Understanding different types of Web Hosting- Shared, VPS, Cloud and Dedicated Web hosting
When you plan to have your business website, you need to decide a hosting provider and hosting plan which has enough RAM, bandwidth, storage space, should be within your budget and easily accessible to all your clients and visitors. We welcome you to Limenetworking, as we are your one stop for all your hosting needs as soon as you decide that you need to have a hosting for your website.
It starts with two different hosting- Managed and Unmanaged hosting. When you want self control and self responsibility for your server and its maintenance, it is considered as unmanaged- shared hosting. Comparatively, in managed hosting- dedicated hosting, your host or a dedicated IT team to control and maintaing your server.
In this blog, we will guide you to the basics of three different hosting kinds – shared web hosting, VPS (virtual private server), cloud web hosting and dedicated web hosting.
Differences Between Different Types of Hosting
In the beginning, we will discuss or see why there are different kinds of hosting plan exist and what makes them different. Below are some elements which makes hosts different –
Disk space is the hard drive or size of the server where your website needs to be hosted. Heavy, popular and more traffic websites need more server space than basic websites.
You need more RAM or memory if you need a fast processing website or your website is not basic and contains heavy files such as multiple web pages, multimedia files etc.
* Operating System (or configuration)- If you have a basic website then you can easily get over with less security and speed. However, you need more restrictions and fast processing website, when its larger and expecting more visitors.
Now, we start defining and comparing different types of web hosting.
In, shared web hosting, you can host a simple and basic website, web pages and blogs on a shared server. At Limenetworking, one can find a cost effective plan starting at $1 per month. Kindly check Limentworking Offers for their different plans.
Advantages of Shared web hosting:
* Affordable and cost effective.
* Suitable for small websites, blogs and webpages.
* No requirement for technical expertise.
* User friendly Cpanel and settings.
Disadvantages of Shared web hosting:
* Doesn’t offer root access.
* Limited server configuration.
* Sever resources are shared with other websites.
* Doesn’t secure firewalls.
* Reduced processing and loading speed.
* Performance issues are beyond your control.
Ideally, you should not opt for shared webhosting if you have payment gateways and customer’s confidential data such as card details and contact details.
Cloud hosting is a latest webhosting kind and oftenly called as hybrid VPS and more cost effective as it comes with a number of remote servers, where every server has their own work and responsibilities. You website can be easily migrated to other server if one face any issues.
Advantages of Cloud hosting:
* Tech flexibility and scalable
* High availability of resources
* Backup and recoverable resources.
Disadvantages of Cloud hosting:
* Cost increases when more traffic comes.
* Full data recovery is time consuming.
You can check affordable cloud hosting packages here at Limenetworking.
3) Virtual Private Server (VPS) Web hosting-
VPS is a middle level web hosting between a shared and a dedicated hosting (will cover in upcoming articles).
Advantages of VPS hosting:
* More memory and faster loading speed.
Disadvantages of VPS hosting:
* More expensive than shared hosting.
* Requires basic technical knowledge.
* Inappropriate allocation of resources.
Accroding to Limenetworking, you can choose a VPS plan when you need to manage a robust business website. It may not be a suitable option for popular and big companies websites as you need to be as per provided RAM and speed levels.
Here at Limenetworking, you can get a VPS hosting plan starting at just $8 per month.
4) Dedicated Web Hosting –
In dedicated web hosting, you get a whole server for your enterprise level website. Your website gets a fast loading time as you do not need to shared your server with other websites alike shared web hosting.
Advantages of Dedicated hosting:
* More secured and safe website.
* Offer great flexibility.
* Easy to manage and better customer service.
* High performance, reliable and capable server.
Disadvantages of Dedicated hosting:
* Doesn’t need for a basic website or a webpage.
* Expensive and required technical knowledge.
* Not to take data backup.
You need to choose a best dedicated web hosting provider, such as Limenetworking. You can browse for your suitable plan and offer here at Limenetworking.
When you have a personal, basic website or a webpage, you can select a shared web hosting plan. Whichever, hosting plan you select, you can change its configuration such as RAM, disk space, operting system, server support etc. Please find this chart as it will help you to select your best hosting.
Also, you can read more about web hosting in general here.
