Customizable Options.
Basic
Web Hosting
Starting at
$6.71/mo
Renews at
8.95/mo
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1 Website
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1 Core
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1 GB Memory Limit
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10 GB NVMe Storage
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5 Email Accounts
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2 MySQL Databases
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Unlimited Premium Bandwidth
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LiteSpeed Included
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cPanel Included
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Free SSL Certificates
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Patchman Optional
Standard
Web Hosting
Starting at
$9.71/mo
Renews at
12.95/mo
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5 Websites
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2 Core
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2 GB Memory Limit
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25 GB NVMe Storage
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25 Email Accounts
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5 MySQL Databases
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Unlimited Premium Bandwidth
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LiteSpeed Included
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cPanel Included
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Free SSL Certificates
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Patchman Optional
Professional
Web Hosting
Starting at
$14.96/mo
Renews at
19.95/mo
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Unlimited Websites
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4 Cores
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4 GB Memory Limit
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Unlimited NVMe Storage
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Unlimited Email Accounts
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Unlimited MySQL Databases
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Unlimited Premium Bandwidth
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LiteSpeed Included
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cPanel Included
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Free SSL Certificates
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Patchman Included
Premium
Web Hosting
Starting at
$29.96/mo
Renews at
39.95/mo
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Unlimited Websites
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6 Cores
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6 GB Memory Limit
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Unlimited NVMe Storage
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Unlimited Email Accounts
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Unlimited MySQL Databases
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Unlimited Premium Bandwidth
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LiteSpeed Included
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cPanel Included
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Dedicated IPv4 Included
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Free SSL Certificates
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Patchman Included
* Based on 3 year commitment
20+ Years of Trusted Hosting
KnownHost has been delivering consistently praised hosting solutions for over 20 years. Backed by glowing customer reviews and a reputation for unmatched support, we’re the trusted choice for businesses that demand reliability.
Just The Basics.
Getting your Elgg social networking hosting set up and running is easy with KnownHost. For a start, we give you free setup and migration services, covering things like DNS setup, database install and more. We even have an Instant Setup service available if you really don’t have any time to waste. And your Elgg hosting plan comes with three, full-scope backups always available so, even in the event of a total system failure, you’re just a few minutes away from getting your social network back online. At KnownHost, we’re believe in comprehensive application hosting that covers all the bases – from fully-managed services, through to free add-ons like an SSL certificate and your control panel of choice. And every aspect of your Elgg web hosting plan is covered by our 100% satisfaction guarantee.
Centralized, Convenient Hosting Account & Domain Management- Free WhoIs Privacy with Domain Registration
- Install Support for MySQL or MariaDB Database Types
- Free DDoS Protection
- An Engaged, Vibrant Online Community Via the KnownHost Forums!
- A Decade-Plus History You Can Trust!
- A Full, 30-Day Money Back Guarantee!
The More Technical Stuff.
High-Speed Server-Side Networking
When it comes to the technology we source for our hosting platform, we only ever choose the very best. From our networking cards, down to the routers and other internet appliances that power your Elgg hosting plan, we go with the tech that delivers the best possible delivery speeds and our unmatched 99.99%+ average uptime.
Free Apache SpamAssassin & ClamAV Security
Apache SpamAssassin and ClamAV come bundled with your Elgg hosting plan, protecting you from all common threats and ensuring your social network is never offline because of security issues. SpamAssassin filters out spam by utilizing DNS, blacklists and databases and hugely reduces your inbox triage. At the same time, ClamAV is always running and picking up things like trojans, viruses, malware and more.
Low-Cost Softaculous Install for Agile App Access
Available for a small, one-time fee, Softaculous gives one-click access to over 400 apps – from blogging options, through to ad and project management tools and much more. With Softaculous, it’s quick and simple to get the capabilities you need, whenever you need them.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
We're not happy unless you are, which is why we offer a no questions asked satisfaction guarantee - 100%.
100% SSD Storage – On Every Hosting Plan
Whatever KnownHost plan you choose for your Elgg hosting, you’ll get high-performance, all-SSD storage. The result is top-tier delivery speeds that give your social network visitors the best possible on-site experience – and that search engines notice and rank accordingly.
Instant Domain Provisioning
Building and growing your business websites is easy with KnownHost, because we deliver instant domain provisioning. Register a new domain and it’s just a couple of seconds before it’s ready for association and to take incoming visitor requests.
Compare Web Hosting Plans.
Domain
Point of address used to access your website within a preferred browser.
CPU Core
Memory Limit
Cloud Storage
Email Accounts
The number of email accounts you can create for your account either POP3 or IMAP.
MySQL Databases
Using MariaDB tuned for performance, KnownHost ensures database optimization.
Premium Bandwidth
Information transferred from your account to visiting users.
Inode Limit
Number of individual files that can exist within a single cPanel account.
Free SSL
Get covered with 90 day renewable certificates provided by Let's Encrypt.
Dedicated IPv4
PatchMan
Premium service to automatically patch known vulnerabilities found in your software.
LiteSpeed
Drop-in replacement for Apache. Proven better performance over Apache and NGINX.
Isolated Resources
KnownHost provices specific configurations for each package, guaranteeing your account resources.
Zend OpCache
Dramatically increases performance of wbesites that utilize PHP and are compatible with OpCache.
Object Caching
cPanel
Premium favored control panel that allows ease of management for related webhosting features such as emails, domains, ftp, etc.
Imunify360
All inclusive protection that monitors, scans and actively performs actions to secure accounts. Protection from malware, viruses, sql injections and more.
CloudLinux Isolation
Account isolation with guaranteed resources. What you buy is yours, experience no issues as a result of noisy neighbors.
DDoS Protection
Complimentary protection. KnownHost's network is protected up to 1Tbps.
Free Backups
Complimentary redundant backup schedule, all handled by KnownHost.
Raw Access Logs
Direct logging in which shows user IP, refferer, and useragent associated with the visit.
SSH Access
Integrated Git Versions Control
Available PHP Versions
* Based on 3 year commitment
More choices for great Social Network Hosting Applications.
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Explore Etano Hosting
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Explore Family Hosting
Customizable social networking platform enabling creation of Facebook-style communities with complete control over features, design, and data. Component-based architecture allows selective feature activation building exactly the social network needed without unnecessary bloat. Includes profiles, newsfeeds, groups, messaging, photos, and videos with extensible plugin system. Theme framework provides complete visual customization matching brand identity. Self-hosted approach ensures data privacy and ownership. Perfect for businesses building branded communities, educational institutions creating student networks, organizations developing member platforms, or entrepreneurs launching social networks with specific requirements and complete customization freedom.
Explore Open Source Hosting
Need More Information About
Elgg Hosting?
The support we provide is full-scope and comprehensive. That means whatever issues or questions you might have – whether it’s about app issues or something like DNS changes - we’re here to help 24/7, 365 days a year.
As a standard part of our setup service, we conduct a full security hardening and optimization sweep of your system and applications. It doesn’t cost you a thing and ensures you’re free from potentially harmful issues and everything is locked down.
We’re here any time of the day or night, every day of the year – that’s a promise. We know you can’t predict when you’ll need help, so we’re here whenever you need us. And we aim to answer all incoming support requests within 5 minutes, so you won’t ever have to wait around for the help you want.
KnownHost has two datacenters in the USA – in two different time zones – and one in the EU. You can choose the location that’s best for your Elgg social network hosting, and we’ll make it happen.