Dedicated IP Hosting

An IP address is a set of digits, that is used to identify a computer or domain on the internet. However, a dedicated IP address is a unique internet protocol (IP) address reserved exclusively for your website, and hosting account. This is like having a dedicated phone line, that specifically belongs to you. It's the online address of your site, other than the domain name.

A shared IP address is included, in most regular shared web hosting plans. Which is used by more than one website on the server. A dedicated IP address for your Shared Hosting account can be purchased at any time, which will assign an IP address only for your use. A dedicated IP address may be included with higher-priced hosting plans by default.

Dedicated IP vs Shared IP

The distinction between shared and dedicated IP addresses is easy to understand. A shared IP address is a single address used by many users, that is shared across several websites on the same web server. The web server is routing the visitor to the appropriate webpage by looking up the DNS records of the server. Since each hosting account share the same IP address, they also share the same DNS server and settings. A dedicated IP address implies, that your website has its unique address, which means it can have its own DNS settings and is separated from other hosting accounts.

Why using a dedicated IP hosting is the better choice

For firms that are just getting started, and don't require a lot of control over their website, sharing system resources may be appropriate. Sharing the IP address reduces costs for each hosting account, as IPV4 addresses are rare and expensive compared to the hosting accounts.

Unlike a shared IP, which is shared across several websites, on a shared web server, a dedicated IP is tied to only one account. The main selling point of a dedicated IP address is its enhanced security and better performance. Your site with a dedicated IP address will be less affected by latency, even during peak traffic periods. Because only you use the DNS resolvers for that IP address. In comparison to sites with shared IPs, it will load and respond faster. While this gain is minuscule and unnoticeable most of the time, it matters for large corporations.

When spamming or unlawful activity is identified from a shared IP address, it might be banned by spam filters. When someone sharing your IP address sends spam emails from their domain, everyone else who uses the shared IP is flagged as well.

Another application for a Dedicated IP is hosting your gaming server. You need dedicated IP hosting and a dedicated server as well. By reducing latency and optimizing bandwidth, the dedicated IP hosting can help you avoid performance difficulties for the players.

If you have a dedicated IP hosting on the server, the server will not have to search long for your website when a visitor arrives. In a shared IP hosted server, it must search through many other websites, this might take some time. And those few seconds of lag can mean the difference between earning and losing a customer.

If you're going to run your online store or other e-commerce-related website, and aren't going to utilize any third-party payment processing services. You must get a dedicated IP address, which includes an SSL certificate for the site, to protect your client’s transaction information.

Benefits of the dedicated IP hosting service

If you are considering the long-term demands of your website. The following are some of the important advantages of dedicated IP hosting:

Protection against shared blacklisted IP addresses due to spam or other unlawful activities. With Hostdive Shared Web Hosting plan, you don’t have to worry about other websites’ actions, affecting your site’s reputation. With sender policy framework (SPF) records, you may prevent email spoofing with a dedicated IP. With shared IPs, this is far more difficult to achieve. Your email service may be affected as well. There are times when a user with the same IP address as you is banned or blacklisted for spamming, and this might have an impact on your email service. Using a dedicated IP address for email, protects your service, from the penalties of misuse caused by others.

Businesses and organizations that communicate with large volumes of data via FTP. They exchange data with staff, clients, or other users via an FTP server, which requires an IP address to operate. A dedicated IP hosting offers more control over their FTP account, with no limits for adding, editing, or viewing files at any time.

You may use a dedicated IP address to view your website on a VM. This is handy if you're creating a website on a VM but haven't yet purchased a domain name. The dedicated IP hosting allows you to visit the site you're creating, just via IP address. Having access to your site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, you can visit your website regardless of what stage of development it is at.

Hostdive dedicated IP hosting, provides excellent quality service to their clients, at very affordable prices, so that no client using our servers has to face any problem. You can have your unique identity today and enjoy unlimited bandwidth and amazing site performance!