Domains 2 min read
How to choose a domain name for your business
Short, easy to spell and free of surprises: a practical checklist before you register the name your customers will type every day.
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Northwind Studio
5 services
All services on one invoiceNext invoice Jan 20, 2027
Start with the name
Check availability across popular extensions and see the yearly price before you commit.
Popular extensions
From the domain name to the backups
Start with a domain, then add hosting, servers, email or security as you grow. Everything stays in the same account.
Domains
Find, register and transfer your domain names.
Web hosting
Managed hosting for websites and online stores.
WordPress hosting
Hosting tuned for WordPress, with updates handled for you.
Business email
Professional addresses on your own domain.
VPS
Virtual servers with full root access.
Dedicated servers
Physical machines reserved for your workloads.
Backup
Off-site storage space for your servers and your machines.
SSL certificates
Encrypt traffic and prove your site is genuine.
Security
Application firewall and DDoS filtering in front of your sites.
Website translation
Your site translated and checked, in your customers' languages.
One account for everything you run online
ChronoHosting brings domains, hosting, servers and email together, so you manage them in one place instead of five.
- One dashboard
- Domains, hosting, servers and email side by side, with renewals and settings in one place.
- One invoice
- Every service on a single bill, so renewals never catch you off guard.
- Your currency
- Prices are shown in the currency you choose. Switch at any time.
- English and French
- The whole interface is available in both languages.
Built on a documented API
The site and the client area run on the same versioned REST API, described in OpenAPI. It is not open to customers yet — when it is, this is what you will be writing against.
- Versioned endpoints under /v1, described in OpenAPI
- The same interface the client area itself uses
- Amounts in integer minor units, never rounded floats
Domain availability, priced in eurosGET
$ curl "$CHRONOHOSTING_API/v1/domains/search?q=northwind¤cy=EUR"{ "data": [ { "domain": "northwind.io", "status": "available", "price": { "amount": 4199, "currency": "EUR" } }, { "domain": "northwind.com", "status": "taken", "price": null } ]}Practical guides
Clear answers to the questions that come up when you put a project online.
Hosting 2 min read
Web hosting or VPS: which one does your project need?
Security 2 min read
Why every website needs an SSL certificate
Web hosting runs your site on a server managed for you, which suits websites, blogs and small stores. A VPS gives you your own virtual server, with memory and storage reserved for you and full root access, for projects that need custom software or more control.
Yes. Prices can be shown in US dollars, euros, CFA francs, pounds sterling and Canadian dollars. Pick yours from the header or the footer and we'll remember it on your next visit.
Yes. Unlock the domain at your current registrar, request its authorization code, then start the transfer from the domains page. For most extensions, a transfer also adds a year to the registration.
Yes. Without one, browsers mark your site as not secure and anything visitors type can be intercepted. A certificate encrypts the connection, and search engines also use HTTPS as a ranking signal.
Yes. The whole site is available in English and French. You can switch language at any time from the header or the footer.
Start with a domain. Add the rest when you need it.
Create your account and bring your first project online.