Host webhook receivers for Stripe, GitHub, Slack, and Shopify on a dedicated Cloud VPS. Always-online HTTPS endpoints that never miss a delivery — no sleeping containers, no cold starts.
Sleeping Heroku dynos miss webhooks during cold start. Lambda cold starts cause delivery failures. A VPS receives every webhook instantly — no missed Stripe payments or GitHub push events.
Webhook providers retry on failure — but missed webhooks cause payment delays and broken CI/CD triggers. A VPS receives every webhook instantly with zero cold start delay.
Most webhook providers require HTTPS. Let's Encrypt via Certbot on your VPS domain is free and auto-renews — required setup takes under 5 minutes.
Validate HMAC-SHA256 signatures from Stripe, GitHub, and Slack to reject forged webhooks before processing. Your VPS processes only legitimate webhook deliveries.
Complex webhook processing — database updates, email triggers, deployment scripts — runs without Lambda's 15-minute timeout. Long jobs complete fully.
Everything you need — installed and configured on your VPS in minutes.
SSH in and follow these commands. Your stack will be live in under 10 minutes.
AMD Ryzen CPUs, DDR5 RAM, NVMe SSD, and 10 Gbps network — the infrastructure your workload deserves.
PM2 keeps webhook server always running. No sleeping dynos, no cold start delays. Stripe and GitHub deliver to a warm process that responds immediately with 200 OK.
Validate every webhook: Stripe-Signature, X-Hub-Signature-256 (GitHub), X-Slack-Signature. Reject unverified requests before any processing — security at the handler level.
Acknowledge webhooks immediately (200 OK) then queue events in Redis for async processing. Stripe's 30-second timeout requires fast acknowledgment — heavy processing runs in background workers.
Log every delivery to PostgreSQL — timestamp, provider, event type, and processing status. Debug failed events and replay missed webhooks from audit history.
Most providers require HTTPS. Certbot + Let's Encrypt gives your webhook URL a valid certificate with auto-renewal — free, permanent HTTPS in minutes.
Single server handles Stripe at /stripe, GitHub at /github, Slack at /slack, Shopify at /shopify. One VPS receives all application webhook traffic.
See how Host4Fun Cloud VPS stacks up against the alternatives.
| Feature | Host4Fun VPS | AWS Lambda | Heroku Free | Render Free |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Always Online | cold starts | sleeps | sleeps | |
| Zero Missed Events | ||||
| HTTPS | free | |||
| Processing Timeout | Unlimited | 15 min | 30 sec | 90 sec |
| Monthly Cost | $5/mo | Per invocation | $0 unreliable | $0 unreliable |
What developers and teams are building.
Process payment_intent.succeeded and subscription events. Immediate acknowledgment + async DB updates via Redis queue. Never miss a payment confirmation.
Trigger deployments on push, update issue trackers on PR merge. Always-online receiver processes every git event immediately.
Order.created, fulfillment, and refund webhooks drive inventory, emails, and ERP integration. Reliable processing keeps order state in sync.
Central hub receiving events from 10+ SaaS tools. Route to handlers, log all events, fan out to internal services.
Developers building webhook integrations need a real HTTPS endpoint. A $5/mo VPS beats exposing localhost via ngrok for production.
Receive alerting webhooks from Grafana, Uptime Kuma, and PagerDuty. Forward to Slack or Telegram via async worker after immediate 200 acknowledgment.
All plans include AMD Ryzen CPU, DDR5 RAM, NVMe SSD, DDoS protection, and free SSL. No hidden fees.
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Providers deliver events immediately. If offline, providers retry after delays — Stripe retries up to 3 days. Missed retries cause data inconsistencies. A $5/mo always-on VPS ensures zero missed deliveries.
Each provider uses specific headers: Stripe uses X-Stripe-Signature with HMAC-SHA256, GitHub uses X-Hub-Signature-256, Slack uses X-Slack-Signature. Use the provider's official SDK for verification — stripe.webhooks.constructEvent() for Stripe.
Respond 200 OK immediately to acknowledge receipt, then push to a Redis queue. A separate worker consumes the queue for heavy processing (DB updates, emails, API calls) without blocking the acknowledgment response.
Configure PM2 with pm2 startup && pm2 save for auto-restart. Host4Fun's 99.99% uptime SLA means planned reboots are rare. Stripe retries for 72 hours — any brief downtime is recovered automatically.
Use ngrok (ngrok http 3000) during development for a temporary HTTPS URL. Deploy to VPS for production — permanent HTTPS URL that never changes.
Express.js for Node.js — raw body parsing for signature verification, minimal overhead. FastAPI for Python teams — fast async handling and automatic docs. Both handle webhook payloads in under 5ms.
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