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Drupal VPS HostingComposer, Drush and Redis Ready

Modern Drupal is built and updated with Composer and managed with Drush, which shared hosting rarely supports well. We install Drupal with PHP-FPM, your database, Redis and HTTPS on a hardened KVM VPS, ready for your site and modules.

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Full root & SSH NVMe storage Daily backups Anti-DDoS 99.9% uptime SLA 11 locations

  • Root and SSH access

    Composer, Drush and cron without limits.

  • Reserved vCores and RAM

    PHP workers for editors and visitors.

  • NVMe storage

    Fast database queries and file reads.

  • Daily backups

    Automatic backup of the previous 24 hours.

Why a VPS

Why Run Drupal on a VPS

Drupal sites are often large, multilingual and connected to other systems. They need Composer, the command line and caching that a shared account cannot offer.

  1. A Composer-managed codebase

    Install and update Drupal core and modules with Composer, the way Drupal recommends.

  2. Drush for everything else

    Database updates, config imports, cache rebuilds and cron from the command line.

  3. Redis caching

    Move Drupal's cache bins to Redis to take load off the database.

  4. PHP set for Drupal

    Memory, OPcache and upload limits sized for large sites and media.

The stack

A Drupal Production Stack

A PHP stack with a cache in front of the database and the command-line tools Drupal relies on.

Request from a browser or app (HTTPS)

  1. Web server

    NGINX or Apache

    Serves the web/ directory and passes requests to PHP-FPM.

  2. PHP runtime

    PHP-FPM + OPcache

    Runs Drupal core and contributed modules.

  3. Cache

    Redis

    Cache bins and locks outside the database.

  4. Database

    MySQL, MariaDB or PostgreSQL

    Content, configuration and users.

  5. CLI

    Composer + Drush

    Builds, updates, configuration sync and cron.

Worth knowing

  • Point the web root at web/, keeping vendor/ and configuration outside it.
  • Keep private files outside the web root and set the private file path in settings.php.
  • Use configuration management to move changes from staging to live.
  • Check which PHP version your Drupal release requires before upgrading PHP.
What you can run

What You Can Run

  • Large content sites

    Thousands of pages with structured content types.

  • Multilingual sites

    Drupal's built-in language and translation modules.

  • Intranets and portals

    Role-based access and integrations with other systems.

  • Headless Drupal

    JSON:API in core for decoupled front ends.

  • Multisite

    Several sites from one codebase.

  • Drupal Commerce

    Online stores built on Drupal.

VPS Plans

VPS Plans for Drupal

VPS-1 runs a typical Drupal site. Large sites with many modules, editors or languages usually start on VPS-2.

VPS-1

Small websites, APIs, bots and development servers.

₹1,008 /mo
Get Started
  • 2 vCores
  • 4 GB RAM
  • 40 GB NVMe
  • 500 Mbps
  • Full root and SSH access
  • Free initial stack installation
  • Server hardening and firewall setup
  • Daily backup of the previous 24 hours
  • Unlimited traffic *
  • Anti-DDoS protection
  • Dedicated IPv4 and IPv6
  • KVM virtualisation
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VPS-2

Production apps, WordPress and online stores.

₹1,906 /mo
Get Started
  • 4 vCores
  • 8 GB RAM
  • 75 GB NVMe
  • 1 Gbps
  • Full root and SSH access
  • Free initial stack installation
  • Server hardening and firewall setup
  • Daily backup of the previous 24 hours
  • Unlimited traffic *
  • Anti-DDoS protection
  • Dedicated IPv4 and IPv6
  • KVM virtualisation

VPS-3

Busy stores, SaaS products and several projects.

₹2,748 /mo
Get Started
  • 6 vCores
  • 12 GB RAM
  • 100 GB NVMe
  • 2 Gbps
  • Full root and SSH access
  • Free initial stack installation
  • Server hardening and firewall setup
  • Daily backup of the previous 24 hours
  • Unlimited traffic *
  • Anti-DDoS protection
  • Dedicated IPv4 and IPv6
  • KVM virtualisation

VPS-4

High-traffic apps, large databases and agencies.

₹5,274 /mo
Get Started
  • 8 vCores
  • 24 GB RAM
  • 200 GB NVMe
  • 3 Gbps
  • Full root and SSH access
  • Free initial stack installation
  • Server hardening and firewall setup
  • Daily backup of the previous 24 hours
  • Unlimited traffic *
  • Anti-DDoS protection
  • Dedicated IPv4 and IPv6
  • KVM virtualisation

* Unlimited traffic in Europe and North America. In Mumbai, Singapore and Sydney a monthly allowance applies (VPS-1 500 GB, VPS-2/VPS-3 1 TB, VPS-4 3 TB), then speed is limited to 10 Mbps until the next month.

Sizing guide

Which Plan for Your Drupal Site

Drupal uses more memory per request than lighter CMSs; the number of modules and logged-in editors drives the plan.

