[Answered] How to get the Tommy

[caiquedb]

It is possible to get the Tommy server for free? Just selecting in the server seletion page? Or i have to donate to get?

And what is the donate value to get the Tommy?

[Krydos]

It is possible to get the Tommy server for free?

Yes, you have to sign up at exactly midnight UTC, and free accounts usually fill in less than 10 seconds.

 

And what is the donate value to get the Tommy?

A $1 USD or more donation will get you a Tommy account. https://www.heliohost.org/tommy/

[caiquedb]

Ok, but it is lifetime?

[Krydos]

Once you create your account you can use it as long as you want. As long as you login at https://www.heliohost.org/login/ at least once every 30 days your website will stay online.

 

If you forget to login you will get a couple reminder emails, and then your website will be replaced with an inactive message. If you don't renew your account as the emails instruct you to your account will be archived after 60 days of not logging in. When an account is archived the website is taken offline, and the files are backed up. If your account is archived you can always come back months or years later and request it to be unarchived which will restore your files and your website will start working again.

 

We have a user who has been actively using our free service without making a single donation since 2007.

 

You're of course welcome to donate as much or as little as you want, everything is appreciated, but the Tommy donation doesn't have to be recurring. Just a one-time donation of $1 USD.

[caiquedb]

I get it, just one more question, is there a way to change the user name that i use to login in Helio?

[Krydos]

You can change your email address by clicking your username in the top right corner, and select contact information. Change your email address to the new one, and then give it a few hours to sync up and then you will eventually be able to log in at https://www.heliohost.org/login/ with the new email address.

 

To change your forum username just let us know the new username you want, and an admin can change it for you.

 

The only way to change your hosting username is to delete your account and recreate it. Most people just stick with the username they have already.