Everything you need for a successful, professional website.
1. Find the best solution for your professional website
Launch your website, your online store or your shared documents solution in just a few minutes with our one-click website packs: WordPress, Prestashop, and Nextcloud.
An automatic installation that is quick, and hosted on modular servers located in France or in Luxembourg.
Do you want to deploy your own web application? Our servers adapt to your needs.
2. Register your domain name
Define your online identity from one of the most comprehensive extension catalogs on the market.
By choosing a website pack, you get a free domain name from any of a list of over 80 domain extensions.
Lacking inspiration? Our smart WHOIS tool can suggest domain names for you, and help you find the ideal one for your website.
3. Create your professional email addresses
Earn the trust of your customers and improve your brand's reputation with a professional email address in the name of your company.
4. Secure your website
Ensure that your transactions are secure by installing an SSL certificate for free. The HTTPS protocol increases the trust of visitors to your website, and contribute to better search-engine referencing.
5. Benefit from expert customer support
Do you have a doubt, question, or a problem? A team of experts is ready to help, advise, and solve problems in a simple and clear manner. Whether you're just getting started with your first website or you're already well established online, we answer every question with the same attention to detail.
Which hosting solution should you choose to create your professional website?
New hosting customer? Get 50% off your first web hosting for a yearly subscription!
Blog, showcase or simple e-commerce site | E-commerce website only | All possible websites | |
|---|---|---|---|
Blog, showcase or simple e-commerce site | E-commerce website only | All possible websites | |
| Solution | Solution WordPress | Solution Prestashop | Solution Generic hosting |
| Technical competence | Technical competence None. Automatic installation | Technical competence Some knowledge required Automatic installation | Technical competence Required |
| Ease of use | Ease of use Easy | Ease of use Some learning time required | Ease of use You develop and install your own interface |
| Budget | Budget Ideal for small budgets | Budget Moderate budget | Budget No budget required if you are able to develop your solution yourself |
| E-commerce CMS | E-commerce CMS Add WooCommerce plugin for free | E-commerce CMS Especially designed for e-commerce | E-commerce CMS Any CMS is posible (Magento, Drupal, Joomla, etc.) |
| Product catalog | Product catalog Yes, with the WooCommerce plugin. Meet the needs of selling online: flash sales, subscription management, etc. | Product catalog Especially designed for e-commerce | Product catalog Requires manual development |
| Customization | Customization Wide choice of free themes ou for sale | Customization Free themes and themes for sale (but more limited than WordPress) | Customization Requires manual development |
| Features | Features Ability to add numerous additional plugins | Features Various free add-ons, and additional add-ons for sale | Features Requires manual development |
| Multi-language sites | Multi-language sites Plugins can be added | Multi-language sites Multi-language, multi-store, and tax calculation included | Multi-language sites Requires manual development |
| Support | Support Used around the world Free resources available in all languages | Support Support available in English | Support No free support available |
| Welcome Offer New Hosting Client | Welcome Offer New Hosting Client Pay by the year and get 50% off your first web hosting | Welcome Offer New Hosting Client Pay by the year and get 50% off your first web hosting | Welcome Offer New Hosting Client Pay by the year and get 50% off your first web hosting |
| Domain name included | Domain name included Yes, Free | Domain name included Yes, Free | Domain name included Yes, Free |
| email address | email address 2 email addresses included (10 GB of storage) | email address 2 email addresses included (10 GB of storage) | email address 2 email addresses included (10 GB of storage) |
Select from a list of over 80 TLDs
Only available with a domain attached to web hosting pack.
The advantages of this pack
- Security: Your professional website in https for free - no configuration necessary
- Ease of use: A single management interface and automatic content management system (CMS) installation so you can get your first few pages online instantly
- Growth: Is your site a success? Upgrade your plan at any time to grow along with your professional website
- Gandi support: technical support available by chat and email 24 hours a day, 6 days a week to help you create your professional website
Manage your domain name with ease
A single interface
Manage all of your products autonomously from a single and intuitive interface for simplified online presence.
Strengthened security
Collaborative management
Define user profiles to correspond to each person's role to encourage collaborative management by teams.
Why choose Gandi
Expertise since 1999
Web specialist for over 20 years, managing 2.5 million domain names, 200,000 hosted websites/applications, 780,000 emails, and 55,000 SSL certificates.
