Functional classification of hosting

Hosting for websites
Hosting for websites (hosting for an online store, hosting for a blog) – a general term that denotes the service for the placement of different types of sites on the servers. You can call a website hosting shared virtual hosting, cloud hosting, VPS/VDS hosting, dedicated servers, reselling and colocation, that is, all services where you can put a website and then it becomes available on the Internet.

Game Hosting
Game Hosting is a hosting service which offers the possibility to host the game software on a server. There are two payment options for game hosting – paying for slots and paying for a full server, such as a VDS. Also, some specialized game hosting companies also offer specific server control panels for installing and configuring game features.

File Hosting
File hosting (file hosting, backup hosting) – service for placing data on a remote server. This can be information of any type and format, including backups, such as sites. File hosting allows you to save disk space on the user’s computer and keep all important data in a safe backup storage. Often file hosting serves as a file exchange for transferring data from one user to another.

Image hosting
Image hosting is a service for hosting images on a remote server. Image hosting is especially relevant to photographers and designers for reliable and secure image storage. Image hosting is in most cases a file-sharing service where a user can upload a picture and other users who have a link to the images can download them to their computer.

DNS hosting
DNS – hosting is a service to place the domain name of the user on the hosting company’s servers and its binding to the host’s DNS system. In order for a domain becomes available on the Internet, register it is not enough, you must add the domain to the DNS-server. This possibility is provided by hosting providers for free, after the registration of a domain name. Using the control panel, the user can manage DNS records of his domain.

Test hosting
Test hosting – a service to host sites that can be tested for free for a certain period, for example, 7 days. Test hosting is no different from paid hosting in terms of functionality. After you pay for test hosting, it is extended on general terms. Most hosting providers provide shared hosting and VPS for the test.

Mail hosting
Mail is a service through which a user’s mail is stored on the server hosting provider. Mail and the client site can be placed on one service hosting. Mail hosting is most often used to receive/send mail from mailboxes in the domain of their website.