Firewall Now Works for DBaaS and Load Balancers

In the first half of 2025, Hostman delivered a range of updates and events that enhanced user experience and expanded our services. Intrigued? Let's take a look at what's new. Visualize Easily with Cloud Infrastructure Scheme The first update in line, which we are very proud of, is a new infrastructure scheme in the Control Panel that gives you a live, interactive map of all your services at a glance. Tired of drawing cloud diagrams in various applications simply to understand your setup? Just look at this cool thing: It shows real-time status, regions, and specs for servers, databases, S3 buckets, Kubernetes clusters, and load balancers. You can organize resources visually, trace traffic paths, add comments, zoom, go full screen, and lock layouts. It's free, with no hidden fees, and you can even download a .png version in one click. And this is just the beginning—soon you'll be able to design draft schemes, add third-party elements, and switch between display modes. Stay tuned for future updates! Growing Our Partnership so You Can Grow with Us We launched new Partner, Reseller, and Ambassador Programs with various partner types, tiers, and perks. Join forces with Hostman to unlock new revenue streams and business opportunities with a cloud platform tailored to meet the unique needs of startups and SMBs like yours. Hostman helps developers and growing companies succeed because when you succeed, we succeed. Unified Search—Everything You Need, Instantly No more clicking through menus—whether on desktop or mobile, you'll find what you need in seconds. Meet the new unified search bar that keeps you in the flow. Just press ⌘/Ctrl+K or click the search field, type a name, label, or IP, and instantly see matching services, network info, and relevant docs. Use Tab to switch between Services and Documentation, arrows to navigate, and Enter to jump right in. Improved Our Kubernetes Service Kubernetes now takes care of itself through auto-healing! Every 10 minutes, it checks the health of all worker nodes. If a node is marked NotReady or Failed, Kubernetes tries to restart it. If that doesn't work, it automatically launches a new node to replace it. Want more control? You can turn off auto-healing for specific nodes with the label kube-healer.kubernetes.io/healing-disabled:true. This feature is available for all clusters, helping you keep workloads stable without manual intervention. We also updated Kubernetes pricing plans: Dev plan—$2.00/month, for testing Kubernetes functionality. Use case: small pet projects. Base plan—$12.00/month, for clusters with medium load where fault tolerance is not critical. Use case: corporate web services or ML inference services. Custom plan—from $21.60/month, for flexible configuration. Use case: high-load platforms and Big Data/ML pipelines. The Serial Console Comes into Play Now you can dive into your servers with speed and ease. Here's what makes it great: Copy, paste, scroll, and use your mouse directly in the terminal. Turn on syntax highlighting with a single click to make code easier to read. Connect without relying on public networks or SSH. Launch instantly while using resources efficiently. The VNC console is still here, too, and you can switch between consoles on all servers whenever you need to. New Solutions in our Marketplace We added new software to the Marketplace, including Prometheus Alertmanager for simplifying the monitoring, Metabase for data analytics, Bookstack for enhancing your knowledge management, and others. Choose the most suitable option from our 20+ solutions directly in the server creation menu in Hostman's Control Panel! Meet the Upgraded S3 Object Manager The S3 Object Manager now allows you to upload objects to buckets and manage them directly in the panel with one-click upload, drag & drop, or Ctrl+V. Each file has its own block with upload/download status in the right corner. There are also: Convenient sorting by name, date, or size. Smart breadcrumbs with long paths collapsed into a drop-down list. Global search by objects with matches, path to the object, and direct navigation to the file or folder. Documentation Always at Hand Switching tabs or hunting through the website is gone. Documentation now opens right inside your Control Panel, exactly where you need it. On any cloud service page, just click the link and dive straight into the Docs without breaking your workflow. Easily Manage Password-Based SSH Access Previously, restricting password access to the server required manual editing of the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file. Tiring. Now, just toggle the corresponding button when creating the server. An SSH key will be used instead of a password, improving security and convenience. After restricting password authentication, you can still use your password, for example, to log in via VNC. Actively Expanding our Knowledge Base for Everyone We published more than 150 tutorials for users of all levels, from beginners to experienced IT specialists. To understand what you are interested in, we track the most popular articles. Among them, for example: An article about how to create and use batch files so that you can automate your workflow with Windows OS. A guide on how to install and configure SSH on Ubuntu, which helped many people to set up a secure connection to the Ubuntu server. If you are already familiar with this, feel free to check out our Tutorials to find something interesting for yourself! And a Few Little Niceties We monitored and fixed minor bugs and improved usability to enhance your user experience. Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger, we would say. Earned the "Users Love Us" G2 badge based on verified user reviews with an average rating of 4.8 out of 5. And, to be honest, we love you too! Hostman's technical support is always available and ready to help you with any questions or difficulties. We also updated our Company page, and now it looks amazing (as we think). Check it out and learn slightly more about Hostman. Rolled out Kubernetes version v1.33 among the first! You can read about the new features on the official Kubernetes website, but in short, this version is more stable and packed with many cool features. In fact, we continuously update software versions, so you can always rely on the most stable services.   That's all for now, but don't worry, there's still a lot of interesting stuff to come. And to make sure you don't miss anything important, follow us on social media!  

