Web Hosting. What Features You Would Add?

What features have you missed and think that would be a nice addition to a web hosting that you use?

Let's talk about this in the comments!

Comments

[Torsten Dittmann]

An easy way to connect with the most common CI services (GitHub actions / GitLab / TravisCI / CircleCI / etc.) to push like a WebApp from GitHub to the hoster.

Also barely any hosting provider offers CouchDB hosting, that I would love to see more.

[Pacharapol Withayasakpunt]

• Upload gitignored files. Frontend assets should be built on developer's PC, not on the server.
• Persistence. Heroku does not offer persistence, unless you use a database.
  • Many Docker images also require file-based persistence.
• Remote shell. Already available on Heroku, BTW.

[Neurax Host]

I’d add proactive security and visibility as core web-hosting features—not just more storage or bandwidth. A properly configured WAF, malware scanning, DDoS mitigation, bot protection, and server-level firewall should work together to block threats before they reach the website. Automated daily backups are essential too, but they should be isolated and regularly tested for actual recovery. I’d also want real-time resource monitoring for CPU, RAM, disk I/O, and bandwidth, with alerts when usage suddenly changes. For WordPress hosting, automatic vulnerability detection for outdated plugins, themes, and core files would be extremely useful. Add SSH access, strong account isolation, 2FA, secure email controls, and detailed access logs, and hosting becomes much easier to manage securely. Finally, transparent uptime, security-event reporting, and clear support escalation would make troubleshooting much faster when something goes wrong.

[rimi-web]

A great addition to web hosting would be AI-driven support for faster issue resolution, customizable resource scaling, enhanced security with proactive threat detection, and seamless integration with popular CMS and e-commerce tools. Managed hosting can especially benefit from these features to improve user experience.

[robbert. stephenson638]

"Built-in AI-powered performance optimization and security scanning with automated fixes."

This feature combines performance optimization, security, and automation into a single, powerful addition that could significantly enhance a web hosting service.

[yokotobe]

I expect nothing more than great securities.

[AmitKKhanchandani]

Node.js support

[James Hawkins]

Quite a lot of hosts already offer that :p

[AmitKKhanchandani]

Agree,

But atleast my current provider does not offer that :-(

[sharon oliva]

I think things like integrated security scanning, performance insights and easy migration tools would be great additions. Feels like most hosts still make you figure these out yourself.