Elements Hosting — Dedicated IP address

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When I move to Element’s hosting, I will lose the dedicated IP address associated with a website from my current host. (Dedicated IPs are typically allocated from the hosting provider’s own IP pool and are tied to one’s account with them.) When I cancel and migrate away, that IP gets released back to the hosting company’s pool for reassignment.

Will Elements hosting offer a new dedicated IP, as an additional service?

Will Elements have a pool of IP addresses available? Planning ahead.

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Hi @MHA

That’s a great question, happy to answer it for you.

So, dedicated IP addresses were once important for certain hosting scenarios, particularly when SSL certificates required a unique IP address per website. However, this is no longer the case due to modern technologies such as Server Name Indication (SNI), which allows multiple secure (HTTPS) websites to share a single IP address while each uses its own SSL certificate.

Because of SNI, websites hosted on our Elements Hosting platform can use fully secure HTTPS connections without needing a dedicated IP address.

There are also additional advantages to using shared IP addresses on modern hosting platforms:

  • No impact on SSL security or browser compatibility: All modern browsers support SNI, and dedicated IPs provide no additional encryption or security benefits.

  • Improved IP reputation stability: Since we do not provide email hosting, there is significantly less risk of shared IP addresses being blacklisted due to email spam activity.

  • Better scalability and efficiency: Shared IP infrastructure allows us to manage IP reputation, performance, and availability more effectively across the platform.

  • No impact on SEO: Search engines such as Google have confirmed that using a shared IP address does not negatively affect search rankings.

  • Simplified infrastructure and reliability: Shared IP environments are easier to maintain and monitor, allowing us to ensure consistent uptime and performance.

With the above said, if you require a fully dedicated IP address, we do plan on offering fully dedicated hosting plans (aka a VPS). Each VPS includes its own dedicated IP address, as it is a fully isolated hosting environment. However those product offerings will come later on down the line.

Hope that helps, if you have additional questions please let me know.

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Daniel

Thank you. Clear answer, it definitely helps, and one less additional IP/hosting expense for me.

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