# Cloudways

Cloudways is a managed cloud hosting platform where teams can build, deploy, and scale web applications.

[Cloudways Managed Hosting for DigitalOcean](https://www.cloudways.com/en/digital-ocean-cloud-hosting.php?source=pdocs): DigitalOcean and Cloudways together gives you a scalable managed hosting experience with active support.

[Getting Started with Cloudways](https://support.cloudways.com/en/collections/2830354-getting-started?source=pdocs): Learn how to launch a new server, add web application, migrate an existing website, collaborate with team members, and more.

You can deploy a DigitalOcean server in minutes with a pre-installed stack including nginx, Apache, Memcached, and application level caching like Varnish and Redis to achieve optimal performance.

Cloudways provides 24/7 chat and ticket support as well as a [large knowledge base of frequently asked questions](https://support.cloudways.com/en/).