An IP address is a unique number that identifies a site or a hosting server on the world-wide web, so in the event that you have a dedicated IP, it'll be used exclusively by your websites and will not be shared with other individuals as it happens with shared Internet hosting accounts. If you have your own web server, you shall have a dedicated IP, but you may need additional ones for a variety of uses. If you have an Internet store, for instance, you'll need an SSL certificate for it, so as to make certain that the payment info that your clients submit shall be encrypted and safe. The same is valid in the event that you have a login form of some sort and you want the usernames and the passwords that visitors input to be secured. The SSL certificate requires a dedicated IP, which needs to be different from the one that you already have on the web server. You may also need an individual IP for an application such as a VoIP server, or if you desire a slightly better efficiency for a particular website, which may affect its position in search engine results.
Extra Dedicated IPs in VPS Servers
Every single VPS server service which we offer comes with one dedicated IP address and if you add a web hosting CP to it, we shall give you a second one at no additional cost, so you can use it as you see fit. If you wish to use more IPs, you will be able to order them with only two mouse clicks whenever you want, since you'll discover this kind of an option both on our order page and inside your billing Control Panel. In the first case, the dedicated addresses shall be available the minute the virtual server is prepared, while in the second - a few minutes after you purchase them. You'll be able to renew the IPs along with your VPS plan and use them for as long as you'd like. They can be useful not just for your own websites, but also for the websites of any customers which you may have in case you're using the virtual server to run a web hosting reseller business. There isn't any restriction on how often you'll be able to order additional IPs or on the number of of them you can use with your web server at any moment.
Extra Dedicated IPs in Dedicated Servers
If you obtain one of our dedicated server plans, you'll get three IP addresses at no additional charge and you may use them for any purpose. If you need additional IPs, you could request them at any time through your billing area and we will assign them to the hosting server a few moments later. You can even get more IPs during the signup process and they shall be available on your server the minute it is ready and we hand it over to you. The IP upgrade is available in increments of three and you could choose how many addresses you'll order and how long you shall use them, as you could select the number of IPs which you'll renew each month with your web server plan. Any IP address that's assigned to your dedicated server could be used not only for your personal content, but also for any website or app that your clients may have - if you have purchased the machine with the intention to resell the disk space to third parties.