Get it on the internet.

Pick a domain.

Before you can deploy anything, you need a URL for it to live at. Two minutes of decision-making, then go.

The candidates

Best options for KindlyChecked, in priority order. Hostinger sells all of these:

Buy on Hostinger.

You probably already have your hosting plan. Now we add the domain to it.

1. 1
   In hPanel

   Open the Domains section

   Log into Hostinger, you'll land on hPanel. Look at the left sidebar — there's a "Domains" menu item. Click it. Sub-menu opens with options like "My domains," "Buy a domain," etc.

2. 2
   In Domains menu

   Click "Get a new domain"

   Type your candidate (e.g. kindlychecked) into the search box. Hostinger checks every TLD — .com, .app, .co, .io, etc. Shows you which ones are available and the price.

   If your first choice is taken, this is the moment you find out. Pick from the available list.

3. 3
   At checkout

   Skip the upsells

   Hostinger will offer "domain privacy protection" (sometimes free, sometimes $5/year), "professional email" ($1-3/month), "SSL certificate" (this is included free via Let's Encrypt — don't pay for it). For an indie project: say yes to free privacy protection, no to everything else.

4. 4
   After purchase

   Wait 5-30 minutes

   Domain registration takes a few minutes to propagate. The hPanel will show "Pending" briefly, then "Active." Don't panic if it takes a bit — fresh registrations sometimes take up to an hour.

Set up the website.

You bought a domain. You have hosting. They're not yet connected. This step links them.

On Hostinger this is mostly automatic if you bought both through them, but it's worth confirming. The path: hPanel → Websites (left sidebar) → "Add website" button. Pick your new domain from the dropdown. Hostinger creates the public_html/ folder for you.

Get FTP credentials.

FTP is how you copy files from your computer onto the server. Hostinger gives you a username, password, and server address — you'll plug these into a free desktop app.

Find your FTP details

In hPanel, navigate: Files (left sidebar) → FTP Accounts. You'll see a default account already created. Note these four pieces:

FTP Host:     ftp.kindlychecked.app      (Hostinger fills this in)
Username:     u123456789                (looks like u + numbers)
Password:     ••••••••••                (you set this, or click "show")
Port:         21                        (standard FTP port)

Get FileZilla

FileZilla is the standard free FTP client. Works on Mac, Windows, Linux. Download from filezilla-project.org — make sure you grab FileZilla Client, not Server.

Open it. The top bar has four fields: Host, Username, Password, Port. Plug in the values from above. Click Quickconnect.

Upload your files.

FileZilla opens with two panes: your computer on the left, the server on the right. You drag files from left to right. That's the whole game.

Prepare the files

Before uploading, do one rename on your computer. The browser looks for a file called index.html when it visits the root URL. Currently we have marketing-site.html. Rename it:

Before:  marketing-site.html
After:   index.html

So your local folder should now contain:

kindlychecked-bundle/
├── index.html           ← was marketing-site.html
├── 404.html
├── admin.html
├── install-guide.html
├── launch-kit.html
├── user-guide.html
├── mindyopet-concept.html
└── .htaccess            ← THIS IS CRITICAL

Drag and drop

1. 1
   Right pane (server)

   Navigate to public_html/

   The right pane shows the server. Double-click into public_html/. This is where your site needs to live.

   If there's a default.html or Hostinger placeholder file in there, delete it. Anything in this folder is publicly visible.

2. 2
   Left pane (your computer)

   Find your unzipped bundle

   Navigate the left pane to the folder where you unzipped kindlychecked-bundle.zip. You should see all the HTML files and the .htaccess file.

3. 3
   Drag right

   Select all, drag to public_html/

   Click the first file, scroll to the bottom, shift-click the last. Everything selected. Drag the whole batch onto the right pane. FileZilla starts uploading — you'll see a progress queue at the bottom.

   For 7 small HTML files + .htaccess, this takes ~10 seconds.

4. 4
   Verify

   Check the file list on the server

   The right pane should now show all your files. Confirm .htaccess is in there. If it's missing, force-show hidden files in FileZilla and re-upload it specifically.

Turn on SSL.

SSL is what makes the URL show https:// with a padlock icon. Required for most modern features (camera access on phones, for instance — your app needs this). Hostinger gives it free.

1. 1
   In hPanel

   Navigate to Security → SSL

   Left sidebar in hPanel: Security → SSL. You'll see a list of your domains.

2. 2
   Per domain

   Click "Install SSL" next to your domain

   It uses Let's Encrypt — free, automatic, renews itself every 90 days. Click install, wait 1-3 minutes. Status flips to "Active."

3. 3
   Verify

   Visit your domain in a browser

   Open https://kindlychecked.app. You should see your marketing site, with a padlock icon next to the URL. If you only see http:// (no s), the .htaccess we shipped already has a redirect rule — but it sometimes takes a minute to kick in. Force-refresh with Cmd+Shift+R (or Ctrl+Shift+R).

Test & celebrate.

Your site is live. Time to verify everything works the way it should and figure out what's next.

What's still broken

The "Install free" and "Open app" buttons across the site still don't go anywhere — they point to #install or #. That's expected at this stage. You haven't deployed the actual app yet — only the marketing site. This is fine. You can show the marketing site to a friend right now and they'll get the value prop. They just can't install yet.

What you can do right now

With a real URL, three things become possible that weren't before:

• →
  Marketing

  Share the URL with one friend

  One. Not five. Pick the friend who's most likely to give you honest feedback about the positioning ("Does this feel like something you'd use?") rather than vibes ("Looks great!"). Watch what they click on. Note where they get confused.

• →
  SEO

  Submit to Google Search Console

  Go to search.google.com/search-console. Add your domain. Verify ownership (Hostinger lets you add DNS TXT records easily). Once verified, Google will start indexing the site. Useful to start tracking from day one.

• →
  Brand protection

  Claim social handles

  Now that you have a real URL backing the brand, grab @kindlychecked on Instagram, Twitter/X, TikTok, Bluesky. Don't post anything. Just claim. Five minutes of insurance against someone squatting later.