Summer Host Starter Pack Giveaway! Plus $8/yr Shared, $2/mo Resellers, Cheap WHMCS Licenses

NameCrane · July 20

We've had a busy few months at NameCrane since the transition from BuyShared. We've built a bunch of new tools, added features, and there's much more to come.

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Thread Breakdown
* New At NameCrane
* NameCrane Hosting Features
* Shared Web Hosting - From $8/yr
* DirectAdmin Reseller Hosting - From $2/mo
* cPanel Reseller Hosting - From $3/mo
* Crates - Semi-Dedicated Hosting
* WHMCS Licenses - From $8.29/mo
* NameCrane Reviews
* Summer Host Giveaway (FREE STUFF)

New At NameCrane

Migration Center has launched

Self-serve migration tool hosted inside our billing portal, allowing cPanel to cPanel transfers (reseller or shared), cPanel to DirectAdmin transfers, and now DirectAdmin to DirectAdmin transfers. Still in beta but our customers have migrated well over 1000 accounts already - bulk migrating away from other cPanel hosts to our cPanel/DA Crates and Reseller Hosting.

cPanel to cPanel Migrations

Move a single shared account or entire reseller account over to NameCrane with login details and a few clicks. We support single account moves, single account to reseller, and reseller to reseller moves.

cPanel to DirectAdmin Migrations

Highly requested feature from those looking to save on cPanel license fees. Our system allows you to plugin cPanel shared/reseller credentials and it'll automatically start backups, transfer them, convert to DA-compatible backups and restore them in your account.

NEW - DirectAdmin to DirectAdmin Migrations

By popular demand, we've also added DA to DA transfers through the Migration Center interface. Making it even easier to handle migrations from your old host over to us. Full support for single user Shared and bulk multi-user Reseller account moves as well.

NEW - Redis Support On All Plans

We've cooked up a custom Redis implementation available on all plans (cPanel AND DirectAdmin), allowing for a custom (sandboxed) Redis instance per account accessible via unix socket. We've also compiled in Redisearch if you're using an app that can take advantage of it.

Works great out of the box with the LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin. Put that extra ram to good use.

NEW - 'Unblock IP'/Firewall Whitelist Feature

We've redesigned our IP whitelist tool so you can remove node-level blocks on customer IPs from the billing portal. You can also whitelist your IP permanently on all your hosting plans in one shot. Blocks are more rare with our new firewall system, but it's even easier to clear them up when they do happen.

NEW - WHMCS Licenses Now Available

Customers demanded it - so we made it happen. We've decided to start selling WHMCS licenses at very affordable prices. They're available to all customers with an active shared/reseller/crate service at effectively passthrough pricing. WHMCS Starter (250 customer) licenses start at just $8.29/month. These are internal licenses and must be hosted with NameCrane.

NEW - IPv6 Fully Rolled Out

IPv6 is now available on all plans in all locations. You're automatically assigned a single address out of a unique /64 per account. cPanel Resellers/Crates get an additional unique IP on a /64 per account. DirectAdmin Resellers/Crates share a single IP by default, but more can be assigned to you at no cost - just ticket for more.

NameCrane Hosting Features (All Plans)

Node Hardware

AMD Ryzen 7900 CPU
RAID 1 Enterprise NVMe Storage
DDR5 Memory
10 Gigabit Networking

Locations Available

US West (Las Vegas, NV)
US East (New York City, NY)
EU (Luxembourg)
UK (London, UK)

Standard Features

DirectAdmin or cPanel Control Panel
Unmetered Bandwidth
SSH Access
LiteSpeed Enterprise Web Server w/ LSCache
CloudLinux with generous LVE limits
PHP Selector - 8.x, 7.x, 5.x
Redis Object Cache
Softaculous Automated Software Installer
IPv6 Support by default (IP from unique /64 per account)
Offsite Backups (JetBackup)
Emails relayed via Mail.baby

LVE/Resource Limits Per Plan

Shared Web Hosting Plans

Shared 5G
Host 5 Websites
5GB NVMe Storage
1 CPU Core/1GB Ram
Unmetered Bandwidth
DirectAdmin Shared 5G - $8/year

Shared 15G
Host 25 Websites
15GB NVMe Stroage
1 CPU Core/1GB Ram
Unmetered Bandwidth
DirectAdmin Shared 15G - $13/year

Shared 25G
Host Unlimited Websites
25GB NVMe Stroage
1 CPU Core/2GB Ram
Unmetered Bandwidth
DirectAdmin Shared 25G - $15/year ($3.75/quarter)
cPanel Shared 25G - $18/year ($4.50/quarter)

Shared 50G
Host Unlimited Websites
50GB NVMe Stroage
1.5 CPU Cores/3GB Ram
Unmetered Bandwidth
DirectAdmin Shared 50G - $2.50/month
cPanel Shared 50G - $3/month

