Beginner Fundamentals
Web Hosting Basics
Types of hosting, servers, and deploying your first website.
What is Web Hosting?
Web hosting is a service that allows you to publish your website on the internet by storing files on servers accessible worldwide.
Types of Hosting
- Static Hosting: Netlify, Vercel, GitHub Pages - perfect for HTML/CSS/JS
- VPS: DigitalOcean, Linode - virtual private servers
- Cloud: AWS, GCP, Azure - scalable infrastructure
- PaaS: Heroku, Railway, Render - managed platforms