WAGroups was built to run on ordinary cPanel hosting: no Node.js, no build step, no special services. That makes the hosting decision easy to start with and easy to change later.
Starting out: shared Linux hosting
For a new directory with up to a few thousand visitors a day, shared Linux hosting is enough. Look for:
- PHP 8.2 or newer with the common extensions;
- MySQL or MariaDB;
- free SSL (AutoSSL or Let's Encrypt);
- cron jobs, for link health checks and backups;
- SSD or NVMe storage.
Growing: cloud hosting
As traffic grows, cloud hosting gives you more CPU and memory and better isolation from other sites, while you keep the familiar control panel. It is the natural next step for a directory with tens of thousands of daily visitors.
Large: VPS or dedicated server
Move to a VPS when you check thousands of links every hour, run big imports, or need to tune PHP and MySQL yourself. A dedicated server is for the largest directories or when you host several sites together.
Signs it is time to move
- Pages are slow at peak hours even with caching.
- Your host warns about CPU or process limits.
- Cron jobs are killed before they finish.
Moving is simple
Copy the files and the database, point the domain, done — the license is tied to the domain, not the server. DOMAINSROCK PRIVATE LIMITED offers every step of this path, from Linux and WordPress hosting to cloud, reseller hosting, VPS and dedicated servers, at domainsrock.com. Pepplo Web can also move the directory for you.
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