Shared web hosting is simply when one server hosts multiple customers. This is the most common and cost effective option for web hosting, and something we excel at truth be told. Our shared web hosting servers are configured for maximum security and performance relative to the number of customers, and types of websites, being hosted. In other words, there’s no need to give any thought to the other websites on the same server as you; we’ve got all that handled.

The first step to login to your cPanel is visiting yourdomain.com/cpanel. When you visit this page, you should be prompted for your cPanel username and password. If you’re not, usually it is due to your domain name just being registered / or not pointed to our servers, or you’re using an internet connection Use your temporary cPanel url, which you received by welcome email.

It basically works like this: if you intend to conduct eCommerce on your website, accepting credit cards and selling goods or services, then you need the Unlimited plan. If you don’t need eCommerce functionality, but do intend to host more than one domain, then the Classic plan should be perfect for you. If your intention is to host a single domain without eCommerce, then the Starter plan should meet your needs. It’s really just those 3 factors that determine the best plan for you.

We make it very easy to transfer your existing website files, and even your existing domain registration(s), to us. For primary domains on new hosting accounts, we will perform the domain registry transfer for free. To prevent any downtime on a live website, the correct order of operations is: create new thunderhoster account, transfer a copy of your website files to the new server, update the DNS of any domain(s) to point to the new server, wait 24 hours and verify everything loads from the new server, cancel old hosting account, initiate domain registration transfer, verify the domain registration transfer completed successfully. This sounds daunting at first, but taken one step at a time it’s a very easy and logical sequence.