Classifieds hosting where the software and the server are one job.
Yclas is classifieds hosting with the classifieds software included: we run the servers, apply updates and security fixes, renew SSL, keep backups and block bad bots, for one monthly price. You run the site from its admin and never log in to a server. Moving from Osclass? We import it.
Free for 15 days · No credit card · Hosting included from $19 a month
Managed classifieds hosting, from the server to the sitemap.
Ordinary web hosting gives you a server and leaves the rest to you. Classifieds sites need more: users upload photos all day, bots try fake sign-ups, and every listing should reach search engines.
Hosting you manage from the admin.
No control panel, no SSH. These are the screens where hosting shows up on Yclas.
We run the servers. You never upgrade anything.
Every Yclas site runs on servers we set up, watch and patch. New versions of Yclas reach every site when we release them, with the database changes they need, so there is no upgrade button, no plugin that falls behind and no test site to keep in step.
- Security fixes applied to every site together.
- Email sending works from day one, or through your own SMTP.
Your domain, with SSL and Cloudflare in front.
Connect your domain from Domain and SSL in the admin and the certificate is issued and renewed for you. Sites on a yclas.com address, and custom domains connected from now on, are served through Cloudflare, which adds speed around the world and protection from attacks and bad bots.
- Free SSL on every paid plan.
- Bot protection that keeps fake sign-ups and scrapers down.
Backed up by us, exportable by you.
Automatic backups run on every plan. On top of them, Export everything gives you one ZIP of your listings, users, categories, locations, custom fields, pages and blog posts with the photos, and listings, users and orders download as CSV from their own screens.
More on the API and import →Hosting that helps listings get found.
Every listing is in a sitemap that updates itself, with structured data for price and availability. New listings are announced to search engines that support IndexNow. Renamed categories and pages redirect by themselves, and the SEO health card on your dashboard shows what to fix.
More on SEO and speed →
For Osclass hosting, move your site onto Yclas.
We do not run Osclass installs. Instead, Yclas reads your Osclass database export (.sql or .sql.gz) and brings in listings, categories, locations, photos and user accounts after a dry run you can check. Users set a new password, you can undo the latest import within 7 days, and redirects keep your old links working.
Moving from Osclass, step by step →
Shared hosting, a server of your own, or managed.
What each kind of hosting leaves to you.
| Job | Shared hosting + a script | Your own server + a script | Yclas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Install the software | You | You | Done at sign-up |
| Server security | The host | You | Us |
| Software updates | You | You | Us |
| SSL | Usually the host | You | Us |
| Backups | Depends on the host | You | Us, plus your own export |
| Spam and bots | You | You | Us, with filters and AI moderation |
| Room to grow | Limited by the shared plan | As big as you pay for | Up to 300,000 listings on the largest plan |
If you need root access to the server, a server of your own is the only option of the three.
Everything in the hosting.
On every plan; Starter is $19 a month for up to 5,000 listings.
Running
- Servers, set up and patched
- Platform updates
- Automatic backups
- SSL for your domain
- Bot and attack protection
Search
- Sitemaps
- Structured data
- IndexNow for new listings
- Automatic redirects
- 404 log and SEO health
Your data
- Export everything as a ZIP
- CSV downloads
- Import from other scripts
- REST API
- Audit log
Hosting that pays for itself.
Paid extras are built in, so the revenue side needs no extra hosting either.
Prices are examples: you set your own, in your currency. Yclas takes no commission on what you earn. All the ways to make money →
Move your classifieds site to managed hosting.
- Start a free siteYour site is live on a yclas.com address in about two minutes.
- Import your dataUpload an Osclass export or CSV and check the dry run.
- Check itLook through listings, users and photos on the new site.
- Add redirectsFor old addresses that changed, or watch the 404 log.
- Point your domainConnect it from Domain and SSL; the certificate follows.
What is classifieds hosting?
Hosting for a classifieds website. On Yclas it means the software and the hosting together: servers, updates, SSL, backups and spam protection run for you.
Do you offer Osclass hosting?
We do not host Osclass installs. We move Osclass sites onto Yclas: upload your Osclass database export and the importer brings in listings, categories, locations, photos and users.
Is managed classifieds hosting included in the plan?
Yes. There is no separate hosting bill: Starter is $19 a month with hosting included.
Can I get server or FTP access?
No. Yclas is a hosted service with no code, database or FTP access. You manage everything from the admin, the API and the export.
How often are backups made?
Backups run automatically on every plan. You can also download a full export of your data and photos whenever you want.
Is SSL included?
Yes, on every paid plan, issued and renewed for you when your domain is connected.
Does my site use Cloudflare?
Sites on a yclas.com address do, and so do custom domains connected from now on. Older custom domains are served directly from our servers.
Related pages.
The parts of Yclas this leans on.
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Photo credits
The screenshots show demo sites with made-up sellers. Their photos come from Wikimedia Commons, some cropped or with signs and plates blurred; these ones are under Creative Commons licences:
- Modern house exterior with red roof and landscaped garden under clear blue sky, CC BY 2.0
- Furnished apartment in Cambridge, December 2008, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Front lawn at Holehird - geograph.org.uk - 2046271, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Terraced houses on Walton Street - geograph.org.uk - 5233085, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Stone Cottage, Watnall, CC BY-SA 2.0
- View of the "Lost Dining Table and Chairs" in Eltham Palace - geograph.org.uk - 5797282, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mountain's chalet in summer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Monument, bench and flowers at Akureyri Botanical Gardens, CC BY 3.0
- Building plot - geograph.org.uk - 6532306, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mid Devon , Countryside ^ Farmland - geograph.org.uk - 1953042, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Industrial unit on the Coppi Industrial Park - geograph.org.uk - 4974502, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Burnham Yacht Harbour Marina - geograph.org.uk - 7039536, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Office Chairs at Long Table conference, CC BY 2.0