Managed hosting for agencies that would rather design than run servers.
Managed website hosting and technical infrastructure support behind your client websites. We handle DNS, SSL, staging, deployment, backups and technical escalation, so none of it becomes another internal responsibility for your agency.
Who looks after client sites after launch?
We can, so your team does not have to. You keep the client relationship, the creative direction and the account ownership. We take ownership of the technical hosting and infrastructure layer behind the websites, on the same managed hosting foundation used for every CoderCorn-hosted site.
Agencies often inherit responsibility for infrastructure that was never part of the service they were hired to provide: hosting accounts, DNS records, SSL certificates, plugin and runtime updates, backups, staging environments, migrations, caching, deployment, forms and email delivery, server configuration, uptime incidents and vendor coordination. That does not mean an agency is technically incapable. It means attention is split across work that is not its core service.
Each of these areas can quietly become nobody’s job. We take ownership of the ones in the contract, rather than treating hosting as a line item nobody revisits.
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Hosting environment
Configured for what the site actually needs: hosting configuration, runtime and platform requirements and the production setup, rather than a generic default.
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DNS and SSL
Domain routing and certificates stay someone’s responsibility: DNS record changes, domain connections, SSL configuration and the DNS work that migrations and email delivery depend on.
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Staging and deployment
Changes have somewhere to go before they go live: staging environments, production releases, migration staging and deployment coordination, with rollback planning where the environment supports it.
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Backups and recovery planning
Recovery is planned rather than assumed. Backup and recovery responsibilities are defined for the specific platform and hosting environment instead of being assumed to exist.
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Performance layer
Caching, CDN configuration and asset delivery are reviewed as part of the hosting environment, alongside the site’s own code and content.
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Technical escalation
Infrastructure issues have somewhere to go. We investigate infrastructure-related issues that fall outside routine design or content workflows, within the agreed scope.
One client site is a project. A portfolio is an operating system.
Managing a growing collection of client properties is a different discipline from managing one website well.
- Different platforms across the portfolio
- Different registrars and domain histories
- Different hosting histories and inherited configurations
- Technical debt inherited from previous vendors
- Separate staging requirements per site
- Different levels of traffic and complexity
- Clear client ownership boundaries
- Migrations and onboarding as sites join
- Documentation that outlives a single project
- Operational consistency across the portfolio
Is this white-label hosting?
CoderCorn can work behind an agency-led client relationship where the engagement structure supports it. We do not offer a branded client-facing dashboard or control panel. The value is the technical work happening behind the relationship, not a rebranded interface.
Managed hosting is more than resold server space. The value is not simply access to a server. It is the operational layer around setup, migration, deployment, troubleshooting, DNS, performance and technical coordination: the work that keeps a client site running after launch day.
Responsibility is defined per engagement. The split here is a starting point, and the actual boundaries are agreed for each agency relationship rather than assumed.
This tends to suit design, development, marketing and SEO agencies, branding studios, and freelancers or studios managing several client websites, especially without a dedicated infrastructure specialist or with hosting inherited from a previous vendor.
It is probably not the right fit for a business with one simple site that is happy with its current hosting, an agency with a mature internal DevOps or infrastructure team, or a project fully controlled by a SaaS platform that needs no infrastructure management.
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Your agency owns
- Client strategy
- Creative direction
- Content
- Account relationship
- Commercial relationship
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Shared
- Launch planning
- Significant updates
- Performance decisions
- Domain changes
- Technical priorities
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CoderCorn owns or supports
- Technical hosting layer
- Migration execution
- Infrastructure configuration
- Technical troubleshooting
- Deployment and infrastructure escalation
The engagement follows the portfolio, not a fixed package.
Pricing is not published here because it depends on the portfolio. These are the usual shapes an engagement takes.
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Single client site
Hosting and technical support for one client website, scoped to that site’s platform and needs.
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Migration plus ongoing hosting
We move a client site into a managed environment, then keep supporting it.
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Portfolio onboarding
Several client sites brought under one technical layer over time, at a pace that suits your agency.
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Technical escalation partnership
We handle infrastructure issues that reach beyond your own workflow, without taking over the whole hosting relationship.
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Hosting and maintenance
Ongoing updates and technical maintenance alongside hosting, for one site or several.
Do you only work with WordPress sites?
No. The stack follows the project: we work with Astro and other static or custom frontends, custom backend applications, and suitable CMS platforms. Shopify itself is hosted by Shopify, so our involvement there is limited to domain, theme, app, and integration work rather than server administration.
Managed hosting should follow the project, not define it. On WordPress, hosting can include environment configuration, updates, backups, staging, caching and technical troubleshooting, for one site or several.
