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Simple Machines Forum Hosting

Launch a lightweight community forum with Simple Machines Forum (SMF) – one-click install, spam protection and free SSL included.

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Simple Machines Forum at CheapTopHost

Simple Machines Forum, usually called SMF, is free forum software with a reputation for being light, stable and easy to administer. It has powered communities of every size for many years, from small hobby groups to large fan and support forums.

SMF offers everything a classic message board needs: categories and boards, member groups with detailed permissions, private messages, polls, attachments and a moderation centre that helps your team keep discussions friendly. Themes change the look of your forum, and a large catalogue of modifications adds extra features such as shoutboxes, galleries or extra profile fields.

Because SMF is efficient, it runs very well on our Linux hosting. Our installer creates the database and configuration for you, and our anti-bot protection, spam filtering and automatic malware scans help keep spam accounts and malicious traffic away from your community.

Your benefits

Light and quick

SMF's efficient code combined with optimised PHP-FPM keeps your forum responsive, even with many members online.

Moderation made easier

Anti-bot protection reduces spam registrations so your moderators can focus on the community.

Reliable notifications

Send reply and registration emails from a mailbox at your own forum domain.

Customise freely

Upload themes and modifications via FTP or the file manager whenever you like.

Hosting plans for Simple Machines Forum

Simple Machines Forum can be installed with one click on every Linux hosting plan.

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Linux Small

Up to 10 websites

€17.85/ month

incl. 19 % VAT

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Daily premium backups included

Up to 10 websites
Unlimited SSD storage
Unlimited bandwidth
Unlimited visits
Up to 10 MySQL databases
Free SSL certificates
Up to 10 × 10 GB mailboxes
Up to 10 FTP accounts
Up to 10 subdomains
Up to 10 domains
80+ one-click app installs
Git version control
Automatic core updates

Linux Business

Up to 50 websites

€59.50/ month

incl. 19 % VAT

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Daily premium backups included

Up to 50 websites
Unlimited SSD storage
Unlimited bandwidth
Unlimited visits
Up to 50 MySQL databases
Free SSL certificates
Up to 50 × 10 GB mailboxes
Up to 50 FTP accounts
Up to 50 subdomains
Up to 50 domains
80+ one-click app installs
Git version control
Automatic core updates

Linux Unlimited

Up to 1000 websites

€357.00/ month

incl. 19 % VAT

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Daily premium backups included

Up to 1000 websites
Unlimited SSD storage
Unlimited bandwidth
Unlimited visits
Up to 1000 MySQL databases
Free SSL certificates
Up to 1000 × 10 GB mailboxes
Up to 1000 FTP accounts
Up to 1000 subdomains
Up to 1000 domains
80+ one-click app installs
Git version control
Automatic core updates

Business customer? Show prices excl. VAT

All prices in euros. Consumer prices include 19 % German VAT. Business customers in other EU countries with a valid VAT ID are invoiced net (reverse charge).

Frequently asked questions

Is Simple Machines Forum free?

Yes. SMF is free software. With CheapTopHost you only pay for your hosting plan, and the forum installation itself costs nothing extra.

Can I import an existing forum into SMF?

SMF provides converters for several other forum systems. If you already run an SMF forum elsewhere, our free migration service can move it to CheapTopHost.

How do I protect my forum against spam?

Combine SMF's own registration and verification settings with our anti-bot protection and spam filtering for a strong defence against automated sign-ups.

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