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When your site stops scaling.

When traffic grows, standard hosting becomes the bottleneck: during traffic spikes your site slows down, if the single server fails, everything goes offline. We move mature projects to highly available infrastructure — a Kubernetes cluster with mirrored Galera database that handles the load where oversold mass hosting fails.

Scale my project / operate it with high availability
The problem

Standard packages are oversold: hundreds of sites share one server that gets overloaded and slow at the first traffic spike. That single server is also your only point of failure — if it goes down, your site is offline. Large cloud platforms (AWS & co.) are the opposite: powerful, but expensive and so complex you need your own staff to operate them securely.

From practice

We operate existing websites on Kubernetes hosting with multiple servers: the database runs as a 3-node Galera in multi-master setup, ProxySQL in front for routing and failover, a Varnish cache handles HTML load, Redis handles object cache, storage sits on CephFS. If a node fails, the others take over — your site stays online. This same architecture powers portals with hundreds of thousands of visitors per month in production — not a lab setup, but battle-tested.

What that means in practice

Hosting that stays up under real load.

  • 01 Handles traffic spikes. Varnish HTML cache, Redis object cache, tuned Galera reads, multiple pods
  • 02 No single server that kills everything. 3-node Galera (multi-master), ProxySQL failover, CephFS shared storage
  • 03 We get your site onto the cluster. Migration of existing projects to Kubernetes, with minimal planned downtime
  • 04 You don't touch the tech. Managed: updates, security patches, backups and monitoring — we handle it
Proven, not promised

Results. No promises.

Real results from projects we've delivered — anonymised, but not dressed up.

Load time of a high-traffic portal
before 3–12 s
after 0,1 s
TTFB, around 50× faster
Server errors per day
before 1.177
after 0
Server error pages completely eliminated
Blocked Bot Sessions
before 4.5M
after stopped
Millions of bot sessions stopped, site restored to stability
Google Visibility (Sistrix), 12 months
before Starting value
after +800 %
Individual case: Technology + Content + Structure + Analysis, no guarantee
Your benefit

What stable operations get you.

  • Speed that holds up even during traffic spikes
  • High availability through mirrored database and failover
  • Scales with your growth instead of hitting limits again
  • No need for your own ops team — we run the cluster
  • German infrastructure, GDPR-compliant
References

From solo operation to specialist portal — all built in-house.

Website: Ferienwohnungen im Harz
Single Holiday Rental Commission-free direct booking website for a vacation rental in the Harz — easy for the owner to manage themselves. Lightweight custom PHP CMS, responsive, with custom booking inquiry form and SEO landing pages per region and topic that rank on Google. 33% increase in Google traffic within 7 days. Higher booking volume from installers and improved Google rankings. View project → 100/100 PageSpeed — Performance, SEO, accessibility, and best practices all at 100. Measured on this page.
Website: Immobilien an der Costa Blanca
Real Estate Multi-language sales website for new property developments on the Costa Blanca, specifically targeted at DACH buyers. Multilingual website (i18n), responsive, with large drone aerial footage as hero — image-optimized and fast delivery. SEO optimization, landing pages for lead generation, drone intro, back-end (admin panel), contact form, WhatsApp integration, chatbot. View project →
Website: CxP Agentur-Website
Agency Website Our own agency website, trilingual DE/EN/ES, with AI chat, inquiry funnel, and inline editor. AI chat assistant based on Claude, automatic translation engine during editing and content that's editable directly on the page with a click. Back-end with statistical reporting, quote and order management – paperless office. View project →
Website: Motorrad-Fachportal mit Community
Specialist Portal Leading motorcycle specialist magazine with editorial team, community and live statistics — our most technically demanding high-load project. 3-node Galera cluster for high availability, Varnish cache, Redis, proprietary Manticore full-text search and AI-powered editorial system. GDPR compliance, consent management including ad server and agency marketing. API integration and social media analytics via Facebook, TikTok, YouTube and Instagram. Product API connections to relevant partners such as FCMoto, Motoin and Polo. Retina support, proprietary newsletter tool, invoicing system, collection system, bot, spam, DDoS and security package. Reel-Tile, hotel management, tour shop, download shop, PayPal API and various others. View project → The +800% visibility and 0.1 s load time come from this project.
PageSpeed-Ergebnis fewo-lerbachtal.de: 100 Leistung, 100 Barrierefreiheit, 100 Best Practices, 100 SEO
Measured against fewo-lerbachtal.de: 100/100 in performance, SEO, accessibility, and best practices — load time under 1 second.
Edit content yourself

Making changes won't cost you anything — you do it yourself.

