Standard web features

May First shared web hosting includes all the standard features of a web hosting platform, including:

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Bring your own domain name, or use a subdomain of mayfirst.info, along with full domain name management.

Automatic Let’s Encrypt https encryption built into the control panel.

Multiple versions of PHP - automatic upgrade via the control panel; up to 12 PHP processes, up to 512MB per PHP process.

Access to as many MySQL databases and users as you need.

Full ssh/sftp access.

Systemd timers (aka cron jobs) and systemd services to manage your node/django/etc app.

Full support for WordPress, Drupal, Backdrop and other common content management systems, including access to drush, wp-cli and bee command line utilities. For WordPress and Backdrop, automatic installation via the control panel.

Full isolation from other members on the shared server.

Unique May First features

In addition, enjoy many options not available on most web hosting platforms, such as:

Access to as many postgres databases as you need.

All traffic routed through our nginx proxy server, with automatic bot blocking and optional static asset caching or full page caching.

Unlimited web sites provided you stay under your disk usage limits.

Fine tuned access permissions for web developers.