Reactive and competent customer support
We do everything possible for you! Our expert agents are available 24/6 around the world, ready to help you via multiple channels.
Protecting your confidentiality
Your site is hosted in France or in Luxembourg, to assure the protection of your data and the respect of your privacy.
Need help? Here are all the ways that you can contact us.
Explanations and step-by-step guides to all our products and services
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Frequently asked questions
How do I create a professional website?
Creating a website means giving your business a place where you can promote your products and services on the internet, improve your business's visibility in a wider swath of the population, and position yourself as an expert in your field, as well as gain the trust of internet users.
To create a website in under 5 minutes, Gandi offers website plans with automatic installation. To create a website, you just need to follow 3 simple steps:
- Choose your web hosting plan, which includes all the products you need to bring your site online. If you want to launch a blog or create a showcase website, we recommend opting for WordPress. If you want to open a shop online, Prestashop is a better CMS option.
- Register a domain name, which will be the address of your website. With a Gandi website pack, you get access to you choice of a free domain name in over 80 domain extensions to help you customize your website. To learn more, please see our documentation on domain name registration.
- Install an SSL certificate, which will ensure the security of your website. At Gandi, you can get an unlimited number of free SSL certificates. Find the different steps to install your SSL certificate.
Which solution should I choose for my website?
Creating an internet site is now an option for anyone and everyone, thanks to a wide variety of available solutions. Your choice of these options mostly depends on the type of website that you want to create and your technical competency. Here are our recommendations for beginners:
Create a blog: we recommend creating a WordPress website. You'll be able to publish your first articles in just a few minutes.
Create a showcase website: WordPress is also the best option for this type of site, with the same Starter web hosting pack.
Start an e-commerce business: to create a e-commerce website, you can choose between WordPress using the WooCommerce plugin and the Prestashop CMS. Prestashop offers a wide variety of features, but it's slightly more challenging to use and requires an Advanced hosting pack.
Whatever your project, if you decide to make a website with WordPress, we recommend starting out with a Starter website pack. Then, as your needs increase, you can upgrade to a higher pack.
Between WordPress+WooCommerce and Prestashop, which should I choose?
The choice between WordPress + WooCommerce and Prestashop as your e-commerce solution depends on your level of technical knowledge.
WordPress is the most popular Content Management System (CMS) in the world due to is ease of use, though it was not originally designed for e-commerce. By adding a free WooCommerce plugin, it's possible to create and manage an e-commerce website, making it the easiest solution to use for beginners.
PrestaShop is the most widely used e-commerce software in the world. Solely dedicated to creating e-commerce websites, PrestaShop provides access to a wide variety of features. It's a little more complicated to use but guarantees a high-performing, 100% customizable e-commerce website.
How do I create a professional email address?
Having a professional email address associated with your domain name creates a link between your website and the correspondence you have with your customers and prospects. It's an effective means of building your online identity. A professional email address enables you to:
- Build your website's credibility
- Earn the trust of your correspondents
- Secure your communications
- Easily forward your emails
A professional email address should be short and simple. We recommend that you opt for a standard "firstnamelastname@businessname.tld" format, or the more informal "firstname@businessname.tld." With every Gandi website hosting pack, you can create email addresses with 3 GB or 5GB of data storage. To learn how to create your professional email address, follow the instructions on our online documentation.
Why and how do I install an SSL certificate?
An SSL certificate secures your website by ensuring:
- Data transfers are secure
- A high quality user experience
- Better, natural SEO
An SSL certificate is a guarantee of trust for internet users, which makes it essential for any commercial website. At Gandi, an SSL certificate is included with every website pack and the installation process only takes a couple minutes.
What's a domain name?
A domain name is your website's address, and its starting point. It is a human-readable and easy-to-remember address that groups together the IP addresses of all the different services related to your domain name (like websites and email addresses).
A domain name often uses a brand name of the business that owns it. In any case, domain name should be:
- Meaningful and relevant
- Devoid of any grammatical or linguistic errors
- Descriptive
- Unique and attractive
If you would like to know more about registering a domain name, please feel free to refer to our documentation.
What should I do if I already have a domain name?
Gandi's website packs include a free domain name with any of a list of over 80 domain name endings.
If you already have a domain name at another provider, you can still choose WordPress or PrestaShop web hosting. You'll then need to manually configure the DNS records at your domain name provider.
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