Varnish is a data caching platform, which is occasionally referred to as an HTTP reverse proxy. It is a web app accelerator tool that can boost the load speed of a website 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 in case the visitor loads it again. In this way, the web browser request from the visitor is not handled by the web server and the page will open much faster, since the Varnish caching platform can deliver content many times faster than any web server software. The result will be a substantially faster loading site, which means an improved website browsing experience. When any of the cached web pages is updated on the live site, the data that Varnish stores in its memory is ‘refreshed’ too, so the visitors will not see outdated info.

Varnish in Cloud Web Hosting

Varnish is available as an optional upgrade with each Linux cloud web hosting and if you wish to use it, you can add it to your shared hosting account through the Upgrades section in your Hepsia Control Panel. There’re two separate things that can be upgraded – the number of instances and the memory. The first one refers to the number of the websites that you would like to use Varnish for and the second one, which is available in increments of 32 megabytes, pertains to the total amount of content that the platform can store at any given time. The Hepsia Control Panel’s user-friendly interface will allow you to shut down or to reboot any instance, to see comprehensive logs or to delete the platform’s cache with just one click. For optimal results, you can use a dedicated IP address for the websites that will use the platform. With Varnish, your website will open much faster, meaning more happy site users and potential customers.

Varnish in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The Linux semi-dedicated hosting offered by our company will allow you to employ Varnish as soon as your new semi-dedicated account has been created, as the platform is offered by default. 64 MB of system memory will be allocated to Varnish the second your account is enabled, so you can take advantage of this workload distribution software once your site has been built. If you need more system memory, you can order 32 MB at a time from the Upgrades section of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel and it will be allocated to your semi-dedicated server straight away. You can also increase the number of the Internet sites that employ Varnish, or the so-called ‘instances’, which are not directly tied to the amount of system memory that you use, which means that you’ll have more flexibility. The platform will seriously decrease the server load that your websites produce, so your site visitors can enjoy fast-opening pages. You’ll be able to manage the Varnish caching platform with ease via your Hepsia Control Panel using fast-access buttons. You’ll be able to start/terminate any of the instances that you’ve got, to delete the cached content for any of your websites or to check system logs.

Varnish in VPS

The Varnish caching platform is included by default with all Linux VPS that we’re offering as long as the server is ordered with the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so you can boost the performance of your websites with only a few clicks. The more powerful the plan, the more system memory Varnish will have at its disposal, but even with a less powerful package, the platform will be able to utilize several hundred megabytes, so even if you run a number of Internet sites, you will notice a considerable decrease in the overall server load and a significantly better web page loading speed. The platform will need to work for a while as the visitors browse the web pages and as soon as the site content has been cached, you will see the result. One of the upsides of employing Varnish is that a lower-end and less pricey plan will accomplish the exact same job as a more costly one without the platform, so not only will your sites work considerably better, but you’ll also spare a certain amount of cash.

Varnish in Dedicated Hosting

All Linux dedicated hosting which are ordered with the in-house built Hepsia website hosting Control Panel feature Varnish, which is one of the pre-installed software platforms that you will get with the dedicated machine. The Varnish platform can be set up and administered with no effort through Hepsia’s easy-to-use GUI and, with no more than a click, you can check a comprehensive system log, create or restart an instance, delete the cache associated with any site and much more. Shortly after you enable the Varnish platform for a given domain or subdomain, it will begin caching the webpages opened by the site visitors and as soon as it has cached enough web content, you’ll perceive a substantially better site performance plus a decreased load. With Varnish-dedicated memory starting at 3 GB, you’ll be able to use the platform for load distribution purposes even if you host a vast number of sites on your server.