Varnish is a website accelerator platform, which caches content for faster response times. It is occasionally referred to as a caching HTTP reverse proxy too and it works between a web server and a browser. When a site visitor loads a certain page, its content is requested by the Internet browser, and then the server processes this request and returns the requested info. If Varnish is activated for a website, it will cache its pages on the first visit and if the visitor accesses a cached page once more, the info will be delivered by the caching platform instead of the server. The boosted loading speed is an end result of the much faster response speed that the Varnish platform offers as compared with any server software. Of course, this does not mean that the website visitors will continue seeing the very same content over and over again, because any change on any of the web pages is reflected in the content that Varnish saves in its system memory.
Varnish in Hosting
Varnish is offered as an optional upgrade with all our Linux hosting packages. You can add it to your web hosting account through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with all shared hosting packages and you will get a quite simple-to-work-with GUI, which will give you complete control over the caching platform. Using 1-click fast-access buttons, you can restart or shut down any of the instances, i.e. Varnish will no longer be enabled for a given Internet site. You can also view a detailed system log file or erase the cache associated with any of the sites. When you add Varnish to your hosting package, you’ll be able to select the maximum amount of memory that will be at your disposal for data caching purposes and the number of the websites that will use Varnish. You can always add more memory in increments of 32 megabytes and, for best performance, you can allocate a dedicated IP to the websites that will use Varnish. This will enable you to get the most out of your websites and to have many gratified users.
Varnish in Semi-dedicated Hosting
The Linux semi-dedicated hosting packages that we’re offering will permit you to employ Varnish once your new semi-dedicated server account has been created, as the platform comes by default. 64 megabytes of system memory will be allocated to Varnish the second your account is activated, so you can take advantage of this load distribution software once your website has been taken online. If you’re in need of more memory, you can order 32 megabytes at a time from the Hepsia hosting Control Panel’s Upgrades section and it will be assigned to your semi-dedicated server straight away. You can also increase the number of the websites that use Varnish, or the so-called ‘instances’, which are not bound directly to the amount of memory that you use, which means that you will enjoy more flexibility. The Varnish caching platform will greatly reduce the load that your websites produce, so your website visitors can enjoy fast-loading web pages. You’ll be able to manage the Varnish platform without effort through your Hepsia Control Panel using fast-access controls. You’ll be able to start/remove any of the instances that you’ve got, to clear the cached content associated with any of your websites or to view system log files.
Varnish in VPS Web Hosting
You can use Varnish with each of our virtual private server packages at no additional charge, as the caching platform is pre-installed and is offered by default. The one and only precondition is that the Virtual Private Server must come with the Hepsia Control Panel, via which you will be able to activate Varnish for any of your sites with just a couple of clicks. Each plan features a different amount of memory for data caching purposes, but you’ll get minimum several hundred megabytes, which is quite enough even for multiple traffic-intensive websites. Shortly after you activate Varnish, it’ll begin caching the content that your visitors open, so you will notice the tremendously better website load speeds and the decreased load on the server in no time. The Varnish caching platform will permit you to use a less pricey Virtual Private Server, as you won’t need that many resources to ensure the uninterrupted operation of your sites even if you’ve got popular Internet sites with multiple visitors. Optimum results are accomplished if the sites that use the Varnish platform use also a dedicated IP address.
Varnish in Dedicated Servers Hosting
All Linux dedicated servers hosting packages which are ordered with the in-house developed Hepsia hosting Control Panel include Varnish, which is one of the pre-installed platforms that you will get with the server. The Varnish platform can be activated and administered without efforts from the Hepsia Control Panel’s easy-to-work-with interface and, with no more than one mouse click, you can see a comprehensive log, add or restart an instance, delete the cached files for any website and much, much more. Shortly after you activate Varnish for a specific domain or subdomain, it will start caching the webpages accessed by the visitors and once it has cached enough web content, you will perceive a significantly better website performance as well as a reduced load on the machine. With Varnish-dedicated system memory starting at 3 GB, you will be able to use the platform for load distribution purposes even if you run a large number of websites on the machine.