In this article you will learn:
- What Web Hosting offers
- What are the alternatives to Webhosting
- How to get Webhosting up and running
- Glossary of terms
Web Hosting
Web hosting is a service designed for intermediate users who want to set up a website using their own code or a content management system (e.g. WordPress).
We offer web hosting in 3 different tariffs:
- NoLimit ⧉: NoLimit is our basic web hosting option designed for modern web applications and content management systems. It offers high performance and unlimited storage for site files.
- NoLimit Extra ⧉: This option is for heavy users. You have high performance and additional space for databases and emails. In addition, your data is backed up daily, and you can restore it for free.
- LowCost⧉: The LowCost tariff is designed for experienced users who know how to optimize their sites well and want to minimize the cost of running the site. It has limited performance, 1 GB of database space and other limitations.
The basic NoLimit tariff includes the following basic services:
- Application Installer: you can quickly and easily install popular content management systems and applications (e.g. WordPress) using the automatic installer.
- HTTPS: You can secure your connection to any website with encryption.
- FTP(S): if you want to upload your own data to the web host, you connect via the encrypted version of this protocol.
- E-mail: you get unlimited number of e-mail boxes for each Webhosting.
- Automatic DNS Settings: if the domain you are setting up Webhosting for uses our DNS servers, you can have it pointed to Webhosting automatically.
Advanced users will benefit from:
- Up to 3 free domain aliases
- CRON for periodic calling of PHP script
- Unlimited number of MariaDB databases
- Internal address for testing web hosting before production
- Configure PHP and selected parameters
You can then get more options through additional services. More information can be found in the article Webhosting - Additional Services.
Web Hosting Service Alternatives
If Webhosting doesn't offer what you're looking for, we also offer a wide selection of alternatives:
- WebSite 1.0 ⧉: Do you want to create your own modern web presentation quickly and easily? That's the purpose of Website: choose from dozens of templates and hundreds of blocks. Use the simple graphical user interface to customize everything in your own image. You can try out the service in the free version, and upgrade to the paid version as needed.
- WMS (Web Hosting Managed Server) &boxboxbox;: This service is basically a virtual server with Webhosting administration and the possibility of custom configuration of system resources. You can use it, for example, to host very demanding applications or a higher number of separate web hosts.
- VPS (Virtual Private Server) ⧉ or Dedicated server ⧉: If you want to set up your hosting completely to your liking, including the operating system used, you can choose one of the VPS or dedicated server options. Servers are recommended especially for advanced users.
- Mailhosting ⧉: If you host your website with another provider, or if you don't have one but want to have email services with us, use our new Mailhosting service.
Starting Webhosting
The following steps will get your new website up and running on Webhosting:
- Order Webhosting ⧉. Detailed procedure can be found in the article Webhosting - Ordering a new service.
- Wait for the service to be set up (usually within 1 hour of receiving payment).
- If you do not have all services with VEDOS, make sure you have the correct Type A, AAAA, and MX records set up in DNS.
- Install the application you want to run on the site or upload the site files to FTP. The FTP login details can be found in the service setup email.
- Activate an encrypted HTTPS connection and set it up on your site.
If you are switching to us from a competitor, you can request a bonus period of up to two years in your order . You can then move your website for free with automatic data and email migration.
Glossary of terms
- Application: software with a specific purpose, on the web for example a forum, gallery, or content management system.
- Database: a part of web hosting containing tables with data managed by a web application.
- DNS: Records pointing the domain to (among other things) the web host.
- FTP: File Transfer Protocol. A protocol used to upload files to a web host.
- FTP client: a program that uploads files to your web host via FTP protocol. There are online versions(WebFTP ⧉) and desktop versions (we recommend e.g. FileZilla).
- HTTP/HTTPS: Protocols for connecting to the web. HTTPS is a secure version of this protocol, a standard especially for sites that handle personal information.
- Let's Encrypt: A certificate that allows connections over the encrypted HTTPS protocol.
- MariaDB: Database system, successor of MySQL.
- PHP: a popular programming language for web development and content management systems.
- phpMyAdmin: An administrative interface for managing database tables accessible at https://pma.wedos.net ⧉.
- Editorial system: Sometimes also CMS (Content Management System). An application that specializes in web development, such as WordPress.
- WebFTP: Our online FTP client. Open it directly in your browser at https://webftp.wedos.net ⧉.
- Webhosting: a service specialized in providing websites.
- WordPress: one of the most popular content management systems that makes it easy to create a personal website and e-shop.
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