Host an INI file and share it as a link
Put a configuration file at a public address that displays as readable text.
Drop your INI file here
Any other file works too — up to 25.0 MB, or 100.0 MB for a whole site
Free to use. Your INI file is live at your-name.99helpers.site in about ten seconds.
What is a .ini file?
INI is the simplest configuration format there is — sections in square brackets, key equals value beneath them. It has no formal standard, which is both why it's everywhere and why implementations differ in small annoying ways.
What people use INI files for
- Application configuration templates
- Windows software settings
- PHP and Python tool configuration
- Examples shared with a team
What opens a INI file
- Any browser, which displays it as text
- Every text editor
- Most languages, via a config parser
- Windows and countless desktop applications
How to host a INI file
- 1
Drop your INI file in
Drag it onto the box at the top of this page, or click to choose it. Files up to 25 MB are supported, and nothing is uploaded until you publish.
- 2
Pick an address
Type a name and we'll tell you straight away whether it's free. That becomes the link: config-example.99helpers.site
- 3
Publish and share
Create a free account — that step exists so the file is yours to update, replace or delete — and the link is live within seconds.
The same three steps work for any file — see how file hosting works on 99helpers.com.
What happens when someone opens the link
The file displays as text with its structure and comments intact.
Why host a INI file instead of emailing it?
Config examples get mangled when pasted into a forum or ticket. A hosted file keeps the formatting and gives documentation a stable link.
Worth knowing before you publish
- Never host a config containing passwords or connection strings — the URL is public.
- INI has no formal standard, so comment characters and escaping vary between parsers.
- Annotate the example with comments rather than explaining it separately.
INI hosting questions
- Will it display in the browser?
- Yes, as text with sections and comments intact.
- Is INI standardised?
- No, which is why parsers differ on comment characters, quoting and nesting. Test your file with the parser that will actually read it.
- INI, TOML or YAML?
- TOML for new projects — it's INI-like but properly specified. YAML for complex nested config. INI when the software you're configuring expects it.
Put your INI file online now
It takes about ten seconds, and you only make an account once the file is ready to go live.
Hosting guides for related formats
INI is one of over 211 formats you can host — see free file hosting for any file type for the full list, or read the hosting guides for other file types.