Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, absolutely! Our Pixy plan is completely free for students and learners, with no hidden costs, no credit card required, and it's free forever. Our mission is to support education, and we sustain this through optional paid upgrades for users who need more advanced resources.

You typically need a valid academic email address (.edu, .ac.in, etc.) or a Gmail address to sign up for our free Pixy plan. This helps us verify your student status and keep the service accessible to genuine learners.

The free Pixy plan is designed for a single website, perfect for your first project or portfolio. If you need to host multiple websites, our affordable Neu or Algon plans offer increased resources and multi-site support.

We support a wide range of web technologies including PHP, MySQL databases, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and popular CMS platforms like WordPress (with one-click installer). Our LiteSpeed web server ensures excellent performance for these technologies.

No, never! We are committed to providing a clean and professional hosting environment. We will never place any ads, banners, or forced links on your website, even on the free plan.

Yes, you can! You can easily connect your own custom domain name (purchased from any registrar) to your HostMaji account by updating your nameservers. We also offer free subdomains if you don't have a domain yet.

Our free Pixy plan includes access to our 24/7 community support forums and a comprehensive knowledge base. Here, you can find answers, tutorials, and get help from fellow users and HostMaji team members. Paid plans offer dedicated email and priority support.

CyberPanel is a modern and intuitive web hosting control panel. It's beneficial for students because it simplifies website management (files, databases, emails, SSL) with a user-friendly interface, allowing you to focus on learning and building, not server administration.

Our free Pixy plan comes with unlimited bandwidth, meaning you don't have to worry about traffic spikes for your learning projects. We aim to provide a worry-free environment for your web development journey.

While you can experiment with e-commerce platforms for learning purposes on the free plan, it's not recommended for live production stores due to resource limitations. For stable e-commerce, we suggest upgrading to our Neu or Algon plans which offer more power and dedicated resources.

The free Pixy plan is ideal for static websites, personal portfolios, academic assignments, small blogs, learning new frameworks, and testing web development concepts. It's your perfect sandbox for skill development!

HostMaji provides free Let's Encrypt SSL certificates with all hosting plans, including the free one. You can easily install and activate it through your CyberPanel dashboard with just a few clicks, ensuring your website is secure with HTTPS.

Yes, absolutely! As your projects grow and require more resources, you can seamlessly upgrade from the free Pixy plan to our affordable Neu or Algon plans directly from your client area. We make scaling easy.

We take security seriously. While the free plan is robust, we recommend implementing your own website security best practices (e.g., strong passwords, updated CMS, security plugins for WordPress). Our servers are regularly maintained and secured, and paid plans offer daily backups for extra peace of mind.

Yes, the free Pixy plan includes support for one MySQL database, which is sufficient for most student projects, small blogs, or dynamic websites. Our paid plans offer more databases if you need them for larger or multiple projects.

Account activation is usually instant upon successful signup and email verification. You'll receive your login details shortly after, allowing you to start building your website right away.

We strive for high availability across all our services. While our free plan doesn't come with a strict SLA, we maintain robust infrastructure to ensure your projects are online. Our paid plans offer a 99.9% uptime guarantee.

Yes, our hosting environment fully supports PHP, allowing you to deploy and run your custom PHP applications and frameworks. You can manage your PHP versions and settings through CyberPanel.

You can reset your CyberPanel password through your HostMaji client area. If you encounter any issues, our support team can assist you with the password reset process.

While HostMaji focuses on providing hosting infrastructure, our parent company, SoftMaji InfoTech, offers a range of web development and IT training courses in Lucknow. You can visit their website for more details on available programs.