We host and manage
- WordPress
- Astro and other static or custom frontends
- Custom backend applications
- Suitable CMS platforms
Hosted by Shopify
Where a client runs on Shopify, the hosting responsibility stays with Shopify. Our part is domain connections, themes, apps and integration work, not server administration.
The first hosting task is often getting out of the old hosting.
Bringing a client site onto managed hosting usually starts with a migration. The exact plan depends on the current environment and the destination, and no provider can guarantee zero downtime.
Website migration services-
Current hosting and platform assessment
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Backup before anything moves
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Staging environment setup
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DNS and SSL planning
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Database and content transfer
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Redirects where URLs change
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Forms and integrations
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Analytics continuity
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Launch validation
What happens when a client site has a problem?
We act as the technical escalation layer for infrastructure issues within the agreed scope: we investigate the affected layer, coordinate with the relevant vendors where necessary, and put the fix in place.
The value of managed hosting shows up when the normal path stops working. We do not promise a specific response time here, because that belongs in the engagement scope, not a marketing claim. We do not guarantee uptime either: infrastructure is managed to reduce avoidable operational risk, but no responsible provider can guarantee a website will never go down.
Infrastructure issues we can take on, within scope
- An SSL certificate fails or expires
- A DNS change breaks a connection
- A form stops delivering
- A cache layer breaks after a release
- A runtime becomes incompatible after an update
- A migration step needs correcting
- A deployment introduces a regression
- A server or resource limit is hit
- A domain connection stops resolving
Fewer routine changes become live incidents
Separating development, staging and production reduces how often a routine change becomes a live incident.
- A preview or staging environment separate from production
- QA before a change reaches the live site
- Deployment sequencing for coordinated releases
- Validation for significant updates before they go live
- Rollback planning where the environment supports it
- Clear access boundaries between your agency and us
Performance does not start in the browser
Server response, caching, CDN configuration, the runtime and how the application talks to its database all shape what a visitor experiences before any frontend work runs.
Hosting also touches technical SEO more than most agencies expect: redirects, HTTPS, consistent status codes, canonical consistency, crawl availability, and making sure a staging noindex tag is not left on production. A PageScore check is a reasonable place to see where a client site stands.
Questions people ask before handing over the portfolio
What is managed hosting for agencies?
We operate the technical hosting and infrastructure layer behind your agency’s client websites (hosting, DNS, SSL, staging, deployment, backups and technical troubleshooting), while you keep the client relationship, the creative direction and the account ownership.
Can CoderCorn host websites for our agency’s clients?
Yes. We can scope hosting per client site or across a portfolio, depending on how many websites are involved and what each one runs on today.
Is this white-label hosting?
CoderCorn can work behind an agency-led client relationship where the engagement structure supports it. We do not offer a branded client-facing dashboard or control panel. The value is the technical work happening behind the relationship, not a rebranded interface.
Can you migrate our existing client websites?
Yes. The scope depends on the current hosting, the platform and the destination environment. It typically includes backups, staging, DNS, SSL, content transfer, redirects where URLs change, and launch validation.
Do you manage WordPress hosting?
Yes. WordPress hosting can include environment configuration, updates, backups, staging, caching and technical troubleshooting, for one site or several.
Can you work with websites that are not WordPress?
Yes. The stack follows the project: we work with Astro and other static or custom frontends, custom backend applications, and suitable CMS platforms. Shopify itself is hosted by Shopify, so our involvement there is limited to domain, theme, app, and integration work rather than server administration.
Do you provide staging environments?
Yes, where the platform and hosting environment support it, so client changes can be reviewed before they reach the live site.
Can you manage DNS and SSL?
Yes. DNS record changes, domain connections, SSL configuration and the related email DNS settings can all be part of the hosting scope.
What happens when a client website has a hosting issue?
We act as the technical escalation layer for infrastructure issues within the agreed scope: we investigate the affected layer, coordinate with the relevant vendors where necessary, and put the fix in place.
Can we use CoderCorn only for hosting and technical support?
Yes. You can engage us for the technical hosting layer alone, without involving us in design or account management.
Do you guarantee uptime?
No. We manage the infrastructure to reduce avoidable operational risk, but no responsible provider can guarantee a website will never go down.
How does pricing work for agency hosting?
It depends on the number of sites, the platforms and how much ongoing responsibility you hand over. We can look at your current portfolio together and outline what an engagement would look like.
Related reading on managed hosting
Bring us the portfolio. We'll map the infrastructure behind it.
Tell us how many client sites there are, which platforms they run on and what is causing friction. We will work out what technical ownership should look like before anything moves.