No login, no backend, no developer. You click the text on your finished page, write directly there and save — your change goes live instantly.

  • You change prices, opening hours, text and images yourself — in the time it takes to type.
  • No change fee for every little thing.
  • If you can write an email, you can maintain your site.
How it works

That's how it works.

  • 1You describe your project — in your own words, no jargon.
  • 2You get a fixed-price quote up front — no hidden costs, no obligation.
  • 3We only build once you say yes. One dedicated contact, no call centre.

The “yes” is yours, not ours.

Team

Small, specialized, accessible.

No mass agency. You talk directly with the people who actually do the work — we don't even have account managers.

Matthias
Matthias

Full stack from database to pixel. Builds systems that hold up under real load — clusters, APIs, performance. Where others say "it can't be done," he finds the way.

Alex
Alex
SEO & Content

20 years of editorial work and SEO. Finds the levers others miss and writes content that gets read and ranks — with real data, not gut feeling.

Janine
Janine
Quality & Testing

Quality isn't a coincidence. We check, test, and don't let anything through that doesn't work — before your customer ever sees it.

Joséphine
Joséphine
Graphic Design & Layout

Gives every project its own face: layout, typography, and visual language. Makes sure a page doesn't just work, but looks right at first glance — clear, distinctive, no template feeling.

Ralf
Ralf
Editorial & Content

For 40 years a journalist and motorcycle expert. Writes from genuine expertise rather than clichés — substantive content that establishes authority and ranks.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about hosting.

How do I know my hosting isn't enough anymore?
Typical signs: your site slows down or goes offline during visitor spikes, your database struggles under load, or a single server is your only point of failure. We'll look at your setup and tell you straight whether a switch makes sense.
When does a cluster make sense versus regular hosting?
As long as your site has low traffic and brief downtime is acceptable, regular hosting is fine. Once traffic, revenue or uptime become critical and spikes or outages hurt, a highly available cluster pays for itself. We'll tell you upfront whether the switch makes financial sense for your project.
What's the advantage of a Galera cluster over a single database?
Galera mirrors the database across three nodes (multi-master). If one fails, the others take over without data loss — your site stays online. A single database is a single point of failure.
Can you take over my existing website?
Yes. We audit your site, bring it up to our standards technically, and migrate it to the cluster. That way we can actually guarantee speed, availability and operations.
What happens if a server fails?
The database is mirrored across three nodes (multi-master), the application runs in multiple containers behind ProxySQL. If a node fails, the others take over — your site stays reachable.
Where are the servers located?
On our own infrastructure in Germany. Processing is GDPR-compliant, no US hyperscaler involved.
Services

Andere Disziplinen

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SEO

SEO root cause analysis instead of standard checklists — we find what's actually holding your site back.

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Content

Content that gets read, shared, and linked to — not stuffed with keywords.

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Development

Create a website — custom-built instead of a template, live quickly, on your own infrastructure.

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Mailing

Get your emails and newsletters delivered — SPF, DKIM, DMARC, Reverse DNS, bounce management.

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AI Automation

We automate your inbox, accounting, documents, and text using AI — proven in our own publishing house. Drudgery gone, decisions stay with you.

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Security

Protection against AI bots, scrapers, and brute-force attacks — continuously adapted, not just filtered once.

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Vacation Rental Website

Your own website for your vacation rental — direct bookings instead of platform commissions.

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Motorcycle Content

Expert motorcycle content from a specialist journalist — cleanly executed.

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WordPress & TYPO3

WordPress or TYPO3 hitting their limits? We build custom solutions and get you out of the mess.

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Storytelling

Facts, technology, and company history become a story people read and remember — instead of an 'About Us' page nobody finishes.

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Website creation

Have a professional website built for you — custom-made, no template systems, dedicated point of contact.

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Online Shop

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The tech, made visible
BrowserVisitor nginxTLS · HTTP/3 VarnishHTML-Cache Apache · PHPApplication ProxySQLRouting Galera 01Writer Galera 02Reader Galera 03Reader Redis CephFS

The same architecture that powers high-traffic portals — proof, not claims.

Requests Galera cluster · multi-master · synchronous Node 01 Node 02 · down Node 03 synchronous Site stays onlineno data loss · quorum
Cache layersBrowser · Varnish · file cacheRedis query cache (parallel) Optimised queriesno N+1 · batch/bulkproper indexes · eager loading Server responds fasterTTFB 3–12 s → 0,1 s Web VitalsFCP ↓ · LCP ↓ Core Web Vitalspassed ✓
Google Core Web Vitals passed — real field data

Proof: real Google field data (Search Console) — Core Web Vitals passed.