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Supported Software

This is a short list of supported software, scripts, and extensions; this is not a total list as requirements frequently change between software versions.

Last Updated: May 11, 2026

Common Hosting Technologies & Services

SoftwareEcoSiteResellerVPS
cPanel/WHMYesYesYes
HTML/HTM/SHTMLYesYesYes
GET (HTTP) & POST (HTTP)YesYesYes
PHPYes(PHP 5.2->8.5)Yes(PHP 5.2->8.5)Yes(PHP 8.0 ? 8.4) (PHP 7.2 ? 7.4 requires Almalinux 8.x)
Opcache/apcuYesYesYes
IoncubeYesYesYes
SourceGuardian/Zend LoaderYesYesYes
MySQL DatabasesYesYesYes
MySQL Server (8.0)No(MariaDB)No(MariaDB)No (Requires reinstallation of VPS)
MariaDB ServerYes (11.4.10-MariaDB)Yes (11.4.10-MariaDB)Yes (11.4.10-MariaDB)
MySQL Remote ConnectionsYesYesYes*
MySQL User Connections200(Lite/Pro) 500 (Premium)200200(adjustable)
SQLite3YesYesYes
PostgreSQLNoNoYes** (version 9.6)
Operating SystemCloudLinux 8CloudLinux 8AlmaLinux 9
CloudLinuxYes(CloudLinux 8)Yes(CloudLinux 8)No
Ubuntu/Debian/ArchlinuxNoNoNo
Microsoft WindowsNoNoNo
ASP/ASPX/.NetNoNoNo
IIS ServerNoNoNo
MS SQL(SQL Server)NoNoNo
ODBCYesYesYes
MS AccessNoNoNo
CDN – CloudFlareYesYesYes
CDN – Quic.cloudYesYesNo
WAF – SecuriYesYesYes
IPv4 AddressesYesYesYes
IPv6 AddressesNoNoNo
Private NameserversYesYesYes
SSHYesYesYes
“root” SSHNoNoYes
rsyncYesYesYes
SCPYesYesYes
SFTPYesYesYes
GitYesYesYes
SVNNoNoYes*
curlYesYesYes
wgetYesYesYes
Ruby on RailsYes (premium only)NoYes**
JAVA/TomcatNoNoYes**
NodeJS/npm/yarnYes (premium only)NoYes**
Python (2.7)Yes (no web apps)Yes (no web apps)Yes
Python (3.x)NoNoYes**
Python pipNoYesYes
Object CachingYes (ecosite prem)NoYes**
MemcachedNoNoYes**
RedisYes (Ecosite Prem)NoYes**
Adobe ColdFusionNoNoNo
CGI/PerlYesYesYes
Apache SolrNoNoYes**
FFmpegNoNoNo
Adobe Flash(.flv)Yes(may not be supported in browser)Yes(may not be supported in browser)Yes(may not be supported in browser)
Composer(PHP)YesYesYes
PHP PearNoNoYes
PHP PECLNoNoYes
DrushYes*Yes*Yes*
WP-CLIYesYesYes
WordPress ToolkitNoNoYes*
SoftaculousYesYesYes*
Remote Desktop/VNC/RDPNoNoNo
VPN/Proxy(TUN/TAP)NoNoNo
Microsoft FrontpageHTML only(FP extensions disabled)HTML only(FP extensions disabled)HTML only(FP extensions disabled)
CronjobsYes(up to every 15 min)Yes(up to every 15 min)Yes(up to every 1 min)
Apache SpamAssassinYesYesYes
BoxTrapperNoNoYes*
ElasticSearchNoNoYes**
MongoDBNoNoYes**
VarnishNoNoNo
DockerNoNoNo
Mailman (2.1) (Mailing List)YesYesYes
Mailman (3+) (Mailing List)NoNoYes**
yumNoNoYes
.rpm PackageNoNoYes
aptNoNoNo
.deb PackageNoNoNo
PHP mail()YesYesYes
Custom Kernel ModulesNo (Kernel is shared)No (Kernel is shared)No (Kernel is shared)
FUSENoNoNo
SSH-FSNoNoNo
  • = Disabled by default, can be enabled
    ** = Requires additional configuration by the user

Backup Management

SoftwareEcoSiteResellerVPS
User-created cPanel backupsYes(up to 10GB)Yes(up to 10GB)Yes
Automatic cPanel backupsNoNoYes(Daily)**
Jet BackupYes(Pro/Preimum)NoYes*(requires license)
Google DriveYesYesYes
BackBlazeNoNoYes**
Amazon S3NoNoYes*
Softaculous BackupsYes(limit 3)Yes(limit 3)Yes*
AcronisNoNoYes*(requires license)
  • = Disabled by default, can be enabled
    ** = Requires additional configuration by the user

PHP Versions & Extensions

Refer to Supported PHP Versions & Extensions

HTTP (Apache / Litespeed)