See All DirectAdmin Shared Plans Here
See All cPanel Shared Plans Here

DirectAdmin Reseller Hosting Plans

DirectAdmin Reseller Plans
Unlimited DirectAdmin Accounts
20, 50 or 125GB Storage
1 CPU Core/2GB Ram per account (LVE limits)
Unmetered Bandwidth
FREE Blesta Billing Platform License (1 per active service)
WHMCS Licenses from $8.29/mo

DA Reseller 20G - $2/mo
DA Reseller 50G - $4/mo
DA Reseller 125G - $7/mo

cPanel Reseller Hosting Plans

cPanel/WHM Reseller Plans
2 Included Accounts (Reseller user + 1 Add-on)
Additional cPanel Accounts: $1.75/mo per 5 accounts
20, 50 or 125GB Storage
1 CPU Core/2GB Ram per account (LVE limits)
Unmetered Bandwidth
FREE Blesta Billing Platform License (1 per active service)
WHMCS Licenses from $8.29/mo

cPanel Reseller 20G - $3/mo
cPanel Reseller 50G - $5/mo

See All cPanel Reseller Plans Here

Additional cPanel User Accounts: $1.75/mo per 5 accounts. Available during checkout, can also be upgraded/added later.

NameCrane Crates - Semi-Dedicated Hosting Plans

High resource semi-dedicated managed hosting plans - cPanel or DirectAdmin. All reseller features. Customize LVE limits per sub-account.

Open a ticket and mention this LES thread after ordering for a free dedicated IP on any Crate 500G or larger plan.

See All NameCrane Crate Plans

WHMCS Licenses, Blesta & Add-Ons

Require active NameCrane hosting service. Internal license, must be hosted on NameCrane.

WHMCS Starter - 250 Accounts, Branded - $8.29/mo
WHMCS Plus - 250 Accounts, Unbranded - $12.49/mo
See all WHMCS Licenses here

Blesta License - Free, 1 per account with active service

Dedicated IPv4 - $5/mo each (open ticket to order). OR FREE with Crate 500G (or larger) plan purchase (ticket and mention this offer)

NameCrane Reviews

We want to highlight a few recent reviews from across the web about NameCrane. You can also check the latest NameCrane customer reviews on TrustPilot. https://www.trustpilot.com/review/namecrane.com

GetParanoid on LET:

I picked up a shared DA plan to do some testing last week, shit is wicked fast to say the least. Ryzen 7900 is kicking ass.

xpreboun on LET:

They are great. I moved to NameCrane cPanel Shared 25G from NameCheap's Stellar Business plan, and I did not notice any significant difference performance-wise. There is a significant difference in price: Namecheap charges 216.88 / 2 yrs vs Namecrane 36 / 2 yrs. I won't say Namecheap's plan is a rip off because they are way cheaper than SiteGround and GoDaddy. They are in that price range / market for a reason, and my wallet definitely want me to pay less.

The resource limits (other than disk storage and burstable CPU) are either higher or equal on Shared 25G plan compared to Stellar Business. My sites are also now on IPv6 (which is not offered by Namecheap) after opening a ticket.

Erisa on LET:

Props to brother in crane @Francisco for the migration tool, used it to pull an old cpanel account over to Namecrane and everything worked perfectly first try.

jlet88 on LET:

I have tried out @NameCrane services and I have to say they are quite simply the best shared hosting I've ever tested. Performance was excellent in my brief time, but the thing that surprised me the most was the responsiveness, professionalism, and knowledge of the staff, given the pricing model of the service. This is highly unusual in my experience. If they can actually keep that up long-term, they will be setting a very high bar indeed. So big tip of the hat to the whole @NameCrane team, bravo, and well done!

I can't honestly speak to the long-term reliability of course, but my brief experience has demonstrated the high level you can achieve for a very reasonable price. They will be receiving my vote next year as among the Best of LET.

Summer Host Starter Pack Giveaway

Let's kick summer off right with some freebies for the LES-bians. We're giving away 3 prizes. See entry details below. Here's what's up for grabs:

1st Prize

You could go home with one of our brand new high performance Semi-Dedicated Hosting Crate plans. Get yourself a free Blesta licenses or pick up a cheap WHMCS license from us and start slinging some offers.

NameCrane Crate 250G Plan Free For 1 Year - cPanel or DirectAdmin (your choice) - $180 Value

2nd & 3rd Place Prizes

Your choice between: cPanel/DA 50G Shared Hosting Account OR cPanel/DA Reseller 20G plan - Free For 1 Year - Up to $36 Value

How To Enter

Complete The Giveaway Entry Form HERE

Entry Requirements

1 entry per person. You will need to provide your LES username for verification. Communication with winners will be done via LES DMs.
You must be an active LES user with an account at least 30 days old, and 5 non-spammy posts.
Giveaway is open until July 31st, 2024 at 11:59pm PDT. All entries submitted after the deadline will be removed before drawing.

