Every website you find on the internet uses hosting. Being digitally present is indispensable these days, having a website is one aspect, but the speed with which people can navigate through your website is very important. Of course, a fast website is not just due to hosting, but to many other factors (we'll talk about that in a later blog). We'll discuss what website hosting is, what types are used, and some of the providers we recommend.
You need hosting when you want to set up a website or webshop that is accessible on the internet. This concept works the same as a charger, which provides data and power so that you can use your device. A website requires a database that is stored on a server. So you can buy that server from a hosting provider.
Using a web hosting provider offers many advantages. Reliable hosting providers regularly upgrade their hardware for better performance and security. Experts monitor server uptime 24 hours a day to protect customers' sites against harmful viruses and malware attacks. It's almost like having your own team of IT professionals, but without the price tag.
A domain name is an address that can be found on the internet. Let's compare creating a website to building a house. If you don't have land, you can't build a house either, and that's how it works with a website. The hosting provider offers you a piece of land (web hosting) on which you can build your home (website). In addition, you need an address (domain name) so that people can actually find your home (website). If someone enters the domain name in their internet browser or clicks on a link, the browser can find the correct server and the user will be directed to the correct website.
With most providers, you will receive an email that is linked to your domain name, www.kopstorm.com allows us to create an email address with the extension kopstorm (e.g. support@kopstorm.com or analytics@kopstorm.com).
Web hosting is often offered in packages that differ in the number of features and price. The more expensive the package, the more features are included.
We have listed the most used hosting below.
Shared web hosting literally means “shared hosting” and that's exactly what it is. You hereby share the capacity of the server where your website and files are located with other people. In the past, server sharing could lead to problems because, for example, a spike in one site's website traffic could slow down “neighboring” sites. Now, however, shared web hosting subscriptions have improved to such an extent that they provide good performance in most cases. Advanced providers also have various solutions for containing surges, such as measures to investigate websites that use an unreasonable amount of resources.
Overall, Shared hosting is the most used form of web hosting. In this concept, you share the server where your website is hosted with other users. Shared hosting is therefore the cheapest way to host your website.
Managed hosting is one that you won't use much, it's meant for larger websites that have their own infrastructure and need to process a lot of traffic. You then have your own server that is managed by the hosting provider itself. The meaning of Managed Hosting is literally: “Managed Hosting”. Managing hosting is an important task and one that you want experts to do.
If you don't want to be busy arranging updates, software, backups, etc., Managed hosting is the perfect solution.
WordPress Hosting means that the hosting is optimized for WordPress.
WordPress hosting differs from regular hosting in some ways. While specific details vary by provider, most WordPress hosting plans include the following features:
WordPress hosting can run on shared, VPS, or dedicated servers.
Reseller hosting is managing and reselling hosting under your own name. You provide technical support to the end customer yourself.
Webflow is a CMS platform that we use ourselves to build websites. All websites created in Webflow use Amazon's hosting servers. The software also allows you to export websites and host them yourself, but then some important links, such as the dynamic CMS system, disappear.
However, it is not possible to use Webflow hosting with external websites (not from Webflow itself).
When it comes to hosting, you have a wide choice. There are plenty of hosting providers, prices can vary considerably but most of them do their job.
We have made a selection ourselves, which can be found below.
Combell is a Belgian company that has grown into one of the market leaders in website hosting.
Visit website: click here to go to combell.com
Like Combell, One is one of the market leaders in website hosting.
Visit website: click here to go to one.com
Hostnet is the Dutch market leader in hosting.
Visit website: click here to go to hostnet.nl
So you have a lot of choice when it comes to choosing a hosting partner, each platform offers its own benefits.
Do you have questions about hosting or want to order hosting from us? Then contact us here, or email us at info@kopstorm.com
