server-image1 Want your own website? There has to be software and hardware behind it, doing what you want the site to do and keeping it running 24/7. The website’s “home” is called a server, a physical device maintained by people. As you would expect, there are various services available for hosting websites.

Free Web Hosting

If you have a hobby or want to learn on the cheap, but don’t need too many customized functions or have a lot of traffic, you can still get a “free” site, which is to say, paid for by advertisers who make their ads part of your site.

Shared Web Hosting

Servers are typically powerful enough to house tens to hundreds of websites and handle a lot of traffic. Website owners can inexpensively rent or lease part of a given server’s capacity and receive maintenance service by the staff that oversees many servers. The costs, servers, and staff are all shared between many.

Dedicated Web Hosting

If your website becomes too successful, that is has too much traffic for your shared web hosting, you may need an entire server (or more) dedicated to you. This is more expensive, and various kinds of arrangements are possible.

Peter Rubel

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