How to make a porn site

If you’re reading this post, you’ve either decided to make a porn site or are researching on whether it is worth your time. I’ll tell you right now that it is very difficult. You are better off starting an Authority Blog, hobby site, Youtube automation channel or even a good drop shipping store. But if you want to continue anyways, I’ll tell you just how to do that starting with a breakdown of the costs:

Cost of starting a porn site

1. Domain name: You can use any registrar to buy this, just make sure there is free privacy protection. (do not use your contact info). I use Namecheap.com – $15/year
2. CMS/Script: This is the script/platform that your site is going to run on. – cost:$30-$500 (depending on which script you buy)
3. VPS Server: This is going to host your site, do not use shared hosting. – cost:$10/month (probably less)
4. Storage Server: Many “How to make a porn site” blogs will tell you that this is not necessary. It is. $40-$100 (depending on storage size, 1TB is good enough for a micro-niche site)

If you are just starting out and are paying more than what I have outlined above, you are getting ripped off. Join my Patreon for $20/month. I will show you exactly how to build an efficient porn site for the lowest price. I will guide you to build a site the way that I would. My method is going to be on the cheapest end of the outlined prices above. I will not be teaching you any loopholes to save money, most providers are simply ripping you off. Including my subscription fee, its going to cost you $70/month plus a one time payment of $30 for my recommended theme and $15/year for the domain.

Deciding which script to buy

There are only two generic script options to choose from when starting a porn site in 2024. I will only provide support for my Patreon subscribers for option 1.

1. WP-Script – WPS is the easiest to understand and most beginner friendly out of the box, but the default tools and features will not yield a return simply because of supply and demand. I suggest either buying Retrotube or Ultimatube and nothing else (do not buy the plugins).
2. Kernal Video Sharing – KVS is the best script out there for making your own porn site but it’s also the most expensive and I would not suggest it for beginners. It’s got every feature built in such as generating trailers, duration, timeline hover previews (sprites), favorites, indexable playlists, membership system, payout system for uploads and more. The interface is loaded with settings and can be a little overwhelming. I would suggest this theme only for making mainstream or large niche adult websites, otherwise, WordPress will suffice. I personally haven’t put in the effort to learn KVS so I cannot provide support for this script. However, the basic $100 one time payment plan is better than any script/theme available on the market.

To sum it up, if you are a newbie, buy a theme from WP-Script. Retrotube, Ultimatube and KingTube are the best in order of best to worst. Don’t buy the plugins. VPS + Storage + Patreon = $70/month to get started.