In this first blog of 2024, we explain why various organizations consider PlanetHoster to be the best web hosting provider. We highlight the special features of our services. We also talk about our participation in various events in Canada, France and Belgium. In addition, we showcase the latest advances in the development of our suite of web-based tools. Finally, we give a sneak preview of the new features soon to be available to our customers.
Best Web Hosting
Our readers will recall that, in the previous blog, we announced that Futura Science and les10meilleurs had ranked PlanetHoster first among the best web hosts in 2023. We are now pleased to announce that pme-web.com and LeParisien.fr have also published articles stating that PlanetHoster has earned the top spot in 2024!
In making this recommendation, pme-web.com considers the following to be the best advantages:
- free inbound migration if you wish to switch to PlanetHoster;
- unlimited bandwidth and traffic of up to 60,000 visitors per month;
- one-click CMS installer;
- website creation tools included;
- unlimited number of databases;
- unlimited mailboxes and spam filter included;
- dedicated SSL certificates and Let’s Encrypt wildcard for each domain name;
- daily backups (up to 20 days) to a 2nd data center;
- 60-day satisfaction or money-back guarantee;
- high availability (99.99% average);
- 24/7 technical support: expert, personalized assistance.
For his part, the author of the article published in Le Parisien points out these particularities:
- customer service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and is highly responsive;
- 99.99% server availability;
- backups are daily and kept for 20 days;
- IPextension allows up to 1,000 additional IPs, boosting Internet presence and optimizing latency;
- various security protocols to guarantee customer confidentiality;
- PlanetHoster also offers free inbound migration, an unlimited number of databases, anti-spam filters for mailboxes and tools for CMS installation and website creation;
- Finally, a 60-day money-back guarantee is included.
Always on the Cutting Edge
From domain management to shared and dedicated hosting, PlanetHoster is at the forefront. Discover our complete range of web hosting and shared web hosting services. All these services and tools are always available at very attractive rates, sometimes even free of charge. Take advantage of our special offers!
Values, Mission and Value Proposition
PlanetHoster’s reputation stems from our values, our mission and our value proposition. In fact, here are the key elements:
- Security:
- data confidentiality (especially encrypted data and communications);
- cyber security.
- Performance:
- high availability (99.99 %);
- triple replication erasure coding;
- investment in low-energy technology (renewable energy).
- 5 stars customer experience:
- easy-to-use interface;
- 24/7 team with ongoing training and latest-generation tools.
PlanetHoster Promotions
In addition to the many benefits for our customers, PlanetHoster offers a wide range of promotions. Eventually, we will publish a blog to keep you up to date on these. The article Coupon Code – Discount – Promotion describes some of them.
New Service Offerings for SMEs and Large Companies
The following table summarizes our service offerings for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
| Offering | Particularities |
|---|---|
| The World Pro | Best value for money in corporate-quality hosting |
| HybridCloud N0C | High performance Customized security High availability Managed |
| Domain Name | Protect your brand Top-quality, high-value domain names Registry lock Brokerage and escrow |
Here, we summarize upcoming service offerings for large corporations and government organizations:
| Offering | Particularities |
|---|---|
| Private cloud | Customized private cloud Very high availability On-premise, hybrid, multi-tenant solutions |
| Low-latency private and point-to-point networks | Low-latency encrypted network |
| Encrypted data storage | Military-grade encryption for your data |
| Cybersecurity | Advanced packet filtering DDoS protection |
Choosing a Domain Name According to Rachid Badouri
Quebec humorist Rachid Badouri has produced a video on domain name registration (in French). He shows how easy it is to choose a domain name at PlanetHoster.
Participation in International Events
In an ever-changing world as we know today, collaboration between organizations is vital, so PlanetHoster takes part in many international events. Here are just a few of them.
Events in France
NDDCamp
PlanetHoster supports NDDCamp, a series of conferences and workshops dedicated to key domain name topics. Indeed, these initiatives reflect our dedication not only to domain name registration, but also to contributing to the information and communication technology community.
This year, the event was held in Paris on September 7. Topics covered included new extensions, legal protection, search engine optimization, domain name selection, development and monetization, and secondary market takeovers, to name but a few. Throughout the day, attendees were able to enjoy refreshments and chat with each other and with the organizers, including sponsors (such as PlanetHoster) and the speakers.
The next NDDCAMPs will take place in Strasbourg, Alsace, on March 22, 2024 and in Paris on September 13, 2024. It is a date!
Events in Belgium
FOSDEM
FOSDEM is a free event for software developers to meet, exchange ideas and collaborate. Every year, thousands of free and open source software developers from all over the world gather in Brussels. An interesting feature of this event is that there is no need to register, as all you have to do is turn up and take part!
Once again, on February 3 and 4, 2024, PlanetHoster was present at FOSDEM. It is always a pleasure to be at the heart of innovation and collaboration in the open source world. Thanks to Mr. Marc Dechevre for this souvenir photo of Mr. Jean-Philippe Méthot, our senior openstack system administrator (on the left).
Config Management Camp
Another Belgian event, this one in Gand, caught our attention. It was the Config Management Camp, held this year from February 5 to 7, 2024.
This event is designed for technologists interested in open source infrastructure automation and related topics. This includes, among other things: open source configuration management, provisioning, orchestration, choreography, container operations, and many other topics.
Events in Spain
MWC
Global mobile operators, device manufacturers, technology providers, vendors, content owners or those interested in the future of technology… Everyone is invited to take part in this major event, as much for its importance as for its influence on the connectivity ecosystem. On this occasion, tens of thousands of senior executives from the world’s largest corporations, international governments and pioneering technology companies make decisions.
