About Selfless Mind Hosting

After many years of moving from web host to web host Marc Knox, the guy behind Selfless Mind Hosting, found himself asking the same question over and over again, "Why is it so hard to find UK based hosting that doesn't cost the earth?"

It's all well and good having 'all you can eat' packages for the equivalent of £5 a month based in the USA when they work but it's when things go wrong, and they sometimes do, that you realise that the cheap hosting you bought into isn't so cheap after all; try tearing your hair out trying to sort it out via email and then have to resort to international calls, complete with the frustration of time zones and automated switchboards, even if you do use low cost prepaid phone cards it soon takes its toll on both your bank balance and your sanity.

So, the answer was simple, instead of sitting around bemoaning the lack of good quality, low cost UK hosting, Marc set up Selfless Mind Hosting to bring domain registration and shared web hosting to everyone, whether it's a simple package to host a family photo album or a sophisticated eCommerce site you can build the package that you need and want. We offer three basic hosting packages but each can be adapted to suit your needs as we realise that everyone's needs are unlikely to be the same, so just ask us if there's something you would like added. We like to say Yes!

Platform

We only use Dell servers in our web hosting platform. Our platform is designed to be highly redundant and all data is stored in network disk arrays.

Data is automatically synchronised between the arrays so that in the event of an array failing the remaining array continues to serve data to the servers with no downtime. Each array is also backed up each night to a separate backup cluster which is then written to tape and stored offsite.

Data centre

We utilise uninterruptable power supplies and an n+1 generator setup to ensure constant and clean energy to our infrastructure. The data centre in Nottingham is protected by fire suppression, monitored by CCTV both externally and internally, has 24x7x365 onsite security and the building is surrounded by an 8ft perimeter fence.

Security

We are automatically informed of new security patches via our vendor. Patches are applied within 24 hours. Our own platform is scanned each month for application vulnerabilities and we use a network scanner to identify weaknesses in our network.

In short, Selfless-Mind-Hosting gives you more of what you want, less of what you don't and all for a price that will make you wonder why no ones done it before!