Copy the text they give you and save it as the file name they specify. Enter in your information and when they ask how you would like to confirm owner ship choose upload an html file. If you can login to your account through ftp go over to /a and sign up for a standard account. I use cyberduck, you can download it here. Ftp into your account using your ftp program of choice. They should send you an email containing the ftp login information. Now check the email account you used to setup the DreamHost.

If you get a page that says 'Index of' and has two files listed then you are all good to go. You can check by going to your domain in a browser. Your site should now be live and be hosted on DreamHost. Delete the existing names and enter in in the first three blanks.Ĭlick update and go back to DreamHost.

Click manage and choose 'I host my domains with another provider'. Go Domains -> My Domains -> Click on domain name -> On this page down towards the lower left is a 'Nameservers' setting. Once the hosting is set up you will need to go back to godaddy. This will allow you to have gmail run your email. Scroll down and make sure you check, 'Host email with google'. Enter in the domain you just registered with godaddy. On the left side of your screen will be a 'Domains' button. So sign up for a DreamHost account and get it all setup by following their instructions. The key with this is, you only have to buy one hosting plan, you can then run as many domains off it as you want. I use DreamHost and they are about as good and cheap as you're going to find. So after you have registered your domain name it is time to get a host. This really applies to all of the login info you're about to get. It is really important that you keep track of your account login information. First thing to do is to head over to godaddy and register a domain name.

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