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Who is behind Nexthosting

Not an anonymous corporation: Nexthosting is a brand of Friedl & Friedl GbR from Dresden, founded by Erik Friedl. It all started with our own game server and hosting projects.

We build the infrastructure we used to wish other providers would offer: with a focus on performance, transparency and personal support.

  • Hosting from the community
  • Data center in Frankfurt am Main
  • Personal support instead of mass processing

Grown out of our own server projects

Nexthosting was born out of a passion for technical projects and frustration with existing hosting solutions. What started as a game server project is now a platform with its own infrastructure.

  1. May 2023

    First servers of our own

    We start with our own hosting and game server projects. Servers for our own community turn into our first customer relationships.

  2. January 2024

    Founding of the GbR

    The project becomes a business: our own server infrastructure, first hosting customers and the first web design projects.

  3. April 2024

    Websites, domains and email

    Our offering expands to include WordPress projects, domains, email services and SSL certificates.

  4. June 2024

    Focus on performance and security

    Technical security concepts, SEO basics and the first long-term maintenance contracts for business customers.

  5. March 2025

    Rebranding to NextWebSolution

    Web development gets its own name and identity, including automated provisioning of systems.

  6. Today

    Nexthosting as a hosting brand of its own

    Game servers, web space, WordPress hosting, VPS and dedicated servers from Frankfurt am Main, while NextWebSolution takes care of websites and digital projects.

New as a platform, not new to the technology

Before Nexthosting existed, we built, ran and optimized game servers, VPS systems and web projects. That experience goes into every product.

Garry’s Mod servers

DarkRP, TTT, Sandbox and more, from the initial installation to complex Lua setups and MySQL integrations.

DarkRPTTTSandboxLuaMySQL

FiveM roleplay servers

ESX and QBCore frameworks, custom scripts, database migrations and performance tuning for stable RP communities.

ESXQBCoreCustom ScriptsMariaDBtxAdmin

VPS and dedicated servers

Setup, hardening and maintenance of Linux systems with Nginx, Docker, firewalls and automated backups.

Ubuntu / DebianNginxDockerUFW / Fail2BanBackups

Websites and online shops

Company websites, community portals and WooCommerce or Shopify shops with SSL, CDN and SEO basics.

WordPressWooCommerceShopifySSL / CDNSEO basics

To be honest: Nexthosting is a young platform and we are only just starting to collect reviews. What we bring is hands-on experience from our own projects, which means technical expertise rather than marketing.

How a request reaches your server

Multi-layer protection sits between the internet and your server. Only after that does traffic reach our data center in Frankfurt am Main.

Internet

Incoming traffic

  • Legitimate requestsallowed
  • DDoSblocked
  • Botsblocked
  • SQL injectionblocked
Cloudflare

Filters ahead of the data center, with 100 Gbit/s of protection capacity

WAFDDoS protectionCDNSSLBot management
Frankfurt am Main

Core location, Tier III+ data center

  • Direct DE-CIX peering
  • Redundant connectivity, N+1 power
  • 24/7 monitoring, 99.9% uptime SLA
Schematic illustration of the request path. In addition to Frankfurt am Main, selected dedicated offers may run at other German locations.
Compute power
High-performance CPUs with optimized cooling, NVMe SSDs for game servers and VPS, SSD storage for web space and WordPress
Network
Redundant connectivity with direct DE-CIX peering, for short paths and low latency across Europe
Security
Multi-layer DDoS protection, regular security updates, proactive monitoring around the clock
Resilience
N+1 redundant power supply and cooling, backups and snapshots. Whether backups are included or can be added is stated on the product page
Automation
Management panels and APIs for automation and integration into your workflows
Compliance
GDPR-compliant hosting solutions, data center certified to ISO 27001 and EN 50600

You will find all the details about the location, connectivity and security technology on the data center page.

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People instead of anonymous ticket bots

Operations, support and development sit close together at our company. Your ticket goes straight to the people who look after the servers.

Our support responds promptly, often within a few hours, with an actual answer to your question instead of a canned reply. You are writing to the same people who set up and maintain the servers: no call center, no hand-offs, no loss of information.

We explain problems in technically precise terms, without jargon but also without sugarcoating. And because operations, development and support are the same team here, your request does not get lost between departments.

What Nexthosting stands for

Performance and stability

We optimize every component for speed and reliability. Powerful CPUs, fast storage and optimized networks are standard, not an upsell.

Transparency and fairness

Clear prices, no hidden costs. We tell you openly what is possible and what is not, even when something is not the ideal solution for you.

Privacy and security

German data center, GDPR compliance and proactive DDoS protection. We treat your data with the same care as our own.

Close to the community

We ran our own servers for years ourselves and know what matters: latency, stability, flexibility. Feedback flows directly into development.

Who we host for

Gaming communities and businesses that need more than standard hosting.

Gamers, communities and creators

Whether competitive clans, roleplay servers or modding projects: we know the requirements from our own experience. Our infrastructure is optimized for latency-critical applications.

  • Latency-optimized game servers for all popular titles
  • Flexible resources for events and peak loads
  • Support for special setups and mods
  • DDoS protection that also absorbs heavy attacks

Businesses, agencies and projects

For everyone who needs more than standard web hosting: VPS, dedicated servers and infrastructure for web projects, internal tools and APIs, hosted in Germany.

  • Scalable VPS for web apps and microservices
  • Advice on architecture and resource planning
  • GDPR-compliant hosting solutions
  • On-site IT support through Nexthosting Business

Frequently asked questions about Nexthosting as a provider

Questions about products, billing and technology are answered in the FAQ.

Nexthosting is not a mass-market provider but a specialized hosting partner focused on performance and support quality. While large providers rely on standard solutions, we offer individual advice, technical expertise and infrastructure for demanding applications, whether gaming or business.

In Germany. Game servers, web space, WordPress hosting and VPS run at our core location in Frankfurt am Main, a Tier III+ data center with direct DE-CIX connectivity. Selected dedicated offers may be provisioned at other German locations.

Yes. We support projects of every size, from a small community server to a mission-critical application. Small projects get the same attention and infrastructure quality as large ones.

For both. Performance, latency optimization and flexibility benefit both groups. We come from the gaming scene, but deliberately built our infrastructure and services to meet the demands of businesses as well. For on-site IT support there is Nexthosting Business.

By ticket in the customer area, by email to [email protected] or through the contact form, and by chat or phone on request. Your ticket goes straight to the people who look after the infrastructure.

Yes, custom solutions are one of our strengths. Whether special server configurations, unusual requirements or architecture consulting: tell us your requirements and we will put together a suitable offer for you.

Talk to us directly

You reach the people who run the servers: no call center, no canned replies. Tell us about your project and we will find the right solution.

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