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  • Create and Edit Websites on Your Smartphone With Hostinger Website Builder

    It only takes a few clicks to create a website with Hostinger Website Builder, even if you are a beginner with no coding skills.

    Now, the builder is even more accessible and easy to use – you can create, edit, publish, and maintain websites using your mobile device.

    We have revamped the user interface (UI) and improved the main and most popular controls to be more intuitive and mobile-friendly. With these updates, Hostinger Website Builder looks and feels like a smartphone app.

    How to Use Mobile Editor

    Mobile Editor feels like an app, but you don’t need to download or install anything. You can use it the same way you’d use our desktop editor but with a smartphone instead:

    1. Log in to Hostinger. If you’re not a user, purchase any web hosting or cloud hosting plan to get started.
    2. Select the three lines at the top right corner and tap Websites.
    Hostinger mobile hPanel menu with Websites highlighted.
    1. To edit a website built with Hostinger Website Builder, select Edit Website below the website’s name.
    Hostinger mobile hPanel websites menu with Edit Website highlighted.
    1. To create a new website, tap Create or migrate a website.
    Hostinger mobile hPanel website menu with Create Or Migrate a Website highlighted.
    1. Follow the steps and choose Hostinger Builder with AI.
    2. After choosing your domain, you will be redirected to Hostinger Website Builder.
    3. Like the desktop version, begin by answering three simple questions, and AI will generate your personalized website. Alternatively, use one of our 150 designer-made templates. Either way, you can edit and customize the website to your liking.
    Hostinger Website Builder Mobile Editor welcome screen.

    Features Available in Mobile Editor

    The updated Mobile Editor has all the essential website creation and editing features:

    • Find your site dashboard settings in the Sidebar menu on the top left corner.
    Hostinger Website Builder Mobile Editor with Sidebar Menu button highlighted.
    Hostinger Website Builder Mobile Editor's Sidebar Menu.
    • Move, resize, and edit website elements and sections. Drag and drop them or use the arrow buttons.
    Hostinger Website Builder Mobile Editor move and resize element.
    Hostinger Website Builder Mobile Editor website element edit feature.
    • Access site editing features in the Action menu in the bottom right corner.
    Hostinger Website Builder Mobile Editor Action Menu button highlighted.
    Hostinger Website Builder Mobile Editor Action Menu.
    • Add new elements, including text boxes, buttons and icons, images, videos, contact forms, and maps.
    Hostinger Website Builder Mobile Editor Add New Elements feature.
    • Manage page and site navigation.
    Hostinger Website Builder Mobile Editor Pages and Navigation.
    • Change website style, including colors, fonts, buttons, and animations.
    Hostinger Website Builder Mobile Editor Website Styles.
    • Add and edit blog posts and other content.
    Hostinger Website Builder Mobile Editor Blog feature.
    • Use AI Assist to generate SEO-friendly content in seconds. Add a text box element or select an existing one. Then, tap the AI Assist icon, describe your content, and generate the text.
    Hostinger Website Builder Mobile Editor AI Assist button highlighted.
    Hostinger Website Builder Mobile Editor AI Assist with Generate Text highlighted.
    • Access Analytics to check your website’s traffic statistics and trends.
    Hostinger Website Builder Mobile Editor Analytics feature.

    Who Benefits From Mobile Editor?

    The Mobile Editor can benefit every user who needs to update their website but cannot access a computer.

    Say you come up with a business idea when traveling. You can prepare a working demo for the website even if you only have your smartphone. You can also quickly fix a mistake on your website on your mobile.

    Another benefit is freely switching between devices. You can start creating a website on a smartphone and continue working on a desktop, or vice versa.

    Access our Mobile Editor with our Website Builder plan. It includes the AI builder, designer-made templates, eCommerce tools, a free domain, and up to 100 custom emails and websites. It also comes with dozens of tools and features to ensure the security and performance of your online business.

    Hostinger Website Builder is also included with all Hostinger Web and Cloud Hosting plans.

