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We are probably not your typical web host. This is more a hobby for us than a business, but we are fast and we know what we're doing. (It follows that you will probably like us better if you have some idea as to what you're doing.) But basically, if you have something to say and would like not to deal with the crap associated with most shared hosting today, we would like to talk to you.
Have a look at the details below, and if you have any questions or would like to sign up, shoot me an e-mail.
What we can do
Pretty much anything that can be accommodated in a Linux environment. Web hosting with CGI, PHP, MySQL, etc., mail hosting with IMAP and POP, and shell access are all readily available. We can most likely provide anything else you might need, such as mod_python or RoR, on request. Webmail is available for all hosted mail accounts, through your choice of IMP or SquirrelMail. There's also a webmail interface for mobile phones (MIMP). We have a custom web-based administration panel that allows you to view your account details and make minor changes at any time.
We can provide you with one or more subdomains (you.4d2.org) or you can bring your own domain(s) (www.you.com). For mail hosting, if you have a subdomain you'll get an address @4d2.org, and if you have a domain you can set up addresses @you.com.
You can upload files to your site via FTP. There's also a web-based FTP interface if you're so inclined.
Cost
Like we said, this is barely a business, so you won't be paying us for services so much as helping defray our costs. It works like this. If your site meets the following criteria:
Otherwise, your monthly hosting bill is the sum of:
- $1.25 if we're hosting one or more websites for you
- $1.00 if we're hosting one or more e-mail accounts for you
- $0.25 for each MySQL database we host for you
- $0.0015 for each MB of disk space you require (that's $1.50/GB)
- $0.10 for each GB of bandwidth you've used
Finer points of pricing:
The disk space charge is not based on your actual usage; rather, you let us know in advance how much space you would like reserved for your use, and we guarantee that space to you. We do not oversell resources. You can change the amount of space you need at any time, and for reasonably small increases there's no need to wait for us to give you the OK to use the space -- just let us know and go ahead.
Space consumed by your e-mail is part of your disk space allocation. We don't bother with space consumed by your MySQL databases unless they get really large (in excess of 100MB).
If you go over your disk allocation, you'll get an automated email and we'll get in touch with you. Nothing horrible will happen.
Your bandwidth usage only includes HTTP bandwidth. It doesn't include bandwidth used by email or FTP, because that would be nitpicky and a waste of everyone's time.
You can view your current bandwidth usage, disk allocation, etc. at any time via our custom administration panel.
Our "SLA"
We will let you know about planned downtime via e-mail. There isn't likely to be much of it. We will do our best to keep things from going wrong and to fix them when they do go wrong. When things go wrong and it is our fault we will apologize. If at any point you are unhappy with anything, we will refund your money for the month. We do not have a history of large amounts of unplanned downtime.
Acceptable use policy
You can't do anything that's illegal in the United States of America, and you can't host anonymous FTP sites. You also can't do anything that makes other people's lives less pleasant -- spamming, attacking other sites or servers, attempting to compromise our server, etc.
Pricing examples
Here are a couple of practical examples in case our pricing confuses you:
Question 1: John runs a personal blog that contains no advertisements and does not ask for donations. John runs WordPress, so he needs a MySQL database. He needs a total of 200 MB of disk space and wants us to host his e-mail. He has a lot of content and several hundred visitors a day, so he uses 5 GB of bandwidth per month. How much does John pay?
Answer: John pays nothing for hosting.
Question 2. John runs the same blog as in #1, but has ads on his site and/or asks for donations from his visitors. How much does John pay?
Answer: John pays $3.30 per month for hosting.
Question 3. Mary has a start-up business with a very small website designed to attract clients. She has no database and needs only 10 MB of disk space. She uses 500 MB of bandwidth per month, and doesn't want us to host any e-mail accounts. How much does Mary pay?
Answer: Mary pays $1.32 per month.
Question 4. UltraMegaDyneCorp needs a clustered server setup including fail-over configuration with 24/7 monitoring and physical access to a dedicated cage in a colocation facility. They need at least 20mbit/sec of high-quality bandwidth, and have faxed us a solicitation to bid on these services. How do we address their needs?
Answer: We all have a good laugh and respond with a lowball bid written in crayon.
We are probably not your typical web host. This is more a hobby for us than a business, but we are fast and we know what we're doing. (It follows that you will probably like us better if you have some idea as to what you're doing.) But basically, if you have something to say and would like not to deal with the crap associated with most shared hosting today, we would like to talk to you.
