Quick start

Welcome to OpenHost. This guide walks you from signup to a live site with SSL, without touching server configuration.

What you need

• A domain you control (or use a temporary preview link until DNS is ready)
• An email address for account verification
• Five to ten minutes

Step-by-step

1. Create your account

   Go to panel.openhost.one/register and sign up. You must verify your email before ordering. This keeps disposable signups out of the platform.

2. Choose a plan

   Pick a plan that matches your stack:

   Product	Best for
   Web hosting	Static sites, PHP apps, one-click installers
   WordPress	Managed WordPress and WooCommerce
   Next.js	Node.js apps with git-push deploy
   VPS	Full root access and custom stacks

   Checkout uses a demo payment gateway in preview environments. Production orders use your chosen payment method at checkout.

3. Open the control panel

   After payment, open the client area and click Login to panel. Your hosting account is provisioned automatically. Credentials arrive by email once, then you change the password from the client area.

4. Create a site

   In the panel:

   1. Click Websites → Create website
   2. Enter your domain (or choose a preview hostname)
   3. Select the application template (WordPress, empty PHP, Node.js, etc.)
   4. Confirm

   Provisioning usually finishes in under two minutes.

5. Verify SSL

   Open your site over HTTPS. Certificates are issued automatically once DNS points to OpenHost or while using the preview link. No manual CSR upload is required.

Next steps

• Account setup — billing profile, team access, and notifications
• Your first site — file manager, databases, and email routing
• WordPress hosting — managed updates, staging, and caching

Getting help

Open a ticket from the client area. Support replies in English or Hebrew. For outages, check status.openhost.one/en/status/ before opening a ticket.