Title: Hosting Question
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Hosting Question

 *  Resolved [peter-christian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/peter-christian/)
 * (@peter-christian)
 * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hosting-question-2/)
 * I am trying to get started. Am I to understand that I need a hosting plan to 
   install my wordpress blog? Do I also need to register a domain name or can I 
   use an existing one?

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 *  [@mercime](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mercime/)
 * (@mercime)
 * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hosting-question-2/#post-846632)
 * WordPress has many flavors, inlcuding
    1) setting up a free account at WordPress.
   com and have it hosted there e.g. at pchristian.wordpress.com (provided it’s 
   not taken yet) and then choosing your theme and starting to blog. Later you can
   buy a domain name e.g. [http://www.pchristian.com](http://www.pchristian.com)
   and have it mapped over pchristian.wordpress.com – this model aleviates you of
   many technical aspects of setting up and let’s you start blogging right away 
   2) downloading WordPress from WordPress.org, buy domain name, buy webhosting (
   or self-host in own server) then installing it yourself, customizing your own
   theme and take care of spam, hack attacks, etc. and of course blog – or hire 
   a person/company to set it up for you and/or maintain the site 3) download WordPress
   Multi-User from [http://mu.wordpress.org](http://mu.wordpress.org) – but that’s
   on the more advanced level and includes virtual directories etc.
 * Your choice. Good luck.
 *  [VelvetBlues.com](https://wordpress.org/support/users/velvetbluescom/)
 * (@velvetbluescom)
 * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hosting-question-2/#post-846633)
 * WordPress has a whole lot of documentation on ‘Getting Started’. You should check
   it out:
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page](http://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page)

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## Tags

 * [installation problem](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/installation-problem/)

 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 2 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [VelvetBlues.com](https://wordpress.org/support/users/velvetbluescom/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hosting-question-2/#post-846633)
 * Status: resolved

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