Website Hosting

Website hosting services allow you to store your website files and data on a server, making your website accessible to users online. It is a form of communication between your website and the end users. As a website hosting agency, we offer various hosting options like shared, WordPress, VPS, and dedicated hosting. You should not worry about these different kinds of hosting as we will guide you and decide on which one to choose.

What is Website Hosting?

Website hosting is a service that provides the infrastructure (servers, connectivity, etc.) needed to store and deliver your website to the internet. It’s like renting space on a server to host your website’s files and data. 

How does hosting work?

When someone types your website address into their browser, their request goes to the web hosting server, which then sends the website files back to the user’s browser. 

Different Types of hosting:

Shared hosting

 Multiple websites are hosted on the same server, making it a budget-friendly option for simple websites with less traffic. Shared hosting is the most common type of web hosting, boasting a 42.5% global market share.

This popularity stems from its affordability and accessibility. You can often get started for R600 per annum with our packages, and we configure and maintain the web server for you. And, provide security monitoring, and technical support. Automated backups can be arranged at a slightly more fee.

With shared hosting, you rent space on a server shared with other websites. You get a limited amount of the server’s resources, like storage, space and you share the server’s overall bandwidth with other websites.

Ultimately, shared hosting is the best option for most small businesses, bloggers and hobby site creators.

WordPress hosting

 Optimized for WordPress websites, often including features like one-click installers and specialized support. 

WordPress hosting is specialized shared hosting optimized for the most popular content management system, or CMS, WordPress. WordPress is open-source software for creating, organizing and managing content on your website without relying on using code.

Most WordPress hosting comes with WordPress pre-installed and automated updates to the core WordPress software performed by us. We will update plugins, site extensions for WordPress or you as well. This falls under website maintenance to keep the website healthy.

Additional Features:

• Specialized WordPress caching for faster loading times
• Pre-installed plugins to add functionality for things like search engine optimization, or SEO, which can help your site rank in search engines like Google
• Custom WordPress themes (site templates)
• WordPress-based website builder for simplified website design
• Access to specialized tech support from WordPress experts

Also, we specialize in WooCommerce, the most popular e-commerce plugin for WordPress for ecommerce websites.

These plans often cost slightly more expensive than shared hosting. This makes WordPress hosting best for building a niche site or a small business website with WordPress.

VPS (Virtual Private Server) hosting:

Offers more resources and control than shared hosting, allowing for greater flexibility and customization. Also, it is best suited for websites with high volume of traffic.

VPS hosting, or virtual private server hosting, is a step up from shared hosting — both in website performance and price. You’re still sharing a physical server, but it’s divided into several virtual servers with dedicated resources, allowing your website to handle more traffic.

Using a private virtual server means you don’t have to worry about its safety being compromised by other websites’ poor security practices. You don’t have to worry about another website getting blacklisted by Google and reflecting poorly on your own website, either.

You’ll also be able to customize your virtual server, giving you more control over things like security protocols and caching systems.

There are two types of VPS hosting:

• Self-managed VPS hosting or unmanaged hosting, which requires you to configure the server yourself. This process is quite complicated, so if you don’t have the technical expertise, we are here to assist you with the set ups.
• Managed VPS hosting, where we configure and manage the virtual server for you.

Both options are more expensive than shared and wordpress hosting.

VPS hosting is a good option for medium-sized companies that require more resources than shared hosting can provide but aren’t prepared to invest in a whole server.

Dedicated hosting

You have exclusive access to a server, providing the highest level of resources and control, but also it is very expensive.

Dedicated hosting gives you an entire physical server. This provides a massive amount of storage — usually at least 1 terabyte — and the server’s full bandwidth. With dedicated hosting you can host hundreds of thousands of files and provide a fast browsing experience for millions of visitors.

We handle physical server maintenance, but you’re responsible for digital configuration and maintenance, things like selecting the operating system and installing security software. If you lack the knowledge to manage the server, we will assist you to get it right.

Dedicated hosting plans are expensive, and are used mostly by large or medium size companies.

Cloud Hosting

Cloud hosting is a service that allows you to host websites and applications on virtual servers located in a network of computers, offering scalability, flexibility, and reduced maintenance compared to traditional on-premises hosting.

What is Cloud Hosting?

Cloud hosting, also known as cloud server hosting, is a form of web hosting where your website or application is hosted on a virtual server that is part of a larger network of servers.

How does this hosting work?

Cloud hosting utilizes virtualization, where multiple virtual servers share a physical server, allowing for greater flexibility and scalability.

What are the Benefits?

Scalability: You can easily adjust your server resources based on your changing needs, adding or removing resources as required.

Flexibility: Cloud hosting allows you to access resources from anywhere and at any time, and to easily migrate your website or application to a different server.

High Availability: Cloud hosting provides high availability, reducing the risk of downtime or data loss.

Cost-Effective: Cloud hosting can be more cost-effective than traditional on-premises hosting, as you only pay for the resources you use.

Reduced Maintenance: The burden of maintaining the servers is taken off your shoulders, as the cloud provider manages the infrastructure.

Colocation Hosting

Colocation hosting means renting space in a third-party data center to house your own servers and computing hardware, allowing you to leverage the data center’s infrastructure and resources while retaining ownership and control of your equipment.

Colocation hosting, sometimes referred to as “colo,” is a service offered by data centers where businesses lease space to place their own servers and other IT equipment.

Instead of owning and managing your own data center infrastructure, you rent space within a data center facility, and the data center provider handles the physical infrastructure, including power, cooling, security, and networking.

Benefits:

Cost-effectiveness: You avoid the high costs of building and maintaining your own data center, including capital expenditures (CAPEX) for hardware, facilities, and personnel.

Scalability and Flexibility: You can easily scale your infrastructure up or down as needed, and colocation providers often offer flexible plans and services.

Enhanced Security and Reliability: Data centers are typically designed with robust security measures, redundant power and cooling systems, and high-speed network connections to ensure uptime and data protection.

Expert Technical Support: Colocation providers often offer technical support and monitoring services for your equipment, allowing you to focus on your business applications.

Responsibilities:

While the data center provider handles the infrastructure, you are responsible for sourcing, maintaining, and managing your own servers and hardware.

To Sum Up:

Different companies have different hosting requirements due to their size, complexity, etc. You should not worry about what hosting package to take. Our team of experts is here to guide you on which choice to make and no IT skills required from you side.