Domain registration, DNS, SSL, CDN, backups, certificate renewal, deployment pipeline — everywhere else, you wire these yourself. With DCS, they wire themselves the first time you click Deploy.
"Get my website live on my own domain, with HTTPS, working email, and automatic backups."
Most "1-click hosting" providers are 1-click signup but 100-click setup. Here's what you don't deal with on DCS.
Traditional: change nameservers, wait 2–48 hours, pray. Bad TTLs make this last days.
Let's Encrypt certs expire in 90 days. If your renewal script fails on a holiday, your site goes "Not Secure" and traffic drops.
Third-party backup tool ($5–20/mo). Test the restore process — most discover backups are broken only when they need them.
Cloudflare / Fastly / KeyCDN — different vendor, different dashboard, different bill. Configure cache rules, origin, security manually.
MX records, SPF, DKIM, DMARC, reverse-DNS. One mistake → emails go to spam. Most hosts charge extra for proper email.
Traditional: "Pro plan" needed for DDoS shield ($30+/mo). Free WAF = nothing. Bot attacks crash your site.
Push to GitHub → manually upload to host? Wire your own GitHub Action? Most providers don't deploy from Git.
"Our Premium tier customers get priority response." Average resolution: 6–48 hours, often "out of scope".
AWS: complex pricing. Bluehost: "renewal price" 4× the intro rate. Hidden bandwidth overages.
Where's the proof your site existed in May? Hosts can't tell you. Their backups go back ~30 days max.
AWS US-East-1 = US jurisdiction. Got EU customers? GDPR may require EU-only storage; configuring this on AWS = days of work.
Want to leave your hosting provider? Export, re-upload, re-configure, re-test. Re-point DNS. Wait again.
What's actually included in the price each provider quotes.
| Feature | DCS Hosting | GoDaddy / Bluehost | AWS / Vercel / Netlify |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to live site | 90 seconds | 2-7 days | 30 min - 2 hours |
| Domain registration | Included (at cost) | Separate · 4× renewal markup | Not included |
| Free SSL · auto-renew | ✓ included | Free SSL · manual renewal | ✓ included |
| Global CDN | ✓ included · 12ms p50 | Separate vendor | ✓ included |
| DDoS shield + WAF | ✓ included | $30+/mo extra | Basic free · Pro paid |
| Daily backups | ✓ content-addressed (every deploy) | $5-20/mo extra | DIY |
| Snapshot rollback | ✓ unlimited history | Last 30 days max | DIY via Git |
| Permanent storage (Filecoin) | ✓ 99-year window option | No | No |
| Git push → auto-deploy | ✓ included | Mostly no | ✓ included |
| Preview URLs per PR | ✓ included | No | ✓ included |
| Email (Google / Zoho wired) | ✓ 60-second setup | DIY / paid add-on | No |
| Region / jurisdiction lock | ✓ 1-click EU/UAE/US | No | Manual region selection |
| Audit-grade receipts (R+1/+2/+3) | ✓ every deploy signed | No | No |
| One-click full data export | ✓ portable IPFS bundle | Multi-step | Multi-step |
| Support response | < 2 hours avg | 6-48 hours · upsell-driven | Pro plan required |
| Hidden renewal markups | None — same price always | 4× renewal pricing common | Pricing can spike at scale |
| Total monthly cost (small site) | $9/mo | $15-30/mo after add-ons | $20-60/mo with extras |
Free 14-day trial. No card needed. Full feature set — domain, hosting, CDN, SSL, backups, permanence — all wired the first time you deploy.