    Go ahead and start building your website with Hostinger. With Mobile Editor, it is now more convenient than ever.

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  • Attract More Clients for Your Business With Hostinger WordPress AI Assistant

    Quality content helps you attract more visitors and keep them engaged. Luckily, you don’t have to be a copywriter or hire one to publish lots of great content on your website. Leave it to our WordPress AI Assistant, a free plugin for our Business web hosting and cloud hosting clients.

    Keep reading to find out what Hostinger’s AI Assistant is, how to use it, and its benefits to content creators, business owners, and website administrators.

    What Is AI Assistant?

    Created by Hostinger, AI Assistant is a WordPress plugin that automates your post creation with artificial intelligence (AI). It helps you effortlessly generate engaging content for your WordPress website.

    All you have to do is share an idea for your post, and the AI will handle the rest. It will analyze the input and automatically create a well-structured and SEO-friendly blog post with a title, introduction, paragraphs with headings, and conclusion.

    The more precise and detailed your query is, the better the quality of the content. For example, you can specify the preferred keywords, the post’s audience, the text’s length, and other criteria to ensure your content is precise and useful.

    The current version of the AI Assistant plugin can generate blog posts whenever you need new content for your website, helping keep your website fresh and updated. The plugin works best in English and supports over 50 other languages, including Spanish, French, German, and Chinese.

    Who Benefits From AI Assistant?

    Every user who values productivity, efficiency, and the ability to leverage AI technology to enhance their content creation workflow can benefit from our AI Assistant. It is designed to cater to a wide range of online hustlers, including:

    • Content creators
    • Business owners
    • Website administrators
    • Web developers
    • Everyone else seeking to streamline content creation.

    What Are the Advantages of Using AI Assistant?

    The plugin offers several advantages useful for web beginners and even professionals alike:

    • Fewer expenses. Automating the content creation process reduces time and cost significantly.
    • Increased productivity. AI Assistant enables website owners to update their websites more frequently.
    • Higher visibility. The plugin generates SEO-friendly content, helping the websites rank higher on search engines and, ultimately, drive more organic traffic.

    Let’s say you own a cafe and want to attract more clients. Using AI Assistant, you can regularly update your blog with interesting recipes, baking tips, and stories behind its specialty products, enticing potential customers and keeping them returning for more.

    Or you are a developer with a potential client who owns a car dealership service. In that case, you can offer not only website creation services but also deliver a fully-functional website with proper content. It can include blog posts with detailed descriptions and specifications of the latest car models the client has in stock or educational articles about car maintenance and safety.

    How to Use AI Assistant?

    AI Assistant will be installed automatically if you select that you want to use AI features during the WordPress onboarding. Soon, you will be able to install AI Assistant directly from hPanel’s Members Area, or through the main Hostinger plugin. Note that you may need to update the Hostinger plugin manually to use AI Assistant.

    To generate content with AI Assistant, log in to your WordPress dashboard and select the Hostinger menu item on the left-side panel. AI Assistant is in the top bar on the right.

    Hostinger WordPress AI Assistant

    Select it, and enter the topic you want AI to write a blog post about. It can be anything from food to nature, financial tips, and space exploration.

    Click Generate content below, and the AI will start analyzing your request.

    WordPress AI Assistant Generate Content

    In a few moments, your blog post will be ready. If you are not happy with the result, select Generate content again, and the AI will regenerate the response.

    Otherwise, select Edit as a draft at the bottom of the page to review and proofread the blog article.

    AI Assistant Edit as Draft

    When you are satisfied with the result, select Publish.

    WordPress Blog Post Publish

    What’s Next?

    We are working hard on the AI Assistant updates. In the upcoming weeks, it will be able to generate more kinds of content, including unique pages for your website or even product descriptions for an online store. Also, the plugin will automatically select royalty-free images best suited for the content it generates.

    More improvements will come later, such as adjusting the content to more specific needs and controlling its length and tone.

