Hostinger Horizons is an AI-powered platform for building and deploying custom web applications through natural language prompts. This article explains how Hostinger Horizons differs from traditional websites, outlining its specific infrastructure requirements, technical boundaries, and the probabilistic nature of AI-generated content.
Probabilistic AI and output consistency
Because Hostinger Horizons uses a probabilistic AI model, the output is generated based on probability rather than a fixed set of rules. This leads to specific behaviors during the development process:
- Varied responses: The AI may not produce identical results for the same prompt every time. It interprets intent rather than matching requests verbatim, meaning layout or logic details may vary between attempts.
- Request overreach: The AI may sometimes make more changes than explicitly requested. This can happen either because it interprets additional modifications as necessary to maintain application integrity, or due to variability in how the prompt is interpreted, which can lead to unintended or loosely related changes.
- Iterative refinement: Since the initial output may not match your vision exactly, use follow-up prompts to refine specific elements or revert to a previous version if an update introduces unwanted changes.
- For text and image edits, use the Edit content mode instead of prompting.
- To change a specific element of your website, use the select and edit tool before prompting.
Hostinger Horizons and hosting plan requirements
Unlike traditional websites, Hostinger Horizons requires two distinct components to function fully:
- Horizons subscription: Provides access to the AI chat interface for creating and editing your web application.
- Hosting plan: Required to host, access, and keep your deployed web application live.
- Subscription synchronization: If you purchase a Hostinger Horizons bundle with hosting, the hosting plan activates immediately upon purchase, regardless of when you publish your website or application.
- Post-cancellation access: If you cancel your Horizons subscription, your published website or application will continue to work as long as you maintain an active hosting plan.
Technical specifications and limitations
Hostinger Horizons operates in a specialized environment with specific technical boundaries:
- File management: Hostinger Horizons is not a file-based system; therefore, FTP, File Manager, SFTP, and SSH are not supported. File-level actions (e.g., creating, deleting, or renaming specific files) are not supported. Instead, describe the desired outcome in terms of functionality or behavior, rather than referring to individual files.
- Automatic configurations: To ensure stability, SSL, Hostinger CDN, and server cache are managed automatically and cannot be customized.
- Unavailable features: Traditional hosting tools like cron jobs and the resource monitor are not available.
- Domain pointing: You can only point a domain to a Horizons website using nameservers or a CNAME record. A records (IPv4 addresses) are not supported.
- Database and API support: Hostinger Horizons has integrated backend capabilities. While you can integrate external cloud databases like Supabase or Firebase and custom APIs via prompts, direct code imports from platforms like GitHub are not supported.
Content guidelines
- Content and copyright: Hostinger Horizons is intended for creating original applications. Replicating existing websites or trademarked materials is strongly discouraged to avoid copyright infringement and potential legal consequences.
- Monetization: You can add various revenue features to your application, including subscriptions, one-time payments, and affiliate links. Implementing these features may require detailed prompting to configure the necessary logic.
Project portability and retention
You maintain ownership of your project data through export and retention policies:
- Exporting source code: You can export your project and download the complete source code at any time to host it on a Virtual Private Server (VPS) or another provider. The exported code is turned into a static website, and cannot be imported back to Horizons for further edits via prompting.
- Project deletion: If your hosting plan expires, your websites will no longer be accessible until renewal, regardless of the status of your Hostinger Horizons subscription. If the hosting is not renewed and canceled, all data will be permanently deleted.
- Embedding applications: You can integrate your app into another site using an iframe. Use this snippet:
<iframe src="https://your-horizons-app-link.tld" width="100%" height="600px" style="border:none; overflow:auto;"></iframe>.
Hostinger Horizons combines the ease of AI generation with a specialized hosting environment designed for modern web applications and websites. By taking these technical aspects in mind, you can successfully create, monetize and grow your projects to suit your long-term goals.