Hosting The service of storing and serving website files on internet-connected servers so they can be accessed by visitors. You can host your Site through CloudCannon or an external service.Hosting
Not all Sites are hosted on CloudCannon. Please talk to your developer about whether hosting is relevant to your website.
In the Hosting section of our User documentation, we cover:
- Web Hosting — Learn how web hosting works and how CloudCannon or another provider can make your website available to visitors on the Internet
- Testing Domain — Learn how CloudCannon assigns a free Testing Domain to each Site so you can preview your content before it goes live
- Forms — Learn how CloudCannon collects form submissions from visitors and how you can view them in your Site Inbox
Let's briefly introduce a few of these topics.
Web Hosting#
Web hosting is the process by which your website files are made available to visitors on the Internet. To host your website, you will need a web hosting service, such as CloudCannon or another third-party provider.
For a more in-depth explanation of how web hosting works, please read our documentation:
Testing Domain#
This information is specific to Sites hosted through CloudCannon.
Every website has a Domain Name The human-readable address of a website on the internet, such as 'example.com'. Domain names are used instead of IP addresses to make websites easier to remember and access. A free .cloudvent.net URL that CloudCannon assigns to every Site for reviewing your live website content after a successful Site build. Each Testing Domain uses a randomly generated adjective and noun separated by a hyphen. By default, CloudCannon automatically de-indexes Testing Domains so that they do not appear in search engines.Domain Name
Testing Domain
For a more in-depth explanation of Testing Domains, please read our documentation:
Forms#
This information is specific to Sites hosted through CloudCannon, where your developer has configured forms.
If your website has Forms An webpage element that collects user input through various input fields like text boxes, checkboxes, and buttons. CloudCannon Forms allow you to receive form submissions from visitors to your website without requiring your own backend server. You can view form submissions in CloudCannon, forward them to an email address, or integrate them with your workflow using webhooks. The page on your Site where CloudCannon collects and displays form submissions, allowing you to view, manage, and export form data submitted by website visitors. You can access each Inbox from the Inboxes link in your Site Navigation. Each Inbox is limited to 2250 submissions per month, however you can have multiple Inboxes on your Site.Form
Inbox
For a more in-depth explanation of forms, please read our documentation: