Mozilla leaves Solo website owners to go it alone as hosting shuts down
If you have one of these AI-generated homepages, you'd better download and save it quick
Mozilla has announced the closure of Solo, its LLM-powered website builder and hosting service, effective November 30, 2023. The decision comes after the service, launched in December 2023, struggled to sustain operations despite attracting 54,000 users who utilized its AI to create personalized webpages and custom domain names.
Mozilla informed users on October 1st, granting them a 60-day window to download their website data, including HTML exports, contact forms, newsletter submissions, and image files. Users must then migrate their domains to Name.com, with Mozilla facilitating the transfer process. Mozilla cited the high costs of maintaining such a service as the primary reason for its shutdown, emphasizing its commitment to providing users with tools to build and control their online presence.
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