    Go ahead and try our new AI Assistant to generate captivating blog posts, attract new visitors, and boost traffic effortlessly. Ideal for content creators, business owners, and WordPress users, AI Assistant redefines productivity and efficiency, revolutionizing your online hustle. Embrace the future of content generation and stay ahead of your competition.

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  • Hostinger Blog Theme Update: New Layouts to Help You Stand Out

    If there’s one area where Hostinger excels, it’s making website creation as easy as possible for everyone. We continue pushing the boundaries by introducing Hostinger Blog Theme.

    What sets Hostinger Blog Theme apart from its competition is AI integration. Thanks to advanced machine learning algorithms, you can generate a pre-built website with unique content and images in just a few minutes.

    As the first Hostinger Blog Theme iteration has only a single website layout, we’ve introduced two more layout options with the latest update, giving you even more flexibility. 

    New Website Layouts: A Closer Look

    In the original layout’s homepage, the hero image merges with the text. While it looks great visually, sometimes you might want to make your copy more visible.

    The original layout of the Hostinger Blog Theme

    With the new layouts, you can strike a more balanced composition of visuals and copy. 

    For instance, the second layout offers a perfectly symmetrical design, with text on the left and a featured image on the right.

    According to the F-shaped viewing pattern, some people tend to skim content from left to right and repeat the same process as they scroll down the site.

    With this concept in mind, the second layout highlights your heading as the focal point, before guiding visitors to the image on the right. 

    After, they will return to the left, where a short paragraph and a call-to-action button await. This presents a perfect opportunity to boost clicks and convert visitors.

    The second layout of the Hostinger Blog Theme

    Likewise, the third layout helps you quickly grab visitors’ attention with a captivating heading and copy, before adding an aesthetically-pleasing image as the cherry on top.

    The third layout of the Hostinger Blog Theme

    Below the Header, all three layouts follow the same structure that includes a Featured Post, Latest Posts, Newsletter Invitation, and Footer

    How to Choose the Layout?

    Hostinger Blog Theme and its new layouts are available on Business web hosting and all cloud hosting plans. To get started, purchase one of the eligible packages, and create a new website from your hPanel account.

    During the onboarding phase, select Blog as the website type and WordPress as your chosen website-making platform and follow the onboarding flow.

    Once you’re in the Hostinger Blog Theme customization screen, pick your desired web design. Instead of a single layout with five different styles, you can now find three layout options and five color palette combinations.  

    The layout selection phase in hPanel

    We’ve slightly changed the layout selection process, but the rest of the onboarding flow remains the same. 

    The addition of these new layouts, coupled with built-in AI tools for content creation and image generation, will make the web design process even more straightforward.

    Stay tuned – we are working on more innovative features for other website types as well.

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  • Need Help With VPS? Hostinger’s VPS AI Assistant to the Rescue!

    There are dozens, if not hundreds, of questions that might arise when using a virtual private server (VPS). Hostinger’s VPS team has harnessed the power of Artificial intelligence (AI) to make our VPS platform experience as smooth as possible.

    Ask and Receive Answers

    Which operating system is the best for your VPS? How to set it up? How to solve an error you encounter in your VPS? How to create a WordPress website on VPS hosting? How to set up the best firewall rules for your VPS?

    The list could go on and on. Unlike web or cloud hosting, VPS hosting is a bit more complicated. To fully utilize the advantages of VPS hosting, technical expertise is a must. 

    We strive to make everything easier – we provide a user-friendly dashboard that helps simplify server management and have an extensive list of tutorials for VPS clients. In addition, our Customer Success team is ready to answer any questions 24/7.

    And now we are stepping up the game with our VPS AI Assistant. Instead of browsing through hundreds of FAQs and manuals and seeking help on internet forums, you can ask AI for help. 

    For example, the assistant can make a step-by-step guide on how to install certain services on your VPS and provide all the necessary commands – all you need to do is copy and paste the provided code. Or you can ask the AI Assistant for pointers and support with your VPS. 

    The VPS AI Assistant works best in English but also understands other languages.

