Web hosting is a service that lets you rent web space on the internet to publish a web site. Email services are usually also included in most web hosting packages. Same goes for the domain registration of your first site name. The domain name is the address people enter in their browsers to access a specific website.
Reseller hosting allows you to offer web hosting to your own clients under your brand, while we handle the servers, infrastructure, and maintenance behind the scenes. You receive a pool of hosting resources that you can divide into individual accounts, set your own pricing, and manage through an easy-to-use control panel. It’s a simple, cost-effective way to provide professional hosting services without the complexity of running your own servers.
The key difference between reseller hosting and shared hosting is how the hosting resources are used and managed. With shared hosting, you receive a single hosting account intended for one website or project, with resources shared among many users and no ability to create separate accounts. With reseller hosting, you receive a larger pool of resources that you can divide into multiple independent hosting accounts, allowing you to host and manage several websites or resell hosting to your own clients—while we continue to manage the underlying servers and infrastructure for you.
Yes, shared hosting is secure enough for most standard websites when it’s properly managed. We secure the servers at the infrastructure level using account isolation, firewalls, malware scanning, and regular security updates, so each website is separated from others on the same server. This makes shared hosting a safe and cost-effective choice for personal websites, blogs, small businesses, and WordPress sites that don’t require advanced custom security controls. For higher-traffic sites or applications with specialized security needs, we typically recommend upgrading to reseller, VPS, or dedicated hosting for additional isolation and flexibility.
No — One Fathom does not act as a domain registrar.
We focus on providing reliable hosting and infrastructure services, while domain registration is handled by accredited third-party registrars. This allows us to concentrate on server performance, security, and support, while ensuring your domains are managed by registrars that specialize in DNS, domain compliance, and renewals. You’re still free to use your domain with our hosting services, and we’re happy to help you connect and configure it once your domain is registered elsewhere.
