1.5 million websites rely on DreamHost to fulfill their dreams What is web hosting?

1.5 million websites rely on DreamHost to fulfill their dreams

What is web hosting?

Web hosting allows businesses, organizations and individuals to have their website or app appear on the Internet. Whether they are using a dedicated server, or sharing resources, every website is hosted on one server. The only way for a website to appear on the Internet is to be hosted by a web hosting service provider, also known as a web host. To find the website, you type the domain name (or URL) into your browser. Your computer will then connect to the server where the website is hosted, and the webpage appears on your screen.

What are the different types of DreamHost web hosting offer products?

DreamHost offers a variety of hosting plans that work for all website hosting needs.

Shared Hosting:

Shared hosting is the cheapest option, but it has its limitations. Shared hosting clients share the server's resources with other clients. If another website on the same server is receiving a large amount of traffic, or is using too much of the server's limited resources, it is possible that your site may be slower as a result.

While DreamHost works hard to ensure that all sites on one share server never interrupt other sites, this is always a possibility due to the nature of the product. Therefore, we recommend that you look at our more powerful options if you are looking to experience high traffic levels on your site.

What can you host on share hosting?

Share Hosting is perfect for blogs, portfolios, personal / business sites and database driven sites. Learn more about share hosting

WordPress Hosting (DreamPress)

Dreamplay is DreamHost's managed WordPress hosting. It is a scalable service that allows users to manage their WordPress sites worry-free through automatic updates, caching, daily backups and content distribution networks (CDNs). Learn more about DreamPress

VPS

Dreamhost's Virtual Private Server (VPS) hosting is a premium solution that runs faster than our shared hosting. It is available as an add-on to an existing Dreamhost plan, but also as a standalone service.

DreamHost's VPS uses Linux-vServer to create "virtual machines" that protect the user's resources from others on the same physical machine. This allows for more powerful solutions.

Share Vs VPS Hosting

On a shared server, resources are shared by other users. At VPS, these resources are more isolated that improve performance and help maintain stability. You also have the ability to control how much RAM memory your server uses.

What can you host on VPS?

A virtual private server is ideal for websites that require more resources than a share server, but may not require the full power of a dedicated server. VPS is ideal for businesses, e-commerce websites, designers, and developers who need unmatched performance.
A dedicated server is a server that contains only your files. You also get full root access: This is a great benefit if you want to customize your server to meet your specific needs. Please note that if a customization results in an error, DreamHost support cannot help.

Another benefit of a dedicated server is that your MySQL server is on the same server, which allows faster access. As with all other hosting plans, your MySQL database is on a separate database server.

What can you host on a dedicated server?

Dedicated servers are fully managed, business class servers. They are perfect for resource-heavy apps and huge websites. 
DreamHost offers two different cloud hosting products.

Object storage

DreamObjects is an effective cloud storage service that you can use to host static data for your websites, store backups or develop the next big thing. You can use DreamObjects in your panel using the built-in interface, programmatically via the standard API, or with a growing library of applications DreamObjects is compatible with the Amazon S3 API.

Cloud Computing

DreamCompute is a highly scalable cloud computing service designed to:

• Web and mobile apps
• Digital media and e-commerce websites
• Big data
• Testing and development environment

All instances can be managed through OpenStack Horizon's closed Dreamcomput's dashboard.
How do you buy a domain name?
Buying a domain name with DreamHost is simple and comes with features that many other hosts do not provide. Use our domain search tool to buy the domain name you want; We'll let you know if anyone else has already purchased it, and will serve the alternate versions available.

After purchasing your domain name with DreamHost, you will also receive:

• Free WHOIS privacy protection (which keeps your website registration details private)
• Auto-renewal (so you don't have to lose ownership)
• Unlimited subdomains (like blog.yoursite.com, or mexico.yoursite.com, for example)
• Domain setting control at your fingertips (like MX records, CNAME, etc.)

Try the DreamHost domain search tool and get online today.
How can you migrate to DreamHot?
If you want to move your web hosting to DreamHost, the first step is to create a DreamHost account - you can do this from any of our product pages (Share Hosting, VPS, Dedicated, DreamPress) during the signup process, Select Add your current domain to your new account - Don't worry, it doesn't affect your current live website!

Next, you need to backup the files on your website and upload them to DreamHost. You can find out more about it here.

Once you have migrated your website to DreamHost's server, you will need to check the site to confirm that it looks and functions exactly as it should. If everything looks great, you'll need to point your DNS at DreamHost so people know where to find you! If this sounds complicated, don't worry. We have some documentation here on how this is done.

Have a few questions before getting started? No worries Get in touch with us and we will be happy to help.

Understand more about WordPress?

Certainly. DreamHost has some WordPress guides that can help answer most of your questions. If you get trapped, they are always here to help.

Does DreamHost offer a "email only" hosting plan?

DreamHost does not offer email only for hosting plans. You need to purchase a hosting plan that includes email service - Share, VPS, DreamPress, or Dedicated. At this time Dreamcom has not only included email hosting in the plans.

Is Dreamhost so different?

With nearly 20 years of hosting experience, we focus on successful sites for web designers, developers, bloggers and online businesses. Our community and support helps you create a website fast and easy!

Owned independently

As Dreamhost has evolved over the past two decades, we are privately owned, which allows us to remain true to our values ​​and to maintain our commitment to customers.
Passion for privacy

DreamHost believes in everyone's right to privacy, and we back it up with strong anti-spam policy and free WHOIS privacy.

Commitment to securityDreamhost has many security features including multi-factor authentication, auto-enabled SFTP and free secure hosting with Let's Encrypt.
Adopt Open Source
DreamHost believes strongly in providing open source solutions to existing customers whenever possible.