Have a look at the details below, and if you have any questions or would like to sign up, shoot me an e-mail.
What we can do
Pretty much anything that can be accommodated in a Linux environment. Web hosting with CGI, PHP, MySQL, etc., mail hosting with IMAP and POP, and shell access are all readily available. We can most likely provide anything else you might need, such as mod_python or RoR, on request. Webmail is available for all hosted mail accounts, through your choice of IMP or SquirrelMail. There's also a webmail interface for mobile phones (MIMP). We have a custom web-based administration panel that allows you to view your account details and make minor changes at any time.
We can provide you with one or more subdomains (you.4d2.org) or you can bring your own domain(s) (www.you.com). For mail hosting, if you have a subdomain you'll get an address @4d2.org, and if you have a domain you can set up addresses @you.com.
You can upload files to your site via FTP. There's also a web-based FTP interface if you're so inclined.
Cost
Like we said, this is barely a business, so you won't be paying us for services so much as helping defray our costs. It works like this. If your site meets the following criteria:
- Has no commercial purpose (i.e. doesn't sell anything, isn't for a business);
- Contains no commercial advertisements (plugs for companies that aren't paying you are OK);
- Does not solicit money from visitors in any way; and
- Contributes something to the Internet and/or humanity (we are pretty liberal in our application of this policy),
Otherwise, your monthly hosting bill is the sum of:
- $1.25 if we're hosting one or more websites for you
- $1.00 if we're hosting one or more e-mail accounts for you
- $0.25 for each MySQL database we host for you
- $0.0015 for each MB of disk space you require (that's $1.50/GB)
- $0.10 for each GB of bandwidth you've used
Finer points of pricing:
The disk space charge is not based on your actual usage; rather, you let us know in advance how much space you would like reserved for your use, and we guarantee that space to you. We do not oversell resources. You can change the amount of space you need at any time, and for reasonably small increases there's no need to wait for us to give you the OK to use the space -- just let us know and go ahead.
Space consumed by your e-mail is part of your disk space allocation. We don't bother with space consumed by your MySQL databases unless they get really large (in excess of 100MB).
If you go over your disk allocation, you'll get an automated email and we'll get in touch with you. Nothing horrible will happen.
Your bandwidth usage only includes HTTP bandwidth. It doesn't include bandwidth used by email or FTP, because that would be nitpicky and a waste of everyone's time.
You can view your current bandwidth usage, disk allocation, etc. at any time via our custom administration panel.
Our "SLA"
We will let you know about planned downtime via e-mail. There isn't likely to be much of it. We will do our best to keep things from going wrong and to fix them when they do go wrong. When things go wrong and it is our fault we will apologize. If at any point you are unhappy with anything, we will refund your money for the month. We do not have a history of large amounts of unplanned downtime.
Acceptable use policy
You can't do anything that's illegal in the United States of America, and you can't host anonymous FTP sites. You also can't do anything that makes other people's lives less pleasant -- spamming, attacking other sites or servers, attempting to compromise our server, etc.
Pricing examples
Here are a couple of practical examples in case our pricing confuses you:
Question 1: John runs a personal blog that contains no advertisements and does not ask for donations. John runs WordPress, so he needs a MySQL database. He needs a total of 200 MB of disk space and wants us to host his e-mail. He has a lot of content and several hundred visitors a day, so he uses 5 GB of bandwidth per month. How much does John pay?
Answer: John pays nothing for hosting.
Question 2. John runs the same blog as in #1, but has ads on his site and/or asks for donations from his visitors. How much does John pay?
Answer: John pays $3.30 per month for hosting.
Question 3. Mary has a start-up business with a very small website designed to attract clients. She has no database and needs only 10 MB of disk space. She uses 500 MB of bandwidth per month, and doesn't want us to host any e-mail accounts. How much does Mary pay?
Answer: Mary pays $1.32 per month.
Question 4. UltraMegaDyneCorp needs a clustered server setup including fail-over configuration with 24/7 monitoring and physical access to a dedicated cage in a colocation facility. They need at least 20mbit/sec of high-quality bandwidth, and have faxed us a solicitation to bid on these services. How do we address their needs?
Answer: We all have a good laugh and respond with a lowball bid written in crayon.