Fast, Reliable Joomla Hosting With 1-Click Setup and Expert Support
Launch your Joomla website on servers built for speed and security. Every HostPapa plan includes 1-click Joomla installation through Softaculous, free SSL, NVMe storage, and support for the latest PHP and MySQL versions that Joomla 5 requires. Whether you are building a business site, an online store, a multilingual portal, or a community platform, our infrastructure and 24/7 expert support team will keep your Joomla site running at its best.
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What You Can Build With Joomla Hosted on HostPapa
Joomla is one of the most widely used open-source content management systems in the world, and for good reason. It ships with built-in multilingual support for over 70 languages, offers granular user access controls that most other CMS platforms require plugins to match, and has a library of more than 5,000 free extensions for everything from e-commerce to forums to SEO optimization. Organizations of all sizes, from small businesses to government agencies, rely on Joomla because it gives them serious flexibility without locking them into a proprietary platform.
HostPapa gives your Joomla site the foundation it needs to perform. Every hosting plan includes the Softaculous auto-installer, so you can have a working Joomla site in about five minutes. You also get cPanel access for full control over your files, databases, email, and PHP settings. And because Joomla sites tend to grow in complexity as you add extensions and content, our plans scale with you, starting at 25 GB of NVMe storage and 1X server resources and going all the way up to unmetered storage and 8X resources on our Elite plan.
You do not need to download Joomla from the official site or set up a database manually. Every HostPapa hosting plan includes the Softaculous auto-installer, which lets you install Joomla with one click directly from your cPanel dashboard. Your site will be live and ready to configure in under two minutes. From there, you pick a template, start adding your content, and install any extensions your project needs.
If you already have a Joomla site running on another host, our team will migrate it to HostPapa for free.
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What Is Joomla?
Joomla is a free, open-source content management system (CMS) that lets you build and manage websites without writing code from scratch. It was first released in 2005 as a fork of the Mambo CMS project, and it has been actively maintained by a global community of developers and volunteers ever since. Today, Joomla powers millions of websites worldwide and is one of the most established CMS platforms on the internet alongside WordPress and Drupal.
At its core, Joomla gives you a web-based admin panel where you can create pages, publish articles, upload media, manage users, and control the look and behavior of your site. It is built on PHP and uses a MySQL or MariaDB database to store your content. You install it on a web hosting account (like any of HostPapa's shared hosting plans), and from there you manage everything through your browser.
Who Uses Joomla?
Joomla is used across a wide range of industries and project types. It has historically been popular with government agencies, educational institutions, and nonprofits because of its accessibility standards, multilingual capabilities, and the fact that it carries no licensing costs. Small and medium-sized businesses use it for corporate websites, product catalogs, and customer portals. Developers and agencies use it for client projects that require more built-in functionality than a simpler CMS would provide.
It is worth noting that Joomla has a steeper initial learning curve than WordPress. The admin interface has more options and terminology to get familiar with, and the concepts of components, modules, and plugins take a little time to understand. But once you are comfortable with the basics, Joomla gives you a level of control and built-in functionality that can save you from relying on dozens of third-party plugins to accomplish what Joomla already does natively.
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Having trouble installing Joomla? Get 24/7 support from the PapaSquad by phone, live chat, and email.
Get Started In 4 Easy Steps
1-Click Joomla Installation
Installing Joomla on your HostPapa account is quick and beginner‑friendly. There’s no need to download files, create databases, or use FTP. The Softaculous app installer does the technical work for you in just a few clicks.
Open cPanel
Log in to your dashboard, then open cPanel for your account.
Find Joomla
Search for Joomla in the Softaculous app installer.
Click Install
Hit the "install" button to start the Joomla installation process.
Follow the Prompts
Follow the instructions to finish your Joomla installation.
Our Web Hosting Plans Include
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Compare Our Web Hosting Plans
Want to dive into the numbers? At HostPapa, we're proud of our powerful, secure, and reliable Web Hosting servers.
100% Satisfaction Guarantee
Number of supported websites
Email addresses
Inbox storage
Website staging
Softaculous script installer
CMS scripts 1-click setup (WordPress, Joomla!, Drupal etc.)
