• 18 Jun 2025

In a world where everything seems to cost more every month, it’s refreshing to come across a genuinely useful freebie — especially for something like web hosting. If you need hosting in South Africa or Namibia, or maybe just need a place to host a small, simple website or set up email with your own domain, Namhost’s FREE Hosting Package is well worth looking into.

What’s the catch?

There’s always a catch, right? In this case, it’s a pretty reasonable one:

To qualify for Namhost’s free hosting, you need to either buy a domain name from them or transfer an existing one to Namhost. That’s it. Once you’ve got a domain, the hosting itself won’t cost you a cent.

What you get

Namhost’s free package may be small — offering 50MB of disk space and 1GB of monthly bandwidth — but it still includes all the essentials:

• Email setup with your own domain
• Support for databases (MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server)
• Choice of Linux (DirectAdmin) or Windows (.NET via Plesk) hosting
• Popular scripting languages like PHP, Python, ASP.NET, Perl, and CGI
• Access to the same top-tier customer support as paying users

That makes it perfect for:

• One-page or brochure-style websites
• Email forwarders and simple mailboxes
• Basic personal or portfolio sites
• Redirecting a domain elsewhere
• Tinkering with small dev projects

Same support, no shortcuts

What makes this deal even better is that Namhost doesn’t treat free users like second-class citizens. You’ll get the same level of support and attention as any of their paying customers. No reduced features (other than space and bandwidth), and no long wait times if you need help.

Where to sign up

You can read more and sign up for the free hosting package here:

👉 https://www.namhost.com/free-hosting

And if you want to know the fine print, the full policy is available here:

🔍 https://www.namhost.com/policies/free-hosting