# GreenTree Hosting, LLC — Digital Engineering & Sovereign Cloud Infrastructure
> Founded in 1998 when Maureen and Gene Salvatore architected RILiving.com for the Rhode Island State-Wide Multiple Listing Service (RI State MLS)—the state's first database-driven real estate platform. Progressed through Adgrafix.com affiliate origins, 5-digit international reseller leadership at Adgrafix.com and Hosting.com, physical data center operations in Boston, MA and Connecticut (IBM, Dell, Cisco, Juniper, VMware), and the March 2007 formation of GreenTree Hosting, LLC.

## Core Identity & Positioning
- **Legal Entity:** GreenTree Hosting, LLC
- **Headquarters:** Southbury, Connecticut 06488, USA (41.4815, -73.2148)
- **Service Footprint:** Local roots in New England; serving commercial organizations worldwide for Sovereign Linux Cloud, SmarterMail Enterprise Email, Authoritative BIND DNS, and Reference-Grade Web Application Engineering.
- **Principals:**
  - **Gene Salvatore** — Co-Founder & Principal Systems Architect (`https://www.greentreehosting.com/leadership/gene-salvatore/`)
  - **Maureen Salvatore** — President & Co-Founder (`https://www.greentreehosting.com/leadership/maureen-salvatore/`)

## Core Engineering & Infrastructure Practices
- [Websites Engineered as Applications](https://www.greentreehosting.com/web-applications/): 25–50+ static prerendered routes, custom interactive engineering calculators, CAD schematics, unified Schema.org JSON-LD graphs, and 100% sovereign Git repository ownership.
- [Continuous Digital Operations & Authority Retainers](https://www.greentreehosting.com/retainers/): Tier 1 Sovereign Growth ($199–$299/mo), Tier 2 Market Authority ($499–$750/mo), Tier 3 Enterprise Fleet Partner ($999–$1,500+/mo).
- [Engineered Cloud, Dedicated Servers & Clusters](https://www.greentreehosting.com/hosting/): #1 GreenTree Core Cloud ($99/mo), #2 Core Cloud + Mgt. ($199/mo — Base Hosting & Management, Includes 1 Hour/Mo Per Site for Review, Photo Swaps & Updates), #3 GreenTree Dedicated Environment ($299/mo), and #4 Enterprise Multi-Cloud Cluster ($599+/mo, $599–$1,250+/mo custom spec) across AlmaLinux, Netlify global edge, and Supabase PostgreSQL.
- [Decoupled SmarterMail Enterprise + Proxmox Mail Gateway](https://www.greentreehosting.com/email/): Inbound/outbound scrubbing via `mx.greentreemail.com` (10M+ blocks/mo at 0.003% FPR) paired with `east.greentreemail.com` SmarterMail Enterprise ($4 / $8 / $14 per mailbox with Exchange ActiveSync).
- [Geo-Redundant Authoritative BIND DNS & Hardening](https://www.greentreehosting.com/infrastructure/): Three-corridor BIND mesh across `ns20.greentreehosting.net` (Ashburn, VA), `ns30.greentreehosting.net` (Chicago, IL), and `ns40.greentreehosting.net` (Phoenix, AZ).

## GreenTree Owned Ecosystem
- [1998 Origin Story: RILiving.com to 2026](https://www.greentreehosting.com/story/)
- [GeneTravels.com](https://genetravels.com) — 40+ years of verified North American motorsport travel & hospitality field intelligence (Top 1% TripAdvisor Reviewer, 443+ reviews across 178 cities).
- [GreenTree Motorsports](https://greentreemotorsports.com) & [InfieldLife.com](https://infieldlife.com) & [CampingAndTailgating.com](https://campingandtailgating.com)
- [LogBot.app](https://logbot.app), [DNSBot.app](https://dnsbot.app) & [HijackRadar.com](https://hijackradar.com)

## Interactive Engineering Calculators
- [Web Application vs. Brochure Site ROI Estimator](https://www.greentreehosting.com/tools/application-roi-and-architecture-estimator/)
- [Sovereign Cloud & SmarterMail TCO Calculator](https://www.greentreehosting.com/tools/cloud-and-enterprise-email-tco-calculator/)
- [Forensic 301 Cutover & SEO Equity Validator](https://www.greentreehosting.com/tools/forensic-301-cutover-and-seo-equity-validator/)
- [Email Deliverability & DNS Sovereignty Auditor](https://www.greentreehosting.com/tools/email-deliverability-and-dns-sovereignty-auditor/)