Hostinger VPS CPU limits can make recovery hard
A Reddit user said they had a long downtime on a Hostinger VPS. AI and search bots crawled uncached WordPress pages, and CPU use stayed at 100% for hours. After Hostinger throttled the CPU, SSH and Docker almost stopped responding, according to the post. The user said they had to reboot through the API and quickly stop containers right after startup.
Key points
- AI and search bots hit uncached WordPress pages and pushed CPU use to 100%.
- The user says Hostinger’s CPU throttle made SSH and Docker barely respond.
- They reduced the cause by blocking crawlers through Cloudflare.
- They had to reboot through the API and quickly stop containers after startup.
- The post says manual CPU reset uses are limited per week.
Quick term guide
- WordPress
- A popular tool that lets anyone build a website or blog without writing code
- containers
- Small isolated spaces used to run apps without mixing them together.
- container
- A lightweight way to run an isolated app or service without spinning up a full virtual machine.
- Mac mini server
- A Mac mini used as an always-on computer for files, apps, backups, or automation.
- Mac mini
- A small desktop computer made by Apple.
- remote access
- Connecting to and controlling a computer from another place.
- provider
- A company or service that supplies an AI model, such as OpenAI or Anthropic.
- Cloudflare
- A service that protects websites and manages web traffic.