We're excited to announce the launch of our newest cloud server location—Frankfurt, Germany! Frankfurt stands as Germany's premier financial and technology hub, home to Europe's largest internet exchange point and hosting facilities from the world's leading data center operators. Our new infrastructure is deployed in the NTT Data Center, ensuring enterprise-grade reliability and connectivity for your applications. What's Available Now Deploy cloud servers in Frankfurt with cutting-edge specifications: Performance Features: High-speed NVMe storage disks Internet bandwidth up to 200 Mbps Modern AMD processors running at 3.3 GHz Flexible IP address management with transferable public IPs Flexible Configuration Options: Storage: NVMe disks from 25 GB to 320 GB Memory: RAM from 1 GB to 16 GB Processing Power: CPU cores from 1 to 8 running at 3.3 GHz Operating Systems: Debian, Ubuntu, or CentOS Pricing: Starting from just $2.00/month for our minimal configuration. Easy and Cost-Effective Management Our intuitive configurator lets you choose a preferred combination of disk space, memory, and CPU cores to match your project's requirements. Plus, manage your public IP addresses directly from the Hostman’s Control Panel—create, assign, and transfer IPs between services with just a few clicks via the Networks tab. Why Choose Cloud Server in Frankfurt? Whether you're targeting European markets, need low-latency connections for German users, or want to diversify your infrastructure geographically, our Frankfurt location provides the perfect foundation for your cloud applications. Ready to deploy? Launch your Frankfurt cloud server today and experience the performance advantage of being hosted in one of Europe's most connected cities.

Cloud expenses can spiral out of control: hidden fees, over-provisioned resources, surprise overages, and before you know it, your infrastructure bill is eating up your runway.  On July 23 at 11 am EDT / 5 pm CEST, we'll host a free 45-minute webinar (plus live Q&A) that reveals a real migration story from DigitalOcean to Hostman, which cut costs by 2–3 times without any hassle. Join the webinar → Why You Should Attend Whether you’re a CTO, DevOps engineer, or startup founder struggling with rising cloud expenses, this webinar will give you frameworks and proven tactics to manage your infrastructure costs without compromising performance or security. We look forward to seeing you there! Real numbers, real results Whitespots.io CEO Maxim Mošarović will share how they migrated their DevSecOps platform from DigitalOcean to Hostman — cutting their monthly cloud costs by up to 50%. No fluff We’ll guide you through the case study, display screenshots and cost breakdowns, and highlight hidden charges (orphaned load balancers, stale snapshots, etc.) that most teams miss. Actionable takeaways Learn how to identify “ghost” costs in your cloud account, why you should migrate, how to plan a migration, how to secure predictable pricing, and how to improve your security with Whitespots integration. Agenda Welcome & Introductions  Whitespots.io Background  Pain Points of DigitalOcean and other cloud providers Why did Whitespots.io choose Hostman? Results Deep Dive  Live Q&A Speakers Maxim Mošarović, CEO, Whitespots.io Ilya Arancev, Head of Business Development, Hostman How to Join This event is free of charge, but registration is required. Zoom will send you an automatic reminder 1 hour before we go live.  Can’t make it in real time? We’ll send a recording to all registrants. 👉 Save your seat now Get your questions answered Prepare your toughest cloud-cost and migration questions in advance and send them to marketing@hostman.com; we’ll address them live.