DirectAdmin hosting, free for 30 days and specified honestly

The full DirectAdmin panel on NVMe storage, with Softaculous, free SSL and modern PHP. Here is exactly what the platform runs, what the limits are, and who it suits.

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  • No card to start
  • No setup fee
  • Then £0.99/month

What it costs, from day one

Nothing to pay for the first 30 days, and no card needed to start. After that, £0.99 a month if you decide to stay.

  1. Today £0

    Create your account and get a complete hosting account. No card details are asked for.

  2. Days 1 to 30 £0

    Build your site and use every feature. Nothing is charged during the free period.

  3. Day 31 onwards £0.99/month

    Only if you choose to continue. Pay the first monthly invoice and your hosting carries on unchanged.

No setup fee, no hidden charges and no price rise after the first year. A domain isn’t included: bring one you already own (how to connect it). How the 30 free days work

What the platform actually provides

Every figure below is published as a number rather than described as generous, so you can check it against your own project before you sign up.

Traxio DirectAdmin hosting specification
SpecificationIncluded
Control panelDirectAdmin (Evolution theme)
Storage3GB NVMe SSD
Bandwidth100GB per month
Primary domains1 (bring your own)
SubdomainsIncluded
PHP7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 — switchable per domain
DatabasesOne MySQL / MariaDB database with phpMyAdmin (extra databases £0.99 one-off)
SSLFree, automatically issued and renewed
EmailOne email account on your domain (extra accounts £0.99 one-off), IMAP/POP3/webmail
File accessBrowser file manager, FTP, SFTP and SSH (port 26628)
Cron jobsYes, from one-minute intervals
One-click installsSoftaculous (400+ applications)
BackupsDaily offsite backups, plus self-service backups from the panel
Other runtimesNode.js and Python supported (several versions of each); no Ruby
Server locationMontreal, Canada
Support modelKnowledge base, then an AI help desk (escalated tickets go to a person)
PriceFree for 30 days, then £0.99/month

Who this is and is not for

A good fit for

  • Personal blogs and portfolios
  • Small business brochure sites
  • New and growing forums
  • Static sites and documentation
  • Small PHP projects and client work
  • Staging and development environments
  • People learning web development

Not a good fit for

  • Sites with heavy or spiky traffic
  • Video or large file hosting
  • Applications needing root or Docker
  • Ruby projects, or anything needing root access
  • Anything requiring guaranteed support response
  • Business-critical e-commerce
  • Agencies hosting many client domains

DirectAdmin for beginners

DirectAdmin is the control panel where you manage your hosting in a browser. You don’t need any technical background to use it.

Most people only ever use a handful of screens: the file manager, email accounts, the Softaculous app installer, databases and the PHP version setting. The help centre has a guide for each first job:

Cheap DirectAdmin hosting that stays cheap

DirectAdmin’s lower licensing cost is part of why Traxio can charge £0.99 a month, and that is the renewal price too, not an introductory rate. Traxio is a UK-based provider, and every account uses DirectAdmin. If you’re weighing it up against other panels, DirectAdmin vs cPanel compares the two honestly.

Simple web hosting for £0.99 a month

One plan with everything included. Your first 30 days are free with no card required, then it’s £0.99 a month if you choose to continue — with no setup fee and no price rise at renewal.

The hosting is self-managed through DirectAdmin, with a large knowledge base and an AI help desk that escalates to a person when needed. That’s how the price stays this low.

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Traxio web hosting

  • 3GB NVMe disk spaceIncluded
  • 100GB bandwidth a monthIncluded
  • DirectAdmin control panelIncluded
  • Free SSL, issued and renewed automaticallyIncluded
  • An email account on your own domainIncluded
  • One-click WordPress and 400+ appsIncluded
  • FTP, SFTP and a browser file managerIncluded
  • A MySQL database with phpMyAdminIncluded
  • PHP 7.4 to 8.3, switchable per domainIncluded
  • Cron jobs and daily offsite backupsIncluded

First 30 days£0.00

Then, per month£0.99

No setup fee. No VAT or card fees added.

Frequently asked questions

It’s self-managed shared hosting. We maintain the server, the operating system, PHP, MySQL, the mail stack and DirectAdmin itself; you manage your own account and website through the panel. What you do not get is development support for the site you build on it — we cover the hosting, not your code.
In a data centre in Montreal, Canada, on Traxio’s DirectAdmin hosting platform. Cloudflare is supported if you want static files served from nearer your visitors, and passes our automated domain checks; other CDNs and proxies aren’t supported. Our hosting platform
One domain is included, with subdomains, so a staging or docs subdomain is fine. Extra domains are a £0.99 one-off add-on, and every site shares the account’s storage and bandwidth.
3GB NVMe storage, 100GB bandwidth per month, and fair-use limits on CPU and memory typical of shared hosting. These are published rather than hidden in a terms document, and we would rather you check them against your needs before signing up.
Node.js and Python, yes: you can run apps on several versions of each, alongside PHP and MySQL. Ruby isn’t supported, and anything needing root access wants a VPS rather than shared hosting.
Yes, generated from DirectAdmin on demand and downloadable. It is in DirectAdmin’s standard format, which most other DirectAdmin hosts can restore directly. Traxio also takes daily offsite backups, but they are a courtesy rather than a guarantee: keeping your own copies is your responsibility.
Yes. Every new Traxio account is free for 30 days with no card needed, and it’s the full DirectAdmin account, not a demo. After that it’s £0.99 a month if you keep it.
Yes. It’s a menu-driven panel in your browser, and the everyday jobs (email, files, WordPress, databases) are a few clicks each. The DirectAdmin guides cover each one step by step.
Your login link, username and password are in your welcome email. The panel runs on port 2222. How to log in to DirectAdmin
Traxio’s DirectAdmin hosting is £0.99 a month after 30 free days, billed monthly, with no renewal rise. When comparing, check the renewal price and whether you get the full DirectAdmin panel with Softaculous, email and SSL, or a reduced version.

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