# Hosting platforms we build on

> How SmartaStudio hosts sites and platforms — managed hosting, VPS, Vercel and Cloudflare — plus deploying to your own cloud when you need it.

URL: https://www.smartastudio.com/stack/hosting

_Where it runs — managed by us, or your own cloud._

Hosting is where performance, security and reliability are won or lost. We run managed environments and VPS boxes ourselves, and deploy to edge platforms like Vercel and Cloudflare — or your own cloud when procurement says so.

For modern front ends we deploy to Vercel for preview deploys and edge delivery, and use Cloudflare for CDN, security and edge compute. For WordPress and content sites we run tuned managed hosting; for heavier applications, a managed VPS with dedicated resources. When data residency or an existing cloud contract requires it, we ship on your own AWS, Azure or GCP instead — a first-class path, not a compromise.

## Hosting is no longer just a place to put files

For years, hosting meant a server in a rack with your files on it. That era is over. Modern hosting is a performance and security decision as much as a storage one — it decides how fast your site loads for someone on the other side of the world, how it copes with a traffic spike, and how well it stands up to attacks.

The best hosting now pushes your site to the edge, close to every visitor, and delivers preview versions of every change before it goes live. It handles caching, image optimisation and security at the network level. Chosen well, hosting is invisible — the site is simply fast and always up. Chosen badly, it is the thing that falls over on your busiest day.

## How we decide with you

Hosting follows the build and the business — not the other way around.

- **What are we hosting?** — A modern Next.js front end belongs on the edge (Vercel or Cloudflare); a WordPress site belongs on a tuned managed or VPS environment.
- **Does procurement have a say?** — If data residency or an existing cloud contract applies, we deploy to your own AWS, Azure or GCP — a first-class path, not a workaround.
- **How much control do you need?** — Fully hands-off points to managed hosting; custom runtimes and root access point to a VPS or your own infrastructure.
- **What does traffic look like?** — Spiky or global traffic wants edge delivery and caching; steady regional traffic is happy on a well-sized server.

## Our chosen hosting

- [Vercel](https://www.smartastudio.com/stack/hosting/vercel) — Edge delivery and preview deploys for modern front ends.
- [Cloudflare](https://www.smartastudio.com/stack/hosting/cloudflare) — A global network for delivery, security and edge compute.
- [Managed Hosting](https://www.smartastudio.com/stack/hosting/managed-hosting) — We run it, patch it and monitor it — you never think about it.
- [VPS Hosting](https://www.smartastudio.com/stack/hosting/vps-hosting) — Dedicated resources and full control, still managed by us.