Perl HostingCGI scripts, Mojolicious, and CPAN modules
Ultra-fast Perl hosting at the best price: enjoy Perl 5.32 ready to use, install your CPAN modules from cPanel, run your scripts as CGI, and manage your site from cPanel or over SSH. All on AMD EPYC, NVMe SSD, and LiteSpeed infrastructure — the same power on every plan.
Starting at $1.95 USD per month, billed annually.
Your Perl scripts, from the oldest to the most modern
Perl has powered a good part of the web for 30 years. Here is what our customers host most often.
Existing CGI scripts
Forms, guestbooks, internal tools, or homegrown apps: your .cgi and .pl scripts keep running, with no rewrite.
Mojolicious and Dancer2
Small web apps and APIs in modern Perl, run as CGI. Mojolicious detects this mode automatically.
Automation
Reports, imports and exports, website monitoring, sending emails: your scripts run on their own, at the time you choose.
Text and file processing
Perl's historic strength: log analysis, CSV, XML, or JSON conversion, data cleanup with regular expressions.
Put a Perl script online in 4 steps
Whether you're moving an old CGI script or launching a Mojolicious app, the process is the same.
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Install the modules you need
In cPanel, open Perl Modules and install the CPAN modules your script uses (for example
Mojolicious).CGI,DBI, andDBD::mysqlare already installed. -
Upload your script
Upload it to
public_htmlorcgi-binvia SFTP, SSH / Rsync, or the cPanel File Manager, with Unix line endings (LF), not Windows ones (CRLF). -
Check the first line and permissions
The first line must be
#!/usr/bin/perl, and the file must have755permissions. These are the two most common causes of a 500 error. -
Test and check the logs
Open the script's address in your browser. If something goes wrong,
perl -cchecks the syntax over SSH or in the cPanel Terminal, and the cPanel error log shows the exact cause.
#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; # Modules installed with Perl Modules (cPanel): # replace myaccount with your username use lib '/home/myaccount/perl5/lib/perl5'; use Mojolicious::Lite -signatures; get '/' => sub ($c) { $c->render(json => { message => 'Hello from Vtiny Hosting' }); }; # Detects CGI mode automatically app->start;
Everything you need to run your Perl scripts
Included on every plan, starting with Nano.
Perl 5.32
Ready to use on every plan, with CGI, DBI, DBD::mysql, JSON, and LWP already installed.
CPAN Modules
Install the modules of your choice in a few clicks from cPanel, in your account, without administrator rights.
CGI Execution
Your .cgi and .pl scripts are run directly by LiteSpeed, in public_html as well as cgi-bin, over HTTPS.
Terminal, SSH, and Rsync
Run, test, and debug your scripts from the command line, just like on your own machine.
Cron Jobs
Schedule your scripts by the minute, hour, or month, with an email report if you like.
MySQL / MariaDB and SQLite
Accessible with DBI and DBD::mysql, already installed, or DBD::SQLite, installable in one click. phpMyAdmin is preinstalled to manage your MySQL databases.
Built-In Security
Imunify360 web application firewall, malware detection, and account isolation with CloudLinux.
Reserved Resources
4 GB of RAM, 2 AMD EPYC vCPUs, and 30 entry processes per account, isolated by CloudLinux: a resource-hungry neighbor won't slow down your scripts.
Twice-Daily Backups
30 days of backups you can restore yourself from cPanel: scripts, modules, and databases.
Is shared Perl hosting right for your project?
We'd rather be clear from the start: here's what works very well with us, and what's better suited to a dedicated server.
Ideal for
- Existing CGI scripts to move from a former host
- Web forms and tools: contact, sign-up, calculators, search
- Business apps: small Mojolicious or Dancer2 apps, client portals
- Automation: reports, imports, monitoring, sending emails
- Data processing: logs, CSV, XML, or JSON files
Better on a VPS
- Always-on PSGI servers: Starman, Hypnotoad, high-traffic Catalyst apps
- mod_perl and apps that depend on it
- Daemons and always-on processes: bots, message queues, network servers
- Root access, multiple Perl versions, or specific system libraries
Your needs are changing? We'll help you move to a VPS or a dedicated server with hosting.com, our infrastructure partner. Talk to our team
Perl hosting plans
Pay only for the disk space you need: four plans, one infrastructure. Move from one plan to another in a few clicks if your needs change.
Nano
750 MB storage
per month, billed annually
- 1 domain
- 5 subdomains
- 3 FTP accounts, 3 email inboxes, 3 MySQL databases
- Unlimited bandwidth
- Perl 5.32, CPAN modules
- Terminal and SSH access
- Free SSL certificates
- Twice-daily backups
Micro
2 GB storage
per month, billed annually
- 1 domain
- 10 subdomains
- 5 FTP accounts, 5 email inboxes, 5 MySQL databases
- Unlimited bandwidth
- Perl 5.32, CPAN modules
- Terminal and SSH access
- Free SSL certificates
- Twice-daily backups
Vtiny
5 GB storage
per month, billed annually
- 5 domains
- 50 subdomains
- 25 FTP accounts, 25 email inboxes, 25 MySQL databases
- Unlimited bandwidth
- Perl 5.32, CPAN modules
- Terminal and SSH access
- Free SSL certificates
- Twice-daily backups
Tiny
Storage of your choice
per month, billed annually
- Unlimited domains and subdomains
- Unlimited FTP accounts, email inboxes, and MySQL databases
- Unlimited bandwidth
- Perl 5.32, CPAN modules
- Terminal and SSH access
- Free SSL certificates
- Twice-daily backups
The price doesn't go up at renewal. The rate you see here is what you'll pay at every renewal — no surprise increase after the first year.
Find your domain name
Check domain availability before choosing your hosting plan.
Perl hosting questions
Which Perl version is available?
Perl 5.32, on every plan, with the most common modules already installed: CGI, DBI, DBD::mysql, JSON, LWP, Template, XML::LibXML, and more.
Can I install CPAN modules?
Yes. From cPanel, the Perl Modules tool installs the CPAN modules of your choice in your account (in ~/perl5), without administrator rights. Then add use lib with that path at the top of your script: cPanel shows the exact line to copy.
How are my Perl scripts run?
As CGI: each request starts your script, which returns the page and then exits. It's simple, reliable, and perfect for existing scripts, forms, and small apps. mod_perl isn't available.
Can I use Mojolicious or Dancer2?
Yes, in CGI mode, after installing them with Perl Modules: Mojolicious detects this mode automatically, and Dancer2 works with Plack. It's ideal for a small app or an API with moderate traffic. For an always-on PSGI server (Starman, Hypnotoad), a VPS is a better fit.
Will my old CGI script work?
In the vast majority of cases, yes. Check the first line of the script (#!/usr/bin/perl), give it 755 permissions, save it with Unix line endings, and install the modules it uses. If you get a 500 error, the cPanel error log shows the exact cause.
Can I run scheduled Perl scripts?
Yes, with cPanel cron jobs: reports, file processing, data backups, or sending emails, at the frequency of your choice.
Which plan should I choose for Perl scripts?
All plans have the same server power. Perl scripts take very little space: the Nano plan (750 MB) is often enough. Choose the Micro or Vtiny plan if you store data, uploaded files, or several sites.
The same account runs your other projects too
Perl scripts, a PHP site, and a Python API? They all live side by side on the same plan.
Your Perl Scripts Online Today
Perl 5.32, CPAN modules, and SSH included on every plan, with the same server power. Just choose the disk space.