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The free plan is now back, and better than ever! The Johnny rebuild has been completed and free signups will be opening in about 30 minutes. If you don't already have an account you can signup at https://heliohost.org/signup/ We expect signups to fill pretty quickly, so be ready to click as fast as you can. On May 9th we emailed all of the active Johnny users, and offered them a free trial on Morty to get their websites back online during the rebuild. If you are one of those free users currently on Morty we will be emailing you to ask if you want to stay on Morty or go back to Johnny. If you want to stay on Morty you can use this link https://buy.stripe.com/7sI8wOe4p40y9q0147 to pay $5 which will last about 6 months without overages. If you make a payment let us know so we can make sure it gets applied to your account. If we don't hear back from your we will move you to Johnny automatically in a few days. If you decided not to accept a free trial, you can recreate your Johnny account by going to https://heliohost.org/status/ and entering your email or username. The website will recreate your account for you on the new Johnny server. The new account will be empty so if you want to restore your previous website you'll need to download your backup from https://heliohost.org/backup/ or use a backup that you made yourself. Keep in mind that if your backup is missing anything we may still be able to recover it for you. Just let us know what you're missing, and we can take a look. The new Johnny also has a number of upgrades such as Python 3.14, MariaDB 12.2, PostgreSQL 18.4, etc. If your script isn't working, make sure you're using the correct shebang version. Let us know if you have any questions.

Here is the pyinfo page for both 3.9 & 3.14 https://morty2-info.heliohost.org/pyinfo/

Nope not mistaken. An alias is exactly what you need if you don't want it to redirect. Alias has been added. Please be sure to configure DNS using our name servers or by using A and AAAA records pointed to the IPs shown in Plesk. The alias can take up to 2 hours to function.

Just add these two lines in the .htaccess file for the domain being attacked, deny from 139.59.136.0/24 deny from 146.190.103.0/24 If the attacks continue from this same range, change the above to deny from 139.59.0.0/16 deny from 146.190.0.0/16

Sorry for the delay. I've been travelling the last few weeks, and somehow managed to miss this one. The requested DNS record has been added. In the future, if you don't receive a reply within 24 hours we encourage users to bump their support requests to make sure we don't miss it.

Invoice sent.

Thanks for upgrading. I have set your balance to $24 after the $19 payment and $5 bonus. This should last you about two years without overages. We're going to move you to the upgraded Morty2. Morty2 is actually even faster and has newer software than the old Morty that you were on before, so it's even more of an upgrade.

Correct. SQLite3 is actually built into every Python 3.14 by default too, but we recommend using MariaDB or PostgreSQL because they're easier to get working, and better performance. This module is really ancient and doesn't even work with Python 3.0. For Python 3.14 I installed Beautifulsoup4 instead. You can see the current list of installed modules for Johnny's Python 3.14 at https://johnny-info.heliohost.org/pyinfo/info3.14.py

The configuration we recommend is to use the server hostname (tommy.heliohost.org in your case) as the mail server. Plesk loves to suggest using user domains for the mail server, but our experience is that it tends to cause issues. SSL connections for mail not working is a common problem with doing so, and another is that mail clients may refuse to send mail through it for security reasons (the server identifies itself as Tommy regardless of what domain you use to connect, some clients do not like the fact the domain in its settings and the domain the server identifies as don't match).

Weird. The system is unable to set up SPF/DMARC/DKIM on that domain. Keeps saying it can't find it despite the domain obviously existing. Based on the output, I suspect the DKIM setup tool on our side may not be capable of setting this up on Johnny domains (probably due to the rebuild). Flagging for Krydos...

Also, please note that once you change it in Plesk it can take several hours before the dashboard reflects the change.

You can do this yourself in Plesk > Click your username > Edit Profile and change the external email listed to the new one.

An administrator will be able to do this for you.

