Everything is set up to protect your website and email: security, backups and monitoring working together as one robust system, ready to get you back online in any situation. All looked after by the person who built it.
“Since adding Akeeba security, I haven’t had a single website hacked or taken down by malware.”
Darren Hodson
Looking after websites since 2005
My promise to you
AI website builders, optimising for AI search results, Google’s AI Overviews: the landscape changes every month. I’ll cut through the jargon, tell you honestly what matters for your business, and never overcharge or oversell any product or service.
Never overcharge
Fair, upfront prices. What we agree is what you pay.
Never oversell
Only what your business actually needs, nothing more.
No jargon
Straight answers in plain English, from the person doing the work.
Three trusted partners
I choose the best home for each job, then manage the lot for you. One monthly fee, one number to call, and nothing for you to configure.
Astro website hosting
Every new Astro website is served from Cloudflare’s global network: blisteringly fast, protected against attacks and online around the clock.
Find out more 02Email & Joomla hosting
UK-based, independent and powered by renewable energy. Your business email and Joomla websites live with one of the UK’s most respected hosts.
Find out more 03Joomla security & backups
Industry-leading firewall and off-site backups for every Joomla website, with free Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates that renew automatically.
Find out moreHosting plans
No setup fees, no long contracts and no renewal price hikes. Just managed hosting with a real person behind it.
For every new Astro website I build
For Joomla websites, new and existing
Cloudflare · Astro websites
Cloudflare runs one of the largest networks in the world. Because Astro websites are built in advance into lightweight pages, they can be served from Cloudflare’s edge, right next to your visitors, rather than from a single server somewhere.
It’s the hosting half of the modern stack I build with: Astro, Tailwind CSS, GitHub and Cloudflare.
More about the stackPages are delivered from data centres in hundreds of cities worldwide, close to every visitor, so your site loads in a blink wherever they are.
DDoS protection, a web application firewall and SSL come as standard. There’s no database or admin login for attackers to target.
Every change is stored in GitHub and deployed automatically. If something isn’t right, the previous version can be restored in moments.
Fast, lightweight pages are exactly what Google’s Core Web Vitals reward, and clean HTML is easy for AI search tools to read.
Krystal · Email hosting
I’ve trusted Krystal for years. They’re one of the UK’s best independent hosting companies, with more than two decades behind them, a brilliant reputation and a real commitment to doing business responsibly.
100%
Renewable energy
Power matched 100% with renewable energy from the sun, wind and sea.
B Corp
Certified since 2023
Independently certified for meeting high standards of social and environmental performance.
Verified
Green Web Foundation
Listed as a verified green host by the Green Web Foundation.
1%
For the Planet
1% of annual revenue given to environmental causes every year, plus tens of thousands of trees planted.
Your email is the part of your business you can’t afford to lose. With Krystal it’s filtered, protected and backed by a UK team, and I set it all up for you.
Serious spam protection
Every incoming email passes through SpamExperts filtering, stopping spam, phishing and viruses before they reach your inbox.
Emails that get delivered
Outgoing mail is checked by MailChannels, protecting your domain’s reputation so your emails land in inboxes, not junk folders.
Your own domain
Professional addresses like hello@yourbusiness.co.uk that work on your phone, laptop and webmail.
Real UK support
Krystal’s multi award-winning UK support team is there behind me, with 24/7 emergency cover.
Akeeba · Joomla websites
Joomla websites are hosted with Krystal and protected by Akeeba, one of the leading names in website security. It’s a combination I’ve relied on for years, and since adding Akeeba I haven’t had a single website hacked or taken down by malware.
With 20 years of Joomla experience, I keep everything updated, monitored and backed up, so you never have to think about it.
A sophisticated web application firewall that blocks common attacks, hardens Joomla’s configuration and keeps a close eye on suspicious activity.
Complete website backups stored in the cloud, outside your hosting account, so your site can always be restored, whatever happens.
Free, trusted SSL certificates that renew automatically, keeping the padlock in your visitors’ browsers and Google happy.
Common questions
Astro website hosting is £15 per month and includes your business email. Joomla website hosting is £20 per month. There are no setup fees or long contracts.
Business email is hosted with Krystal, an independent UK hosting company powered by renewable energy, with SpamExperts filtering on every incoming email and MailChannels checking outgoing mail.
Astro websites are built in advance into lightweight pages, which are perfect for Cloudflare’s global edge network. There’s no database or server code to run, so pages load faster and there’s far less to attack. Joomla needs a traditional server, so Joomla websites stay with Krystal.
Yes. Krystal’s power is matched 100% with renewable energy, it is a verified green host with the Green Web Foundation, a Certified B Corp since 2023 and a member of 1% for the Planet.
Every Joomla website is protected by Akeeba Admin Tools, a web application firewall, with regular Akeeba Backup copies stored off-site in the cloud, and free Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates that renew automatically.
Yes. Get in touch and I’ll look at your current setup and talk you through moving it, in plain English, with no surprises.
No call centre. Just Darren.
Moving from another host, setting up email for a new business, or just want a second opinion on what you’re paying now? Get in touch.