Best Hosting Setup for Food Blogs with High Traffic?
I run a food-related website where I share insights on kitchen essentials, including safe cooking practices and materials. Lately, my traffic has been increasing, and I’m considering upgrading my hosting plan to handle more visitors efficiently.
For those managing high-traffic food blogs or e-commerce sites, what Cloudways configurations do you recommend? Should I focus on vertical scaling, or would a load-balanced setup work better?
For context, here’s one of my recent articles discussing whether deli paper can go in the oven: https://customdelipaper.net/deli-paper-go-in-oven/
Would love to hear your thoughts on optimizing performance for content-heavy websites!
Ruth Shank
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One Miners commented
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Alexandra Jackson commented
A good Cloudways setup would be a DigitalOcean or Vultr High-Frequency server with at least 4GB RAM and SSD storage to start. Vertical scaling works well if you're mainly expecting consistent traffic spikes, but for larger volumes or viral content, a load-balanced setup ensures better stability and performance. Make sure your server is optimized with caching tools like Varnish and Redis. Sites like https://chipotlemenulist.com/ that offer fast loading and smooth browsing for image-heavy and content-rich pages often follow similar hosting strategies to keep things running efficiently.
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Ethel Hall commented
For a food blog with growing traffic like yours, the best hosting setup on Cloudways would be a scalable VPS using providers like DigitalOcean Premium or AWS, starting with at least 4GB RAM and upgrading as traffic increases. Vertical scaling works well initially, but if you expect consistent spikes or plan to add e-commerce features, a load-balanced setup is more stable in the long run. Websites like https://menuforbrunch.com/ handle traffic efficiently by combining optimized caching (Varnish, Redis), SSD storage, and regular performance monitoring to ensure speed and uptime.
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Aura Lee commented
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Alex Arafat commented
I run a growing food blog too, and when traffic started spiking, I switched to Cloudways with a load-balanced setup rather than just vertical scaling. It really helped spread the load and kept the site fast even during peak times. For content-heavy sites like mine—and yours—it’s smart to combine good caching, a CDN, and load balancing. By the way, I found some great tips on optimizing food blogs on sites like https://bestchipotlemenu.com/, which inspired me to fine-tune my setup even more. Definitely worth checking out!