Instra 🆚 Shockbyte - Jan, 2026

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Instra (instra.com) has been added on 📅 and last updated on 📆 . Trusted and verified by WHTOP on 2015.
Shockbyte (shockbyte.com) has been added on 📅 and last updated on 📆 . Trusted and verified by WHTOP on 2020.

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👉 Total Reviews: 11
🙌 Average Rating: 1.8 / 10
👍 Good Reviews: 1
👎 Bad Reviews: 10
👈 Official Responses: 0
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👉 Total Reviews: 1
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Melbourne
AU
Part of Instra Group
Office 1205 93 Flemington Road
North Melbourne, VIC 3051
AU

📧 Emailsupport@i...msmith@s...
☎ Phone+61 3 9783 1800, Fax: +61 3 9783 6844 
Ranks🏆 Semrush 309,441 (lower is better)
🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA 45/75🔗 Links 1,532,933
🏆 Semrush 8,365 (lower is better)
🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA 46/53🔗 Links 161,142
Languages en-US en-AU
📄 InfoInstra is an Australian-based hosting provider that kept extending ever since they started their activity back in 1999. They claim to host domains from 250 countries and have accreditations with more than 60 registries.

The company offers the following hosting solutions: Shared Hosting;Domain Registration;SSL Certificates;
Shared hosting packages are designed for companies as well as individuals and there is no setup fee implied. All plans include MySQL databases and email accounts, but [...]
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Shockbyte is a specialist game server host based in Melbourne, Australia, operating under Shockbyte Pty Ltd and online since 2013. They present themselves very clearly as "by gamers, for gamers," and that focus shows throughout the product range: this is a game hosting platform first and foremost, not a general-purpose web host.

Over the years they have grown from a pure Minecraft host into a multi-game platform supporting more than 45 titles, including Minecraft (Java and Bedrock), ARK: [...]
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📡 EstablishedJune, 19992013
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instra
Started from: June, 2009
  • Tweets: 405
  • Followers: 457
  • Friends: 1,009
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Shockbyte
Started from: March, 2013
  • Tweets: 10,327
  • Followers: 25,452
  • Friends: 3,313
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shockbyte
Instra Corporation
  • Followers: 408
  • Entity type: Privately Held
  • Founded: 1997
  • Employee Count: 11-50
  • Industry: Internet

