SiteGround Site Builder Free Trial
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How to activate a SiteGround Site Builder Free Trial?
SiteGround gives clients the opportunity to test the SiteGround Site Builder by activating a free trial from the Client Area > Marketplace > Site Builder tab > Start Free button.
How to turn a free trial site into a standard Site Builder site?
Go to Websites and click the Assign Plan button for the free trial site.
You can choose to add the trial site to an existing plan, or purchase a new, separate hosting package.
Select New Hosting Plan, choose your package and click Pay Now. The free trial site will be added automatically to the new account.
If you wish to host it in an existing plan, select Existing Hosting Plan, and choose your hosting service from the dropdown menu. Click Continue to add the site to it.
What are the free trial site limitations?
1. Free trial sites duration
Free Trial sites can be modified for up to 1 calendar month from their creation. If a hosting plan is not assigned within this period, the site will expire and will be removed soon thereafter.
2. Free trial sites functionality
While using the free trial of our Site Builder you have access to all building functionalities in the backend and you can preview how the site you have built would look like when published. However, the following functionality limitations apply and are removed only after your turn your tree trial site to a standard Site Builder site:
No Site Publishing – You cannot publish your website for public access.
No Custom Domains – You cannot change the domain name of your site.
No Email functionality – You cannot create or manage email accounts associated with your site.
3. Resource usage limits
Free trial sites have the following resource limits:
3.1. CPU Usage:
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- 1,000 CPU cycles per hour
- 10,000 CPU cycles per day
- 300,000 CPU cycles per month
3.2. Storage:
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- 200,000 inodes (file and folder count)
- 10 GB disk space in total
In cases of resource overuse your free trial Site Builder may become dysfunctional or inaccessible. If the overuse is extreme or repeated, your free trial site(s) may be deleted.
