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Dedicated to performance, our free DirectAdmin Hosting is powered by enterprise level SSD storage on CloudLinux servers.

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Free hosting that just works

Get started with $1.22 Setup Fee
1-Click Install 100's of Apps
Perfect for all Budgets
Unlimited Free SSLs
Solid State Drives

We have been providing free web hosting since we started and only require a $1.22 verification fee which is then returned to you when you upgrade to any other hosting service. All DirectAdmin servers are hosted on Solid State Drives and uses CloudLinux as the core operating system.

Install apps in seconds with the click of one button, such as Joomla, Drupal, and many others. You can even upgrade your applications through Softaculous easy to use interface. Take the worry, time and stress out of installing apps.

Featured Data Centre; United Kingdom

Our UK servers are hosted in our private racks in Coventry, England served by high speed MPLS enabled network spanning multiple UK datacentres, all designed for redundancy, speed and security.

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100MB
SSD Storage

Enterprise SSD RAID storage to protect your data.

Unlimited
Bandwidth

No bandwidth limits, just a great 1Gbps dedicated network.

1
Hosted Website

Our free hosting is designed for one website.

5
Email Accounts

Easily setup email accounts under your domain.

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The DirectAdmin Control Panel

Manage every aspect of your hosting, from MySQL databases to your email accounts, all in an easy to use control panel.

E-mail Administration

Create and manage POP/IMAP accounts, catch-all e-mail addresses, forwarders, mailing lists, autoresponders, and webmail. Filters allow you to block mail by domain, keyword, and size. You can alsdo use the Adult Filter for those unwanted emails.

PHP Selector

By the click of a button you can select the PHP version you want to use for your website. No complicated configuration, just select the version from the list and click save.

File Manager

Want to edit your files quickly? Then the File Manager is a user-friendly and fast alternative to FTP and includes every feature needed to build and maintain a web site.

Advanced Tools

Install SSL certificates, view sever information and installed perl modules, set cron jobs, mime types, and apache handlers, and enable site redirection and domain pointers.

Features

Software

Everything you will need to host a successful website.

  • Latest DirectAdmin Control Panel
  • CloudLinux Operating System
  • LiteSpeed Web Server
  • LiteSpeed Caching (Inc WP Plugin)
  • PHP Version Control (Inc 7.3, 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2)
  • Softaculous Auto-Installer (400+ Apps)
  • Ruby on Rails, Node.js, Perl, Python
  • Full mod_rewrite Support
  • Website Builder
  • JetBackups
  • Cron Jobs
Email Management

A full suite of communication tools at your fingertips.

  • Anti-Spam Filters
  • Auto-responders
  • Catch-all Email Accounts
  • Email Catch-all
  • Email Forwarding
  • MailChannels SMTP Featured
  • Mailing Lists
  • POP3 & IMAP
  • Unlimited Accounts, Forwarders
  • Webmail (CrossBox, Roundcube)
Security

Protecting your website is always our focus.

  • Apache mod_security
  • Dedicated Firewalls
  • DDoS Protection Featured
  • Free SSL Certificates (Lets Encrypt)
  • Hotlink Protection
  • Imunify360 Protection
  • Password Protect Directories
  • Weekly Security Scans
  • Weekly Virus Scans

Plus so much more...

400+ Apps

  • WordPress
  • Joomla
  • Drupal
  • PrestaShop
  • phpBB
  • MediaWiki
  • LimeSurvey
  • Many more...

File Management

  • FTP & SFTP
  • Online File Manager

Domain Management

  • DNS Editor
  • Direct Domain Manager
  • Whitelabel Nameservers

Development Tools

  • Git Version Control
  • SSH Access

Database Support

  • MySQL 5.6
  • phpMyAdmin Management

Backups

  • Daily Database Backups
  • Off-Site Snapshot Backups
  • Weekly Snapshot Backups

Communication Suite

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the full limits of the free package?

  • 100MB Storage
  • Unlimited Bandwidth
  • 1 Hosted Website
  • 5 Email Accounts & Forwarders
  • 5 Sub-Domains
  • 5 MySQL Databases
  • 5 FTP Accounts

What features are not included in the free hosting package?

The free hosting package that comes with 100MB disk space does not come with SSH access. All other features are included. If you are unsure which hosting service fits your needs, please contact a member of our friendly sales team.

What are the available scripting languages I can use?

You can use any of the following on our DirectAdmin hosting: PHP, Perl and Node.js. Looking for CFML hosting? Check out our ColdFusion or Lucee hosting pages.

If I upgrade from the free package to a paid one, what happens to my setup fee?

When you upgrade from a free account, your setup fee goes towards your upgrade. Meaning you get the fee back as credit towards your upgrade.

Carbon Negative Hosting

Using the latest technology and partnering with other green companies makes all the difference in helping our environment. By signing up to our hosting services you will be hosted in our green data centres and support planting of trees to offset our carbon footprint.

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