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  • Blog Posts: 320
  • First post from: Aug, 2017
  • Language: en-US
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Shockbyte Blog
  • Blog Posts: 363
  • Software Ghost 5.119
  • First post from: Dec, 2019
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🔧 Shared Hosting - 4/0
💡 Plan NameEconomy [Linux]-
💰 Price$ 35.02/yr.-
💿 Disk Space5 GB-
📶 Data Transfer15 GB-
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited-
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control PanelCPanel-
🌏 Server LocationAustraliaUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)15 Email Accounts
Web Mail
Unlimited Email Forwarders
Spam Assassin
SMTP
IMAP
Unlimited Sub Domains
Control PanelsAccountWeb Reports & Statistics
cPanel
X3 Skin
Clean Skin
3 Softaculous Apps
Custom Error Pages
IP Deny Manager
Hotlink Protection
Password Directories
Redirects
phpMyAdmin
Daily [...]
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📅 Date PlanDec 2020-
💡 Plan NamePremium [Linux]-
💰 Price$ 50.00/yr.-
💿 Disk Space20 GB-
📶 Data Transfer60 GB-
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited-
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control PanelCPanel-
🌏 Server LocationAustraliaUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)50 Email Accounts
5 Auto Responders
Web Mail
Unlimited Email Forwarders
Spam Assassin
SMTP
IMAP
5 Parked Domains
Unlimited Sub Domains
Control PanelsAccountWeb Reports & Statistics
cPanel
X3 Skin
Clean Skin
10 Softaculous Apps
RVSiteBuilder
Custom Error Pages
IP Deny Manager
Hotlink [...]
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📅 Date PlanDec 2020-
💡 Plan NameBusiness [Linux]-
💰 Price$ 100.25/yr.-
💿 Disk Space50 GB-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited-
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control PanelCPanel-
🌏 Server LocationAustraliaUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Unlimited Email Accounts
20 Auto Responders
Web Mail
Unlimited Email Forwarders
Spam Assassin
SMTP
IMAP
20 Parked Domains
Unlimited Sub Domains
Control PanelsAccountWeb Reports & Statistics
cPanel
X3 Skin
Clean Skin
25 Softaculous Apps
RVSiteBuilder
Custom Error Pages
IP Deny Manager
Hotlink [...]
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📅 Date PlanDec 2020-
💡 Plan NameFirst Class [Linux]-
💰 Price$ 190.57/yr.-
💿 Disk Space100 GB-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited-
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control PanelCPanel-
🌏 Server LocationAustraliaUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Unlimited Email Accounts
Unlimited Auto Responders
Web Mail
Unlimited Email Forwarders
Spam Assassin
SMTP
IMAP
Unlimited Parked Domains
Unlimited Sub Domains
Control PanelsAccountWeb Reports & Statistics
cPanel
X3 Skin
Clean Skin
Unlimited Softaculous Apps
RVSiteBuilder
Custom Error Pages
IP [...]
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📅 Date PlanDec 2020-
🔧 VPS - 0/4
💡 Plan Name-Dirt (Minecraft) [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 2.79/mo.
💿 Disk Space-unlimited SSD
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
🔋 RAM-1 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-[In-house]
🌏 Server Location-
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)The Dirt plan is the entry-level Minecraft server hosting tier, featuring 1 GB RAM and instant setup with mod-pack and plugin installer built in. It provides access to fully managed Minecraft game servers, including both Java and Bedrock editions, with custom mod installers, one-click launcher, [...]
📅 Date Plan-Nov 2025
💡 Plan Name-Sand (Minecraft) [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 5.59/mo.
💿 Disk Space-unlimited SSD
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
🔋 RAM-2 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-[In-house]
🌏 Server Location-
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)The Sand plan increases capacity with 2 GB RAM and supports larger player counts or heavier plugin/mod usage. With the same instant setup, DDoS protection, mod-pack installer and global infrastructure as the base plan, this tier provides a stronger environment for building a public Minecraft [...]
📅 Date Plan-Nov 2025
💡 Plan Name-Wood (Rust) [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 14.99/mo.
💿 Disk Space-unlimited SSD
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
🔋 RAM-8 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-[In-house]
🌏 Server Location-
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)The Wood plan provides 8 GB RAM and supports around 40 player slots for Rust, offering a cost-effective entry into Rust server hosting with the same feature set including instant setup, mod/plugin support, DDoS protection, Rust+ integration and global data-centre choice. As with the other Rust [...]
📅 Date Plan-Nov 2025
💡 Plan Name-Metal (Rust) [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 40.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space-unlimited SSD
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
🔋 RAM-12 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-[In-house]
🌏 Server Location-
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)The Metal plan is the top-tier Rust server hosting package in the standard lineup, offering 12 GB RAM targeting 125+ players and optimized for public Rust communities. The plan comes with instant setup, full mod/plugin support including Oxide/uMod and Rust+ mobile app integration, auto-wipe [...]
📅 Date Plan-Nov 2025
💻 Supported Operating Systems
  • Linux
  • Linux
📤 List of products
  • Shared Hosting
  • Domains
  • SSL Certificates
  • VPS
✍️ Support Options
  • Email
  • Help Desk
  • Phone / Toll-Free
  • 0 WHTop support responses
  • Email
  • Help Desk
  • Live Chat
  • Available 24/7
  • 0 WHTop support responses
💰 Payment Options
  • Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
  • PayPal
  • Wire Transfer
  • Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
  • PayPal
👪 Last positive / negative customers review
 
-anonymous- (-hidden-)
on 📆 Dec 07, 2019
😃 I find infra good in support as their response is very quick. I appreciate such a fast response. I want quick support to solve any problem fast. For this reason, I have several recommendations from experienced persons for a good support service [...]

-anonymous- (-no email-)
on 📆 Jan 16, 2020
😠 One word to say this provider. Terrible and nightmare, no support at all. Please see the rest of other comments below yourself.


Dario (ph4nt0mlp@g...)
on 📆 Jul 07, 2021
😠 Good deals, terrible customer service, never again.First off: The deals are good and usually slightly better than those of other providers.However, I'll describe a particular case. I had arranged to play Minecraft on a server with my [...]

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