Types of hosting
Virtual Hosting (shared hosting)
Virtual Hosting is a server hosting service where the resources of one machine are shared by all users and use the same pre-installed software. Virtual hosting services are also often referred to as shared hosting, sharedhosting. This is the most popular service because its cost is quite low (depending on the selected pricing plan), and its capabilities are quite enough to accommodate undemanding projects/sites.
Hosting of virtual VPS/VDS servers
VPS/VDS server is a virtual private (dedicated) server, which implies a part of the physical server that is available for rent to the user. VPS / VDS – a more functional service than virtual hosting.
On VPS / VDS user receives root rights and a dedicated IP-address, can install the necessary software for the project and make fine-tuning, which are not available on shared hosting. VPS/VDS is suitable for commercial sites, databases hosting, hosting and simultaneous stable operation of several demanding sites.
Hosting of physical servers
Hosting of physical servers or rent a dedicated server – is to provide the capacity of the entire physical server for the needs and objectives of the owner / user. This is one of the types of hosting, which is considered an excellent solution for high-load projects, which require full power and performance of the machine. In addition, a dedicated server can be used to install almost any software needed to run the project and add resources on demand.
Colocation
Colocation is a service to locate your own server hardware in a specialized data center. Colocation is mainly popular with large enterprises, which buy server machines and put them in data centers to ensure their safety and security.
Cloud Hosting
Cloud Hosting is a flexible platform for hosting projects with different types of workloads. Compared with previous services, “cloud hosting” is less popular, because it appeared not so long ago. In addition, the cost of cloud hosting is not stable and the used resources are paid according to the fact.
Reselling
Reselling or reselling hosting – virtual hosting service, when the owner of this service is given all the features and functionality to create and sell their own hosting plans under a personal brand. That is, in fact, the owner of reselling becomes the owner of a personal small hosting company and can resell hosting for its customers. Also, reselling is often used to place a large number of sites on a single service. This service is especially popular with web studios and freelancers.