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Hosting With Git Deployment — what actually matters
Written for developers done with dragging files into FTP windows — the criteria that matter, the trap to avoid, and where we'd honestly point you.
The short answer
The short version: choose hosting with SSH and Git standard — a clone on the server and a pull to deploy beats file-drag roulette forever.
The reasoning, the criteria and the trap to avoid are below — written for developers done with dragging files into FTP windows, without the affiliate-table theatre this topic usually attracts.
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This guide is written for developers done with dragging files into FTP windows. If that's you, the decision has a right answer — it just isn't the one the comparison-table industry is paid to give you.
One market fact frames everything here: version-controlled deployment's killer feature is the undo — every change traceable and reversible, which FTP overwrite workflows structurally cannot offer.
How to judge the options
Judge every candidate against these, in order:
Git present server-side with SSH to drive it.
A workable flow: push to a repo, pull on the server — or hooks that automate it.
PHP/Node tooling for post-deploy builds where needed.
Rollback ease, because deployment discipline is really rollback discipline.
What to avoid (and why it's everywhere)
FTP-only workflows where 'which files did I change?' is a production incident waiting to happen.
Once you know to look for it, it's visible everywhere in this market — and avoiding it matters more than optimising any other variable on the page.
Where we'd honestly point you
Hosting with SSH and Git standard — a clone on the server and a pull to deploy beats file-drag roulette forever.
Concretely, that's our Pro option — priced flat, stocked with the essentials (SSL, migration, backups, email) that this market loves to sell separately, and upgradeable in place when your needs move.
Every plan includes free SSL that renews itself, so the padlock is never your job.
Test before you trust
Run the same tests on us as on anyone: message support before paying and see who answers, compare the renewal price to the signup price, read the refund terms end to end, and look the company up — ours is Bohzo Ltd, registered in England and Wales, and the record is public.
The refund window then covers the rest — move a real site (the free migration makes that painless), live with it for a fortnight, and let the daily experience make the decision the marketing pages can't.
The incentive behind this guide
We're a host recommending hosting, and we say so plainly — no fake neutrality, no referral-fee league table. The trade is transparency for trust, and we think it reads better too.
Our team migrates existing sites free of charge, typically within 24 hours and with zero downtime.
- Criteria you can test yourself
- Renewal prices printed, not footnoted
- Free migration makes trials painless
- A refund policy without traps
Why HostingAlly
What you get with every plan
Verifiable company
Bohzo Ltd, registered in England and Wales — a host you can look up before you trust.
The essentials included
SSL, migration, backups and email ship with every plan instead of appearing at checkout as extras.
Flat, honest pricing
The signup price is the renewal price — the comparison that matters is the one we win by default.
NVMe + LiteSpeed standard
The performance stack that premium tiers elsewhere charge for is simply how our plans ship.
A refund policy without a gauntlet
If it doesn't fit, leaving is a request — which is exactly why we're comfortable being tested.
Support you can pre-test
Ask us something hard before you pay — pre-sales behaviour is the ceiling of post-sales support.
Getting Started
How to get going
- 1
Define the requirement in one sentence
One honest sentence about the workload beats an afternoon of feature-table comparison — write it before shopping.
- 2
Price year two, not year one
Multiply the renewal price by the term and add every extra you'd genuinely need — the cheapest headline rarely survives that arithmetic.
- 3
Test inside the refund window
A live trial with your actual site answers what no review can — and our free migration plus refund policy make the trial genuinely risk-free.
Included
What's covered on our plans
- LiteSpeed server-level caching
- NVMe SSD storage as standard
- Renewal prices that match signup prices
- Free SSL certificate on every plan, renewed automatically
- One-click installer for WordPress and 400+ apps
- Free domain for the first year on annual plans
- No setup fees, ever
- cPanel — the industry-standard control panel
- Per-site PHP version selection
- 24/7 support from real people
FAQ
Your questions, answered
What's the simplest Git deployment on shared hosting?
Clone your repo on the server via SSH, point the domain at it, and deploying becomes `git pull`. Add a post-receive hook or a one-line deploy script when you want push-to-deploy.
Can I roll back a broken deployment?
Instantly — `git checkout` the previous tag or commit and you're back. That single capability is why version-controlled deploys are the professional default.
Can I host more than one website on a plan?
On the Pro tier and above, yes — multiple sites with their own domains, email and SSL under one account. If the extra sites belong to clients rather than you, reseller hosting gives each one proper isolation instead.
What happens if I outgrow my plan?
You upgrade in place — plan changes apply from your client area without migrations or downtime, and our range runs from small shared plans through VPS to dedicated servers, so growth is an account change rather than a new-host project.
Will you move my existing website for free?
Yes — open a ticket with your current host's access details and we handle the whole move: files, databases, email and configuration, verified by you before DNS switches. The old site keeps serving until the new copy takes over, so visitors never see a gap.
Is there a money-back guarantee?
Yes — try the hosting properly and if it doesn't fit, the refund process is a request, not a retention gauntlet. Domain registrations are the one standard carve-out, since registries make those non-refundable the moment they're placed.
How long does it take to get started?
Minutes — hosting activates on payment, the domain (free for year one on annual plans) connects immediately, and one-click installers put WordPress or 400+ other apps live the same sitting. If you have an existing site, our team migrates it free, usually within 24 hours.
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