/r/webhosting/

r/webhosting

125k members
r/webhosting is a subreddit with 125k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses hosting, vps, domain, website, and wordpress, and they frequently recommend/review email hosting, wordpress hosting, and hosting provider.
This is a place to discuss everything related to web and cloud hosting. From shared hosting to bare metal servers, and everything in between. Post reviews of your current and past hosts, post questions to the community regarding your needs, or simply offer help to your fellow redditors.

Popular Themes in r/webhosting

#1
Solution Requests
: "Seeking a reliable VPS in the Netherlands with high-speed peering for EU-based clients?"
36 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "GoDaddy - Unreliable Disappointment"
18 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "I need help"
14 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "GoDaddy SSL Increasing To $120"
3 posts
#5
Self-Promotion
: "Built a native Mac/iOS app to manage hosting servers over SSH — alternative to cPanel/Plesk web UIs"
2 posts
#6
News
: "Attn cPanel Admins: Security Issue"
2 posts

Popular Topics in r/webhosting

#1

Hosting

: "CAcloud.ca (CanadianWebHosting.com) OFFLINE"
217 posts
#2

Vps

: "Rest in peace, dear old Vps"
56 posts
#3

Domain

: "GoDaddy Gave a Domain to a Stranger Without Any Documentation"
46 posts
#4

Website

: "Best hosting for ccommerce Website? My shopify trial ends next week and I'm lost"
34 posts
#5

Wordpress

: "Have a Blogger blog since 2008 with over 4,000 posts on it, wanting to move to Wordpress. What would be a good webhost for my situation that would be affordable?"
29 posts
#6

Email

: "Small Business owner…need help transferring website and Email hosting (GoDaddy pricing is killing us!!)"
24 posts
#7

Cpanel

: "Attn Cpanel Admins: Security Issue"
24 posts
#8

Worst

20 posts
#9

Webhosting

20 posts
#10

Security

: "Attn cPanel Admins: Security Issue"
13 posts

Products Discussed in r/webhosting

Email Hosting

91 reviews
#1
Zoho
3.9 from 13 reviews
#2
MXroute
4.7 from 11 reviews
#3
Microsoft 365
4.3 from 6 reviews
#1
NixiHost
4.8 from 6 reviews
#2
Kinsta
4.3 from 4 reviews
#3
WP Engine
4.3 from 4 reviews
#1
WPengine
4.8 from 4 reviews
#2
Cloudflare
4.5 from 4 reviews
#3
GoDaddy
1.0 from 3 reviews

Flair Used in r/webhosting

#1
Advice Needed
: "WPEngine are not letting me cancel my £6k+ plan that is due to renew in July"
91 posts
#2
Technical Questions
: "Alternatives to cPanel?"
38 posts
#3
Looking for Hosting
: "Best Web Hosting Providers in 2026: Community Recommendations, Tested and Reviewed"
30 posts
#4
News or Announcement
: "Rest in peace, dear old VPS"
23 posts
#5
Rant
: "Don’t ever use GoDaddy."
18 posts

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Yearly
+17k members(15.3%)

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Last updated: June 3, 2026