One of the best things about 97cents.net isn't the price — it's what comes with it. Your hosting plan includes Softaculous, a one-click app installer that gives you access to 450+ web applications. No FTP, no manual database setup, no coding. Click install, wait 30 seconds, and you have a fully working website.
Here's a guide to the most useful apps available and what they're good for.
CMS & Blogging
- WordPress — The world's most popular CMS. Blogs, business sites, online stores, portfolios. ~23MB installed.
- Joomla — Powerful CMS for more complex sites with custom content types, user management, and multilingual support. ~40MB installed.
- Drupal — Enterprise-grade CMS favoured by governments and universities. Handles complex data structures well.
- Ghost — A clean, modern blogging platform focused on writing. Lighter than WordPress, beautiful by default. ~25MB installed.
- Grav — A file-based CMS with no database — incredibly fast and lightweight. Great for simple sites that need more than static HTML.
E-Commerce
- PrestaShop — Full-featured e-commerce platform. A small store with 20–50 products fits within 197MB. Larger inventories may need more space — Watt Hosting has you covered there.
- OpenCart — Another solid e-commerce option with a clean admin interface and good range of payment gateways.
- AbanteCart — Lightweight e-commerce solution, good for very small stores.
Forums & Community
- phpBB — The classic PHP forum. Still widely used and very reliable. A small community forum uses 20–50MB.
- MyBB — Modern forum software with a cleaner default look than phpBB. Good for gaming communities, support forums, or hobby groups.
- Flarum — A fast, modern forum that feels more like a social network. Very lightweight.
Wikis & Knowledge Bases
- MediaWiki — The software behind Wikipedia. Great for internal documentation or public knowledge bases. ~30MB installed.
- DokuWiki — File-based wiki (no database needed). Extremely lightweight — under 10MB installed. Perfect for small team wikis.
- BookStack — A modern, organised documentation platform with a clean interface. Great for team handbooks and SOPs.
Productivity & Tools
- Nextcloud — Self-hosted file storage, calendar, contacts, and more. Think "your own Google Drive." A lightweight install uses ~60MB — tight on 197MB but workable if you don't store many files.
- phpMyAdmin — Database management tool (included separately in your control panel too). Essential if you're working with MySQL directly.
- Webmail — Check your email from any browser (included separately in your control panel).
How to Install Any of These
- Log in to your control panel
- Click the Softaculous Apps Installer icon
- Search for the app you want
- Click Install, fill in a few details (site name, admin username, password)
- Click Install again — done in under a minute
Tips for Managing Disk Space with Multiple Apps
Your 197MB is shared across everything on your account. Here's how to stay within limits:
- One CMS at a time — running WordPress and Joomla simultaneously uses 60MB+ before you've even added content
- Remove test installs — softaculous makes it easy to remove apps you're not using. Don't leave abandoned installs taking up space
- Compress images — images are the #1 space killer for any CMS
- Back up before removing — Softaculous can create a backup before you uninstall, in case you want it later
With 450+ apps available, there's a good chance whatever you want to build has a one-click path to getting started. All for 97 cents a month.
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