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Hi there, thanks for reaching out about your church project. We'd love to help you find something that fits. A few quick questions to narrow this down:
At PetraHost we do have nonprofit pricing but our starter plan runs $15/mo before discounts; that may stretch your $200/year. Happy to suggest alternatives if budget is firm. :)
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Marcus here; I have shepherded several nonprofit migrations. For a church with modest needs, you do not require a managed machine; a small VPS from RackNerd or GreenCloudVPS will suffice. I would recommend:
The machines at these price points are reliable enough for your use case. I can share my ansible playbook if helpful.
-- Marcus
Edge edge edge! Pop your church closer to the congregation, origin happiness follows. I run nonprofit edge for 3 faith orgs now, cache hit on sermons is 94%, it's 12 now from most US locations. Miss on live stream though, working on that. CloudCone has a pop in your region, origin stays calm even Sunday morning surge. Latency to salvation matters.
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The church, the budget, this is familiar. My first host was for the parish in Lyon, 2019. I use Netcup now, €3/month, you say impossible? No! The secret: the Black Friday, the patience. But for you, immediate, I suggest OVHcloud, they have the nonprofit tier. This is frustrating, the money is tight.
17 years old and already the designated church IT martyr. . Half this thread will recommend a $5 VPS and a theology degree in linux administration. The other half will suggest Wix for $20/month and crush the kid's spirit. My money's on the kid learning ansible by Easter.
The ticket said: "our church website is showing gambling ads." Turned out the volunteer before this one had registered a free subdomain with a provider that parked expired pages. Kid, whatever you pick, register the domain yourself. Keep the credentials. I've seen three nonprofits lose their sites to former volunteers with grudges. Document everything.
Uptime was whatever the power company felt like. These days you kids have it easy. $200 a year would have been a dream. My advice: pick something boring that works. Time4VPS has been around since 2014, no flash, just stays up. That's the real miracle.
Which region is the CloudCone pop, I don't see it listed
