extremely heavy use will not be allowed
VTChost is meant for small scale websites, extremely heavy use
(thousands of views per day) is not what this server is meant
for. you will be notified when your site is attracting a high
use and i will support you in transferring to another host if
needed. i won't just delete or drop you outright.
No illegal content
No illegal content will be allowed, if you are found to be
hosting illegal content your site and your account will be
deleted without warning. this includes but is not limited to
illegal downloads, inciting violence, targeted harassment,
sharing private data, etc.
Hosting of cat pictures is encouraged
Cats are our masters and overlords, any praise for cats is
greatly encouraged. when i notice you are hosting cat pictures i
may contact you with words of praise and honor.
support is free but limited
i offer you support with any of the services this webhost
offers, this includes setting up user accounts for access,
setting up password protected areas, setting up your domain's
DNS records, configuring your email application, etc. as a
general rule all services provided by this host come with
support. i may also support you with 3rd party programs and/or
systems but this is completely voluntary and may be refused. i
will never charge you for any support, it may also take a few
hours to get a response when you make a support request, i am a
human and need to sleep to.
no excessive ads or commercial activity
This service is a free service means for non-profit
organizations, i do allow for a low amount of ads, excessive use
of ads may lead to the removal of your account and site. i may
contact you if your ads is just a bit on a high side with the
request to take down a few of them, in case of commercial
activity i will outright remove your site. this service is not
meant for for-profit organizations, webshops are not allowed.
the only exception to this rule are non-profit charity
organizations that i will allow to set up a shop to raise funds
for the explicit purpose of improving the world or the lives of
those in need.
discrimination is strictly forbidden
Any discrimination, wich includes but is not limited to:
racism, sexism, homophobia, hate speech, misogyny, able-ism,
will NOT be tolerated, if the website is found to encourage or
host such content the site and account will be removed without
warning. in case your users post such content i expect you to
moderate it, should your users post such content i will contact
you to remove it, failing to remove it within a reasonable
timeframe (72 hours max) will lead to removal of your site.
fair use downloads are allowed, emphasis on fair
small scale legal downloads or the occasional download of
bigger files (smaller then 1GB in size) is allowed under a
fair use policy, examples are minecraft modpacks or save game
files. high bandwith use for long periods of time will not be
allowed. if this rule is violated, i will contact you to
resolve this issue, your site will not be removed without
warning and you will be notified and requested to solve the
problem.
abuse of the mail and/or SQL system is not allowed
email support and/or access to the SQL database system may be
provided if requested, abuse of these systems (eg: sending spam
mail or storing illegal information) will result in the removal
of your account and site, this service is not part of the
default package and has to be requested.
your contact email address has to be operational
in case of problems or just to ensure your site is still
wanted/active you may be contacted on your contact email
address, you are expected to reply within a reasonable timeframe
(72h max), failing to reply will lead to your site and account
being locked until you reply. if you change email address you
are expected to inform me about this to prevent your account
from being locked. you may use any email address that you like,
the only condition is that you reply when you are being
contacted.