Exigent DNS Freebie, AUD 0.00/mo. on DNS

DNS Freebie has been updated on December 28, 2020 (added April 29, 2018), Aggregate Rating (4 out of 10 from 3 reviews)

🔌 Domains Allowed :	unlimited
💳 Payment Methods :	Credit / Debit / Prepaid CardsPayPal
✍️ Support Options :	EmailHelp DeskPhone / Toll-Free
🌏 Server Locations :	Australia
⚑ Targeting :	AU

See also initial DNS Freebie plan location on their website!

📜 Plan description

📄 Editorial Review

Exigent Australia is an Australian hosting and cloud infrastructure provider operating since 2009. The Exigent Australia business name is held by Fluccs – The Australian Cloud Pty Ltd, legally registered as FLUCCS - THE AUSTRALIAN CLOUD PTY LTD, with ABN 90 623 955 395 and ACN 623 955 395. The business combines conventional web hosting with virtual servers, managed infrastructure, dedicated servers and Australian colocation.

Its portfolio includes shared cloud hosting, reseller hosting, Linux and Windows cloud servers, managed cloud servers, dedicated servers, colocation, domain registration, DNS hosting, SSL certificates, Microsoft 365, backup services, spam filtering and server management. Eligible Australian charities and not-for-profit organizations can also receive free community cloud hosting.

Elastic Business Cloud Hosting is the higher-resource shared-hosting range. It uses SSD storage with RAID 10, cPanel and CloudLinux and includes IPv6, free cPanel migration, email accounts, MySQL databases, selectable PHP versions and Softaculous. Hosting resources can be increased as requirements grow rather than immediately forcing the customer onto an entirely different hosting platform. Business accounts can receive considerably higher CPU and memory allocations than the economy tier, reaching up to four CPU cores and 2 GB RAM for applicable configurations.

Elastic Economy Cloud Hosting is intended for smaller websites and lower-cost deployments while retaining the same general cPanel and CloudLinux environment. SSD RAID 10 storage, IPv6, PHP selection, Softaculous, spam protection and migration assistance are included. Account CPU and RAM allocations are lower than Business Hosting, making this range more appropriate for personal sites, smaller business websites and modest CMS installations.

Backup frequency varies between the hosting ranges. Business hosting receives more frequent protection, while economy hosting operates with a less intensive backup schedule. Independent customer backups remain sensible for important production websites even when provider-side backup protection is included.

Elastic Reseller Cloud Hosting adds WHM and permits resellers to create and manage separate cPanel customer accounts. The platform includes white-label nameservers, SSL through Let's Encrypt, SSD storage, IPv6, CloudLinux, Softaculous and migration assistance. It is suitable for agencies, developers and smaller hosting businesses that need isolated customer accounts without operating an entire physical server.

Australian charities and eligible not-for-profit organizations can use Community Cloud Hosting at AUD $0 per month. There is no normal recurring hosting fee or setup charge, although additional technical assistance and backup restoration may incur Smart Hands charges. This makes it particularly useful for organizations capable of managing routine website and email administration themselves.

The virtual-server portfolio is based on elastic infrastructure rather than only traditional fixed VPS plans. Elastic Economy Cloud Servers provide root access, dedicated resource allocations, RAID 10 storage, IPv6 and connectivity through a 1 Gbps network interface. Linux operating systems are available, while Xen virtualization has been associated with this server range.

Elastic cPanel Cloud Servers combine server-level control with cPanel/WHM administration. Customers can add related licenses such as CloudLinux and WHMCS, while technical assistance is available for server setup, cPanel installation, security hardening, migration, monitoring, reverse DNS and troubleshooting. They provide a natural step up from reseller or shared hosting for customers requiring greater performance isolation and administrative flexibility.

Elastic Managed Cloud Servers use KVM virtualization and add broader operating-system administration, security work, firewall configuration, monitoring, migrations and troubleshooting. They are a better fit for companies that require a cloud server but do not want responsibility for every low-level system-administration task. Windows is also supported within the broader cloud-server range.

Dedicated hosting uses Dell PowerEdge and Intel Xeon server hardware with RAID, iDRAC remote management, IPv6, DDoS protection and gigabit connectivity. Linux and Windows operating systems are supported, with Australian deployment options associated with Melbourne and Brisbane infrastructure.

A specialist VOIP Virtual Server range has also been part of the catalog, based around Asterisk and FreePBX environments. This is a more specialized product than the main hosting and cloud ranges and is primarily relevant to customers operating IP telephony platforms.

Domain registration and transfer are managed through the Exigent Cloud Portal together with SSL, DNS and hosting services. Premium DNS Hosting ranges from a free tier to paid plans supporting additional domains and DNS records.

SSL products cover domain-validation, organization-validation, extended-validation and wildcard certificates, with Sectigo forming an important part of the certificate range.

Microsoft 365 is also available through Exigent, including Business Basic, Business Standard, Microsoft 365 Apps and larger Office 365 subscriptions. This allows Australian business customers to combine conventional hosting, servers, domains and Microsoft productivity licensing with the same provider.

Backup services extend beyond ordinary shared-hosting backups. R1Soft has been used for server backup services, while newer hosting environments also use Acronis technology. Retention and restoration arrangements depend on the product, so customers running critical workloads should select their backup strategy according to the specific hosting or server service.

The service is primarily designed for the Australian market. The website and customer communication are in English, and pricing is quoted in Australian dollars (AUD). Some sections of the site retain an older visual design and legacy product organization, particularly when compared with newer cloud platforms, but the underlying service range remains broad enough for customers needing anything from a small cPanel account to colocated physical infrastructure.