Initial blog post for DBHub.io shutdown

Author: justinclift

content/blog/2025-02-03-dbhub-shutdown.md

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+title: DBHub.io Shutdown
+author: Justin Clift
+date: '2025-02-03'
+slug: dbhub-shutdown
+categories:
+  - dbhub.io
+tags: dbhub.io
+---
+
+# DBHub.io will cease operating at the end of February
+
+The DBHub.io online platform hasn't really gained any traction, so we're shutting it down at the end of this month.
+
+At that time all data (including user databases) will be deleted and the servers will be decommissioned.
+
+
+## Apologies for the short notice
+
+Ideally we'd provide several months of notice for people to arrange alternative hosting elsewhere.
+
+However, the ongoing financial cost each month of operating the platform has to date been borne by Justin Clift
+personally, and his finances can no longer accommodate the expense.
+
+Bearing in mind that the platform never gained real traction, so the number of users this short notice will negatively
+affect is likely very small (if any at all).
+
+
+## Thanks to everyone who contributed or tried things out
+
+Thanks to everyone who did try out the platform and provided feedback, ideas, or even contributed their time/effort in
+other ways.
+
+You are very much appreciated and hopefully any future platform we create will go better. :)