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HestiaCP VPSA lightweight, open source web hosting panel with no licence

  • HestiaCP installed automatically on Debian 13
  • Open source (GPLv3), no licence to pay
  • Websites, email, databases and DNS
  • Unlimited traffic and anti-DDoS, hosted in France
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Installed for you
HestiaCP ready once created
No licence
Open source under GPLv3
Let's Encrypt
SSL for your sites and email
24/7 support
From real people

Pick your HestiaCP VPS

HestiaCP is installed automatically on every plan below (1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM and 20 GB minimum). The price shown is all you pay: HestiaCP is free, there is no licence to buy.

Operating system
  • Debian13
Installed with HestiaCP

VPS delivered in 10 seconds

  • HP-4
    Processor2 vCPUAMD EPYC 9554
    Memory4 GBDDR5
    Storage40 GB NVMeor 80 GB SSD
    Network1 Gbps
    €6.39excl. VAT/month
    €7.99Save 19€/year
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  • HP-8
    Processor4 vCPUAMD EPYC 9554
    Memory8 GBDDR5
    Storage80 GB NVMeor 160 GB SSD
    Network1 Gbps
    €12.79excl. VAT/month
    €15.99Save 38€/year
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  • HP-16Most popular
    Processor8 vCPUAMD EPYC 9554
    Memory16 GBDDR5
    Storage160 GB NVMeor 320 GB SSD
    Network1 Gbps
    €25.59excl. VAT/month
    €31.99Save 77€/year
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  • HP-32
    Processor16 vCPUAMD EPYC 9554
    Memory32 GBDDR5
    Storage320 GB NVMeor 640 GB SSD
    Network1 Gbps
    €51.19excl. VAT/month
    €63.99Save 154€/year
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  • HP-64
    Processor32 vCPUAMD EPYC 9554
    Memory64 GBDDR5
    Storage640 GB NVMeor 1280 GB SSD
    Network1 Gbps
    €102.39excl. VAT/month
    €127.99Save 307€/year
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Every plan has everything you need, and more

  • HestiaCP installed
  • Unlimited traffic
  • DDoS protection
  • First snapshot included
  • 24/7 French-speaking support

Why HestiaCP on an OnetSolutions VPS

Recent hardware, a fast network and protected data, under every HestiaCP server.

Intel Xeon or AMD EPYC, NVMe storage

General Purpose runs on Intel Xeon with DDR4 memory, Performance on AMD EPYC 7443, High performance on AMD EPYC 9554 with DDR5 memory. Your sites and databases sit on NVMe storage.

Up to 1 Gbps

1 Gbit/s on the Performance and High performance ranges, up to 300 Mbps on General Purpose, and unlimited traffic on every plan.

OnetSolutions API

Automate deployments, manage your servers and connect your AI assistants to your infrastructure. See the documentation

Backups and snapshots

Daily backups available as an option from €0.99 excl. VAT/month, plus a first free snapshot to roll back if an update goes wrong.

Online in three steps

You order, the server arrives on Debian 13 and HestiaCP installs itself.

  1. 01

    Pick your VPS

    Select a plan with at least 2 GB of RAM and 20 GB of storage: HestiaCP is already ticked in the order.

  2. 02

    HestiaCP installs itself

    Automatically on Debian 13, right after the server is created. It usually takes 10 to 20 minutes.

  3. 03

    Log in to HestiaCP

    Over SSH with your project key, run sudo cat /root/hestiacp-admin.txt to read the generated username and password, then change the password at your first login.

What HestiaCP brings to your server

A simple web interface to host sites, email and DNS, and a complete command line to automate everything.

  • Nginx, Apache and PHP-FPM

    Nginx in front of Apache and PHP-FPM, with FastCGI cache or proxy cache depending on the setup.

  • Several PHP versions

    One PHP version is installed by default; add others and pick the version for each site.

