---
title: "Hosting Guides: Domains, Email, SSL & VPS How-tos"
url: "https://globalhostia.com/guides"
description: "Step-by-step hosting guides: move your website, change nameservers, set up business email, install WordPress and SSL, size a VPS and register a .ae domain."
source: "GlobalHostia; prices are synced from the billing system and exclude any taxes shown at checkout"
---

Step by step

# Hosting guides

Step-by-step guides for moving a website, pointing a domain, setting up business email, WordPress and SSL, sizing a VPS and registering a .ae domain.

## All hosting guides

- [### How to move a website to Globalhostia Move files, databases and email from another host without downtime, either yourself or with our free migration. 8 min read](https://globalhostia.com/guides/move-website-to-hostia)
- [### How to point a domain or change nameservers Change nameservers, or keep your DNS and point A, CNAME and MX records instead, with the checks to run before and after. 6 min read](https://globalhostia.com/guides/change-nameservers)
- [### How to set up business email on your domain Create mailboxes, add MX, SPF, DKIM and DMARC records, and connect phones and desktop apps to email on your own domain. 7 min read](https://globalhostia.com/guides/business-email-setup)
- [### How to install WordPress Install WordPress with the one-click installer or by hand, then secure it and finish the first settings. 6 min read](https://globalhostia.com/guides/install-wordpress)
- [### How to install an SSL certificate Turn on the free SSL that comes with hosting, or install a paid DV, OV or EV certificate, then force HTTPS and fix mixed content. 6 min read](https://globalhostia.com/guides/install-ssl)
- [### How to choose a VPS size Work out the vCPU, memory and storage your project needs, check it on a running server, and compare our live VPS plans. 7 min read](https://globalhostia.com/guides/choose-vps-size)
- [### How to register a .ae domain Who can register .ae, which details and documents to prepare, and the steps from search to a live domain. 5 min read](https://globalhostia.com/guides/register-ae-domain)
- [### VAT on hosting in the UAE General information on how UAE VAT applies to hosting, domains and other digital services, and what appears on your invoice. Not tax advice. 5 min read](https://globalhostia.com/guides/vat-on-hosting-uae)

## Hosting comparisons

Side-by-side comparisons that help you pick the right kind of hosting, control panel, domain and billing period, with live prices from our catalog.

- [Shared vs VPS vs cloud vs dedicated hosting](https://globalhostia.com/compare/shared-vs-vps-vs-cloud-vs-dedicated)
- [cPanel vs DirectAdmin](https://globalhostia.com/compare/cpanel-vs-directadmin)
- [Managed vs unmanaged VPS](https://globalhostia.com/compare/managed-vs-unmanaged-vps)
- [.ae vs .com for UAE businesses](https://globalhostia.com/compare/ae-vs-com)
- [Local UAE data center vs overseas hosting](https://globalhostia.com/compare/uae-data-center-vs-overseas)
- [Monthly vs 3-year billing](https://globalhostia.com/compare/monthly-vs-3-year-billing)

[All hosting comparisons](https://globalhostia.com/compare)

## Hosting guides: questions

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Yes. Our engineers can move your website, point your domain, set up email or install WordPress and SSL for you. Open a ticket or message us.

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