GreenGeeks has been rated #1 in green hosting service. They were started in 2006 by Trey Gardner. Even those not looking for green hosting still respect the philosophy of conserving energy. GreenGeeks replaces 3 times the energy by harnessing wind power. The company is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA and the servers are located in Chicago, IL in a Green Grid Datacenter.
Plans & Features
The Eco Site Plan by GreenGeeks is their first plan which starts at $6.95/month. It gets you everything you need to get your website up and running. This plan comes with unlimited disk space, unlimited data transfer, e-mail addresses, MySQL databases, free domain for life, free site builder and hundreds of more features. Sign a contract for 3 years and the price drops to $4.95/month.
Hosting Environment
GreenGeeks uses the latest generation Intel Quad Core Xeon processors that are energy efficient as a part of their commitment to staying green. Their energy efficient servers come with the a RAID-10 configuration. This configuration limits hard drive failures and protects your data while retrieving data is efficiently increased.
With each account you have access to your information, installation scripts, databases, file manager and much more, through cPanel control panel.
Joomla and GreenGeeks
Each plan gives you access to unlimited databases as well as the one-click installer, Fantastico. Fantastico installs Joomla.
Technical Support
GreenGeeks comes with 24/7 technical support via e-mail help desk, live chat and telephone.
Phone
- 1-877-326-7483 ext 1 (sales department)
- 1-877-326-7483 ext 3 (support department)
Monday to Friday - 9:00 AM to Midnight EST
Saturday and Sunday - 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM EST
Sales: sales{at}greengeeks.com (24x7x365)
Support: support{at}greengeeks.com (24x7x365)
Their knowledge base grows daily with FAQ’s, tutorials, and forums.
Conclusion
Greengeeks is a great Joomla web host. Their management team brings over 10 years of experience with it and is the first to think of our planet in the industry.
