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Fast, One-ClickWinter CMS Hosting

Open-source, Laravel-based content management system. Install Winter CMS in one click with the Softaculous installer on cPanel NVMe hosting: LiteSpeed, free SSL, daily backups and 24×7 support. From ₹129.00/mo billed triennially.

✓30-day money-back · Free migration · Softaculous one-click install · Flat renewals

cPanel NVMe Hosting Plans for Winter CMS

Pick a server region and a plan, then install Winter CMS from Softaculous in one click. Prices are live from our billing system.

LocationServer location

Starter

First site, blogs, portfolios

₹129/mo

₹4,644.00 billed today for 3 years

Renews at ₹4,644.00 every 3 years

Choose Plan
  • 10 GB NVMe Storage (RAID1)
  • 1 Website
  • 1 GB RAM · 1 core
  • Unlimited bandwidth, email & MySQL
  • Free Let's Encrypt SSL & free migration
  • LiteSpeed Enterprise + LSCache
  • Imunify360 · KernelCare · CageFS
  • Daily JetBackup backups
  • cPanel · Softaculous (400+ apps)
  • 24×7 support · 99.99% uptime

Smart

Small business, a few projects

₹260/mo

₹9,360.00 billed today for 3 years

Renews at ₹9,360.00 every 3 years

Choose Plan
  • 30 GB NVMe Storage (RAID1)
  • 5 Websites
  • 2 GB RAM · 2 cores
  • Unlimited bandwidth, email & MySQL
  • Free Let's Encrypt SSL & free migration
  • LiteSpeed Enterprise + LSCache
  • Imunify360 · KernelCare · CageFS
  • Daily JetBackup backups
  • cPanel · Softaculous (400+ apps)
  • 24×7 support · 99.99% uptime

Business

Agencies and growing stores

Our pick
₹521/mo

₹18,756.00 billed today for 3 years

Renews at ₹18,756.00 every 3 years

Choose Plan
  • 75 GB NVMe Storage (RAID1)
  • 25 Websites
  • 3 GB RAM · 3 cores
  • Unlimited bandwidth, email & MySQL
  • Free Let's Encrypt SSL & free migration
  • LiteSpeed Enterprise + LSCache
  • Imunify360 · KernelCare · CageFS
  • Daily JetBackup backups
  • cPanel · Softaculous (400+ apps)
  • 24×7 support · 99.99% uptime

Enterprise

High-traffic, large portfolios

₹913/mo

₹32,868.00 billed today for 3 years

Renews at ₹32,868.00 every 3 years

Choose Plan
  • 150 GB NVMe Storage (RAID1)
  • Unlimited Websites
  • 6 GB RAM · 4 cores
  • Unlimited bandwidth, email & MySQL
  • Free Let's Encrypt SSL & free migration
  • LiteSpeed Enterprise + LSCache
  • Imunify360 · KernelCare · CageFS
  • Daily JetBackup backups
  • cPanel · Softaculous (400+ apps)
  • 24×7 support · 99.99% uptime
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Every plan runs on enterprise NVMe storage in RAID1 with per-account CloudLinux limits. Prices are pre-GST with no setup fee; the same plans and prices apply in India, France, Poland, Canada and Singapore. 30-day money-back guarantee.

What is Winter CMS?

Winter CMS is a free, self-hosted content management system built on the Laravel PHP framework. It began as a fork of October CMS in 2021 and is maintained by Luke Towers and the Frostbyte Foundation. Developers use it for prototyping and building sites with plugins, themes, and an editor-friendly backend.

How to install Winter CMS on Hostripples: choose a plan, open Softaculous, Winter CMS is live

Licence: MIT · Built with: PHP (Laravel) · Official site: wintercms.com

Common uses

  • Custom websites built by PHP developers
  • Client sites with easy page editing
  • Rapid prototyping of web projects
  • Plugin-driven business websites

Winter CMS requirements

  • PHP: PHP 8.1 or above; 8.2 or newer recommended
  • Database: MySQL 5.7+, MariaDB 10.2+, PostgreSQL 9.6+, SQLite 3.8.8+ or SQL Server 2017+
  • PHP extensions: cURL, GD, Mbstring, OpenSSL, PDO, SimpleXML, ZipArchive
  • Cron job for scheduled tasks and queue processing
  • PDO SQLite driver suggested by the docs regardless of database choice

Runs on a standard PHP and MySQL/MariaDB stack, but requires PHP 8.1 or newer and several common PHP extensions. The docs also describe a cron job for scheduled tasks, which cPanel cron jobs can provide.

