Quick summary
- What it is: Reseller hosting is a type of web hosting plan designed for those who need to manage multiple independent hosting accounts: web design agencies.
- What it's for: it helps manage hosting, files, accounts, performance and service tools.
- When to check it: when managing your hosting account, uploading files, reviewing resources or needing to make changes from the control panel.
Reseller hosting is a type of web hosting plan designed for those who need to manage multiple independent hosting accounts: web design agencies, developers, hosting professionals or businesses that want to offer hosting to their clients.
How does reseller hosting work?
With a reseller plan, the holder receives a global disk space and bandwidth that can be divided among several individual hosting accounts. Each account is completely independent: it has its own control panel, its own domains, email and databases.
To manage the accounts, WHM (Web Host Manager) is used, an administration panel that sits above the individual panels of each client (cPanel or DirectAdmin). From WHM you can create, modify, suspend or delete accounts.
Who is it designed for?
- Agencies and freelancers who create and maintain websites for clients and want to host all websites under a single hosting account managed by them.
- Companies with multiple web projects that prefer to have each project in an isolated account.
- Hosting resellers who want to offer hosting to their own clients under their own brand.
Differences from other hosting types
- Shared hosting: A single account, single panel, multiple domains but under the same user. No ability to manage independent accounts.
- Multi-domain hosting: Similar to shared but with the ability to add additional domains. All share the same resources and the same panel user.
- Reseller hosting: Multiple independent accounts, each with its own panel. Centralized management from WHM.
- VPS/Dedicated server: Full server control, but without the account management layer that reseller hosting offers natively.
When will you encounter it?
Reseller hosting appears when comparing advanced hosting plans, when looking for solutions to manage multiple client websites, or when reading articles about WHM and the difference between hosting types. If you manage multiple websites and want each one in its own account, reseller is probably the most appropriate option.
Why it matters in hosting
Understanding this concept will help you make better decisions when managing your service. In practice, it relates to managing hosting, files, accounts, performance and service tools. If it appears in a guide, the control panel or a support response, review the context before making changes.
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