Johnny no longer has Python 3.12, which is part of the issue. It has 3.14 now. You'll need to update relevant shebang lines. https://johnny-info.heliohost.org/pyinfo/info3.14.py I'll assume you want these installed for 3.14. Datetime, json, and OS are built-in I believe. Requests is already present. Escalating to have the others installed: sqlite3, Beautifulsoup

2026/05/31 17:06:15 [emerg] 613206#613206: duplicate location "/" in /home/bawantha/conf/web/anonymizer.bawantha-beliwaththa.me/nginx.ssl.conf_flask.conf:1 It looks like you tried to add a custom nginx directive but you are trying to pass a location context to another proxy when Hestia already passes all traffic to Apache on port 8080, i fixed the error, and restarted nginx let us know if the error still persists. to add the proxy to port 5001 back, login to hestia, go to web and then click edit, on anonymizer.bawantha-beliwaththa.me, after that click Advanced options and then change the proxy template to python or node depending on what you are using, and then set 5001 in the backend port setting. i also made a backup of your code before making any changes which you can find in /home/bawantha/

Thanks for quick reply and Morty2 information. What a difference between free and paid in performance and uptime! I am loving Morty and I am sure I will love Morty2 even more.

24 hours... 😓 Well, now we know if someone else has trouble with git, I guess! Glad it's all sorted out! 🙂

Thank you so much for your help! I wanted to let you know that the repository has finally loaded. It took about 24 hours to finish, but it is no longer stuck in the queue. Since it loaded, we won't need to do the account reset. Thank you again for your support!

DNS records added.

Krydos can put these back for you.

I've changed the main domain on your account for you. Please note that it may take up to 2 hours for the domain change to take effect, and it will not work until you set up your DNS with your domain registrar. To configure your DNS, please see the steps provided on our Wiki to either set NS records pointed at the HelioHost nameservers, or create A/AAAA records and point them to your server's IPv4/IPv6 address: https://wiki.helionet.org/Changing_Your_Main_Domain#Custom_Domains If after a full 2 hours it doesn't work on your side, please make sure you clear your web browser cache: https://wiki.helionet.org/Clear_Your_Cache Since there is a risk of data loss when main domains are changed, I made a full account backup for you before I made the changes, in case you need any files from the old domain. You can download the backup here: https://heliohost.org/backup If you're not sure how to extract the backup files, please follow our how-to guide here: https://wiki.helionet.org/Account_Backups

Great! Thank you. - This backup has everything. - Stripe works in my country. I'll do some work with the files, then will request an upgrade, once finished. I'll request some paid domains too. I know you have affiliation with Name Cheap, and I got the URL for this.

thank you for all your hard work 🙏🏻

Domain changed. It can take up to 2 hours to function.

Fixed. If you delete the document root folder, you'll break the domain. There are special permissions on those folders that you can't set yourself, so even if you recreate the folder, you still have to contact support to have the permissions fixed.

This might help you too

Your account was suspended because you exceeded your storage limit. You have 3 options to regain access to your account: You are able to regain access to your account immediately without waiting for an admin by increasing your account's storage space. This storage space upgrade is good for the life of the account, and has no monthly cost. Tell us which files you would like deleted and an admin can delete them for you to get you back under your current storage limit. If you're not sure which files are taking up all of your space an admin can provide a detailed storage space usage report for you. We can also reset your account for you which deletes all files, deletes all settings, and restores your account back to the default state with 0 MB of storage usage.

DNS recreated.

Fixed. The issue is Morty has a newer MariaDB than Tommy, and you created your Wordpress database using a collation that doesn't exist in the older MariaDB on Tommy. After converting your data into a collation that Tommy understands it works fine now.

An administrator can check conclusively what is consuming your storage quota, but it's worth noting that any emails or databases you may have also contribute to that same quota. To resolve this issue, you can upgrade your storage at https://heliohost.org/dashboard/, reset your account, or request an administrator delete any excess files.

thank you. Working now. Have a great day, you made mine

Installed. You can see the current list of installed modules for Morty's Python 3.14 at https://morty2-info.heliohost.org/pyinfo/info3.14.py

Let me guess, you are on Jonny server right? I fear you are not alone. I am also experiencing the same thing but I read the news and stay calm. My advice? Always read the news, it will help you stay calm.