SoftwareEcoSiteResellerVPS
Apache 2.4No(uses Litespeed)No(uses Litespeed)Yes
Litespeed(Apache replacement)YesYesYes(requires own litespeed license)**
Nginx(Apache front-end)NoNoYes*
SSL v2/3NoNoYes*
TLS 1.0/1.1NoNoYes*
TLS 1.2/1.3YesYesYes
HTTP2YesYesYes
HTTP3/QUICYesYesYes(requires own litespeed license)**
Litespeed – LS CacheYesYesYes(requires own litespeed license)**
Litespeed – Litemage(Magento)EcoSite Premium onlyNoYes(requires own litespeed license)**
Litespeed – CrawlerYesYesYes(requires own litespeed license)**
Litespeed – ESIEcoSite Premium onlyNoYes(requires own litespeed license)**
mod_rewriteYesYesYes
mod_expiresYesYesYes
mod_deflate (gzip)YesYesYes
mod_brotoli (compression)YesYesYes
mod_spelingNoNoNo
mod_http2YesYesYes
  • = Disabled by default, can be enabled

DNS Records & Features

FeatureEcoSite/ResellerVPS
A recordYesYes
AAAA recordYesYes
MX recordYesYes
CNAMEYesYes
CAA recordYesYes
DMARCYesYes
TXT recordYesYes
SRV recordYesYes
Private NameserversYesYes
DNSSECYesYes
DNS clusterYesYes(requires additional VPS)

PHP Versions & Extensions

Refer to – Supported PHP Versions & Extensions

Email Accounts

SoftwareEcoSite/ResellerVPS
POP3(SSL/TLS required)YesYes
IMAP(SSL/TLS required)YesYes
SMTP(SSL/TLS required)YesYes
Microsoft Exchange(client)NoYes*
ActiveSyncNoYes*
Email ForwardingYes(remote destinations restricted)Yes
Catch-all email accountYes*Yes*
AutoresponderYesYes
Shared Contact BookYesYes*
Shared CalendarsYesYes*
SPFYesYes
DKIMYesYes
DMARCYesYes
GPG EncryptionYesYes
SpamAssassinYesYes
BoxTrapperNoYes*
Global filtering rulesYesYes
Email-account filtering rulesYesYes
Email Attachments Size50MB(fixed)50MB(adjustable)
  • = Disabled by default, can be enabled

All email connections require secure authentication & ports(SSL/TLS). Use mail sub-domain for the incoming/outgoing server address.

SSL Certificates

SSL Certificate TypeEcoSiteResellerVPS
LetsEncrypt (wildcard)YesYesYes
LetsEncrypt (single domain)YesYesYes
AlphaSSL (wildcard)YesYesYes*(requires manual install)
AutoSSL(issued by cPanel)YesYesYes

VPS customers cannot install an SSL from the dashboard; instead, this is handled from SSL/TLS Status in cPanel or AutoSSL tool in WHM. Contact Support Team for assistance.


Supported Scripts

SoftwareEcoSiteResellerVPS
WordPressYesYesYes
JoomlaYesYesYes
DrupalYesYesYes
React/Next.js/NodeJS App Deployment***YesYesYes
PrestashopYesYesYes
OsCommerceYesYesYes
OpencartYesYesYes
Magento ( <2.4)Yes* (Pro suggested)Yes* (Pro suggested)Yes
Magento 2.4+(requires elasticsearch)NoNoYes**
WHMCSYesYesYes
ClientExecYesYesYes
BlestaYesYesYes
PHPBBYesYesYes
Invision Community/BoardYesYesYes
VBulletinYesYesYes
XenForoYesYesYes
Simple Machines Forum(SMF)YesYesYes
OwnCloudNoNoYes
Django/Flask/CherryPYNoNoYes**
MediawikiYesYesYes
CiviCRMYes * (Pro suggested)Yes * (Pro suggested)Yes
Dreamweaver/RapidweaverYesYesYes
CodeIgniterYesYesYes
Yii PHPYesYesYes
CakePHPYesYesYes
LaravelYesYesYes
MastodonNoNoNo
MoodleYes * (Pro suggested)Yes * (Pro suggested)Yes
PHPMailerYesYesYes
LimeSurveyYesYesYes
Shoutcast/IcecastNoNoYes**
Video Chat/Video ConferenceNoNoYes**
ZenCartYesYesYes
OrangeHRMYesYesYes
  • = These are resource-heavy scripts for which we recommend at least EcoSite Pro.
    ** = Requires additional configuration
    *** = NodeJS Applications that are already “built” are static HTML/JS/CSS files, which can be deployed on any GreenGeeks service. To build a React, Next.js, or other NodeJS application directly on the GreenGeeks server using npm or yarn requires NodeJS support(EcoSite Premium).

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