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Importance of Cybersecurity and How to Update Your Cybersecurity Practices
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In our interconnected world, the importance of cybersecurity cannot be overstated. With the ever-increasing threats from cybercriminals and the rising sophistication of cyberattacks, ensuring the safety of your digital assets is paramount. And while individual…
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February 9, 2021
SmartHost Status Site
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At SmartHost.ie, we have invested in the very best in Dell server hardware, and our entire platform runs on super fast SSD disk drives.  As with any technology, things can and do go wrong.  For this…
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February 4, 2021
SmartHost 2021 Pricelist
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Smarthost is an Irish web hosting company that aims to provide class-leading hosting services and solutions to the Irish market. Our experienced Irish based support team is on hand to help you get the most out…
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February 4, 2021
File Database & Email Backups
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At SmartHost, we take the security and reliability of our services very seriously.  As part of this commitment, we take frequent backups of all our customers’ data.  In fact, we take 4 full snapshots of…
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February 2, 2021
Two-Factor Authorisation: What Is It And How To Enable It
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With so much of our lives passing through mobile devices and laptops, it’s easy to see why criminals target them so frequently.  Hostile attacks on companies, government bodies, and individuals do not appear to be…
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February 1, 2021
SmartHost Service Update: 01/02/21
As part of our commitment to constant upgrades and improvements of our service, we are pleased to detail below a list of improvements and service updates. Ordering Process:  Our checkout pages have been updated and…
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February 1, 2021
.IE Domain Report 2020: Key Findings
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.IE Domain Report 2020: Key Findings .IE have recently published their .IE Domain Report for 2020. The emergence of COVID-19, combined with two lockdowns, a cease in international travel and the mass closure of brick…
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January 28, 2021
.IE Registration Update: 21/01/21
.IE TITAN System Update As of tonight on the 21st of January 2021 at 18:30-20:30, .IE’s new TITAN system will be offline to undergo software upgrades.  The TITAN system is a brand new system .IE…
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January 21, 2021
How to: Register a .IE domain with SmartHost
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How to: Register a .IE domain with SmartHost  .IE domains have come a long way in recent times. The popularity of a .IE domain name has continued to increase dramatically over the last 5 years.…
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January 19, 2021
SmartHost’s Christmas Opening Hours
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The SmartHost team has been hard at work all year, trying to get ready for launch. We are thrilled to have finally brought our products to the Irish market. From our fast and reliable Web…
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December 12, 2020
Main Benefits Of Using WordPress
Akismet is a plugin for WordPress that checks form submissions against spam to protect users from malicious content.
WordPress is used by a staggering 59.5% of websites that use content management software. This not only makes it the most popular CMS in the world but also blows all other content management software out…
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December 6, 2020
How to migrate your website to SmartHost
Easy steps to move your Hosting to SmartHost The idea of moving your entire website to a new provider can seem overwhelming and daunting. We have made the process as simple and easy as possible.…
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December 2, 2020
Free vs Paid SSL Certificate
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WHAT IS AN SSL CERTIFICATE? An SSL Certificate is a certificate for your website that allows you to use HTTPS encryption over standard HTTP (the s stands for secure).  HTTPS allows you to encrypt traffic…
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November 12, 2020
Benefits of a Country Code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD)
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A Country Top-Level Domain (ccTLD) is a top-level domain that is generally reserved and used for a specific country, sovereign state, or dependant territory identified with a country code. For example, .ie represents Ireland, .co.uk…
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September 7, 2020
5 ways to improve your websites speed and Performance
The speed at which your website loads can be an important part of increasing web traffic and improving conversions on your website. Nearly 50% of all internet users expect a page to load in under…
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July 5, 2020
Domain Registration vs Web Hosting. What’s the difference?
What is the difference between domain registration and web hosting? This is a common question asked by anyone thinking of launching their own website.  Domain names and web hosting go hand in hand. You will…
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July 5, 2020
cPanel Update – Version 88
cPanel & WHM have today announced the release of their latest version of their software – Version 88! All SmartHost shared hosting customers, together with most VPS customers use cPanel as their control panel. So…
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June 28, 2020
Introducing the Free SmartHost SMS Notification services
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Discover SmartHost’s Complimentary SMS Notification Service At SmartHost, we’ve always driven ourselves to deliver unrivalled web hosting and domain registration experiences. Recognising the evolving needs of our users, we’re taking another stride forward with our…
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June 27, 2020
Free SSL with all SmartHost web hosting plans
At SmartHost, we spend a lot of time making sure our servers are fully updated with all the latest security patches and protections to provide a secure and trusted solution to our customers. In keeping…
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June 26, 2020
Direct Debit – A new way to pay
Smart Host customers can now pay using Direct Debit ! Customers have been asking us for while how they can set up an easy to set up payments direct form their bank accounts. Previously, the…
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June 25, 2020
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