Recommended VPS plan for each Drupal workload
Workload Start with Why
Small site or staging VPS-1 2 vCores · 4 GB RAM Drupal, MariaDB and Redis with room to spare.
Busy site with many modules VPS-2 4 vCores · 8 GB RAM More PHP workers and database memory.
Large multilingual or commerce site VPS-3 6 vCores · 12 GB RAM 6 vCores and 12 GB RAM.
Multisite or several large sites VPS-4 8 vCores · 24 GB RAM 24 GB RAM and 200 GB NVMe.

A starting point, not a limit: every plan upgrades in place, keeping your data, IP address and configuration.

Drupal on Shared Hosting or a VPS?

Small Drupal sites can live on shared hosting; real projects need Composer, Drush and Redis.

Feature Shared hosting Drupal VPS
Composer Often unavailable or limited Full
Drush Limited or none Full
Redis Rarely available Installed at handover
PHP limits Capped by the host Your settings
Server administration Done by the host Yours, after our free setup
Best for Small brochure sites Large or complex Drupal sites
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After handover

Deploying Drupal Changes

The usual sequence after pushing code; drush deploy runs the last three steps in one command.

  1. Update code

    Pull your changes and install dependencies.

  2. Run database updates

    Applies update hooks from core and modules.

  3. Import configuration

    Brings live in line with exported config.

  4. Rebuild caches

    So the new code and config take effect.

# 1. Update code

cd /var/www/drupal && git pull

composer install --no-dev

# 2. Run database updates

vendor/bin/drush updatedb -y

# 3. Import configuration

vendor/bin/drush config:import -y

# 4. Rebuild caches

vendor/bin/drush cache:rebuild

Example shell commands; adjust paths, names and versions to your project.

Example commands; adjust names, paths and versions to your project. Deploying and maintaining your application is yours to do (or ask us for a quote).

Free one-time setup

Installed and Secured Before You Log In

The VPS is unmanaged: after handover the server is yours to run. Before that, our engineers do the first setup once, free, so you start from a hardened server with Drupal in place.

  1. Choose a plan and location

    Pick the resources you need and the datacentre closest to your users.

  2. Tell us your Drupal setup

    Versions, database and domain: at order or right after.

  3. We install and secure it

    Server hardened, Drupal installed and tested, HTTPS on your domain.

  4. You take over with root

    SSH access to a working server, ready for your code and data.

Your Drupal stack

  • NGINX or Apache configured for Drupal's web/ directory
  • PHP-FPM with OPcache and the extensions Drupal requires
  • MySQL, MariaDB or PostgreSQL with a database for the site
  • Composer, Drush and a cron job
  • Redis for caching, and Drupal on your domain with HTTPS

Yours to run after handover

  • Ongoing server administration
  • Application maintenance and updates
  • Debugging your code
  • Migrating existing sites or data

Not included in the free setup, but we can quote for it. No control panel by default: CloudPanel, HestiaCP or Virtualmin on request at no cost; cPanel and Plesk need their own licence.

Under the hood

Platform Specs and Locations

The same KVM platform on every plan; only the CPU, RAM, storage and port speed change.

VPS platform specifications
Virtualisation KVM with reserved vCores and RAM
Storage NVMe SSD on every plan
Network Dedicated IPv4 and IPv6, 500 Mbps to 3 Gbps per plan
Operating systems Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 LTS · Debian 13, 12 and 11 · AlmaLinux · Rocky Linux · Fedora · FreeBSD
Access Full root over SSH, key-based login
Backups Automatic daily backup of the previous 24 hours; snapshots and longer retention on request
Protection Always-on anti-DDoS mitigation
Availability 99.9% uptime SLA

Secured before we hand it over

  • Non-root sudo user created for daily work
  • SSH key login, password login for root disabled
  • Firewall (UFW) open only for the ports you use
  • Fail2ban blocking repeated login attempts
  • Automatic security updates enabled
  • Free Let's Encrypt SSL on your domain
  • Timezone, swap and hostname configured

Asia-Pacific

  • Mumbai
  • Singapore
  • Sydney

Europe

  • London
  • Limburg
  • Roubaix
  • Gravelines
  • Strasbourg
  • Milan
  • Warsaw

North America

  • Beauharnois

Availability per location changes with demand; we confirm your location before setup. In Mumbai, Singapore and Sydney each plan includes a monthly traffic allowance (VPS-1 500 GB, VPS-2 and VPS-3 1 TB, VPS-4 3 TB); beyond it, speed is limited to 10 Mbps until the next month.

Who it's for

Who a Drupal VPS Suits

  • Drupal developers and agencies

    Composer, Drush and Git deploys on a server you control.

  • Organisations with large sites

    Universities, publishers and companies with complex content.

  • Teams leaving shared hosting

    Sites that outgrew shared limits and tooling.

Running it well

Security and Performance for Drupal

Security

  • Apply Drupal security releases promptly; they are usually published on Wednesdays.
  • Set trusted_host_patterns in settings.php.
  • Keep settings.php read-only and secrets out of version control.
  • Remove modules you do not use.

Performance

  • Enable the internal page cache and dynamic page cache.
  • Store cache bins in Redis.
  • Aggregate CSS and JavaScript.
  • Run cron from the system instead of on page requests.
Drupal VPS FAQs

Questions Before You Deploy

Not covered here? Ask an engineer before you order.

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