Create a hosting account · Web hosting

Pick a hosting plan and set up the account that holds your websites, mail and databases.

Create the account

Open Hosting and choose Create.

Pick a plan. Each plan lists its disk, monthly traffic and how many websites, mailboxes and databases it includes. Every plan includes free SSL and DNS management.

Give the account a label (for example production), a contact email, and a username and password (at least 12 characters) for the hosting control panel.

Confirm. The account is usually ready in under a minute.

What is in the hosting account

Overview: See usage against your plan.

Websites: Create sites and install apps.

Domains: Add subdomains and check where each domain points.

DNS: See the DNS records your sites need, checked against public DNS.

SSL: Issue free certificates and force HTTPS.

Email: Mailboxes, forwarders, webmail and mail deliverability.

Databases: MySQL databases, users and phpMyAdmin.

FTP: FTP accounts and connection details.

File manager: Browse, edit, upload and extract files in the browser.

Backups: Back up and restore files, databases and mail.

Traffic: Visitors, pages, countries and errors for each site.

Settings: Account details, plan limits, and deleting the account.

Delete a hosting account

Under Settings, Delete hosting account deletes every website, mailbox, database and FTP account in it.

Take a backup and download anything you need first. This cannot be undone.