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Hosting questions

What is a hosted content management system? What are the benefits of a hosted CMS?

A hosted content management system, like liveSTORYBOARD is hosted on our servers. Clients subscribe to the software as opposed to purchasing it. The liveSTORYBOARD team is responsible for all hardware and software maintenance, making the process easier and more affordable for clients.

If I use liveSTORYBOARD CMS, does my live site have to be hosted with you? Can my live site be hosted elsewhere?

Whether you would like liveSTORYBOARD to host your live site is a choice you can make based on your specific needs. There are a number of benefits of hosting your live site with liveSTORYBOARD, but it is an option rather than a requirement.

Can I host my live site with liveSTORYBOARD?

liveSTORYBOARD provides hosting services for interested clients. The benefits are that we have control over the servers and can easily and quickly implement additional functionality such as search, email-a-friend, form submittals, forums, and more.

With our managed hosting, liveSTORYBOARD maintains the servers for your live site as well.

For security reasons, we do not provide control panel or FTP access to our production machines for shared hosting sites.

liveSTORYBOARD also offers a dedicated server option for clients with more complex hosting needs. liveSTORYBOARD is a Certified Rackspace Solutions PartnerOpen this external link in a new window.

If liveSTORYBOARD CMS is hosted, does that mean I will not have access to my assets?

You will have access to your assets at any time. Based on their user permissions, liveSTORYBOARD CMS subscribers can download and upload files to their sites secure area on our servers, including images, download files (PDF, etc.), CSS, XML, XSLT, (X)HTML, RSS, Atom, text, etc.

How much does it cost to host my live site with liveSTORYBOARD?

Shared hosting plan pricing starts at $25 per month.

Dedicated hosting plan pricing starts at $1200 per month and include: unlimited user dedicated version of liveSTORYBOARD CMS, premium support, Linux or Windows hosted server with SSH access.

Contact us with your specific hosting needs and we will be glad to prepare a custom quote.



Interested in a dedicated instance of liveSTORYBOARD CMS?

Did you know that dedicated instances of liveSTORYBOARD CMS are available?

Benefit highlights:

  • Dedicated instance of liveSTORYBOARD CMS with unlimited users

  • Dedicated Linux or Windows server with SSH access

  • Server side components

  • 100% uptime

  • 24/7 support

Contact us for details.



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