<p>I'm not in Australia, but I've seen Luke Holder (of Perth) <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/107146320975542982883/posts/QZSyJjbHyzJ" rel="nofollow">repeatedly mention Digital Ocean</a>. I've heard other folks describe having a good experience with Digital Ocean as well.</p>

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  <p><a href="https://www.digitalocean.com/" rel="nofollow">Digital Ocean</a></p>
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2014-08-07T08:06:40.593Z
Putting perth on da map!
Luke Holder
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2014-08-07T02:37:37.513Z
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<p>Can anyone recommend a hosting company that can handle running CraftCMS based out of Australia? </p>

<p>I've tried contacting <a href="http://www.digitalpacific.com.au/" rel="nofollow">http://www.digitalpacific.com.au/</a> but they came back to me with this:</p>

<p>"I have had this reviewed by our technicians to ensure we recommend the correct solution. I have been advised that due to the "crypt() with BLOWFISH_CRYPT" requirement, we are unable to host this on a Business hosting plan."</p>

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2014-08-06T23:21:38.543Z
FWIW, crypt() with BLOWFISH_CRYPT is guaranteed to be available in PHP 5.3+, which is Craft's minimum requirements. So if they're not running PHP 5.3, then you've got bigger problems to solve.
Brad Bell
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Hi @user3210210 and welcome to the Craft CMS Stack Exchange! While hosting questions are important, they're considered off-topic for this site because they're open and subjective. (The help center [goes into detail about what's on-topic](http://craftcms.stackexchange.com/help/dont-ask) if you're interested.) This is a great question, however, for a Friday Craft Chat or the Google+ site.
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CraftCMS Hosting in Australia?
# CraftCMS Hosting in Australia?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-08-06)

Can anyone recommend a hosting company that can handle running CraftCMS based out of Australia?

I've tried contacting <http://www.digitalpacific.com.au/> but they came back to me with this:

"I have had this reviewed by our technicians to ensure we recommend the correct solution. I have been advised that due to the "crypt() with BLOWFISH\_CRYPT" requirement, we are unable to host this on a Business hosting plan."

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: FWIW, crypt() with BLOWFISH_CRYPT is guaranteed to be available in PHP 5.3+, which is Craft's minimum requirements. So if they're not running PHP 5.3, then you've got bigger problems to solve.  
> **username_2**: Hi @user3210210 and welcome to the Craft CMS Stack Exchange! While hosting questions are important, they're considered off-topic for this site because they're open and subjective. (The help center [goes into detail about what's on-topic](http://craftcms.stackexchange.com/help/dont-ask) if you're interested.) This is a great question, however, for a Friday Craft Chat or the Google+ site.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2014-08-07. Score: 2

I'm not in Australia, but I've seen username_4 (of Perth) [repeatedly mention Digital Ocean](https://plus.google.com/u/0/107146320975542982883/posts/QZSyJjbHyzJ). I've heard other folks describe having a good experience with Digital Ocean as well.

> [Digital Ocean](https://www.digitalocean.com/)

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: Putting perth on da map!  

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