---
title: "WordPress hosting on Edge | Fast, cheap, zero egress"
description: "Production WordPress hosting on Edge — proper VMs, S3-compatible media library, global CDN with zero egress fees, and on-the-fly image optimisation."
url: https://edge.network/solutions/wordpress/
---

# WordPress hosting on Edge | Fast, cheap, zero egress

For WordPress

# WordPress hosting without the visit caps

A real VM, an S3-compatible media library, a global CDN with zero
egress fees and on-the-fly image optimisation.
Faster than the managed WP hosts, at a fraction of the price.

[Start free](https://edge.network/account) [Have us manage it](https://edge.network/solutions/expert-services)

# Spin up a VM with WP + LEMP + MySQL

$ edge compute create \

--image ubuntu-24-04 --plan small \

--script ./bootstrap-wordpress.sh

# Offload uploads to Edge Storage

define('AS3CF_SETTINGS', serialize([

'provider' => 's3',

'access-key-id' => '...',

'bucket' => 'wp-uploads',

]));

# Front it with the CDN

$ edge cdn create example.com \

--origin https://<vm-ip>

## Why move WordPress to Edge

Take the managed-WP performance promise — and actually deliver on it,
for a fraction of the bill.

### Faster than managed WP hosts

Dedicated vCPU and NVMe storage on a real VM, fronted by a global CDN. None of the noisy-neighbour problems of cheap shared WordPress.

### S3 media library

Use a Media Cloud / WP Offload Media plugin to store uploads in Edge Storage. Survive any VM restore, scale to terabytes.

### Image optimisation built-in

Skip the bloated optimisation plugins — Edge resizes, crops and converts to AVIF/WebP at the CDN. Faster site, fewer plugins.

### CDN, SSL and DDoS-resistant

Global anycast CDN with automatic SSL. Soaks up traffic spikes so your origin VM stays calm and your editor experience stays fast.

### Predictable bills

No metered visit limits, no per-GB egress, no "burst" upcharges. A small VM, a CDN deployment and a bucket — all known up front.

### MySQL on the same box

Run MariaDB or MySQL on the same VM for low-latency queries. Move it to a separate VM the day you need to scale, no migration drama.

Reference architecture

## How WordPress maps to Edge

Standard LEMP stack on a VM, uploads offloaded to S3-compatible
storage, CDN out front. Boring on purpose — and that's the point.

Compute Runs WordPress + Nginx + PHP-FPM (and MySQL) on a VM

Storage Stores wp-content/uploads via WP Offload Media or similar

CDN Caches HTML for guests, all static assets, and media URLs

Image Optimization On-the-fly responsive images straight from the bucket

DNS Anycast DNS for the apex, www and email records

Shield Free bot protection for comments, login and registration — no puzzle plugins

Indicative cost

### A busy WordPress site

~500k monthly visits, 250GB image bandwidth, WooCommerce

WP Engine / Kinsta ~$200–400
Cloudways + media offload ~$80–160
Edge (VM + CDN + Storage) ~$25–50

Indicative figures. Your usage will vary.

## Common questions

### Will my plugins still work?

Yes — this is a standard LEMP stack. Anything that works on a normal Linux VPS or a managed WordPress host works here, including WooCommerce.

### How does this compare to WP Engine / Kinsta?

Cheaper, faster (real CPU on a real VM), no visit caps, no egress fees, and you keep root access. The trade-off is that you handle the OS — or we can quote our Expert Services team to manage it.

### How do I cache HTML?

Use a plugin like W3 Total Cache or LiteSpeed Cache to generate static HTML, then let the Edge CDN serve it for guests. Logged-in users hit the origin as usual.

### What about backups?

Use Edge Compute snapshots for the VM and an Edge Storage bucket for offsite database dumps and media — both fully automatable.

### How do I stop comment spam and login bots?

Add Edge Shield — a free, invisible CAPTCHA alternative — to your comment, login and registration forms. No image puzzles for real visitors, a humanity score for everything else, and it works alongside any WordPress form plugin.

By Stack

## Other stacks on Edge

[View all stacks →](https://edge.network/solutions/stacks)
[Drupal Enterprise PHP CMS, predictable bills](https://edge.network/solutions/drupal)[Ghost Modern publishing, self-hosted](https://edge.network/solutions/ghost)[Statamic Flat-file Laravel CMS, zero database drama](https://edge.network/solutions/statamic)[Craft CMS Premium PHP CMS for design-led teams](https://edge.network/solutions/craft)

## Faster WordPress, smaller bill

Run the trial. Migrate one site. See the speed and savings before you commit anything else.

[Start free](https://edge.network/account) [Have us migrate it](https://edge.network/solutions/expert-services)