{"id":1611,"date":"2023-08-30T12:22:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T12:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2023\/08\/30\/8311982-what-is-managed-hosting-in-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:12:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:12:19","slug":"8311982-what-is-managed-hosting-in-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/8311982-what-is-managed-hosting-in-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Managed Hosting in Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">When you are purchasing a hosting plan, one aspect that may be useful to consider is whether to choose a managed or a self-managed hosting at the <b>server level<\/b>. Each is suited to different user preferences and technical expertise levels:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">With <b>managed hosting<\/b>, the technical aspects of the server, such as server configuration, <b><a href=\"\/support\/1583287-what-security-measures-does-hostinger-use#h_fcb924e3fd\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">server security<\/a><\/b> and maintenance are integrated as part of the hosting service<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">On the other side, <b>self-managed hosting<\/b> provides full control over their server environment, while offering more flexibility and customization options<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">Please note that this management refers to <b>server-level<\/b> permissions and functions. In both cases, you will be in charge of everything related to your <b>hosting plan and website management and security<\/b>.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">At Hostinger, you have the following alternatives available:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_5bdd4bbe26\">Managed Hosting<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">All of our Web and Cloud hosting plans are <b>managed<\/b>. They&rsquo;re the best option to obtain a powerful and feature-rich hosting environment without the need for advanced technical knowledge:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/web-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Web Hosting<\/a> <\/b>plans: Web Single, Web Premium and Web Business<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/cloud-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Cloud Hosting<\/a> <\/b>plans: Cloud Startup, Cloud Professional and Cloud Enterprise<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">If you are planning to use WordPress for your websites, check out this article: <b><a href=\"\/support\/8034228-what-is-managed-wordpress\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">What Is Managed WordPress?<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_e203e1c6e3\">Self-Managed Hosting<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">All of our <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/vps-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">VPS Hosting<\/a> <\/b>and <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/minecraft-server-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Minecraft Server Hosting<\/a><\/b> plans are <b>self-managed only<\/b>. This means that you will get <b>root access<\/b>, allowing you<b> <\/b>to<b> <\/b>install and customize software, as well as manage security measures and server settings to meet your exact specifications.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Follow this guide to know more about VPS: <b><a href=\"\/support\/1583582-how-and-why-to-buy-a-vps-package\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">How and Why to Buy a VPS Package?<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Differences between managed and self-managed hosting and available options at Hostinger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/8311982-what-is-managed-hosting-in-hostinger\/","default":1}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1611\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}