Hosting4OpenSim, a digital world internet hosting firm, has introduced its grand opening. Based in December 2022 by three buddies from Mexico, the US, and Brazil, the corporate goals to turn into the main supplier for OpenSim internet hosting companies.
As a part of its launch, the corporate is providing a deal to the subsequent 9 prospects who reply, with free setup in the event that they use the coupon code hosting10 when ordering. Setup is generally $50.
In response to Josh Boam, CEO at AviWorlds, and each the CEO and CFO of the brand new internet hosting firm, Hosting4OpenSim presents a variety of companies, together with full grid setups, non-public grid setups, cash servers, and numerous plug-ins for OpenSim, together with a cash server that allows transactions and permits customers to purchase and promote land and objects within the digital world.
The cash server is suitable with each Podex and Gloebits, Boam informed Hypergrid Enterprise.
The system additionally comes with fundamental web site performance, he added, together with new consumer registrations.
“We’ve a customized splash web page,” he mentioned. “This web page provides you slideshow which you could load with all of your favourite photos. It additionally contains grid statistics and area info in addition to some beginning areas.”
The corporate additionally supplies an internet search characteristic that permits customers to view gadgets of their grid from an internet site and a customized area map placement system to simply discover the proper location for brand new areas.
Along with Boam, the brand new internet hosting firm has two different co-founders, Aaron Beck and Alex Silva. Between them, they’ve over ten years of expertise in OpenSim growth and server administration.
Costs begin at $80 per thirty days per non-public server with a $50 setup price, that features 16GB RAM and 200GB SSD M.2 NVMe, 1GB limitless networking, backups included and root entry to the server. For the value, you get two free areas, upgradable to fifteen areas at $12.50 per 5 areas per thirty days, with a $5 setup price and bulk reductions. Full region rental rates are here and all the grid packages are here.
“We even have a managed internet hosting package deal the place when you select to not have something to do with the grid we are going to host it and handle every part for you,” Boam mentioned. “This service has a month-to-month price that relies on the quantity of assist requests required and begins out at $25 per thirty days. If the issue is on our finish, there isn’t any cost to repair the problem.”
Plus, every new grid comes with limitless assist in the course of the first week for all packages.
“Buyer assist is a large half in any enterprise,” Boam mentioned.
They already host 4 grids, together with AviWorlds, Vida Dupla, Virtual Melody, and A Break From Life.
There may be additionally a Test Grid up and operating for many who need to discover firm companies.
Digital Melody: Hosting4OpenSim is ‘on the ball’
One early buyer Virtual Melody, is making a neighborhood of dwell musicians, vocalists, and music lovers. The grid venues are open to the general public, however the grid itself is strictly by invitation solely and is particularly for musicians and their followers.
In response to Cathie Timian, the corporate’s founder, Digital Melody rents areas to musicians solely and presents restricted free land to followers and music lovers.
“Music connects us all,” Timian informed Hypergrid Enterprise.
Organising the grid was a fast and simple course of, Timian mentioned. She stuffed out the sign-up type, despatched the fee, and the migration to Hosting4OpenSim solely took one and a half hours. Timian pays her month-to-month server price through PayPal and stories that it is vitally simple.
Timian selected Hosting4OpenSim.com for its dependable internet hosting companies and the experience of CEO Josh Boam, whom she had labored with for nearly three years when she beforehand rented land on AviWorlds.
“Josh is a simple, trustworthy man,” says Timian. “He’s respectful and is genuinely involved with the wants of his prospects.”
Timian stories that the corporate is “on the ball” and is educated, getting issues executed shortly and successfully. She has had no points with the corporate and would extremely suggest it to anybody.
“I’m very pleased with their server service and would extremely suggest them to anybody,” she mentioned. “I’ve haven’t had any points with this firm but.”
She had area export recordsdata, within the type of OARs, able to go. Your complete strategy of switching to the brand new internet hosting firm took 24 hours.
She had tried one other internet hosting firm first, however couldn’t get commerce working. Gloebit, the main OpenSim fee supplier, didn’t reply, and the earlier internet hosting firm didn’t know how you can set up Podex, the highest different.
“Josh and Alex had me up and operating inside 24 hours,” she mentioned, “full with voice and commerce. I had requested for areas to be added and it was executed instantly. I additionally requested for a specific ban positioned and it was executed instantly.”
There was additionally an issue with a griefer that was promptly dealt with, she mentioned. “That Pricilla character additionally confirmed up on the grid and we acquired the MAC deal with they usually added that to their listing instantly too.”
The grid’s calendar of events can be found here and its hypergrid deal with is login.virtualmelody.internet:8002.
A Break from Life encompasses a farm, a mall, a seaside, video games, and a working farm
Startup grid A Break From Life is absolutely open to the general public, founder Megan Cline informed Hypergrid Enterprise.
“We’ve an excellent mall to buy at,” she mentioned. “We’ve a the farm you’ll be able to work on if you want too. We’ve Fairy Land. We even have the Seashore. We even have a recreation space.”
She mentioned that Boam and his crew had been at all times there once they had been wanted to get issues fastened.
“The servers are dependable,” she added.
Gloebit didn’t get again to her about offering digital forex for the grid, so she opted for Podex as a substitute. “We love them they’re so good. It was simple to quick and simple to put in.”
The grid’s hypergrid deal with is login.abreakfromlife.
