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Automatic SSL
Let's Encrypt certificates are provisioned through Nginx Proxy Manager and renewed automatically.
Security
Protection without
getting in your way.
HostGOAT combines automatic SSL, daily backups, SFTP-only customer file transfer, tenant isolation, and separate backup storage with a deliberately restricted access model.
DailyAutomatic backups
14 daysBackup retention
SFTPCustomer file transfer
SSLAutomatic certificates
DEFENSE IN LAYERS
Core protections built into the platform
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SFTP by Default
Customers can move files securely without receiving unrestricted SSH shell access.
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Tenant Isolation
Customer environments are separated so tools such as Nancy remain scoped to the current tenant.
DB
Separate Backup System
Backups are written to a different storage system on the same network rather than kept only on the hosting server.
RAID
Redundant Storage
The backup destination uses a redundant RAID configuration for drive-failure protection.
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Self-Service Restore
Every hosting tier can restore any successful backup available to that account.
BACKUP SYSTEM
A second copy, on a separate system.
HostGOAT automatically backs up customer files once every 24 hours. Backups are retained for 14 days and stored on a separate set of drives within the same network.
RAID wording: HostGOAT describes the destination as RAID-protected. Until the exact RAID level is formally documented, the safest public statement is that the system is designed to tolerate individual drive failure.
Automatic daily backup
Customer files are copied on a 24-hour cycle.
Retained for two weeks
Successful backups remain available for 14 days.
Restore from your account
Customers can restore available backups without waiting for an administrator.
ACCESS MODEL
Useful access, without unnecessary exposure
HostGOAT intentionally separates normal customer file access from server-level administrative access.
| Access | Customer | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Browser file manager | Available | Direct project-file management from HostGOAT. |
| SFTP | Available | Secure external file transfer. |
| SSH shell | Not exposed | Reduces risk to the broader hosting environment. |
| Database management | Available | Customers can create, modify, and remove their own databases. |
NANCY AI
AI assistance stays scoped to the current user.
Nancy is designed so it cannot access another tenant's files or HostGOAT's core system files. This is application-level isolation; it is not a claim that HostGOAT itself is a zero-knowledge hosting platform.
RELIABILITY & UPTIME
Current beta status matters.
An uptime guarantee is a service-level commitment describing how consistently a hosting platform is expected to remain available. HostGOAT is presently operating in a beta environment without production-grade power redundancy, so there is no formal uptime SLA today.
The production plan is to move HostGOAT to professional VPS infrastructure with redundant systems and target approximately 99% uptime. That target should not be treated as a contractual guarantee until a formal SLA is published.
NowBeta / no formal uptime SLA
PlannedProfessional VPS infrastructure + approximately 99% uptime target
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