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Is WooCommerce free? What you actually pay for
WooCommerce is free to install, but running a store costs money. What you actually pay for – hosting, extensions, payment gateways, themes, and maintenance.
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How to Set Up and Manage Cron Jobs
Cron jobs run tasks on a schedule. In Hostney, they work by calling a URL on your website at the interval you define. Every time the cron fires, the server makes an HTTPS request to your specified URL, exactly like a visitor loading that page. Whatever that URL triggers (a script, a WordPress function, a […]
Aug 21, 2023•6 min read
Firewall
The Firewall page is the security command center for your hosting account. It brings together four tools under one roof: the Web Application Firewall (WAF) that blocks attacks against your websites, Bot Protection that fights automated threats, Threat Intel that shows you exactly what’s happening and who’s doing it, and Live Traffic that streams your […]
Aug 21, 2023•11 min read
SSL certificates
Every website on Hostney automatically receives a free SSL/TLS certificate from Let’s Encrypt. These certificates encrypt the connection between your visitors and your website, protecting passwords, payment details, and other sensitive data from interception. Certificates are provisioned and renewed automatically — you don’t need to do anything for standard HTTPS to work. This page lets […]
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Support tickets
If you run into a problem or want to report a bug, the support ticket system is the fastest way to reach us. You can also email us. Both options create a trail so nothing gets lost. Before opening a ticket Check the documentation first. Many common questions are already answered there, and you might […]
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Blocked IPs
The Blocked IPs page lets you block specific visitors from accessing your websites. You can block individual IP addresses, IP ranges using CIDR notation, or entire countries. Blocked visitors receive a 403 Forbidden response and never reach your website’s code. Go to Security > Blocked IPs to get started. Blocking an IP address or range […]
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Caching
Caching stores copies of your website’s pages and resources so they can be served instantly without running PHP or hitting the database on every request. Hostney gives you two caching layers: Nginx caching at the server level and Memcached for object caching inside your application. Nginx caching Nginx caching works as a reverse proxy cache. […]
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Terminal access
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MySQL databases
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Aug 21, 2023•5 min read
Redirects (301 / 302)
Redirects forward visitors from one URL to another. You can use them when you rename a page, restructure your website, or move content to a different domain. Hostney handles redirects at the nginx level, so they’re fast and don’t require any code changes. Go to Hosting > Redirects to get started. Redirect types 301 (Permanent) […]
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How to Set Up and Manage Cron Jobs
Cron jobs run tasks on a schedule. In Hostney, they work by calling a URL on your website at the interval you define. Every time the cron fires, the server makes an HTTPS request to your specified URL, exactly like a visitor loading that page. Whatever that URL triggers (a script, a WordPress function, a […]
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Aug 21, 2023•11 min read
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SSL certificates
Every website on Hostney automatically receives a free SSL/TLS certificate from Let’s Encrypt. These certificates encrypt the connection between your visitors and your website, protecting passwords, payment details, and other sensitive data from interception. Certificates are provisioned and renewed automatically — you don’t need to do anything for standard HTTPS to work. This page lets […]
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Support tickets
If you run into a problem or want to report a bug, the support ticket system is the fastest way to reach us. You can also email us. Both options create a trail so nothing gets lost. Before opening a ticket Check the documentation first. Many common questions are already answered there, and you might […]
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Blocked IPs
The Blocked IPs page lets you block specific visitors from accessing your websites. You can block individual IP addresses, IP ranges using CIDR notation, or entire countries. Blocked visitors receive a 403 Forbidden response and never reach your website’s code. Go to Security > Blocked IPs to get started. Blocking an IP address or range […]
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Caching
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Terminal access
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Redirects (301 / 302)
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