# Hosting
We strongly recommend choosing a VPS or dedicated server for the following reasons:
- Laravel requires Composer access, and most cPanel hosting providers do not offer this.
- VPS hosting has become very affordable in recent years.
# Recommended Hosting Providers
Having worked with hundreds of providers, I’ve compiled a list of hosts that, based on my experience, offer reliable service.
There are well-known, branded hosting providers that are more expensive, but there are also lesser-known providers who offer exceptional service and support at a lower cost.
Below, I will list my recommended hosts with detailed explanations.
Digital Ocean (opens new window) : Most famous provider in vps industry
Pros:
- Good UI
- API to maintain VPS
- images option
- backup service
- block storage available incase you need more storage
- variety of plans
Cons:
- Bit expensive
Note: Click on the link (opens new window) to get $100 in credits to try out the service
Pros:
- starting plan at $2.5/m
- API to maintain VPS
- images option
- backup service
- block storage available incase you need more storage
- variety of plans
Cons:
- Bit expensive
Note: Click on the link (opens new window) to get $100 in credits to try out the service
GreenCloudVPS (opens new window) : Usually VPSes(lowened) are over-sold but looks like that is not the case with GreenCloud VPS.
Pros:
- Good Hardware
- KVM based
- Variety of VPS and dedi options
- DDOS protected vps
- Accepts Crypto Payments (bitcoin etc)
- multiple locations available
Cons:
- Bit expensive
# Maintaing vps
If you are new to server management then don't worry
Laravel forge (opens new window) will take care of common tasks, so you can sleep peacefully
RunCloud (opens new window) is a great alternative for forge and it has much more features than forge, if you are planning to use it for things other than laravel (ex: excellent server side cache plugin for wordpress)
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