DreamHost supports a wide variety of technologies to help support and customize your hosting environment. If you do not find your technology listed in the tables below, please contact DreamHost support to confirm if it's supported.
Apache mods
| Mods |
Supported? |
Details |
| mod_rewrite |
YES |
Enabled by default on all servers. |
| mod_perl |
NO |
Visit the Perl article for details. |
| mod_php |
NO |
Not supported on Shared hosting, but you may enable this on a VPS or Dedicated server. If sudo access is required, you must install on a Dedicated server using an admin user. |
| mod_proxy |
NO |
Not supported on Shared hosting, but you may enable this on a VPS or Dedicated server. If sudo access is required, you must install on a Dedicated server using an admin user. |
| mod_security |
YES |
This is enabled by default. Visit the Mod Security article for details. |
Applications/software/programs
| App/software/program |
Supported? |
Details |
| CafeCommerce |
NO |
As of 2014, DreamHost no longer offers this service. |
| cURL |
YES |
Enabled on all servers. Visit the cURL article for details. |
| Flash |
YES |
Supported on all servers. |
| FTP/SFTP/SSH |
YES |
Visit the following articles for details:
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| CGI scripts |
YES |
Supported on all servers. |
| .htaccess files |
YES |
Visit the .htaccess article for details. |
| ionCube |
YES |
Not installed by default, but can be set up manually. Visit the IonCube Loader article for details. |
| IPv6 |
YES |
Visit the IPv6 article for details. |
| Jabber |
YES |
Visit the Jabber article for details. |
| JIRA |
NO |
Not supported on Shared hosting, but you may enable this on a VPS or Dedicated server. If sudo access is required, you must install on a Dedicated server using an admin user. |
| Minecraft |
NO |
Not supported on Shared hosting, but you may enable this on a VPS or Dedicated server. If sudo access is required, you must install on a Dedicated server using an admin user. |
| PHP Zip |
YES |
Enabled by default on all servers. |
| SOAP |
YES |
Enabled by default on all servers. Visit the SOAP article for details. |
| Subversion (version control) |
YES |
Visit the Subversion article for details. |
| Tomcat |
NO |
Not supported on shared hosting, but you may install this on a Dedicated server. |
| Zend Optimizer |
NO |
Zend Optimizer was used for PHP 5.2 and lower. Newer versions of PHP must use ZendGuard Loader. |
Languages/scripts
| Language/script |
Supported? |
Details |
| ASP |
NO |
Microsoft technologies are not supported. |
| ColdFusion |
NO |
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| Java JRE |
YES |
Visit the Java article for further information. |
| JSON |
YES |
Installed and available in PHP. |
| .NET |
NO |
Microsoft technologies are not supported. |
| PHP |
YES |
Visit the following articles for details:
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| Python |
YES |
Visit the Python article for details. |
| Ruby |
YES |
Visit the following articles for details:
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Servers (web and database)
| Server |
Supported? |
Details |
| Lighttpd |
NO |
Service was removed in 2013. |
| Linux |
YES |
DreamHost servers currently run Ubuntu. Older VPS and Dedicated machines may still run Debian, but this is no longer supported by DreamHost. |
| MongoDB |
NO |
Removed in 2017. |
| MySQL |
YES |
Servers run version 5.6. Visit MySQL for further information. |
| Nginx |
YES |
Visit the Nginx article for details. |
| Node.js |
YES |
Visit the Node.js article for details. |
| PostgreSQL |
NO |
Not supported on shared hosting, but you may install this on a Dedicated server. Visit the PostgreSQL article for details. |
| Redis |
NO |
You may install this on a Dedicated server. |
| sqlite3 |
YES |
Visit the SQLite article for details. |
Services and add-ons
| Service |
Supported? |
Details |
| Automatic backups |
YES |
DreamHost backs up web server data and MySQL databases automatically. However, this is not guaranteed. Review the Backup category for details. |
| Cloudflare |
YES |
DreamHost partners with Cloudflare to bring you this service. Visit the following articles for details:
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|
| Cloud services |
YES |
DreamObjects and DreamCompute are the two current Cloud services available. |
| Domain registrations |
YES |
Domain registrations can be purchased without a DreamHost account. Registrations can also be added to any existing account. |
| Email filters |
YES |
Anti-spam filters can be enabled on all accounts. Additional custom filters may also be added. |
| Google Suite |
YES |
Visit the Google Suite article for details. |
| HTTP/2 |
YES |
HTTP/2 is currently only supported for domains on DreamPress, as well as VPS and Dedicated machines powered by Nginx. Shared hosting currently does not support an HTTP/2 connection. |
| Memcached |
YES |
Only available on Dedicated servers. View the 'Memcached overview' article for details. |
| Mobile site builder |
NO |
-- |
| Multi-factor Authentication |
YES |
Enabling Multifactor Authentication can be enabled on any DreamHost account. |
| Remote Desktops |
NO |
-- |
| Reselling |
NO |
There is no specific service set up, but you can resell services to your clients. View the Reselling article for details. |
| Statistics |
YES |
Site statistics are enabled by default on all accounts. View the following articles for details:
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| SSL certificates |
YES |
Visit the following articles for details:
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Site builder applications
Site builder applications such as WordPress, MediaWiki, and Joomla can be used to quickly build a website without knowledge of HTML.
Supported site builder applications
For a current and updated list, please visit the following article:
Unsupported site builder applications
These applications are not supported, however you can still install them manually if you wish.
| Unavailable site builder applications |
Details |
| Drupal |
Visit the Drupal article for details. |
| Koken |
You can still install this manually. |
| Magento |
Visit the Magento article for details. |
| Moodle |
You can still install this manually. |
| OxWall CMS |
You can still install this manually. |
| Zimbra |
You can still install this manually. |
