Web development14 minSeptember 5, 2026
Domain, hosting and email for a website in Uzbekistan
Robert MirovUpdated Sep 5, 2026
A site “at the freelancer’s hosting” is a common story in Tashkent. While everyone is on good terms, it opens. Then the password is lost, the domain is on someone else’s passport, email is @gmail, and letters go to spam. This article is for the owner: what to put in the company’s name before development, where to look at .uz and .com, why SSL and email on the domain. No ads for a specific registrar and no “our hosting is the best”. UZNEO first asks: whose name is the domain in, and who pays for renewal.
01Three things people mix up
Domain — the name in the address bar (`firma.uz`). That is a name rental, not a “purchase forever”.
Hosting (or a server / Vercel / similar) — where the site files live. A domain can point to any hosting through DNS.
Email on the domain — `[email protected]`, not the same as site hosting. Often a separate service (Google Workspace, the registrar’s mail, your own server).
The site can live on modern hosting while email sits with another provider. That is fine if DNS is set and the access is yours.
| Before | After | |
|---|---|---|
| “Hosting = site + email + domain in one freelancer password” | Three services, three logins with the owner | |
| The domain is “somewhere” | Registrar cabinet in the company’s name | |
| Clients write to the manager’s Gmail | info@yourdomain |
02.uz or .com — a calm choice
.uz — a signal “we are here”, useful for local SEO and trust in Uzbekistan. Registration goes through accredited registrars (cctld.uz and partners). Owner data is required — put it on the legal entity / sole proprietor, not the contractor.
.com — familiar for export, an English-language storefront, an “international” brand. For cleaning in Chilanzar, .com is not required.
People often take both and redirect one to the main. The main thing: not two different sites with different content and no plan — Search will get confused. Languages on one domain — in bilingual SEO.
Do not promise “.uz guarantees the top”. It is a name, not promotion. Promotion — SEO in Tashkent.
| Before | After | |
|---|---|---|
| Domain in the layout designer’s name | Domain in the company’s name | |
| Only .com for a local service | .uz as the main, .com as a redirect — by the job | |
| Two live sites on two zones | One storefront, redirect the second |
03Hosting: not “the cheapest on a forum”
For a brochure site and a landing, what matters: uptime, HTTPS, backups, speed to Tashkent (not only “a server in Germany is cheaper”). For a store — also PHP/Node, a database, mail limits.
Platforms like Tilda / builders already include hosting — then you pay a subscription, and the domain is still better kept yours and connected by the instructions. Platform comparison — WordPress, Tilda, Next.js.
Access: hosting panel, FTP/SFTP, database — in the company password manager, not in Telegram “here is the login”.
Speed after launch — PageSpeed.
| Before | After | |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting “free at a friend’s” | A contract and a backup | |
| Password in a chat | Company password vault | |
| No SSL | HTTPS from day one |
04SSL — the padlock, not an option “later”
HTTPS is needed for trust, forms, ads, and Search. The certificate is often free (Let's Encrypt) at the host. Turn on the http → https redirect, check mixed content (images from old http).
Without the padlock, some people will not leave a phone number. That is not “paranoia”, that is the browser.
| Before | After | |
|---|---|---|
| “SSL after ads” | SSL before ads launch | |
| http and https both open | One canonical https | |
| Images from http | All resources https |
05Email on the domain: why not Gmail in the signature
`[email protected]` looks like a business. Letters from Gmail to a competitor’s domain sometimes land in spam if there is no SPF/DKIM — that is already a technical setting at the mail provider.
Minimum: 1–3 mailboxes (info, accountant, the owner’s personal). Do not share one password with everyone.
For client newsletters — separate rules and services, not “a blast from info@” to 5,000 addresses from hosting: you will hit blacklists.
| Before | After | |
|---|---|---|
| Signature ivan1987@gmail | info@domain | |
| One mailbox for the whole office | Mailboxes by role | |
| A blast from hosting “as is” | A proper service + SPF/DKIM |
06DNS and “the site does not open”
After buying a domain you set A / CNAME / MX. A DNS mistake = the site “does not work”, mail “does not arrive”. DNS is changed by whoever has the registrar cabinet.
That is why the domain cabinet is yours. The contractor asks for access — you give it in a limited way, you do not transfer ownership.
Delegation time: minutes or up to a day. Do not rebuild the site if the A record simply has not propagated.
| Before | After | |
|---|---|---|
| “The site broke” after a hosting change | Checked DNS | |
| Registrar on the freelancer | Registrar on the company | |
| MX “as it happened” | MX = your mail service |
07Checklist before a developer contract
☐ Domain bought / transferred to the legal entity
☐ You know the renewal date and who pays
☐ Hosting or platform on your account
☐ SSL on or in the launch plan
☐ Email on the domain, or a date when you will set it up
☐ Passwords are not only with the contractor
☐ List: registrar, hosting, mail, analytics, Ads
The same list is attached to the website brief. Launch mistakes — 10 website mistakes.
A turnkey storefront — website creation.
08Typical losses
| Situation | How it ends | |
|---|---|---|
| Domain on the layout designer’s passport | Buyout or a new brand | |
| Hosting not renewed | The site went down in season | |
| Email only personal | Clients write “that guy” | |
| No backup | The “they deleted everything” fix | |
| Two DNS “both edited” | The site is live, then it isn’t |
| Before | After | |
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure = “at the programmer’s” | A company service registry | |
| Renewal “they will remind us” | A calendar + a card | |
| Changing contractors = a new site | Changing access |
Summary
Domain, hosting, and email are ownership and business continuity, not “a small extra to the layout”. Put them in the company’s name before development, turn on HTTPS, set up info@domain. A one-page access registry saves nerves when you change contractors. To build a site without losing the domain — website creation in Tashkent with UZNEO.
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