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'''Neocities''' is a commercial [[web hosting service]] for static pages. It offers 1 GB of storage space for free sites and no [[server-side scripting]] for both paid and free subscriptions. The service's expressed goal is to revive the support of free web hosting of the now-defunct [[GeoCities]]. Neocities started in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last=Drake|first=Kyle|date=May 28, 2013|title=Making the Web Fun Again|url=https://neocities.org/blog/making-the-web-fun-again|url-status=live|website=The Neocities Blog|access-date=June 15, 2015|archive-date=June 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607191157/https://neocities.org/blog/making-the-web-fun-again}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Jackson|first=Candace|date=2017-07-17|title=The Latest in Web Design? Retro Websites Inspired by the ’90s|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/17/fashion/90s-web-design.html|access-date=2021-12-12|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=December 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213000023/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/17/fashion/90s-web-design.html|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2022, it hosted more than 460,000 sites.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}
'''Neocities''' is a commercial [[web hosting service]] for static pages. It offers 1 GB of storage space for free sites and no [[server-side scripting]] for both paid and free subscriptions. The service's expressed goal is to revive the support of free web hosting of the now-defunct [[GeoCities]]. Neocities started in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last=Drake|first=Kyle|date=May 28, 2013|title=Making the Web Fun Again|url=https://neocities.org/blog/making-the-web-fun-again|url-status=live|website=The Neocities Blog|access-date=June 15, 2015|archive-date=June 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607191157/https://neocities.org/blog/making-the-web-fun-again}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Jackson|first=Candace|date=2017-07-17|title=The Latest in Web Design? Retro Websites Inspired by the '90s|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/17/fashion/90s-web-design.html|access-date=2021-12-12|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=December 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213000023/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/17/fashion/90s-web-design.html|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2022, it hosted more than 460,000 sites.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}


== History ==
== History ==
Neocities was created by its founder Kyle Drake on May 23, 2013 and launched on June 28, 2013, offering 10 megabytes of file storage for every user.<ref>{{cite web|date=2016-05-08|title=NeoCities Wants to Save Us From the Crushing Boredom of Social Networking|url=https://www.wired.com/2013/07/neocities/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160508181509/http://www.wired.com/2013/07/neocities/|archive-date=May 8, 2016|website=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|access-date=December 12, 2021}}</ref> It initially served as an archive for sites previously hosted on GeoCities before the latter's shutdown.<ref>{{cite web|last=Drake|first=Kyle|date=May 23, 2013|title=I want to make another Geocities. Free web hosting, static HTML only, 10MB limit, anonymous, uncensored.|url=https://twitter.com/kyledrake/status/337706291801763841|url-status=live|access-date=December 29, 2020|website=Twitter|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229162713/https://twitter.com/kyledrake/status/337706291801763841}}</ref>
Neocities was created by its founder Kyle Drake on May 23, 2013 and launched on June 28, 2013, offering 10 megabytes of file storage for every user.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=2016-05-08|title=NeoCities Wants to Save Us From the Crushing Boredom of Social Networking|url=https://www.wired.com/2013/07/neocities/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160508181509/http://www.wired.com/2013/07/neocities/|archive-date=May 8, 2016|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|access-date=December 12, 2021}}</ref> It initially served as an archive for sites previously hosted on GeoCities before the latter's shutdown.<ref>{{cite web|last=Drake|first=Kyle|date=May 23, 2013|title=I want to make another Geocities. Free web hosting, static HTML only, 10MB limit, anonymous, uncensored.|url=https://twitter.com/kyledrake/status/337706291801763841|url-status=live|access-date=December 29, 2020|website=Twitter|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229162713/https://twitter.com/kyledrake/status/337706291801763841}}</ref>


