Managed Apache Answer hosting
A question and answer community for your product, team or customers
- Live in minutes
- Daily backups, one-click restore
- SFTP access, no lock-in
- from US$1.10/mo in Poland
Apache AnswerWhat you're getting
Apache Answer is open source question and answer software in the style of Stack Overflow. Members ask questions, others answer, the asker accepts the best answer, and votes, tags and reputation lift the most useful knowledge to the top where the next person searching will find it.
Use it as a public help forum for your product, a community space for an open source project, or a private knowledge base where your team stops answering the same questions in chat. Private mode, invite only sign up and allowed email domains keep an internal site internal, while moderation queues, reports and a review step for new members keep a public one tidy.
CoreHost installs your Answer site for you before anyone can reach it, so there is no public install page to race for. Your first admin login is waiting in your files, the SQLite database and uploads live on your own server in Sydney or Poland, and daily backups and the server side are looked after.
On CoreHost
- Questions, answers, votes, accepted answers and reputation
- Tags with synonyms, badges, flags and a review queue for new members
- Private mode, invite only sign up and allowed email domains for internal use
- Installed and locked to you before the site goes online
- Rich text and Markdown with code blocks and image uploads
Included with every appStandard, not add-ons
Daily backups, one-click restore
Every instance is backed up daily. Restore any snapshot yourself from the panel. No support ticket, no fee.
SFTP file access
Direct SFTP access to your app's data folders. Your files are never locked away from you.
Custom domain + auto TLS
Bring your own domain with a CNAME and a TXT verification record. Certificates are issued and renewed automatically.
AI + human support
A 24/7 AI engineer that can actually inspect and fix your app, with a human escalation path. App-level help included.
Automatic updates with rollback
Each update is tested on a copy and backed up first, and rolled back automatically if the app fails its checks.
Per-app firewall
Restrict access to the IP addresses you choose, with an Add my IP button. Off by default.
Backups to your own S3
Add encrypted, incremental backups to your own S3-compatible storage on top of the daily ones we include.
Resize any time
Move up or down a tier from the panel. Your balance is drawn by the hour, so you pay the new rate from the change.
RegionsWhere Apache Answer runs
Apache Answer can be deployed in Sydney, the US and Poland. Pick the region closest to the people who use it. Daily backups are encrypted and stored in the EU.
- Sydneyfrom US$1.50/moClosest to Australia and New Zealand.
- The USfrom US$1.50/moClosest to the Americas.
- Polandfrom US$1.10/moLowest price, 25% less than the other regions.
Moving to CoreHostMove your existing Apache Answer here
Already running Apache Answer on PikaPods, a VPS or your own server? You can bring your data with you. Deploy the app here first, then follow the route below, and keep your old app until you are happy.
Tell us what you are moving
Apache Answer has no importer for other forums or Q&A tools, so most communities start fresh. Moving from another Apache Answer site is a database copy: open a ticket and we will do it with you.
Ways to move it
- Do it yourself. Deploy Apache Answer, let it start once, then use the steps on this page, with SFTP and the file manager in the Files tab. A backup taken first gives you a clean point to go back to.
- Ask us to move it. Open a ticket from your control panel with the app and where it runs now. Support will tell you what can be moved and help you do it, and nobody touches your old app.
Coming from PikaPods? Switch on SFTP in the pod's settings, stop the pod and copy its files; PikaPods documents this as its manual backup for migrations.
DeployPick a size and a region
1. Plan (Apache Answer needs Lite or larger to run well)
Prices exclude GST/VAT where applicable. Drawn hourly from your prepaid balance, cancel any time.
Lite
- 1 vCPU
- 1 GB RAM
- 5 GB NVMe
Lightweight tools: bookmarks, feeds, uptime checks, password vaults.
Standard
- 1 vCPU
- 2 GB RAM
- 10 GB NVMe
The right fit for most apps: automation, wikis, databases.
Power
- 2 vCPU
- 4 GB RAM
- 20 GB NVMe
Busy teams and heavier workloads with room to breathe.
Scale
- 3 vCPU
- 8 GB RAM
- 40 GB NVMe
The most demanding apps in the catalog, at full stride.
2. Region
…Australia
$2.30/mo
…United States
$2.30/mo
…Poland
$1.70/moBest value, save 25%
You will be asked to sign in (or create a free account) before your app provisions. Your $5 starting credit covers the first stretch; we only ask for a card when it runs low.
QuestionsAbout hosted Apache Answer
Platform-wide questions (domains, backups, email, updates) live on the main FAQ.
Built Apache Answer, or help maintain it? If you opt in, part of what it earns here can go to you. See the open-source developer revenue share.