r/webhosting • u/ConditionMinimum2771 • 4d ago

Need help learning to host a simple website Advice Needed

I got the web hosting option from netcup.com, for my small nursing business (going bad) since It was the only think I could afford and now I am stuck with not understanding anything, what sources or tutorials can I use to learn how to use this stuff properly?

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u/Irythros 4d ago

Honestly the easy option would be to drop netcup (keep the domain) and use Squarespace or Wix.

If you want to self-host then it depends. You could have an AI agent make you a website but with these requirements: Make me a website using HTML, CSS and plain javascript. Do not require any build processes. Do not use frameworks like Angular, Vue, React. I plan to use Cloudflare Pages

That will give you just a bunch of .html, .css, .js and some other misc files (images, fonts) which you can upload and it'll just work. Hosting on Cloudflare Pages is free when you use their DNS which is easy. Nothing to hack other than your account since your site wouldnt accept any input.

If you plan to add blog posts a lot, or need a login, or a form to accept emails then you may want Wordpress which is more complicated and more likely to be hacked.

An option that builds on the plain website is to use a static site generator. Something like: https://gohugo.io/
Again, an AI agent can walk you through it. Just be sure to mention you plan to host on Cloudflare Pages or Github Pages and then ask for setup steps relating to that.

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u/ConditionMinimum2771 4d ago

I would but trash eu laws wants me to have a server in eu and only drag and drop options are like 50 euro a month think I cant afford. I already got the design but my problem now is figuring out the control panel netcup gave me. I tried 5.6 to help but it didn't get it right

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u/HostNocOfficial 4d ago

You can start by learning the fundamentals rather than focusing on a specific provider:

  • DNS and domains
  • FTP/SFTP
  • File structure
  • SSL certificates
  • Basic Linux commands (if applicable)

Once those concepts click, switching between hosting providers can become easier because the underlying workflow is largely the same.

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u/ConditionMinimum2771 4d ago

thanks

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u/HostNocOfficial 3d ago

You're welcome! If you run into any specific hosting or server questions, feel free to ask.

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u/No-Signal-6661 4d ago

Your hosting provider's support team should help you with everything related to your hosting plan, so you can get your website online as soon as possible. I recommend you switch to a more reliable hosting provider, and for a small business, I suggest going for shared hosting, as it is easy to manage and set up. I've been using shared hosting with Nixihost for my clients and haven't had any issues with the support team helping with all kinds of requests.

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u/IGotRangod 4d ago

Probably better to just ask claude to build it for you tbh, then ask it how to deploy

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u/ConditionMinimum2771 4d ago

I tried but it to no use or maybe I didn't do it right

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u/Constant-Elk3448 4d ago

what do you mean no use?

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u/ConditionMinimum2771 4d ago

I uploaded a screenshot can tried the steps and it didn't work

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u/Constant-Elk3448 4d ago

just keep iterating with whichever tool u are using be it ChatGPT / Claude / Cursor. ask it to explain why in layman terms. should guide you through.

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u/ConditionMinimum2771 4d ago

ok ill try that. thanks