Varnish is a content caching platform, which is sometimes called an HTTP reverse proxy. It is a website accelerator tool that can increase the speed of a site by up to 1000%, depending on the content itself. Whenever a visitor opens any page on a site that uses Varnish, the platform caches the page and delivers it instead of the web server if the visitor opens it again. In this way, the browser request from the visitor is not handled by the server and the web page will load substantially faster, since the Varnish caching platform can deliver information many times faster than any server software. The end result is a significantly faster loading site, which means an immensely improved website browsing experience. If any of the cached pages is updated on the live website, the content that Varnish caches in its system memory is ‘refreshed’ as well, so the website visitors will never see outdated information.

Varnish in Shared Website Hosting

Varnish is available as an optional upgrade with each of our Linux shared website hosting packages. You can add it to your hosting account via the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with all shared hosting packages and you will get a very easy-to-work-with graphical interface, which will give you full control over the caching platform. Using 1-click fast-access buttons, you can reboot or cancel any of the instances, in other words – Varnish will no longer be activated for a given Internet site. You can also see a comprehensive system log file or clear the cache associated with any of the websites. When you add Varnish to your shared web hosting package, you will be able to select the total amount of memory that will be at your disposal for data caching purposes and the number of the websites that will use Varnish. You can always order more memory in increments of 32 megabytes and, for best performance, you can get a dedicated IP address for the sites that will use Varnish. This will permit you to take full advantage of your Internet sites and to have many satisfied website visitors.

Varnish in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The Linux semi-dedicated hosting packages that we offer will permit you to use Varnish as soon as your brand new semi-dedicated account has been activated, since the platform comes by default. 64 megabytes of system memory will be assigned to Varnish the moment your account is activated, so you can use this load distribution software as soon as your website has been published on the Internet. In case you are in need of more system memory, you can get 32 MB at a time from the Hepsia hosting Control Panel’s Upgrades section and it will be assigned to your semi-dedicated machine right away. You can also increase the number of the sites that employ Varnish, or the so-called ‘instances’, which are not linked directly to the amount of memory that you use, which goes to say that you will enjoy more freedom. The Varnish caching platform will noticeably reduce the load on the server produced by your sites, so your website visitors can enjoy fast-opening pages. You’ll be able to manage Varnish effortlessly from your Control Panel using fast-access buttons. You will be able to start/cancel any of the instances that you have, to clear the cached content associated with any of your websites or to see system logs.

Varnish in VPS

You can take advantage of Varnish with each of our virtual private server packages at no extra charge, since the content caching platform is pre-installed and is included by default. The one and only requirement is that the virtual server must be ordered with the Hepsia Control Panel, via which you’ll be able to activate Varnish for any of your websites with only a few clicks. Each Virtual Private Server plan comes with a different amount of system memory for caching purposes, but you’ll get at least several hundred MB, which is enough even for several large-scale websites. Shortly after you enable Varnish, it’ll start caching the content that your site visitors access, so you’ll notice the substantially faster webpage loading speeds and the decreased load on your virtual machine very soon. The Varnish platform will allow you to use a less costly Virtual Private Server, since you will not need that many resources to guarantee the uninterrupted operation of your Internet sites even if you have large-scale Internet sites with plenty of visitors. Optimum results are accomplished if the Internet sites that use Varnish use also a dedicated IP.

Varnish in Dedicated Hosting

If you need a more powerful web hosting solution and you acquire any of the Linux dedicated servers hosting packages offered by our company, you will be able to use the Varnish platform to enhance the performance of your websites at no extra charge as long as the dedicated server is ordered with our avant-garde Hepsia Control Panel. Its simple-to-work-with graphical interface will enable you to monitor system processes, to clear the cached contents or to reboot any instance with a click. The minimum amount of system memory that the platform can use to cache content is three gigabytes, which is more than enough for a huge number of repeatedly visited Internet sites, so your dedicated server will be able to deal with an enormous system load while your site visitors are enjoying a seamless web browsing experience. As your dedicated machine will come with several dedicated IPs, you will be able to make use of Varnish’s full potential.