Each managed AreaWP platform is installed on a virtual private server (VPS) with KVM virtualization, fully isolated with dedicated resources and DDoS protection enabled.
Infrastructure Overview
Hosting Architecture
Isolated VPS
Dedicated virtual private server per customer
KVM Virtualization
Hardware-level virtualization for performance
DDoS Protection
Enterprise-grade attack mitigation
Dedicated Resources
No resource sharing with other customers
Technology Stack
LEMP Stack Configuration
AreaWP runs on a highly optimized LEMP stack (Linux, Nginx, MySQL/MariaDB, PHP) specifically tuned for WordPress performance.- Web Server
- Database
- PHP
- Operating System
NginxHigh-performance web server optimized for concurrent connections and static content delivery.Features:
- HTTP/2 support
- SSL/TLS termination
- Reverse proxy capabilities
- Load balancing
- Gzip compression
- Custom configuration per site
- Worker processes tuned for CPU cores
- Connection pooling
- Sendfile enabled
- TCP optimizations
- Buffer size optimization
Performance Optimization
Caching Layers
AreaWP implements multiple caching layers for maximum performance:FastCGI Cache
FastCGI Cache
Nginx FastCGI CachingFull-page caching at the Nginx level for lightning-fast response times.Benefits:
- Bypasses PHP processing for cached pages
- Serves pages in milliseconds
- Reduces server load dramatically
- Handles traffic spikes easily
- Cache path:
/var/nginx/cache - Cache validity: Configurable per site
- Cache purging: Automatic on content updates
- Cache bypass: For logged-in users, admin areas
- 10-100x faster page loads
- 90%+ reduction in server resources
- Handles 1000+ concurrent users easily
Redis Object Cache
Redis Object Cache
In-Memory Object CachingRedis provides persistent object caching for WordPress, storing database query results in RAM.Benefits:
- Reduces database queries by 80-90%
- Sub-millisecond data retrieval
- Persistent across page loads
- Shared across all sites
- WordPress object cache
- Session storage
- Transient data
- Fragment caching
- Memory allocation: 256MB - 2GB (based on plan)
- Eviction policy: LRU (Least Recently Used)
- Persistence: Optional RDB snapshots
- Connection: Unix socket for speed
OPcache
OPcache
PHP Opcode CachingStores precompiled PHP bytecode in memory, eliminating the need to parse and compile PHP files on every request.Benefits:
- 3-5x faster PHP execution
- Reduced CPU usage
- Lower memory consumption
- Faster WordPress core and plugins
- Memory: 128MB - 512MB
- Max files: 10,000+
- Validation: Timestamp-based
- Interned strings: Enabled
Browser Caching
Browser Caching
Client-Side CachingLeverages browser caching for static assets (images, CSS, JavaScript).Configuration:
- Images: 1 year cache
- CSS/JS: 1 month cache
- Fonts: 1 year cache
- HTML: No cache (dynamic)
- Cache-Control
- Expires
- ETag
- Last-Modified
DirectAdmin Control Panel
Server Management Interface
DirectAdmin is the control panel used for server and hosting account management. It provides a user-friendly interface for managing domains, databases, email, and more.
