# What is HelioNet? Helio Networks, or HelioNet, is a discussion board run by volunteers of the Helio community, founded in February of 2005 by [Ashoat Tesyovan](/heliohost/misc/staff/ashoat.md) as a generic discussion board where anyone could discuss almost anything. HelioNet created HelioHost, a free "Post to Host" web hosting service, that was available to its members, shortly after it was founded. HelioNet gradually became more focused on HelioHost, rather than a generic discussion board. Today, HelioNet is primarily a support site for HelioHost, and users are no longer required to sign up for HelioNet to get free hosting. We have nearly 200k members on the forum. HelioNet is located at [https://helionet.org](https://helionet.org/index/). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://flazepe.gitbook.io/heliohost/hosting/helionet.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.