Questions before leaving SMF and its migration

[dansal]

I've been running an SMF forum(2.1.8) for 20 years and I think Xenforo is the final stretch.

And since I've seen that the demo has a limited duration, before using it up I would like to clear up some doubts that I haven't fully resolved with the search engine.

1) I want to use my own host since it's a small forum and I have other projects there. In that case, would the migration service have to be with a freelancer? What price are we talking about?

2) We have about 10GB in attachments, let's say it's the gallery system we use and the most important part of the forum. Will this migrate well?

3) If I didn't understand wrong, the initial license is 200 and then the annual renewal is 60?

4) These past few months we have suffered from bots and hacking. Does Xenforo offer a better system for this?

Thanks in advance, this forum is a small personal project of 20 years and lately, between problems and extra freelance expenses, it’s becoming a problem.

P.S. Sorry, my native language is Spanish and this text is machine translated.

 

[Pereira]

• Yes, you can use your own hosting. You may need a XenForo freelancer to handle the migration depending on your experience. Cost depends on the forum's size and complexity.
• Migrating your 10 GB of images, albums and metadata from SMF 2.1.8 needs to be checked carefully, as the direct importer only mentions SMF 2.0. Maybe someone else on here can confirm about SMF 2.1? - https://docs.xenforo.com/manual/importing/overview
• The self-hosted licence is $195, with a $60 annual renewal. The Media Gallery costs $70 initially with a $15 annual renewal. https://xenforo.com/purchase/self-hosted
• XenForo has built-in anti-spam tools, CAPTCHA, 2FA and account protection. For stronger protection against bots and attacks, combining it with Cloudflare and server-level security is recommended. - https://xenforo.com/features/spam/