Managed hosting for a fast website

Managed web hosting for your website: you don’t have to manage servers, deployments, or certificates. We handle the technical publishing and stay available when something changes or goes wrong.

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Your hosting plan comes with someone who knows your website.

Hosting, deployment, and technical maintenance work together. When there is a problem, you don’t have to figure out which provider is responsible.

What managed hosting means

The exact scope depends on your website, but we clearly define responsibilities and who controls what before work starts.

Controlled publishing

New versions go live through a standard build-and-check process. Your production environment is not used as a scratchpad.

Monitoring and certificates

We monitor availability, domain settings, and HTTPS so we can spot problems sooner.

Documented backup and recovery

We document which code, content, and settings are stored and how recovery works if something goes wrong.

Web hosting from safe migration to ongoing care

We configure hosting around your website, guide any migration, and document publishing and recovery. You know who handles problems when something goes wrong.

Migrate without missing services

Moving your website should not cause unexpected changes to email or other services on your domain. We first map where your domain, DNS, website, and mailboxes are managed. Forms, certificates, and stored data belong in that inventory, too. Email hosting does not move automatically; we preserve the relevant records when your mailboxes stay with their current provider during the migration.

We prepare the website in its new environment and check important pages and features. Then we plan the switch, including a rollback option. If your site stores orders or inquiries in a database, we agree on how changes made during migration will be carried over before retiring the old environment.

Know where your data lives

Your web server's location does not tell you where all website data ends up. A form may store inquiries with another service, while backups and logs sit somewhere else. We map those locations before configuring hosting. We distinguish public pages and images from information visitors entrust to your business, rather than treating every part of the website as the same kind of data.

If you require storage in a particular region, we check the available settings and documentation from the providers involved. We explain what you can choose and what the platform controls, including any processing outside the selected storage region. A European server alone does not prove that your entire website meets privacy requirements. This overview gives you specific technical choices and agreements to review.

Publishing without testing on production

You get a defined publishing process so an incomplete version does not accidentally replace the public website. We keep preview and production separate and check how an approved change goes live. For a Storyblok website, for example, we test whether publishing in the editor updates the website and whether drafts stay off the public pages until they are approved.

We document who has access, which settings belong to the hosting environment, and how to restore a previous site version. A successful deployment does not prove every form works. After a release, we also check the features visitors need, within the scope we agree with you beforehand.

Tracking speed and availability

Managed hosting establishes where we investigate when a site becomes slow or unavailable. We check availability, HTTPS, and the services a page needs. Is the problem in the hosting, an external integration, or the website code? A faster server will not fix an unnecessarily large image. We identify the cause before changing the infrastructure rather than treating every slowdown the same way.

For static files, a CDN can help serve visitors in different regions. Dynamic features have separate limits, such as concurrent requests. We discuss which signals we monitor and how alerts are handled. Response times and support are defined in the management agreement; we do not promise unlimited team availability.

Backups with a recovery plan

A backup is useful only when you know what it can restore. We distinguish website code, uploaded files, CMS content, and databases. Version control preserves code changes, but it does not replace backups of orders or content managed elsewhere. For each part, we agree on what is stored, how long it remains available, and who can access the recovery process.

We also define how to verify recovery: does the website start, are recent records present, and do forms reach the right destination? Restoring older data can lose newer changes, so it needs a different decision from restoring a code version. Where needed, we coordinate this with website maintenance and whoever manages your CMS.

Which hosting fits your website?

A static marketing website has different hosting needs from an online store or web app that processes data for each visitor. We review traffic, forms, the CMS, data, visitor regions, and recovery requirements. A site made mostly of fixed pages can run on a platform with a CDN. A traditional CMS also needs database care, updates, and security management for its server software.

Separate features matter, too. A fast static page might still rely on an external form service. We identify those dependencies and assess whether your current hosting can stay. You get a setup that fits the actual website, with explicit responsibilities for its different parts.

Work with real personality

Digital experiences that feel like the company behind them.

What our clients say

A rotating selection of the reviews clients left on Google and Trustpilot — Dutch reviews shown in English translation.

An average of 4.9 out of 5 stars across 26 Google reviews (September 18, 2026).

5 out of 5 stars on Trustpilot

Working with Seppe is truly pleasant and professional. He is fast, highly skilled, and knows exactly what you need.

Juliette AartsTrustpilot review
5 out of 5 stars on Trustpilot

First and foremost, Seppe is a wonderful person to work with. But he also knows exactly what he is talking about and is not only a good web designer — he also understands the marketing principles that make a website convert. The fact that he truly makes time to listen and exchange ideas makes him a very valuable partner to work with.

Margot De VosTrustpilot review
5 out of 5 stars on Trustpilot

An incredibly kind person. He has already solved quite a few problems for us and always does so with a smile. A big thumbs up for Seppe.

Kris DaemTrustpilot review

How we work together

Clear and personal: you always know what is happening, what I need from you and what the next step is.

  1. Initial conversation

    We discuss your business, your customers, the bottleneck and what the website or workflow needs to achieve.

  2. Choosing a direction

    You get a clear structure and visual direction, with choices I explain in plain language.

  3. Building and testing

    I do the build, share work in progress and check the content, speed, technical quality and mobile usability.

  4. Launch and follow-up

    After launch I stay available for maintenance, performance tracking, and targeted improvements.

No agency, but a senior team

Seppe, freelance web developer and founder of Straffe Sites

At Straffe Sites you work directly with the team. Seppe stays your dedicated point of contact and builds your website; the team supports him with commerce, code and photography where needed. Communication stays direct, and your questions never get lost between account managers.

  • 25+ years of experience
  • 1 point of contact
  • Honest advice without a sales pitch
  • Worldwide clients, delivered remotely

Frequently asked questions

Straightforward answers before you decide whether this service fits your business.

Do you migrate existing websites?

Yes, after checking the domain, DNS, email, certificates, data, and technology. The migration plan includes a rollback option.

Is email hosting included?

Not automatically. Website and email hosting can use different providers. We map the existing settings before DNS is changed.

Do you make backups?

That depends on the architecture. Code is stored in version control; CMS content and databases need a separate backup strategy. We document those arrangements explicitly.

Can my site handle traffic peaks?

Static sites on a CDN usually scale easily. For dynamic features, we check limits and error behavior in advance.

What happens during an outage?

We first investigate which layer has failed and keep you informed. The agreed response time and level of support depend on the maintenance agreement.

Terms

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