Hostwinds Cloud Servers

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Access

Linux cloud servers include root access and Windows cloud servers include full administrator access.hostwinds.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Applications

The product page lists one-click applications including Drupal, Joomla, Minecraft, OpenVPN, WordPress, LEMP, and LAMP.hostwinds.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Backups and monitoring

Hostwinds describes nightly backups and 24/7 cloud server monitoring that automatically generates a support ticket if an issue occurs.hostwinds.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Control panel and API

The Cloud Control Portal provides server management tools including DNS, firewalls, volumes, snapshots, load balancers, IP management, object storage, and an API.hostwinds.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Included features

The listed features included with all cloud servers include 1 Gbps ports, solid state drives, snapshots, 99.9999% uptime, custom ISOs, and an enterprise firewall.hostwinds.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Migrations

Hostwinds offers website migrations for cloud servers during their initial 60 days of service.hostwinds.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Operating systems

The product page lists Debian, Fedora, CentOS, Ubuntu, and Windows as operating system choices.hostwinds.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Product

Hostwinds describes a cloud server as a virtual private server on its cloud platform with dedicated resources.hostwinds.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Provisioning

The product page says a server can be up and running in seconds.hostwinds.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Scaling

Hostwinds says server resources can be increased instantly by upgrading to the next cloud server tier.hostwinds.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Security

Hostwinds says its cloud firewall is managed externally from the server and controls which traffic can access it.hostwinds.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Support availability

Hostwinds says experts are available 24/7/365 for assistance.hostwinds.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Support limit

Hostwinds documentation says unmanaged cloud servers receive no support assistance from staff and are intended for customers knowledgeable about their selected operating system.hostwinds.com · read 11 Oct 2026

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