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# Hosting using a pinning service

#### Pinning services <a href="#pinning-services" id="pinning-services"></a>

An easy way to make sure important data is retained is to use a pinning service. These services run lots of IPFS nodes and will *pin* your data for you! This way, you don't have to run and maintain your own IPFS node. See [What is IPFS Pinning?](/documentation/ipfs/what-is-ipfs-pinning.md) for why pinning is necessary, and the [Persistence page](https://docs.ipfs.tech/concepts/persistence/) for more information on pinning services.

**4Everland**

1. Go to [dashboard.4everland.org](https://dashboard.4everland.org) and sign up or log in.
2. Follow the [instructions](https://docs.4everland.org/hositng/guides/creating-a-deployment) to create a new deployment.
3. Setup your site [configuration](https://docs.4everland.org/hositng/guides/site-deployment).

**PinMe**

1. Install the CLI: `npm install -g pinme`
2. Authenticate with `pinme login`.
3. Upload your site: `pinme upload ./dist` — the CLI returns the IPFS CID of your content.

See our [PinMe guide](/documentation/ipfs-pinning-providers/pinme.md) for details.

**Pinata**

1. Go to [Pinata.cloud (opens new window)](https://pinata.cloud/)and sign up or log in.
2. Select **Upload** and click **Browse**.
3. Navigate to your `index.html` file and click **Open**.
4. Click **Upload**.
5. You should be able to see your `index.html` file pinned:

   ![The Pinata Pin Explorer screen showing the index.html pinned.](https://3012111568-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fn4PkwKyPvID2082agde0%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-3b4fc594546300e1983edca8ffc32fc6719d1698%2Fpinning-service-01.png?alt=media)
6. Click your `index.html` file to open your website through the Pinata gateway.

   ![Random planet fact website pinned using Pinata and displayed in Firefox](https://3012111568-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fn4PkwKyPvID2082agde0%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-305d7e1207812e7ac9667d6e59b3aafebdda81a6%2Fpinning-service-02.png?alt=media)

See our [Pinata guide](/documentation/ipfs-pinning-providers/pinata.md) for details, including SDK/API uploads and pinning existing CIDs.

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