# HostAfrica > HostAfrica is a South African-founded, Pan-African web hosting and cloud services group (legal entity Host Africa (Pty) Ltd), founded in 2008 and headquartered in Somerset West, Cape Town. It is the parent group that owns the WhoGoHost/GO54, DomainKing and Cloud.co.za brands, and serves Africa and the international market with domains, hosting, servers, business email, SSL, security and AI hosting services. hostafrica.com is its international site. HostAfrica publishes AI-optimised markdown mirrors of its core pages. Each link below points to a clean markdown version of the page. The grounding page is the authoritative entity reference. Prices are shown in USD by default; regional currencies and sites are available. ## Entity reference - [HostAfrica grounding page](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/grounding-page.md): Official entity facts, identity, full service catalogue, AI guidance and FAQ. ## AI hosting - [AI solutions hub](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/ai-solutions.md): Overview of HostAfrica's AI services. - [OpenClaw AI assistant hosting](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/application-hosting/openclaw.md): 1-click self-hosted AI assistant on a VPS. - [Self-hosted n8n with AI nodes](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/application-hosting/self-hosted-n8n.md): 1-click workflow automation with AI nodes. ## Domains - [Register domains](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/domains.md): Register from 400+ TLDs and ccTLDs including .com, .net, .africa and .co.za. - [Domain prices](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/domains/domain-prices.md): TLD pricing for registration, transfer and renewal. - [Transfer a domain](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/domains/transfer-domain.md): Move an existing domain to HostAfrica. - [WHOIS lookup](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/domains/whois-lookup.md): Domain ownership and availability lookup. - [Domain reseller](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/reseller-program/domain-reseller.md): Resell domains on the HostAfrica platform. ## Web hosting - [Web hosting](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/hosting/web-hosting.md): Shared hosting on DirectAdmin with NVMe SSD storage. - [WordPress hosting](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/hosting/wordpress-hosting.md): LiteSpeed-optimised WordPress hosting. - [LiteSpeed hosting](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/hosting/litespeed-hosting.md): LiteSpeed-optimised web hosting. - [WooCommerce hosting](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/hosting/woocommerce-hosting.md): Managed WordPress hosting optimised and hardened for WooCommerce stores, with free SSL, migrations and daily backups. - [eCommerce hosting](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/hosting/ecommerce-hosting.md): LiteSpeed-accelerated hosting for online stores on PrestaShop, OpenCart and other platforms, with one-click installs. - [Node.js hosting](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/hosting/node-js-hosting.md): Shared hosting for Node.js apps on DirectAdmin, with SSH access on request. - [Website migrations (move to HostAfrica)](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/hosting/move-your-hosting-to-hostafrica.md): Free migration of website files, databases, emails and domain from another host with any new web hosting plan. ## Reseller hosting - [Reseller programme](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/reseller-program.md): White-label reseller hosting, VPS and domains. - [Web hosting reseller](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/reseller-program/webhosting-reseller.md): White-label web hosting reseller accounts. - [LiteSpeed hosting reseller](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/reseller-program/litespeed-hosting-reseller.md): White-label LiteSpeed reseller accounts. - [African domains for resellers](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/reseller-program/african-domains-resellers.md): Resell African ccTLDs (.africa, .ng, .za, .ke and more) with direct registry access and white-label control. ## Servers - [Linux VPS hosting](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/servers/linux-vps-servers.md): KVM-based Linux virtual private servers. - [Windows VPS hosting](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/servers/windows-vps-servers.md): KVM-based Windows virtual private servers. - [Linux VDS servers](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/servers/linux-vds-servers.md): Linux virtual dedicated servers. - [Windows VDS servers](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/servers/windows-vds-servers.md): Windows virtual dedicated servers. - [Managed VPS hosting](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/servers/managed-vps-hosting.md): Managed servers with cPanel/WHM or DirectAdmin. - [Dedicated servers](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/servers/dedicated-servers.md): Single-tenant Metal Core dedicated servers. - [Windows dedicated servers (Metal Core)](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/servers/metal-core-windows.md): Single-tenant bare-metal Windows dedicated servers with full Remote Desktop access and Windows/SQL Server licensing add-ons. - [GPU servers](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/servers/gpu-servers.md): Dedicated