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Web Hosting - Quickstart

Web Hosting is a service that allows individuals and organizations to make their website accessible on the internet. It involves storing website files and data on a server, which is connected to the internet and enables users to access the website through a web browser.

Scaleway provides several Web Hosting plans for individuals, professionals, and everyone in between.

All Scaleway Web Hosting plans use a user-friendly Web Hosting control panel tool. This interface provides users with intuitive graphical navigation and quick access icons for configuring and monitoring their hosting solutions. With features like website publishing, database launching, email creation, and file management, users can efficiently manage their hosting tasks through this interface, ensuring elevated performance. Scaleway provides Web Hosting plans with cPanel and WordPress. Check out our documentation on Understanding cPanel.

How to order a Web Hosting plan

Web Hosting configuration

  1. Click Web Hosting in the Domains & Web Hosting section of the side menu.

  2. Click + Order Web Hosting to order a Web Hosting plan. The Web Hosting configuration screen displays.

  3. Select the region in which to create your Web Hosting.

  4. Choose a management interface for your website's content and settings:

    • cPanel is a web-based control panel for managing web hosting accounts, emails, and websites through a graphical interface.

    • WordPress is a user-friendly content management system (CMS) that lets you create, edit, and manage your website without needing to code or technical skills.

      Important

      If you choose WordPress as your management interface:

      • You will receive a direct access link to your email box
      • Each WordPress hosting plan supports only one website
      • You cannot create additional databases beyond the one that is automatically provided Find out more about what the WordPress plan includes in the Web Hosting FAQ

  5. Choose your hosting plan based on your needs.

  6. Configure options:

    • Enable backup: for daily automated backups of your website, emails, and databases. Retains backups for three days, with a full weekly backup retained for two months.
    • Dedicated IP: for improving email reputation and SSL setup.

  7. Enter your email address. We will send you your password to access your management interface to this email address.

  8. Click Configure domain to move on to the domain configuration screen.

Domain configuration

  1. Tick External domain or register later.
  2. Enter your domain name or the name of the domain you plan to register.
    Note

    Read our documentation to find out how to register a domain name.

  3. Read the information banner about DNS records configuration.
  4. Check the summary of your order and your estimated cost, then click Order Web Hosting.

How to configure DNS for Web Hosting

To link your domain name with your Web Hosting plan you have to update the nameservers in the DNS configuration at your registrar. Nameservers are servers used to translate domain names into IP addresses. When you enter a URL in a browser, they show you where the website is located, instead of memorizing entire numerical sequences in the form of IP addresses.

Important

If you are migrating from another web hosting provider to Scaleway Web Hosting, you might need to update your nameserver information with the information available in your console.

  1. Click Web Hosting in the Domains & Web Hosting section of the console side menu. The Web Hosting overview page displays.
  2. Click more icon or the domain name of the Web Hosting you want to configure. The Hosting information page displays.
  3. Click the DNS verification tab. The DNS configuration page displays.
  4. Update your DNS servers. Two options are available:
    • Use Scaleway's DNS servers. We provide DNS servers for your Web Hosting plan that contain all required DNS configuration. To use these nameservers, update the nameservers associated with your domain name with the servers provided by Scaleway.
    • Manual DNS update (advanced). If you prefer to continue using your current DNS servers, update the DNS zone at your registrar with all DNS records provided.
    Note

    It can take 24 to 48 hours until your DNS updates are propagated on the internet.

  5. Click Verify domain once you have updated your DNS configuration to launch the DNS verification process. Once the process is complete, a green check with the text Configured will display next to the nameservers and records to configure.

How to access your hosting dashboard from the Scaleway console

Your hosting dashboard is the admin interface where you can manage your website's content and settings.

Tip

You can manage your email accounts, databases, and FTP accounts directly from the Scaleway console.

  1. Click Web Hosting in the Domains & Web Hosting section of the console side menu. The Web Hosting overview page displays.
  2. Click more icon and More info, or the domain name of the Web Hosting plan you want to configure. The Overview tab displays information about your Web Hosting, such as your credentials to access your hosting dashboard.
  3. Click Open hosting dashboard in the Hosting information section of the page. The cPanel or WordPress hosting dashboard opens in a new tab.
    Tip

    Retrieve your username under Main user name in the Hosting information section and your password in the Initial password section.

How to create a mailbox from the Scaleway console

  1. Click Web Hosting in the Domains & Web Hosting section of the console side menu. The Web Hosting overview page displays.

  2. Click more icon and More info, or the domain name of the Web Hosting service you want to configure. The Hosting information page displays.

  3. Click the Emails tab to display information related to your email accounts.

  4. Click Create email account to create a new one. A pop-up displays.

  5. Select the domain you want to associate the email account with from the drop-down list, then enter a username and password.

    Tip

    The username is the part of your email address in front of the @.

  6. Click Create email account to confirm the action and create the account.

    Tip

    To access webmail for the email account, click Access webmail next to the email account.

How to access the webmail interface from the Scaleway console

You can access the webmail platform for your Web Hosting directly from your Scaleway console.

  1. Click Web Hosting in the Domains & Web Hosting section of the console side menu. The Web Hosting overview page displays.
  2. Click more icon and More info, or the domain name of the Web Hosting service you want to configure. The Hosting information page displays.
  3. Click the Emails tab to display information related to your email accounts.
  4. Click Access webmail next to the email address you want to access. The webmail interface displays in a new browser tab.
Tip

Find out how to access cPanel, create a mailbox, access your webmail interface from cPanel, and more, in the documentation dedicated to managing a cPanel Web Hosting.

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