How to order a Web Hosting plan

This page shows how to create a Scaleway Web Hosting plan. Web Hosting is a managed service, designed for personal use, business use and everything in between. It allows you to host your website and databases and create personalized email addresses using your domain name.

Before you start

To complete the actions presented below, you must have:

• A Scaleway account logged into the console
• Owner status or IAM permissions allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
• Registered a domain name at Scaleway or another registrar

1. Click Web Hosting in the Managed Services section of the side menu. This takes you to the Web Hosting dashboard.
   If you already have Web Hosting plans, they will be listed. Click the + Order Web Hosting button to add more plans.

2. Click Order Web Hosting to start the creation process.

3. Select a region and a control panel for your Web Hosting plan.

   • You can choose between:
     • cPanel: A web-based control panel for managing web hosting accounts, emails, and websites through a graphical interface.
     • Plesk: A user-friendly web hosting control panel for managing websites, emails, and hosting accounts.
   Tip

   Unsure which control panel to choose? Check out our documentation on Understanding the differences between cPanel and Plesk.

   • Click Configure Web Hosting to continue.

4. Follow these steps to configure your Web Hosting:

   • Enter your domain name. Remember, it must be pre-registered and you must be the registrant. Need to register one? Read our documentation on how to register a domain name.
   • Choose a hosting plan based on your needs.
   • Decide if you want to enable the backup feature:
     • Enable it for daily automated backups of your website, emails, and databases. The feature retains backups for three days, with a full weekly backup retained for two months.
   • Choose whether to order a dedicated IP for your Web Hosting, which can improve email reputation and SSL setup.
   • Enter your email address. We will send your control panel password there.

5. Click Create Web Hosting to finish. Your Web Hosting plan creation starts, and you will be redirected to the Overview tab. Here, you can find information about your web hosting account, like the link to the control panel and your webmail interface.

   
   Tip

   You will find the credentials (username/password) for your control panel in your email inbox.

Proceed with the configuration of the DNS for your Web Hosting plan.