Traxio.uk Forum hosting · 30 days free

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What your forum actually gets

The specification below is the same Traxio Free Start account sold on traxio.co.uk. What is written differently here is why each part matters when the thing you are hosting is a community.

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Included in the one plan

The same hosting account Traxio.co.uk sells, described for people running a forum. One plan, no tiers, no upsell.

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Traxio Free Start

Free for 30 days, then £0.99/month

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  • 3GB NVMe SSD storageRoom for your forum software, its database, member uploads and attachments.
  • 100GB bandwidth per monthTens of thousands of visits a month for a typical forum — plenty for a new or growing community.
  • DirectAdmin control panelThe real thing: file manager, DNS editor, databases, email, cron, PHP switching.
  • Free SSL certificate (auto-renewing)Members will not register on a forum the browser marks as insecure.
  • Softaculous one-click installerMyBB, phpBB and SMF install from a form — no manual database setup.
  • PHP 7.4 – 8.3, switchableMatch whichever version your forum software recommends, per domain.
  • MySQL / MariaDB databaseOne included — what one forum needs — with phpMyAdmin for backups and imports.
  • FTP & file manager accessUpload themes, mods and plugins, or edit a template in the browser.
  • Email on your domainOne email account included, for registration and notification mail from you@yourforum.com.
  • Cron jobsScheduled pruning, digests and maintenance tasks forum packages expect.
  • AI-assisted help deskKnowledgebase first, then the help desk: AI replies, and a person steps in when a request is escalated.
  • Add-ons if you need themExtra email accounts, domains, databases or FTP accounts are £0.99 each, once. More disk is £0.99/month per 5GB; more bandwidth £0.99/month per 50GB. All add-ons

Full technical specification: DirectAdmin hosting on Traxio.co.uk.

The parts a forum leans on hardest

Forum software is more demanding than a brochure site in a few specific ways. These are the ones people ask about.

  • MySQL and MariaDB databases

    Every post, member and permission lives in the database, so a forum is only as healthy as its database access. You get real MySQL/MariaDB with phpMyAdmin for imports, exports and the occasional repair.

  • PHP 7.4 to 8.3, switchable per domain

    Forum packages are opinionated about PHP versions, and older mods can be fussy. Switch version in DirectAdmin rather than filing a ticket and waiting.

  • Free SSL, issued and renewed automatically

    Nobody registers an account on a board the browser flags as insecure. HTTPS is there from the first day and renews itself.

  • Email on your own domain

    Registration confirmations, password resets and topic notifications all send mail. Add SPF and DKIM in the DirectAdmin DNS editor for delivery that actually lands.

    Deliverability matters

  • Cron jobs

    Most forum software expects scheduled tasks for pruning, digests, mail queues and maintenance. Set them yourself in DirectAdmin.

  • FTP, SFTP and a file manager

    Upload a theme, drop in a mod, or edit one template in the browser when something needs a nudge. No waiting on support to touch a file.

  • Softaculous one-click installs

    MyBB, phpBB and SMF from a form, with the database created for you. It also handles the upgrade prompts later, which is the part people forget to plan for.

    MyBB, phpBB, SMF

  • NVMe SSD storage

    Forum page loads are dominated by database queries. NVMe rather than the SATA drives plenty of pricier hosts still run makes that measurably quicker.

  • .htaccess and error logs

    Rewrite rules for search-engine-friendly topic URLs, redirects when you restructure boards, and readable logs when a mod misbehaves.

What is deliberately not included

A short list is more honest than a long one full of asterisks.

  • Unlimited anything

    The limits are 3GB and 100GB a month, published rather than buried in a fair-use clause.

  • Domain names

    Traxio does not sell them. Bring one you own; it stays yours.

  • A subdomain forum

    There is no yourforum.traxio.uk option. Your community lives at your own address.

  • Uptime guarantees

    No SLA is offered on a 99p plan. System status is public and incidents are posted.

  • Discourse

    It needs Docker and a dedicated server. No shared host can run it, including this one.

  • Forum development

    Support covers the hosting, not building your forum or debugging a plugin. Full support scope.

Where the servers are

Traxio is run from the UK and prices in pounds; the servers themselves are in Montreal, Canada. For a UK or European audience the difference in page load is small, and it is worth knowing rather than guessing.

If your community is mostly in the UK and every millisecond counts, a UK-located host will beat this. If it is a hobby forum, a fan community or a support board, you will not notice.

Network and server details on traxio.co.uk.

Backups are your job too

DirectAdmin can create a full backup of your files and database whenever you want, and you should — before an upgrade, before installing a mod, and on a schedule you actually keep. Owning your community means owning a copy of it.

Everything above, free for thirty days

A complete account with nothing held back while you build.

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