I'm Engr. Arif Ahmed Joy, a computer engineer (BEng, CSE, University of Asia Pacific) who turned a love for servers into a hosting company.
- π’ Founder & CEO of three companies:
- Avalon Hosting Services, a hosting company headquartered in Sheridan, WY, serving the USA, UK and beyond under the promise of "World's Local Hosting"
- Avalon Incorporation
- Avalon Global Solutions LLC
- π οΈ 12+ years in web hosting, server troubleshooting and email systems, from the terminal to the boardroom
- β Freelancer by passion and choice: Top Rated on Upwork with 359+ jobs delivered, 243 client reviews, and a long-term trusted partner for agencies and startups
- π Based in Dhaka, Bangladesh and working across time zones
- π£οΈ Bengali (native) Β· English (fluent) Β· Hindi (conversational)
I solve the root cause, not just the symptom. Uptime, security and inbox placement are not features, they are the baseline.
| Focus | What it means in practice | |
|---|---|---|
| π₯οΈ | Server Administration | cPanel/WHM, Linux VPS and dedicated servers: setup, hardening, tuning, recovery |
| π¬ | Email Deliverability | SPF, DKIM, DMARC, rDNS/PTR, Gmail and Outlook reputation, inbox placement |
| π | DNS & Domains | Cloudflare, propagation fixes, nameserver setup, domain/email conflict resolution |
| π | Zero-Downtime Migrations | cPanel, AWS and VPS moves with data integrity and clean DNS cutovers |
| βοΈ | Cloud & Containers | AWS (EC2, S3, Lightsail), Docker, self-hosted PaaS with Coolify |
| π | Security & Performance | SSL, firewalls, malware cleanup, resource tuning |
| π§Ύ | Hosting Business Ops | WHMCS automation, provisioning workflows, support and billing integrations |
| π» | Full-Stack Development | Node.js, Express, NestJS, React and Next.js apps, plus PHP and Smarty customisation |
Control Panels & Hosting
Linux & Infrastructure
Cloud, DNS & Delivery
Web & Data
Frameworks, Runtime & Scripting
I'm a big believer in owning your infrastructure. Where a SaaS bill can be replaced by a solid open-source tool, I self-host it.
| Need | Self-hosted choice | Replaces |
|---|---|---|
| π App deployment / PaaS | Coolify | Heroku, Vercel (paid tiers) |
| π Error & performance tracking | GlitchTip | Sentry |
| π Headless CMS | Strapi | Contentful |
| π§ Newsletters | Sendy + Amazon SES | Mailchimp |
| π Containerised everything | Docker | Manual installs |
Facing server errors, DNS problems, email deliverability issues or a migration? Or looking for reliable hosting with real humans behind it?
- π Hosting: avalonhosting.services
- π’ Group companies: Avalon Incorporation | Avalon Global Solutions LLC
- πΌ Freelance: Upwork profile
- π¦ Say hi: @arifahmedjoy



