3. Dreamhost: Setting Up Your Account

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3. Dreamhost: Setting Up Your Account and Installing WordPress
Dreamhost is a great-value web host that offers an accurate month-by-month plan, making it one of the most affordable options for beginners.

Creating a Dreamhost Account
If you don’t already have your Dreamhost web hosting account set up, it’s elementary to get started. Go to the Dreamhost website and scroll down to the hosting plans. You can go with the Shared Starter or Shared argentina phone number resource .

How to Install WordPress on a Self-Hosted Website - Choose Dreamhost Plan
Once you’ve decided on a plan, scroll down and click the “Sign Up Now” button.

You’ll then be prompted to choose a domain. You can register one now by clicking “Register a new domain.”

(Dreamhost will give you the domain for free if you’re paying for a year or more of web hosting.) If you want to pick your domain later, that’s fine — select the “Choose a domain later” option.

How to Install WordPress on a Self-Hosted Website - Dreamhost Step 2
Then, you’ll see a checkout page where you need to enter your card details (or pay via PayPal). Dreamhost automatically adds some options, including DreamShield Protection and DreamHost email.

You can uncheck these if you want. If you turn off DreamShield Protection, I strongly recommend using a plugin like Sucuri to keep your website safe.

Dreamhost also adds the WP Website Builder plugin. You can choose to use this or a different page builder plugin—personally, I prefer Elementor’s page builder.

You’ll also want to check and potentially change the length of your initial hosting term. This will default to 3 years, which works out cheapest over time — but costs a lot upfront.

Once you’ve added your credit card details, you’ll see the “Submit Order” button. Click that to pay and create your account.