Domain hosting verification

Hosting is a place on the server where all the files of the site, its database, and mail services are located. In addition to Gigabytes of memory on the server for storing information, the hosting service also includes the provision of capacities used for continuous data processing and 24/7 technical support.

Therefore, hosting is a key service for hosting and maintaining the stable operation of the site. This service is provided by hosting providers - companies that commit to ensuring the normal operation, speed and 100% availability of the client's Internet page.

Where is the hosting information located?

Information about website hosting is freely available on the Internet, in a common domain database. This database is controlled by the world organization ICANN. Therefore, if you need to find out the host of your own or someone else's personal, commercial website or online store, the data search will take no more than 2-3 minutes. Here you will learn about 3 legal free ways to install a hosting provider for any site.

Method one: use Whois

Whois Service program (from the English "Who is?”) is the key to the database with all registered domain names that are freely available. Using this database, a network user can get basic information about any IP address and domain in a few clicks.

In particular, Whois will help you find out:

1. is the domain name available or occupied;
2. when and where was the domain registered;
3. on what date does the domain registration expire?;
4. information about the hosting company (name, contacts).

The easiest and fastest way to install website hosting using Whois is to search for information by domain name.

To do this, you need to perform the following algorithm of actions:

1. Find the Whois service through your search engine. To search, to line, Google or Yandex, it is sufficient to enter the appropriate request.
2. Search engines will find dozens of similar services. You can choose and use any Whois. All of them are free and work according to the same algorithm.
3. Open the Whois service, enter the domain name of the Internet page in its line, click “Search".
4. Examine the search result, find the string “DNS Server” and use it to determine the hosting provider.
5. Important: in the Whois service search results, you will see not only the name of the DNS server, but also detailed information about the domain name registrar. The domain registrar may be the current hosting provider of the site.

Keep in mind that site owners often change hosters in the process. And many webmasters buy domain names from third-party resources on the Internet. Therefore, we recommend that in order to establish information about the hosting, first of all, focus on the line “DNS Server”.

Method two: use the dig utility

Another easy way to check the site hoster is to use the dig utility (an abbreviation of domain information groper). This utility is designed to check DNS domain records. It works according to the same algorithm as Whois services, and allows you to view information about hosting by domain name.

To find out the hoster through dig, you need to do the following:

1. Open the search engine and enter the query “check dns record".
2. Select one of the found results on the first search page and go to it.
3. In the search bar of the verification service, register the domain and, if necessary, select the record type “A–record” in the drop-down list.
4. Perform a search and view the information displayed.

As a result of checking the dig utility, you need to find the line “IP address of the site” in the column. Under this line, in most cases, the name of the DNS server will be spelled out, which makes it easy to identify the hoster.

If the DNS server name is not in the search results, copy the found IP address. You will need it to find out the hoster using the third method.

Alternative method: checking by IP address

The third way to establish information about the provider is used if it does not work out to find information about hosting by domain name. The reason for the search failure is that the domain does not have a PTR record. After all, if this entry is not registered, the dig utility will not show the DNS server name.

An alternative method involves checking the hosting not by domain name, but by IP address. This algorithm combines the use of the dig utility and the Whois service.

It looks like this:

1. Internet search for dig utilities;
2. Domain analysis via dig utility, IP address detection and storage;
3. Finding a Whois service through the search engine;
4. Performing a data search in the Whois domain name database by IP address;
5. The study of the search result, namely, the descr line, in which the name of the hoster will be spelled out.
6. The Whois service will display the name of the hosting company that supports the site and its contact information – e-mail, phone number, legal address.
7. Why look for an Internet page hoster: 3 common reasons

Webmasters, online entrepreneurs, and ordinary users are looking for information about hosting.

The main reasons for the search for this information are as follows:

• the need to influence the owners of the page where false information or stolen content is published;
• interest in a company hosting a popular beautiful website;
• loss of your hoster's contact information;
• curiosity and desire to test the capabilities of software services and utilities.

For whatever reason you are looking for information about the host of a particular Internet page, the recommendations we provide will help you do this quickly and get accurate reliable information. At the same time, Whois services work absolutely free of charge and without restrictions. You can use them to check any number of domains and IP addresses per day.