How many times have you heard the term “cloud” and wondered what it means? You may have heard some myths and encountered some difficulties in knowing how to use this technology effectively. However, if you’re reading this article, you’re already on your way to understanding what the cloud is and how it can help your business. In today’s article, we’ll look at how Hidora hosting services can help you get started with cloud computing, specifically with Jelastic hosting and why it’s the best scalable hosting solution on the market today.
What is Jelastic?
Jelastic provides an incredibly efficient cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) that allows users to quickly deploy, scale and manage web applications hosted on the infrastructure of their choice. The Jelastic platform runs Java EE containers - including Tomcat, Jetty, GlassFish and JBoss - as well as Node.js application servers. But it’s not just a PaaS offering: Jelastic has several very advanced features, such as site support, auto-scaling and auto-failover, that no other PaaS can match. In addition, it has an extensive API that allows developers to customise their deployment process without changing their code base or even having to log into a separate management interface.
Why use Jelastic?
Most developers are familiar with Heroku, AWS and other leading PaaS providers, but may not be as familiar with Jelastic. Here’s why you should try it:
- It offers a much lower cost than its competitors.
- It supports many frameworks (Ruby on Rails, PHP, NodeJS and others).
- It supports both Linux and Windows applications, giving you a wider choice of programming languages.
- It includes built-in load balancing, making it easy to scale your application.
Finally, Hidora also offers a managed service for companies that want an extra layer of support, as well as automated backups to a second data centre. What are you waiting for?
What applications can you host on Hidora?
The answer to this question is essentially anything you can run in a virtual machine. With Jelastic, we’ve run applications in a variety of categories, including news portals, gaming platforms, content management systems, e-commerce shops and social networks. If it runs on a web server, you can deploy it on Hidora. If you want to try out the platform, we recommend you start with WordPress, but if you have any other ideas or concerns, feel free to ask our technical support team for help via live chat or ticket submission. Our staff is ready to help you with any issues you may have while using our services!
How much does it cost to deploy an application on Hidora?
Unique approach to resource allocation and pricing.
Hidora’s scalable approach to usage-based billing is able to adapt to your needs and requirements. The system automatically measures the hourly consumption of resources and only requests payment for actual usage. No fixed plans, no overpayments!
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How do I start hosting on Jelastic?
Hidora offers you three simple steps to get started, create your account, select a Linux application server that meets your needs and deploy web applications on it. Let’s go through these three steps. First, create an account on Hidora. We will provide you with one-click access to our Jelastic dashboard with full management capabilities for your entire infrastructure - applications and web services - deployed on one of our supported data centres, Geneva or Gland, Switzerland.
