About Us
We're a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization powered by a community of hobbyists that offer full-featured web hosting services for free.
- We won't try to upsell you to any paid plans but if you appreciate our service we encourage you to make a tax deductible donation.
- We own our own hardware, which we operate out of a professional datacenter in Silicon Valley. Having full-stack access enables us to offer features like unmetered bandwidth and unlimited inodes.
- We're supported by an active community of volunteers who you can find on our support forums, in our Discord server, and even via telephone.
- We've been offering free web hosting services to the community for over 20 years.
Our service is not free to run, and in fact seven of the last ten years we have lost money. Please help support our mission of providing full-featured web hosting for free by donating today.
News
MariaDB and PHP Install VideoHelioHost has released a new YouTube video on how to install MariaDB and PHP on a VPS. Check it out and subscribe at https://youtu.be/IbUi2gcLbuA We are going to try to continue releasing new videos every 2 weeks, because some users find it much easier to follow a video guide rather than reading the text guides we have at https://wiki.helionet.org Please let us know if there is a specific topic that you think would be good for... Read more503 Errors Update
We have made some changes to the Tommy server to help reduce the number of 503 errors, and speed up the execution of PHP scripts. The feedback we've gotten so far seems to indicate that it is working. We have also noticed that the changes have sped up the time it takes for Apache to restart which should reduce downtime as well. Since the DDoS was targeting the webmail subdomain of random domains hosted on Tommy we just went through and disab... Read more503 Errors
Over the past week or so both Johnny and Tommy have been experiencing occasional slow loading and 503 errors on PHP pages from time to time. This is definitely not normal because we've been using Plesk since 2021 and none of us can even remember the last time we saw a 503 error, and then suddenly they are happening quite frequently on these two servers. We are investigating the issue, and are hoping to resolve it soon. In the meantime, here are s... Read more
Scripting Languages
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We offer professional-level PHP 5, PHP 7, and PHP 8 hosting with safe-mode disabled. Installed libraries include cURL, GD, Sockets, XML RPC, and many more.
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We offer multiple versions of Node.js on all of our plans. As an asynchronous event-driven JavaScript runtime, Node.js is designed to build scalable network applications.
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We are one of the very few free webhosts in the world to offer .NET scripting with our free hosting package.
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With Apache Tomcat users can deploy servlets applications or run stand-alone Java Server Pages. This is a powerful server side scripting in the Java language.
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Ruby on Rails is a web development framework based on the Ruby programming language. You can quickly and easily deploy a modern web application with RoR.
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We offer the Django framework built on top of Python for powerful web application development. Many famous sites such as Pinterest and Instagram run on Django.
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You can run your Python scripts as CGI, or as a cron job. Heliohost runs multiple versions of Python on each server so you can choose which version works best for you.
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Perl is one of the most popular programming languages for web development, and offers powerful string processing capabilities. You can run your Perl scripts as CGI, or cron.
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Services & Features
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MySQL is the most popular database engine for open-source web applications. We offer remote access and there is no limit to the number of databases you may create.
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HelioHost offers the PostgreSQL database engine, self-dubbed "the world's most advanced open source database". Full support for foreign keys, joins, views, triggers, and stored procedures.
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SQLite, the most widely deployed database engine, is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine.
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Our web-based control panel makes site management a piece of cake. Administer every facet of your website using simple, point-and-click software.
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HelioHost offers unlimited bandwidth. You won't need to worry about how much your visitors download from your site, because there is no limit.
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You can create your own yourname@yourdomain.com email address with HelioHost. Connect to your emails with webmail or using your favorite email client.
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Store up to 1000 MB of data for free on the HelioHost servers. When that is full you can upgrade to a paid plan with higher storage. You can transfer your data to and from your account with Plesk file manager, FTP, FTPS, or SFTP.
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With Softaculous automatic script installer you can set up your site within a matter of minutes. All it takes is a single click. Hundreds of popular site software can be installed and kept up to date.
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Testimonials
Incredible support and flawless hosting services. I've been using both the shared hosting and VPS services, and I couldn't be happier. Everything has been running smoothly, performance has been great, and the value is unbeatable. What truly sets them apart, though, is the staff. They've been extremely helpful, responsive, and genuinely accommodating. When I had questions they didn't just point me in the right direction, they gave me the confidence to learn, and take full control of my setup. As someone who's self-taught and constantly learning, I really appreciate support that empowers instead of just fixes. These guys go above and beyond, and I can't recommend them enough. Thank you for everything!
Troy
Heliohost is my personal favorite website. It has many great features, and the forum has really picked up. It is quite interesting: the web site is made for the users by the users (users can vote on certain aspects of the site). Everything is totally free, and top-level domains (such as your own .com/.org/.net domain name) can usually be bought with [posts] on the forums. Everyone who visits heliohost seems to praise it.
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