Overview
The following lists a variety of technologies SN Hosting supports to help manage and customize your hosting environment. If your technology is not listed in the tables below, please contact SN Hosting support to confirm if it's supported.
The following applies to SN Hosting's managed hosting platforms. If you have a Dedicated Server with an admin user, these limitations may not apply.
Apache mods
| Mods | Enabled? | Details |
|---|---|---|
| mod_rewrite | YES | Installed on all servers. |
| mod_perl | NO | Visit the Perl article for details. |
| mod_php | NO | You can install this manually on a Dedicated Server. |
| mod_proxy | NO | Available in the panel for Dedicated Servers. |
| mod_security | YES | Installed on all servers. View the Mod Security article for details. |
Applications/software/programs
| App/software/program | Installed? | Details |
|---|---|---|
| cURL | YES | Installed on all servers. View the cURL article for details. |
| Docker | NO | You can install this manually on a Dedicated Server. |
| Ecwid | YES | This can be installed on Shared and Dedicated plans. See this article for details. |
| Elasticsearch | NO | You can install this manually on a Dedicated Server. |
| FTP/SFTP/SSH | YES | View the FTP, SFTP, and SSH articles for details. |
| FTPS | NO | Not supported on any server. |
| Git | YES | Installed on all servers. |
| ionCube | NO | Not installed by default but can be set up manually. Visit the IonCube Loader article for details. |
| JIRA | NO | Not supported on Shared Hosting, but you may enable this on a Dedicated Server. |
| Kubernetes | NO | This can be installed on Dedicated Server. |
| Minecraft | NO | Not supported on Shared Hosting, but you may enable this on a Dedicated Server. |
| Mailman | YES | 'Discussions Lists' use Mailman and are enabled on all web hosting plans. |
| NFS | NO | You can install this manually on a Dedicated Server. |
| Passenger | NO | This can be installed on Dedicated Server. |
| PHP Zip | YES | Installed on all servers. |
| Plesk | NO | This can be installed on Dedicated Server. |
| Quickbooks | NO | Not supported on SN Hosting Linux servers. |
| SOAP | YES | Installed on all servers. |
| Subversion (version control) | NO | Visit the Subversion article for details. |
| Tomcat | NO | You can install this manually on a Dedicated Server. |
| WebDAV | YES | View the WebDAV overview article for more information. |
| WooCommerce | YES | Only available on Dedicated Server. Not available on shared servers since it is memory intensive and will hit shared server memory limits. |
Languages/scripts
| Language/script | Installed? | Details |
|---|---|---|
| ASP | NO | Microsoft technologies are not supported on SN Hosting shared servers. |
| CGI scripts | YES | Supported on all servers. |
| ColdFusion | NO | You can install this manually on a Dedicated Server. |
| Erlang / Elixer / Phoenix | NO | Not supported, but you may install on a Dedicated Server. |
| golang | NO | You can install this locally under your username, as long as sudo isn't required. If sudo access is required, you must install on a Dedicated Server. |
| GraphQL | NO | You can manually add it to your site as needed. |
| .htaccess files | YES | Visit the .htaccess article for details. |
| Java JRE | YES | Visit the Java article for further information. |
| JSON | YES | Installed on all servers. |
| .NET | NO | Microsoft technologies are not supported on SN Hosting shared servers. |
| Perl | YES | Installed on all servers. |
| PHP / Cake / Laravel | YES |
Visit the following articles for details: You can run any PHP framework you like on Shared or VPS hosting (such as Laravel or Cake), as long as you can install it without sudo. Also, memory intensive applications are not recommended for Shared Hosting as they may cause your user to hit memory limits. The exec and shell_exec functions are also available. |
| Python | YES | Visit the Python article for details. |
| Ruby | YES |
Visit the following articles for details: |
Servers (web and database)
| Server | Supported? | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Lighttpd | NO | You can install this manually on a Dedicated Server. |
| Linux | YES | SN Hosting shared servers currently run Ubuntu. |
| MongoDB/NoSQL | NO | You can install this manually on a Dedicated Server. |
