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At KnownHost, we believe in giving you the support you need – when you first join our hosting platform and onwards. We provide free setup and migration for your my little forum hosting account, and then give you free, ongoing server management support 24/7, 365 days a year. And this is support that’s blame-free and quick response, with a goal of answering all incoming support requests within 5 minutes. All our staff have the expertise and the experience to resolve nearly every issue in next to no time – and we’re always upskilling our team with the latest training and guidance. What this all-around support means for your business forums and websites is quick, targeted solutions that minimize downtime and disruption. You get all the fully-managed services you need, so you can get on with what you do best.

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100% SSD Storage for Faster Forum Performance

You won’t find any HDDs on our hosting platform – because every plan we offer runs on high-spec, all-SSD storage. The benefit? Ultra-fast delivery speeds, a happy forum community and enterprise-grade performance that shows you’re serious about what you do.

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Premium Networking Technology

From our network cards, to our routers and additional internet appliances, we only ever source the best, cutting-edge hardware. For your my little forum hosting, that means reliable, ultra-fast forum delivery speeds that you can count on to deliver every single day.

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Free AutoSSL Upon Request

To make your on-site SSL renewal a little easier, KnownHost offers AutoSSL for free. Because AutoSSL automatically renews your certificates, you don’t have to worry about unexpected downtime or domains that lack coverage. And, with premium SSL certificates safeguarding your forums and business sites, your visitors will know you’re someone they can trust.

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100% Satisfaction Guaranteed

Sub-par hosting performance isn’t an issue with KnownHost, because we attach a 100% satisfaction guarantee to every hosting plan on offer. We hold ourselves to the highest standards when it comes to the support and overall hosting performance we provide, and if we’re falling short in any area we want to know about it.

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cPanel for Free

So that you have all the capabilities you need from day one, we include free cPanel with your my little forum hosting plan. You get the world’s most popular control panel – pre-installed and configured for you – so you can jump right into your new account and get to work.

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A Decade-Plus of Superior Hosting Performance

With KnownHost, you get a company that has more than a decade in the hosting industry. And you can see how we perform for our customers, with feedback available on reviews sites across the internet. You’ll discover thousands of satisfied, happy customers detailing that we always deliver on our promises.

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Point of address used to access your website within a preferred browser.

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Cloud Storage

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Email Accounts

The number of email accounts you can create for your account either POP3 or IMAP.

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MySQL Databases

Using MariaDB tuned for performance, KnownHost ensures database optimization.

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Premium Bandwidth

Information transferred from your account to visiting users.

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Inode Limit

Number of individual files that can exist within a single cPanel account.

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Free SSL

Get covered with 90 day renewable certificates provided by Let's Encrypt.

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Dedicated IPv4

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PatchMan

Premium service to automatically patch known vulnerabilities found in your software.

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AMD EPYC CPU's

We use AMD EPYC CPU's to provide an exceptionally fast experience.

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NVMe Backend

Built on a specifically designed architecture, we utilize the best to ensure performance.

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24/7/365 Support

Support available at all times, whenever you need it, wherever you are.

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30 Day Money Back Guarantee

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Ultimate Performance

Using only the best hardware, optimized for performance. We know hosting.

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Free Migrations

Providing free migrations from supported panels, let us handle it for you.

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White Label

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Instant Setup

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LiteSpeed

Drop-in replacement for Apache. Proven better performance over Apache and NGINX.

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Protocol built to ensure faster response by allowing connections to send/receive multiple requests.

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QUIC-HTTP/3

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Isolated Resources

KnownHost provices specific configurations for each package, guaranteeing your account resources.

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Zend OpCache

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KnownHost servers are built with performance in mind. Only the best performing servers for our customers.

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Quic.Cloud CDN

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Cloudflare

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Object Caching

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cPanel

Premium favored control panel that allows ease of management for related webhosting features such as emails, domains, ftp, etc.

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Multiple Languages

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DNS Management

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Imunify360

All inclusive protection that monitors, scans and actively performs actions to secure accounts. Protection from malware, viruses, sql injections and more.

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CloudLinux Isolation

Account isolation with guaranteed resources. What you buy is yours, experience no issues as a result of noisy neighbors.

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WP Brute Force Protection

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Security Team

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DDoS Protection

Complimentary protection. KnownHost's network is protected up to 1Tbps.

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SFTP & FTPS Access

Secure FTP connections over SSH or TLS.

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WP-CLI

Command line interface for managing WordPress installations.

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phpMyAdmin

Interface for MySQL Databases. Providing the ability to import, export or make adjustments as required.

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Python CLI

Command line interface for executing scripts within your user space.

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MariaDB

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WebMail Choices

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Global Filters

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Free Backups

Complimentary redundant backup schedule, all handled by KnownHost.

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Direct logging in which shows user IP, refferer, and useragent associated with the visit.

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SSH Access

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Integrated Git Versions Control

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Available PHP Versions

5.6, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3

5.6, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3

5.6, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3

5.6, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3

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Nearly every plan we offer comes with a full, 30-day money back guarantee. And we don’t include any catches or clauses. Just let us know you’d like a refund and that’s what you’ll get.

Never. We don’t prioritize support based on the hosting plan a customer has. We just deliver quick-response, expert support that’s 100% based in the USA. We prize all of our customers, and you can be sure you’ll get world-class technical support whenever you need it.

Our 99.99%+ average uptime is accurate – and it’s often better than the stated figure. We’re proud of our industry-leading uptime and that’s why we highlight it. And we really do outdo all other hosting companies when it comes to uptime – we guarantee it.

Yes! We offer KernelCare for just this reason. You can make on-the-fly kernel updates whenever you want, and you won’t have to reboot or undergo any downtime. Get in touch and we can add KernelCare to your account.

We’re regularly outputting content on everything from hosting, to business, to marketing – covering all the things that matter to our customers. You can find content on our wiki, blog and on threaded discussions in our lively forums. Or, you can always jump on our social media channels and find insights, knowledge and free flowing conversation.