Containers are web servers. They are the operating system and resources allocated to a project, and represent the building blocks of Stackable.
Stackable Environments accelerate the development process by allowing you to create multiple versions of your website and then safely develop and test new features before pushing them into production.
Hosting a website on Stackable is easy — probably even easier than you're used to. While Stackable includes many powerful features for developers who want them, Stackable Control can also walk you through creating a site step-by-step. It's simple and you'll be up and running in minutes.
Stackable pricing is simple: we only charge $35/month per 256MB of memory. Learn more about our pricing
You can host as many web sites as you want on your container. If you start running low on resources, Stackable allows you to easily increase the size of your container or create additional containers.
Every Stackable account comes with 1TB of network transfer every month and 50GB of disk storage to share between your websites.
Additional bandwidth is charged at $0.25/GB (USD). You can find additional pricing details here
A container can burst to 100% of its available CPUs. All containers are provisioned on Sun Microsystems hardware with dual 2.33GHz Intel® Xeon® quad-core processers.
| 256MB | 1 processor core | |
| 512MB | 1 processor core | |
| 2GB | 2 processor cores | |
| 4GB | 2 processor cores | |
| 8G | 4 processor cores | |
| 16G | 8 processor cores | |
Yes, but unlike Amazon's EC2, Stackable offers much more than just raw computing power. While Stackable utilizes virtualization to rapidly provision resources, it also includes a highly intuitive control panel designed to streamline the workflow of developers. You receive the power and resources of dedicated hardware without suffering time-consuming headaches from systems administration and configuration.
Absolutely, but with additional benefits that you won’t find anywhere else. Stackable provides many of the same functions as traditional managed hosting providers, including operating system updates, automatic local and offsite backups, load balancing, database administration, and performance tuning. In addition, Stackable makes it incredibly easy for developers: to move between development, testing, and live environments; manage and allocate resources via an intuitive control panel; and scale your site without needing to purchase additional hardware, software, or space. These next-generation features make Stackable a great fit for sites that want the power of colocation with the ease of web hosting.
If you run low on any container resources, you can easily increase your container size or add more containers. First, log into your container via the Stackable web interface. Next, click on the container you wish to modify. Then, select the resource(s) you wish to increase (or decrease). Finally, click “Save.” It only takes a minute.
Yes. All containers run CentOS 5 and are accessible via SSH and file-uploads are done via SFTP.
After reviewing all major commercial software control panels, we didn't find one we would want to use ourselves. So, we started from scratch and wrote Stackable Control which is a simple, easy-to-use interface for controlling your web sites.
Yes! The stackable control panel has integrated DNS controls.
Very soon! If you want specific dates or care to beta test, please email us and we will keep you in the loop.
Django stacks will launch later this year. Drop us an email and we will keep you updated on our progress.
There is no limit on the number of databases you can create.
Yes. Additional IP addresses are $5 each per month.
Stackable offers realtime support via our web page. Our tech support agents are full-time employees who are on-site with your servers; never outsourced. We also offer email support. You can expect a thorough response very quickly.
Stackable engineers, through their work with XMission, have over 15 years experience with web hosting, programming, advanced networking, and other Internet services. Feel free to email us if you have any specific concerns and we will set your mind at ease.
Because we charge by actual resource usage, Stackable does not allow customers to pay in advance. Stackable charges your credit-card once every month.
No, Stackable does not require contracts. We want you to stay with Stackable because we make your work easier.
Absolutely not. As a Stackable customer, you will only pay for the memory limits you've set so don’t worry about overages!
Container upgrades are are virtually instantaneous. You can watch the progress by logging into Stackable Control.
Stackable does not offer SLAs.
Stackable does not offer email hosting. If you prefer to have a hosted email solution, we can put you in touch with XMission.
Stackable supports many common eCommerce options, such as Magento.
Stackable utilizes XMission’s data center for its servers. Through our work with XMission, we have many years worth of experience managing a successful data center.
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