About ARPHost
Our Story
ARPHost was founded in 2015 in Clearwater, Florida, originally providing web hosting and technical support to friends and family. Since then, we’ve evolved into a full-service hosting and managed services provider, now based in Durango, Colorado. Our infrastructure is built on powerful bare metal and virtual servers, with a core focus on Proxmox-based virtualization and private cloud deployments.
We specialize in delivering scalable hosting environments—from custom web hosting and SaaS platforms to robust cloud solutions for business-critical applications. Whether you’re launching a new site, deploying a Proxmox cluster, or need ongoing IT management, ARPHost offers secure, high-performance services backed by decades of real-world experience. Our mission is to provide enterprise-grade technology with personalized support tailored to each client’s needs.
Our Mission
At ARPHost, our mission is to provide reliable, high-performance managed hosting and IT support solutions customized to fit the unique needs of every client. Whether you’re a local business in Durango or a global enterprise, we’re committed to delivering infrastructure that’s stable, secure, and designed to empower your success. We blend personalized service with industry expertise to ensure your systems work seamlessly—so you can focus on what matters most: growing your business.
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William “Barry” Stetler
President
Barry Stetler is a seasoned IT executive with over two decades of experience in hosting, infrastructure, cloud computing, and managed services. After founding and successfully growing Pinellas Hosting, LLC, he led the company through its acquisition by GSA Applications in 2012. He then joined Hivelocity, where he transitioned from managing SparkNode.com to building and scaling the company’s DevOps, Security, and Internal Support teams. His leadership ultimately earned him the role of VP of Corporate Engineering, where he helped guide the company through enterprise compliance, private cloud deployments, and security initiatives.
Following Hivelocity’s acquisition by ColoHouse in 2024, Barry returned his focus to ARPHost with a renewed mission: to deliver customized, meaningful service with the same innovation and technical precision that has defined his career. With hands-on experience in technologies like Kubernetes, Proxmox, and Asterisk PBX, and certifications in Microsoft systems and electronic engineering, Barry brings strategic vision and deep technical knowledge to every project.
Dejan "Dan" Protich
CTO
Dan Protich brings over 20 years of experience in systems engineering, infrastructure design, and data center operations to his role as Chief Technology Officer at ARPHost. With a strong background in architecting datacenter level hosting environments, Dan has held key technical leadership roles across the industry including as Senior VP of Network and Infrastructure at Hivelocity, where he helped scale global data center operations and built the foundation for their bare metal and virtualization platforms as well as designed and deployed multiple DWDM networks on leased dark fiber in multiple cities with Tbps of network capacity throughout multiple regions.
An expert in network design, storage systems, and large scale server deployments, Dan has deep hands-on experience with virtualization technologies, private and public cloud strategies, and high-availability hosting architecture. At ARPHost, he leads infrastructure strategy and platform engineering, driving innovation across our Proxmox-based virtualization clusters, cloud orchestration, and secure managed services stack.
Based in Florida, Dan works closely with the ARPHost team to deliver reliable, high performance infrastructure to clients worldwide with an unwavering focus on performance, security, and uptime.
ARPHost is a Full Service Hosting and Managed Service Company. We are now serving the Durango, Co and Tampa, Fl areas. If you have any questions please contact by clicking the contact link to the right or give us a call.