Managed hosting
Managed hosting and website maintenance in Germany, run by Laufwerk.
Your website, your shop or your web app runs on servers in Germany. We take care of operation, website maintenance, updates, backups and monitoring. You take care of your business.
In short
What managed hosting means at Laufwerk
Managed hosting at Laufwerk means this: we select the right server for your website, run it, install updates, back up your data and monitor operation around the clock. You are not booking bare web space where you handle maintenance, security and troubleshooting yourself, you are booking a server with someone looking after it.
Laufwerk is an IT services provider based in Pfullingen near Reutlingen, Germany. The servers sit in an ISO 27001 certified data centre in Germany. Your data does not leave the country, and you get the data processing agreement from us. For companies in Reutlingen, Tübingen, Stuttgart and across Germany, this is GDPR compliant hosting without a detour via US providers.
You have one fixed contact who knows your setup. If something is wrong, our monitoring notices it, usually before your visitors do.
What is included
What managed hosting covers
Hosting on its own is storage and computing power. The difference is in who looks after it. These services are part of operation with us.
Updates and security
We install security updates regularly, harden the server configuration and protect the server with a firewall and encryption. That keeps the openings created by outdated software closed.
Backups
Your data is backed up regularly, and we test the backups so that recovery actually works when it matters. If a file is deleted by accident, we restore it from the backup.
Monitoring around the clock
Our 24/7 monitoring watches the availability and health of your server. If something fails, it raises an alert automatically, we start fixing it and let you know as soon as everything is running again.
SSL certificates
Your website is reachable over encrypted HTTPS. We keep an eye on the validity of the SSL certificates in our monitoring so that visitors never see a browser warning.
Migrating existing websites
Already have a website with another provider? We first look at what you have, free of charge, and tell you honestly whether a migration is worth it. After that we move the website and its data without interrupting operation.
GDPR and data processing agreement
All data sits in the ISO 27001 certified data centre in Germany, under German law. No data goes to the USA or other third countries. We issue the data processing agreement under Article 28 GDPR so that your documentation is complete.
Website maintenance
Website maintenance and ongoing support
A website is not finished at launch. Ongoing maintenance decides whether it stays secure, up to date and reachable. We take these tasks on for your website so that you do not have to.
Regular updates
We keep the server, system software and the website technology in use up to date so that functions keep working and known errors are not left standing.
Security updates
We close security gaps as soon as updates are available. A firewall, encryption and a hardened configuration complete the protection of your website.
Backups
Your website and your data are backed up regularly. We test the backups so that a restore really works when it matters.
Monitoring
Our monitoring checks the availability and health of your website around the clock and raises an alert automatically when something looks wrong.
One fixed contact
You speak to one person who knows your setup and do not have to explain everything again with every question. You can reach us Monday to Saturday from 7:30 to 22:00.
Data processing agreement
For the support we sign a data processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR with you so that your data protection records are complete.
Direct answers
In short: maintenance, managed hosting and data protection
Three questions businesses ask us most often before the first meeting.
What does website maintenance cost?
What maintenance of your website costs depends on the scope. Looking after the server with updates, backups and monitoring is part of our hosting packages, which start at 14,90 € net per month for Web Basis. We discuss further care of your website in advance and agree it in writing.
What is managed hosting?
Managed hosting is hosting with someone looking after it. The provider does not just supply the server, it runs it: it installs updates, creates and tests backups, monitors operation and takes care of security. At Laufwerk the server is located in Germany, and you have one fixed contact for your setup.
What should businesses look for in GDPR-compliant hosting?
Three things matter: a data processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR, a server location in Germany or the EU and regular, tested backups. Encryption via SSL and a provider that does not transfer data to third countries are also part of it. At Laufwerk all data sits in an ISO 27001 certified data centre in Germany.
Packages and prices
Managed hosting in six steps
Which package fits depends on your website and your plans. In an initial consultation we place you honestly, and if your project grows you simply move up a step. All prices are net per month.
Web Basis
Shared hosting
14,90 €
net / month
The low threshold entry level for ordinary company websites on our shared hosting platform.
Server M
Your own VPS, fixed resources
29,90 €
net / month
Your own small server with dedicated resources, for when the website needs more headroom than shared hosting offers.
Server L
Your own VPS, fixed resources
39,90 €
net / month
The middle step for projects with more load: dedicated resources, a clear gap to the entry level.
Server XL
Your own VPS, fixed resources
59,90 €
net / month
The largest fixed package for demanding applications, shops and heavily visited sites.
Server Flex
Scalable server
from 69,90 €
net / month
For growing or larger projects: server capacity grows with your needs, and the price follows the expansion.
E-Mail-Hosting
Your own mail server
from 9,90 €
net / month
Your own mailboxes on our mail server, run separately from web hosting. Priced in steps by mailboxes and storage.
- Run and looked after by Laufwerk
- Data centre in Germany, GDPR compliant
- Upgrade possible at any time
Orientation
Which managed hosting package fits you
A first orientation. We give you the final recommendation after a short look at your website.
Web Basis
For the classic company website with manageable visitor numbers, such as the website of a trade business, a law firm or a medical practice.
Server M and Server L
For websites that need their own dedicated resources because visitor numbers or features go beyond what shared hosting can deliver.
Server XL
For online shops, heavily visited sites and demanding web applications that need the largest fixed package.
Server Flex
For projects that are growing or already large and whose needs do not fit permanently into a fixed package.
E-Mail-Hosting
For companies that want their own mailboxes on a mail server in Germany, separate from web hosting.
More than website hosting?
When it is about your whole IT or about a new website
Managed hosting covers the operation of websites, shops, web apps and email. For your company IT infrastructure and for building new websites we have separate services.
Cloud and infrastructure
Server and cloud migration, Microsoft 365 and email, backup and recovery, IT security and monitoring for your entire company IT.
Go to cloud and infrastructureWeb development
Do you need a new website first? We build fast websites on a clean SEO foundation and can take over the hosting afterwards.
Go to web developmentFAQ
Common questions about managed hosting
Short answers to the questions we hear most often.
What does managed hosting cost?
Where are the servers located?
Can you migrate my existing website?
Is this GDPR compliant?
What happens if a server fails?
How quickly is my hosting ready?
Can I change package later?
Do you offer email hosting as well?
Not sure what fits?
We will place your website honestly.
Tell us what your website does today, where it is hosted and where it should go. We recommend the step that fits, not the most expensive one, and tell you what a migration involves.
Available Monday to Saturday from 7:30 to 22:00 (CET), by phone on +49 1567 9134516 or by email at info@laufwerk.cloud.
Arrange a free initial consultation