# Create your first site

> Pick an app or framework, name the site and choose a plan; it goes live on a free veldhost address.

Source: https://veldhost.eu/docs/create-your-first-site

Last verified: 2026-11-12

A site is one website or app on veldhost, with its own deploys, backups and certificate. You create it from one form in the portal. You do not need a domain: every site gets a free veldhost address that keeps working, and you can [connect your own domain](https://veldhost.eu/docs/connect-your-domain) whenever you are ready.

## Before you start

- On a team account, creating a site changes the bill, so it takes the **Owner** or **Billing contact** role. See [roles and permissions](https://veldhost.eu/docs/roles-and-permissions). If you are signing up for the first time, you become the owner of a new account.
- Moving a site you already run somewhere else? Use [Move an existing site to veldhost](https://veldhost.eu/docs/move-an-existing-site) instead.

## Create the site

1. Open [Sites](https://manage.veldhost.eu/portal/sites) and press **+ New site**. On an empty account the page offers **Create your first site** instead.
2. Under **Start from**, pick what to build: a one-click app, a framework starter, or a plain site you fill yourself. Each tile shows how much memory the app needs. If the plan you pick is too small for it, the tile says so and offers a **Switch to …** button. The first tile, **Move an existing site here**, takes you to the migration page instead.
3. Under **Configure**, fill in:
   - **Name**: what you call the site in the portal.
   - **Domain** (optional): a domain you own. Leave it empty and the site lives on a free veldhost address; the **Address** line shows the form of that address before you order (its last characters are chosen when the site is created).
   - **Also**: extra services for that domain. **Managed DNS** is free and ticks itself when you type a domain. **Email hosting** asks how many mailboxes you need and shows its price beside the box. Both need a domain.
4. Under **Plan**, choose a plan. If your account already pays for one, the form shows **On** *your plan* instead, with a **Change plan →** link: the new site is added to that plan. Business is not ordered here; it is quoted by us.
5. In the order summary on the right, check the price, tick **I accept the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.**, and press the button. Its label states what you are agreeing to pay:
   - A new account sees **Subscribe — free for …**, with the trial length and the monthly price after it. You go to the payment page to add a card.
   - An account that already pays sees **Add site — …**, with this site's cost and the new account total. Nothing is charged today; your next invoice includes a prorated charge for the rest of the current period.

From our [Terms](https://veldhost.eu/terms) (section 5): "Every subscription starts with a 14-day free trial, so we set your service up straight away and nothing is charged while your withdrawal period is running."

> **Note:** **Register the domain**, also under **Also**, does not register anything by itself. Registering a name for you is done on request; see [Register a domain](https://veldhost.eu/docs/register-a-domain).

## What you see next

After payment you land on the new site's page, where you can follow the build. On [Sites](https://manage.veldhost.eu/portal/sites) the site shows one of these states:

- **Reserved**: we are holding the site until your payment goes through. An unpaid reservation is released by itself.
- **Setting up**: we are building it. This usually takes a few minutes, and you do not have to wait on the page.
- **Live**: the site answers on its address, with HTTPS.
- **Setup failed**: something went wrong while building. Open the site for the details, or [contact us](https://veldhost.eu/contact) and we will finish it.

Cancelled on the payment page? Nothing was charged, and the form opens again so you can pick up where you left off.

> **Note:** If we have reached our limit of new sign-ups for the month, a new account goes on the waiting list instead of to the payment page.

## Related

- [Connect your own domain](https://veldhost.eu/docs/connect-your-domain)
- [Upload your website](https://veldhost.eu/docs/upload-your-site)
- [Billing, plans and domain renewals](https://veldhost.eu/docs/billing-and-plans)
- [One-click apps](https://veldhost.eu/docs/one-click-apps)