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I recently registered a ".com" domain with GoDaddy. Is there anyway i can host my website for free?

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March 4, 2014 5:45:57 AM

I recently registered a ".com" domain with GoDaddy. Is there anyway i can host my website for free?

I have checked with professional companies which provide web hosting. Most of them charge on a monthly basis for the service provided.

Is there anyway i can host my website for free?

Also, will there be any risks involved in hosting my website for free?


Thanks in advance!

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March 4, 2014 5:43:37 PM

You could host it yourself if you have a decent machine. You'd probably need to upgrade your internet package at home, at least to a business account and get a static IP. Also you need to check the TOS from your provider and see if you are allowed to run a server on a business account, this should be allowed for business. Also check to see if they have any data caps in place that may limit your traffic.

If I was you, i'd pick up a couple inexpensive rack servers on eBay and have one run PFsense as your firewall and just open up the outside world to the other server. You can run an Ubuntu server (or your favorite Linux distribution) and have it run Apache. This way you can have total control of your server, you can install whatever you want and host it with no ads.

How much traffic do you expect?
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March 14, 2014 12:35:43 PM

We actually offer free Web Hosting Packages for Clients who have small websites and don't need a lot of space. Our Web Hosting company is based in Australia so if you're outside of australia it will run a little slow for you. There are other sources of free web hosting around, Although I'm not sure if they allow you to host with your own domain for free. if you wan't to check it out feel free. http://hosting.ptnetworx.com.au/

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