Engineering
For those interested in the technical know-how, the engineering, technology, and tools used behind the Hostinger stage.
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LLMs under the hood of Hostinger Horizons: Balancing performance, speed, and cost
The large language model (LLM) race is accelerating, with new architectures, fine-tunes, and specialized systems arriving before the last ones have even settled. With such intense…
Hostinger server unauthorized access case: What happened with Notepad++ and what measures we took to resolve it
What happened and what was affected? On December 1, 2025, we identified suspicious activity on one of our servers where our clients’ websites were hosted. After investigation, …
LLMs under the hood of Hostinger Horizons: Balancing performance, speed, and cost
The large language model (LLM) race is accelerating, with new architectures, fine-tunes, and specialized systems arriving before the last ones have even settled. With such intense…
Deep dive into our October 7 email outage: Causes, fixes, and what’s next
On October 7, 2025, we faced a disruption in our email service: some users were unable to receive mail and access mailboxes due to an unexpected technical problem in our storage s…
Building a WordPress powerhouse: Utilizing Kubernetes for reliable, cloud-native scaling
For developers and engineers alike, WordPress is an excellent solution for building a versatile website that end-users can easily operate, maintain, and manage. At Hostinger, w…
Introducing Fireactions: Self-host your GitHub runners without a sweat
Scaling and boosting GitHub Actions runners is a must for those with high Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) workloads. Self-hosting the runners is a great sol…
How we built one of the most advanced LLM-based chat assistants: Lessons learned and tips
The best thing about artificial intelligence (AI) technology is that it can handle simple, monotonous tasks, while you can focus on more important projects. With this in mind, …
Here’s How We Keep Your Websites Safe at Hostinger
With tens of thousands of websites attacked and new pieces of malware discovered each day globally, business owners need to take their site security seriously. Safeguarding your o…
Ensuring Your Online Success: Our 99.9% Uptime Formula
For your business, hobby, or blog to create value online, it must be accessible. That's what our 99.9% uptime guarantee is all about. What does this commitment mean, how do we …
Choosing the Best Backup Solution: Restic vs. Borg
At Hostinger, we prioritize the security of client data and the efficient operation of our data infrastructure. As part of our commitment, we recently conducted an in-depth analys…