When you host a website on a server, it works by using the server's shared IP - a special number which is used to identify any device connected to the Web. The domain name which you use for the site is for easy accessibility and convenience of the visitors, but on a lower level, their Internet browser connects to the IP of the server. Because there are far more sites than IPs, shared web hosting servers use a single IP for a variety of websites even if they belong to several users. Even though this does not affect your site performance directly, having a dedicated IP may slightly enhance the loading speed of a certain site, providing it higher rankings in search engine results. Such an IP is necessary for the installation of an SSL certificate too, so if you would like to protect the payment or login data that your site visitors type in, you need an IP together with the SSL.
Dedicated IP Address in Cloud Website Hosting
If you host your sites on our innovative cloud platform and you have a cloud website hosting package, you will be able to add a dedicated IP to your account at any time and assign it to any domain or subdomain with just a couple of clicks. This option is available in all of the data centers where we provide services - Chicago (US), Coventry (UK) and Sydney (AU), so whatever your choice during the registration process, you're able to acquire a dedicated IP for your sites. You will be able to add / remove an IPas well as to keep track of the free and used ones at any time. In case any of the IPs that you buy will be used for an SSL certificate, you may activate the automatic configuration feature in our SSL order wizard and then our system will request and assign the IP before it sets up the certificate automatically. Our adaptable platform will enable you to use a dedicated IP for multiple sites as well if it's not in use by an SSL.
Dedicated IP Address in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you purchase a semi-dedicated server account through us, you have the opportunity to acquire as many dedicated IPs as you'd like depending on your business needs. It will take a couple of clicks in the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel to buy your new IP plus a couple of more so as to assign it to a domain or a subdomain. The entire process is very simple and your website will start loading from your new IP address in minutes. Hepsia will allow you to view all the IPs that you'll be able to use, both shared and dedicated, and which of the latter are free or taken. If you want to use an SSL certificate on any of your sites and you want a dedicated IP for it, you can take advantage of our SSL order wizard, which will assign a new IP and set up the certificate once you upload your order, so you do not need to customize anything in your semi-dedicated web hosting account manually.
Dedicated IP Address in VPS
In case you buy a virtual private server from us, you'll receive a dedicated IP address as standard and an extra one when you get a web hosting Control Panel (Hepsia, cPanel, DirectAdmin). You will be able to use the IP addresses for any kind of purpose - a site, some web application such as a VOIP server, even for private name servers that you are able to use to point to your VPS any domain name which you want to host. Also, you can add more dedicated IP addresses to your VPS account when you need them. You can do this from the billing Control Panel that you'll acquire so as to take care of renewals, upgrade purchases and domain name registrations and it will take no more than a few clicks. Soon after you submit your order, the additional IP addresses will be accessible, so you'll be able to use them as you see fit.
Dedicated IP Address in Dedicated Hosting
All of the dedicated hosting that we supply have 3 dedicated IP addresses by default and for free. You're able to use them for any purpose based on the content that you have on the server - a video game server or a Voice-Over-IP application, an SSL certificate for a website that you host, private name servers for a reseller domain that your customers may use to point domain names to their website hosting accounts, and much more. In addition, you can get extra dedicated IP addresses via the Upgrades part of your billing Control Panel in case you need more than the ones that come with the plan. You will be able to purchase the IPs in sets of three and they will be added to your dedicated server shortly after you send your order, which means that you can use them without any delays.