Draft:Hostlic

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• Comment: This article is submitted as a draft for review. The subject is a UK-registered private limited company in the web hosting sector.

Hostlic Webhosting Ltd (trading as Hostlic) is a United Kingdom-based web hosting service provider headquartered in London. The company offers shared hosting, WordPress hosting, VPS hosting, dedicated servers, and reseller hosting services, primarily targeting small businesses, freelancers, and web developers in the UK market.^[1]

Hostlic was formally incorporated under Companies House on 12 November 2024 as a private company limited by shares, registered under SIC code 63110 (Data processing, hosting and related activities).^[1]

Hostlic was originally established in 2015 by Syed Muhammad Taha as an informal web hosting operation, initially operating under the domain hostlic.com. During its early years, the company operated as a sole venture providing basic hosting services to a small client base.

In 2020, the company acquired the domain hostlic.co.uk and shifted its focus to the United Kingdom market. The operation expanded with the hiring of additional staff, including server administrators, to support the growing demand for UK-based hosting services.

On 12 November 2024, Hostlic was formally incorporated in the United Kingdom as Hostlic Webhosting Ltd (company number 16074397), registered at Companies House.^[1]

In 2025, the company announced the launch of NVMe SSD-based hosting services with LiteSpeed Web Server technology across its UK-based data centre infrastructure.^[2]

Hostlic provides several categories of web hosting services:^[2]

• Shared Hosting – Entry-level hosting utilising NVMe SSD storage with cPanel control panel.
• WordPress Hosting – Hosting plans optimised for WordPress websites with LiteSpeed Cache integration.
• VPS Hosting – Virtual private servers with dedicated CPU, RAM, and storage resources.
• Dedicated Servers – Single-tenant physical servers for high-performance requirements.
• Reseller Hosting – White-label hosting with WHM (Web Host Manager) access, allowing users to create and manage sub-accounts under their own branding.
• Domain name registration – Domain registration services across multiple TLDs including .co.uk and .com.

The company's hosting infrastructure includes:^[2]

• LiteSpeed Web Server – A high-performance web server used as an alternative to Apache.
• NVMe SSD storage – Solid-state storage for faster data access compared to traditional HDD or SATA SSD.
• CloudLinux OS – An operating system designed to improve server stability in shared hosting environments.
• cPanel and WHM – Industry-standard hosting control panels.
• Imunify360 – Server-level security software.
• JetBackup – Automated backup solution for hosting accounts.

The company operates its services from data centres located within the United Kingdom.^[2]

• Comment: This article is submitted as a draft for review. The subject is a UK-registered private limited company in the web hosting sector.