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SELF-MANAGED VPS HOSTING FOR LEMP

Power modern web applications with speed, control, and flexibility.

Deploy your ideal hosting environment using the high-performance Linux, Nginx, MySQL, and PHP stack — optimized for speed and scalability on Bluehost’s self-managed VPS platform.

  • Full root access gives you total control to configure, optimize, and secure your LEMP environment.
  • No unnecessary software — start with a clean OS and install only the services and versions you prefer.
  • Unmetered bandwidth supports high-traffic APIs, web apps, and content-rich websites.
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Built for developers like you

The LEMP stack is built for speed and efficiency, get the raw performance and freedom to run it your way.

No preloaded software, no limits—just fast, secure hosting designed for developers who prefer full control over their infrastructure.

NVMe 2

Personal sites, light apps, and dev sandboxes

CA$3.85/mo

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NVMe 4

Docker, AI agents, and growing applications

CA$7.70/mo

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NVMe 8

Multi-container production and heavy traffic

CA$15.40/mo

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NVMe 16

Heavy AI workloads, large databases, and enterprise stacks

CA$32.55/mo

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Unmetered Web Hosting

How much bandwidth will my plan include?

Bandwidth is "Unmetered" which means you are not charged according to the amount of bandwidth you typically use in the normal operation of a personal or small business website.

However, we do require all customers to be fully compliant with our Terms of Service and to not exceed 25% or more of system resources for longer than 90 seconds.

What happens if I exceed usage?

If we have concerns about your account's bandwidth utilization, you will receive an email asking you to reduce usage.

It is rare for a customer who is managing a personal or small business website to exceed our usage policies.

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Multiple Data Centers

Deploy your VPS closer to your users with multiple data center locations, helping reduce latency and improve performance.

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  • USA (Virginia)

  • USA (Arizona)

  • London

  • Toronto

  • Amsterdam

Infrastructure Only Support

We maintain the hardware, network, and virtualization layer. You manage your OS, configurations, and applications.

These Self Managed VPS plans are perfect when you want full control of your server and are comfortable managing your own software, configurations, and applications. If you prefer assisted management, explore our Managed VPS or Dedicated options.

A full featured stack for developers

Everything you need to run resource-intensive applications on a virtual private server:

fast performance, complete control, and rock-solid reliability.

Performance & scale

AMD EPYC processors

Modern cores deliver low-latency compute for parallel jobs, ensuring your LEMP server stays responsive under heavy load.

NVMe SSD storage

High-throughput storage accelerates logs, queues, and databases for snappy virtual servers.

Unmetered bandwidth

Move data freely without surprise overage fees.

Add resources on demand

Scale CPU/RAM and disk space as needs grow—no rebuild required. 

Handles traffic spikes

Keep flows steady during launches; capacity scales to absorb concurrency. 

Control & access

Full root access

Configure and fine tune Linux OS, Nginx web server, MySQL database, and PHP environment to optimize your LEMP hosting setup.

Remote access

Secure SSH/SFTP access for quick fixes, log reviews, and deploying PHP files or configuration updates.

Management panel

Use our control panel for painless DNS, users, and backups. 

Install custom software

Run any required PHP modules, database tools, or server-side scripting languages for your projects.

Security & reliability

DDoS protection

Network-level filtering shields your VPS hosting from volumetric attacks, keeping your LEMP stack secure and available.

World Class Infrastructure

Actively monitored 24/7 with 99.99% uptime guarantee. 

High availability ready

Architect near zero downtime with distributed nodes and health checks. 

FAQs

LEMP hosting is a web hosting environment that uses a combination of Linux (operating system), Nginx (high performance web server), MySQL (database management system), and PHP (server side scripting language) to serve dynamic web content. This stack is optimized for speed, scalability, and flexibility, making it ideal for hosting high traffic websites and web applications.

LEMP stands for Linux, Nginx, MySQL, and PHP. It is a popular open-source software stack used to build and host dynamic websites and applications, offering better performance and resource efficiency compared to traditional LAMP stacks that use Apache web server.

To install LEMP stack components, you need to install Linux as your OS, then install Nginx web server, MySQL server, and PHP with required modules such as PHP-FPM and PHP-MySQL. You will configure Nginx to process PHP scripts using PHP-FPM via a Unix socket and secure your MySQL server by setting a root password and removing anonymous users.

Securing your LEMP hosting environment includes setting strong root passwords for MySQL, removing anonymous users and test databases, configuring firewalls to allow necessary ports, disabling unnecessary services, using SSL certificates for encrypted web traffic, and keeping your Linux distribution and LEMP stack components up to date.

Yes. LEMP hosting is designed to handle high traffic websites and online stores efficiently due to Nginx's event-driven architecture, MySQL's reliable database management, and PHP's server side scripting capabilities optimized for dynamic content.

MySQL acts as the database management system in the LEMP stack, storing and managing application data. You manage MySQL by creating databases, users, and setting permissions, securing the root user with a strong password, and maintaining the MySQL service to ensure availability and performance.

With self-managed LEMP hosting, you are responsible for maintaining the Linux operating system, installing and configuring the Nginx web server, MySQL server, PHP modules, and securing the environment. Managed LEMP hosting includes provider support for these tasks, which is convenient for users who prefer less hands-on management but limits full control over the server setup.

Yes. Full root access lets you install, configure, and run PHP or other runtimes, optimize the Nginx web server, manage MySQL databases, and tailor performance specifically for your LEMP stack-based website or application.

Start with your workload’s memory, storage, and CPU needs, then match them to VPS plans with NVMe SSD for optimal speed on reads and writes. If you anticipate growth or traffic spikes, select a plan that can scale resources quickly so your LEMP hosting environment maintains high performance without re-architecting.

A self-managed VPS is self-supported. Premium support is available if you contact sales. You are responsible for installing and maintaining the Linux operating system, Nginx web server, MySQL server, PHP modules, and securing your LEMP hosting environment.

Yes. With full freedom and root access, you can tune PHP settings, caching, and MySQL database engines to suit your site. NVMe SSD helps reduce query latency, AMD EPYC processors provide strong concurrency, and the ability to choose your own operating system and control panel supports both simple and complex WordPress sites running on the LEMP stack at high performance.

Login to your control panel to upgrade your server. After scaling, review your LEMP stack configuration to ensure web servers, MySQL databases, and PHP-FPM services are tuned to use the new capacity so your site maintains high availability and performance.