1. Domain
Your website address
This is what people type into their browser, such as yourbusiness.com.
Websites made simple
A working website comes together from three things.
You do not need to be a technical expert. The domain gives your site an address, hosting keeps it online, and SSL secures the connection.
2. Hosting
Your website's home
This is where the site's images, text, email and databases are stored.
3. SSL
The secure connection
SSL enables HTTPS and protects data sent between the visitor and the website.
Together, they form the complete service
When you also purchase hosting from us, we automatically enable a free Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate. Your website can launch on its own address with a secure HTTPS connection.
Free or paid SSL?
For most websites, the free SSL included with hosting is enough.
We can only provide automatic free Let’s Encrypt SSL with hosting purchased from us. Paid SSL does not necessarily mean stronger encryption; it provides a separately purchasable certificate and additional choices.
Automatic Let’s Encrypt SSL
Only with DES hostingIncluded at no extra cost with hosting purchased from us. We cannot automatically provide it for a standalone domain or hosting operated by another provider.
- Secure HTTPS connection
- Automatic installation
- Automatic renewal
- No separate annual fee
Paid SSL
OptionalBeyond a secure HTTPS connection, you receive practical extras: issuer warranty, a Site Seal, flexible installation and straightforward reissuance.
- USD 10,000–50,000 issuer warranty and a static Site Seal
- Use on unlimited servers with unlimited certificate reissues
- Fast DV issuance, typically within 3–5 minutes, without company documents
- Wildcard protects unlimited subdomains under one primary domain
Which one should you choose?
Launching your first website?
Choose hosting from us. Automatic Let’s Encrypt SSL is already included, so there is nothing else to arrange.
Running a typical business site or online store?
When you also purchase hosting from us, the included Let’s Encrypt SSL is usually enough for a secure HTTPS connection.
Using many subdomains?
Consider Wildcard SSL, which can protect unlimited subdomains under one primary domain.
Need to purchase SSL separately?
Compare Standard and Wildcard certificates on the SSL page.
Continue with the guides
Explore web hosting in more detail.
This page explains how domains, hosting and SSL fit together. The related guides answer individual hosting questions in greater depth.
Ready to put the foundations of your website together?
Build your order. We automatically include free Let’s Encrypt SSL with hosting purchased from us, and you can decide separately whether you need a paid certificate.
