How to sign up for a DreamHost account

 

Overview

This article explains how new customers can sign up for a DreamHost account with their own personal details, payment information, and hosting plan.

Signing up for a new account

 

Choose a hosting plan

DreamHost offers several hosting plans for you to host your website. See the following pages for a list of available plans:

Create a new account

The steps to create a new account are generally the same for all hosting plans; however, an example of Shared Starter hosting is shown below for clarity.

Adding a hosting plan

  1. Click the Sign Up Now button under a plan to create a new account.
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  2. Choose an option:
    • Choose a domain later to skip this step.
    • Register a new domain if you have not yet purchased the registration for your website name.
    • I already have a domain if you have already purchased the domain registration.
  3. To the right, select the payment plan time frame and your desired add-ons.
  4. Choose to pay with a credit/debit card or PayPal. If you select PayPal, you're taken to its site to complete the purchase.
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  5. Enter an email address to use as the primary email when logging in to your DreamHost panel. You can also sign up using Google's Single Sign-On method. This allows you to use your Google email address to log in without using a password.

    Some browsers are enabled with default pop-up settings that disable pop-ups from displaying. If so, you must manually allow your browser to display pop-ups. The following links show how to do this with popular browsers:

  6. Select additional options that appear towards the bottom (some of these options may not appear depending on the hosting plan you select):
    • Pre-Install WordPress — Automatically installs WordPress on your new domain.
    • DreamShield Protection — A paid add-on that scans your site for malicious software weekly.
    • DreamHost SEO Toolkit — A paid add-on that helps you optimize your website for higher search engine rankings. It also continues to monitor your site over a period of time to ensure that your site's SEO score remains high.
    • DreamHost EmailShared Starter plans only. Adds a paid email plan to your website hosting plan. (NOTE: All other plans offer email for free.)
    • WooCommerceWordPress only. Adds the free WooCommerce plugin to your site so you can set up an online store.
    • Google Workspace — Adds Google Workspace to your domain. You can then use Google's tools to manage your website and email.
  7. When finished, click the Submit Order button at the bottom of the page.

Get started

After you set up a hosting plan and create a new account, see these articles to help you get started with your new website.

See also

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