ServBay Education Discount Program

Program Overview

ServBay is committed to empowering the education sector, fully understanding the need educators and students have for powerful, flexible development tools in academic research, teaching practice, and skills enhancement. That's why we've created the ServBay Education Discount Program to support the global education community in the following ways:

1. Exclusive Pricing: Qualified students and faculty receive special discounts on ServBay Pro products and services, making it significantly more affordable to access a professional-grade local development environment.
2. Innovative Support Platform: Enjoy a fully-featured local development environment and professional packages supporting tech stacks such as PHP, Node.js, Python, Go, Java, .NET, Ruby, Rust, and databases including MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis—enabling students and educators to efficiently build projects, conduct research, and explore cutting-edge technologies.
3. Career Development Support: By using industry-standard professional development environments and tools, help students build a strong technical foundation and hands-on experience, equipping them for future careers.

Application Process

Getting qualified for the ServBay Education Discount is a simple two-step process:

1. Identity Verification: Visit the ServBay official website and register or log in to your ServBay account using your institution-issued email address (typically ending in .edu or another school-recognized domain) to complete education verification.
2. Enjoy Your Discount: Upon successful verification, the system will automatically recognize your education status and apply your exclusive discount at checkout when purchasing ServBay Pro products or subscriptions.

Terms and Conditions

Please review the following important terms for the ServBay Education Discount Program:

• Eligibility: This offer applies only to ServBay Pro product plans and related subscription services, and does not include other packages such as ServBay Team.
• Stacking Discounts: The education discount cannot be combined with any other ongoing promotions, coupons, or discount codes from ServBay.
• Validity Period: Once your educational verification is approved, your discount eligibility is valid for 24 months (two years). You can renew your eligibility by re-verifying before the term expires.

We encourage you to share this program with students, educators, colleagues, or classmates at your educational institution who might benefit from it.

FAQ

Q: Who is eligible for the ServBay Education Discount Program?

A: The program is available to all eligible members of the education sector, including enrolled students, teachers, educators, school administrators, and certified personnel from accredited training institutions.

Q: How do I verify my educational status?

A: ServBay integrates with third-party authentication systems. When users log in with an approved education email (e.g., .edu ending or an official email provided by your school), the system will automatically recognize your education status. Successful verification will ensure discounted pricing is shown during your ServBay Pro product checkout.

Q: Which ServBay products are eligible for the education discount?

A: Currently, the education discount applies to all available ServBay Pro plans. ServBay Pro provides a comprehensive local development environment, with support for multiple programming languages, databases, and web servers (such as Caddy, Nginx, Apache), as well as advanced features like SSL certificate management (including ACME), data backup, database password resets, and more. For details on the different Pro plan features and specifications, please refer to the ServBay official pricing page.

Q: Is there a time limit for the education discount?

A: The ServBay Education Discount Program is a long-term initiative supporting the education sector. Each user's education verification remains valid for two years. After expiration, you can renew your qualification by re-verifying through the application process to continue enjoying your education discount.

Q: What if I can't register directly with my education email or the system doesn't recognize my school email?

A: To ensure account security and reliable identity verification, ServBay currently relies mainly on third-party authentication systems (such as GitHub or Gmail linkage). If your school's .edu email does not use Gmail or isn’t recognized, we recommend registering a GitHub account with your institution’s official email address first. After setting up your GitHub, log in to ServBay using your GitHub account. The system will attempt to verify your educational status by checking the education email associated with your GitHub account. Please make sure your education email is correctly linked and set as your primary address on your GitHub account.

Q: I’m verified as a student or educator with GitHub, but ServBay can’t recognize it. Why?

A: GitHub does not disclose a user's education verification to third parties and does not provide APIs to access educational credentials. ServBay verifies education status primarily by checking your email address. Make sure your primary email address in GitHub is set to your .edu or your academic institution's email. We use swotphp to check if your email is recognized as an academic address.

If you’re unable to use a .edu address with GitHub, you can also register ServBay using .edu emails with other supported providers such as Google, iCloud, X (Twitter), or Facebook.

(Linking a .edu email as your primary address in GitHub)

(Linking a .edu email as your primary address in Google)

If you encounter any difficulties during the application process or need further technical support and guidance, feel free to join the ServBay user community for help.

Program Statement

ServBay reserves all rights to the final interpretation of this program.

Last Updated

Revision date: April 29, 2025