  • Let's Encrypt

    A TLS certificate per domain, for websites and email alike, with Let's Encrypt.

  • Email

    Exim and Dovecot, Roundcube webmail, sending limits per user or per mailbox, and an SMTP relay if port 25 is blocked.

  • DNS

    Your own name servers, an easy DNS cluster setup and DNSSEC on your domains.

  • Databases

    MariaDB installed with phpMyAdmin; MySQL 8 and PostgreSQL are also supported.

  • Backups

    Per-user backups, stored locally or sent to FTP, SFTP and more than 50 cloud storage providers through Rclone, incrementally with Restic.

  • Users and packages

    One user per client or project, packages to set their limits, SFTP and SSH jailed to their own space.

  • Security

    Firewall and Fail2Ban installed by default, two-factor authentication for panel access.

  • App installer

    WordPress, Nextcloud, PrestaShop, Joomla, Drupal, Laravel, MediaWiki, Grav and more, installed on a domain in a few clicks.

  • FTP

    FTP accounts attached to each web domain, served by vsftpd, on top of SFTP access.

  • Command line and API

    The panel relies on v-* commands you can run over SSH, and the HestiaCP API is enabled to automate your tasks.

Open source, under the GNU GPLv3 licence

HestiaCP is free: no panel licence, no subscription. The source code is published on GitHub by the Hestia Control Panel project.

Installed by OnetSolutions

  • Debian 13
  • Nginx + Apache
  • PHP-FPM
  • MariaDB
  • Exim + Dovecot
  • Roundcube
  • BIND
  • vsftpd
  • Fail2Ban

ClamAV and SpamAssassin are not installed, to keep the server light.

Features as described on hestiacp.com and in the project's official repository.

What you can host with HestiaCP

The essentials of web hosting on your own server, with no monthly licence to pay.

  • WordPress sites and CMS

    The HestiaCP app installer sets up WordPress, PrestaShop, Nextcloud, Joomla or Drupal on a domain in a few clicks.

    • WordPress
    • PrestaShop
    • Nextcloud

  • Agencies and freelancers

    One user per client, with their own domains, mailboxes and databases, and packages that set their limits. SFTP and SSH access jailed to their own space.

  • Email on your domains

    Mailboxes with Exim and Dovecot, Roundcube webmail, Let's Encrypt certificates and sending limits per user or per mailbox.

    • Roundcube
    • IMAP / SMTP
    • Let's Encrypt

  • PHP applications

    Nginx in front of Apache and PHP-FPM, several PHP versions on the same server and a template per site: Laravel or your own applications.

    • PHP-FPM
    • Laravel
    • Nginx

  • Leaving a paid panel

    HestiaCP ships commands that import a cPanel or DirectAdmin account backup into a new user.

    • v-import-cpanel
    • v-import-directadmin

  • Off-server backups

    Per-user backups, sent over FTP, SFTP or through Rclone to more than 50 cloud storage providers, incrementally with Restic.

    • SFTP
    • Rclone
    • Restic

HestiaCP runs your sites, our console runs the server

Your VPS is managed from the OnetSolutions console: installation tracking, maintenance, backups and billing in one place.

  • Installation tracking and first-login instructions
  • KVM console, reboot and reinstall
  • Snapshots, backups and firewall
  • Invoices and support in one place
console.onetsolutions.net/compute/instances/hestiacp-prod
OnetSolutions
Agence Horizon
Compute/Instances/web-prod-01
web-prod-01Running
GP-8 · Intel Xeon 2,60 GHz
RestartConsole
CPU34%
RAM5,2 / 8 Go
Network128 Mb/s
System
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
IP address
51.210.24.8
Uptime
34 j
Size
4 vCPU · 8 Go
CPU activity (24h)34%
-24 h-12 hnow

A team behind your server

Technicians who know your VPS, reachable at any hour.

4.5/5 on Trustpilot
Contact support

24/7 French-speaking support

Open a ticket from the console, day or night: a person answers you.

