1HOST Introduction

Since 2008, 1HOST has been offering its customers, primarily in Greece, hosting plans with many different features. As a professional hosting company dedicated to its customers, 1HOST is constantly improving its services in an effort to provide its clients with the “best service” possible.

Services and Specializations

1HOST offers services focused on shared hosting as well as domain registration services. The company primarily targets individuals and small businesses based in Greece.

1HOST features a set of shared hosting plans with many features. Customers selecting shared hosting plans will find varying amounts of disk space and unlimited amounts of bandwidth. Each plan comes with MySQL databases and email accounts. An option to host additional domains on the same plan is also available for some of the plans. Customers choosing one of the shared hosting plans will also enjoy single click installations of popular PHP platforms such as WordPress and Joomla through Softaculous. 1HOST also supports cPanel for configuration and features a demo on its website for customers to try out.

Besides offering hosting plans that allow customers to host their own websites, 1HOST offers domain registration services for customers needing only a domain. With 1HOST, customers can get a .gr domain in addition to several other domain extensions including common ones like .com or .net or other country extensions such as .ru or .eu. 1HOST offers its customers many choices in terms of domain registration.

Infrastructure and Uptime

1HOST’s infrastructure primarily consist of servers that are powered by SSD drives. Though the locations and type of servers are not disclosed, 1HOSTs’s server takes advantage of reverse proxy technology to help load web pages faster. Instead of serving up entire web pages when a request is made, the reverse proxy will respond with a cached copy. If the website content has not changed, this will result in a much faster response.

Support and Customer Service

In its effort to ensure the best service possible, 1HOST provides support through many different channels. Customers wanting support can contact 1HOST by emailing them, filling out the contact form, calling customer support, or submitting a support ticket. Customers wishing to call the company for support should note that support hours are limited to the weekdays from 9 am to 5 pm.

Billing

Depending on the plan selected, customers can pay for plans at different intervals. For example, customers can pay 1HOST in monthly, quarterly, semi annual, annual, or 2 year installments. Clients that can pay upfront will enjoy discounts for some of the plans. From time to time, 1HOST also announces plan discounts on their website for customers to take advantage of. Customers can pay company invoices using debit and credit cards through Braintree as well as bank transfers or Paypal.

Summary

1HOST is a web hosting company based in Greece that was started in 2008. The company offers multiple hosting plans focused on shared hosting. Since 1HOST is an official registrar of the .gr domain extension, it also offers domain registration services. Customers seeking low cost plans from a company that cares about its customers will enjoy many of the features that 1HOST provides.