To host a new website, open the Aiden Hosting app, go to the Hosting tab and tap New site. In three steps you choose what to host, on which domain, and create it. The SSL certificate is included, whichever you choose.
Step by step
- In the Hosting tab, tap New site. If you don’t have any sites yet, the button is called Host your first site
- Under What do you want to host?, choose WordPress (we install it for you) or Empty site (to upload your own website over FTP) and tap Next
- Under On which domain?, pick one of your domains that doesn’t have hosting yet, or tap Another domain and type it without “https://” or “www.”
- In Review and create your site, check the domain and the type and tap Create site
- While you see Creating your site, keep the app open. If WordPress is being installed, it can take a little longer
When it’s done
- With WordPress: the app shows you the WordPress admin Username and Password. Tap each one to copy it and keep them somewhere safe: they won’t be shown again
- If the install continues in the background: the app tells you so and, in the list on the Hosting tab, the site shows Installing… until it finishes
- With an empty site: the FTP and SFTP access is on the site’s page. Tap View my site to open it
💡 Tip: if you don’t have a domain yet, tap Register one in Domains in the domain step. We explain it in How to register a domain with Aiden.
Before you start
Each site is hosted with your hosting plan. If your plan has no room for another site, the app tells you before creating anything. For the website to show on your domain and for the certificate to be issued, the domain has to point to Aiden’s server: if it’s with another provider, check its DNS there.
Something went wrong? Write to us from Support in the app or at support@aiden.es.