Hosts

User contributed notes on various web host that play well or don't play with with Nova. Send your pull requests, no affiliate links!

PHP Versions by Host

http://phpversions.info/shared-hosting/

Nova 2

Paid hosts that play nice

These guys work well with Nova 2 right out of the box.

• A Small Orange
• ArcusTech
• AWS
• Azure
• Digital Ocean (One-Click LAMP Stack)
• DreamHost - server tweaks needed
• Google Cloud Platform
• HostGator
• Laravel Forge + Linode
• Laravel Forge + Digital Ocean
• Media Temple (dv)
• Media Temple (grid)
• Ploi + Linode
• Ploi + Digital Ocean
• Site5

Free hosts that play nice

Hosts that don't play nice

You should probably avoid these. It doesn't mean it's not possible, but will likely require support tickets to enable PHP modules like mcrypt, mbstring, and so on.

• Go Daddy - doesn't meet server requirements
• NameCheap
• Rackspace Cloud - issues with out-of-sync file timestamps and permissions
• 1and1.com

Nova 3

Paid hosts that play nice

These guys work well with Nova 3 right out of the box.

• A Small Orange
• ArcusTech
• AWS
• Azure
• Digital Ocean (One-Click LAMP Stack)
• DreamHost - server tweaks needed
• Google Cloud Platform
• HostGator
• Laravel Forge + Linode
• Laravel Forge + Digital Ocean
• Media Temple (dv)
• Media Temple (grid)
• Ploi + Linode
• Ploi + Digital Ocean
• Site5

Free hosts that play nice

Hosts that don't play nice

You should probably avoid these. It doesn't mean it's not possible, but will likely require support tickets to enable PHP modules like mcrypt, mbstring, and so on.

• Go Daddy - doesn't meet server requirements
• NameCheap
• Rackspace Cloud - issues with out-of-sync file timestamps and permissions
• 1and1.com

Standard Dev Environments

Wide-spread dev environments that work well

• Docker - Both versions of Nova come with a full Docker setup
• MAMP 3
• Laravel Valet
• Laravel Homestead - Works well for Windows
• Scotch Box - 'A Vagrant LAMP Stack That Just Works'