Hoster.ru Drive, RUB 534.00/mo. on Linux/Windows VPS

Drive has been added on Jan 15, 2021

💪 CPU/Cores :	3 CPU
🔋 RAM :	3000 MB
🔌 Hosted domains :	unlimited
🆓 free domains :	1
📌 Dedicated IPs :	0
💳 Payment Methods :	Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
🔨 Control Panel :	ISPmanagerCWP ControlOpenVZKVM
✍️ Support Options :	EmailHelp DeskPhone / Toll-FreeLive ChatAvailable 24/7
🌏 Server Locations :	Russian Federation
⚑ Targeting :	RU

See also initial Drive plan location on their website!

📜 Plan description

📄 Editorial Review

Hoster.ru is an established Russian hosting and infrastructure provider whose history dates to 2000, with commercial domain registration and hosting operations beginning in 2001. The service is operated by Registrar LLC and forms part of Filanco (filanco.ru), a Russian telecommunications group founded in 1999. The wider group combines web hosting, domain services, Internet connectivity, traffic exchange, cloud infrastructure, and data center operations.

Hoster.ru has grown well beyond conventional shared hosting and covers most services required by Russian-speaking website owners, developers, online stores, and businesses. Its portfolio includes Linux Shared Hosting, Windows Hosting, CMS Hosting, Email Hosting, OpenVZ VPS, KVM VPS, Cloud VPS, Windows VPS, trading VPS, dedicated servers, 1C servers, server colocation, domain registration, SSL certificates, DDoS protection, malware removal, CMS licenses, and ready-made website solutions.

The company expanded its hosting portfolio in 2018 through the acquisition of Hostline, bringing another established Russian hosting project into the Filanco group.

Linux shared hosting is divided between inexpensive classic PHP plans and higher-capacity SSD packages. The classic range works well for personal websites, landing pages, blogs, and modest company sites, while the SSD plans provide more resources for customers managing several projects. Features include multiple PHP versions, MySQL databases, SSH access, cron jobs, free Let’s Encrypt certificates, daily backups, traffic filtering, website isolation, and a 10-day free trial. Selected annual packages include a free .RU or .РФ domain, while website migration is available without an additional charge.

The CMS catalog supports WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, OpenCart, Magento, MODX, Moodle, phpBB, PrestaShop, Shop-Script, UMI CMS, 1C-Bitrix, and several other platforms. Automatic installation makes deployment easier for less experienced customers, while 1C-Bitrix and UMI licenses can be combined with hosting or ready-made website packages. Specialized solutions are also available for online stores, educational organizations, healthcare institutions, and government-related projects.

Windows hosting accommodates applications based on ASP.NET Core, Microsoft SQL Server, Exchange, and SharePoint. This gives Hoster.ru a broader technical scope than many inexpensive Russian providers that concentrate exclusively on Linux hosting. Technical assistance for Windows shared hosting is limited, however, so customers running custom Microsoft applications should be prepared to handle application-level administration independently.

The VPS portfolio covers several virtualization technologies. OpenVZ is the most economical Linux option, while KVM provides stronger isolation and greater control over the operating system. Cloud VPS configurations can be assembled with customized CPU, RAM, SSD or HDD storage, additional IP addresses, snapshots, ISO images, and optional administration. Hourly billing is available for cloud servers, making them practical for testing, temporary workloads, development environments, and projects with changing resource requirements.

Windows VPS packages are suitable for business software, remote desktops, accounting applications, and other Microsoft-based workloads. The trading-server range includes Windows licensing and configurations intended for MetaTrader and similar financial applications. VPS customers can choose templates for common Linux distributions and deploy hosting panels or Bitrix environments during installation.

Dedicated-server customers can select lower-cost dual-Xeon systems, newer Xeon E5 platforms, SSD-oriented configurations, and specialized servers for 1C applications. Dedicated plans include unlimited traffic, a guaranteed 100 Mbps port, operating-system installation, hardware replacement, and continuous technical assistance. Customers that already own server hardware can place it in the company’s colocation facilities.

Domain registration covers approximately 292 extensions, including .RU, .РФ, .SU, .COM, .NET, geographical domains, and third-level domains. Registration services are connected with the accredited registrar Domenus. WHOIS lookup, DNS-record checking, domain renewal, and administrator-change services are also available.

Email hosting provides dedicated mailbox capacity independently of a website-hosting package. Depending on the selected plan, customers receive up to hundreds of mailboxes, spam filtering, antivirus protection, blacklists and whitelists, webmail, and daily backups. A separate Clean Mail service adds another layer of filtering for business email.

Security services include basic DDoS filtering with hosting and server products, together with more specialized Layer 7 DDoS protection for websites that require monitored traffic cleaning. Malware-removal work combines automated signature analysis with manual inspection and cleanup.

The customer interface, documentation, billing environment, and support channels are primarily in Russian, while prices are shown in Russian rubles. The service is therefore most convenient for customers who can manage technical and contractual matters in Russian.