Red Lion Network

Cloud and hosting

Somewhere reliable for your site or app to live.

We match the hosting to the project. Shared or fully managed hosting for websites, and cloud accounts we set up and manage for apps built to grow, on DigitalOcean, Laravel Cloud, or AWS.

Your hosting, this morning
The list you only notice when it turns red.
  • Website and appOnline
  • DatabaseHealthy
  • BackupsRan overnight
  • SSL certificateValid, auto-renewing
  • Security updatesUp to date

We watch it so you don't have to think about it.

DigitalOceanLaravel CloudAWS

Three ways we can host you

The right answer depends on what you are running and where it is headed. We will tell you honestly which one you need.

Shared hosting

Best for brochure sites and small business websites.

  • Your site on our shared hosting
  • Updates, backups, and SSL handled
  • One bill, nothing to set up
  • Room to move up when you grow

Fully managed hosting

Best for busier sites and web apps you depend on.

  • Your own server, run and looked after by us
  • Monitoring, backups, and security updates
  • Staging environment and deployments
  • We handle the provider, you deal only with us

Your own cloud account

Best for larger projects and anything built to scale.

  • Set up in your account on DigitalOcean, Laravel Cloud, or AWS
  • You own the account and pay the provider directly
  • We design, build, and manage what runs in it
  • Scales with your traffic, and you can take it in-house any time

What we look after

Hosting is not just a server. It is everything that keeps your site online, safe, and recoverable.

  • Deployments and staging

    A separate copy of your site to test on, and releases that go out automatically without taking your site offline.

  • Monitoring and alerts

    We watch uptime and errors, and we hear about problems before your customers start calling you about them.

  • Backups you can restore

    Automatic backups of your site, app, and database, tested so we know they actually restore when it matters.

  • Security and SSL

    Server and software updates, firewalls, and certificates that renew themselves, so nothing lapses.

  • Domain setup help

    When you need it, we help point your domain at the hosting and get the records right. Your domain stays in your account and under your control, not ours.

  • Scaling and right-sizing

    Room to handle your busiest day, without paying all year for servers and services you are not using.

Moving from another host?

Slow servers, a host that keeps going down, or an account in a former developer's name. We copy everything over, test it, and switch your domain at a quiet time, so your visitors never see it happen.

Questions we get asked

For a straightforward business website, shared hosting is usually plenty and the least to think about. Once a site gets busy, sells online, or becomes an app your business runs on, fully managed hosting or your own cloud account is the safer home.

Yes. We copy everything to the new hosting, test it there, then switch your domain over at a quiet time. Visitors keep seeing the site throughout, and we stay on standby afterwards.

On your own cloud account, you do. You pay DigitalOcean, Laravel Cloud, or AWS directly, and we manage what runs in it. On shared or fully managed hosting, the account is ours and the site, code, and data stay yours, so you can move any time.

It happens a lot, and it puts your business at risk. We help you get your own accounts in place, move everything across, and leave you holding the keys.

Yes. We watch uptime and errors, and get alerted automatically when something breaks. How quickly we respond depends on the plan, and we agree that up front.

We are alerted automatically, look at what failed, and fix it. Because backups and a staging copy are already in place, we can roll back quickly instead of experimenting on your live site.

Mostly DigitalOcean, Laravel Cloud, and AWS, chosen to fit the project rather than out of habit. If you already have a provider you like, we will work in it.

Often, yes. Oversized servers and forgotten services are common, especially in accounts set up in a hurry. We right-size what you are running and drop what is not being used.

Yes. Agencies and IT providers host their client work with us under white-label arrangements, where the client deals only with you.

Let's find your site a better home.

Free 15-minute call. Tell us what you're running.