All devices on the Web are identified by a special number called an IP address, for example 123.123.123.123. When you have a website, the domain that you enter to access it is for your convenience, however the server where the site files are still has an IP. As there are far more websites and devices than there are IP addresses, all the shared website hosting servers have a number of websites under an identical IP, while with a dedicated server you'll get a dedicated IP too. Even in the first case though, you will be able to get a dedicated IP for your websites and host them on a shared server. An advantage would be that you'll enjoy far better search engine positions since a dedicated IP often means a quicker loading website. Also, you need such an IP when you would like to purchase an SSL certificate for your site and secure the info that your visitors submit on it.

Dedicated IP Address in Shared Hosting

In case you host your sites on our innovative cloud platform and you have a shared hosting plan, you will be able to add a dedicated IP to your account at any moment and assign it to any domain or subdomain with only a few clicks. This option is available in all data centers where we supply services - Chicago (US), London (UK) and Sydney (AU), so irrespective of your choice throughout the registration process, you'll be able to get a dedicated IP address for your websites. You'll be able to add / remove an IPas well as to keep track of the free and used ones at any time. In case any of the IPs that you purchase will be used for an SSL certificate, you could enable the automatic configuration attribute in our SSL order wizard and then our system will request and assign the IP before it sets up your certificate automatically. Our flexible platform will allow you to use a dedicated IP address for a variety of websites as well if it's not in use by an SSL.