Referral programme
Share your link. Earn credit when they host with us.
Join from your account, share one link, and earn account credit when the people who sign up through it make a server or a database, and every month they pay for a plan. It costs them nothing extra.
Rewards
What you can earn
Their first server
A reward the first time somebody you referred makes a server, free or paid. Once per person, for that first one.
Their first databases
A reward for their first MariaDB database and another for their first PostgreSQL database, where databases are offered.
A monthly share
A share of what they actually pay for paid servers and databases, every month they keep paying, not only the first.
Weekend boosts
One-off rewards earned on a Saturday or Sunday (UK time) are multiplied while the weekend boost is on.
Boost events
From time to time we run a boost event that multiplies rewards for a set window. It is announced in your panel while it runs.
Milestone bonuses
A one-off bonus the first time a set number of the people you referred have paid for a plan.
How it works
From joining to your first credit in three steps.
- 1
Join from your account
Open Referrals in your panel and accept the programme terms. Joining is free and you can leave whenever you like.
- 2
Share your link
You get a link and a code. Anyone who signs up through the link, or types the code when they register, is linked to you.
- 3
Earn credit
Rewards show on your Referrals page as they are earned, and come off your own bills once they have cleared.
What the credit is for
Rewards are paid as account credit. Credit comes off what you pay us: a paid server, a paid database plan, or the renewal of either. With enough of it, a paid plan can cost you nothing in a given month.
Credit is not money. It has no cash value, cannot be withdrawn or passed to another account, and ends if you close your account. If you only ever use the free tier there is nothing to spend it on, so the programme is most useful to somebody who pays for a plan or expects to.
When a reward becomes credit
Not straight away, which is what keeps the programme worth running. A reward for a server or a database is held until it has stayed up, without being suspended, for about a week, and is then pending for a few days more. A monthly reward is pending for a few days from when the payment arrives. Your Referrals page shows each reward and the day it is expected to clear.
A reward that has not cleared is cancelled if the server or database is deleted or suspended, or if the payment is refunded in full or disputed. A boosted reward keeps the boost that was on when it was earned.
What the person you refer gets
The same service as anybody else, at the same price. They are not charged more, they agree to nothing extra, and they can remove your code from the signup form before they register. We never tell you which of your referrals a reward came from.
A referral is only recorded when an account is made. Somebody who already has an account cannot be referred afterwards.
Fair use
The programme is for telling real people about a host you would recommend anyway. Referring yourself through a second account, making accounts or servers only to earn rewards, and spamming your link are all against the terms, and rewards earned that way are cancelled or taken back.
Share it where it is welcome: your bot's README, your community, a friend who asks where you host. Do not suggest that you speak for us. The full rules are in the Referral Programme Terms, which you accept when you join.
Not hosting with us yet? The free tier needs no card, and credit you earn comes off a paid plan if you ever want one.
FAQ
Questions
How much can I earn?
There is no cap on how many people you can refer or how much credit you can earn. The current amounts for each reward, the monthly share and any boosts are shown on this page while the programme is open, and on the Referrals page of your account.
Can I get the credit paid out?
No. Rewards are account credit, which can only be spent on your own bills with us. It has no cash value and cannot be withdrawn or transferred.
Do I earn anything from free accounts?
Yes. The rewards for a first server and first databases do not depend on the person you referred ever paying. The monthly share is on top of that, for the ones who do.
How long do I keep earning from one referral?
The one-off rewards are earned once each. The monthly share continues for as long as the account you referred keeps paying for a plan and the programme is running.
Does the person I refer pay more?
No. They get the same service at the same price, and nothing about their account changes. Rewards come from us, not from them.
Can I refer myself or my own second account?
No. Self-referrals and accounts made only to earn rewards break the programme terms, and any reward from them is cancelled or taken back.
How do I stop?
Leave from your Referrals page at any time. Your link and code stop working, rewards already on their way still clear, and credit you have earned stays on your account.