All devices on the Internet are identified by a unique number called an IP address, such as 123.123.123.123. When you have a site, the domain that you enter to access it is for your convenience, however the server where the website files are still has an IP. Since there are a lot more websites and devices than there are IP addresses, all the shared website hosting servers have a number of sites under an identical IP, while with a dedicated server you'll have a dedicated IP too. Even in the first case though, you're able to obtain a dedicated IP for your websites and host them on a shared server. One benefit would be that you'll have better search engine rankings since a dedicated IP usually means a faster loading website. Last but not least, you need such an IP when you plan to get an SSL certificate for your site and protect the information that your visitors submit on it.

Dedicated IP Address in Shared Hosting

In case you host your websites on our advanced cloud platform and you have a shared hosting package, you are 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 accessible in all data center facilities where we provide services - Chicago (US), London (UK) and Sydney (AU), so irrespective of your choice during the registration process, you'll be able to acquire a dedicated IP for your websites. You will be able to add or remove an IPas well as to keep track of the free and used ones at any moment. In case any of the IPs that you acquire will be used for an SSL certificate, you could activate the automatic configuration attribute in our SSL order wizard and then our system will request and assign the IP before it installs the certificate automatically. Our adaptable platform will enable you to use a dedicated IP address for multiple sites as well if it is not in use by an SSL.