# Website Deployment - Shared Host

## Types of Web Hosting
### Shared Hosting
- One account of many on a server (same environment)
- Cheapest (aside from free static hosting)
- Used for small websites
- Most include email, FTP, PHP, databases, software
- **$3 to $15 per month**
- Examples: Inmotion Hosting, Hostgator, Bluehost

### VPS (Virtual Private Server) Hosting
- Your own virtualized server
- Can create multiple shared accounts
- More access & privileges
- Everything shared hosting offers
- **$20 to $100 per month**
- Examples: Inmotion Hosting, Hostgator, Bluehost

### Reseller Hosting
- Create & manage multiple shared accounts
- Can sell shared accounts to your own customers
- Very similar to a VPS
- Usually comes with reseller software
- **$15 to $100 per month**
- Examples: Inmotion Hosting, Hostgator

### Dedicated Server
- Your own <u>actual</u> server
- You rent out a physical machine
- Full access & privileges
- Harder to manage but very powerful
- **$100 to $400 per month**
- Examples: Inmotion Hosting, Hostgator, Bluehost

### Cloud Hosting
- Used for web apps
- Multiple servers work together
- Very scallable and great for large apps
- Not for beginners / harder to manage
- **Pay as you go**
- Examples: Digital Ocean, Linode, Vultr

### Static Hosting
- Does not come with bells and whistles of managed hosting
- Upload static site via Git
- Great for static websites
- **Free, but pay for extra features**
- Examples: Netlify, Github Pages