About the author

Nathan is a man in his 30s who still watches anime and plays computer games. He started with web sites with a simple RuneScape site on the old Freeservers service. From there, he quickly ramped up his experience with the web and soon began to offer hosting services for friends and members of online communities - while still in middle school!

He registered his first business at 18 - a web host that he ran for a decade before he retired from the industry. He has returned for nefarious deeds to launch a new host after finding most of the affordable options these day unfortunately suck. Perhaps this was a bad idea with the recent rise of AI and Squarespace. The industry has changed a lot while he was busy with lumber at Home Depot. Is there still room for a small host that doesn't have a fancy web builder? He's here to find out.

Tachi is a new venture with the aim to return to what was a fun time in his life. For some reason Nathan really likes to host sites. He now runs this as a hobby with the aim to offer the best web service for $5. The servers are optimized for WordPress and he has done away with the nasty support scope limits other hosts hide behind. Make this old man happy and host your site here.

Where does the name "Tachi" come from?

I think I was drunk and thought it was a nice name at the time (soju is a great drink for inspiration). The logo is based on the icon for NetPositive from the BeOS. I'm a huge fan of the BeOS and still use it to this day.

Is this some kind of scam?

I put too much work into this site for it to be a scam. I didn't even use AI to build it (except the images).

How can you do this for $5 a month?

Here's the cost breakdown for the operation:

• Servers: $95/mo

So it costs about $95/mo to run Tachi. That's not a bad amount to spend each month on a hobby. I'm able to fund this operation for several months out. If for some reason it's no longer feasible to run, there will be ample time to move customers.

Can I call you or is there a live chat available?

Nope. I use traditional email and tickets. But fret not - response times are under an hour - sometimes only a few minutes. I have no life and tied a loud alarm to alerts. I may open direct support lines in the future if this takes off.

Are there dedicated or VPS servers?

Not at this time. Dunzi makes this very doable and it might be something I add for customers who can't fit on a shared server or want additional isolation. Let me know if this is something you're especially interested in and willing to pay extra for.

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