Web Hosting in Perth
Quality, Affordable Website Hosting in Australia
At Perth Sites, we take the stress out of organising hosting by providing our quality, high speed hosting services to all our web development & internet marketing clients. Utilising a network of unix based servers both here and globally, we provide a range of hosting options from only $120 a year. For local businesses targeting local customers, we normally host on our Perth based servers or for those targeting a more international audience, we often host on a server network overseas.
What is Hosting?
A Website Host is an organisation that essentially stores a copy of your website so it can be accessed on the internet. Your domain name/s will have settings in place that advises where on the internet to find your website. In the late 90s and early 00s, thousands of hosting companies popped up during the .com boom. Many of these have now gone bust, merged or have been bought out by other hosting companies.
Hosting servers that store website data are best monitored 24/7 in secure, fireproof and temperature controlled rooms with backup generators in case of powercuts. One server room can store thousands or even hundreds of thousands of websites. Networks of servers globally can mirror your website so it is available from many locations allowing for additional speed and security if one network becomes unavailable.
Email Hosting
Websites & emails are often hosted together on the same server or network however it’s also possible to host your website (www.yourdomain.com) and your emails (you@yourdomain.com) on different hosts.
Which Web Hosts does Perth Sites use?
At Perth Sites, we definitely do not maintain our own hosting equipment but primarily utilise services & equipment provided by Dreamscape Networks whom we have worked with for well over a decade. Dreamscape Networks are a large with approximately 2 million customers globally and own many well known technology brand names including Crazy Domains. Dreamscape were previously listed on the Australian stock exchange with ticker code ASX:DN8.
Dreamscape were acquired by Web.com in 2019. and with further amalgamations & acquisitions Dreamscape Networks & Crazy Domains are now part of Newfold Digital which we believe to be the largest dedicated hosting company in the world. They own major hosting brands such as Bluehost, Domain.com, HostGator, Network Solutions, Register.com and many others.
Most of our clients’ websites are hosted locally on Perth servers maintained by Dreamscape Networks.
Hosting websites in 2021 is certainly a lot different to 20 years ago. The hosting industry has gone from millions of small hosting companies to now just a few main providers including Amazon (AWS), Godaddy, Google and our upstream provider which is ultimately owned by Newfold Digital.
Moving Website to a New Host
When moving a website to a new host, you need to make sure that the type of hosting is compatible with your existing website. Websites are generally hosted on either Unix or Windows based servers. Some websites are more portable than others, for example a simple static website can easily be transferred to a new host with only a few clicks of a mouse whereas larger more complicated websites may take several days of transferring files and setting configurations at the new website host.
Hosting with Perth Sites
If you are in Perth or perhaps elsewhere in Australia and interested in a setting up hosting for a new or existing website to a new host, please contact us for more information.
Want to set up hosting yourself?
If you are computer savvy or on a tight budget and want to set up hosting yourself, Perth Sites also offers a fully automated service that allows you to register domain names and set up hosting without our assistance. For self-service hosting & pricing information, please use our automated service at Perth Sites Web Hosting.
September 2021 – Perth Sites Hosting Update
WE NOW PROVIDE FREE HOSTING FOR ALL OUR VIP CLIENTS
As part of our 20 year anniversary, we now provide free, high-speed, super reliable, cloud hosting on the world’s largest hosting network for our website development clients. With servers in Perth, our hosting provider is now owned by Newfold Digital who also own leading global hosting brands such as Bluehost, Hostgator, Web.com, Network Solutions, Crazy Domains and many more.
Along with free hosting, we also include SSL, a domain name, uptime monitoring, directory listings, Google Analytics, quarterly website reviews and much more. For more information, please contact us.