A website is also a set of files that need to be stored somewhere. This is difficult on a home computer: you need to ensure its round-the-clock operation, install expensive high-quality Internet, and waste electricity. In addition, the power of home computers is not designed for the loads typical of frequently visited sites.
Therefore, often the owner of a site (or service) rents space on the server (and its processing power) from a hosting provider. The hosting provider ensures the continuous operation of the servers, their maintenance and security.
Anyone who is going to get their own website has to make a choice of hosting.
Hosting is a service for providing resources on the server, in other words, renting disk space where all the files and data necessary for the proper functioning of the site will be stored.
This is something like renting a plot to build a house on it. And just as not every land is suitable for the construction of certain houses, so not every hosting is suitable for a certain site. Agree, building a high-rise building in a swamp, as well as buying a large concreted space for a hut, is not the best idea? Just like creating a large Internet resource, placing it on a shared hosting, or renting a whole server for a one-page business card site.
Reliable hosting is very important
Since the servers intended for it work without interruptions, providing round-the-clock processing of requests to the Internet resource. Whenever someone enters a site name into the address bar of a browser, the host sends all the data required to service the request: texts, images, files, and so on. And if the server does not cope with its task, the user simply will not be able to use the resource, because it will be slow or unavailable. And sometimes you can completely lose the Internet resource.
So, let’s try to figure out what are the “sites” for the construction of the site and how to choose them in order to be sure of reliability without overpaying extra money?
Shared hosting
Shared, also known as virtual, hosting involves sharing server resources with other clients, the number of which can be in the thousands. Computing power, memory and other resources will be evenly distributed among users. This solution in practice satisfies the needs of most owners of small projects.
Virtual Hosting is a service for placing information on a server, when the resources of one machine are shared by all users and use one pre-installed software. Shared hosting services are also often referred to as shared hosting, shared hosting. This is the most popular service, since its cost is quite low (depending on the chosen tariff plan), and its capabilities are quite enough to host undemanding projects/websites.
However, in the case of the development and growth of the site, yours or neighbors, on shared hosting, performance may drop. If you are going to develop the project and attract more and more traffic, this option will not suit you.
VPS hosting
VPS stands for Virtual Private Server, that is, a virtual private server.
VPS/VDS servers – a virtual private (dedicated) server, implies a part of the physical server that is leased to the user. VPS/VDS is a more functional service than shared hosting. On VPS/VDS, the user gets root rights and a dedicated IP address, can install the necessary software for the project and make fine adjustments that are not available on shared hosting. VPS/VDS is suitable for commercial sites, hosting databases, hosting and simultaneously stable operation of several demanding sites at once.
A virtual private server is part of a physical server.
This service involves sharing a server with other users, but with VPS hosting, unlike shared hosting, you are allocated a separate space with a reserved amount of computing power and memory. This forms some kind of insurance against problems that may be caused during the maintenance of neighboring sites.
Cloud hosting
The cloud solution is one of the most reliable on the market today. With this type of hosting, you are provided with a cluster of servers, and all the data of your resource has copies on each of them. If there are problems somewhere, all traffic will be redirected to a normally functioning server.
Dedicated server
With this type of hosting, you will have your own physical server dedicated exclusively to your site. That being said, you can customize it however you want, choose the operating system and software you want to use, and customize the entire hosting environment to suit your needs.
Renting a dedicated server is basically the same as having your own local server, only with the professional support of your hosting provider.
Conclusion
Hosting is a service that is necessary for the functioning and finding of your site on the Internet. And the latter, as you know, potentially allows you to attract the attention of millions of users around the world.
Good hosting ensures that your content is served seamlessly, gives your visitors a great experience, and brings more and more new people to your site.
When choosing this service, proceed from your needs and try to predict the future in order to avoid possible problems as you develop. Budget hosting providers usually focus exclusively on offering a shared hosting service, which means that when your project requires more resources and you are ready to move to a VPS or even rent a dedicated server, you will have to change hosts. Choose hosting with an eye on the future.