Web hosting is an online service that allows you to publish your website files onto the internet. So, anyone who has access to the internet has access to your website.

A domain is the actual name people will use to navigate to your website. Web hosting is what powers the storage/back-end of your website to make it functional. You may order a domain without web hosting (some people hold them as investments, others redirect to existing websites) but you may not purchase web hosting without a domain.

SSL, or Secure Socket Layer, is a security protocol used to protect data as it is transmitted between devices on the Internet.
SSL certificates indicate the presence of this technology being used by a website. Most online shoppers will not shop at your site unless you have an SSL certificate.

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) client is a simple program that connects your computer’s hard drive to your web server. These programs are often used to upload or download large quantities of data to or from the webserver to the user’s computer.
FTP clients like FileZilla and CuteFTP are some of the most popular FTP clients on the web.

LiteSpeed web server is a high-performance Apache drop-in replacement. LSWS is the 4th most popular web server on the internet and the #1 commercial web server. Performance up to 20x faster than Apache with a small memory footprint and increased scalability.

MariaDB is a drop-in replacement for MySQL meaning it follows the same schemas and structure, therefore, is compatible with your current scripts/software that requires MySQL. The difference is faster and safer data replication.

Most major web hosting providers have their own private data centers, in which all of their web servers are stored. Datacenters are specially designed to accommodate the environmental needs of a web server. The temperature, humidity, dust content, lighting, cleanliness, and security of the data center is meticulously upheld by on-site staff that is responsible for keeping all of the web servers in perfect condition.

Our data centers are located in Europe, precisely Amsterdam, and North America, precisely in the state of Michigan, USA.

Yes, we’ll transfer your website for free within the first 30 days. If you require transfers outside of this window, we can do it for a fee, or provide you with resources on how to do this yourself.

No. We do not allow content that could be considered adult in nature on any package at ReloadHost. Please refer to our Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy

Server uptime is a term used to describe the amount of time that a web server is fully functional and online. When a server crashes or goes offline, all of the websites hosted on it are also rendered useless until it the problem is repaired. Thus, server uptime is a direct indicator of the reliability and consistency of a web hosting provider.