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If you’re wondering: What is web hosting and why do you need it for your site? Hosting<\/strong>, or web hosting<\/strong>, is the service that makes your website available on the Internet 24\/7<\/strong>, storing your files on powerful servers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ll explain in simple terms how it works, the types of hosting available, and how to choose the best one for your project. Discover the most recommended web hosting today<\/strong>, Neolo<\/a>, which also allows you to create your website with AI in minutes, has support in Spanish (responds to 80% of queries in less than 1 hour), and plans start at very affordable prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is web hosting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hosting is the first thing you need to create a website<\/strong>. It is a service that \u201chosts\u201d web pages and all their content so that they are available 24\/7 whenever someone tries to access them from the Internet. Where does it host them? On a set of servers, very powerful computers that store large amounts of data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think of it this way: imagine you are moving to another city. You need a place to stay, right? Well, the same thing happens with a website. Web hosting, in computing, is the equivalent of renting a virtual space to host your web pages.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For websites, hosting is always on a web server<\/strong>.Depending on the amount of content a website has, it will need more or less space on a server.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is a web server and what is a data center?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A web server<\/strong>, or server<\/strong>, is a powerful computer that is responsible for transmitting information from one point<\/strong> to another<\/strong>. It stores files (text, images, videos, etc.) and transmits them to the computer of each user who requests them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you visit a website (and it loads in a few seconds), that process, which seems so simple and instantaneous, is actually the result of a complex mechanism carried out by a server<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Servers are physically located in racks<\/strong>, metal structures that support them, optimizing their space and ensuring that they cannot move. In turn, all of this is located within data centers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These data centers are buildings<\/strong> with certain specifications so that hosting servers can operate at ideal temperature and electricity levels <\/strong>for as long as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Data centers need to operate at high Internet speeds,<\/strong> as they usually receive enormous amounts of traffic from all over the world on the servers they host. In turn, most have excellent security protocols<\/strong> (fire protection, earthquake protection, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So you don’t have to rely solely on your imagination, the following image shows what web servers look like and how they are located in a data center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How web hosting works<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With the above, you probably already have an idea of what web hosting is and how it works<\/strong>. However, if you want to create a website<\/strong>, it is valid to ask yourself how to contract the hosting service and use it successfully<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t worry, you don’t need to be an expert in programming or get involved with complex software. Fortunately, there are hosting providers<\/strong>, such as Neolo<\/strong>, that offer hosting plans<\/strong><\/a> tailored to the needs of each project<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The website needed by a multinational company is not the same as that needed by an SME, nor is it the same as that needed by a university with thousands of students or a consultant who is just starting out. That’s why providers offer different packages depending on the size and objectives of the website you want to create.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you have contracted the service, in order to have your website available on the Internet, you need to \u201cupload\u201d the files that make up the design and programming of your website<\/strong> to the contracted hosting service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What types of web hosting are there?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are different types of hosting <\/strong>depending on the access they have to the server and its resources<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are no better or worse types, only more powerful and more limited<\/strong> ones, and this will always depend on the type of website to be hosted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a website that needs a lot of resources, limited hosting will be a headache; but for a page that needs few, very powerful hosting will be unnecessary and a waste of money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best thing is to identify the one that is optimal for each project<\/strong>. Let’s see what they are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n