Regulations on paid hosting

Jake Wilson

I love the guys over at FreeFlarum for what they're doing, but I was thinking of hosting a paid service which can handle larger forums (for a cheapish price).

I know ~~blomstra~~ Flarum Hosting have this, but from what I can see they're more aimed for business forums that require support and premium extensions.

Then there is the legal matter of using the Flarum name, I don't believe I would use it in the service name (for example FreeFlarum), however for usage such as Lorem Ispum - Managed Flarum Hosting.

Thank you in advance.

KBExit

Jake Wilson a friend of mine reached out and asked me to build him a website and it got me thinking on this matter too.
I went and started a web management and hosting side gig aimed at small businesses in my region. I'm offering Flarum hosting as well to saturate my offering.
It would be cool to see more Flarum instances out there!

luceos

An overview of what you can and cannot do can be found on the legal page: https://flarum.org/software/trademark

And yes, you're allowed to operate your own commercial Flarum hosting service, just make sure that you provide clear disclaimers.

If anything is unclear, feel free to ask.

Jake Wilson

luceos if i were to use a domain for example flarumhost.com, i would have to contact the foundation, yes?

KBExit

luceos on that note. I guess I can't use the Flarum Icon when I advertise as: Flarum Hosting.

KBExit

Jake Wilson I say just go for your own branding.
You can make a page dedicated to Flarum Hosting via /Flarum of flarum.xxx.com
I'm advertising my services as me. Not an agency.

Jake Wilson

KBExit i believe it would be easier to have a integrated service SIMPLY for flarum hosting, ill have to figure out branding with my team..

luceos

Jake Wilson if i were to use a domain for example flarumhost.com, i would have to contact the foundation, yes?

Yeah, though it's just a formality. Holding a trademark means we need to defend it, having this check in place creates awareness for both parties about this trademark.

KBExit on that note. I guess I can't use the Flarum Icon when I advertise as: Flarum Hosting.

You can use the Flarum logo on the page. It just cannot be the logo of said website and/or product. Eg it could say Hosting for Flarum, and then show the logo. It would also be helpful if it linked to Flarum.org somewhere.