Free domain registration or transfer1
1
25GB
2
1GB
5
100GB
10
1GB
Unlimited
200GB
40
2GB
Unlimited
Unmetered
Unlimited
2GB
Number of pages
No-code, easy wizard-driven setup
Site backups
Multilingual sites
Build from any device
Responsive, mobile-ready sites
SEO optimization tools
2
2 Latest versions
2 Languages
2
2 Latest versions
2 Languages
2
2 Latest versions
2 Languages
Email addresses
Email forwarding accounts
Email autoresponders
IMAP/IMAP-SSL connections
POP3/POP3-SSL connections
SMTP/SMTP-SSL connections
Email aliases
Email virus scanning
SpamAssassin spam protection
Outgoing filtering
Webmail
Business-grade email available
Individual mailbox storage
Overall mailbox storage
Email sends per hour
Email attachment size
2
2
Unlimited
25
1GB
2GB
200
20MB
10
10
Unlimited
25
1GB
5GB
200
20MB
40
40
Unlimited
25
2GB
10GB
300
20MB
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
25
2GB
20GB
600
20MB
Daily malware scan
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Protected pages
Manual vulnerability scan
Secure website trust seal
Automated malware detection
Real-time notifications and alerts
Malware removal assistance
Website performance acceleration
Improved page load speed
Dynamic website acceleration
Asset preloading
Anycast DNS
Speed 10/40/100GBPS
Layer 7 DDoS protection
Layer 3, 4, 5, 6 DDoS protection
Instant purge
One-time
One-time
One-time
Server firewall, monitoring, and intrusion detection
DDoS attack prevention and responses
Multi-factor biometric access data centre
Redundant network carriers
Network monitoring
Brute force detection
CloudLinux O/S protection
Imunify360
ModSecurity
Standard SSL
Domain privacy protection
Premium SSL
Automated website backup
5GB
5GB
10GB
Server resources
Entry points
CPU cores
MySQL usage
PHP 5.6, 7.0, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.0, 8.1 (choose your version)
Memory
I/O Usage
Inodes
Minimum cron job interval
Database size
Table size
Hosted domains
Subdomains
Unlimited add-on domains
Unlimited parked domains
Server resources
- Entry points: 10
- CPU cores: 1 core
- MySQL usage: 1 core MySQL
- Memory per process: 1024MB
- Inodes: 150,000
- Minimum Cron Job Interval: 30 minutes
- Database size: 500MB
- Table size: 250MB
10
1 Core
1 Core MySQL
1,024MB
2,048 KB/s
150,000
30 Minutes
500MB
250MB
1
20
Server resources
- Entry points: 20
- CPU cores: 2 core
- MySQL usage: 2 core MySQL
- Memory per process: 1024MB
- Inodes: 300,000
- Minimum Cron Job Interval: 30 minutes
- Database size: 1000MB
- Table size: 500MB
20
2 Core
2 Core MySQL
1,024MB
3,072 KB/s
300,000
30 Minutes
1GB
500MB
5
100
Server resources
- Entry points: 40
- CPU cores: 4 core
- MySQL usage: 4 core MySQL
- Memory per process: 1024MB
- Inodes: 450,000
- Minimum Cron Job Interval: 20 minutes
- Database size: 2000MB
- Table size: 1000MB
40
4 Core
4 Core MySQL
1,024MB
4,096 KB/s
450,000
20 Minutes
2GB
1GB
Unlimited
Unlimited
Server resources
- Entry points: 40
- CPU cores: 4 core
- MySQL usage: 4 core MySQL
- Memory per process: 1024MB
- Inodes: 450,000
- Minimum Cron Job Interval: 20 minutes
- Database size: 2000MB
- Table size: 1000MB
80
8 Core
8 Core MySQL
2,048MB
8,192 KB/s
600,000
10 Minutes
4GB
2GB
Unlimited
Unlimited
Frequently Asked Questions
All your questions in one place! Whether it’s helping you choose a domain name, walking you through our website builder, or configuring your cloud email system for your business, we’re here to help!
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Is Joomla free to use?
Yes. Joomla is 100% free and open-source software released under the GNU General Public License. There is no licensing fee to download, install, or use Joomla. The costs associated with running a Joomla website come from hosting (which is what HostPapa provides), your domain name, and any premium extensions or templates you choose to purchase, though there are thousands of free options available.
How do I install Joomla on HostPapa?
The easiest way is through the Softaculous auto-installer, which is included with every HostPapa hosting plan. Log into cPanel, open Softaculous, search for Joomla, select the version you want to install, enter your site details, and click Install. The whole process usually takes less than two minutes and does not require any technical knowledge. Softaculous will set up your database, configure the connection, and create your admin account automatically.
Can I migrate my existing Joomla site to HostPapa?
Absolutely. HostPapa offers free website migrations for new customers. Our team will move your Joomla files, database, and configuration to your new account with minimal downtime. If you prefer to handle the migration yourself, we fully support Akeeba Backup, the most widely used Joomla backup and restore tool. You can create a full site backup with Akeeba on your current host, then restore it on HostPapa using Akeeba Kickstart.
oomla or WordPress: which should I choose?
Both are excellent CMS platforms, but they have different strengths. WordPress is generally easier for complete beginners and has a larger ecosystem of themes and plugins. Joomla offers more powerful built-in features, especially for multilingual websites (Joomla includes multilingual support natively, while WordPress requires plugins), complex user permission structures, and sites that need flexible content categorization. Joomla is often the better fit for corporate websites, government portals, membership sites, and projects that need granular access controls. If you are still deciding, you can try both on HostPapa. All of our plans support WordPress and Joomla, and you can install them on different domains or subdomains within the same account.
What Joomla extensions and templates work with HostPapa?
All of them, as far as we know. HostPapa provides a standard cPanel and Apache hosting environment, which is the most common and widely tested configuration for Joomla extensions. Popular extensions like VirtueMart (e-commerce), Akeeba Backup (site backups), JCE Editor (content editing), RSForm (form builder), sh404SEF (SEO), and thousands of others in the Joomla Extensions Directory (extensions.joomla.org) work without any special configuration on HostPapa servers.
Does HostPapa include SSL with Joomla hosting?
Yes. Every HostPapa plan includes a free Standard SSL certificate, which encrypts the connection between your Joomla site and your visitors. Our Premium and Elite plans include upgraded SSL certificates at no additional cost. Having SSL is important because Joomla's admin panel handles login credentials and, depending on your site, potentially customer data. It also helps with SEO, since search engines prefer HTTPS sites.
What happens if I need more resources as my Joomla site grows?
HostPapa offers four shared hosting tiers, starting at the Essentials plan with 25 GB NVMe storage and 1X server resources and going up to the Elite plan with unmetered storage and 8X server resources. Upgrading your plan is straightforward and can be done from your dashboard. If your Joomla site outgrows shared hosting entirely, you can move to our VPS Hosting or Dedicated Server options for even more power and control.
