Varnish is a web app accelerator platform, which caches information for faster access. It’s sometimes called a caching HTTP reverse proxy as well and it works between a web server and its users. When a visitor opens a given web page, the content is requested by the browser, and then the server handles this browser request and returns the requested content. If Varnish is enabled for a certain site, it will cache its pages at the very first visit and if the user opens a cached page once more, the data will be delivered by the accelerator platform instead of the web server. The increased speed is an end result of the substantially faster response time that the Varnish platform offers compared with any server software. Of course, this doesn’t mean that the website visitors will continue seeing the same content again and again, as any change on any of the web pages is reflected in the content that the Varnish platform caches in its system memory.

Varnish in Cloud Hosting

You can make use of Varnish’s full potential and boost the load speed of your websites regardless of the cloud hosting plan that you have chosen and you can enable and configure the data caching platform with a couple of clicks via the intuitive graphical interface offered by our next-generation Hepsia Control Panel. During the procedure, you’ll be able to choose two different things – how many websites will use the Varnish platform, i.e. the number of instances, and how much info will be cached, i.e. the amount of memory. The latter comes in increments of 32 megabytes and is not linked to the number of instances, so you can add more instances with less memory and the other way around. If you’ve got plenty of content on a specific site and you gain many visitors, more memory will guarantee you better results. You may also consider employing a dedicated IP address for the websites that will use the Varnish platform. The Hepsia Control Panel will offer you simple one-click buttons for turning off or rebooting any instance, for deleting the cache associated with each website and for checking in-depth system logs.

Varnish in Semi-dedicated Servers

The Varnish caching platform is included in the standard set of services that you will receive when you choose to host your sites under a semi-dedicated server account. You can activate it for any of your websites via our cutting-edge Hepsia hosting Control Panel. The default amount of system memory that Varnish can use to cache content is 64 MB, but in case you decide that you want more, you can upgrade this amount of memory from the Control Panel’s Upgrades section. You can also upgrade the Varnish instances, i.e. the number of the sites that can use this caching platform at the same time. As these two features are not tied to each other, you can use a few Internet sites with the default amount of memory or you can order more memory in increments of 32 megabytes and use all of it for a single web site. The Varnish platform performs best if you allocate a dedicated IP to the websites that utilize its power. The Hepsia Control Panel will give you an easy means of rebooting any instance. Also, you’ll be able to delete the cached files with only one single mouse click.

Varnish in VPS Servers

We offer Varnish with all Hepsia-equipped Linux VPS web hosting plans, so if you buy a server with this web hosting Control Panel, you will be able to take advantage of the content caching platform at no extra charge. Varnish can use different amounts of system memory for caching purposes based on the very configuration that you have picked on the order form, but in any case, this amount will not be less than several hundred MB. This is quite enough to enhance the work of a handful of resource-consuming websites, so the better page browsing speeds and the decreased load on your virtual server will be discernible. The result may not be obvious momentarily, as the Varnish platform will require a certain amount of time to cache the site content that visitors browse, but shortly after you activate it, you’ll witness its full capacity. This platform will permit you to use a less powerful VPS server and to give less money to get the same performance you would get with a higher-end machine without Varnish.

Varnish in Dedicated Servers

When you need a powerful website hosting solution and you purchase one of the Linux dedicated servers offered by us, you will be able to use Varnish to improve the work of your sites at no additional cost as long as the server is ordered with our innovative Hepsia Control Panel. Its easy-to-work-with GUI will permit you to monitor system processes, to delete the cached files or to restart any instance with one click. The minimal amount of memory that the Varnish caching platform can use to cache Internet site content is three gigabytes, which is quite enough for a vast number of traffic-intensive Internet sites, so your server will be able to cope with an enormous system load while your Internet site visitors are enjoying a smooth browsing experience. Since your dedicated server will come with a number of dedicated IPs, you will be able to make use of Varnish’s full capacity.