Yorkuk Hosting Essential 4, £ 20.00/mo. on Linux Shared

Essential 4 has been added on Jul 16, 2026

🔌 Hosted domains :	1
🆓 free domains :	1
📌 Dedicated IPs :	0
💳 Payment Methods :	Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
🔨 Control Panel :	DirectAdmin
🔧 Category :	BackupWordpressE-Commerce
✍️ Support Options :	EmailHelp DeskPhone / Toll-Free
🌏 Server Locations :	United Kingdom
⚑ Targeting :	UK
💰 Money-back guarantee :	30 days

See also initial Essential 4 plan location on their website!

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*📜 Plan description

📄 Editorial Review

York UK Hosting is an established British hosting and internet-services company operating since 2001. York UK Hosting Limited was incorporated in England and Wales on October 3, 2001, under company number 04298261. Nathan Andrew York has served as a director since the company was incorporated.

The company works with businesses, local-government organizations, charities, individuals, and international customers. Its smaller-provider structure gives customers more direct access to UK technical specialists and avoids the heavily outsourced support model commonly used by larger hosting brands.

The service range extends well beyond conventional shared hosting. Customers can choose from Linux hosting, WordPress hosting, self-managed virtual machines, website-building tools, domain registration, DNS management, mailbox hosting, SMTP delivery, inbound email filtering, backup MX, Microsoft 365, SSL certificates, VPN access, cloud backup, mobile-broadband static IP addresses, and RIPE LIR services. Reseller hosting is also available for agencies, developers, and companies managing multiple customer websites.

Linux Web Hosting runs on CloudLinux with LiteSpeed Enterprise, SSD storage, MariaDB, PHP 7.x and PHP 8.x, a web application firewall, free Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates, daily offsite backups, DirectAdmin, and Installatron. Plans use clearly defined storage, bandwidth, CPU, and memory allowances rather than vague unlimited-resource claims.

The Bronze package includes one website, 5 GB of SSD storage, 100 GB of monthly bandwidth, 1 vCPU, and 1 GB of RAM. Silver, Gold, and Platinum plans progressively increase the number of websites, databases, email accounts, storage, bandwidth, CPU, and memory. This structure makes it easier to match the hosting account to the actual size and traffic requirements of a website.

WordPress Hosting is divided into Essential and Premium ranges. Essential plans combine WordPress hosting with mailbox services, while Premium plans concentrate more server resources on website speed and leave email hosting as a separate choice. Premium accounts use LiteSpeed and support LSCache for improved WordPress performance. Both ranges include SSL certificates, backups, malware protection, application-management tools, and migration assistance. The company has worked with WordPress since 2005.

The Website Builder package uses SitePad and includes more than 500 responsive templates and over 40 content widgets. It also includes a .UK domain, 5 GB of SSD storage, 100 GB of bandwidth, five email accounts, an SSL certificate, and daily backups. It suits informational websites, portfolios, local-business pages, and simple company presentations. WordPress remains the stronger option for online shops and more complex websites.

The virtual-server range consists of self-managed KVM virtual machines hosted in the United Kingdom. Entry-level configurations include 1 vCPU, 2 GB of RAM, 40 GB of NVMe SSD storage, one static IPv4 address, and unmetered traffic through a 100 Mbps connection. Larger configurations provide additional processors, memory, and storage.

Debian and Ubuntu are available, together with other Linux distributions depending on the active deployment choices. Customers receive a separate virtual-machine interface for reinstalling the operating system, rebooting the server, and monitoring usage. DirectAdmin and operating-system administration are not included, making these plans more suitable for customers who can manage Linux themselves or have access to a system administrator. Cryptocurrency mining is prohibited, and the network applies strict anti-spam controls.

Email services form one of York UK Hosting’s strongest product categories. Essential Email includes IMAP, POP, SMTP, webmail, calendars, contacts, tasks, malware filtering, and 5 GB mailboxes. Business Email, powered by SmarterMail, adds larger mailbox allowances, shared workspaces, conferencing, collaboration tools, and optional ActiveSync or Exchange Web Services support.

Microsoft 365 licensing is also available. York UK Hosting operates as a Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider and supplies monthly business subscriptions together with annual enterprise options.

The specialist email-delivery products cover both outgoing and incoming mail. mailRelay provides authenticated SMTP delivery for websites, applications, virtual machines, and locally operated mail servers. It can also be used by systems hosted with Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services. Alternate SMTP ports are available for environments where port 25 is blocked, while dedicated sending IP addresses can be supplied to suitable customers.

mailFeed filters inbound spam, viruses, and malware before email reaches the customer’s own server. mailMX acts as a secondary mail exchanger and can queue undelivered messages for up to seven days when the primary mail server is offline.

Domain registration covers popular generic extensions, country-code domains, and specialist British namespaces. York UK Hosting has operated as a Nominet registrar since 2001 and holds Nominet Accredited Channel Partner status. Domains remain registered in the customer’s name and include DNS management and forwarding facilities. Transfers and ownership changes are handled without unnecessary administrative complications.

Specialist assistance is available for .gov.uk, .ac.uk, and .sch.uk registrations. The .gov.uk service includes eligibility checks and application handling, while .sch.uk registration is intended for qualifying educational institutions in the United Kingdom.

The security and continuity portfolio includes SSL certificates supplied by GlobalSign, the Swiftly VPN service, and several cloud-backup products. Swiftly VPN supports up to five devices and provides access to servers in more than 50 locations across at least 25 countries. There is no specified traffic allowance, and customer browsing activity is not logged.

Cloud backup is primarily based on Acronis technology. Desktop plans protect Windows, macOS, and Linux systems using UK-based storage and optional AES-256 encryption. Server backup covers physical and virtual Windows or Linux servers. Website backup protects files through SFTP or FTPS and can also secure MySQL and MariaDB databases.

Business backup supports Microsoft 365 data, desktop computers, mobile devices, servers, and other workloads from a centralized management console. These services are particularly useful for companies that need an independent backup outside their normal hosting or Microsoft environment.

The fixedIP service assigns a public static IPv4 address to an existing 4G or 5G mobile-broadband connection through L2TP. Packages range from 25 Mbps to 100 Mbps and include between 1 TB and 2 TB of monthly data transfer. It is suitable for CCTV systems, remote-access equipment, servers, and installations placed behind carrier-grade NAT.

Outbound SMTP on TCP port 25 is initially blocked on fixedIP connections. Other ports and protocols remain available. The L2TP tunnel does not use IPsec encryption, so applications carrying sensitive information should continue to use HTTPS, SSH, an encrypted VPN, or another secure protocol.

York UK Hosting also operates as a RIPE Local Internet Registry. It can sponsor autonomous system numbers, IPv6 provider-independent address space, and qualifying existing IPv4 resources. This is a valuable specialist service for network operators and organizations that need independent internet-number resources without becoming full RIPE members.

The website and customer interfaces are available in English, while prices are mainly displayed in British pounds. VAT is added where applicable. The design is modern, responsive, and suitable for desktop and mobile devices.