Plain-English help from the Cloud Cabin team

Hosting, domain and email guides

Plain-English help from the UK team at Cloud Cabin: moving a domain or a WordPress site, setting up email properly, staying secure and choosing a green host.

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Domains

Transfer a .co.uk domain

Move a .co.uk or .uk domain to a new registrar: what an IPS tag is, the steps, Cloud Cabin's tag, and what changes on 9 February 2027.

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Domains

Choose a domain name

How to choose a UK business domain name: keep it short, pick between .co.uk, .uk and .com, check trade marks, and register the right variations.

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WordPress & hosting

Move a WordPress site

A checklist for moving a WordPress site to a new host with no downtime: backups, DNS TTL, copying files and database, testing first, and what to check after.

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WordPress & hosting

What is cPanel?

cPanel is the control panel most web hosts give you to manage websites, email, domains and backups. Here is what it does, what is inside, and how to start.

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Email

SPF, DKIM and DMARC

What SPF, DKIM and DMARC are, why Gmail and Yahoo expect them, and how to set them up for your domain, with copy-and-edit example records.

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Email

Email hosting vs Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace

Plain email hosting or a full suite such as Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace? Compare mailboxes, collaboration tools, migration and cost to choose what fits.

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Security

Website security checklist

Twelve steps to secure a small business website: HTTPS, updates, 2FA, backups, malware scanning, email authentication, and what to do if you are hacked.

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Green hosting

Green web hosting explained

What green web hosting really means, how to check a host's claim for free with The Green Web Foundation, and how Cloud Cabin's claim can be verified.

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Reliability

What 99.99% uptime means

99.99% uptime allows about 53 minutes of downtime a year. Use the downtime table and calculator, and learn what a hosting uptime SLA does and doesn't promise.

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Reference

Hosting and domain glossary

46 terms from A record to WHOIS, each in a sentence or two, with links to the guides that explain them in full.

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