Host.al Shpk
About Host.al Shpk
Host.al (Host.AL Shpk) is an Albanian domain registrar and hosting provider based in Tirana, Albania, offering colocation, VPS, dedicated servers, and related hosting services from its Datacenter Albania HS1 facility. The company positions its infrastructure for locally hosted workloads in Albania, including connectivity through a local internet exchange in Tirana and IP transit options (including Hurricane Electric and Cogent), with BGP capabilities via its own ASN (AS213683).
⚙️ Facility Highlights
Data Center Footprint:
Host.al markets a primary facility branded Datacenter Albania HS1 in Tirana, Albania, used to deliver colocation, VPS, and dedicated servers.
Third party infrastructure listings also reference “Datacenter Albania” as a facility associated with Host.AL Shpk in Tirana.
Facility Design & Infrastructure:
Host.al describes redundant power systems, advanced cooling infrastructure, and 24/7 security monitoring for Datacenter Albania HS1.
Host.al states A+B redundant power supply and describes N+1 redundant power infrastructure with dual UPS systems for the facility.
Commercial colocation options are presented as per-unit (1U / 12U) and full rack offerings, with plan details listing A+B power and 10Gbps switch port (plan dependent).
Service Portfolio Overview:
Colocation services (per-unit and rack-based), marketed under colocation hosting plans for Tirana.
VPS hosting in Tirana, including messaging around redundant networking and 10Gbps ports.
Dedicated servers in Tirana offered via published product plans.
🔐 Security & Compliance
Infrastructure Resilience:
Host.al markets N+1 power and A+B power positioning for colocation infrastructure.
A facility-wide SLA or contractual uptime commitment is not comprehensively documented in the sources reviewed, but product listings reference 99.99% network availability on colocation plans.
Physical & Logical Security:
Host.al states 24/7 security monitoring for Datacenter Albania HS1.
More detailed site controls (guards, mantraps, biometric access stack) are Not publicly disclosed.
Compliance & Standards:
Host.al states it has achieved ISO 27001:2022 certification.
Host.al also markets AKEP & ICANN accreditation (as presented on its website).
🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access
Carrier Neutrality:
Carrier-neutral positioning is Not publicly disclosed as a formal designation.
Network Capabilities:
Host.al states customers can connect to local internet providers and can use IP transit including Hurricane Electric and Cogent, with traffic passing through a local internet exchange in Tirana.
Host.al references ANIX Internet Exchange connectivity and BGP announcements from AS213683, with the option to announce from a customer’s own ASN.
Connectivity Use Cases:
Organizations hosting equipment in Tirana that require local exchange connectivity and IP transit options for domestic and international reach.
Customers requiring BGP-based routing control for colocated infrastructure.
💼 Who It Serves
Businesses and organizations seeking Albania-hosted infrastructure (VPS, dedicated servers, colocation) with local connectivity options in Tirana.