[HH#951717] Re: Request for Free VPS

[HelioHost]

Username: dagriffpatchfan, Server: Johnny, Main domain: dagriffpatchfanhosting.helioho.st

Hi, first off, thank you very much for your help. I have a couple
questions. First off, does ? We are also going to require you to put a
"Powered by HelioHost"? mean on every page? I plan on having a website that
explains what we are and I would definitely add that link there, but I?m
not sure if pyterodactyl has an easy way to do this. If I can?t figure out
how to link it on the server panel, at least not right away is that ok?
Second, heliohost terms dictate that you must be 13+ to use their services.
Does that mean people using my site must be 13+? Third, the other day I had
the idea of restricting the service to those under 18. What do you think
about that? Lastly, if the vps is being run on really old hardware, does
that mean this might run on Steve? As for the OS, Ubuntu 22.04 is the os
best supported by pyterodactyl.

On Tuesday, February 4, 2025, HelioHost Support
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Congratulations! We have decided to grant your request for a free VPS.
>
> The main reason we're going to give this VPS to you is because our
> founder, Ashoat, created HelioHost when he was 14 for the purpose of giving
> people free hosting. So you being 15 and wanting to provide free hosting
> mirrors our history pretty closely. We are even running a fundraiser right
> now celebrating 20 years since Ashoat bought the domain heliohost.org and
> started giving away free hosting. Maybe by providing this VPS to you it
> will be the start of a new hosting service that will still exist in 2045.
> You never know.
>
> We have a variety of servers ranging from brand new to fairly old, and
> therefore some of our servers are faster and some are slower. We have a
> policy of building the VPS on the fastest servers first, and then as we
> come closer and closer to being 100% full on VPS they get built on the
> slower hardware. Since you're not paying for this VPS it will be built on
> our slowest, oldest hardware in order to keep the fast VPS available for
> paying users.
>
> Your reasons for not being able to pay for your VPS are that you're only
> 15, don't have any income, and your parents won't let you get a credit card
> until you're 18. We will provide the VPS for free for now, but if you
> appreciate the service we encourage you to start paying a fair price for
> your VPS when you're able to. You can even take some cash to a convenience
> store, buy a Visa gift card, and make a payment that way. If you find a way
> to start paying for your VPS we can move you to our fastest hardware as
> well.
>
> We are also going to require you to put a "Powered by HelioHost" link on
> your hosting service with a link for people to purchase a VPS of their own
> if they want. We can work with you to create the official image if you have
> an image size that works best for you. We would also like to feature your
> story on our main website as a testimonial letting people know how we're
> helping you.
>
> Once again, we would also like to warn you that you're responsible for
> making sure your VPS and all content on it doesn't violate our terms of
> service which can be found at https://heliohost.org/terms Since you're
> using one of our IP addresses we will receive abuse reports regarding your
> VPS, and any issue will result in immediate termination of the free VPS.
>
> Will the Ubuntu 24 operating system work for you, or would you prefer a
> different OS? Let us know.
>
> HelioHost
> https://heliohost.org
> https://helionet.org
>

[Krydos]

No, the "Powered by HelioHost" doesn't have to be on every page, but it should be on your main homepage, and your signup page.

Yes, if someone is below 13 that would violate our terms of service.

That's fine if you want to restrict your services to only those 18 years old or younger, but it's fine if you have adults use your service as well.

The old Stevie is fully powered off, and isn't running anything. He's just sitting in our cabinet ready to be handed to the recycler. The new Stevie hasn't been purchased yet. The server you will be on is named Lucie, not that it matters really. Here is a link to her on our wiki https://wiki.helionet.org/Lucie

The next step is to go to https://heliohost.org/password/ and submit a username and password you want to use on your Ubuntu 22 VPS. Let us know once the username and password are submitted.

[HelioHost]

If someone's parent or older sibling signs up for them, would that still
violate the TOS? I was hoping to have younger audiences (10-12) using
this...

On Wed, Feb 5, 2025 at 2:18?PM HelioHost Support
wrote:

> No, the "Powered by HelioHost" doesn't have to be on every page, but it
> should be on your main homepage, and your signup page. Yes, if someone is
> below 13 that would violate our terms of service. That's fine if you want
> to restrict your services to only those 18 years old or younger, but it's
> fine if you have adults use your service as well. The old Stevie is fully
> powered off, and isn't running anything. He's just sitting in our cabinet
> ready to be handed to the recycler. The new Stevie hasn't been purchased
> yet. The server you will be on is named Lucie, not that it matters really.
> Here is a link to her on our wiki https://wiki.helionet.org/Lucie The
> next step is to go to https://heliohost.org/password/ and submit a
> username and password you want to use on your Ubuntu 22 VPS. Let us know
> once the username and password are submitted.
>
> You may view the status of your ticket by visiting:
>
> https://helionet.org/index/index.php?showtopic=63519
>
> Thank you,
> HelioHost support
> https://heliohost.org/
> https://helionet.org/
>
>

[HelioHost]

I have submitted the username dagriffpatchfan_host and a password as
requested :) Once again, thank you for your assistance :D

On Wed, Feb 5, 2025 at 2:23?PM Dad Shylon wrote:

> If someone's parent or older sibling signs up for them, would that still
> violate the TOS? I was hoping to have younger audiences (10-12) using
> this...
>
> On Wed, Feb 5, 2025 at 2:18?PM HelioHost Support
> wrote:
>
>> No, the "Powered by HelioHost" doesn't have to be on every page, but it
>> should be on your main homepage, and your signup page. Yes, if someone is
>> below 13 that would violate our terms of service. That's fine if you want
>> to restrict your services to only those 18 years old or younger, but it's
>> fine if you have adults use your service as well. The old Stevie is fully
>> powered off, and isn't running anything. He's just sitting in our cabinet
>> ready to be handed to the recycler. The new Stevie hasn't been purchased
>> yet. The server you will be on is named Lucie, not that it matters really.
>> Here is a link to her on our wiki https://wiki.helionet.org/Lucie The
>> next step is to go to https://heliohost.org/password/ and submit a
>> username and password you want to use on your Ubuntu 22 VPS. Let us know
>> once the username and password are submitted.
>>
>> You may view the status of your ticket by visiting:
>>
>> https://helionet.org/index/index.php?showtopic=63519
>>
>> Thank you,
>> HelioHost support
>> https://heliohost.org/
>> https://helionet.org/
>>
>>

[Krydos]

No one under 13 can use any service we provide. That includes your free VPS. You can't store any private information of anyone under 13 in your database that is hosted on our servers. If you find out that someone below the age of 13 has lied about their age and created an account anyways, you must delete their data as soon as you find out, and ban them from using it again until they are 13 or above.

If you want to abandon your free VPS and use some other service to host your control panel here are the laws you would have to follow in order to have users below the age of 13 https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/rules/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule-coppa

[Krydos]

Your VPS has been created and you should have just received an email with the IPv4 and IPv6, etc. The username you submitted had invalid characters and was too long, so I just made it dagriffpatchfanh instead.