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Legacy Hosting for
Umbraco v4-12

Hosting for Umbraco v4 to v12 sites that are still live. Maintained Windows Server infrastructure running SolidCP, migration from your current provider at no charge, and the Umbraco Certified Masters who look after GreenStack.

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Maintained Windows hosting for Umbraco v4 to v12 sites.

On Umbraco 13 or later? This page is about v4-12. From v13 onwards, GreenStack is the right platform: containerised infrastructure, a dedicated Azure SQL database and redundancy across separate datacentres. See GreenStack

UmbTailored

Configurable Windows hosting for .NET applications. Start with the base resources below and scale memory, storage, or database size to match your site.

from
23.82 /mo

  • Configurable resources from 1GB memory, 15GB disk, 2GB MSSQL up
  • 10+ custom hostnames
  • SolidCP control panel
  • Web Deploy / FTP, CI/CD supported
  • Standard inclusions: CDN, WAF, SSL, daily backups

For Umbraco 13+, we recommend GreenStack Core

UmbOne

The most popular package - fixed-resource Windows hosting for established sites with predictable traffic and a known resource profile.

from
41.69 /mo

  • 5GB MSSQL database
  • 2GB server memory, 30GB disk
  • 15 custom hostnames
  • SolidCP control panel
  • Web Deploy / FTP, CI/CD supported
  • Standard inclusions: CDN, WAF, SSL, daily backups

For Umbraco 13+, we recommend GreenStack Core

Fast & Secure
by Design

Your site files and SQL databases are backed up nightly. Files go to our local datacentre and to Microsoft Azure; databases go to Google Cloud. Three-day retention, restorable on request through support — included on every package, no add-on cost.

  • ✓ Nightly backups, files and database

  • ✓ On-site and off-site (Azure + Google Cloud)

  • ✓ 3-day rolling retention

  • ✓ Restorable on support request

  • ✓ Included as standard

Two layers of DDoS protection — Cloudflare's at the edge, your datacentre's behind it. The Cloudflare global CDN serves your content close to your visitors, reducing both load times and server load. Network firewalling at both edge and datacentre level.

  • ✓ Cloudflare DDoS protection at the edge

  • ✓ Datacentre network firewall behind it

  • ✓ Global CDN serving content close to visitors

  • ✓ Faster page loads, lower server load

  • ✓ Standard on every package

Our Standard Features

.NET Framework &
.NET

Full version coverage from the original .NET Framework 2.0 through to modern .NET 10. The reason we maintain Legacy hosting on Windows Server is so older Umbraco sites can keep running on the runtime they were built for.

  • .NET Framework 2.0 (Umbraco v4-6)
  • .NET Framework 3.5 (Umbraco v6-7)
  • .NET Framework 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8 (Umbraco v7-8)
  • .NET 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (Umbraco v9-12)

SMTP & SSL
Included

Free SSL certificates as standard, plus a send-only SMTP account for transactional email from your site. Need higher volume or better deliverability? We offer MailGun integration for larger Umbraco sites.

  • Free SSL certificate, auto-renewed
  • Send-only SMTP for transactional email
  • MailGun upgrade available for higher volume
  • No SMTP add-on cost on standard tiers

Multiple Locations

Three regions for shared Legacy hosting: United Kingdom, United States, and Europe (Germany). All datacentres run on 100% renewable energy. Need a different region? Dedicated Umbraco hosting offers more options.

  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Europe (Germany)
  • 100% renewable energy across all locations
  • Additional regions available on dedicated tier

Specialist Support

Every ticket handled by an Umbraco Certified Master, including an Umbraco MVP. The same team that runs GreenStack also runs Legacy - same expertise, same response times, same 5★ TrustPilot rating. No tiered helpdesk.

  • Umbraco Certified Master support
  • Umbraco MVP-led team
  • Same support team as GreenStack customers
  • 5★ rated on TrustPilot
  • No tiered helpdesk

Daily Backups

Site files backed up to Microsoft Azure, databases backed up to Google Cloud, plus on-site copies in our datacentres. Three-day rolling retention, restorable on request - included on every package, no add-on tier.

