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Serverless - Overview

Webslice Serverless is a fully managed serverless hosting platform built on AWS infrastructure in combination with our own in-house infrastructure. It is designed to make elastic scaling accessible without the typical complexity of serverless architecture, in particular for dynamic sites built on PHP CMS such as WordPress, Drupal, SilverStripe, Statamic and more.

Key Features

Our platform abstracts infrastructure management while providing truly elastic scaling. Your applications run on a serverless compute layer with automatic resource allocation based on traffic patterns. You control minimum and maximum concurrency limits, and the platform handles everything else – from zero instances during idle periods to handling thousands of concurrent requests during traffic spikes.

Compute & Scaling

  • Automatic horizontal scaling based on real-time traffic
  • Configurable concurrency limits (min/max instances)
  • Zero-downtime deployments with atomic releases
  • Support for build and release scripts during deployment
  • Regional deployment options across multiple AWS regions

Database Layer

  • Fully managed serverless databases with automatic scaling
  • Connection pooling and optimization for serverless workloads
  • Automated backups with point-in-time recovery options

Content Delivery

  • Global CDN with intelligent caching built-in
  • Automatic SSL certificate provisioning and management

Runtime Support

  • First-class PHP support with selectable versions (ideal for WordPress, Laravel, and other PHP frameworks)
  • Static site hosting for JAMstack applications
  • Build script support for compiled assets and dependencies

Who Should Use Webslice Serverless?

Our serverless platform is ideal if you want:

  • Elastic scaling without managing infrastructure or learning complex AWS services
  • Cost efficiency through pay-per-use pricing that can scale to zero
  • PHP/dynamic content hosting in a serverless environment (traditionally difficult on other platforms)
  • Simplified operations without sacrificing the benefits of serverless architecture

For predictable workloads where traditional server pricing makes more sense, our powerful and flexible Webslice Containers are the perfect fit.