Hosting and domain name

What is web hosting?

A web host (or Internet host) is an entity whose purpose is to make websites designed and managed by third parties (Wikipedia) available to Internet users.

The main activities of a hosting provider are to install, secure and maintain servers to protect them from malicious attacks.

The hosting provider provides FTP settings that allow you to send your files to their servers.

The creation of a site therefore requires you to create web pages (HTML files to simplify) and send them to your host by FTP, thus allowing all Internet users to visit your pages.

What is a domain name?

An Internet address or domain name is the equivalent of your postal address on the Internet (for example: https://www.webacappella.com ).

This is how your contacts and customers will find your website on the web. A domain name is therefore essential when creating your website!

How do I get a domain name and hosting?

A hosting service can provide a domain name with its hosting offer, but it is possible to obtain a domain name and hosting from 2 different providers.

The rates are about:

• 10 eur/year for a domain name alone (.com / .fr ).

• 5 eur/month for an average website hosting.

See the O2Switch offer: O2SWITCH.