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Project Support Program

A free server
for your project

Limited number of places

Up to 3 months of free VPS

Early-stage projects rarely have the budget for solid infrastructure. We are ready to cover that part: we give you a free VPS for up to 3 months and, in return, ask for just one honest piece about your experience with our service.

If you are building a startup, a creative project or a young business, or making great open source, this program is for you.

How to apply

WHAT YOU GET

KVM server on NVMe

2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM and 40 GB of storage. Enough for small websites, apps, bots and test environments.

Power on request

Heavy backend, a large database or a resource-hungry task? Describe it in your application. For interesting projects we are ready to provide a more powerful server for free.

Migration help

Our support team will carefully move your project to our servers free of charge.

Priority support

Your requests get priority for the whole time you are in the program.

WHAT WE ASK IN RETURN

Publish one piece within 14 days after your server goes live. Two weeks give you time to actually use the server and judge its speed instead of writing blind.

Formats to choose from

Case study or review

On your project blog or a relevant platform: dev.to, Medium, Hashnode and others.

Post or video

On your channel: why you chose us and how the migration went.

Honest comparison

With your previous provider.

Requirements

  • Real experience, no praise required
  • The piece stays published for at least 6 months
  • It contains an active link to our website

BONUS: REFERRAL LINK

Make the link to us a referral link. Generate it in your account, add it to your article and earn up to 20% commission on every user who rents a server on your recommendation. Your article keeps working for you.

WHO CAN APPLY

  • You or your project have an audience: from 1,000 subscribers or visitors a month, or from 100 GitHub stars for open source
  • The project is alive: content gets updated and code gets written. Placeholder sites are not accepted
  • The project complies with the law and our hosting rules

One server per person and project

HOW TO APPLY

01

Open a ticket

In your account, to the sales department, with the subject “Support program: project name”.

02

Answer 4 questions

They are listed below: about your project, resources, the piece and your audience.

03

Get a reply

The program curator reviews every application personally. We reply within 1–3 business days and give you server access right away.

Questions to answer

  1. 1.What your project is about and a link to it: website, channel, repository
  2. 2.What you plan to run and what resources you really need
  3. 3.Where and in what format you plan to publish about us
  4. 4.The size of your current audience: visitors, subscribers or GitHub stars

We take a limited number of projects so that each gets the best possible support.

FAQ

Is it really free?

Yes. The server is free for up to 3 months, and in return we ask for one honest piece about your experience with UFO.Hosting.


How do I apply?

In your account, open a ticket to the sales department with the subject “Support program: project name” and answer the 4 questions from this page.


Do I have to praise UFO.Hosting?

No. We want your real experience, praise is not required.


Where can I publish?

On your project blog, on platforms like dev.to or Medium, or on your channel. A case study, review, post, video or honest comparison with your previous provider all work.


How long do I have to publish?

14 days after your server goes live. The piece should stay online for at least 6 months and contain an active link to our website.


Can I get a more powerful server?

Yes. If your project has a heavy backend, a large database or a resource-hungry task, describe it in your application. For interesting projects we are ready to provide a more powerful server for free.


Can I get several servers?

No, one server per person and project.


Will you help with migration?

Yes, our support team will carefully move your project to our servers free of charge.


How does the referral link work?

Generate it in your account and add it to your piece. You earn up to 20% commission on every user who rents a server on your recommendation.


How fast do you review applications?

The program curator reviews every application personally. We reply within 1–3 business days.