Simple, cost-effective blog hosting

Getting your blog up and running is simple on DigitalOcean. With ultra-reliable 99.99% Droplet uptime SLA, robust security features like DDoS protection, and excellent website performance across the globe, DigitalOcean offers one-stop blog hosting that you’ll love.

DigitalOcean is a simple, cost-effective, and developer-friendly blog hosting service that users of all skill levels appreciate. With our versatile virtual private servers called Droplets, you can tailor your server environment to meet your blog’s specific needs—and even scale automatically whenever traffic spikes.

In addition to Droplets, we offer managed database services, domain management, load balancers, and a user-friendly control panel for seamless—and painless—web hosting management. Plus, our comprehensive documentation and tutorials simplify the deployment and management of your blog, making the whole process from blog concept to web hosting easy and efficient.

Whether you’re just getting started with blog hosting services and blog hosting in general or you’re a seasoned pro in need of some niche pointers, you will find practical, useful advice and tutorials in DigitalOcean Community.

DigitalOcean provides multiple tutorials on how to set up or make the most of your DigitalOcean blog host resources so your blog is the best it can be:

1. Sailing Through a Sea of CMS: Build and Extend APIs Faster With Strapi: In this Tech Talk, what makes a good CMS, things to consider when picking one and why Strapi is a great pick for your business, taking the API-first approach and extending its usefulness to other parts of your business.

2. How To Install WordPress with LAMP on Ubuntu 16.04: In this guide, we’ll focus on getting a WordPress instance set up on a LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) on an Ubuntu server.

What is a blog hosting provider?

Blog hosting providers offer services and resources to host and make a blog accessible online, including storing the website’s files, managing server configurations, and providing the necessary infrastructure for the blog to be viewed online. DigitalOcean provides all the blog hosting resources your website needs, from virtual private servers, to strong security out of the box, and storage to ensure an excellent user experience.

On DigitalOcean, you can host personal blogs, e-commerce websites, or websites of any kind at all.

What do you get when you use blog hosting sites?

Blog hosting sites like DigitalOcean provide the underlying infrastructure—in addition to helpful services and support—to get your blog accessible on the internet. All blog hosting sites should offer you security (at minimum DDoS protection and firewall support), reliable uptime, a free SSL certificate, and the means to scale your resources, whether manually or automatically, when blog traffic spikes. Avoid free blog hosting sites. As the saying goes, if it’s free, you’re likely the product.

What are the best blog hosting sites?

We may be biased, but DigitalOcean is among the best blog hosting sites because we offer top-tier reliability, lightning-quick WordPress hosting, and web hosting security that takes your blog experience seriously. We’re a hosting provider that puts simplicity and utility first—so you can focus on writing great content, from the first blog post to the last.

What is the difference between shared hosting and other types of hosting?

Shared hosting is a type of hosting where multiple websites share the same server. Other types of hosting, like VPS (Virtual Private Server) or dedicated hosting, provide all of a physical server’s resources for just a single website, offering better, more reliable performance but at a higher cost. A blog host that offers both options gives you more flexibility to decide what you’ll pay and when. DigitalOcean is one such blog host!

Do I need technical knowledge to use a blog hosting provider?

DigitalOcean offers a simple, user-friendly interface and 1-Click installations for popular Content Management Systems (CMS) like WordPress or Magento making it accessible to users who don’t have lots of technical knowledge. Some technical understanding will be helpful for more advanced customization or troubleshooting, of course.

A blog hosting service should give you the tools you need to succeed, whether you’re new to web hosting or a professional website builder just looking for a hosting platform.

What is WordPress hosting and is it the same thing as blog hosting?

WordPress hosting is a type of blog hosting which itself is a type of web hosting. WordPress hosting refers to website hosting specifically for a WordPress blog or a website built using WordPress, the popular Content Management System. Any hosting provider should support a WordPress blog—DigitalOcean certainly does. With our WordPress 1-Click you can set up a Droplet hosting a WordPress blog in no time.

Can I set up a WordPress e-commerce site on DigitalOcean?

While not the same thing as a blog, you can easily set up an e-commerce website built using WordPress and WooCommerce. You can spin up a WooCommerce Droplet in as little as a single click, getting your online store up and running quickly. A hosting provider like DigitalOcean supports blog hosting and gives WordPress users a lot of flexibility.

What is managed WordPress hosting?

Managed WordPress hosting is blog hosting for a WordPress installation without having to deal with the hassle of tinkering with the technical specs of your blog by yourself. With managed WordPress hosting by Cloudways, you can focus solely on running your blog and leave all the technical know-how to the experts.

What is uptime and why is it important for blog hosting?

Uptime refers to the amount of time a website is operational and accessible to visitors. It’s crucial for maintaining a positive user experience and for your blog to achieve SEO rankings. A higher uptime percentage (like the 99.99% SLA offered for our Droplets) indicates a more reliable hosting provider. Choose blog hosting that promises high uptime.

How much traffic can my blog hosting handle?

The capacity of your hosting plan to handle traffic depends on the type of plan you choose and the resources allocated (CPU, RAM, bandwidth). If you expect high traffic, choose a hosting plan that offers scalability or options to upgrade resources.

What security measures does DigitalOcean offer for blog hosting?

You get customizable cloud firewalls, malware scanning, DDoS protection, and a free SSL certificate via Let’s Encrypt among other offerings. We also recommend regularly backing up your blog so you can quickly recover it in case of catastrophe.

What is a domain name and how do I register one?

A domain name is the web address that visitors use to access your blog—like www.digitalocean.com. You can add a domain you own to your DigitalOcean account, too. Domain names are essential to blog hosting since they are the address of your blog. While we don’t offer a free domain or website builder, purchasing a domain name through a registrar or otherwise acquiring a free domain is easy to do.

What kind of customer support for blog hosting does DigitalOcean offer?

In addition to excellent free support for all users, we offer a range of Support plans for users with more specific needs or demands. Blog hosting customers benefit from the same support as other users.

What are the backup and recovery options provided by DigitalOcean?

Backups on DigitalOcean happen weekly, but you can use SnapShooter to capture a copy of your data as often as you need to. Learn more about Backups >