Running WordPress on a VPS instead of a traditional web hosting gives you full control, better performance and greater flexibility.
Why choose VPS for WordPress?
- Performance: A VPS provides more dedicated resources – CPU, RAM, and storage – making your WordPress site faster and more stable than many cheap web hosts.
- Scalability: You can easily upgrade resources as traffic increases, without moving your site.
- Full control: Install exactly what you need – no unnecessary software like on shared web hosting.
- Better security: You control firewalls, PHP versions, and server settings.
Important to keep an eye on
To succeed with WordPress on a VPS, you need to understand a few basic components:
- Web server: Choose between Nginx (faster, more efficient) or Apache (more flexible, easier to get started with).
- Database: Install MySQL or MariaDB, which WordPress requires.
- PHP: Ensure the correct PHP version is installed and configured.
- Linux knowledge: Most VPSs run Linux (also our VPSs). You need to manage updates, file permissions, and security via the terminal.
- Certificates and HTTPS: Use e.g. Let's Encrypt for SSL.
- Backup and security: Automate backups and secure the server from attacks, Fail2Ban and firewall rules is a good start.
With a properly configured VPS, you get a fast, secure and professional WordPress environment – perfect for businesses, web agencies, developers or those who want more than what a regular web host can offer.
