Hosting and domains
How to choose a domain name for your Telegram directory
Your domain is your brand and part of your SEO. Here is how to pick a short, memorable name and the right extension, and register it with DOMAINSROCK.
What hosting do you need for TGGroups? Shared, cloud or VPS
TGGroups runs on ordinary cPanel hosting with PHP 8.2 and MySQL. Here is what to check before you buy hosting, and when to move to a bigger plan.
Free SSL and Force HTTPS for your directory
Browsers warn visitors about sites without HTTPS. Install a free SSL certificate, then switch on Force HTTPS and a canonical www setting in TGGroups 1.2.
Business email on your domain and SMTP for TGGroups
Approval emails, password resets and two-step codes all depend on email. Create a mailbox on your domain and connect it to TGGroups with SMTP.
DNS basics: point your domain to your hosting
Nameservers, A records and CNAMEs explained in plain words, so your new domain opens your TGGroups installation.
Launch faster with ready-made web products and scripts
Building from scratch takes months. Ready-made scripts like TGGroups — available with domains and hosting from DOMAINSROCK — get a business online in days.