An IP address is a unique number which distinguishes a website or a hosting server on the Internet, so if you have a dedicated IP, it'll be employed just by your sites and will not be shared with others as it happens with shared hosting accounts. In case you have your own hosting server, you shall have a dedicated IP, but you may require additional ones for many different uses. In case you have an Internet store, for example, you will need an SSL certificate for it, to make certain that the payment info that your customers submit will be encrypted and safe. The same is valid if you have a login form of some type and you would like the usernames and the passwords that visitors type in to be secured. The SSL certificate requires a dedicated IP, which should be different from the one that you already have on the machine. You may also need an individual IP for an app such as a VoIP server, or if you desire a slightly better overall performance for a certain site, which may influence its position in search engine results.
Extra Dedicated IPs in VPS
Our Linux VPS packages feature one dedicated IP address by default. A second one is available as well - in case they are ordered with a web hosting CP. In case you require more IPs, however, you'll be able to incorporate them with ease, whatever the package that you have picked. You may do this during the signup procedure in the event that you need them from the beginning or through your billing account - if you need them afterwards. The dedicated IPs will be assigned to your hosting server right after that and you can begin using them. You could renew the IPs together with the plan for so long as you plan to use them. This upgrade is extremely useful not just for your personal content, but also in the event that you intend to use the virtual server to run an Internet hosting reseller business, considering that you'll be able to offer a dedicated IP to every customer who would want to use one. There is no restriction on the amount of addresses you could order or on how many times you'll be able to do that.
Extra Dedicated IPs in Dedicated Hosting
When you get one of our dedicated server plans, you'll get three IP addresses at no additional charge and you could use them for any purpose. If you require more IPs, you'll be able to request them whenever you want via your billing area and we shall assign them to the server a couple of minutes later. You may even get more IPs during the signup procedure and they shall be available on your machine the moment it is set and we hand it over to you. The IP upgrade is available in increments of 3 and you can select how many addresses you will order and how long you shall use them, as you could select the number of IPs that you will renew each month with your server plan. Any IP address which is assigned to your dedicated server may be used not just for your personal content, but also for any site or app that your customers may have - if you have purchased the server with the purpose to resell the disk space to third parties.