[HH#588133] Plant Mapping Meetup Group

[HelioHost]

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Good afternoon,



I found your hosting and was hoping I could ask a few questions before
signing up. We have a google group professional org that is free and open to
all professionals interested in plant mapping. We have quarterly zoom calls
with lunch n learns we like to upload and share with everyone later.



Do you tink our professional group is a good fit for your service?

Will we need to buy a domain name and if so, any partners or recommendations
we should look into?



I'm trying to make future leadership in this group not have to carry a
costly burden while using services like yours that are there for the common
good. Many moons ago I bought my own domain and made a simple website for
something else, so I think I could sort out some technical aspects if
needed.



Thank you for your time, and thank you for making this service available and
accessible.



Jena



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[KazVee]

Hello! Thanks for your query. Our web hosting service is great for anyone who needs free web hosting, so you're welcome to try to sign up for a free Johnny account to give it a test drive to see if it'd suit your requirements. We have a page in our technical documentation Wiki here that offers some tips you can use when trying to get am account on Johnny: https://wiki.helionet.org/Signing_Up#Helpful_Tips_for_Getting_a_Free_Account_on_Johnny

The free accounts come with 1000 MB storage. It depends on the filesize of your Zoom recordings if this would be sufficient for you. If you find you need more storage, there is the option to make a one-time donation for more storage later on. You can read more about that here: https://wiki.helionet.org/Donations_for_Increased_Storage

In terms of purchasing your own domain, we have an affiliate agreement with Namecheap, so we recommend buying your domain with them. (I've also personally been a Namecheap customer for a few years, and they've been great!). If you use our affiliate link to sign up and register your domain, it won't cost you anything extra, but it helps HelioHost earn a bit of commission for the referral. Please note: You may need to disable your ad blocker or add the link to your allowlist, since some adblockers may flag it even though it's safe: https://heliohost.org/partners/namecheap 

In terms of the technical aspects of building your website, we have a strong community of web developers of all skill levels. If you get stuck on anything, you're welcome to make a post in the forum or hop into Discord to ask for help, and often other HelioHost users will be happy to jump in and try to help you out. 

I hope this helps, but please let us know if you have any other questions! Thanks!

[KazVee]

Hello! As a quick follow-on from my email: Apologies, I misread your question about domain names. Will you NEED to buy a domain name? No, you don't need to! We offer free domain names ending with ".helioho.st" or ".heliohost.us" that you can use. 

If you WANT to buy a domain name, now or later on, we'd recommend Namecheap, using their affiliate link that I sent before. 

Please feel free to reach out if you'd like more information on anything, or if you have any other questions. Thanks!