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Windows Dedicated Server Software​

To see a list of what is included with your Windows dedicated plan, visit our order page. You can see the main features there, and you can click the "Compare all plans" link to see even more programs. You can also view the software on our Windows Shared Hosting services. Here is a list of some of the features available for Windows Dedicated servers but are not necessarily included with your purchase.

  • | Windows Server 2019
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    Control Panel | Plesk Obsidian
    Remote Desktop | Enabled (2 concurrent connections)
    Firewall | Advanced Windows Firewall
    Custom IPsec Security Policy
    Web Server | Microsoft IIS 10.0
    SQL Server | MariaDB 10.5
    Microsoft Access Database Support
    Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Express Note : Currently, HostGator does not directly offer MSQQL licenses for HG Windows Dedicated servers. Windows Dedicated Servers come pre-installed with Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Express Edition (which is limited to 10GB database size limit and 1GB of RAM usable by MSSQL). If you have a requirement greater than that offered by the MSSQL Server 2022 Express Edition, then you must purchase an updated license directly from Microsoft.
    SQL Admin | phpMyAdmin 5.0.3
    DNS Server | Windows DNS Server
  • BIND DNS Server 9.10.2
    FTP Server | Microsoft FTP Service 10.0
    Mail Server | MailEnable 10.34 (Default on Windows Dedicated Servers starting July 2019)
    *SmarterMail Server 16 (Default on Windows Dedicated prior to July 2019 & Windows Shared)
    WebMail | *SmarterMail Web Client 16 (Default on Windows Dedicated prior to July 2019 & Windows Shared)
  • Horde 3.3.10
  • MailEnable Web Client 10.34 (Default on Windows Dedicated Servers starting July 2019)
    Web Statistics | AWStats 7.7, Webalizer v2.23-08
  • SmarterStats 11.x
    Web Scripting | Classic ASP 10.0, SSI 10.0, ASP.Net 3.5, 4.8)
  • PHP 5.6- 8.3
    ** ColdFusion (Unsupported)
    Java | * JDK 8 (Unsupported)
  • Apache Tomcat 9.0.x (Unsupported)
    Backup Server | Plesk Scheduled Backup Services
    Windows Backup Service
    Legends :
  • Features are available upon request with free installation. License is not provided.
    ** Requires a one-time installation fee. License is not provided.

Note: Windows Server 2003 is no longer supported by HostGator due to security reasons.