RickG16 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 I am looking at options for email hosting. Ideally, I'd like to have some say over name of the domain (the @XXXXXXX.com) and give myself the option of having a website at some point in the future, but not necessarily now. Anyone have any ideas? And ballpark price points? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Your budget? This question has come here before, many times, so a search might yield valuable info. I'd also look at reviews on Youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickG16 Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 3 minutes ago, mtls2005 said: Your budget? A few quid (GBP) a month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdsa Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) If you don't care about privacy (that any staff member will be able to read your emails) then you could just host your domain on Google / gmail.com or any other email service, for free. You will need to pay for the domain name only - approx $10/year. If you want some privacy then you will have to rent a dedicated server, and this will cost not less than $300/year, plus setup service (from few hundreds to few thousands). Edited March 8, 2022 by fdsa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickG16 Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 5 minutes ago, fdsa said: If you don't care about privacy (that any staff member will be able to read your emails) then you could just host your domain on Google / gmail.com or any other email service, for free. You will need to pay for the domain name only - approx $10/year. How would the email address look? I.e. would it be [email protected]? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger That Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 36 minutes ago, fdsa said: If you don't care about privacy (that any staff member will be able to read your emails) then you could just host your domain on Google / gmail.com or any other email service, for free. You will need to pay for the domain name only - approx $10/year. If you want some privacy then you will have to rent a dedicated server, and this will cost not less than $300/year, plus setup service (from few hundreds to few thousands). Renting your own server does not guarantee privacy, similarly, using a commercial service does not necessarily mean it is not private. The fact that OP is asking how to have an email on his own domain suggests that renting a dedicated server is not likely to be a suitable solution. I think some domain registrars offer email for "free" (e.g. Ionos) or at least at a low cost when you register with them. Do you have any preference on which app or web interface you use to access the email or is it not important? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickG16 Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 1 minute ago, Roger That said: Do you have any preference on which app or web interface you use to access the email or is it not important? Just need to access it from both laptop and phone. If I wanted a website in the future using the same domain though, would this be possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger That Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Yes, absolutely possible to have a website at a later date. Domain registration, email and web hosting are all separate services although you can get them through the same company if you wish. ionos might be good for you - maybe check them out? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdsa Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 1 hour ago, RickG16 said: How would the email address look? I.e. would it be [email protected]? no, you could buy any domain name and "attach" it to Google. So you will login to gmail.com website with email like "[email protected]". 26 minutes ago, Roger That said: Renting your own server does not guarantee privacy, yes, it is extremely difficult to properly setup a server. I work in that field for a decade and know what I'm talking about. But with proper setup the privacy will be guaranteed (with the only exception - NSA has backdoors on the hardware level so there is no protection against them) 28 minutes ago, Roger That said: similarly, using a commercial service does not necessarily mean it is not private. unless the commercial service gives you the full access to their server it _does_ mean that it is not private. 16 minutes ago, Roger That said: Domain registration, email and web hosting are all separate services although you can get them through the same company if you wish. yes, usually it is simpler to get all three services from the same company, but at higher cost. Experienced webmasters usually get domains from one company and webhosting from another one (and email hosting from Google lol ) because this way it'll be much cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickG16 Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 15 minutes ago, fdsa said: Experienced webmasters usually get domains from one company and webhosting from another one (and email hosting from Google lol ) because this way it'll be much cheaper. But if I do it that way (starting with the email hosting from Google) I might not be able to get a website which is the same domain name that's in my email ..... Right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdsa Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 no, you could host a website anywhere else, that's exactly the reason why people host email in one service and website in another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickG16 Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, fdsa said: no, you could host a website anywhere else, that's exactly the reason why people host email in one service and website in another. But what I mean is the name I choose for my email (using Google as an email hosting provider) might be unavailable as a website URL, or expensive to buy..... Edited March 8, 2022 by RickG16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recom273 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, RickG16 said: But what I mean is the name I choose for my email (using Google as an email hosting provider) might be unavailable as a website URL, or expensive to buy..... Once you register or purchase a domain, that is yours for the duration of a year, you can do whatever you feel with that domain. When you get your web hosting or email hosting, you just point it at the domain you purchased. Take a look, porkbun is as good as any. They are usually a couple of $ for the first year. https://themeisle.com/blog/use-gmail-with-your-own-domain-name/ Edited March 8, 2022 by recom273 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutt Daeng Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 19 hours ago, RickG16 said: I am looking at options for email hosting. Ideally, I'd like to have some say over name of the domain (the @XXXXXXX.com) and give myself the option of having a website at some point in the future, but not necessarily now. Anyone have any ideas? And ballpark price points? Cheers Check this out. https://deedeehost.com/billing/index.php?rp=/store/shared-hosting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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