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.

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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 the Region drop-down and select a region in which to order a Web Hosting plan.

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

4. Enter your domain name. It must be pre-registered and you must be the registrant. Read our documentation to find out how to register a domain name.

5. Tick the box next to your domain and click Configure Web Hosting.

6. Choose a control panel for your Web Hosting plan.

   Note

   cPanel is a web-based control panel for managing web hosting accounts, emails, and websites through a graphical interface. It is the only control panel available at the moment.

7. Choose between Automatic DNS configuration and Advanced DNS configuration, and click Configure Web Hosting.

8. Choose a hosting plan based on your needs.

9. 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.

10. Enter the email address at which you want to receive your control panel password.

11. Check the order summary and click Order Web Hosting to finish. The Overview tab displays information about your Web Hosting account, such as the link to the control panel and your webmail interface.

    Tip

    You will find the credentials to access your control plane (username/password) in your email inbox. You can also find your credentials in the Overview tab in the Hosting information section for the username (Main user name) and in the Initial password section for the password.

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