Hi John,
We do offer free support here in the forum. The benefits of the premium support offered through LifterLMS Pro are that Pro customers can submit private tickets to us directly, we can offer a deeper level of assistance, Pro support requests are prioritized to receive faster responses, and Pro customers have access to a live weekly call with one of our developers. But LifterLMS Pro is an option and not a requirement for using LifterLMS. You can definitely stick with the free support here in the forum if you’d like.
Thank you for sending the additional information about your new installation attempt. Your messages are in the queue for our support team to get back with you on.
Thanks,