There is no ETA for when adding/removing domains can be handled by users. Please see this page in the technical documenation Wiki which explains more: https://wiki.helionet.org/Addon_Domains#Addon_Domains Users cannot yet manage domains on their account themselves. We plan to add this feature in the future, but there is no ETA for when it may be implemented.You can read more about ETAs here: https://wiki.helionet.org/ETA In the meantime, HelioHost staff will be happy to help you manage your addon domains. Since there are very few unpaid volunteer staff spending their time keeping HelioHost running, requests for features and fixes have to be triaged and handled in a priority order. I think right now, the focus is on getting the servers fixed. There's also Java language support in the works, and the ability for users to add/remove their own domains is on our to-do list as well. In the meantime, to free up staff time to implement the necessary repairs and new features even quicker, you're welcome to help lessen the load by answering other users' questions if you can. Most of the information about HelioHost can be found in the Wiki, which can be found here and has a great keyword search function: https://wiki.helionet.org/ If there's something you searched for in the Wiki and can't find an answer to, we welcome user-created contributions to the technical documentation as well, so just let us know you'd like a new account to start adding information to the Wiki, and we'll definitely be happy to set that up for you, too.

thanks much!

Thank your very much for the kindest advice🙏 I am sorry for replying to the thread marked as solved. Won't happen again. 🙏

I split your request to make a new thread since it's easier to troubleshoot different issues separately. I checked your site and it loaded for me (amazing car! 🤩). Looks like you resolved the issue yourself so I'll mark this as [Solved]. Next time, if you run into an issue on your account, unless it seems like something that could be hosting-related or server-wide (which I can see in this case why you thought it could be a Tommy server issue!), please go ahead and make a new thread so your posts don't get accidentally missed in a request created by another user. If it does turn out to be a common issue, admins can always merge threads later and tell everyone they're affected by the same issue.

Remote access enabled. host=65.19.154.90 port=5432 user=kkaviani_admin dbname=kkaviani_poems password=<set in Plesk>

This support request is being escalated to our root admins.

An invite has been sent to create a Morty account. Please click the link and follow the instructions to create a new account. Data that was successfully recovered from your Johnny account can be downloaded from https://heliohost.org/backup/ Note that backups may not be available yet for all accounts, and not all data may have been recoverable (especially databases). If there is something specific you need that you don't have a backup of, let us know exact details of what you're looking for and we can take a second look to see if it can be recovered. If you need domains added, please let us know your new username and the domains you need once you finish creating the Morty account so we can get them set back up for you.

Fixed missing DNS zone. Your site should work again shortly.

Johnny hasn't been rebuilt yet, an announcement will be made when it is finished. a root admin can send you an invite to morty for free until the rebuild is finished so you do not experience significant downtime.

Yes, it is.

I've added some files to your backup. Download it again from https://heliohost.org/backup

This support request is being escalated to our root admins who can add the modules and WSGI control for you, and confirm if there's a morty2 pyinfo link set up.

I've added the vve.net domain to your account in the meantime. Once you've pointed your DNS, it should take effect after the next Apache reset which is set to begin in about 50 minutes.

DNS recreated.

The second name server was still missing the zone. Should be fixed now. Note that between monday and now, your site was in fact available for many users, it just depended on which name server their system decided to query. If it picked ns1, it worked, if it picked ns2 it did not.

Missing DNS zone fixed. It may take a little while before the changes propagate.

First of all, sorry for the long downtime on our main website. Over the past few years our main database has just been getting slower and slower. It was last rebuilt in 2017 so it was well overdue for an upgrade. A few days ago the main database was so slow that we decided to take it offline, and rebuild it with a modern operating system and up-to-date software. We expected the downtime to last a few hours, but then during the upgrade everything fell apart. While Cody was down, his twin brother Brody got so sad he died too. This happens sometimes with twins because they can't live without each other, which is cute but also very tragic. So then, with both a dead Cody and a dead Brody, we had no nameservers, no main database, no website, no forum, no wiki, etc etc etc. But here at HelioHost we never give up. No matter how many servers explode, or how many evil for-profit corporations try to destroy us we will never give up. It took a few days, but our main website is back online, both of our nameservers are back online, our forum is working again, and a lot of the stuff going on behind the scenes are working again too. That said, there is still plenty of stuff that isn't working yet. The main issue seems to be that during the upgrade of the nameservers a lot of DNS zones got lost, so some websites are offline. If your domain gives a DNS error when you try to visit it in a browser let us know and we can take a look. It usually only takes a few seconds to recreate the DNS for you. We're still working on getting everything functional again, but we're making progress. Thanks for everyone's patience during this crazy rebuild.