We offer a variety of server types, to make your infrastructure optimized and set up for what's meant for. In this article, we'll explain what server types are available and what software gets installed with them.
Webserver (server)
The server type is the default server type that Ploi offers and always had.
Installed software:
NGINX
Database (software selectable, e.g. MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL)
Redis
Memcached
Certbot
Composer
PHP (version selectable)
NPM
UFW firewall
Supervisor
Fail2ban
Load balancer
Load balance your traffic over several webservers to distribute traffic. Our panel makes this a piece of cake for you to configure.
Installed software:
HaProxy load balancing software
Certbot
UFW firewall
Database server
A separate database server is more scalable in the future. That's why you can install database-specific optimized servers for your applications.
Installed software:
Database (software selectable, e.g. MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL)
UFW firewall
Redis server
Need a caching solution for your applications or want to store data to be fetched later temporarily? Set up a scalable Redis server easily and manage settings through our panel.
Installed software:
Redis server
UFW firewall
Storage server
Serve your own storage server, powered by the S3 compatible Minio software. You're able to store and host your own files without a sweat safely.
Installed software:
Minio S3 storage software
Certbot
UFW firewall
Worker server
The worker server is meant for running PHP background tasks, such as queues.
Installed software:
PHP
Supervisor
MeiliSearch server
Eager to increase and speed up the search results from your website? Create a MeiliSearch server that makes searching documents real easy and quick.
Installed software:
MeiliSearch software
Certbot
UFW firewall
Elasticsearch server
Search petabytes of data stored on object stores like S3 in minutes. Easily 1-click create an Elasticsearch server with Ploi and be on your way.
Installed software:
Elasticsearch software
Certbot
UFW firewall
Docker server
When you want to easily manage Docker containers you can 1-click install this server type.
Installed software:
Docker
Supervisor
UFW firewall
Plain server
A plain server? Yes. This server is a clean server, without web server for example, but it is easily manageable via Ploi. It is up to you what you want to install on this server.
Installed software:
UFW firewall
Supervisor
