Compress your project
Zip the finished site. HTML exports use index.html. PHP sites use index.php. Either one can sit at the top of the archive.
for agencies and people who do not run servers
Zip in. URL out.
Drop a zip of an HTML site or a PHP site. The client gets an HTTPS preview before their domain is attached. Pro is the plan for that work.
Paid plans only. A site stays online on Starter, Pro, Scale, or Business.
project.zip
148 files · 6.2 MB
$ ziphost deploy project.zip
→ uploading… done
→ unpacking 148 files
→ PHP 8.4 site, preview URL ready
✓ https://yourproject.ziphost.co
yourproject.ziphost.coLIVE
PreviewReady
HTTPSOn
RollbackKept
from folder to URL
Three steps. Then send the link.
The person who built the folder does not have to learn a Git host. Zip it, upload it, and hand over a URL.
Drop it on ZipHost
Upload it in the dashboard. Choose HTML or PHP to match the folder. A command-line upload is there if someone on the team wants it.
Get a real URL
The preview is an HTTPS ziphost.co address. Send that to the client. Attach their domain when they approve it. Older uploads stay available to roll back.
what's included
The parts a client handoff needs.
A preview link, a place for the next version, and a login for the client that is not yours. PHP runs when the zip is a PHP site.
Zip in, URL out
Upload the archive. The site is served from that release on an HTTPS preview address.
PHP sites
Choose PHP and include index.php. The site runs on PHP 8.4. A MySQL database can be added on a paid plan.
Preview, then the domain
Review on the ziphost.co address. Connect the client’s domain after that, with HTTPS once DNS checks out.
Releases you can undo
Each zip is a release. Roll back from the dashboard if the new one is wrong.
Staging on Pro
A separate copy for the next round of feedback. It does not replace the live site until you promote it.
Deploy previews
A GitHub branch or pull request can publish its own preview URL, beside the zip you uploaded by hand.
Client logins on Pro
Invite the client as a viewer or editor. They do not receive the agency password, and they do not see billing.
HTML folders too
A page-builder export, a brochure, or a campaign page. index.html at the top of the zip is enough.
what people put here
Sites you send to a client.
Cloudflare Pages, Netlify, Vercel, and GitHub Pages already host static files for nothing. ZipHost is the paid job: a PHP site, a client preview, and someone else on the account.
Client previews
An HTTPS link on a ziphost.co address while the real domain stays where it is.
Page-builder exports
The designer already has a folder. Zip it. They do not need a Git account to publish it.
Small PHP sites
A contact form, a booking page, or a PHP app with index.php. Add MySQL if the app needs a database.
Campaign pages
One zip for the offer, a preview for approval, then the client’s domain.
Agency handoff
On Pro, invite the client as a viewer or editor. Billing stays on your account.
The next version
On Pro, use a staging copy so feedback does not overwrite the site that is already live.
the dashboard
Every deploy, kept and labeled.
See what's live, what's building, and what you can roll back to — without digging through logs.
project / deploysGood afternoon, Priya
Recent deploys
project.zipa4f19c2 · 6.2 MB
2 min ago3.8sLive
project-v2.zip7b02e88 · 6.0 MB
yesterday4.1sRolled back
project-preview.zipf11a3d0 · 5.7 MB
now—Building
pricing
Pro is the client-work plan.
$30 a month. Preview URLs, a staging copy, and team members. Keeping a site online is a paid plan.
Starter
One finished site. HTML or PHP.
$9 / month
- 5 active projects
- 10K visitors per month
- 25 MB upload per project
- HTTPS preview and a custom domain
- HTML or PHP
- 7-day publish history
FOR CLIENT WORK
Pro
The plan agencies buy. $30 a month.
$30 / month
- 10 active projects
- 100K visitors per month
- 75 MB upload per project
- HTTPS preview and custom domains
- HTML or PHP, plus a database for PHP
- Team members, up to 10
- Staging copy and deploy previews
- 30-day publish history
Scale
For a portfolio of active sites.
$65 / month
- 20 active projects
- 500K visitors per month
- 10 GB upload per project
- HTTPS preview, domains, HTML or PHP
- Team members, up to 10
- Uptime checks and staging copies
- 60-day publish history
Business
For teams with high-traffic sites.
$149 / month
- Unlimited active projects
- Unlimited visitors
- Unlimited uploads
- HTTPS preview, domains, HTML or PHP
- Unlimited team members
- Unlimited publish history
questions
Before you drop a zip on us.
What exactly is ZipHost?
ZipHost publishes a zip. The zip can be an HTML site with index.html, or a PHP site with index.php. You get an HTTPS preview address, and a custom domain when you are ready. Sites stay online on a paid plan.
Why is this not free, like Cloudflare Pages?
Cloudflare Pages, Netlify, Vercel, and GitHub Pages give static files away. ZipHost is for the job those tiers are not: a PHP site, a preview you can send a client, a staging copy, and a team login that is not your password. Pro is $30 a month.
Do I need to know how to code?
You need the folder. A page builder that exports HTML is enough. If the site is PHP, someone has already written it. ZipHost does not design the site. It puts the zip online.
How does a client review a site?
Send the HTTPS preview address before you change their domain. On Pro, invite them as a viewer or editor so they can open the project without your login. There is no separate password wall on the public URL. Staging, also on Pro, holds the next version away from the live one.
Can the zip be PHP?
Yes. Choose PHP when you create the site, and put index.php at the top of the zip. It runs on PHP 8.4. A paid plan can add a MySQL database for that site. Preview deployments do not get a database.
Can I use my own domain?
Yes, on a paid plan. Publish on the preview address first. Then connect the domain. HTTPS follows after DNS checks out. ZipHost does not host email, so leave mail records where they are.
What happens to old deploys?
Each zip is a release. You can roll back to an earlier one from the dashboard. History is 7 days on Starter, 30 on Pro, 60 on Scale, and not capped on Business.
Is there a file size limit?
Starter allows 25 MB per project, Pro allows 75 MB, and Scale allows 10 GB. Business has no application upload limit.
the client plan
Send the preview.
Send the preview.
Pro is $30 a month.
HTML or PHP. A URL before the domain. A login for the client that is not yours.
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