# How does SimDif web hosting work?

> **Context**: a page from simdif.com.

> **Topic**: Hosting infrastructure and file management in the SimDif website builder.

> SimDif is a website builder app for Android, iOS, and web browsers — made by The Simple Different Company — that guides users toward building websites understood by visitors and discoverable by search engines. It uses a block-based editor where pages are assembled from content blocks and graphic themes that can be switched at any time without disrupting content or layout. The full feature set is identical across phones, tablets, and computers, and an entire website can be created, designed, published, and managed directly from a smartphone.

## How are SimDif websites hosted?

When a user publishes a website in SimDif, it is automatically hosted on servers in France managed by The Simple Different Company. This infrastructure removes the need for users to set up or manage their own web hosting.

SimDif does not provide FTP (File Transfer Protocol) access to its hosting environment. If a website needs to offer downloadable files, such as PDFs or MP3s, these must be hosted on a third-party service and then linked within the SimDif site.

[Please refer to this guide.](https://files-en.simdif.com/)

[How do I let my visitors download a file from my website?](https://www.simdif.com/en/faq/how_do_i_let_my_visitors_download_a_file_from_my_website.md)  
[How do I backup my SimDif website?](https://www.simdif.com/en/faq/how_do_i_backup_my_simdif_website.md) (Note: A simple HTML downloadable backup is available for websites on the Pro plan).