Web hosting with a domain name
Get your business off the ground quickly with web hosting and a domain name!
Distinguishing between the site address and its publishing space
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The domain refers to the address that internet users type in to view your pages. Web hosting stores the files, images and content that ensure they are displayed.
Opting for web hosting with a domain name from the same provider simplifies registration, setup and support requests. The two elements remain distinct, but managing them together makes daily monitoring easier.
To evaluate a solution over the long term, look beyond the initial price and reviews. Check the renewal conditions, the included services and the protections offered, particularly the SSL certificate. These criteria allow you to compare offers on a concrete basis, even before deciding whether your future project will be a personal blog or another type of site.
Select the plan that matches your ambitions
Free hosting to publish the essentials
We offer free hosting with every domain purchased from OVHcloud, to help you publish your first web pages.
Perso for a site or a blog
The Perso hosting plan is perfectly suited for blog projects or showcase sites to promote your activities.
Pro for a structured business
Pro hosting meets sustained professional usage, with several email accounts and more comprehensive management.
Unify your online presence
Multi-siteMulti-domainFTP
Thanks to multisite hosting, install several sites within a single plan. Multi-domain management, for its part, links different addresses to the corresponding projects. This difference allows you to clearly organise your portfolio without dispersing its administration.
A company can thus separate its showcase site, its editorial space and its online shop, while managing them from a common environment. Each project retains its own identity and directs the public towards the expected content.
FTP access is used to transfer files and structure the directories associated with each presence. The offer's security features also cover the hosted sites. This organisation therefore brings together common operations without mixing content, addresses or publication objectives.
Link your address to the content to be published
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The Domain Name System settings, or DNS, indicate which web hosting to direct an address to. When a person enters it, these settings allow them to reach your website's files.
The process follows four stages:
1. Have an active domain and web space
2. Associate the address with the planned hosting
3. Install WordPress (if you use this CMS) or transfer your site
4. Wait for the propagation of the new DNS settings.
This processing time may vary depending on previous settings. For common uses, an administration interface allows you to manage the domain and the site installation without intervening directly on the server. Technical profiles have SSH access to use the command line. A help article can accompany each specific operation.
2. Associate the address with the planned hosting
3. Install WordPress (if you use this CMS) or transfer your site
4. Wait for the propagation of the new DNS settings.
This processing time may vary depending on previous settings. For common uses, an administration interface allows you to manage the domain and the site installation without intervening directly on the server. Technical profiles have SSH access to use the command line. A help article can accompany each specific operation.
A personal site, a portfolio or a showcase generally presents a limited volume of pages, photos and documents. Start by estimating the disk space required for current content, then keep a margin for future publications. A simple site launch requires fewer resources than an illustrated catalogue, but uncompressed images can quickly occupy the available space.
Also examine the number of authorised email addresses and sites. If your activity evolves, you will be able to enrich the pages, add a form or publish news without rebuilding your presence from the beginning. The same environment can thus follow an individual project that gradually becomes a professional showcase.
A blog places more demand on the hosting when the number of articles, comments and media increases. A MySQL database stores structured content, accounts and publishing system settings. Its capacity and performance therefore influence the fluidity of the administration as well as the page display.
Server resources must correspond to the volume of visits, the installed extensions and the processes executed. A complex theme, a search engine or numerous images create different needs from a lightweight personal blog. Check the space allocated to files and databases, as well as the possibility of changing the plan. This margin avoids sizing your project solely according to its state at launch.
A shop processes catalogues, accounts, orders and sometimes connections to external services. Evaluate the storage capacity required for product images, technical logs and data generated by the activity. Server-side processing also becomes more sustained during searches, adding to the basket or updating stock. Above all, plan for a reserve of resources to absorb the enrichment of the catalogue and the increase in traffic. You will thus be able to develop the project within the same framework, without having to start from scratch at each new stage.
A personal site, a portfolio or a showcase generally presents a limited volume of pages, photos and documents. Start by estimating the disk space required for current content, then keep a margin for future publications. A simple site launch requires fewer resources than an illustrated catalogue, but uncompressed images can quickly occupy the available space.
Also examine the number of authorised email addresses and sites. If your activity evolves, you will be able to enrich the pages, add a form or publish news without rebuilding your presence from the beginning. The same environment can thus follow an individual project that gradually becomes a professional showcase.
Essential services included from the launch
Unlimited traffic constitutes a foundation adapted to daily operation
Professional email addresses
The SSL Certificate
Anti-DDoS protection
Backups;
Frequently asked questions about hosting and the domain
How do I buy an internet address and its hosting?
How do I buy an internet address and its hosting?
Start by searching for the desired name and its extension, then check their availability. Then choose an OVHcloud offer adapted to the volume and nature of your site. Depending on the plan, the address may be included or offered for the first year. Check the initial cost and the renewal cost before confirming.
What are the applicable rates?
What are the applicable rates?
The price varies according to the extension, the registration duration and the rules of the organisation that manages it. The amount for the first year may differ from the subsequent rate. OVHcloud displays the purchase and renewal prices in order to facilitate a comparison over time, in France as well as in the other covered zones.
How do I choose the right host for my project?
How do I choose the right host for my project?
First, assess your actual usage. A showcase site generally requires fewer resources than a business with a large catalogue. Also compare email accounts, scalability, security services and the clarity of future costs. The relevant plan is the one that supports your activity without imposing unnecessary resources on you.
What is the benefit of a domain name offered for the first year?
What is the benefit of a domain name offered for the first year?
This discount reduces the launch expenditure and brings together the initial services in a single order. It remains limited in time. Therefore, check the extension concerned, the eligibility criteria and the rate applied at the next renewal.
How do I link the address to my hosting space?
How do I link the address to my hosting space?
From your OVHcloud space, associate it with the offer that hosts the content. The corresponding settings then direct visits to the published pages. Check the services already attached before any modification.
Can I install my site quickly?
Can I install my site quickly?
Yes. A 1-click CMS speeds up the installation of WordPress or another compatible tool. You can also transfer an existing creation if your project requires a custom configuration.