On May 8, 2014, Neocities announced that it would limit the bandwidth speed of the FCC headquarters to early dial-up modem speeds as a protest against FCC's stance on [[net neutrality]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2014/05/08/fcc-rate-limit.html|title=We are rate limiting the FCC to dialup modem speeds until they pay us for bandwidth|date=May 8, 2014|access-date=December 29, 2020|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229163121/https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2014/05/08/fcc-rate-limit.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Drake|first=Kyle|date=May 9, 2014|title=The "fast lane" to internet civil war|url=https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2014/05/09/internet-civil-war.html|url-status=live|access-date=December 29, 2020|website=The Neocities Blog|archive-date=July 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725181642/https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2014/05/09/internet-civil-war.html}}</ref> This protest received wide attention<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXRdpwVSCa8|title=Young Turks - FCC Gets A Taste Of {{sic|It|'s|nolink=y}} Own Medicine|website=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 4, 2020|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229162648/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXRdpwVSCa8|url-status=live}}
On May 8, 2014, Neocities announced that it would limit the bandwidth speed of the FCC headquarters to early dial-up modem speeds as a protest against FCC's stance on [[net neutrality]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2014/05/08/fcc-rate-limit.html|title=We are rate limiting the FCC to dialup modem speeds until they pay us for bandwidth|date=May 8, 2014|access-date=December 29, 2020|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229163121/https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2014/05/08/fcc-rate-limit.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Drake|first=Kyle|date=May 9, 2014|title=The "fast lane" to internet civil war|url=https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2014/05/09/internet-civil-war.html|url-status=live|access-date=December 29, 2020|website=The Neocities Blog|archive-date=July 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725181642/https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2014/05/09/internet-civil-war.html}}</ref> This protest received wide attention<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXRdpwVSCa8|title=Young Turks - FCC Gets A Taste Of {{sic|It|'s|nolink=y}} Own Medicine|website=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 4, 2020|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229162648/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXRdpwVSCa8|url-status=live}}
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*{{cite web|url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/2226896/web-hosting-provider-give-fcc-a-dose-of-life-without-net-neutrality.html|title=Web hosting provider give FCC a dose of life without net neutrality|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204201302/https://www.networkworld.com/article/2226896/web-hosting-provider-give-fcc-a-dose-of-life-without-net-neutrality.html|archive-date=February 4, 2020|date=May 12, 2014|author=Andy Patrizio|website=[[Network World]]|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/2226896/web-hosting-provider-give-fcc-a-dose-of-life-without-net-neutrality.html|title=Web hosting provider give FCC a dose of life without net neutrality|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204201302/https://www.networkworld.com/article/2226896/web-hosting-provider-give-fcc-a-dose-of-life-without-net-neutrality.html|archive-date=February 4, 2020|date=May 12, 2014|author=Andy Patrizio|website=[[Network World]]|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/policy/2014/5/9/5699510/web-hosting-company-puts-fcc-in-slow-lane|title=Web Hosting Company Puts FCC In Slow Lane|date=May 9, 2014|website=[[The Verge]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510093545/https://www.theverge.com/policy/2014/5/9/5699510/web-hosting-company-puts-fcc-in-slow-lane|archive-date=May 10, 2014|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/policy/2014/5/9/5699510/web-hosting-company-puts-fcc-in-slow-lane|title=Web Hosting Company Puts FCC In Slow Lane|date=May 9, 2014|website=[[The Verge]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510093545/https://www.theverge.com/policy/2014/5/9/5699510/web-hosting-company-puts-fcc-in-slow-lane|archive-date=May 10, 2014|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140509/10392927179/webhost-protests-fccs-net-neutrality-proposal-limiting-fcc-access-to-288kbps.shtml?threaded=false&sp=1|title=Webhost Protests FCC's Net Neutrality Proposal By Limiting FCC Access To 28.8Kbps|website=[[Techdirt]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919095725/https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140509/10392927179/webhost-protests-fccs-net-neutrality-proposal-limiting-fcc-access-to-288kbps.shtml?threaded=false&sp=1|archive-date=September 19, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and lasted until February 2, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 4, 2015|title=We have removed the FCC rate limit|url=https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2015/02/04/removed-fcc-rate-limit.html|url-status=live|access-date=December 29, 2020|website=The Neocities Blog|archive-date=June 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621134914/https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2015/02/04/removed-fcc-rate-limit.html}}</ref>
*{{cite web|url=https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140509/10392927179/webhost-protests-fccs-net-neutrality-proposal-limiting-fcc-access-to-288kbps.shtml?threaded=false&sp=1|title=Webhost Protests FCC's Net Neutrality Proposal By Limiting FCC Access To 28.8Kbps|website=[[Techdirt]]|date=May 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919095725/https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140509/10392927179/webhost-protests-fccs-net-neutrality-proposal-limiting-fcc-access-to-288kbps.shtml?threaded=false&sp=1|archive-date=September 19, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and lasted until February 2, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 4, 2015|title=We have removed the FCC rate limit|url=https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2015/02/04/removed-fcc-rate-limit.html|url-status=live|access-date=December 29, 2020|website=The Neocities Blog|archive-date=June 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621134914/https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2015/02/04/removed-fcc-rate-limit.html}}</ref>