How We Draw Winners

On/after August 1st, 2024: We will collect all entries in the form and de-duplicate them, then we will randomize the full entry list, and then use random.org to draw our 3 winners. Entries selected that don't qualify will be discarded and re-drawn. Prizes will be handed out in order from largest to smallest. Winners will be contacted via LES direct message during the first week of August.

Other Chances To Win

We're running offers at the OGF every couple of weeks throughout the summer to win similar prizes. Make sure to check those out to win things like a free WHMCS license for a year as well as crates, shared and reseller hosting accounts!

localhost · July 20

Woohoo

treesmokah · July 20

cock and balls

NameCrane · July 20

Bonus Meme Giveaway

For every 20 'Thanks' that the main offer post above gets, we'll giveaway a DA Shared 15G plan.

We'll use the 'Thanks' username list and do a separate draw. Rules above (30+ day old account, 5 non-spammy posts) still apply. If we draw someone who doesn't meet requirements, the entry will be discarded and re-drawn.

Bonus Bonus Giveaway

1 random person who 'Thanks' this comment (the one you're reading) will get put into a draw for a single DA Shared 5G account as well. YOLO.

how · July 20

Thanks! According to the poll cPanel is still the choice of most people?

NameCrane · July 20

@how said:
Thanks! According to the poll cPanel is still the choice of most people?

So far, yeah. Only 5 votes though.

I proposed the same question on LET and these were the results:

budi1413 · July 20

scared to reply

isenganime · July 21

Thanks

Ganonk · July 21

i'm in 🤠

nyamenk · July 21

Count me in

BruhGamer12 · July 21

I'll try it out

dosai · July 21

Meow

nick_ · July 21

Premium hosting. I'm surprised to see people prefer DA over cPanel considering cPanel is more expensive. Both are great though.

sh97 · July 21

@dosai said:
Meow

Woof

Ympker · July 21

Hola

lapua · July 21

count on me.
do crane images increase the chances?
have a nice one.

lapua · July 21

ffm

removed by me.

bikegremlin · July 21

@lapua said:
count on me.
do crane images increase the chances?
have a nice one.

I would say that bump-to-top comment/meme spam increases the chances of a topic getting locked or (re)moved.

lapua · July 21

@bikegremlin said:

@lapua said:
count on me.
do crane images increase the chances?
have a nice one.

I would say that bump-to-top comment/meme spam increases the chances of a topic getting locked or (re)moved.

ops!
too bad. i drove to the shithole frankfurt to photograph the cranes of the sinking.
pic removed!

dgc1980 · July 21

lol love the title,classic. but a year for $8 is too long, I expect my customers to be shafted after 3 months, can I pay $2 for 3 months?

nick_ · July 21

@dgc1980 said:
lol love the title,classic. but a year for $8 is too long, I expect my customers to be shafted after 3 months, can I pay $2 for 3 months?

You can pay $3.75/quarter for a 25gb plan.

Francisco · July 21

@dgc1980 said:
lol love the title,classic. but a year for $8 is too long, I expect my customers to be shafted after 3 months, can I pay $2 for 3 months?

We aren’t going anywhere. We’ve invested a ton of cash already and are days away from being fully accredited with ICANN.

That’s not an easy task. There isn’t very many of them in the world and even fewer still trading.

Francisco

imok · July 21

Is there flan here?

dgc1980 · July 21

@Francisco said:

@dgc1980 said:
lol love the title,classic. but a year for $8 is too long, I expect my customers to be shafted after 3 months, can I pay $2 for 3 months?

We aren’t going anywhere. We’ve invested a ton of cash already and are days away from being fully accredited with ICANN.

That’s not an easy task. There isn’t very many of them in the world and even fewer still trading.

Francisco

I didnt mean you being a summerhost, I meant it as the summer host starter pack as you are offering me a service to sell as a new start up to so I could scam customers

ionut · July 22

Awesome provider.

webhostingservers · July 25

nice offers namecrane!

NameCrane · July 25

Odds are looking pretty good for you guys on the main giveaway. Like 20% of the entries so far of OGF.

_MS_ · July 25

@NameCrane said: NameCrane Crate 250G Plan Free For 1 Year - cPanel or DirectAdmin (your choice) - $180 Value

Rather than offering such a huge value deal (trial), maybe, offer some percentage (25%?) recurring discounts on one of the plans (with yearly payments), excluding $8 yearly obviously as it's already so cheap. Or, tiered discounts, like 50% off for the first, 25 for the second, and 15 for the third prize winner?
Or, offer the option to convert some percentage of the winning prize Value (50%?) to Credits if the winner has no use for the resources of a Crate?

Anyway, GLWS.

root · July 25

Not_Oles · July 25

Me too! Thanks and best wishes!

Freek · July 26

LES Go!