Connecting a domain name

Point your domain to DockSpin. Configure nameservers to activate website access and automated SSL generation.

DNS setup & authoritative zone files

Keep DNS at your own registrar or Cloudflare. Configure A and CNAME records pointing to your site's allocated IP.

Migrating from a legacy hosting panel

Move files and SQL into DockSpin, connect Git, or request managed migration. Take My Site exports the same kinds of artifacts back out.

Configuring Let's Encrypt SSL

Enable secure HTTPS connections automatically. Learn about certificate renewal, verification, and HTTP challenges.

Understanding Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Mitigate SQL injections, cross-site scripting (XSS), and automated bots with our built-in container WAF.

Managing firewall port mappings

Open port tunnels, authorize SSH keys, and configure strict VPS ingress boundaries.

Running a VPS snapshot restore

Roll back updates, restore corrupted databases, or recover accidental deletes from snapshot history.

Connect your own Google Drive so DockSpin can keep an extra copy of backups in an account you control.

Billing, invoices, and checkout

PayPal checkout is live. Stripe card checkout is rolling out. Invoices live in the portal billing page.

Changing your hosting plan

Upgrade or downgrade between Starter, Business, and Pro. Storage quotas stay 5 / 15 / 25 GB. CPU and RAM are not customer-tunable knobs.

Referral program & rewards

Earn hosting credits. Share your referral link with colleagues and get cash rewards on their active spend.

Creating an email mailbox & webmail

Configure customized mailboxes, virtual forwarding aliases, and access DockSpin webmail.

SSH & SFTP file access

Create jailed SFTP users scoped to a site, then connect with FileZilla, Cyberduck, or another SFTP client.

How DockSpin keeps your site indexable

DockSpin writes robots.txt and sitemap.xml, keeps WordPress searchable, and refreshes those files on the daily fleet pass. You do not run an SEO dashboard.

Data Protection

Your website backups

DockSpin automatically backs up your website every 24 hours. Your files, database, and site settings are protected — and our team can help you restore when you need it.

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Open the Backups page in your customer portal to see backup status for your sites.
Confirm backups are running — you will see freshness and snapshot details there.
If your site has a problem, request a restore and tell us what changed or what you lost.
Our support team will guide you through rolling back to an earlier safe version.

DockSpin keeps copies of your website files, database, and configuration so you are not starting from scratch if something goes wrong. Most customers never need to think about backups — they run in the background every day. When you do need help, open your Backups page to check status, then contact support if you want a restore.

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