Help center

Guides, tutorials and the API reference to go further.

30-day money-back guarantee

If the VPS doesn't suit you, you get refunded, with no licence fee to recover elsewhere.

MCP · Beta

Manage your VPS with AI

Our MCP server connects Claude, Cursor or any Model Context Protocol client to your OnetSolutions account: ask about your servers and their status in natural language, without leaving your assistant.

  • Read-only: the assistant looks, it changes nothing
  • Signs in with your OnetSolutions account
Set up the MCP server
  • Claude
  • Cursor
  • Any MCP client

HestiaCP FAQ

What to know before you order, and right after.

What is HestiaCP?

Hestia Control Panel (HestiaCP) is an open source web hosting panel. From a web interface, you manage users and their websites, mailboxes, databases, DNS zones, cron jobs and backups.

Do I need to buy a licence?

No. HestiaCP is released under the GNU GPLv3 licence: it is free, with no licence or subscription. You only pay for your VPS.

How do I log in the first time?

Once the installation is done, connect to the server over SSH with your project key and run sudo cat /root/hestiacp-admin.txt: the file holds the administrator username and password generated during the installation. Open https://<server IP>:8083; your browser warns about a self-signed certificate until a domain name is configured, this is expected. Change the password at your first login, then delete the file.

How long does the installation take?

The HestiaCP installation starts right after the server is created, on Debian 13, and usually takes 10 to 20 minutes. The console shows the progress; the panel is then reachable on port 8083.

What is the minimum configuration?

The HestiaCP documentation lists at least 1 core, 1 GB of RAM (without SpamAssassin and ClamAV) and 10 GB of disk, and recommends 4 cores, 4 GB of RAM and 40 GB of SSD. We install HestiaCP on plans with at least 1 vCPU, 2 GB of RAM and 20 GB of storage: only those are offered on this page. Go bigger if you host many sites or a lot of email.

What exactly is installed?

We run the official HestiaCP installer with its default components: Nginx and Apache with PHP-FPM, MariaDB, Exim and Dovecot with Roundcube webmail, BIND for DNS, vsftpd, the firewall and Fail2Ban. The ClamAV antivirus and the SpamAssassin filter are not installed, to keep the server light.

Can I migrate my sites from another panel?

HestiaCP restores its own backups and VestaCP backups. For cPanel and DirectAdmin, it ships the v-import-cpanel and v-import-directadmin commands, which import an account backup into a new user. You can also move your files and databases by hand.

Are my sites backed up?

Daily backups available as an option from €0.99 excl. VAT/month, depending on the plan: they back up the whole VPS, HestiaCP and your sites included. HestiaCP also runs its own per-user backups, stored on the server or sent over FTP, SFTP or through Rclone. A first snapshot is free: take one before a major update.

Who maintains HestiaCP and the server?

HestiaCP is developed by the Hestia Control Panel open source project and can update itself through a scheduled task you turn on or off. The VPS is yours: you keep root SSH access and you run the system and the panel. Our 24/7 support helps with the server, the installation and the network.

HestiaCP, cPanel or Plesk?

All three manage sites, email, databases and DNS. HestiaCP is free and lightweight, on Debian 13, and runs on the smallest plans. cPanel & WHM (on AlmaLinux 10) and Plesk (on Ubuntu 26.04) add tools such as WP Toolkit, but need a licence bought from their publisher and more resources.

Launch your HestiaCP VPS

Pick your plan: the server arrives with HestiaCP installed, ready for your sites and email. No licence to buy.

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HP-4HestiaCP installed
from€6.39excl. VAT/month

€7.99with the annual commitment, no panel licence

  • 2 vCPU AMD EPYC 9554
  • 4 GB DDR5
  • 40 GB NVMe
  • 1 Gbps
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HestiaCP VPS from €3.19 excl. VAT/month, hosted in France - OnetSolutions