Service · Green Web Hosting
Managed green hosting. UK support.
Renewable-powered hosting in UK data centres, with the boring bits (setup, DNS, SSL, backups, monitoring) handled by OakFox. Free migration from your current host, plans from £9 a month, and a real person to email when something needs fixing.
What's included
Infrastructure
Renewable-powered UK hosting
Sites run on verified renewable-powered UK infrastructure in UK data centres, no offsetting smoke and mirrors. The lowest-carbon hosting layer available without running our own kit.
Management
You do not touch a cPanel
We handle the setup, DNS, SSL, backups, security updates, and monitoring. When something goes wrong, and one day it will, you email us, not a queue ticket on a global support desk. UK office hours, real reply.
Migration
Free move from your current host
Migrating from SiteGround, GoDaddy, Bluehost, Krystal, or anywhere else? We handle it end to end (files, databases, email, DNS) with zero downtime. No charge for the move on any plan.
Plans
Three plans. No upsells.
Every plan includes free migration, free SSL, daily backups, and real UK support. The difference is how many sites you need to host and how quickly you need us to respond when something is wrong.
Starter
A single site, fully managed. For sole traders, small studios, and brochure sites.
- 1 website
- 10 GB SSD storage
- Unmetered UK bandwidth
- Free SSL certificate
- Daily backups (14-day retention)
- Free migration from your current host
- Email support, next business day
Growth
Most popularMulti-site businesses, e-commerce, and sites with growing traffic.
- Up to 3 websites
- 30 GB SSD storage
- Unmetered UK bandwidth
- Free SSL certificates (all sites)
- Daily backups (30-day retention)
- Free migration from your current host
- Priority email support, same business day
- Quarterly performance + uptime check-in
Business
Higher-traffic sites, multiple brands, or businesses needing hands-on involvement.
- Up to 10 websites
- 100 GB SSD storage
- Unmetered UK bandwidth
- Free SSL certificates (all sites)
- Hourly backups (60-day retention)
- Free migration from your current host
- Phone + email support, 4-hour response SLA
- Monthly performance + uptime check-in
- Quarterly review call
Prices exclude VAT. Annual billing available with two months free. Need something larger, like a busy e-commerce store, a high-traffic publication, or dedicated infrastructure? Get in touch for a custom quote.
Why green
Hosting is the easiest sustainability win your website has.
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The internet has a carbon footprint
Data centres and transmission networks now account for around 1–2% of global electricity use. Hosting choice is one of the highest-leverage sustainability decisions any business can make for its digital footprint.
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Green hosting is verifiable
We host with providers on The Green Web Foundation's verified directory, not just companies that buy offsets and call it neutral. You can independently check whether a site is hosted green at thegreenwebfoundation.org.
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It is no slower, and no more expensive
Modern renewable-powered UK hosting performs identically to fossil-fuel-backed grid hosting on speed, uptime, and cost. The trade-off is essentially zero, which makes the case for switching very straightforward.
Who it's for
Good fits look like…
- Small businesses, studios, and sole traders who want their hosting to reflect their values
- Sustainability-focused brands who would rather not explain why their site runs on coal-powered infrastructure
- Anyone tired of WordPress hosts with confusing dashboards and overseas support queues
- Existing OakFox clients consolidating their stack with one UK supplier
- Businesses migrating away from a host that bills in dollars and supports in a timezone twelve hours behind
Bundle
Hosting + a site that earns it.
Green hosting is a strong start. A static-first, accessible, performant build is the rest of the story. We design and develop websites built to match the infrastructure underneath them, and bundle the first 12 months of hosting in.
Where we work
Green web hosting across the North West.
Our studio is in rural West Lancashire. We serve green web hosting clients locally, regionally across the North West, and remotely across the UK, Ireland, and Europe.
Frequently asked
Green hosting questions we hear a lot.
Reading up first? Our green web hosting comparison covers the main UK providers in depth. Not sure how green your current site is? Run the free website carbon audit first.
- What is managed green web hosting?
- Managed green web hosting is website hosting that runs on verified renewable energy and is fully looked after for you. With OakFox, your site sits in a UK data centre on infrastructure listed in The Green Web Foundation's verified directory, and we handle setup, DNS, SSL, daily backups, security updates, and monitoring, so you never log into a control panel. Plans start at £9 a month and include free migration from your current host.
- Is green web hosting actually greener, or is it marketing?
- Both exist. Genuinely green hosting runs on verified renewable energy (solar, wind, hydro) and can be independently checked against The Green Web Foundation's public directory. Hosts that simply purchase carbon offsets to claim "neutrality" are not the same thing. OakFox only resells hosts on the verified green directory.
- Where are your servers located?
- All hosting plans run in UK data centres, which matters for GDPR, for performance to UK visitors, and for the carbon intensity of the underlying grid.
- Will moving to green hosting hurt my SEO or speed?
- No. Modern green hosting performs identically to standard hosting on every metric: uptime, response time, Core Web Vitals, Lighthouse score. If anything, a move from a slow shared host to managed green hosting often improves performance.
- Do you handle the migration from my current host?
- Yes, free on every plan. We move your files, databases, email accounts, and DNS records, then schedule the DNS cutover for a quiet time so visitors see zero downtime. Most migrations complete inside a working day.
- What is included in "managed"?
- Setup, DNS configuration, SSL certificates, automated backups, security updates, uptime monitoring, and a real human to email when something is wrong. You never need to log into cPanel unless you want to.
- Do you offer green web hosting in London / Manchester / Liverpool / elsewhere in the UK?
- Yes, every plan is available UK-wide. Hosting is location-independent at the point of purchase, though we serve clients across the UK including London, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Leeds, Edinburgh, and our home patch of West Lancashire / Ormskirk.
- What happens if I want to leave?
- You own your data. We hand over a complete export (files, databases, DNS records) and assist with migration to your new host. No lock-in, no exit fees, no awkward conversations.
- How does this compare to Krystal, Kualo, or GreenGeeks directly?
- Going direct to a host is cheaper if you are comfortable managing your own hosting. OakFox's plans cost a little more because they include hands-on UK support, free migrations, ongoing maintenance, and the same person to talk to whether the question is about hosting, your site, or your brand.
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Next step
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