Back from MWC 2024, PlanetHoster was inspired by the technologies it discovered. Get ready for revolutionary hosting solutions!
Events in Canada
Confoo 2024
ConFoo is a multi-technology conference for developers. Popular international speakers deliver presentations focused on pragmatic solutions for developers.
Our developers who took part at Bonaventure Hotel in Montreal from February 21 to 23, 2024 had access to a wide range of topics, including: architecture and design patterns, software quality, DevOps, security and management. Not to mention the latest advances in programming languages: PHP, Java, .NET, Python and JavaScript. For us, these are proud moments that highlight our commitment to growth and innovation.
Remember when PlanetHoster was not only a participant, but also the official sponsor of ConFoo? A true highlight of our support for the technology community and lifelong learning.
Quebec Engineering Games 2024
Planethoster was very proud to support the 33rd Jeux de Génie du Québec (Quebec Engineering Games) as a Platinum Partner of the Polytechnique Montréal, Jeux de Génie EPM delegation. We wanted to encourage all the students taking part in this prestigious engineering competition, held at the Université de Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke University) until January 7, 2024.
To show our support, we offered participants our giant LED mouse pads, designed to enhance the experience of every future engineer during the competition. The mouse pads are a symbol of our commitment to innovation and technology.
A Gift from PlanetHoster Given in Trois-Rivières
In Trois-Rivières, our CEO, Mr. Mina Shenouda, presented a gift to one of the winners of our holiday contest, Mr. Rémi Penot (left in photo).
Forum In
On February 15, PlanetHoster took part in the Forum IN! organized by Laval Innov, focusing on the integration of artificial intelligence in business. Thanks to the Quebec Innovation Council for this panel.
Together with Hydro-Québec and Laval économique, PlanetHoster is a 3.0 partner of ForumIN!
Recent Advances and New Features on MG (N0C)
N0C Very Soon Available on PlanetHoster HybridCloud
The availability of N0C for HybridCloud dedicated servers is a project we have been working on for a long time (for the record, N0C is currently only available on The World web hosting platform). At the time of writing, it will soon be possible to migrate accounts from a The World offering to a HybridCloud hosting solution. For PlanetHoster, this will be a major step forward in the hosting world.
A Few Words About the HybridCloud Plan
For those of you who do not know, the HybridCloud plan is a dedicated hosting service for Web professionals needing high performance and greater flexibility than shared hosting. Moreover, they are backed by the support team of PlanetHoster, free of charge and around the clock.
This solution offers you several advantages over the cloud server, such as complete isolation of your resources on a dedicated HybridCloud and the ability to increase the resources available at any time. And all at very competitive rates. The return on investment of our hosting plan is real, whether in terms of performance, access to several CMS (such as WordPress and PrestaShop), security or storage space!
Follow-Up on Current Web Hosting Projects
Following on from our previous blogs, here are some news about our many projects.
Strapi
It will soon be possible to install Strapi on your The World hosting with PlanetHoster. Strapi is a headless CMS, which means you can create a customizable back-end application that generates an API for you. Then you are free to use the software infrastructure (framework) of your choice and call on this API to display the content on your website.
As a prerequisite, you will need to have your Strapi project up and running locally. It is advisable to have a The World with at least the following resources: 4 CPU, 4 MEM and 8 MB/s IO.
Registry Lock Soon Available
PlanetHoster is about to roll out a feature that will allow you to enable and disable a registry lock.
Basically, the registry lock is designed to secure the most critical domain names against domain name hijacking. Hijacking occurs when an attacker gains control of a strategic domain name, so that he can modify its information for his own benefit. By hijacking your domain names, cyber-criminals can divert Internet traffic to other addresses, causing major damage such as loss of user confidence, disruptions or information leaks, among other things.
To circumvent this form of hacking, the registry lock:
- blocks DNS server modifications;
- blocks domain name transfer;
- blocks contact modifications;
- blocks domain name deletion.
Once the registry lock is in place, any modification request triggers triple authentication.
Automated Migration from cPanel to N0C On Track
Since it began, the process of migrating from cPanel to the largely automated N0C has been progressing well. Those customers who have taken this decision have been able to do so without difficulty, especially as our highly experienced technicians have been able to help them when asked. We are still planning to make the tool available in self-service mode. This will enable customers to switch through the platform automatically.
The paragraph “What is the difference with cPanel?” in the blog What’s New in 2021 – Welcome to the N0C Hosting Platform provides a lot of useful information.
Upgrade to VPN Version 2 (VPN V2)
PlanetHoster VPN will also be upgrading to version 2 very soon. Stay tuned…
Future Permanent CDN
Although our customers do not generally need a Content Delivery Network (CDN), every site is different.
So, if your sites receive DDOS (brute force) attacks fairly often, or if they have a lot of traffic but you want to stay on a shared site, for example, you need to use cloudflare. To make life easier for you in cases like these, we are about to set up a permanent CDN.
All the more reason to choose a web host like PlanetHoster in Canada, France, Switzerland and Belgium.
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Conclusion
We hope this blog has given you the opportunity to share in our enthusiasm. First host in 2023, and now in 2024: that is something to be proud of!
Ideas abound at PlanetHoster. Here is a brief insight in our plans: the eventual addition of Memcached to the choices available in N0C, the addition of other SQL engines to the development schedule and the complete overhaul of our website (https://www.planethoster.com/en/).
