Set up your Web & Classic Hosting account

After you purchase a hosting plan, you need to set it up before you can use it to host your website.

  1. Log in to your IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com account.
  2. Click Web Hosting.
  3. Next to the hosting account you want to use, click Manage.
  4. Select or enter the domain name you want to use.
  5. Click Upload Your Site.
  6. If your domain name isn’t currently registered here, select your transfer options.
  7. If your domain name isn’t pointed toward our DNS servers, resolve the issues or skip this step.

Next step

Get your site online using one of these options:

Patching Your Server – VPS & Dedicated Servers (My Servers)

To protect yourself from security vulnerabilities, you must patch your server regularly. Developing a monthly or weekly habit of performing this simple task can save you a lot of grief and hassle later on.

 Note: Managed Hosting and Assisted Service Plan customers do not need to patch their own servers.

The process to patch your server depends on what operating system your server uses:

Fedora or Cent OS

  1. Connect to your server via SSH (more info).
  2. Switch to the root user (more info).
  3. Run the following:
    yum clean all
    yum update

Ubuntu

  1. Connect to your server via SSH (more info).
  2. Switch to the root user (more info).
  3. Run the following:
    apt-get upgrade

Windows Server

  1. Connect to your server via RDC (more info).
  2. From the Start menu, select Control Panel.
  3. Click Windows Update.
  4. Click Check for Updates, and then complete the steps to update your server.

Find my server IP address

Your server comes with a dedicated IP address you can use for access. Here’s how to find that IP address.

  1. Log in to your IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com account.
  2. In your My Products page, click Servers.
  3. Next to the server you want to use, click Manage. The server IP address appears in the Details tab. You may need to scroll down to see the address in the list.

More info