Guides
From domains to servers: guides to help you choose and use our services.
Domains & Hosting
- Domain Names
What is a domain and how do you choose one?
A domain is the address of your website and business email on the internet. Visitors find you by it and customers recognize your email by it, which makes it the first and most…
Read the guide - Web Hosting
What is web hosting?
Web hosting keeps your site's files, databases and email on a server that is online around the clock. When a visitor types your domain, pages load from that server, so the speed…
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Servers
- Cloud VPS
What is a cloud VPS?
A cloud server (VPS) is a virtual server with CPU, RAM and disk reserved for you on powerful physical infrastructure. Unlike shared hosting you get full access to the operating…
Read the guide - Dedicated Server
What is a dedicated server?
A dedicated server is a machine whose hardware is reserved entirely for you. Because you share CPU, memory and disks with no other customer, performance is predictable and you…
Read the guide - Enterprise Servers
What is an enterprise server?
Enterprise servers use dual-socket boards and large memory capacity to carry many workloads at once on a single machine. Virtualization platforms, ERP systems and large databases…
Read the guide - Colocation
What is colocation?
Colocation means placing a server you own in a data center, where it runs on the facility's power and internet connection. The hardware stays yours while the data center provides…
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Infrastructure & Security
- CDN
What is a CDN and how does it work?
A CDN (content delivery network) caches your site's images, styles, scripts and files and serves them to visitors from CDN servers instead of your origin. Pages open faster and…
Read the guide - Business Email
What is business email?
Business email uses your company's domain. An address such as name@yourcompany.com looks far more professional to customers than a free webmail address, and you stay in control of…
Read the guide - SSL Certificates
What is an SSL certificate?
An SSL certificate encrypts the connection between a visitor's browser and your site and verifies your site's identity. The padlock and https:// in the address bar show it is…
Read the guide - Licenses
Which control panel license should I choose?
A control panel lets you manage websites, email accounts, databases and DNS on your server without the command line. cPanel, Plesk and DirectAdmin are the most common choices on…
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