volumes for it over the past two years, indicating a higher general interest in learning it.

This is not surprising. Node.js is based on JavaScript, one of the most popular programming languages on the market. Furthermore, it’s powered by Google Chrome’s V8 engine – it is high-performing and stable, letting you develop and deliver products faster.

Pairing Node.js with OpenLiteSpeed will give our developer clients the VPS technologies they need to build successful and high-performing websites. 

How to Install an OpenLiteSpeed VPS Template

All OpenLiteSpeed VPS templates are free and easy to install. All you need to do is go to hPanel and open your VPS dashboard. From there, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the Operating System page from the sidebar. 
2. On the Change Your Operating System section, select OS with Control Panel and choose one of the OpenLiteSpeed templates.

3. Click Change OS, and your VPS is ready to go!

Choose the Most Suitable VPS Template for You

These new OpenLiteSpeed VPS templates will provide you with a powerful and user-friendly platform to host your chosen web framework. And at the same time, give your websites the best possible performance and security.

Together with these new releases, Hostinger now has over 40 VPS templates in our collection. Whether you’re looking for a template with a web framework or a hosting control panel, we’ve got you covered.

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No Minecraft player likes laggy game sessions. And for the most part, it’s up to the Minecraft server host to make sure it performs reliably, especially as it grows over time.

Of course, you can remove mods and plugins or reduce the size of your world to solve this problem. However, both options can significantly affect the gameplay and may even cost you your players.

Introducing KVM VPS – short for Kernel-based Virtual Machine Virtual Private Server, this virtualization tech offers a stable and speedy performance. This way, you and your fellow gamers can build a world together with zero disruption – all powered by Hostinger Minecraft server hosting.

Hostinger Minecraft Server Then vs Now: What Difference Does KVM Make?

The overall feedback toward our VPS has been positive, with many clients citing speed improvements after migration. Still, we want to ensure you get the best possible performance, no matter how big or small the project is.

Our regular VPS plans are based on OpenVZ – OS-level virtualization for Linux. It divides one physical server into multiple separate VPSs, where clients can run their sites, apps, game servers, and more.

With OS-level virtualization, users hosted on the same server share RAM and disk space resources, even if their VPSs are isolated from one another.

Meanwhile, KVM is full virtualization and comes with a hard resource limit. This means each VPS user gets their own RAM and disk space despite sharing the host server with others.

The result? Better performance and reliability, both essential for a smooth gaming experience. Our tests showed 30% faster CPU processing speeds and loading times.

In other words, lag and latency are much less of an issue, and your Minecraft server can run at 20 TPS at all times.

Boost Your Minecraft Server Performance Today With KVM VPS

KVM VPS-powered Hostinger Minecraft server hosting are available via our data centers in the United States, the Netherlands, and Lithuania. Make sure to pick the closest server location to where you and your players are to reduce latency.

Check out the details for KVM VPS plans below:

	Minecraft Alex	Minecraft Creeper	Minecraft Enderman
vCPU	1 core	2 cores	4 cores
RAM	4 GB	8 GB	16 GB
Disk space	40 GB	80 GB	120 GB
Bandwidth	2 TB	4 TB	8 TB
1 Snapshot
Weekly backups
Dedicated IP
Full root access
Prices from	$6.99/month	$14.99/month	$29.99/month

Take your Minecraft server to the next level and purchase a Minecraft VPS plan today.

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Is there anything worse than a slow website? 

For many site owners, low latency is the main obstacle to delivering the best experience for their users. 

For Hostinger VPS users in South America, this is no longer the case. You can now change your server location to the newly-launched data center in São Paulo, Brazil. Get up to three times faster-loading speeds and maximum uptime for your websites, applications, or any other projects hosted on a VPS. 

Improving Performance for VPS Users in South America

In the past, South American VPS clients had no choice but to use US data centers as their server locations. While this resulted in good enough site performance, it wasn’t the same as having a local data center nearby. 

A speedy website ensures three things – better user experience, better SEO, and higher chances of converting visitors to customers. Establishing this data center is one of our efforts at helping our VPS customers in Brazil and nearby achieve those goals. 

The shorter the distance between the server and the user, the faster it takes for the web content to get delivered. São Paulo is a prime choice for our server location as it is the largest financial, business, and tech industry hub in South America. 

To see how well our new data center performs, we decided to test out the speed of a Brazil-based website that’s hosted on a VPS using GTmetrix. 

On the US data center, the load time was 1.69 seconds. 

After changing the server location to Brazil, the load time reduced by more than three times – at a whopping 445 milliseconds.

What Makes Our Brazilian VPS Data Center So Powerful?

Our new São Paulo tier-3 data center campus is over 43,000 square feet, offering 4 MegaWatts of total power. Every inch of that space is packed with 800 racks to deliver the ultimate server performance.

The data center is accessible by multiple telecom carriers rather than being operated by one internet service provider. When one link is down, servers can switch to another carrier to stay online. 

For Hostinger’s South American clients, that means more availability and faster speed, even at peak times.

The tier-3 Brazil data center links up another node in our global hosting network and is already fully integrated and functional. If you’re a VPS client based in South America, you can switch to the new location today and see the difference in site performance. 

Some of the technical hardware specifications on our Brazilian VPS data center include:

• Special RAM sticks to support automatic ECC memory recovery.
• Full-SSD drives to store user servers.
• RAID10 technology to prevent outages during hard disk failures.
• Intel® Xeon® processors to ensure the best VPS experience.

How to Choose the Brazilian VPS Data Center Location

Changing to the Brazilian server location is quick, easy, and free of charge. All you need to do is this:

1. Log in to your Hostinger account and click VPS on the top menu. 
2. Select a VPS hosting account. 
3. On the Overview page, navigate to the Location section and click the Edit icon.
4. Open the dropdown menu and choose Brazil.
5. Press Next to initiate the server location transfer. 

Choose a Data Center Near You to Speed Up Your Site

With this new addition, Hostinger now offers six VPS data center locations in total. Clients can also switch to a server in Lithuania, Singapore, the US, the UK, and the Netherlands. 

Make sure your website is serving your target audience when it comes to loading speeds. With a local data center, you can reduce your site’s bounce rate, increase conversions, and build a better connection with your customers. 

Wherever your business takes you, Hostinger has got your back.

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