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Clear, step-by-step help with email, web hosting, WordPress, AI-built websites, domains and security.
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Mailboxes, Roundcube and email apps.
- Email
Add NordicHost email to Outlook
Connect the mailbox you use in Roundcube to Outlook with secure IMAP settings.
7 minBeginner - Email
Set up email on iPhone and iPad
Add your NordicHost mailbox to Apple Mail and check its outgoing mail settings.
6 minBeginner - Email
Add email to Samsung Email
Set up NordicHost email on a Galaxy phone using IMAP and SMTP.
6 minBeginner - Email
Add NordicHost email to the Gmail app
Read email for your own domain in the Gmail app on your phone.
6 minBeginner - Email
Sign in to NordicHost Roundcube webmail
Open your mailbox in a browser and find the correct sign-in address.
3 minBeginner - Email
Change your mailbox password
Reset an old or forgotten password and update it on your phone and in Outlook.
4 minBeginner - Email
Increase mailbox storage
Check usage, raise a mailbox quota and resolve a full mailbox.
5 minBeginner - Email
Create an email address in cPanel
Create a mailbox on your own domain and start using it in webmail.
4 minBeginner - Email
Set up email forwarding
Forward incoming messages to another mailbox and check where copies are kept.
4 minBeginner - Email
Set up an out-of-office reply
Schedule an automatic response and avoid repeatedly replying to the same sender.
4 minBeginner - Email
Email will not send or arrive: troubleshooting
Narrow the problem to the app, mailbox or delivery path with a few checks.
7 minBeginner
cPanel
Hosting settings, files and databases.
- cPanel
Open cPanel from the NordicHost customer portal
Access your service's files, email and WordPress tools with a single sign-in.
3 minBeginner - cPanel
Add a DNS record in cPanel
Add an A, CNAME or TXT record to the correct domain in Zone Editor.
6 minIntermediate - cPanel
Create a subdomain in cPanel
Give a blog or test website its own address and separate website directory.
5 minBeginner - cPanel
Manage website files in File Manager
Find the correct website directory, upload files and make small changes safely.
6 minBeginner - cPanel
Create a backup in cPanel
Save files and databases before changes and keep a copy outside the hosting service.
7 minBeginner - cPanel
Restore files and a database from backup
Choose the correct recovery method and protect data created after the backup.
8 minIntermediate - cPanel
Change a website's PHP version
Select a compatible PHP version and test the change before using it on your live site.
6 minIntermediate - cPanel
Create a database and database user
Create a MySQL or MariaDB database for an application and grant the required permissions.
6 minIntermediate - cPanel
Export and import a database with phpMyAdmin
Save an SQL copy or import a database into a separate, verified destination.
7 minIntermediate - cPanel
Check HTTPS certificates and AutoSSL
Find why a browser reports a certificate warning and check your domain's protection.
6 minBeginner - cPanel
Check and free web hosting disk space
Find whether websites, email or old backups are using your storage.
6 minBeginner
WordPress
WP Toolkit, updates and site management.
- WordPress
Install WordPress with WP Toolkit
Install a new WordPress site on the correct domain and complete its initial settings.
7 minBeginner - WordPress
Sign in to the WordPress dashboard
Open wp-admin from WP Toolkit or sign in with your website's own credentials.
4 minBeginner - WordPress
Clone a WordPress website for testing
Use WP Toolkit to create a separate copy for testing changes before publication.
9 minIntermediate - WordPress
Publish staging changes with WP Toolkit
Move selected changes to production without unintentionally overwriting new orders or content.
10 minIntermediate - WordPress
Update WordPress, plugins and themes
Review available updates and keep the website working after changes.
7 minBeginner - WordPress
Back up and restore WordPress in WP Toolkit
Save your site before changes and understand what restoration replaces.
7 minBeginner - WordPress
Secure WordPress with WP Toolkit
Review security measures, updates and administrator access.
7 minIntermediate - WordPress
Plan and verify a WordPress migration
Move files and the database carefully and change DNS after testing.
