All devices on the Web are identified by a unique number called an IP address, for example 123.123.123.123. When you have a website, the domain name that you type to be able to open it is for your convenience, but the server where the site files are still has an IP address. Due to the fact that there are many more websites and devices than there are IP addresses, all of the shared website hosting servers have a number of websites under an identical IP, while with a dedicated server you will have a dedicated IP too. Even in the first case though, you can obtain a dedicated IP for your websites and host them on a shared server. An advantage would be that you'll have better search engine rankings because a dedicated IP often means a faster loading site. Furthermore, you need such an IP in case you want to purchase an SSL certificate for your site and protect the data that your visitors submit on it.
Dedicated IP Address in Cloud Hosting
In case you host your sites on our outstanding cloud platform and you have a cloud hosting plan, you are able to add a dedicated IP to your account at any time and assign it to any domain or subdomain with just a couple of clicks. This option is available in all of the data centers where we offer services - Chicago (US), London (UK) and Sydney (AU), so irrespective of your choice during the registration process, you're able to acquire a dedicated IP address for your websites. You can add / remove an IPas well as to keep track of the free and used ones at any time. If any of the IPs that you obtain will be used for an SSL certificate, you can enable the automatic configuration feature in our SSL order wizard then our system will request and assign the IP before it sets up the certificate automatically. Our versatile platform will allow you to use a dedicated IP for a number of websites as well if it is not in use by an SSL.