Hosting glossary
Setup fee
In short: A one-off charge for getting a service ready, on top of the monthly price.
Setup fees are rare on shared hosting but common on dedicated servers and some control panel or licence add-ons. Check the checkout total, not just the plan price.
Also called
- Installation fee
- Activation fee
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