Customizable Options.
Basic
Web Hosting
Starting at
$6.71/mo
Renews at
8.95/mo
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Website
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Core
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Memory Limit
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NVMe Storage
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Email Accounts
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MySQL Databases
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Premium Bandwidth
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Included
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cPanel Included
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Certificates
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Optional
Standard
Web Hosting
Starting at
$9.71/mo
Renews at
12.95/mo
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Websites
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Core
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Memory Limit
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NVMe Storage
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Email Accounts
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MySQL Databases
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Premium Bandwidth
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Included
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cPanel Included
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Certificates
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Optional
Professional
Web Hosting
Starting at
$14.96/mo
Renews at
19.95/mo
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Websites
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Cores
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Memory Limit
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NVMe Storage
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Email Accounts
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MySQL Databases
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Premium Bandwidth
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Included
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cPanel Included
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Certificates
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Included
Premium
Web Hosting
Starting at
$29.96/mo
Renews at
39.95/mo
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Websites
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Cores
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Memory Limit
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NVMe Storage
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Email Accounts
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MySQL Databases
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Premium Bandwidth
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Included
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cPanel Included
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Dedicated IPv4 Included
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Certificates
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Included
* Based on 3 year commitment
20+ Years of Trusted Hosting
KnownHost has been delivering consistently praised hosting solutions for over 15 years. Backed by glowing customer reviews and a reputation for unmatched support, we’re the trusted choice for businesses that demand reliability.
Just The Basics.
Everything we do is geared towards comprehensive, pain-free application hosting for your Dolphin social network. That’s why we handle setup and migration when you first join the platform. Then we give you free, rolling snapshot backups, cPanel and all-around security, covering everything you need to jump right into a secure, easily-managed hosting environment and get straight down to business.
And everything we do – from our support to the uptime you receive – is covered by our 100% satisfaction guarantee. Plus, we offer up to 50% off on long-term Shared hosting, so you get everything you need in one package – for an eminently affordable price.
Blame-Free, USA-Based Support on-hand 24/7, 365 Days a Year- Instant Setup Service Available Upon Request
- Free Apache SpamAssassin & ClamAV Security
- Optional, Performance-Enhancing package upgrades and PHP OPCache
- Full Install & Config Support for MariaDB or MySQL!
- Free Softaculous Install for Fast Access to 400-Plus Apps!
- Free AutoSSL Available for Rolling, Pain-Free SSL Updates!
The More Technical Stuff.
5-Minute Support Response Times
When you ask for support, we know that you need it as quickly as possible, so we have a goal to answer all support requests within 5 minutes. And we won’t pass you from department to department, because the person that initially responds to your support request is the same person that you will deal with throughout the process.
Free Security Hardening & Optimization Service
Before your Dolphin hosting account goes live, we’ll ensure your system and applications are fully secure and free of potential compromises. Our support team will lock everything down and leave you with a secure setup that’s optimized for total protection.
Geolocated Datacenter Options
With KnownHost, you have choices when it comes to the located of your Dolphin hosting. You can choose between our USA-based datacenters or our EU option set up in the Netherlands. Pick the one that’s right for your and your community and that’s where we’ll base your hosting account.
Free SSL Certificate with Hosting
You don’t need to worry about your on-site security or credibility with KnownHost, because we include a free SSL certificate with your Dolphin hosting. That means your community site will load using HTTPS from day one, showing your visitors that yours is a site they can trust.
30-Day Money Back Guarantee
If you find that your KnownHost plan isn’t working for you, we offer a full, 30-day money back guarantee. Just let us know you want a refund and you’ll get it – with no small print and no catches attached.
Centralized, Time-Saving Domain & Account Management
To minimize the amount of management you have to do, we’ve rolled domain and hosting account management into one convenient interface. Via the KnownHost Management Portal, you have overarching control over all aspects of your domain and hosting account, so there’s no working across panels and more time to put into running your Dolphin online community.
Compare Web Hosting Plans.
Domain
Point of address used to access your website within a preferred browser.
CPU Core
Memory Limit
Cloud Storage
Email Accounts
The number of email accounts you can create for your account either POP3 or IMAP.
MySQL Databases
Using MariaDB tuned for performance, KnownHost ensures database optimization.
