Hostv Review. Was hostv.com good web hosting in United States?

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HostV was launched in 2007 as a new division of Cirtex Corp which was founded in early 2003. The staff behind HostV have been in the hosting industry for over 5 years. By combining their experience and knowledge they have in the hosting industry over the past years, HostV is now a leading provider in vps hosting and dedicated hosting solutions.

All servers and virtual servers are monitored and kept up to date on latest softwares including cPanel/WHM, Fantastico and much more. Our VPS & Dedicated servers also come pre-installed and pre-configured with the necessary software both for the everyday users as well as developers such as Red5 & FFMpeg.

We currently only use Quad Core and CPU Servers with HyperThreading Technology running Centos Linux with Virtuozzo installed as our Virtual Private Server nodes.

Features Included:

Server SnapShot is an enterprise data backup solution powered by R1Soft's Continuous Data Protection technology. ServerSnapShot automatically backs up each server fully on a daily basis with multiple restore points. The backups are then compressed, encrypted and stored securely in physically separate backup storage servers.

cPanel WHM Control Panel is a comprehensive server management tool. With cPanel WHM you will be able to do anything from managing bandwidth and disk quota of your account, to setting up emails, mysql databases and installing security and other softwares. cPanel will allow you to easily manage your server and customize it to your exact needs.

Fantastico is the leading auto-installer software in the hosting industry. Fantastico integrates with your cPanel and gives you and your web-hosting customers the ability to install multiple instances of any of the scripts listed here.

ServerGuard Security is an exclusive powerful security and optimization suite developed by HostV with five major goals - to harden and increase server security, prevent spam and intrusions, increase server reliability and uptime, enhance and optimize server performance, and improve overall system health.


FFmpeg & Video Modules are pre-installed with all of our services. FFMpeg & Video hosting is a collection of free software that can record, convert and stream digital audio and video. We have many tools packaged with our ffmpeg hosting which converts and encodes videos and audios and allows you to start your own video sharing website!

red5Red5 & Flash Modules are installed upon request for all of our servers. Red5 hosting is a free, open source implementation of a Flash Media Server based on reverse engineering of protocols. It supports streaming and recording of audio/video, live stream publishing, and Flash remoting and allows you to start your own live streaming video website!

Virtuozzo 4 Power Panel is another easy to use management tool specifically designed for your Virtual Dedicated Server. You now have an extra way of controlling your virtual dedicated server even when it is offline. You can reboot your server if it is down, manage resources and view logs of your server.

red5Jabber Server & XMPP Server Modules are installed upon request for all of our servers. We specialize in deploying Jabber and XMPP Servers here at HostV allowing you to setup an Instant Messaging Server fast and free. XMPP formerly named JABBER is an open XML-based protocol aimed to enable near instant and real-time instant messaging.

KSplice Rebootless Kernel are installed on all VPS nodes. Ksplice saves time and pain by updating system linux kernel in seconds while server is still up and running in order to avoid Downtime and to Prevent disastrous security incidents by making it easy to stay up to date.


Our Services
Virtual Private Servers (VPS)

Virtual Private Server (VPS) hosting is the future of web hosting. With our virtual private server, you will be able to harness the full power of root access and all features of a dedicated server by paying only a small portion of the price!

Hybrid Servers (HS)

Hybrid Servers give you the power and stability of enterprise-class servers without the enterprise price tag. You will be able to harness the full power of root access and all features of a dedicated server by paying only a small portion of the price!

Dedicated Servers (DS)

This is the ultimate solution for anyone looking for a fully customized and managed solution, we will setup your server with everything you need and maintain it for you 24/7.

Shared, Reseller & Business Hosting Solutions

If you are starting your own web site for your hobby, business or family web site, our sister company, CirtexHosting, has web hosting plans that are designed for you with all the features you need to get your site on the web at the most affordable prices. We also offer an affordable way to get into the hosting business at CirtexHosting.

🏢 Data Center

Our Data Center resides in Clifton, NJ, just 14 miles from New York City. This new facility boasts enormous growth potential allowing us capabilities of up to 55,000 sq ft of pure datacenter floor space, and ease of access to backbone providers.

Currently, the facility incorporates over 7,500 sq ft of completed raised floor data center space, along with 5000 sq ft of corporate office space which includes a front reception area, conference rooms, and ample space for our employees.

The new datacenter has been carefully planned from inception to overcompensate for such factors as cooling, generators, UPS's, secondary generators, fire suppression, and much, much more. Our new facility has been set in place with 7,500 sq ft of raised flooring, 8 (eight) 20 ton AC units and double pre-action fire suppression system.

Our datacenter is powered by a Liebert UPS system and a Caterpillar generator with 4 days of standby fuel. Our datacenter is monitored 24/7/365 by an overlapping array of CCTV cameras and datacenter entry is secured by both biometric and card key access.

Network & Datacenter Info

Our network runs on our own dark fiber ring connecting our two redundant pops in 111th NYC and 165 Halsey (Equinix) NJ. Each fiber leg is capable of handling our entire networks traffic in case of a failure. Each leg can upgraded to provide transport capacities up to 320Gbps totaling 640Gbps of available transport capacity. Our core consists of Dual Cisco 6509 SUP720 Routers, fully meshed to multiple aggregation switches for maximum uptime. Our multi-homed network is fueled by premium tier 1 carriers Level3, Sprint, Savvis, Telia, NLayer (GlobalCrossing) and NYIIX peering.

✍️ Customer Support

Our Guarantee

There are many things about HostV that you need to know and one of the most important things is our guarantee and promise to you. We take pride in our work and below is a list of our guarantees and promises that we take very seriously.

To Stay Current

Being in the technological world we're in today, we're here to make sure that we'll provide you with the latest technology and most up to date softwares. This means that we'll be constantly looking for the next new thing to add to our feature list, and keeping all of our customers up to date on the latest technology. That is our guarantee.

To Stay Online

We are a hosting company, and we take uptime and keeping your websites online seriously. We will do anything that is possible to keep you online and make sure everything is operating smoothly. That is our word to you.

To Support You

With so many companies to choose from out there, one thing that differentiates us from other companies is our support staff. Any issues you have for us, we promise that we'll do our best to resolve it and respond to you in the quickest manner possible. Also feel free to reach out on our Community Forums for peer to peer support and help from our staff members.

To Be Professional

Professionalism & Honesty is always the best policy and we will always stand by them. You have our word that our staff will always act in a professional manner and if there is a problem, rest assured we'll let you know what the exact issue was. If there is ever a reason that you feel that we've been unprofessional or dishonest, please feel free to contact our management.

To Listen

Last, but not least, we promise to listen to you. No company can be be truly successful without listening to their clients and acting upon their clients' feedback. After all, customers have priority above everything. Thus it is our guarantee to you that we'll listen, whether you have any suggestions or comments on our services, or wish for us to add new features, we'll always be here listening. So, if you have anything to share, please let us know. We'll be listening.