Detect Starhost
Starhost provides a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) for website building, web hosting, and domain registration.
Detection looks at response headers across 2 fingerprint rules among the site's public responses.
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Websites using Starhost
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Signal classes
PluginView evaluates public page signals in these classes when identifying Starhost. Individual fingerprint rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- Response headers
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Example public indicators for Starhost
Illustrative indicators derived from public catalog metadata for Starhost. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
- cache-control: Starhost
- x-starhost
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known Starhost signature (2 rules) at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of Starhost, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that Starhost is still in place today.
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How to check a site for Starhost
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest Starhost signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses (response headers) and scores them against the Starhost signature set (2 rules).
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for Starhost on the results page.
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FAQ: detecting Starhost
- Can PluginView detect Starhost without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for Starhost — typically response headers. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is Starhost?
- Starhost is classified under Page builders, PaaS in the PluginView directory.
- How many fingerprint rules cover Starhost?
- This reference currently tracks 2 fingerprint rules across response headers. Individual rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- What public signals suggest a site uses Starhost?
- Illustrative public indicators for Starhost include cache-control: Starhost; x-starhost. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
