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What is Cloud Hosting?

Cloud Hosting distributes your application across a cluster of virtualized servers with automatic load balancing, failover, and resource scaling. Unlike a single VPS, if one node fails, your application continues running on other nodes โ€” achieving true high availability.

Our cloud platform is built on a distributed architecture with shared NVMe storage, software-defined networking, and an intelligent orchestrator that monitors resource usage in real-time. When traffic spikes, the system automatically provisions additional compute nodes; when traffic subsides, it scales down to minimize cost.

Every cloud hosting plan includes a managed load balancer, free SSL, automatic daily backups across multiple availability zones, and a 99.99% uptime SLA backed by service credits. Deploy in any of our 18+ global regions with a single click.

Key Features

Everything included with Cloud Hosting, ready to use from day one.

Auto-Scaling

Automatically add or remove compute nodes based on CPU, RAM, and traffic thresholds. Scale from 1 to 100 nodes in seconds.

High Availability

Your application runs across multiple physical servers. If one fails, traffic is instantly rerouted โ€” zero downtime.

Managed Load Balancer

Built-in Layer 7 load balancer with health checks, session affinity, and SSL termination. Distributes traffic across all active nodes.

Multi-AZ Redundancy

Data is replicated across multiple availability zones. Survive an entire data center outage without losing data or uptime.

Global Edge Network

Deploy in 18+ regions worldwide. Move your application closer to your users for lower latency.

Horizontal & Vertical Scaling

Scale out (add nodes) or scale up (bigger nodes) independently. Mix and match node sizes within the same cluster.

Automated Failover

Health checks monitor every node. If a node becomes unresponsive, it's replaced automatically within 30 seconds.

Pay-as-You-Scale

Pay only for the resources you use. Auto-scaling means you're never paying for idle capacity during low-traffic periods.

Technical Specifications

ArchitectureDistributed cluster with shared storage
Min Nodes1 (scales to 100+)
Node Size2 vCPU / 4 GB โ€” 32 vCPU / 128 GB
StorageShared NVMe SSD (replicated)
Load BalancerLayer 7, included free
Uptime SLA99.99% with service credits
Availability ZonesMulti-AZ replication
Regions18+ global regions
ScalingAuto (CPU/RAM/traffic triggers)
FailoverAutomatic, < 30 seconds

How Cloud Hosting Works

A visual breakdown of how Cloud Hosting connects to the platform backend.

Global DNS & CDN

DNS Resolver (Anycast)
CDN Edge Nodes
Global Load Balancer

Load Balancer Layer

Layer 7 LB
Health Checks
SSL Termination
Session Affinity

Compute Cluster

Node 1 (Active)
Node 2 (Active)
Node N (Auto-Scaled)
Orchestrator

Storage & Data

Shared NVMe (Replicated)
Multi-AZ Replication
Automated Backups
Object Storage

Use Cases & Examples

Real-world scenarios where Cloud Hosting delivers value.

1

E-Commerce at Scale

An online store experiences 10x traffic spikes during Black Friday sales. Cloud hosting auto-scales to handle the surge, then scales down when the sale ends โ€” paying only for peak capacity during the spike.

Example: A Shopify alternative built on cloud hosting scales from 2 to 40 nodes during a flash sale, handles 50,000 concurrent shoppers, then scales back to 2 nodes โ€” costing $14.99/hour during peak vs. $14.99/month normally.

2

High-Traffic Blog / News Site

A news site that goes viral needs to handle sudden traffic spikes without going down. Cloud hosting's auto-scaling and load balancing ensure the site stays fast even when a story goes viral on social media.

Example: A tech blog with 10K daily visitors gets a story on the front page of Hacker News. Traffic spikes to 500K visitors in an hour โ€” the cloud cluster auto-scales from 2 to 12 nodes and stays fast throughout.

3

API Backend for Mobile Apps

A mobile app backend needs to handle variable traffic from thousands of concurrent users. Cloud hosting provides the elasticity to handle traffic peaks and the reliability to ensure 99.99% uptime.

Example: A fitness app's API backend runs on cloud hosting, auto-scaling during morning/evening workout peaks and scaling down overnight โ€” reducing costs by 60% compared to a fixed-capacity VPS.

Backend Integration

How Cloud Hosting connects to the platform's backend systems.

Data Entity

HostingAccount

Backend Function

provisionHostingAccount

Automation Workflow

Auto-Provision Hosting Account

Cloud provisioning creates a HostingAccount with cloud-specific metadata (cluster ID, node count, auto-scaling config). The orchestrator schedules nodes across the least-loaded hypervisors, configures the load balancer, sets up multi-AZ storage replication, and registers health checks โ€” all within 90 seconds.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is cloud hosting different from VPS?

A VPS is a single virtual server. Cloud hosting runs your app across a cluster of servers with auto-scaling, load balancing, and automatic failover โ€” if one node dies, your app keeps running.

How does auto-scaling work?

You set minimum and maximum node counts plus scaling triggers (CPU > 70%, etc.). The orchestrator adds nodes when triggers fire and removes them when traffic subsides.

What happens during a data center outage?

Multi-AZ replication means your data exists in multiple availability zones. If one AZ goes down, traffic is routed to another โ€” your app stays online.

Can I fix the number of nodes?

Yes. Set min and max nodes to the same value for a fixed-capacity cluster, or allow a range for auto-scaling.

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