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Windows VPS FAQs What is Windows VPS Hosting? Why Choose a Windows VPS? Can I use Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) to manage my Windows VPS? Is Windows VPS Suitable for running .NET Applications? Can I Host a Microsoft SQL Server Database on a Windows VPS? Is Windows VPS suitable for hosting ASP.NET websites? Which Windows Server Versions Do You Offer for VPS? Can I install other Microsoft products on my Windows VPS? What are common security considerations for a Windows VPS? Linux VPS FAQs What is Linux VPS Hosting? Why Choose a Linux VPS? Can I Get Root Access with a Linux VPS? Is Linux VPS Suitable for Web Hosting? What Linux Distributions Do You Support for VPS? Which Linux server applications are commonly used or supported? Can I run a mail server on my Linux VPS? What are common security best practices for a Linux VPS? VPS on SSD FAQs What is an SSD VPS? What are the Advantages of Using an SSD VPS? Will an SSD VPS Improve My Website Loading Speed? Is SSD VPS recommended for high-traffic websites or applications? How does SSD storage impact database performance on a VPS? Are the SSDs used in a RAID configuration for redundancy? Is SSD VPS More Reliable Than HDD VPS? Is SSD VPS More Expensive Than Traditional VPS? Are All Your VPS Plans on SSD Storage? SSL FAQs What is SSL? Does Somee.com Offer SSL Certificates? What are Let's Encrypt SSL Certificates? What is a Certificate Authority? How long does enrollment take and how soon will I be able to secure my site? What is a certificate signing request or CSR? How do visitors know if a website is using SSL? Are There Any Costs Involved? What About Certificate Renewals? How Does Let's Encrypt Benefit My Website? How Do I Set Up a Let's Encrypt SSL Certificate on Somee.com? What if I encounter issues with my SSL certificate? Is Let's Encrypt Trusted by All Major Browsers? Can I Use Let’s Encrypt for E-commerce Sites? What Happens to the SSL Certificate if I Change My Hosting Provider? 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Upload website content

There is two ways how you can upload the website content.

1. Built-in file manager (Faster, with unzip capability) .

In "User menu" navigate to "User -> Managed products -> Websites -> (the website name) -> File manager". Click on "Upload" button, browse for website files and confirm upload.

  Website project may consist of many files. For your convenience the file manager has an unzip capability. For faster upload you can Zip your web project into one zip file and then upload it and unzip in one step by clicking on "Upload and Unzip archives" hyperlink

   Warning!!! Zip archives do not support non English file names. Make sure that all files in the archive are named using only English characters. Otherwise the files will be extracted, but their name changed. Content of the files may be in any encoding.

2. FTP.

In "User menu" navigate to "User -> Managed products -> Websites -> (the website name)". There you'll see the FTP address of your website and FTP credentials. You may use any FTP clients. Both - active and passive FTP modes are supported, but Passive mode s preferred.

   Important! FTP root directory is NOT the root directory of your website! Do not upload files into FTP root directory! Navigate to a directory with your site name.

 

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