Checklist: European Hosting for SMBs

Thanks for your interest! Here are the 6 things to check before you trust a provider with hosting your website or application.

1. Where is your data physically located?

Ask for the country and, ideally, the data center's name. "Hosted in Europe" means little if the provider is reselling capacity from a US cloud with a European entity as a front. The US CLOUD Act can apply to data stored in Europe if the parent company is American.

2. Are your backups tested, not just scheduled?

A daily backup is worthless if it has never been restored under real conditions. Ask about restore-test frequency and the recovery time objective (RTO) in case of an incident.

3. Are resources dedicated, or overly shared?

On a low-end shared plan, another customer's traffic spike can slow your site down. Check whether you get guaranteed CPU/RAM, especially for a business-critical application.

4. What happens during an unexpected traffic spike?

A good host should be able to scale your resources quickly, without a full reinstall or extended downtime.

5. Does support actually respond, or is it just a chatbot?

Test support before you sign: ask a precise technical question and look at the response time and quality. It's often the real differentiator between offers.

6. Is the contract clear about reversibility?

You should be able to get all your data back and move to another provider with no hidden fees or technical lock-in. A good partner doesn't keep you by making it hard to leave.

At Galaxias, we host your applications on 100% French and European infrastructure, with dedicated resources, daily backups in a separate data center, and support that actually responds. Discover our hosting offer or get in touch directly to talk it through.