Policy
Acceptable use
Short, and with reasons. Every rule here exists because breaking it would hurt the other people on the same server — not because I enjoy writing policies.
What this is for
Websites. Personal sites and blogs, project and documentation sites, small business sites, community pages, meetup and event pages. If you’re part of the UK Bitcoin community and you need somewhere to put a website, you’re who this is for — whether that’s for yourself or for a group you run. Not part of it? You’re welcome too — for now, though, payment is in bitcoin only.
What isn’t allowed
Mining, or anything with a constant CPU appetite
Shared hosting gives every account a slice of a real machine. Software that runs flat out takes that slice from your neighbours, and gets whole platforms suspended.
Exchanges, custody, or financial services
Handling other people's money is a regulated activity. I'm a small hosting company, not a compliance department, and I can't carry that risk on your behalf.
Investment schemes, giveaways, or anything deceptive
This one is not negotiable, and it's the rule most likely to get an account closed without notice.
Bulk file storage or backup targets
Nextcloud-style personal clouds, archive dumps, media libraries. The disk is shared and finite. This is a hosting account, not a hard drive.
Bulk email or newsletters through the hosting mail servers
Sending announcements to a large list will hit sending limits and damage delivery for everyone on the server. Use Mailchimp, Buttondown or similar — I'll help you set it up properly with SPF and DKIM.
Spam, malware, phishing, or anything unlawful
The usual. Also: nothing that infringes someone else's copyright or trademark.
Fair use
Bandwidth isn’t metered, but it isn’t infinite either. Disk and file-count limits are stated on each plan and I’ll warn you long before they bite. If your site outgrows its plan that’s good news — I’ll talk about moving you up, not switch you off.
If something goes wrong
For anything ambiguous I’ll email you and give you a chance to fix it. For active harm — malware serving to visitors, an outbound spam run, something unlawful — I’ll suspend first and explain immediately after, because the alternative is everyone else’s sites going down too.
If you’re not sure whether something fits, ask before you build it. I would much rather have that conversation early than tell you no once the work is done.