# Startup Program: Free Hosting Credits for Startups > Up to €100 of free hosting credit for early-stage startups, students and open-source projects, valid for 6 months. EU hosting in Germany. Apply with one email, no pitch deck. Runsite Startup Program # Up to €100 of free hosting, valid for six months For early-stage startups, students and open-source projects. The credit covers web services, managed PostgreSQL, Redis and object storage, all hosted in Germany. You apply with one email, no pitch deck and no call, and a person reads it. [Apply by email](mailto:support@runsite.app?subject=Startup%20Program%20application)[See who qualifies](#who-qualifies) ## How far €100 goes Pick the stack you plan to run. We size the credit to what six months of it costs, up to €100. Web service Nano €3Starter €5Standard €12 PostgreSQL NoneNano €3Starter €5Standard €14 Redis NoneStarter €5Standard €13 Month M1 Month M2 Month M3 Month M4 Month M5 Month M6 €10 a month. Six months of this stack is €60, so a credit of about that size covers the whole period. Billed by the hour, so a service you stop costs nothing while it is off. ## Who qualifies ### Early-stage startups You are building a product before launch, in beta, or with your first paying users, and you have not raised a priced funding round. A landing page, a repository or a working demo is enough to show us what it is. ### Students Coursework, a thesis project, a hackathon build or something you started on your own. Write from your university address, or attach anything that shows you are enrolled. ### Open-source projects A public repository under an open-source license with recent commits. The credit can host the project's demo, documentation site, API or CI services. ## How to apply Write to [support@runsite.app](mailto:support@runsite.app?subject=Startup%20Program%20application). Plain text is fine and nothing else is required. Planning a load test or expecting a spike after launch? Mention it and we will suggest plan sizes. You do not have to wait for us. Sign up and deploy on the €5 starting credit, and the program credit lands on the same account once we approve it. [Tosupport@runsite.appSubjectStartup Program applicationThe email address of your Runsite account, or the one you will sign up withProject name and a link: website, repository or demoTwo or three sentences on what you are building and for whomWhich services you expect to run, for example a web service, PostgreSQL and RedisWhere you are: idea, building, beta, or first usersOpens in your mail app with the subject filled inWrite the email](mailto:support@runsite.app?subject=Startup%20Program%20application) ## The rules * One program credit per project and per person. * The credit is a promotional balance. It has no cash value and cannot be withdrawn, transferred or refunded. * The credit is valid for up to 6 months from approval. We confirm the exact end date when we approve it and email you a few weeks before it, and anything unused expires then. * Your €5 starting credit stays on the account and is separate from the program credit. * The usual Terms of Service apply, including the acceptable use rules in Section 4\. Credit used for mining, spam, proxies or anything else that breaks them is withdrawn. * We cannot accept applications from countries or territories under comprehensive sanctions, listed in Section 5 of the Terms. We decide on each application individually and may turn some down. The credit and any other terms we offer apply once we confirm them to you in writing, as described in [Section 7 of the Terms of Service](/terms#billing). ## Questions How much credit will I get? Up to €100\. We look at what you plan to run and set the amount and the validity period, up to 6 months, to cover it. A web service with a small PostgreSQL database on the entry plans costs about €6 a month, so a lean project often needs well under €100\. If your setup needs more, say so in the email and explain why. Is this free hosting for students? For the length of the credit, yes. Students get the same program as startups: up to €100 for up to 6 months, which runs a web service and a database on the entry plans for the whole period with money left over. Static sites are free on Runsite anyway, with or without the program. How long does it take to hear back? Usually a few working days. Every application is read by a person, so it is not instant. Once approved, the credit appears on your balance and we confirm the amount and the end date by email. Do I need a company or funding to apply? No. Most people who apply are solo founders or small teams without a registered company and without investors. That is who the program is for. What happens when the credit period ends? Any credit you have not used expires. Services keep running if you have topped up your balance, billed by the hour like any other account. If you have not, they stop and your data is kept the same way as when the starting credit runs out. If you need more time, write to us before the end date. Can I combine it with the €5 starting credit? Yes. The starting credit every new account gets is separate. You keep it, and the program credit is added on top. Why would you give hosting away? Projects that start on a platform tend to grow on it. If Runsite works for you while you are small, we would like to still be your host when you have paying users. That is the whole trade. ## Send us the link to what you are building A few lines about the project are plenty. Most answers go out within a few working days. [Apply by email](mailto:support@runsite.app?subject=Startup%20Program%20application) --- Source: https://runsite.app/startups