Starter Hosting
Starter Hosting: get started on the web easily
Don't be invisible on the web! Build your online presence today, with WordPress automatically installed on your plan. No technical knowledge is required – you can start publishing your content in just a few minutes.
STARTER
1 free domain name*
1 GB disk space
2 email addresses
WordPress installed
All-in-one web hosting to easily get started
Publish your content in no time
WordPress is known for its ease of use, and does not require any technical knowledge. With its automatic installation, you can focus on creating your content and start publishing in just a few clicks.
Let your creativity flow
Choose from thousands of ready-to-use, customisable templates to build a website that suits your needs. Blog, portfolio, website or online CV: easily find the design that’s right for you!
See your best-performing content
With our free OVHcloud Web Statistics tool, you can track visits to your pages and measure your visitors’ engagement with detailed, privacy-sensitive data.
Create an entire digital identity
Website, email addresses and domain name: everything is included so that you can create and protect your identity on the Web!
Send your messages and newsletters from a customised email address that matches your domain name.
The OVHcloud Starter solution is a simple, cheap web hosting plan for building your online presence.
Services included with your Starter Hosting plan
Domain name
Choose the best domain name for your business. Your domain is free for the first year.*
OVHcloud Web Statistics
Access detailed website statistics, such as the number of visits, via our full dashboard.
Backup and restore
OVHcloud provides an automatic data backup service, as well as making backups available. You can restore your files from 1, 2, 3, 7 or 14 days earlier, if needed.
Our support
Your success is our success. That’s why we are happy to support you throughout your projects.
Technical support
All of our hosting plans, apart from STARTER, include our Standard Support. We offer several levels of support to meet your needs.
Documentation
We have published a set of technical guides for all of our Web Cloud solutions. You can use them to get started, and configure your services.
Community
We are proud of our community. Join our experts, customers and partners on OVHcloud Community. Join us on X, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube and Discord.
Partner Network
Want to delegate the management of your website? Browse our directory of partners who will support you in scaling your business, no matter what your needs are.
Starter Hosting technical specifications
Website
| STARTER | |
| Domain name | free for the first year* |
Multi-sites | 1 |
| Disk space | 1 GB |
| Disk technology | NAS SSD |
| 1-click CMS | WordPress |
| HTTP/2 | included |
| Monthly traffic | unlimited |
| Bandwidth | shared |
| Datacentre | Beauharnois (Canada) |
| FTP access | included |
| Web/FTP Explorer | included |
| Access to logs | included |
| Statistics | included |
| IPv6 address | included |
| IP geolocation | included |
Emails
| Number of email accounts | 2 |
Email account storage | 1 GB per account |
| Maximum size per email | 100 MB |
| Email redirections | 1,000 |
| Mailing lists | x |
| Email alias | 1,000 |
| Anti-virus and anti-spam | included |
| Webmail | included |
| SMTP | included |
| POP/IMAP | included |
| Automated emails | included |
| Send emails via your website | included |
Development
| HTML, CSS, JavaScript | included |
| PHP | PHP 7.x, PHP 8.x |
| IonCube | included |
| PHP/FPM | included |
Scheduled jobs (cron) | included |
| CGI (Perl, C, Python) | included |
| Git | Yes (limited to 1 deposit) |
See the configuration in detail
Databases
| Database (Personal server for MySQL) | 1 x 250 MB database |
| MySQL version | 8.0 |
| Service Web Cloud Databases | - |
| Backup/restore on demand | included |
Concurrent connections | 30 |
| phpMyAdmin | included |
Security
| Backing up/restoring your files | D-1, D-2, D-3, D-7, D-14 |
Anti-DDoS protection | included |
| Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate | included |
| Sectigo DV/EV SSL certificate | Available as an option |
| .htaccess | included |
| ModSecurity | included |
Explore our other web hosting plans
We offer different types of hosting to suit all your needs. Whether you want to host your personal website, business website or online store, our comparison page will help you find the best cloud hosting package.
1 free domain name*
100 GB disk space
10 email addresses
1-click CMS
Unlimited FTP access
1 free domain name*
250 GB disk space
100 email addresses
1-click CMS
Unlimited SSH access
1 free domain name*
500 GB disk space
Up to 1000 email addresses
1-click CMS
Unlimited SSH access
High-performance resources
Web Cloud databases 512 MB RAM
CDN Basic
Your questions answered
How does a website work?
A website is composed of a set of files stored on a computer called a server, which is connected to the Web. When someone wants to access a site, their web browser sends a request to the server to get those files. The server then sends them to the browser, which uses them to display the web page. These files can include text, images, videos, and computer code that add functionality to the page.
What is web hosting?
Web hosting is a data storage service, permanently connected to the internet, which allows websites to be accessible at any time and from any place in the world.
When you create a website, you must host it on a server so that users can access it. Web hosting providers, such as OVHcloud, provide services that allow you to store files on servers, manage them, and make them accessible on the internet.
There are different types of web hosting, ranging from shared hosting solutions, where multiple websites share the same server, to dedicated hosting, where a server is reserved for one website. Web hosting providers can also offer additional services such as site management tools, backup services, SSL security certificates, custom email addresses, and more.
To host your website, the minimum you need is a server with an internet connection, a storage space, and a domain name (your website address).
What is a shared hosting package?
With a shared hosting plan, users share the hardware resources of one physical server. This kind of web hosting is very easy to use, and offers great value for money.
*The following extensions are included for a period of one year with any purchase of an OVHcloud web hosting plan, then renewal is charged at the annual price for the extension selected from the following list: .com, .shop, .store, .tech, .me .live, .space, .xyz, .online, .site, .pro, .cloud, .blog, .name, .ovh, .boutique, .net, .org, .info, .eu, .fr .re, .be, .it, .de, .co.uk, .pl. Not valid for extensions that include free transfer.