Guides
Step by step guides to hosting, servers, domains and email, from the company that runs them.
Setting up WireGuard for your own VPN
Learn how to install and configure WireGuard on your VPS to create a personal VPN gateway. Add your phone and laptop as clients with full or split ...
VpsMigrating in place or rebuilding: which is safer?
Major OS upgrades can fail in place, leaving your server unbootable or unstable. This guide explains why, compares rebuild and in-place upgrade pat...
VpsWhat is backed up on a VPS, and how often
VPS backups are automatic weekly snapshots with three copies kept, stored separately from your server disk. You can upgrade to daily backups with f...
VpsWhy CentOS 7 is a problem now
CentOS 7 reached end of life on 30 June 2024 and no longer receives security updates. Running it exposes you to unpatched vulnerabilities and PCI D...
HostingRestoring a single file
You can restore a single file from backup without rolling back your entire site. The guide covers finding the file in cPanel backups, extracting it...
HostingWhat is backed up on shared hosting, and how often
Your shared hosting account includes daily off-site backups of files, databases and email, kept for at least three days. You can restore individual...
VpsSelf-hosting Plausible or Umami for analytics
Host your own website analytics on a VPS instead of relying on Google Analytics. This guide compares Plausible and Umami, covers installation on Ub...
VpsSelf-hosting n8n for automation
Self-host n8n to run automations on your own infrastructure. This guide walks through installing n8n with Docker, securing credentials with encrypt...
VpsUpdating a container without downtime
Deploy new container versions without interrupting service by running multiple replicas behind a reverse proxy with health checks, or using Docker ...
VpsPointing a domain at a container with automatic HTTPS
Route your domain to a VPS running containers and configure automatic HTTPS using ACME, Certbot or a reverse proxy. This guide covers DNS setup, fi...
VpsSelf-hosting Uptime Kuma
Self-host uptime monitoring with Uptime Kuma on a VPS. This guide covers Docker installation, adding website and certificate monitors, configuring ...
VpsDeploying a Node or Python app
This guide shows you how to deploy Node or Python applications to a Linux VPS using Docker and Docker Compose. You will write small, version-pinned...
VpsPre-installing a control panel when you order your VPS
When you order a Hostworld London VPS, you can request pre-installation of cPanel, Plesk, InterWorx, ISPConfig, CWP or Webmin at checkout. If you p...
VpsInstalling Docker on AlmaLinux or Ubuntu
This guide walks you through installing Docker Engine on AlmaLinux 9 or Ubuntu 24.04 using Docker's official repositories rather than distro packag...
VpsDocker Compose, and why you want it
Docker Compose lets you define multi-container applications in a single YAML file and manage them with simple commands. This guide covers services,...
VpsEmail and SSL through your control panel
Learn how to issue free SSL certificates and set up email on a VPS. This guide covers AutoSSL in cPanel, mailbox creation, HTTPS enforcement, and t...
HostingPublishing, and what to check afterwards
Publishing means uploading your files to the correct document root in cPanel and pointing your domain to Hostworld's nameservers. DNS and SSL take ...
VpsA reverse proxy with Caddy or Traefik
A reverse proxy lets several containerised apps share ports 80 and 443 by routing requests to the right backend based on hostname or path. This gui...
VpsChoosing a VPS control panel: cPanel, Webmin or ISPConfig
Choose between cPanel for commercial hosting, Webmin for full OS control, or ISPConfig for a free hosting panel. This guide compares cost, resource...
VpsAdding your first domain in the control panel
Add a website to your cPanel server by creating an account in WHM, uploading files to the document root, and configuring DNS. You can preview the s...
HostingAdding a contact form that actually reaches you
Contact forms fail when the From address is faked, authentication is missing, or mail routing is misconfigured. Learn to set the form headers corre...
HostingPages, navigation and the SEO basics that matter
A step-by-step guide to adding pages and menus to your WordPress site, writing SEO metadata, and structuring content so Google can crawl and index ...
HostingStarting a site in the Website Builder
This guide walks you through opening Sitejet Builder from cPanel, selecting a template or blank canvas, understanding the difference between page-l...
HostingGetting your domain and hosting in place
Before you can build a website, you need a domain name, a hosting account, and DNS pointing between them. This guide walks you through the order to...
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