FTP, SFTP & browser upload
Use FileZilla, your editor’s deploy tool, or drag files straight into the DirectAdmin file manager.
Free HTML Hosting
Free HTML hosting. Upload your files, done.
No build pipeline, no framework, no database. Drag your HTML, CSS and images into the file manager and your site is live on your own domain with SSL. Free for 30 days, then £0.99 a month.
Exactly what “free” means here
- Free for 30 days. A full hosting account with nothing held back — no feature restrictions during the trial.
- No card details required to start. You can sign up and run your site for the whole 30 days without giving us any payment information.
- Nothing can be charged automatically, because we have nothing to charge. Payment details are only taken if you decide to continue.
- Then £0.99/month if you choose to carry on. That is the ongoing price — it does not rise after the first year.
- No setup fee and no hidden charges of any kind.
- You bring your own domain. Traxio does not sell domain names, so you will need one you already own or register elsewhere.
Four steps
Live in about ten minutes
1
Point your domain here
Update the nameservers at your registrar. Guides for the common ones are in the knowledgebase.
2
Open the file manager
Log into DirectAdmin and navigate to public_html. You can also connect with FileZilla over FTP or SFTP.
3
Upload your site
Drag files in, or upload a ZIP and extract it in place. Your entry point should be named index.html.
4
Check HTTPS
SSL is issued automatically once DNS resolves. Force HTTPS with a two-line .htaccess rule — we have the snippet in the knowledgebase.
Why static
The case for plain HTML
A static site is a stack of files the server hands over exactly as they are. Nothing is generated per request, nothing queries a database. This turns out to be a very good idea for a large proportion of websites.
They are fast. There is no PHP execution and no database round-trip, so response times are limited only by network and disk. On NVMe storage that is fast enough that further optimisation is mostly about image sizes.
They barely break. No plugins to update, no database to corrupt, no PHP version incompatibility to discover at 2am. A static site you built five years ago will still be serving today.
They are hard to attack. Most website compromises come through outdated CMS plugins or SQL injection. A site with no CMS and no database has very little surface to attack.
Who this suits
Portfolios, landing pages, documentation, brochure sites for small businesses, event pages, personal homepages, and anything generated by Hugo, Eleventy, Jekyll or Astro. Also a sensible choice if you are learning HTML and CSS and want somewhere real to put your work.
If you later need something dynamic — a contact form, a members area, a blog with a CMS — PHP and MySQL are already sitting there on the same account. You do not have to migrate anywhere.
Automatic HTTPS
Free SSL issued and renewed for you. No configuration and no annual reminder to forget.
.htaccess control
Custom 404 pages, redirects, clean URLs, cache headers and forced HTTPS — all standard Apache rules.
Email on your domain
A static site still needs a contactable address. Mailboxes on your own domain are included.
Bring your own analytics
Drop in a Plausible, Matomo or Google Analytics snippet. Nothing is added to your pages by us.
Room to grow into PHP
The same account runs PHP and MySQL whenever you decide you need them. No migration required.
One plan, one price
Traxio Free Start
We stopped running four tiers. There is one plan, it does everything, and it costs less than a coffee per year.
30 Days Free
Traxio Free Start
FREE
for 30 days — then £0.99/month
- 5GB NVMe SSD storage
- 10GB bandwidth per month
- DirectAdmin control panel
- Free SSL certificate (auto-renewing)
- Softaculous one-click installer
- PHP 7.4 – 8.3, switchable
- MySQL / MariaDB databases
- FTP & file manager access
- Email accounts on your domain
- Cron jobs
- Community-powered support
No card required to start • No setup fee • Bring your own domain
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can I just upload an HTML file and be done?
Yes. Drop your index.html and assets into public_html via the file manager or FTP, and the site is live as soon as DNS resolves. There is no build step, no framework and no database required.
How does this compare to GitHub Pages or Netlify?
Those are excellent for static sites and their free tiers are generous. The differences are that they are tied to a Git workflow, they do not give you email on your domain, and they do not offer PHP or MySQL if you later need a contact form or a small dynamic feature. Traxio suits people who want simple FTP uploads and the option to grow into PHP without moving host.
Can I use a static site generator?
Yes. Build locally with Hugo, Eleventy, Jekyll, Astro or anything else, then upload the output directory. The server only ever sees the finished HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
Will a contact form work on a static site?
It will, because PHP is available even if you are not otherwise using it. A short PHP script handling form submission and sending mail is the traditional approach and works fine here. Third-party form services also work if you prefer not to write any backend code.
Do I get HTTPS on a plain HTML site?
Yes, automatically, and it is worth having. Browsers show a “not secure” warning on plain HTTP now, and search engines treat HTTPS as a ranking signal regardless of whether your site collects data.
Is there a limit on the number of pages?
No page limit — the constraint is the 5GB of storage, which for HTML, CSS and reasonably compressed images means thousands of pages. Bandwidth is the more likely limit if a page goes viral.