| Welcome to DreamHost!
Here we have some basic introductory help on how to get your services with us up and running. We really recommend you look through as much of this knowledge base as possible to really get a full sense of everything your new account is capable of.
Happy Exploring!
Last updated: Aug 21, 2003. |
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 Accessing your database before switching DNS
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| To access your database, you will need a hostname. As your domain's name servers are not yet pointing to us, you can't use it to create the hostname.
What you can do instead is adding a free dreamh... (more) |
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Viewing site before DNS change
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| There is a way to check what your site will look like on our servers before actually pointing your domain name servers to us.
To check your domain content before the DNS switch, you first need t... (more) |
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 Building your website
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Setting up email
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| To get email going for your domain or subdomain , you need to set it up on our servers , as well as on your computer. Here's how:
On our server: Once you have set up hosting for your d... (more) |
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Do all plans come with Telnet / SSH access?
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| Yes!
For security reasons, new users are set up as "ftp-only" by default. If you want to have shell access for a user, you can turn it on for them by going to the Users > Users area of our web p... (more) |
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What is a Web ID? Is it the same as my username?
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| Your Web ID is the identity you created for your DreamHost account (for example: allyourbase1, cooluser, inyourface, jdaniels, and so on.)
You cannot change your Web ID.
Your Web ID is not ... (more) |
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How do I set up email on my computer?
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| My account is all set up, my web site is ready, etc. Now I'd like to get my email working. How do I set up email? What email clients do you suggest I use? I'm new to this stuff!
Setting up yo... (more) |
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How do I use Telnet or SSH to access my site?
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| Telnet is a protocol, like FTP, that allows you to access another computer. However, unlike FTP, Telnet lets you do more than simply upload and download files. You can actually run programs on the ot... (more) |
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Why can't I access my domain/site after signing up?
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| I signed up with Dreamhost and was given the option to select a domain that I wanted. However, when I go to my domain from my web browser or through ftp, I get a message saying that the domain doesn'... (more) |
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I would like to host a web page. What do you offer?
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| We offer a number of plans, available to anyone from individuals to organizations, from America to Zimbabwe. They are all described in detail at our web site and in these FAQs. |
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How do I check whois record of my domain?
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Glossary
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Getting Started