Premium Bandwidth
Information transferred from your account to visiting users.
Inode Limit
Number of individual files that can exist within a single cPanel account.
Free SSL
Get covered with 90 day renewable certificates provided by Let's Encrypt.
Dedicated IPv4
PatchMan
Premium service to automatically patch known vulnerabilities found in your software.
AMD EPYC CPU's
We use AMD EPYC CPU's to provide an exceptionally fast experience.
NVMe Backend
Built on a specifically designed architecture, we utilize the best to ensure performance.
24/7/365 Support
Support available at all times, whenever you need it, wherever you are.
30 Day Money Back Guarantee
Ultimate Performance
Using only the best hardware, optimized for performance. We know hosting.
Free Migrations
Providing free migrations from supported panels, let us handle it for you.
White Label
Instant Setup
LiteSpeed
Drop-in replacement for Apache. Proven better performance over Apache and NGINX.
HTTP/2
Protocol built to ensure faster response by allowing connections to send/receive multiple requests.
QUIC-HTTP/3
Succesor to HTTP/2, HTTP/3 provides even much faster response over HTTP/2 connections.
Isolated Resources
KnownHost provices specific configurations for each package, guaranteeing your account resources.
Zend OpCache
Dramatically increases performance of wbesites that utilize PHP and are compatible with OpCache.
Optimized By Professionals
KnownHost servers are built with performance in mind. Only the best performing servers for our customers.
Quic.Cloud CDN
Cloudflare
Object Caching
cPanel
Premium favored control panel that allows ease of management for related webhosting features such as emails, domains, ftp, etc.
Integrated File Manager
Panel provided file manager to allow access and control over user files and folders.
Multiple Languages
Panel supported language pack for use of customers all over the world.
DNS Management
Panel provided DNS editor to handle A, TXT, CNAME and other types of records.
Imunify360
All inclusive protection that monitors, scans and actively performs actions to secure accounts. Protection from malware, viruses, sql injections and more.
CloudLinux Isolation
Account isolation with guaranteed resources. What you buy is yours, experience no issues as a result of noisy neighbors.
WP Brute Force Protection
Provided by Litespeed to protect accounts from wp-login targeted attacks.
Security Team
DDoS Protection
Complimentary protection. KnownHost's network is protected up to 1Tbps.
SFTP & FTPS Access
Secure FTP connections over SSH or TLS.
WP-CLI
Command line interface for managing WordPress installations.
phpMyAdmin
Interface for MySQL Databases. Providing the ability to import, export or make adjustments as required.
Python CLI
Command line interface for executing scripts within your user space.
MariaDB
Seamless Package Changes
Managed Services
Automatic Updates
Security Patches
Optimized Servers
Redundant Network
Redundant A/B power
99.995% Uptime Hosting
Balanced Servers
WebMail Choices
RoundCube
Secure POP3
IMAP
SMTP
Autoresponders
SpamFilter Control
Ability to fine-tune your spam settings to handle how it scores incoming emails.
Global Filters
Filtering control that applies to all emails associated with the account instead of just one.
Free Backups
Complimentary redundant backup schedule, all handled by KnownHost.
Softaculous
All in one installer that allows for one-click installation of many popular scripts and software.
Expert Staff
Available 24/7/365, assistance when you need it for whatever you may need!
Webalizer
Vulnerability Stats
Raw Access Logs
Direct logging in which shows user IP, refferer, and useragent associated with the visit.
SSH Access
Integrated Git Versions Control
Available PHP Versions
* Based on 3 year commitment
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Need More Information About
Dolphin Hosting?
With KnownHost, registering a domain in an instant process. You’ll only have to wait a few seconds for provisioning, and then your new domain will be ready to start responding to requests.
Our USA-based support teams are here whenever you need them, any time of day or night. You won’t find a drop-off in support with KnownHost, because we know you can’t predict when you’ll need help. You can rest easy knowing that the help you need is on-hand every single day of the year.
We can add KernelCare to your account for pain-free kernel management. You can make updates without the need to reboot, and that means no downtime. For quick, pain-free kernel updates, get in touch with our team and we can install KernelCare to your Dolphin hosting account.