you hey pixels welcome to part two on how to set up your domain name and web hosting in the previous tutorial we purchased our domain name in this tutorial we will be purchasing and setting up our web hosting web hosting is where we will be hosting our domain name and web address I guess it's the online equivalent to a home this is where all the files that make up a website will be stored so let's get started first you'll want to do some research on the various web hosting you wish to purchase the prices on web hosting vary depending on various factors such as the size of the file stores or how many domains you wish to have for the hosting account to keep things simple I will show you how I normally set up my own websites the hosting service provider that I normally use is Hostgator so go ahead and go to their website if you've never done this before all the options might seem overwhelming but trust me it's super easy when you're on host gators homepage go to the top menu and click web hosting there are three web hosting plans to choose from with the hatchling plan having the least features and the business having the most features if you want to compare the plans click the compare all plans link below the table to see what plan is right for you for this tutorial we will be purchasing the baby plan this is the plan that I usually purchase what I like about this plan is that you could store an unlimited amount of domains just in case you purchase more domains in the future you will be taken to an order form page the first tip on this forum is to enter your domain name since we already purchased this domain in part 1 select the tab I already own this domain ignore the list that appears after you type in your domain unless you plan on purchasing another domain with Hostgator next you want to choose your hosting plan we've already chosen the baby plan for the billing cycle i usually get 12 months but it's entirely up to you just know that the longer the billing cycle the higher the discount elect your username security pin and then enter your billing information there are some additional services that you can purchase with your domain name like security or site back up but you can either get these features elsewhere or purchase them later on we don't need these features right now so I'm going to go ahead and uncheck them all lastly just like in part 1 of this tutorial you can enter a coupon code to save money be sure to do a quick Google search to see if there are better coupon deals available so now just review your order and check out once you purchase your web hosting and have received an email with all your hosting details go ahead and log into the hostgator cpanel this is where you will be managing your website's internal files i'm going to show you how to link both the domain name and web hosting together so you can finally have your very own website first sign into your name cheap dashboard and select domain list from the left-hand sidebar click the manage button to the right of the domain you wish to link to your web posting under the name server is section click the drop-down menu and custom and enter the 2 nameservers found in your hostgator cpanel account to find the name servers login to your hostgator cpanel account scroll down to the bottom of the page and take a look at the left-hand panel at the bottom you'll see a box called name servers enter the names you see here into the fields here click the green check box and voila you've just set up your very own website I told you it was easy you're one smart pixel it might take up to 48 hours before you can see any changes on your website so don't worry if it looks like it hasn't changed now that you have the backend of your website all set up you can start adding all the fun visual stuff that makes up a website make sure to subscribe for more videos on how to do just that be sure to like this video if it helped you out and I'll see you in next week's video thanks for watching bye