We’re providing a fully turnkey, managed instance of XF. You can’t use it just for storage. A certain amount of storage is included and additional storage is available in higher priced tiers.
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I hope, that project will not interference with the stand alone Xenforo products. I mean in the point of work time of the core developers.
I get this will suit some people getting access to all features at a fixed monthly cost but this isn't for me, I'd prefer to just pay the upfront.
We send emails through our own SMTP server, and provide automatic bounce handling and unsubscribe handling as part of the platform. You're free to use your own SMTP service if you prefer, particularly if you have a preferred provider like Mailchimp or similar.One question I do have is smtp service. Will cloud customers have access to a server that will handle sending out newsletters?
Thanks for the clearification. This gives me a relief, that the self hosted versions will at least remain and be available mid to long term.I don't really think there's much more we need to shed light on than we've already said. You've acknowledged yourself that the cloud platform and self-hosting approach will appeal to different customer bases (though there may be some overlap). Though of course there are more types of customer than just "private forum owner" vs "B2B" and I think you may be underestimating the market slightly. But your conclusions are mostly correct in that there's a gap which we can meet the demand for with the Cloud platform.
How we offer support for third party add-ons on XenForo Cloud is something we are actively investigating and we’ll share more details in the future, but right now and at launch XenForo Cloud will not support third party add-ons, so it will not be suitable for those sites that require them. We are not expecting existing XenForo sites with add-ons to migrate - if you’ve already installed the software and you manage your own server and upgrades, you’re not the initial target market.
As a company it may indeed become irritating, when customers ask how the company intends to drive their business internally. But the concerns shouldn´t be looked at as odd, but for sure that´s depending from which side you´re looking at Xenoro Cloud.Concerns about how we will run and staff the business strike me as slightly odd - we want to continue developing our software and we want to launch a new platform so there are more options for those wanting to use the software. The resources to achieve that will be managed as they need to be so we can fulfil our objectives.
Not as I had hoped for, honestly spoken (you can´t comfort everybody), but fair enough that you´ve taken the time to respond and to give a heads up. Appreciate that, thanks!I hope that provides the assurances you need.
A range of locations will be available, including in the EU.Will XenForo Cloud hosting (also) be available on servers exclusively located in the EU?
Otherwise it would most likely not be usable for EU customers that have to comply with GDPR.
Any customisations will be the responsibility of the customer.Will this also cover adjustments to templates that are necessary due to XenForo upgrades or would that still need to be done by customers?
Sad but understandable, I had hoped for a full-service offer that would allow to offload style-maintenance as wellAny customisations will be the responsibility of the customer.
Any customisations will be the responsibility of the customer.
Just to clarify if I have a user base of 20K I'll have no issue mailing all users?We send emails through our own SMTP server, and provide automatic bounce handling and unsubscribe handling as part of the platform. You're free to use your own SMTP service if you prefer, particularly if you have a preferred provider like Mailchimp or similar.
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