Cloud and servers

Cloud servers, set up and looked after.

Your software is only as reliable as the servers under it. We set up the cloud, databases, backups and monitoring, move you off your old host, and keep your email and domains in order, so you have one team to call when something is wrong.

Cloud and servers

What we set up and run

The servers and data your software runs on, set up properly and looked after.

Cloud and servers

Cloud servers sized for your software, set up with a firewall, SSL and automatic deploys, and scaled as your traffic grows.

Databases

Databases designed around your data, tuned for the queries your software runs, and open only to the software that needs them.

Security and backups

Encrypted connections, locked-down logins, security updates, and backups every night, kept away from the server they protect.

Monitoring

Uptime, disk, memory and error checks that raise an alert before your customers notice a problem.

Migrations

Sites, apps, databases and email moved to a new host, tested on the new server before the switch, without downtime.

Email and domains

Domains, DNS, business mailboxes and the SPF, DKIM and DMARC records that keep your email out of spam.

Looked after

What looked after means

Hosting is not a one-time setup. This is the routine we run on the servers we manage.

Every day

  • Uptime checks on your sites and APIs
  • Error, disk and memory alerts to our team
  • Backups of databases and files every night

On a regular schedule

  • Security updates for the operating system and software
  • A test restore from backup, so we know the backups work
  • SSL certificates renewed before they expire
  • A review of server load, cost and anything to upgrade

Your accounts, your keys

The domain, the cloud account and every admin login can stay in your company's name. We work through our own named access, which you can remove at any time, and we write down how everything is set up, so another team could take over if you ever wanted that.

How we work

How we take over your hosting

Careful moves, with the old server kept until the new one has proved itself.

  1. Audit what you runSites, apps, databases, email, domains, and who holds each login.
  2. Plan the setupServer size, region, backups and monitoring, written down with the reasons.
  3. Build the new serverSet up, secured and tested with a copy of your data.
  4. Switch overDNS moves at a quiet hour, with the old server kept until everything checks out.
  5. Run itMonitoring, backups, updates and a person to call.
Integrations

What we keep connected

Connections we set up as part of the build. See every integration.

Email

Business email with SPF, DKIM and DMARC set right.

Search Console

Site moves without losing search visibility.

WhatsApp

Alerts to the right people.

Google Analytics

Traffic checks after every migration.

FAQ

Questions we get asked

Which cloud do you host on?

We choose a provider and region that fit your software, your users and your budget. If you prefer, everything can run inside a cloud account in your own name, and we manage it for you.

How often are backups taken?

Every night by default, kept separately from the server, and we test restores so the backups are known to work. Busy databases can be backed up more often.

Can you move our website and email without downtime?

In nearly every case, yes. We set up and test the new server first, shorten DNS timings before the switch, move at a quiet hour and keep the old host until everything checks out.

Why does our email land in spam?

Usually because the domain is missing SPF, DKIM or DMARC records, or one of them is wrong. We check and fix these records and test delivery to the large mailbox providers.

What happens if a server goes down?

Monitoring alerts our team, we find the cause and bring the service back, then tell you what happened and what we changed so it does not happen again.

Do you host software built by other teams?

Yes. We review it first, then host and monitor it in the same way.

How do we start?

Book a call or message us on WhatsApp with what you run today and where it is hosted.

One team to call about your servers

Book a call or message us on WhatsApp. Tell us what you run and where, and we will tell you what we would change first. You can also write to support@duedoor.com.

What we buildApps, software, business systems and cloud, by one team you can call.
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