All devices on the Web are identified by a specific number called an IP address, such as 123.123.123.123. In case you have a site, the domain name that you enter in order to load it is for your convenience, however the server where the website files are still has an IP. Considering that there're far more sites and devices than there are IP addresses, all of the shared web hosting servers have a number of websites under an identical IP, while when you use a dedicated server you'll get a dedicated IP too. Even in the first case though, you are able to obtain a dedicated IP for your websites and host them on a shared server. One advantage would be that you will enjoy improved search engine positions since a dedicated IP usually means a faster loading site. In addition, you need such an IP in case you would like to purchase an SSL certificate for your site and secure the data that visitors submit on it.
Dedicated IP Address in Shared Hosting
In case you host your sites on our innovative cloud platform and you have a shared hosting plan, you can add a dedicated IP to your account at any time and assign it to any domain or subdomain with just a few clicks. The aforementioned option is available in all of the data centers where we provide services - Chicago (US), London (UK) and Sydney (AU), so regardless of your choice during the registration process, you're able to acquire a dedicated IP address for your sites. You'll be able to add / remove an IPas well as to keep track of the free and used ones at any moment. In case any of the IPs that you obtain will be used for an SSL certificate, you can enable the automatic configuration attribute in our SSL order wizard then our system will request & assign the IP before it installs your certificate automatically. Our adaptable platform will enable you to use a dedicated IP for multiple sites as well if it is not in use by an SSL.
Dedicated IP Address in Semi-dedicated Servers
When you get a semi-dedicated server account from us, you'll have the option to acquire as many dedicated IP addresses as you like depending on the needs you have. It will take a couple of clicks in the Hepsia website hosting Control Panel to purchase your new IP and a few 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 within minutes. Hepsia will allow you to see all of the IPs that you will be able to use, both shared & dedicated, and which of the latter are free or taken. If you would like to use an SSL certificate on some of your sites and you need a dedicated IP for it, you may take advantage of our SSL order wizard, that can assign a new IP and set up the certificate the moment you send your order, so you won't need to modify anything in your semi-dedicated web hosting account manually.
Dedicated IP Address in Dedicated Servers
Because all of our dedicated web hosting plans come with three dedicated IP addresses as part of the plans as standard, we will give you a serious advantage if you'd like to run any software which requires this kind of an IP. We provide them absolutely free and you will be able to use them for as long as you use your server for anything you'd like - child name servers for any domain which you host, an SSL certificate for any website on the server, a software server (games, VOIP), etcetera. Through the Upgrades menu in the billing Control Panel that you'll get to take care of renewals, service upgrades and domain registrations, you'll also be able to order more dedicated IP addresses in sets of three at any time. They'll be assigned to your server in minutes, so that you can start using them for your websites and web-based applications right away.