What is hosting and how to choose a hoster

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The basis for the existence of a company's website in the public space of the Internet is hosting services. In this article, we talk about a domain and hosting for business: what it is, how to find suppliers, how to choose a domain and hosting for a website.

What is hosting
Hosting is, in simple terms, the “digital home” of a website, ensuring its accessibility to Internet users.

The main functions of this service:

Content Storage: Hosts store your business's taiwanese phone numbers website files, including HTML, CSS, images, videos.
Internet access: The host assigns a unique IP address to the business website, allowing computers to connect to it and browse it.
Email Management: Many hosts also provide email functionality, allowing you to create and manage email accounts associated with your business website.
Backup and recovery: Hosts often offer backup and recovery plans that protect data from loss in the event of server failures.
Hosting and Server: What's the Difference
Hosting is a hoster's functionality that provides access to a server and its resources. A server is a device that stores and processes data, provides resources - computing power, memory and storage for the operation of applications and sites.

Also, hosting should not be confused with a host - a device connected to the network, for example, a computer from which a user accesses your company's website.

What is a hosting provider (hosting platform, hoster) and where does it store data
A hosting provider (hoster) is a company that usually has a lot of servers at its disposal to operate websites for a large pool of clients, including commercial organizations. It is the one that ensures the full launch of websites on the Internet and related technical support.

Where the data is stored
Hosting companies typically store website data on hard drives installed in servers. Hard drives can be configured in various RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) configurations to provide redundancy and protection against disk failures.

Where are the servers located?
The hosting provider has its servers in data processing centers (DPC) - these are highly secure facilities designed to accommodate and service large volumes of servers.

Hosting companies often have several data centers in different regions of the world. If you are a client from Russia, be careful when choosing the location of the servers, because some information cannot be stored outside the Russian Federation. You can check this with the provider's technical support or find out on the official website.

Server Security
The data centers are designed to meet high security requirements to protect against unauthorized access, fires, floods and other threats. They are equipped with uninterruptible power supply, 24-hour security, video surveillance systems and access control.

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What is a domain (domain name) and how to get one to use hosting
A domain (domain name) is the "name" of your business's website that users type into their browser's address bar.

Before hosting, you need to get a domain. This can be done by following these steps:

Choose a domain registrar - a company that sells and registers domain names. There is a special list of accredited companies-registrars of zones. ru and. рф, it can be found on the website of the Coordination Center of National Domains. Also, registrar reseller partners are engaged in the registration of domain names.
Check the availability of a domain name using the Domain Availability Checker tool.
Register your domain with the registrar of your choice.
Link the domain to your site by updating your DNS (Domain Name System) settings. Your provider's technical support will help you with technical difficulties.
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