The hosted domains feature of a web hosting account refers to the amount of registered domain names that one could add within the exact same account. Registering a domain name and hosting it are two different services although many people consider them to be the very same thing. While the registration means that you become the owner of a given domain address, the hosting element is what actually permits you to have a site because this is where your data and emails will be. Because these are two separate services, you are able to register a new domain name with one company and host it with another one by changing its name servers (DNS) - the domain will work in the exact same way as if it was registered and hosted with the same company. It is also very important to know that changing the hosting means pointing the domain address to an alternative company and not transferring it.
Hosted Domains in Shared Website Hosting
One of the differences between our shared website hosting packages is the number of domain addresses you can host in one account. Possessing more domains with functioning web sites for them means using additional server system resources, so the more domain names you want to host, the more expensive the plan. In this way, we offer you the possibility to select a less expensive plan if you want to have just one or a couple of sites. In the same time, you can upgrade your package or keep the current one and only add additional slots for hosting more domain names inside your existing account, so you will never be limited by this feature. Regardless of how many domains you host, there is no limit how many domains you can register in your account and it's your decision if you will also host them or you'll direct them to already existing domains using the parking function.
Hosted Domains in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Since our semi-dedicated hosting packages are really powerful, we have decided not to place any limit on the number of the domain names which you can host if you get such a plan. This feature is unlimited by default, not on demand or after some upgrade, it is therefore your choice how many domains you'll add and how you'll employ the system resources of your semi-dedicated hosting account. The plans are managed through our custom Hepsia website hosting Control Panel which will allow you to see and manage all hosted domains from a single location, eliminating the need to go through different accounts as you'll have to do with all other web hosting Control Panels. There's also no limit how many domain addresses you are able to register or transfer and it's your decision how many of them you'll host inside the account.
Hosted Domains in VPS Hosting
If you buy a virtual private server plan from our company, you're able to host as many domain addresses as you like. You'll have your own server, so it's for you to decide how you will employ its resources. You can register new domains through the billing account of your VPS or add domain names that you have already registered with a different company. Since we offer three website hosting Control Panels for the servers, you are going to have different options for the hosting part - with Hepsia, a newly registered domain name is hosted automatically on the server and you'll manage all hosted domains from a single location (i.e. there aren't any main and add-on domains), while with DirectAdmin and cPanel you can create a separate account for every single domain you want to host on the server. The aforementioned option is helpful if you want to provide access to the domains to other people.