The service hosted about 55,000 to 57,000 sites in 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Koebler|first=Jason|date=October 26, 2015|title=There's An Entire Conference Dedicated to Geocities-Style Websites|work=Motherboard|publisher=[[Vice Media]]|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/3daznj/theres-an-entire-conference-dedicated-to-geocities-style-websites|access-date=December 12, 2021|archive-date=December 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213000022/https://www.vice.com/en/article/3daznj/theres-an-entire-conference-dedicated-to-geocities-style-websites|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Dewey|first=Caitlin|date=November 10, 2015|title=The counterintuitive, GIF-tastic plan to redeem the modern Internet|language=en-US|work=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/11/10/the-counterintuitive-gif-tastic-plan-to-redeem-the-modern-internet/|access-date=2021-12-12|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018060627/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/11/10/the-counterintuitive-gif-tastic-plan-to-redeem-the-modern-internet/|url-status=live}}</ref> which had risen to over 460,000 by 2022.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}
The service hosted about 55,000 to 57,000 sites in 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Koebler|first=Jason|date=October 26, 2015|title=There's An Entire Conference Dedicated to Geocities-Style Websites|work=Motherboard|publisher=[[Vice Media]]|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/3daznj/theres-an-entire-conference-dedicated-to-geocities-style-websites|access-date=December 12, 2021|archive-date=December 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213000022/https://www.vice.com/en/article/3daznj/theres-an-entire-conference-dedicated-to-geocities-style-websites|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Dewey|first=Caitlin|date=November 10, 2015|title=The counterintuitive, GIF-tastic plan to redeem the modern Internet|language=en-US|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/11/10/the-counterintuitive-gif-tastic-plan-to-redeem-the-modern-internet/|access-date=2021-12-12|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018060627/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/11/10/the-counterintuitive-gif-tastic-plan-to-redeem-the-modern-internet/|url-status=live}}</ref> which had risen to over 460,000 by 2022.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}


As of currently, Neocities allows 1 GB of storage to free users, and 50 GB of storage to "supporters".
As of currently, Neocities allows 1 GB of storage to free users, and 50 GB of storage to "supporters".

Revision as of 08:17, 17 August 2022

Neocities
Type of site
Web hosting
Created byKyle Drake
URLneocities.org
CommercialYes
RegistrationYes
LaunchedMay 24, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-05-24)

Neocities is a commercial web hosting service for static pages. It offers 1 GB of storage space for free sites and no server-side scripting for both paid and free subscriptions. The service's expressed goal is to revive the support of free web hosting of the now-defunct GeoCities. Neocities started in 2013.[1][2] As of 2022, it hosted more than 460,000 sites.[citation needed]

History

Neocities was created by its founder Kyle Drake on May 23, 2013 and launched on June 28, 2013, offering 10 megabytes of file storage for every user.[3] It initially served as an archive for sites previously hosted on GeoCities before the latter's shutdown.[4]

On May 8, 2014, Neocities announced that it would limit the bandwidth speed of the FCC headquarters to early dial-up modem speeds as a protest against FCC's stance on net neutrality.[5][6] This protest received wide attention[7] and lasted until February 2, 2015.[8]

The service hosted about 55,000 to 57,000 sites in 2015,[9][10] which had risen to over 460,000 by 2022.[citation needed]

As of currently, Neocities allows 1 GB of storage to free users, and 50 GB of storage to "supporters".

Usage

Neocities allows users to create their own websites using programming languages such as HTML, CSS,[11] and JavaScript. The tool comes with a built-in debugger for the languages listed previously. It also allows you to use other languages as well, but it will not check your errors.

Neocities has 2 options for users to store their data. A free plan, which has 1 gigabyte of data storage and slower transfer speeds, and a paid plan, which allows 50 gigabytes of storage and faster transfer speeds. The paid plan costs $5.00 per month, and funds go to server expenses.

Neocities allows users to host HTML files, CSS files, Javascript files, Markdown files, XML files, text files, fonts and images. By upgrading to their paid plan, this restriction is removed. This restriction is in place to prevent it from becoming a "file dump".[12]

References

  1. ^ Drake, Kyle (May 28, 2013). "Making the Web Fun Again". The Neocities Blog. Archived from the original on June 7, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  2. ^ Jackson, Candace (July 17, 2017). "The Latest in Web Design? Retro Websites Inspired by the '90s". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "NeoCities Wants to Save Us From the Crushing Boredom of Social Networking". Wired. May 8, 2016. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  4. ^ Drake, Kyle (May 23, 2013). "I want to make another Geocities. Free web hosting, static HTML only, 10MB limit, anonymous, uncensored". Twitter. Archived from the original on December 29, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "We are rate limiting the FCC to dialup modem speeds until they pay us for bandwidth". May 8, 2014. Archived from the original on December 29, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  6. ^ Drake, Kyle (May 9, 2014). "The "fast lane" to internet civil war". The Neocities Blog. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  7. ^ "Young Turks - FCC Gets A Taste Of It's [sic] Own Medicine". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 29, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  8. ^ "We have removed the FCC rate limit". The Neocities Blog. February 4, 2015. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  9. ^ Koebler, Jason (October 26, 2015). "There's An Entire Conference Dedicated to Geocities-Style Websites". Motherboard. Vice Media. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  10. ^ Dewey, Caitlin (November 10, 2015). "The counterintuitive, GIF-tastic plan to redeem the modern Internet". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on October 18, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  11. ^ Valens, Ana (August 8, 2019). "The best web hosting services for sex workers and adult artists". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  12. ^ "Neocities - Allowed File Types". Neocities. n.d. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.


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