An IP address is a unique number which identifies an Internet site or a web server on the world-wide web, so if you have a dedicated IP, it will be employed just by your websites and won't be shared with other people as it happens with shared Internet hosting accounts. In case you have your own hosting server, you shall have a dedicated IP, but you may require additional ones for a variety of uses. Provided you have a web-based store, for instance, you shall need an SSL certificate for it, so as to make sure that the payment info which your clients submit shall be encrypted and secure. The same is valid if you have a login form of some sort and you would like the usernames and the passwords that visitors enter to be protected. The SSL certificate requires a dedicated IP, which ought to be different from the one that you already have on the machine. You may also need an independent IP for an application such as a VoIP server, or if you would like a slightly better overall performance for a certain Internet site, which shall influence its position in search engine results.
Extra Dedicated IPs in VPS Servers
Our VPS plans come with one dedicated IP address by default. An additional one is available as well - in case they are ordered with an Internet hosting Control Panel. In case you need more IPs, however, you'll be able to add them with ease, whatever the package which you've selected. You are able to do this during the signup process in case you need them from the beginning or via your billing account - in the event that you need them later on. The dedicated IPs will be assigned to your web server right after that and you could start using them. You can renew the IPs along with the plan for as long as you intend to use them. This upgrade is very useful not just for your personal content, but also if you intend to use the virtual server to run an Internet hosting reseller business, considering the fact that you will be able to offer a dedicated IP to every client who would want to use one. There isn't a restriction on how many addresses you could order or on how frequently you may do that.
Extra Dedicated IPs in Dedicated Servers
We give 3 free dedicated IP addresses with every single dedicated server we offer, but in case you need more, you can order them without difficulty and they will be assigned to your server immediately. The upgrade is available both on our order page and in the billing Control Panel, so you could get additional IPs whenever you require them - in the very beginning or anytime later on. You could order the upgrade in increments of three and include as many IP addresses as you require at any given time. You can renew just the IPs which you want along with the hosting plan, so if, at one point, you need less IPs, you could simply renew those you need and the other ones will be removed from your server. With our upgrade, you'll be able to use a dedicated address not only for your sites and apps, but also for your clients’ sites and apps - if you are using the machine to run an Internet hosting reseller business. Any IP on top of the default 3 IPs can be used for so long as you require it.