For others to see your website, it needs to be stored – or “hosted” – on a publicly-accessible computer (a server). That storage space, and the features that come with it, make up your hosting plan.
Once you purchase a Web hosting plan, Crafthost stores your site on one of our servers and assigns it a unique DNS. The DNS serves as the address that allows people around the world to find and view your website. This unique address is required in order for people to view your site.
By purchasing a website hosting package, you're basically buying space on one of our servers. It’s similar to the space on a computer’s hard drive, connected to the internet 24/7, in secure data centres, but the server allows your website’s files to be accessed to your visitors and clients from anywhere.