Website project
A one-off design and development investment. Strategy, design, build, SEO foundations, and launch.
Infrastructure
Managed hosting for websites that need to stay online.
Hosting, SSL, DNS, monitoring, backups and infrastructure are handled so you do not have to become your own sysadmin. Starting from $49/month.
Laravel Forge · DigitalOcean · Australian studio support
How it fits
Website project and managed hosting are separate.
One is the build. The other keeps the site running after launch.
Managed hosting
Ongoing infrastructure and website management from $49/month. The environment your site lives in after launch.
What's included
The technical foundation, without the sysadmin work.
Managed hosting covers the environment and upkeep that keep a custom Laravel site secure and available.
- Production hosting on Laravel Forge and DigitalOcean
- SSL certificates
- DNS management for your website
- Uptime monitoring
- Security updates and environment maintenance
- Basic support for hosting-related issues
Plans
Choose the level of ongoing care.
Both plans are recurring services, scoped separately from website packages.
Managed Hosting
from $49 per month
Everything to keep your website online and secure
- Hosting
- SSL
- Monitoring
- DNS management
- Basic support
Managed Hosting + Care Plan
$79 per month
Everything in Managed Hosting, plus ongoing website care
- Backups
- Website updates
- Minor content changes allowance
- Priority support
Prices exclude GST unless stated otherwise. Final hosting scope is confirmed for each site.
Boundaries
What managed hosting is not.
- A substitute for a new website design or rebuild
- Unlimited redesign, marketing campaigns, or content production
- Domain registration (your domain stays in your account)
- Third-party SaaS subscriptions billed outside hosting
Who it's for
Built for businesses that want the site looked after.
- Clients with an Elphick Digital website who need ongoing hosting after launch
- Businesses that want SSL, monitoring, and DNS handled without hiring a developer
- Teams that prefer a Care Plan for backups, updates, and minor content changes
Website packages
Need the website first?
Managed hosting sits alongside website packages. Launch deployment is included for the first 30 days with every package. Ongoing managed hosting is scoped as a recurring service after that.
Frequently asked questions
Is the $49/month fee part of a website package?
No. Website packages are one-off project fees. Managed hosting is a separate recurring service from $49/month.
Do I need managed hosting after launch?
Launch deployment is included for the first 30 days with every website package. Ongoing managed hosting is required after that period if we continue to host and maintain the site.
What is the difference between Managed Hosting and the Care Plan?
Managed Hosting covers hosting, SSL, monitoring, DNS, and basic support from $49/month. The Care Plan at $79/month adds backups, website updates, a minor content changes allowance, and priority support.
Can I host an existing non-Elphick Digital website with you?
We primarily host and support websites we have built. If you need a redesign or replacement site, we can discuss the right package first.
Where is the site hosted?
Sites run on Laravel Forge and DigitalOcean, with SSL, monitoring, and DNS management included in managed hosting.
Want hosting handled properly?
Talk through your site and we will confirm the right hosting plan, or the right website package if you are still at the build stage.