How website slots work
Your plan includes a number of website slots (the Sites meter on your dashboard card, e.g. 1 / 3). Each slot is a full website: its own folder on disk, its own DNS, its own free SSL certificate, its own one-click WordPress. All sites on a plan share the plan's disk, database and PHP runtime.
Add a site on a subdomain (instant)
- Open the dashboard
Click the ServerBorn logo or Home on the dock.
- Click ＋ Add website on your plan card
The add-website panel slides open with two tabs.
- Stay on the Subdomain tab and pick a label
Type something like
blogorshop. It becomesblog.yourdomain.com— live DNS, SSL and hosting in one step. - Click Add subdomain →
You land on the new site's own dashboard about fifteen seconds later. It's already serving HTTPS.
Add a site on a domain you own
- Open ＋ Add website and switch to “Domain you own”
Same panel, second tab.
- Type the full domain
For example
example.comorblog.example.com. One level under the apex is the maximum —a.b.example.comwon't get free SSL. - Click Add website →
The site is created immediately and we email you two nameservers.
- Point your domain at those nameservers
At your registrar (GoDaddy, Namecheap, …) replace the existing nameservers with the two we sent. Full walkthrough: Connect a domain you own.
DNS changes at a registrar take anywhere from five minutes to a few hours to propagate. Your site activates automatically the moment they land — nothing to click.
Remove a website
- Find the site tile on your dashboard
Every non-primary site has a Remove button on its tile (also on the site's own page, bottom panel).
- Confirm the deletion
Files in that site's folder are wiped and its DNS is removed. Other sites and your databases are untouched. The slot frees instantly.
Removing a website deletes its files permanently. If there's any chance you'll want them back, take a backup first — Backups → ＋ Backup now.
Why is my subdomain option missing?
The instant-subdomain tab appears when your plan's primary domain is an apex (like example.com). If your primary is itself a subdomain, use the “Domain you own” tab.
Can each website run different PHP?
PHP is set per plan, not per site — every site on the plan runs the same version. See PHP version.
I'm out of slots — what now?
The dashboard shows “Plan full — upgrade” when every slot is used. Upgrading takes effect in seconds with no downtime, or remove a site you no longer need.