Hostney
Secure web hosting with container isolation, SELinux, and AI·hostney.com
$7.99–$22.99/mo · No free plan (14-day trial) See pricing ↓
Hostney is a managed web hosting platform running managed WordPress and PHP hosting on Rocky Linux servers. Every account runs in an isolated Podman container with SELinux enforcing mode, cgroup resource limits, and behavioral bot detection that scores and blocks automated traffic. It also includes an AI assistant called Ellie that can perform over 80 server management tasks through conversation, along with developer tools like SSH access, Git deployment, and PHP version management.
What it's for
Features 20
- AI assistant 'Ellie' for 80+ server management tasks
- Behavioral bot detection with 0-100 threat scoring across 20+ signals
- Container isolation via Podman with per-user PHP and SSH containers
- Cron job scheduling
- Daily automated backups with file-level restore
- File manager with built-in code editor
- Free SSL certificates
- Free WordPress migration tool with auto-discovery
- Git deployment from GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket with framework auto-detection
- HTTP/3 (QUIC) support
- Memcached caching (Advanced/Pro plans)
- ModSecurity Web Application Firewall
- MySQL database management with phpMyAdmin
- One-click WordPress deployment and management
- PHP version selector per subdomain (5.6 to 8.5)
- Proof-of-work challenges for suspicious IPs
- Real-time CPU, RAM, and storage monitoring
- Real-time malware detection with auto-quarantine
- SELinux enforcing mode on all servers
- SSH access with web terminal (containerized)
At a glance
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Pricing
All three plans include managed WordPress, SSH access, daily backups, and security features. Upgrades between plans are prorated. Prices shown in USD.
Annual billing option: $94.99/year. Includes managed WordPress, SSH, daily backups, malware detection, WAF, PHP selector, cron jobs, file manager. Memcached not included.
1 website, 10 GB storage, ~10,000 visits/month, 5 MySQL databases, 250,000 inodes, 5 FTP users
Annual billing option: $179.99/year. Everything in Startup plus Memcached. Marked 'Most popular'.
5 websites, 20 GB storage, ~110,000 visits/month, 10 MySQL databases, 500,000 inodes, 10 FTP users
Annual billing option: $274.99/year. Highest resource limits and includes Memcached.
10 websites, 40 GB storage, ~200,000 visits/month, 20 MySQL databases, 750,000 inodes, 20 FTP users
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