Okay, so I've been plotting along thinking about having a Mybb site for a bit, and the hosting options that work for me. I saw a post elsewhere which directed me here and of course I have a few questions and concerns as I'm still fairly new to any self-host type of place. I had been trying out and testing another host, and it's nice enough but I thought perhaps RPG Initiative would be better suited-especially as it's run by roleplayers for roleplayers. As a long-term roleplayer clueless about hosting stuff I've only relied on sites with ready made admin cp upload your theme and done methods. I really appreciate seeing someone in the RPG community offering up free hosting options.
1. I just wanted to see if there were any specific downtimes that would mean members can't access my site. If say, you had a planned downtime once a month, or anything like that so I could prepare for any offline moments?
2. I saw something about mods in the drop down option when 'purchasing' a host, and installing Mybb. Now, NGL I only have one source of experience in installing mybb and that comes from opening a host webpage, clicking the file manager link and uploading my files manually. I could do all of that with little issue and managed to install Mybb and all my plugins. Now, I just wanted to see how your host handles installing Mybb? Can I still do that myself? Or do I need to supply my plugins/files to you for you to add?
3. Is there a limit on how many sites I can host? As an experienced coder I expect to have a primary RP site...potentially a second RP site, and a site to code themes and test codes on.
4. I saw something about deleting sites after 3 months? Will you give warnings in advance in emails so we know if a site will be closed and when to plan saving content accordingly? For a site i'd use to theme test i'd thereby likely not post there much but use it to test new things on occasion and would worry you would delete my tester board. Could I "send a ticket" to ask my test site be put in the safe from deletion pile?
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Agatha Harkness 59
Hey there,
Okay, so I've been plotting along thinking about having a Mybb site for a bit, and the hosting options that work for me. I saw a post elsewhere which directed me here and of course I have a few questions and concerns as I'm still fairly new to any self-host type of place. I had been trying out and testing another host, and it's nice enough but I thought perhaps RPG Initiative would be better suited-especially as it's run by roleplayers for roleplayers. As a long-term roleplayer clueless about hosting stuff I've only relied on sites with ready made admin cp upload your theme and done methods. I really appreciate seeing someone in the RPG community offering up free hosting options.
1. I just wanted to see if there were any specific downtimes that would mean members can't access my site. If say, you had a planned downtime once a month, or anything like that so I could prepare for any offline moments?
2. I saw something about mods in the drop down option when 'purchasing' a host, and installing Mybb. Now, NGL I only have one source of experience in installing mybb and that comes from opening a host webpage, clicking the file manager link and uploading my files manually. I could do all of that with little issue and managed to install Mybb and all my plugins. Now, I just wanted to see how your host handles installing Mybb? Can I still do that myself? Or do I need to supply my plugins/files to you for you to add?
3. Is there a limit on how many sites I can host? As an experienced coder I expect to have a primary RP site...potentially a second RP site, and a site to code themes and test codes on.
4. I saw something about deleting sites after 3 months? Will you give warnings in advance in emails so we know if a site will be closed and when to plan saving content accordingly? For a site i'd use to theme test i'd thereby likely not post there much but use it to test new things on occasion and would worry you would delete my tester board. Could I "send a ticket" to ask my test site be put in the safe from deletion pile?
Thanks in advanced.
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Yes, there is a file manager for your hosting. The only concern would be using too much disk space, as there is a limit. Users are only able to upload files where the front-end software allows, so you
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We don't restrict you from having multiple RP hosting sites.
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