What Is Shared Hosting and How Does It Work?

Shared hosting is the most popular and affordable way to get a website online. On a shared hosting plan, your website lives on a server alongside other customers' websites, all sharing the same underlying hardware - things like CPU, RAM, and disk storage.

How Does It Work?

At dotCanada, our shared hosting platform is powered by cPanel for account management, LiteSpeed web server for fast page delivery, and CloudLinux to keep each account isolated from its neighbours. That last part is important: CloudLinux's LVE (Lightweight Virtual Environment) technology ensures that if another account on the same server has a traffic spike, it won't slow down your site.

What You Get

• A cPanel control panel to manage files, databases, email, and more
• SSD storage on Canadian servers for fast, local performance
• Support for multiple PHP versions via MultiPHP Manager
• MariaDB for your databases
• JetBackup for automated account backups

Is Shared Hosting Right for You?

Shared hosting is a great fit for personal websites, blogs, small business sites, and new projects. It's easy to manage and requires no server administration experience. If your site grows and starts needing more resources, upgrading to a higher plan is straightforward.

If you have questions about whether shared hosting is the right fit for your project, feel free to contact our support team - we're happy to help you choose the best option.