FAQs
- How do I buy a domain name on PeachyHost?
- I already have a domain and want to host my site on PeachyHost?
- How do I move my site to PeachyHost?
- How do I change my nameservers?
- How do I manage my account?
- How do I redirect multiple domains to the same website?
- How do I add an email@mydomain?
- How do I access my email@mydomain?
- How do I forward email or configure my mail client?
- How do I renew a domain that was initially purchased elsewhere?
How do I buy a domain name on PeachyHost?
1. Go to http://peachyhost.com
2. On the left hand side, go to the "Peachy Host" section
3. Click "Domains"
4. Enter your desired domain
5. Choose the suffix you want (.com, .org, etc)
6. Click on the button that says "Lookup"
7. If it is available, then follow the instructions and check out
8. If you have any questions, email support@peachyhost.com
What if I already have a domain and want to host my site on PeachyHost?
1. Go to http://peachyhost.com
2. On the left hand side, go to the "Peachy Host" section
3. Click "Plans"
4. Click one of the "Sign Up" buttons
5. Choose the plan you want and click "Continue"
6. Choose the third option, "I will update my nameservers on an existing domain or I will register a new domain."
7. Follow the instructions and check out
8. If you have any questions, email support@peachyhost.com
How do I move my site over to PeachyHost?
1. Before you change your nameservers, you will want to upload your site onto PeachyHost's servers
2. You can access your space on PeachyHost via FTP
username: your username (by default, this will be the first eight letters of your domain name. For example, if your domain was yourdomain.com, then your default username would be yourdoma)
password: your password (the one you chose when you signed up)
3. Upload your site into the "public_html" or "www" folder (they both go to the same place)
4. Check your site via http://ph001.peachyhost.com/~username
5. Now it is time to change your nameservers
6. If you have any questions, email support@peachyhost.com back to top
How to I change my nameservers?
1. This will vary depending on your current hosting service but, in general, you can look at your account management area on your old hosting site and access your nameservers
2. You will want to update them to
Nameserver 2: ns2.peachyhost.com
3. If you have any questions, email support@peachyhost.com
4. Well done!
How do I manage my account?
1. Go to http://peachyhost.com
2. On the left hand side, go to the "Resources" section
3. Click, "My Account"
4. Log in with your account email and password
5. On the left hand side, click "My Products & Services"
6. Click on button at the far right
7. Look under the "Login Details" section
8. Click the button that says "Login to cPanel"
9. If you have any questions, email support@peachyhost.com
How do I redirect multiple domains to the same website??
1. Log into cPanel (see "How do I manage my account")
2. Find the box on the right that is called "Mail"
3. Scroll down to the box with options for "Domains"
4. Choose "Parked Domains"
5. Enter the name of the domain that you would like to add (it must have peachyhost nameservers)
6. Click the "Home" icon in the upper left
7. Go back to the box with options for "Domains"
8. Choose "Redirects"
9. Follow the instructions for adding a redirect
10. If you have any questions, email support@peachyhost.com
How do I add an email@mydomain?
1. Log into cPanel (see "How do I manage my account")
2. Find the box on the right that is called "Mail"
3. Click the option for "Email Accounts"
4. You'll be allowed to choose your email@mydomain, password, etc
5. Click "Create"
6. If you have any questions, email support@peachyhost.com
How do I access my email@mydomain?
1. Log into cPanel (see "How do I manage my account")
2. Find the box on the right that is called "Mail"
3. Click the option for "Webmail"
4. Log in with your "username@mydomain.com" and password
Alternatively you can…
1. Type: http://mydomain.com/webmail into your browser
2. Log in with your "username@mydomain.com" and password
3. If you have any questions, email support@peachyhost.com
How do I forward email or configure my mail client?
1. After you have added an email address, you can either follow the online directions to set it up to work with your mail client, or go back to the "Email Accounts" page and look down to the section titled "Current Accounts."
2. Click on the image under "Access Webmail"
3. Enter the password for the account.
4. You will be brought to a screen with instructions for, among other things, forwarding your email to another account, configuring your webmail to work with your mail client etc.
5. If you have any questions, email support@peachyhost.com
How do I renew a domain that was initially purchased somewhere else?
1. Go to http://peachyhost.com
2. On the left hand side, go to the "Resources" section
3. Click, "My Account"
4. Log in with your account email and password
5. On the left hand side there is a listing of options. Choose the second option from the bottom, "Order."
6. Click on the top option, "Domain"
7. Choose the second option, "I want to transfer my domain to PeachyHost"
8. Look under the "Login Details" section
9. Enter your domain name
10. Check the box next to "Available! Order now"
11. Follow the payment instructions through Google Checkout
12. If you have any questions, email support@peachyhost.com