Questions,
answered simply.

DashHarbor is a managed service for EmDash websites. We provide the site setup, hosting and technical service around EmDash so you don't have to operate the infrastructure yourself.

EmDash is the CMS and editing layer used by your website. DashHarbor manages the service around it.

Yes. EmDash remains the place where you edit and publish your website content.

No. DashHarbor is being designed so ordinary website owners do not need to understand deployments, servers or the underlying hosting infrastructure.

No. Your website is provisioned as part of the managed service. You use the website and EmDash rather than installing the platform yourself.

Custom-domain connection is part of the commercial service being completed for launch.

Backup and restore workflows are part of the managed service being completed for launch.

Yes. The service starts with a small curated collection of EmDash designs. The Business design is the first available design, with more to follow.

The initial commercial version is focused on getting a site online reliably. Design switching is not something we're promising for the first release.

Final pricing has not been announced yet. The intention is to keep the service simple rather than offer a complicated hosting menu.

You still use EmDash for your content, but DashHarbor handles the setup and managed hosting around it.

DashHarbor is aimed primarily at small businesses, independent professionals and other website owners who want an EmDash site without taking on the hosting and maintenance work themselves.