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An Internet hosting service is a service that runs Internet servers, allowing organizations and individuals to serve content to the Internet. There are various levels of service and various kinds of services offered.
A common kind of hosting is web hosting. Most hosting providers offer a combined variety of services. Web hosting services also offer e-mail hosting service, for example. DNS hosting service is usually bundled with domain name registration.
Generic, yet rather powerful, kind of Internet hosting provides a server where the client can run anything he wants (including web servers and other servers) and has an Internet connection with good upstream bandwidth.
Types of hosting
Full-featured hosting
Full-featured hosting services include:
- Dedicated hosting service, where the hosting service owns and manages the machine, leasing full control to the client
- Virtual private server, in which virtualization technology is employed in order to allow multiple logical servers to run on a single physical server - thus the customer receives a "dedicated" server and yet the hosting company cuts costs by selling a single physical server to multiple customers.
- Colocation facilities, which provide just the Internet connection and climate control, but let the client do his own system administration; the most expensive
Other
Limited or application-specific hosting services include:Bandwidth cost
Internet hosting services include the required Internet connection; they may charge a flat rate per month or charge per bandwidth used — a common payment plan is to charge for the 95th percentile bandwidth.
See also
"Internet hosting service"