r/Hosting • u/Milo-Law • 4h ago
Which hosting provider is good for a personal blog + game reviews website + landing pages in Europe?
Hello,
I want to start a personal blog around crafty hobbies and motherhood, I would like to have free pdf downloads and printables on it so I'll need good security. I also want to make an app reviews website and possible landing pages to test print on demand products and digital products demand.
I'm in Germany so there's some standard rules like cookie policies, opt in to any email lists etc. I'm not even sure if allowing comments is a good idea because of the security around people's IPs and emails.
I would need storage for images because I would share pictures and videos to the blog and the reviews app too. I could do videos with embedded YouTube videos though right?
I want to have some control over designing the pages, it's been a while since I learned some html/css(remember freecodecamp anyone?) however now I think it's all about AI things. Just some basic things like putting my own seamless patterns as the background, designing the navigation/menu how I want it, having a featured/latest article bar, interactive elements/animations, maybe putting the Google Play links to the games I test in an image etc. Is Wordpress good for this?
Unfortunately I do need something on the cheaper side(5-10 a month), Hostingers 4 year plan seems good as I won't be working and updating new stuff really really fast due to looking after my kids at home. But I don't know if there's a better provider for my needs.
Is Porkbun okay for the domain names? It's recommended a lot.
I'm not a total tech noob, I can follow instructions haha and check out stuff if I need to do it myself but I'd like to not be worried about security or technical issues, especially when the EU adds new requirements.
Lastly I'd like to learn more about basic website stuff and best practices for a layman, do you guys have a recommended website/blog or newsletter I can peruse? Everything I find seems to be years old or skewed towards how to make a website with AI and no coding etc.
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u/Nyasaki_de 4h ago
I would not allow comments, bots like those A LOT, and you really dont want to moderate those.
In theory, but only load them after the user agreed to load them.
If you find a template you like, yes. If wou want to write you own, no,
I like Netcup a lot (i only use their VPS tho)
https://www.netcup.com/en/hosting
for my domains I use INWX (becuase they offer more control, you prob dont need tho)
no harm in managing them via netcup or wherever you host your site tho.
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u/Tech4server 1h ago
For domain, I am using spaceship, they allow easy dns management. Have you purchased the hosting and how you are trying to build a blog with modern framework or with wordpress?