    Try the VPS AI Assistant for Free

    Like many other awesome features from Hostinger, the AI Assistant is available for all our VPS customers for free. Using it is as easy as chatting with a friend, only this friend is an experienced VPS professional. 

    To try it out, log in to your account, select the VPS dashboard, choose your server, and you will find the AI Assistant on the panel on the left. Enter your question, and the AI Assistant will provide you with the most accurate answer possible. 

    The AI Assistant from Hostinger is currently being beta tested. You can also help its development by leaving your feedback directly from your Hostinger profile. We’re grateful for any notes and comments you may have – so go ahead and try the VPS AI assistant out! 

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  • Start Your Blog Instantly With Hostinger Blog Theme

    Starting a WordPress blog means getting a theme, but sometimes, it can be challenging to find the perfect one that performs well, caters to your website needs, and is ready to go in a few minutes.

    That’s why we’re excited to introduce our in-house Hostinger Blog Theme. Available with Business Web Hosting and Cloud Hosting plans, this blog-focused theme is integrated with our website setup wizard for a quick and easy launch. 

    Lightweight WordPress Blog Theme From the Get-Go

    In a standard site development workflow, you must complete the WordPress installation process before finding and installing a suitable WordPress theme.

    There are a couple of problems with this. First, thousands of WordPress themes are available. Finding one that’s fast, mobile-friendly, and fits your niche can be challenging and time-consuming. 

    Second, most themes come empty, meaning you must tediously craft the site content and create basic pages from scratch. 

    As a result, it will take quite some time until you have your blog ready – not to mention the amount of effort you must put in just to get started.

    Need help to start a blog?

    Check out our guide on how to start a blog and begin your online journey.

    This is where Hostinger Blog Theme comes in – we offer our in-house theme as an option when setting up your WordPress website on hPanel. When the setup is finished, you will have all the essential pages like Home, About, Contact, and Blog already made for you.

    The theme is also optimized for use with our AI content generation tool. It can craft the website copy and up to six blog posts to ensure you have great content to start with. Plus, the AI tool integrates with Unsplash, so your blog posts will have relevant featured images.

    What’s more, this theme is optimized for search engines to ensure maximum visibility and traffic growth for your blog. Its lightweight features guarantee the best loading time and performance, while its responsiveness will keep your website looking great on any device.

    Homepage of a sample website using the Hostinger Blog Theme

    How to Set Up a WordPress Site With the Hostinger Blog Theme

    Hostinger Blog Theme is available with our Business Web Hosting and all Cloud Hosting plans, and can only be installed during the website setup process.

    When setting up your hosting plan or creating a new website via hPanel, pick Blog as your website type. Then, opt for the Create a new website option and select WordPress as your platform of choice.

    Here, you will find extensive WordPress themes to choose from, including Hostinger Blog Theme.

    The theme selection panel on the hPanel setup process, with the Hostinger Blog Theme highlighted

    You’ll have the option to select from five distinct styles, each of which will impact the color scheme for the site elements, background, and buttons. You can also see the site preview to check if everything is to your liking, from the header to the footer.

    The theme style selection panel on the hPanel setup process

    Next up, the setup wizard will take you to the AI content generator. There are two main fields to fill – the brand name and description. The AI will use this information to generate your website content, such as banner copy, the About page text, and blog posts.

    The AI Content Generator panel where user can enter their blog name and description

    For example, you can define your website as a blog for photography tutorials. Based on this information, our AI tool will produce blog posts like “10 Essential Tips for Landscape Photography” or “A Photography Guide for Capturing the Perfect Shot.”

    The AI will then get stock images from Unsplash. It will find relevant pictures based on your prompt, then import the visuals for your blog’s featured images. This significantly streamlines your work, especially if you rely on stock images for your website, since you won’t have to find and import them later.

    An example of the blog page using the Hostinger Blog Theme, showing the pre-made content generated by AI and featured images

    Once the setup is complete, you will have a fully-functioning, responsive, and engaging website to jumpstart your blog – complete with essential pages, custom AI content, and an appealing homepage with a banner section.