GPU servers for AI workloads. ## Application hosting - [Application hosting (1-click apps)](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/application-hosting.md): 1-click VPS deployment of WordPress, n8n, OpenClaw, Supabase, Docker, WireGuard VPN, Moodle and Zabbix. - [Supabase backend hosting](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/application-hosting/supabase-hosting.md): Self-hosted Supabase backend on a VPS. ## Developer platform - [Developer platform and API](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/developers.md): Public REST API, HA CLI and MCP server for automating VPS, DNS, backups, security and monitoring; SDKs for TypeScript, Python, Go and PHP; free to use. - [Getting started with the API](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/developers/getting-started.md): How to generate a token and make your first API calls. - [Connecting to the API via MCP](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/developers/connecting-via-mcp.md): Connect the HostAfrica MCP server to AI agents and tools. - [Using AI agents with the API](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/developers/using-agents.md): Guide to driving the HostAfrica API with AI agents. ## Business email, website tools and security - [Email hosting](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/email-hosting.md): Business email and productivity suite with a built-in AI email assistant. - [AI website builder](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/website-builder.md): Generate a complete website from a business description. - [Online store builder](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/website-builder/online-store.md): Build an online store, no coding required. - [Online booking and scheduler builder](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/website-builder/bookings.md): Build a booking site for appointments and scheduling. - [SSL certificates](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/security/ssl.md): DV, OV and EV SSL/TLS certificates. - [Industry website templates](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/website-builder/industries.md): Industry-specific website builder templates for accountants, lawyers, IT services, salons, cleaning, events, fashion, health stores and freelancers. ### Industry templates (by sector) - [Accountant and financial consultant websites](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/website-builder/industries/accountant-website.md) - [IT services websites](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/website-builder/industries/it-website.md) - [Beauty salon and wellness websites](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/website-builder/industries/beauty-salon-website.md) - [Clothing and fashion store websites](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/website-builder/industries/fashion-website.md) - [Lawyer and legal consultant websites](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/website-builder/industries/lawyers-website.md) - [Health and beauty store websites](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/website-builder/industries/health-website.md) - [Professional cleaning service websites](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/website-builder/industries/cleaning-website.md) - [Event planner and wedding service websites](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/website-builder/industries/events-website.md) - [Freelancer and creative websites](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/website-builder/industries/freelancers-website.md) ## Research and insights - [Research hub](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/research.md): HostAfrica's initiative studying Africa's digital economy and entrepreneurs. - [SME Lab (SMB Insight Lab)](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/research/smelab.md): Research initiative in partnership with EBS Universitat into how small and medium businesses grow online across Africa. - [South Africa entrepreneur insights](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/research/smelab/south-africa.md): Data-driven insights into South African entrepreneurs and microbusinesses. - [Nigeria entrepreneur insights](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/research/smelab/nigeria.md): Data-driven insights into Nigerian entrepreneurs and microbusinesses. - [Kenya entrepreneur insights](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/research/smelab/kenya.md): Data-driven insights into Kenyan entrepreneurs and microbusinesses. ## Programmes and premium support - [Premium VIP Support](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/vip-support.md): Optional priority support add-on with guaranteed response times and a dedicated account manager. - [PHP extended support](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/php-extended-support.md): Continued security patching for end-of-life PHP versions (5.4 through 8.0). - [Webhost Buy-out Service](https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/sell-your-web-hosting-business.md): HostAfrica acquires hosting companies, web agencies and ISPs that want to exit; terms agreed per business. ## Notes - Official website: https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/ (international) - HostAfrica is the parent group that owns the WhoGoHost/GO54, DomainKing and Cloud.co.za brands; see https://www.hostafrica.com/rw/grounding-page.md for the full entity reference.