Key Features
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| User Management | Create and manage hosting accounts |
| Domain Management | Add domains, subdomains, and DNS records |
| Database Management | Create MySQL databases and users |
| Email Management | Set up email accounts and forwarders |
| File Management | Upload and manage files via web interface |
| SSL Certificates | Install and manage SSL/TLS certificates |
- DirectAdmin Login Keys for secure API access
- Automated command execution via SSH
- Reseller account management
- Package assignment and modification
Managed Hosting Features
Uptime Monitoring
Available in: Business and Enterprise plans
- Check Frequency: Every 1 minute
- Locations: 10+ global monitoring points
- Protocols: HTTP, HTTPS, TCP, ICMP
- Response Time: Tracked and graphed
- SSL Expiry: Certificate expiration alerts
- Email notifications
- SMS alerts (Enterprise)
- Webhook integrations
- Slack/Discord notifications
- PagerDuty integration
- Real-time status dashboard
- Historical uptime data
- Performance graphs
- Incident timeline
- SLA compliance reports
- Business Plan: 99.9% uptime SLA
- Enterprise Plan: 99.95% uptime SLA
Blacklist Monitoring
Available in: Enterprise plan only
- Spamhaus (SBL, XBL, PBL)
- Barracuda
- SORBS
- SpamCop
- URIBL
- SURBL
- And 90+ more blacklists
- Every 6 hours
- Immediate alerts on detection
- Automatic delisting attempts
- Manual intervention if needed
- Maintain email deliverability
- Protect sender reputation
- Early detection of issues
- Proactive remediation
- Compliance monitoring
- Blacklist name and reason
- Detection timestamp
- Delisting instructions
- Impact assessment
- Remediation steps
Security Features
Protection Layers
DDoS Protection
DDoS Protection
Enterprise-Grade Attack Mitigation
- Layer 3/4 DDoS protection
- Automatic attack detection
- Traffic scrubbing
- Rate limiting
- Geo-blocking capabilities
- Always-on protection
Firewall (CSF)
Firewall (CSF)
ConfigServer Security & Firewall
- Stateful packet inspection
- Port management
- IP whitelisting/blacklisting
- Login failure detection
- Process monitoring
- Connection tracking
SSL/TLS Certificates
SSL/TLS Certificates
Automated Certificate Management
- Free Let’s Encrypt certificates
- Automatic renewal
- Wildcard certificate support
- TLS 1.2 and 1.3 support
- Perfect Forward Secrecy
- HSTS enabled
Malware Scanning
Malware Scanning
ClamAV Integration
- Daily malware scans
- Real-time file monitoring
- Quarantine infected files
- Email notifications
- Signature updates
- Custom scan schedules
Backup & Recovery
Server-Level Backups
Hosted Edition Only: Automated backups are provided for the entire VM (server), not individual websites. This allows you to quickly restore all your data if needed.
- Frequency: 1 daily backup of the entire server
- Scope: Complete VM backup including:
- All website files
- All databases
- DirectAdmin configurations
- SSL certificates
- Email accounts
- System settings
- Off-site backup location
- Encrypted storage
- Secure redundant copies
- Full server restoration available
- Contact support to initiate restore
- Typical restoration time: 1-4 hours
Snapshot Feature
1 Free Snapshot Included: Capture the exact state of your server before making critical changes. Use Cases:- Before major AreaWP updates
- Before server configuration changes
- Before bulk operations
- Before installing new software
- Instant server state capture
- Quick rollback capability
- One-click restoration
- Separate from daily backups
- Request snapshot via support before critical changes
- Perform your updates/changes
- If issues occur, request rollback to snapshot
- Snapshot replaced with next request
Performance Benchmarks
Expected Performance
| Metric | Without Cache | With FastCGI | With Redis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Page Load Time | 800ms - 1.5s | 50ms - 150ms | 30ms - 100ms |
| Requests/Second | 50-100 | 500-1000 | 1000-2000 |
| Concurrent Users | 50-100 | 500-1000 | 1000-5000 |
| TTFB | 400ms - 800ms | 20ms - 50ms | 10ms - 30ms |
| Database Queries | 50-100/page | 50-100/page | 5-10/page |
Network & Connectivity
Infrastructure Specifications
Network:- 1 Gbps uplink (minimum)
- 10 Gbps uplink (Enterprise)
- Premium bandwidth
- Multiple tier-1 carriers
- Low-latency routing
- Multiple global locations
- Tier III or higher facilities
- Redundant power (N+1)
- Climate controlled
- 24/7 physical security
- BGP routing
- DDoS mitigation
- IPv4 and IPv6 support
- Private networking
- CDN integration ready