    With our brand new WordPress Blog Theme, creating a professional and modern-looking site has never been easier. Get a Business Web Hosting or Cloud Hosting plan now to try it out yourself and leave your readers impressed.

    Make sure to stay tuned for future product updates, as we plan to introduce more features to make website creation with WordPress even more seamless.

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  • Speed Up Your Website by 40% With Hostinger CDN – Now Out of Beta

    Ask any website owner, and they’ll agree – the speed and performance of your website play a vital role in achieving online success. Slow-loading websites not only frustrate visitors but also result in abandoned carts, fewer sales, and an increased bounce rate, hindering your search engine rankings and overall growth.

    To help you deliver the best possible user experience, Hostinger is thrilled to announce that our Content Delivery Network (CDN) is now out of beta, ready to revolutionize your website’s performance. Extensive testing of over 10,000 websites has revealed that Hostinger CDN can enhance website performance by up to 40%. And the best part? Enabling this feature requires no development or configuration efforts from your side.

    An In-Depth Look at the Testing Results

    Our in-house team of experts ran over 42,000 tests on more than 10,500 websites to gain accurate insights into how our CDN affects site performance. And the results are nothing short of impressive. Websites utilizing Hostinger CDN showcased significant improvements across various performance metrics, optimizing website load times and elevating the overall user experience.

    The most notable improvement was observed in the Speed Index metric, with median and average values experiencing an impressive drop of 42% and 37%, respectively. This means your website will load faster than ever before – we’re talking milliseconds, ensuring a seamless and great browsing experience for your visitors.

    We also witnessed substantial enhancements in other key metrics. The Largest Contentful Paint (one of the three Core Web Vitals) and Total Blocking Time metrics, directly influencing website load times, demonstrated significant improvements with the CDN implementation.

    Our testing data indisputably demonstrates the positive impact of Hostinger CDN on website performance. By harnessing the power of our CDN, you can enhance website performance, elevate user experience, and ultimately drive more traffic and conversions to your site.

    A custom visual that shows how a CDN works to speed up your website content delivery

    Hostinger CDN Availability

    To provide a seamless global experience for our customers, Hostinger CDN is now available in the following server locations:

    • United Kingdom
    • France
    • United States
    • Singapore
    • Brazil
    • India

    With our network of strategically located CDN servers worldwide, your website content will be delivered swiftly to your audience, regardless of their geographical location.

    Who Benefits From Hostinger CDN?

    Hostinger CDN is tailored to benefit businesses of all sizes, regardless of whether you operate an eCommerce platform, manage a media outlet, or have a high-traffic website with a global audience.

    We understand the critical importance of every millisecond when it comes to delivering content to your visitors. That’s why we have seamlessly integrated our CDN into the following hosting plans:

    • Business Web Hosting
    • Business WordPress
    • WordPress Pro
    • All cloud hosting plans

    If you currently have a Single, Starter, or Premium hosting plan, worry not – you can upgrade your plan directly on hPanel and start using Hostinger CDN.

    You’ll get all this:

    • Static website caching. Your static web content will be automatically cached across all edge servers, reducing the origin server’s load and improving site speed.
    • CDN bypass mode and cache purging. These features can disable and flush the cache that’s been previously delivering your content. As a result, whenever you make changes in development mode, visitors can see them right away.
    • CSS and JavaScript minification. Remove redundancies in your code to decrease your website file size and enhance speed.
    • Data center rerouting. If your CDN data center is experiencing issues, the system will automatically disable it and redirect your site’s traffic to other data centers. No need to worry about downtime.
    • Built-in website security. Our CDN comes with DDoS mitigation, SSL/TLS encryption, and a web application firewall by default to protect your site against malicious attacks. Both your and your visitors’ data will be safe.

    Attain the Coveted 90-100 Score Zone

    Are you ready to boost your site performance by up to 40% today, with zero effort?

    Sign up for one of our hosting plans that include Hostinger CDN, or upgrade your existing plan on hPanel. With Hostinger CDN, you can enjoy the power of lightning-fast load times, improved performance scores, and optimized Core Web Vitals – all included in the price of your hosting plan.

