AWS Web HostingHosting & Support
High-performance, auto-scaling, load-balanced web hosting on Amazon Web Services, the infrastructure we've been refining for over 26 years to run our own clients' business-critical websites and applications.
Most agencies resell shared hosting from a third-party provider. We don’t. We’ve built and refined our own hosting platform on Amazon Web Services (AWS), and it’s one of the things we’re genuinely proud of. Every site we host benefits from infrastructure we understand end-to-end, monitored by the same team that builds the applications running on it.
Why AWS
AWS is the most mature, most reliable, and most flexible cloud platform available, and it’s what we’d choose whether we were building for a small business or a national organisation. The difference is that we’ve done the work to make enterprise-grade infrastructure cost-effective for SMEs, so you get hosting that would normally be out of reach at a price that makes sense at your scale.
What our hosting delivers
Virtual Private Cloud security. Every site runs inside its own isolated network environment, with only the resources that need to be public exposed to the internet. Databases and back-office services stay private by default.
Load-balanced, high-availability architecture. There’s no single point of failure. If a server instance fails, another takes its place automatically with no downtime for your visitors.
Auto-scaling to handle traffic spikes. Whether it’s a press mention, a product launch, or a marketing campaign hitting harder than expected, the infrastructure grows to meet demand and shrinks back afterwards, so you only pay for what you use.
CloudFront CDN across the globe. Your site is served from Amazon’s edge locations nearest to each visitor, wherever they are in the world. That means fast page loads for users in the UK and for international visitors alike.
Automated deployments and backups. One-click deployments mean we can roll out updates quickly and safely, with the ability to roll back if anything goes wrong. Automated backups run on a schedule, with point-in-time recovery available when it matters.
Performance-tuned from the ground up. Every layer of the stack (web server, PHP runtime, database, caching) has been benchmarked and optimised. Our Craft CMS and Laravel sites routinely score in the top band for Lighthouse Performance out of the box.
Who we host for
We host nearly every client website we build, whether Craft CMS or Laravel, and we also take on hosting-only clients whose existing site needs a better home. If you’re running a business-critical website or application and your current hosting is letting you down, get in touch to talk about what a move to our platform would involve.
When Vercel is the right answer
AWS is our default, but it isn’t always the right tool. For Next.js projects (particularly those with a global audience where every millisecond of edge latency counts) we host on Vercel. Vercel is purpose-built for Next.js, serves pages from edge locations worldwide, and handles image optimisation, incremental static regeneration, and preview deployments as first-class features. On the projects where that combination matters, it consistently outperforms any self-managed equivalent.
A common pattern for our research and climate platforms is a hybrid: the Next.js front-end hosted on Vercel, with the Craft CMS or Laravel backend and database running on our AWS infrastructure. That gives us the edge performance Vercel is built for and the control and cost profile AWS gives us for the backend. We manage both sides of the stack end-to-end.
Our hosting platform, right now
Live figures from the infrastructure running our clients’ sites.
* This metric is representative of a subset of our traffic.
Related projects
Working with Enovate enabled us to achieve our goals for our website. As an international initiative dedicated to advancing high-integrity carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, it is critical that our partners have easy access to our information and resources. Enovate delivered a website that effectively hosts a comprehensive knowledge hub, partner country pages, and interactive tools. Additionally, the platform provided by Enovate allows our team members to efficiently edit the website with consistent formatting and branding, helping to keep pages up to date.
Choosing Enovate for our website redesign was an excellent decision that continues to add value for our team and global partners.
How we work
A proven process that delivers predictable results. No surprises, just steady progress toward your goals.
Discovery
We start by understanding your goals, audience, and constraints. Through workshops and research, we define the project scope and success criteria.
Strategy & wireframing
We map out the user journey and information architecture. Low-fidelity wireframes let us test ideas quickly before committing to design.
UX/UI design
Visual design that balances aesthetics with usability. We create interfaces that look great and guide users effortlessly toward their goals.
Development
Clean, well-documented code built on proven frameworks. We develop iteratively, sharing progress regularly so you're never in the dark.
Quality assurance & launch
Applications and integration-heavy builds ship with automated test suites, and every project is checked across devices and browsers before it goes live. We handle deployment and keep the launch itself uneventful.
Ongoing support
Our relationship doesn't end at launch. We provide proactive maintenance, security updates, and responsive support to keep your product thriving.
Our technology stack
We choose tools that stand the test of time. Proven frameworks, robust infrastructure, and technologies our team can maintain long after launch.
Explore all Hosting & Support services
We've worked tirelessly on our hosting set-up at Amazon Web Services to ensure we get the best performance and reliability for your website. After all, a business critical website or web application is no use if it's offline so we do everything we can to ensure our clients never experience avoidable downtime.
Services
Ready to start your project?
Let's discuss how we can help you achieve your digital goals. We typically respond within one business day.
