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tomamber

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Looking for hosting for an online document archive
« on: November 12, 2026, 08:46:14 AM »
I'm helping a local historical association create an online archive where visitors can browse old photographs, scanned documents, and historical records. The website will be built with WordPress, and storage space will be an important consideration as the collection grows. We also need daily backups and DDoS protection to keep the archive safe. I recently came across hostpro.com. Would their shared hosting be suitable for this project, or should we consider something more powerful?

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Re: Looking for hosting for an online document archive
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2026, 03:23:55 PM »
Deals from operavps.com are full-featured and cheap.
Their support people are very attentive. I also have good feedbacks from visitors in regards to the server response time, which is most important for me. So far, everything seems to be meeting my expectations.

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Re: Looking for hosting for an online document archive
« Reply #2 on: Today at 04:58:53 AM »
For a project like this, I’d look at Fresh Roasted Hosting as another option. They offer affordable hosting with helpful human support, daily backups, and DDoS protection. Their VPS plans may be worth considering if the archive grows and you need more storage and resources over time. I’d also suggest checking their storage options before choosing a plan.

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Re: Looking for hosting for an online document archive
« Reply #3 on: Today at 01:56:49 PM »
When planning a migration, having backups available for more than a few days can be reassuring. HostPro provides daily backups with a 30-day retention period, so there is some history available if a problem appears later. Their VPS also uses NVMe storage. If the migration is coming up soon, BF26 offers 20% off hosting and VPS through November 30.