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  • New OpenLiteSpeed VPS Templates: Set Up a CMS on Your VPS in a Few Clicks

    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 

    Important! Are you already using a VPS template? Ensure to download backups before following the instructions below. Changing templates will permanently delete all the files on your VPS.

    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. 
    Changing a VPS template on hPanel to an OpenLiteSpeed template with WordPress, Joomla, or Drupal

    Suggested Reading

    To finish the CMS setup, check out the following documentation:
    WordPress
    Joomla
    Drupal

    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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  • Reach More Visitors Faster With Hostinger CDN Beta

    Are your visitors leaving because your site takes too long to load? You’re not alone – slow website speed and high bounce rates are common problems for many website owners.

    Meet Hostinger CDN – our in-house CDN solution. Available for clients of Business Web Hosting and above, this brand-new beta feature significantly improves website performance and security. 

    This custom-built feature will replace our previous third-party CDN integration. This way, you can get all the performance boosts your site needs while managing everything in one place.

    CDN: An Easy Solution for Your Website Performance

    Generally, web content is delivered from a single origin server. This can be problematic if you have visitors from all over the world – the further the server is from your target audience, the slower the site will load. 

    A CDN (Content Delivery Network) can solve this problem and more. It’s a network of globally-connected servers that work together to distribute your web content, no matter where your users are. 

    With it, your site will be cached and delivered from an edge server nearest to the visitor rather than the origin server. 

    A custom visual that shows how a CDN works to speed up your website content delivery

    Enhanced performance is the main appeal of using a CDN, especially if your target audience is located in different regions. 

    Expect your website to use much less bandwidth and have higher uptime, even during peak traffic hours. Get a better user experience, lower bounce rates, and higher chances of ranking on search engine results pages without spending a fortune. 

    All You Need to Know About the Hostinger CDN Beta

    With our custom-built CDN, you can see speed improvements with just a few clicks. Based on our tests, our solution can reduce page load time by up to 10% and page size by nearly 50% on average.

    Check out the features of our CDN beta:

    • Static website caching. Your static web content will be automatically cached across all edge servers, reducing the origin server’s load and improving site speed. 
    • CDN bypass mode and cache purging. These features can disable and flush the cache that’s been previously delivering your content. As a result, whenever you make changes in development mode, visitors can see them right away.
    • CSS and JavaScript minification. Remove redundancies in your code to decrease your website file size and enhance speed. 
    • Data center rerouting. If your CDN data center is experiencing issues, the system will automatically disable it and redirect your site’s traffic to other data centers. No need to worry about downtime. 
    • Built-in website security. Our CDN comes with DDoS mitigation, SSL/TLS encryption, and a web application firewall by default to protect your site against malicious attacks. Both your and your visitors’ data will be safe.  

    Try Hostinger’s CDN Beta Today 

    The built-in CDN beta version will soon be available for clients of Business Web Hosting and above using the UK, US, Singapore, Brazil, and France data centers. 

    To access the CDN zone, simply log in to your hPanel and open your hosting dashboard. Then, navigate to the sidebar menu → Performance, and select CDN (Beta). 

    The CDN (Beta) section on hPanel

    Since this new feature is being beta tested, we’d love to hear your feedback! Enable the CDN for your website and tell us what you think we should improve in the comment section.

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  • Save Time On VPS Setup With New OpenLiteSpeed VPS Templates 

    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.

    Google Trends results showing a rising interest in learning Node.js, a web framework for developing websites

    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

    Important! If you’re already using a VPS template, make sure to download backups before following this tutorial. Changing your current template will permanently delete all the content of your VPS.

    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.
    How to change your VPS operating system on hPanel, with the new OpenLiteSpeed VPS templates highlighted
    1. 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.

    Need more help with your VPS?

    Check out our VPS guides and make the most out of your server.

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  • Hostinger Minecraft Server Gets 30% Faster With KVM VPS

    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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