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Setting up a domain and host together

Setting up a domain and host together

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Setting up a domain and host together

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- [Christina] For self-hosted websites, there are two options for setting up a domain name and hosting. You can purchase them separate or together. Purchasing a domain and hosting together streamlines the process since everything is in one spot. If you have any issues, you only have to deal with one provider. And for the most part, the main benefit for purchasing a domain and hosting together is for convenience. There are benefits for having your domains and hosting separate, but in this lesson, I'll be focusing on managing domains and hosting together. The exact steps and user interface will vary among hosting services, but the setup steps are pretty much the same. Search for a domain name, pick a hosting package, and pay for it. In this demo, I'll be using DreamHost. You can see all the hosting options in the menu. For most personal and small business websites, shared hosting is the most…

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