Customizable Options.
Basic
Web Hosting
Starting at
$6.71/mo
Renews at
8.95/mo
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Website
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Core
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Memory Limit
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NVMe Storage
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Email Accounts
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MySQL Databases
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Premium Bandwidth
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Included
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cPanel Included
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Certificates
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Optional
Standard
Web Hosting
Starting at
$9.71/mo
Renews at
12.95/mo
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Websites
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Core
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Memory Limit
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NVMe Storage
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Email Accounts
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MySQL Databases
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Premium Bandwidth
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Included
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cPanel Included
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Certificates
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Optional
Professional
Web Hosting
Starting at
$14.96/mo
Renews at
19.95/mo
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Websites
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Cores
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Memory Limit
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NVMe Storage
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Email Accounts
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MySQL Databases
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Premium Bandwidth
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Included
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cPanel Included
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Certificates
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Included
Premium
Web Hosting
Starting at
$29.96/mo
Renews at
39.95/mo
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Websites
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Cores
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Memory Limit
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NVMe Storage
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Email Accounts
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MySQL Databases
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Premium Bandwidth
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Included
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cPanel Included
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Dedicated IPv4 Included
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Certificates
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Included
* Based on 3 year commitment
20+ Years of Trusted Hosting
KnownHost has been delivering consistently praised hosting solutions for over 15 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.
When you join the KnownHost platform, you have all the support you need to grow and enable full focus on your business. That’s because our technical support and server management teams can handle any and every task that might come up, whether it’s DNS config, domain registration support, or anything else for which you might require assistance. And because our support team is world-class and quick-response, you don’t ever have to worry about excessive Vanilla business site downtime and missed opportunities. When you need support, we provide it quickly and get you back on track as soon as possible.
You can depend on KnownHost to deliver fully-supported, dependable application hosting that ensures your community is always online and always delivering a superior user experience.
Free Security Hardening & Optimization Service at Install Time- Full, Hands-Off DNS Configuration Service for Minimized Forum & Website Downtime
- Imunify360 Available Upon Request for Cutting-Edge Server Security
- All-SSD Storage on Every Hosting Account – Without Exception
- Quick-Response, 24/7 x 365 USA-Based Support!
- Three Full, Secured Snapshot Backups Always Available!
- A Thriving, Friendly Online Community for Learning & Networking!
The More Technical Stuff.
USA & EU Datacenter Options for Targeted Hosting Performance
So that your Vanilla forum and business website are as close to possible to your target audience- and provides the best possible delivery speeds - KnownHost offers hosting datacenter options in the USA and the EU. Let us know the right location for your Vanilla forum hosting, and we’ll ensure your audience get the best possible online experience.
100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
Because we’re committed to offering the best support and hosting performance possible, every KnownHost plan comes with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. If any aspect of your Vanilla hosting plan isn’t meeting your expectations, we want to know so we can make it right.
Save Up to 50% on Shared Vanilla Forum Hosting
If you choose to prepay long-term for your Vanilla hosting, you could save 50% for the entire period. It could be months – or even years – that you choose to pay for, and your discount will apply for the entire period. Over time, that adds up to major savings on high-performance, reliable forum hosting that you can put back into your business.
Free Softaculous for Instant, One-Click App Access
Your Vanilla hosting account comes with Softaculous pre-installed and pre-configured, giving you single-click access to more than 400 apps. Whatever tools or capabilities you need for your business, Softaculous has them – from eCommerce options, through to marketing apps and software to make your ad management that much easier.
Free Apache SpamAssassin & ClamAV Security
We’re serious about security at KnownHost, so we provide your Vanilla hosting with free Apache SpamAssassin and Clam AV security from day one. ClamAV provides powerful protection against trojans, viruses, malware and more, while SpamAssassin eliminates troublesome spam and cuts down your inbox maintenance load. You don’t have to worry about security threats taking your Vanilla forums or business sites offline with KnownHost, because we ensure you’re fully protected.
