Why does Pibbo exist?

Pibbo did not start as an idea for yet another big hosting company. Its roots go back to OSCLOUD, a project that has long been running and opening up open internet services.

Behind OSCLOUD is a simple idea: people should be able to use useful online tools without automatically depending on a handful of big tech companies.

Open-source software, our own infrastructure, respect for users and services that genuinely make sense. Those are the principles we build on. And over time we realised the same approach could work for web hosting too.

Not everyone needs a huge hosting package, dozens of gigabytes of space and a list of features they do not even understand.

Some people just want a simple blog. Some want their own email address. Some need a website for a small business, a club or their hobby. And some would love a website, but do not want to spend the weekend learning how to install WordPress.

Pibbo is for exactly those people. We want to offer services that are understandable, affordable and, above all, usable. Without the needless complications.

Pibbo is our own project, which we run mainly because we enjoy technology and see real purpose in it. There is no big investor behind it, no marketing department and no plan to conquer the world by next quarter.

Our goal is not to make as much as possible from every customer. We want to run quality services for sensible money and gradually reach the point where the project covers its own costs. That is why our prices are what they are.

That does not mean quality does not matter. Quite the opposite. We just do not think a simple personal website should cost a small fortune every year.

We love servers, operating systems, networks and all those technical things most people would rather never see. And that is actually a good thing.

You should be focusing on your website, business, photos or articles. Not figuring out why one service refuses to talk to another.

That is why we try to make everything as simple as possible. And when something is not simple, we help you. You do not need to speak our technical language. We would rather try to speak yours.

We do not want to be an anonymous hosting factory. Behind Pibbo are real people who run the services themselves and know their technical background inside out.

When you write to us, you are not talking to someone reading answers off a script. And if your request is a little unusual, that does not automatically mean it will not fit our price list. We like finding solutions that make sense.

Of course, we are not a round-the-clock helpline with dozens of operators. We have our day jobs too, and sometimes you may have to wait a little for an answer. But when we agree on something, we take it seriously.

One of the principles Pibbo brought over from OSCLOUD is respect for the user’s freedom. Your domain is yours. Your content is yours.

And if you ever decide to use another provider, we will not stand in your way. We are not trying to keep you with us at all costs.

We would much rather you stayed because you are happy.

Because we wanted Pibbo to feel just like the services we try to build. Friendly, simple and without needless seriousness. And also because penguins are rather close to our beloved world of Linux.

We do not want web hosting to look like something you need a technical degree and three certificates for. Sometimes one little penguin pointing the way is all it takes.