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What do I need to get a website?
You need three things to get your site online: The files which make up the website, a domain name, and a hosting account. At Vidahost we provide the last two - your domain name and your hosting...

An Introduction to the Vidahost Client Centre
My.Vidahost is our client area which lets you view and edit your details, manage your products, open support queries, pay invoices and much more. We have tried to make it as intuitive to use as...

Setting your domain's nameservers
After your cPanel account is setup, you'll need to point your domain name to us. This is very simple - our nameservers are always ns1.vidahost.com and ns2.vidahost.com.  Once you have all...

About cPanel and WHM
All our shared and reseller hosting packages include cPanel, a comprehensive online control panel which lets you manage all aspects of your account including setting up e-mail addresses, databases...

How do I transfer a domain name?
During Step 2 of our order process you will be asked about the domain name for your package. Just choose the second option, I would like to transfer my domain to you, and enter your domain name....