Premium Database Support Service
Our professional services team can handle MySQL and MariaDB database installation and configuration – so you can have your database set up just the way you want and you don’t have to do a thing.
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.
AMD EPYC CPU's
We use AMD EPYC CPU's to provide an exceptionally fast experience.
NVMe Backend
Built on a specifically designed architecture, we utilize the best to ensure performance.
24/7/365 Support
Support available at all times, whenever you need it, wherever you are.
30 Day Money Back Guarantee
Ultimate Performance
Using only the best hardware, optimized for performance. We know hosting.
Free Migrations
Providing free migrations from supported panels, let us handle it for you.
White Label
Instant Setup
LiteSpeed
Drop-in replacement for Apache. Proven better performance over Apache and NGINX.
HTTP/2
Protocol built to ensure faster response by allowing connections to send/receive multiple requests.
QUIC-HTTP/3
Succesor to HTTP/2, HTTP/3 provides even much faster response over HTTP/2 connections.
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.
Optimized By Professionals
KnownHost servers are built with performance in mind. Only the best performing servers for our customers.
Quic.Cloud CDN
Cloudflare
Object Caching
cPanel
Premium favored control panel that allows ease of management for related webhosting features such as emails, domains, ftp, etc.
Integrated File Manager
Panel provided file manager to allow access and control over user files and folders.
Multiple Languages
Panel supported language pack for use of customers all over the world.
DNS Management
Panel provided DNS editor to handle A, TXT, CNAME and other types of records.
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.
WP Brute Force Protection
Provided by Litespeed to protect accounts from wp-login targeted attacks.
Security Team
DDoS Protection
Complimentary protection. KnownHost's network is protected up to 1Tbps.
SFTP & FTPS Access
Secure FTP connections over SSH or TLS.
WP-CLI
Command line interface for managing WordPress installations.
phpMyAdmin
Interface for MySQL Databases. Providing the ability to import, export or make adjustments as required.
Python CLI
Command line interface for executing scripts within your user space.
MariaDB
Seamless Package Changes
Managed Services
Automatic Updates
Security Patches
Optimized Servers
Redundant Network
Redundant A/B power
99.995% Uptime Hosting
Balanced Servers
WebMail Choices
RoundCube
Secure POP3
IMAP
SMTP
Autoresponders
SpamFilter Control
Ability to fine-tune your spam settings to handle how it scores incoming emails.
Global Filters
Filtering control that applies to all emails associated with the account instead of just one.
Free Backups
Complimentary redundant backup schedule, all handled by KnownHost.
Softaculous
All in one installer that allows for one-click installation of many popular scripts and software.
Expert Staff
Available 24/7/365, assistance when you need it for whatever you may need!
Webalizer
Vulnerability Stats
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
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Need More Information About
Vanilla Hosting?
We do! We offer Imunify360 for proactive security. Imunify360 seeks out things like compromises and malware and deals with them before you even knew they were an issue. Just let our team know you want enhanced security and they can talk you through everything Imunify360 have to offer.
The resources that come with your hosting plan – RAM, storage, bandwidth allotment – are all yours. Even on our Shared plans, you still get dedicated resources that exclusively power your Vanilla hosting. You don’t have to worry about other accounts eating into your business’s online performance – because that’s not something we ever do.
We provide support for everything you need – and that includes things like domain name registration, renewal and general troubleshooting. If you have any issues in this area, our team is here 24/7, 365 days a year to help.
If you want pain-free, rolling SSL updates, we offer AutoSSL for the task. It’s completely free and automatically renews your SSL certificates, so you’re never left with unexpected downtime or sites that lack the security coverage your customers are looking for.
If you want to set up your own DNS, we’re here to help. We provide support for clients to manage their own DNS, including name server records management, installation of named and more. And we’ll help you troubleshoot any issues you might encounter along the way. With KnownHost, you can set up your DNS to your liking and have total control.