| MySQL | YES | Visit the MySQL article for further information. |
| Nginx | YES | Visit the Nginx article for details. |
| Node.js | YES | Available on Dedicated Servers. Visit the Node.js article for details. |
| PostgreSQL | NO | Not supported on Shared Hosting, but you may install this on a Dedicated Server. Visit the PostgreSQL article for details. |
| sqlite3 | YES | Visit the SQLite article for details. |
Services and add-ons
| Service | Supported? | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic backups | YES | SN Hosting automatically backs up web server data and MySQL databases. However, this is not guaranteed. Review the Backup category for details. |
| Cloudflare | YES | See the Cloudflare articles for details. |
| Cloud services | NO | No Cloud services available. |
| Domain registrations | YES | Domain registrations can be purchased with or without an active hosting plan. |
| Email filters | YES | Anti-spam filters are enabled on all accounts by default. Additional custom filters may also be added. |
| Google Workspace | NO | Not supported. |
| HTTP/2 | YES | HTTP/2 is currently supported on all managed hosting plans. |
| Dedicated or Unique IP addresses | YES | View the Unique IP article for details. |
| Memcached | YES | You can install this manually on a Dedicated Server. |
| Multi-factor Authentication | YES | Multifactor Authentication can be enabled on any SN Hosting account. |
| OpenSSL | YES | Installed on all servers. |
| PGP Email | YES | PGP encryption can be used with SN Hosting email, but it must be configured within your email client. |
| Progressive Web Apps (PWA) | YES | Since it just requires HTML/CSS/JS, you can build them on any server. If you build your app on a shared server, you must stay within its memory limits. |
| Redis | YES | You can also install this manually on a Dedicated Server. |
| Remote Desktops | NO | --- |
| Reselling | NO | There is no specific service set up, but you can resell services to your clients. View the Reselling article for details. |
| Site migrations | YES | See the Website migration services article for details. |
| Websockets (Socket.io) | No |
Websockets can be used on a Dedicated Server using a non-privileged port as a local app. However, running websockets using a Proxy Server that is available to the public is not supported. |
| Staging | NO | --- |
| Statistics | YES | Site statistics are enabled by default on all accounts. View the Statistics Overview article for details. |
| SSL certificates | YES |
Visit the following articles for details: |
WordPress Themes and Plugins
WordPress has a large variety of Themes and Plugins you can use to customize your website:
You can use any Theme or Plugin you like with your WordPress site, however, some Themes or Plugins may use a lot of memory. Make sure to test any new add-ons to ensure they do not affect your site's responsiveness.
WordPress Multisite
Support is unable to assist with custom WordPress Multisite installations. Before proceeding, ensure you have a basic knowledge of PHP, MySQL, editing files, and how to review error logs. Additionally, there are two ways you can set up your multisite:
- Subdomains
- Subdirectories
The subdomain option is only available on a Dedicated Server, as Wildcard DNS is required for this configuration. If you wish to configure Multisite on a shared server, you must use the subdirectory option.
DO NOT use the panel to enter an asterisk * as a CNAME record. This does not function as a wildcard rule and could potentially cause additional problems.
Site builder applications
Site builder applications such as WordPress, MediaWiki, and Joomla can be used to quickly build a website without knowledge of HTML.
Unsupported site builder applications
These applications are not supported. However, you can still install them manually if you wish.
If root/sudo access is required for any installation, the only option is to upgrade to a Dedicated Server, as those are the only hosting plans that allow sudo access.
| Unavailable site builder applications | Details |
|---|---|
| Koken | You can still install this manually. |
| Magento | Visit Magento for more information. |
| Moodle | You can still install this manually. |
| osCommerce | You can still install this manually. |
| OxWall CMS | You can still install this manually. |
| Zimbra | You can still install this manually. |
