1. Shared web hosting service
A website might be hosted on the same server as a lot of other websites. The software and update options for this kind of service may be limited and simple. Shared web hosting is frequently sold by resellers, while hosting for customers is frequently provided by web firms with reseller accounts.
2. Reseller web hosting
Clients can become their own web hosts with the help of resellers. Many resellers provide a service that is quite similar to the shared hosting plan offered by their provider. The size of a reseller’s account might vary greatly; for example, they might have a virtual dedicated server tied to a colocated server.
3. Virtual Dedicated Server
A sort of server that distributes server resources into virtual servers is called a virtual private server (VPS). It is possible to assign VPSs in a method that does not exactly match the underlying hardware. Sometimes customers are in charge of patching and maintaining the server, or the VPS provider could take care of those duties.
4. Dedicated hosting service
Self-managed or unmanaged dedicated hosting is one option. This implies that the customer is in charge of the dedicated server he owns and maintains. Although the user normally does not own the server, they have complete administrative access to it. Additionally, it indicates that the user has administrator access on Windows or root access on Linux.
5. Managed hosting service
The user receives his or her own web server but does not have complete control over it. They can handle their data via FTP or other remote management methods. Typically, the user does not own the server. The server is leased to the customer, and the supplier guarantees service quality.
6. Colocation web hosting service
This kind of web hosting service is the most robust and pricey. The colocation service provider could provide their client’s computer very little or no direct assistance. To do any hardware updates, the customer would typically send his or her own administrator to the data center.
7. Cloud hosting
Since other computers in the cloud may take over when a single piece of hardware fails, a website hosted in the cloud may be more dependable than alternatives. Additionally, cloud hosting enables service providers to bill customers only for the resources they actually use as opposed to charging a fixed rate for the amount of resources they anticipate using.
8. Clustered hosting
Distributing the same material over several servers to maximize resource use. Dedicated hosting with high availability is ideal for clustered systems. A cluster may be able to segregate the hosting of databases from web serving. Due to the numerous advantages, most web providers employ clustered hosting for their shared hosting plans.
9. Grid hosting
This type of distributed hosting involves a cluster of servers that functions like a grid and is made up of several nodes.
10. Home server
These can be specially designed devices or, more frequently, dated computers or cell phones linked to an internet service provider (ISP) network, like Skype or Viber.
Specific Types of Hosting
11. File hosting service: hosts files, not web pages
An internet hosting service expressly created to host user files is known as a file-hosting service, cloud-storage service, online file-storage provider, or cyberlocker. Users are given the option to upload files that may be accessed online using a user name and password.
12. Image hosting service
A person can upload images to the Internet via an image hosting service. The most well-known examples include Photobucket, Imgur, and Flickr. Once the picture has been uploaded to the server, the image host will display various sorts of code to the user so that others may view the image.
13. Video hosting service
Users can upload, convert, store, and play back video material on the Internet using an online video platform (OVP). Typically, users will use a hosting service’s website, mobile or desktop application, or other interfaces to submit video material (API). YouTube is one example of an OVP.
14. Blog hosting service
A blog is a conversation or informational website that is published on the Internet and consists of brief, frequently casual postings that resemble diaries (posts). Usually, posts are shown in reverse chronological order, with the most recent one at the top of the page.
15. Paste bin
Users can save plain text on pastebins, a form of online content hosting service. Readers may leave comments directly on a page using Pastebins’ commenting system. For testing and development, there are several pastebin programs that are free source. Gists on GitHub are a version-controlled version of pastebin.
16. Shopping cart software
A component of e-commerce software called a “shopping cart” allows users of a website to choose products for potential purchases.
17. E-mail hosting service
An Internet hosting company that also manages email servers is known as an email hosting service.