Here at Green Gecko Global, we now offer managed Magento Hosting, hosted at Net24 down here in Christchurch. Apart from keeping it local, they have proved themselves over the last couple of years, delivering their services no matter what has been thrown at them... and a fair bit has, to be honest. The bywords for this service are reliability, security, and performance. Because of this, there are no control panels available. Servers are closely monitored to ensure that your customers see quick page refreshes, and all of the administration is kept separate for added security. Drop us a line for more details.

For the rest of the world, Green Gecko Global we have developed a range of Virtual Servers - small and large - designed to take the pain out of getting your Magento eCommerce website up and running, and to keep it there. All you need to provide us is the domain name you want for your new site: we'll do the rest for you^*.

Due to the complex nature of the underlying Magento software, we recommend that a dedicated server be used. Although virtual private servers (VPS's) can be used for this, there's always the potential for other customers actions to affect your site. So it's important to choose your provider carefully. From personal experience, our recommendation is to use either a VPS from Linode, or an Amazon EC2 server to provide you with dedicated grunt instead.

Our package offers:

• Server commissioning and basic Magento installation
• Ongoing security patching of the server software, magento and any supported packages
• Ongoing service availaility and performance monitoring
• Daily offsite website and database backups

Typically, we can have a Magento server up and running for you in under an hour, ready for your developers to take over. Alternatively, we can offer a full range of development services to customize to your requirements.

Prices start at US$99/month for a VPS - based solution, to US$129/month for a basic (preferred) Amazon EC2 based solution.

Interested? Mail us and let's get started!

^* As long as the domain name is not in use - otherwise we'll offer alternatives.