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We make sure your website is fast, secure & always up - so your visitors & search engines trust you. Guaranteed.

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  • 1-Click Instant WordPress Install
  • Free SSL w/ Let's Encrypt
  • Free WAF Security - save $250/year!
Starting at  $11.99/mo

Hosting Plans Built For Your Purpose

Transparent pricing and a 100% Uptime Guarantee.

Web Hosting Launch

Simple, reliable hosting to launch.

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Auto-renews at $10.99/mo after 1 year.

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Web Hosting Growth

Level up with more room to grow.

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$3.99/mo

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Auto-renews at $12.99/mo after 1 year.

Web Hosting Scale

Built for traffic and bigger projects.

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Auto-renews at $25.99/mo after 1 year.

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How to Start a Blog with DreamHost

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Web Hosting Launch

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$1.99/mo

Web Hosting Growth

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$3.49/mo

Choose a Plan

The first step in getting set up with a blog is to choose what hosting plan you would like. Above are two plans recommended by Ryan for a first timer setting up a blog. Once you have decided on your plan, you will be asked to register a domain name.

  • Choose a Plan

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  • Choose What You Want to Blog About

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  • Register a Domain

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  • Checkout/Install WordPress

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  • Design Your Blog

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We Get It. It’s more than a Website.

It's your mission, your brand, your business — That's why DreamHost is passionate about doing things right to ensure your success.

Custom Control Panel

Our intuitive control panel gives you admin access to all of your DreamHost products. Easily update domain information, add users, adjust email settings, gain access to promotions and more.

Real-Life Human Beings

Tech veterans, geeks, and nerds are all standing by to optimize your experience. Whether you get in touch with our support, read our knowledge base, or start a thread in our community forum — getting answers is easy.

WordPress Install Assistant

Get WordPress up and running in minutes with our streamlined installation process.

100% Uptime Guarantee

With multiple datacenter locations, redundant cooling, emergency generators, and constant monitoring, we are able to offer our 100% Uptime Guarantee.

NVMe SSD storage

With NVMe, your website, caching, and database queries are blazing fast.

Award-Winning Support

No question is too simple, or too complex for our team of experts. Our in-house support staff and service team are here for you 24/7, 365.

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Automated Backups

The single most important thing you can do to keep your website safe? Back it up. DreamHost makes this easy — we create automatic backups of your WordPress website every day.

Free SSL Security

We include Let's Encrypt SSL certificates on all domains so the data passed is always safely encrypted.$169/year value.

Email @ Your Domain

Create email addresses with POP/IMAP/SMTP accounts, plus support for autoresponders, webmail, filtering, and advanced spam protection.

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Advanced Features

What else is supported on Web Hosting?

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  • DreamHost Control Panel
  • MySQL Databases
  • Subversion Repository (SVN)
  • Server Side Includes (SSI)
  • PHP 8 Support
  • Full Unix Shell
  • IPv6 Support
  • Rails, Python, Perl Support
  • Access to Raw Log Files
  • Crontab Access
  • Full CGI Access
  • Canned CGI Scripts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Not at all. Our control panel is beginner-friendly, and we offer expert support, AI tools, and even free website setup to help you get started.
We’ll help you get started quickly with a free Handcrafted Starter Website—our team will build a 4-page site for you at no cost, so you can get online fast with zero setup required. Prefer a DIY approach? Use Liftoff, our AI-powered WordPress builder, to launch a personalized site in under 60 seconds. Just choose your hosting plan and answer a few simple questions—no technical skills needed. Either way, getting your site live is fast, easy, and free to start.
Yes, we've got you covered. Every hosting plan includes one Free Handcrafted Starter Website to help you get started. Our team will handle setup, add your initial content, and customize your template all at no extra cost.
We offer 24/7 support from a dedicated, in-house team that knows WordPress inside and out. You can reach us through live chat or email anytime you need help. No outsourcing, no bots—just real experts ready to assist you.

For WordPress sites, we offer a free automatic migration tool that makes the process fast and easy with zero downtime. Just install the plugin and follow a few simple steps, no technical expertise required.

For non-WordPress sites, you have two options:

  • Manually migrate your non-WordPress site by backing up your website files and uploading them to DreamHost. You can learn more about this here.
  • Hire our Pro Services to help migrate your site! Please note that sites built with proprietary site builders (e.g., Wix, Weebly, or Squarespace) and Windows Server-based "Active Server Pages" (ASP) websites may incur additional fees for site migration. If you have any questions, schedule a free consultation with us.
Our annual and longer web hosting plans include a free 1 year domain registration. Your domain registration also includes a free private registration (Domain Privacy Protection).

Totally. We know your ultimate goal is probably to grow your website over time. We want that for you! When your site's traffic reaches rush-hour levels, is overflowing with content, or simply needs more high-powered tech and features, you can upgrade to a plan with extra bells, whistles, and performance power. While Web Hosting is a smart, budget-friendly option when you're a beginner, a content-rich and heavily-trafficked site may demand a larger-scale plan, meaning additional server space, specially-dedicated resources, advanced security, and accelerated speeds.

Wondering when to upgrade? If you notice diminished site performance or lack necessary space or resources, it's time to consider bumping your site to the next level and choosing a better-fit hosting package. No matter the current size of your website, DreamHost offers a perfectly-matched plan. We adapt to match your needs, making upgrading easy.

We care about safety big time — and so do your site's visitors. With a Web Hosting account, you get an SSL certificate for free to add to your site. In this day and age, having an SSL for your site is a no-brainer best practice. Not only does an SSL help your visitors feel safe interacting with your site — this is particularly important if you run an e-commerce site — but it avoids penalizations you might otherwise earn from search engines without one. No website wants an “unsafe” or “insecure” label to bruise their reputation. While a SSL certificate isn't an end-all, be-all defense against internet baddies, it's certainly a great first step in the right direction to putting your site visitors at ease.
Yep! Forget about packing up virtual boxes or worrying about a forwarding address— we'll handle the transfer tasks and make moving to DreamHost E-A-S-Y. By transferring your domain registration from your old provider to DreamHost, you can easily manage all aspects of your domain from one convenient location. See our guide to get more details about moving.