When you host a website on a server, it makes use of the server's shared IP - a special number that is used to detect every device connected to the Net. The website name which you use for the site is for easy access and convenience of the website visitors, but on a more basic level, their browser connects to the IP address of the server. Because there are far more websites than IP addresses, shared hosting servers use the same IP for a number of sites even in case they belong to separate users. While this doesn't affect the site performance directly, using a dedicated IP can slightly increase the loading speed of a given site, providing it better rankings in search engine results. Such an IP is essential for the installation of an SSL certificate too, so when you plan to secure the payment or login details that your site visitors type in, you will need an IP alongside the SSL.

Dedicated IP Address in Shared Website Hosting

We provide you with dedicated IPs with all of our shared website hosting whatever the data center location and you'll be able to get one or several IPs from your Hepsia Control Panel. A new section will appear inside your account and you're able to request, delete or view your IPs with just a couple of clicks. You can select how many sites or subdomains will use a given IP since you can assign one with a couple of clicks to every hostname. For instance, www.domain.com can be the main website, which uses a server's shared IP, and shop.domain.com can be your subdomain where you offer services or goods online and it could have a dedicated IP address together with an SSL certificate. You can switch the IP that a domain uses from the Hosted Domains section where you can also keep track which IPs are in use and which ones are available. You can also set a few of your sites to use the same dedicated IP as long as there is no SSL set up for it.