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Seth Barthen
Seth Barthen
11,266 Points

Web Hosting for Students question?

How many websites can I actually host with web hosting for students? If I sign up with them am I stuck with only the original domain I enter in when starting? Thanks

7 Answers

Mike Morales
Mike Morales
19,833 Points

Hi Seth, If you decide to go with web hosting for students make sure you choose a good name for your site. Although I don't know how many websites you can host with web hosting for students? But I would look around for other web hosting sites, and prices as well before you decide to make a final decision on which hosting site you want. Good luck!

You may be able to get hosting through your college/university/high school. That would be a free alternative.

You can also try http://webhostingforstudents.com/, which has a deal for Treehouse students, but Ive never tried them. Personally, I use MediaTemple.

Usually, you can host multiple domains on one host. So you aren't necessarily stuck with the original domain, but it can be a pain to transfer everything if you decide to switch later.

Danielle Teychenne
Danielle Teychenne
3,793 Points

I have the same question. I can't seem to change my main domain. Very confused!

I am really upset with the customer service of WebHostingForStudents. Why make all support based on taking a number and waiting for someone to help you? I would really like to transfer my current, primary domain with a new one I just bought with namecheap. This shouldn't be so hard! If anyone has successfully done this through WebHostingForStudents I would love to hear how.

Has anyone got an answer to this question yet? Still trying to figure this out.

Thanks!

Danielle Teychenne
Danielle Teychenne
3,793 Points

I decided to host a second website on Web Hosting for students and it worked! Although I'm not sure what the maximum websites you can host is?

You can do this by:

  • logging into your Cpanel (yourdomain.com/cpanel)
  • Click Domains > Addon Domains
  • Enter your new domain name and confirm with password
  • Click on document root and upload html, css and images

I did this about 4 months ago and I've forgotten any other steps!

I hope this helps

Danielle Teychenne
Danielle Teychenne
3,793 Points

If Web Hosting for Students is lacking in support, I think there might be resources and support out there for using Cpanel