# HelioHost

A volunteer-run, donation-funded free web host with a paid tier alongside its free hosting.


Source: https://www.findhost.app/heliohost/
Last reviewed: 2026-09-18
Listed since: 2026-09-18

## Record

### Links

- home: https://www.heliohost.org
- pricing: https://heliohost.org/signup/
- status: https://status.heliohost.org
- terms: https://heliohost.org/terms/
- docs: https://wiki.helionet.org/

### Identity

- founded: 2005
- headcount: unknown
- referringSubnets: unknown
- favorite: unknown
- ownership: independent
- parent: unknown
- status: active
- wikidata: unknown

### Classification

- category: free-hosting, shared-hosting
- whoManagesOs: managed
- infraContract: unknown
- runsOn: unknown
- cdnFrom: unknown
- useCases: side-project, portfolio, learning
- audience: solo, non-profit

### Tech stack

- panels: unknown
- runtimes: php, node, python, ruby, java, dotnet, perl
- software: unknown
- specialisation: unknown
- sshAccess: none
- managedDatabases: mysql, postgres, sqlite
- gpuCapacity: unknown
- persistentStorage: yes
- backupsIncluded: unknown

### Deployment

- deployMethods: control-panel

### Pricing

- pricingModel: plan-plus-overage
- priceFrom: xs
- entryPrice: {"amount":1,"currency":"USD","period":"month"}
- priceTo: xs
- currencies: USD
- billingPeriods: monthly
- billingTiming: unknown
- exitWithin: unknown
- moneyBack: unknown
- renewalMultiple: unknown
- freeTier: permanent
- contractMinimum: unknown
- paymentMethods: paypal, crypto

### Regions and law

- regions: unknown
- hqCountry: US
- gdprDpa: unknown

### Other features

- energyClaim: unknown
- certifications: unknown
- greenWebId: unknown
- domainRegistration: unknown
- dnsHosting: unknown
- emailHosting: included
- cdnIncluded: unknown
- testDomain: unknown
- collaboration: unknown
- staging: unknown

### Support

- supportChannels: forum, chat, phone
- supportHours: unknown
- supportTiering: unknown
- sla: unknown

### Automation

- mcpServer: unknown
- cliTool: unknown
- apiAvailable: unknown
- iacSupport: unknown

### Sources

- founded: https://heliohost.org/ (read 2026-09-18)
- hqCountry: https://heliohost.org/terms/ (read 2026-09-18)
- ownership: https://heliohost.org/ (read 2026-09-18)
- whoManagesOs: https://heliohost.org/signup/ (read 2026-09-18)
- useCases: https://heliohost.org/terms/ (read 2026-09-18)
- audience: https://heliohost.org/terms/ (read 2026-09-18)
- runtimes: https://heliohost.org/ (read 2026-09-18)
- managedDatabases: https://heliohost.org/ (read 2026-09-18)
- deployMethods: https://heliohost.org/signup/ (read 2026-09-18)
- sshAccess: https://heliohost.org/signup/ (read 2026-09-18)
- persistentStorage: https://wiki.helionet.org/Storage (read 2026-09-18)
- pricingModel: https://heliohost.org/signup/ (read 2026-09-18)
- priceFrom: https://heliohost.org/signup/ (read 2026-09-18)
- priceTo: https://heliohost.org/signup/ (read 2026-09-18)
- entryPrice: https://heliohost.org/signup/ (read 2026-09-18)
- currencies: https://heliohost.org/signup/ (read 2026-09-18)
- billingPeriods: https://heliohost.org/signup/ (read 2026-09-18)
- freeTier: https://heliohost.org/signup/ (read 2026-09-18)
- paymentMethods: https://heliohost.org/donate/ (read 2026-09-18)
- emailHosting: https://heliohost.org/ (read 2026-09-18)
- supportChannels: https://heliohost.org/ (read 2026-09-18)

## Notes

HelioHost is a free web host run as a 501(c)(3) non-profit, staffed entirely by volunteers and funded by donations; its terms note that running the service is not free even though the hosting itself is. The free Johnny plan carries a domain allowance and a daily resource allowance, with no donation required; a one-time donation unlocks a second free server, Tommy, with a higher allowance. A paid plan, Morty, removes the daily resource caps for a small monthly fee, and a separate VPS product with root access sits above it.

Hosting runs on a Plesk control panel with PHP, Node.js, Python, Ruby on Rails, Java, .NET and Perl alongside MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQLite, plus Softaculous for installing site software. Servers run from a datacenter in Silicon Valley.

## Worth knowing

The free plans are scoped to non-commercial use — hobby, development and personal sites, and registered non-profits — and federal restrictions mean HelioHost cannot serve or accept donations from Iran, Cuba or North Korea.

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