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MapleOne
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If anyone wants to see it in action go to: NamePost.com
deslocotoco
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Guys, so finally announced officially. Very hapy with this groundbreaking step for XF Team.
For existing sites, when we can migrate?
And I have a new project almost ready to deploy. Going full XF Cloud for sure.
For existing sites, when we can migrate?
And I have a new project almost ready to deploy. Going full XF Cloud for sure.
Yet. This is the next phase.
But you can't purchase the software to try it for less than $160. Less of an issue for you if you already own a license, of course.
People who:
- Can't or don't want to set up their own server/hosting
- Don't want to pay $160 (+ add-ons, + domain, + hosting costs) up-front for a project that may be experimental or not get off the ground
- Want peace of mind in terms of support, backup, SSL certificates, DDoS protection
- Know that support interactions between different providers (e.g. hosts vs. software developers) can sometimes be problematic
Also, more simply, it seems the target audience are those that are already signing up to it
We proxy through Cloudflare by default for our built-in domains but if you want to point your own domain name to the server you can, either directly or through your preferred CDN service.
Soon!For existing sites, when we can migrate?
Mendalla
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Too rich for a tiny site like mine but I like the look of it. If I ever do a larger site, I might well go for this. My purchase price is long since amortized out of existence (we are 8 years old come spring), so it is just my monthly costs for hosting and XF maintenance which are WAAAAY lower than $60 a month.
Exactly. Invariably our existing customers like/enjoy all of the things that you basically can't do with XF Cloud. Tinkering with servers, managing them, trying out new tech toys, tweaking things. Those that do not like that often aren't our customers. Yet. Now we've opened that avenue.
Equally there will be some existing license holders who will appreciate the value of just getting on with running the forum, and not getting into the weeds of servers/hosting.
Equally there will be some existing license holders who will appreciate the value of just getting on with running the forum, and not getting into the weeds of servers/hosting.
Nicolas FR
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That said when you are on a shared server you do not bother with the server either, it is managed by the host.
It wouldn't be consistent with the activity of my forum currently to switch to XF Cloud, but as soon as it becomes viable I won't hesitate, I'm still and always impressed by the speed of sites hosted via XF Cloud... Maybe because for the moment these are small forums very little frequented ? Probably.
When the migration will be possible I would be curious to see a big big forum at work on XF Cloud.
It wouldn't be consistent with the activity of my forum currently to switch to XF Cloud, but as soon as it becomes viable I won't hesitate, I'm still and always impressed by the speed of sites hosted via XF Cloud... Maybe because for the moment these are small forums very little frequented ? Probably.
When the migration will be possible I would be curious to see a big big forum at work on XF Cloud.
RobinHood
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Really starting to take shape by the looks of it.
The $60 price point will be very attractive to those also looking at Discourse, which starts at $100.
Looks like you've got addons working now, which is awesome.
The .community.forum url is also killer.
All the ones I've tried so far feel very nippy too.
The $60 price point will be very attractive to those also looking at Discourse, which starts at $100.
Looks like you've got addons working now, which is awesome.
The .community.forum url is also killer.
All the ones I've tried so far feel very nippy too.
Alternadiv
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As an aside, I go back and forth with good .forum names that I think of. Are they worth buying? Will .forum eventually become the go-to for forums? Who knows.
MapleOne
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Having a 20 year domaining background I found it an odd choice for Xenforo to make and a missed opportunity for free advertising.
I would have done it something like this....
sitename.xenforoforums.com or sitename.xenforocommunity.com or sitename.xenforocloud.com (probably the best choice)
For me running under sitename.community.forum is something I would never run in a live environment.
Good thing you can easily add your own domain and the community name is then just used in the back end.
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