  • On-site and off-site (Azure + Google Cloud)
  • Three-day rolling retention
  • Restorable on support request
  • Included as standard

Free Migration

Migration is included on every paid package. Our Certified Masters handle everything - DNS cutover, database migration, file transfer, CI/CD setup. Coming from Umbraco Cloud? We've handled that exact migration many times.

  • Free with every paid package
  • Certified Master-led, end-to-end
  • DNS, database, files, CI/CD all handled
  • Umbraco Cloud migrations regularly performed
  • Timed around your release schedule

Powered by 100%
Renewable Energy

Every datacentre we use runs on 100% renewable energy - wind, solar, and hydropower, paired with energy-efficient hardware. We chose our partners specifically because of their renewable commitments, not despite them.

Beyond renewable infrastructure, we also offset carbon for every customer through our partnership with Ecologi. We commit 5% of every hosting fee to tree planting on your behalf - typically four or more trees per customer per month, at no additional cost to you.

Recognised in 2025 as Best Eco-Friendly Hosting & Development Provider at the SME News Awards, and runner-up for Green Business of the Year at the Petersfield Awards 2023.

Umbraco hosting
FAQs

Wondering how the legacy platform works? These are the questions we field most often about it and the features included as standard.

Yes!

We can provide a starter YAML file for either GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps to build and deploy your website.

These can be used with Umbraco 7, 8, 9 and 10+

The steps our starter YAML CI/CD can carry out are:

  • Checkout (inc submodules)
  • Generate CSS from SASS
  • Build using MSBuild
  • Deploy using Web Deploy
  • Tag repo on completion

We are able to provide more advanced or custom CI/CD integrations on request.

Yes.

Where you need limits beyond the predefined packages, raise a support ticket requesting an increase.

No.

Migration to our platform is free of charge and handled entirely by us, including the CI/CD integration.

Legacy hosting is intended for Umbraco v4 to v12.

Versions 13 to 17 can run on it, but GreenStack is the better home for them, with a dedicated Azure SQL database and containerised infrastructure designed around what modern Umbraco expects.

Database performance:

  • GreenStack: your own Azure SQL database

  • Legacy: SQL Express shared with more than 200 databases on one server

That difference on its own is significant, since you are no longer contending with hundreds of sites for database resources.

Infrastructure:

  • GreenStack: Ubuntu Linux with Docker containerisation

  • Legacy: Windows Server on shared resources

Control panel:

  • GreenStack: UmbPanel, built in-house and actively developed

  • Legacy: SolidCP, a standard panel now in maintenance mode

Deployment:

  • GreenStack: pre-configured CI/CD

  • Legacy: manual Web Deploy or FTP

Platform status:

  • GreenStack: under continuous development

  • Legacy: maintained so older Umbraco versions keep running

Support:

  • GreenStack: priority response within the hour

  • Legacy: standard response within four hours

From Umbraco 13 onwards GreenStack is markedly better value. Legacy is there for v4-12, which cannot run on containerised infrastructure.

Technically, yes. Umbraco 13-16 runs on Legacy and on GreenStack alike.

GreenStack remains our recommendation from v13 onwards:

  • Your own Azure SQL database instead of SQL Express shared with more than 200 sites

  • Containerised infrastructure instead of shared Windows hosting

  • UmbPanel in place of SolidCP

  • Priority support within the hour instead of a four-hour standard response

  • A platform being actively developed rather than merely maintained

Legacy is the right choice where:

  • You run Umbraco v4-12, which GreenStack cannot host

  • You depend on something specific to Windows Server

For most sites on Umbraco 13+, GreenStack Core is cheaper than UmbOne and materially better provisioned.

Yes, on GreenStack. Umbraco 17 runs on .NET 10 and is fully supported on GreenStack.

Planning to upgrade to Umbraco 13+?
GreenStack offers dedicated Azure SQL, containerized infrastructure, and expert support.

Let's Plan Your Upgrade Together.
Ready when you are to start your GreenStack journey