Why host Winter CMS with Hostripples

  • One-click Winter CMS install from Softaculous inside cPanel, with no manual upload or database setup
  • All-NVMe storage and LiteSpeed Enterprise with LSCache for quick page loads
  • Selectable PHP versions per site and CloudLinux account isolation with CageFS
  • Free SSL, daily JetBackup backups and Imunify360 malware protection
  • Free migration of an existing Winter CMS site, and 24×7 support in English, Hindi and Marathi

Winter CMS features

What Winter CMS offers

Laravel foundation

It is built on the Laravel framework, so developers work with familiar PHP tooling and conventions.

Theme templating

Designers can build themes with HTML-based templates and layouts using whichever CSS or JavaScript framework they prefer.

Simplified AJAX

The platform includes simple ways to add AJAX behaviour to pages without writing much custom JavaScript.

Static Pages editing

With the Static Pages plugin, clients can edit page content through an approachable backend interface.

Media management

A built-in media manager handles images, videos and documents uploaded to the site.

Fast & Effortless Onboarding

Install Winter CMS in four steps

No manual upload or database setup: Softaculous does it from your cPanel.

Plan
Step 01

Plan

Choose a cPanel NVMe plan and server region

cPanel
Step 02

cPanel

Log in to cPanel and open Softaculous Apps Installer

Install
Step 03

Install

Search for Winter CMS, click Install and fill in the form

Launch
Step 04

Launch

Open your new Winter CMS site and start building

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Which plan is right for me?

Pick the line that fits what you need. These are the same plans and live prices as the cards above.

  • First site, blogs, portfolios

    Starter

    10 GB NVMe Storage (RAID1) · 1 Website · 1 GB RAM · 1 core

    ₹129/mo

    ₹4,644.00 billed today for 3 years

    Choose Starter
  • Small business, a few projects

    Smart

    30 GB NVMe Storage (RAID1) · 5 Websites · 2 GB RAM · 2 cores

    ₹260/mo

    ₹9,360.00 billed today for 3 years

    Choose Smart
  • Agencies and growing stores

    Business

    75 GB NVMe Storage (RAID1) · 25 Websites · 3 GB RAM · 3 cores

    ₹521/mo

    ₹18,756.00 billed today for 3 years

    Choose Business
  • High-traffic, large portfolios

    Enterprise

    150 GB NVMe Storage (RAID1) · Unlimited Websites · 6 GB RAM · 4 cores

    ₹913/mo

    ₹32,868.00 billed today for 3 years

    Choose Enterprise

Prices for India. Other billing terms and server locations are on the plan cards.

Got Questions?

Winter CMS Hosting: Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know

According to its documentation it needs PHP 8.1 or above (8.2 recommended) with the cURL, GD, Mbstring, OpenSSL, PDO, SimpleXML and ZipArchive extensions, plus a supported database such as MySQL 5.7+, MariaDB 10.2+, PostgreSQL or SQLite.
Yes, on a cPanel account that offers PHP 8.1 or newer and MySQL or MariaDB, since those are its documented requirements. It also uses a scheduled cron job for background tasks, which you can set up from cPanel.
Log in to cPanel, open the Softaculous one-click installer, choose Winter CMS, pick your domain and admin details, and start the install. It usually takes a few clicks and needs no manual file upload or database setup.
Winter CMS is released under the MIT licence, so it is free to use and modify. Updates ship as new releases from the project; site owners can check for them from the backend or through Softaculous, and should keep a backup before upgrading.
Yes. Every Hostripples cPanel NVMe plan includes the full Softaculous library, so on one account you can run Winter CMS alongside other apps in its category (Portal / CMS), such as Joomla and Open Real Estate, plus hundreds of other applications, subject to your plan's resources. You can add each app on its own domain or subdomain and upgrade to a larger plan at any time.
Check the requirements listed above against the plan resources. Every plan can be upgraded at any time, so you can start small and grow.
Yes. We migrate your site for free with all hosting plans.

Still have questions?

Our support team is live 24/7 in English, Hindi & Marathi.

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Ready to launch Winter CMS?

Pick a cPanel NVMe plan and install Winter CMS in one click. Free SSL, free migration and 24×7 support included.

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