Hosting plans overview

What a hosting plan should cover

Your hosting plan should keep the site online, safe and current. Focus on uptime, backups, updates and a simple security layer.

• Uptime means your site answers when people visit. Set up an external uptime checker and review alerts so you know about problems first.
• Backups protect you from mistakes and outages. Make sure backups run automatically and that you can restore to a clean copy when needed.
• Updates keep your content management system, themes, plugins and server software current. Agree on who updates what and on what schedule.
• Security needs a web application firewall, often called a WAF, and a server firewall. Keep your SSL certificate valid so browsers show the site as secure.

How to choose your level

• Site role. If your site drives sales, bookings or support, choose a plan that includes firm routines for backups, updates and security checks.
• Change rate. If you change content or plugins often, plan for regular Website Updates and Maintenance Plans to keep everything stable.
• Complexity. E-commerce, custom code or many integrations need more care and testing than a simple brochure site.
• Access. Confirm how you request changes, who has logins and how to reach help after hours. Write this down so handoffs are smooth.

Quick checks for this week

• Restore test. Ask your host to restore a recent backup to a temporary location and confirm it loads.
• Certificate and domain. Check SSL certificate and domain renewal dates and set calendar reminders 30 days ahead.
• Update window. Pick a monthly update day and note which plugins or extensions are risky and need staging first.
• Basic monitors. Watch disk space, CPU spikes and DNS changes so small issues do not become outages.

How to start

List your must-haves, nice-to-haves and risks you cannot accept. If you prefer to self-serve, use my website quote configurator at appwt.com/quote to pick features and tiers and save and share a quote. If AI traffic matters, AppWT Analytics shows which AI assistants send people, what those visitors do and whether they convert, with AI referrals and AI crawlers reported separately.

I host and care for client websites on my own servers. I offer Hosting & Infrastructure Plans and Web Hosting, plus Maintenance Plans and Website Updates for ongoing care, WAF & Firewall for protection and AppWT Analytics for visibility.