12 minIntermediate
Hosting for AI-built websites
Publish and manage your website, step by step.
- Hosting for AI-built websites
Deploy your first Node.js application
Connect a GitHub repository, choose a build method and publish your application from the NordicHost dashboard.
7 minBeginner - Hosting for AI-built websites
Connect GitHub and fix a missing repository
Give NordicHost access to the repository you choose and control automatic deployments.
5 minBeginner - Hosting for AI-built websites
Choose a build method, branch and monorepo subfolder
Define which source code and folder your Node.js website is built from.
6 minIntermediate - Hosting for AI-built websites
Add environment variables and API keys
Save application settings individually or by pasting .env content.
5 minBeginner - Hosting for AI-built websites
Troubleshoot a failed Node.js deployment
Read deployment logs to identify source, dependency or build problems.
5 minBeginner - Hosting for AI-built websites
Read application logs and investigate server errors
Find out why a deployed application does not start or returns an error.
4 minBeginner - Hosting for AI-built websites
Connect a custom domain to your AI-built website
Add an address, verify ownership through DNS and enable HTTPS.
7 minBeginner - Hosting for AI-built websites
Roll back to an earlier Node.js deployment
Restore a working code version and understand how rollback affects environment variables and the database.
5 minIntermediate - Hosting for AI-built websites
Test changes in a Node.js staging environment
Deploy a separate Git branch to a test address before releasing changes to production.
6 minIntermediate - Hosting for AI-built websites
Create a database and connect it to an AI-built website
Create a PostgreSQL database and add its connection URL to an application variable.
6 minIntermediate - Hosting for AI-built websites
Use your database from your own computer
Open access to use your PostgreSQL database with TablePlus, DBeaver, pgAdmin or psql, or move your old database here.
7 minIntermediate - Hosting for AI-built websites
Database backups and restores for AI-built websites
Your databases are backed up every night. Take your own backup before a big change and restore a database yourself.
5 minIntermediate - Hosting for AI-built websites
Should you deploy, rebuild or start the application?
Choose the right action to publish new code or start a stopped website.
4 minBeginner - Hosting for AI-built websites
Update Node.js and vulnerable packages
Use the dashboard's security information and test updates before production.
7 minIntermediate - Hosting for AI-built websites
Check an AI-built website's memory, disk usage and plan limits
Find growing resource use and determine whether the application needs a fix or more capacity.
5 minBeginner - Hosting for AI-built websites
Publish your site from a zip file
Without GitHub, you can publish your site from a zip file, yourself or through your AI assistant. Put in it what a repository would hold.
6 minBeginner
Domains & DNS
Domains, nameservers and DNS records.
- Domains & DNS
What is DNS and how does a domain find your website?
Understand domains, nameservers and hosting before changing their settings.
4 minBeginner - Domains & DNS
The difference between A, AAAA, CNAME, MX and TXT records
Choose the right DNS record for websites, email and service verification.
5 minBeginner - Domains & DNS
Why does a DNS change take time? TTL and caches
Determine whether a change is waiting for caches or the record was edited in the wrong place.
4 minBeginner - Domains & DNS
Change nameservers while keeping your website and email working
Prepare a DNS migration and verify important records before changing nameservers.
6 minIntermediate - Domains & DNS
SPF, DKIM and DMARC: authenticate your email
Understand email authentication records and configure them without breaking existing sending services.
7 minIntermediate
Security & backups
Protect your account, connections and site data.
- Security & backups
HTTPS and SSL certificates: what to check when a browser warns
Investigate certificate, hostname and insecure-content problems in order.
5 minBeginner - Security & backups
Reliable website backups: what needs to be saved?
Plan backup contents, retention and restore testing before you need them.
5 minBeginner - Security & backups
Secure your customer account and review sign-ins
Change your password when needed, review signed-in devices and identify suspicious messages.
5 minBeginner - Security & backups
Connecting ChatGPT or Claude to your NordicHost account
Connect an AI assistant to NordicHost's MCP server so it can look after your services with your permission.
5 minBeginner