Tuesday, 16 November 2010

Home Website Hosting - Is This Practical?

I keep seeing questions from people wanting host a website themselves and wondered if this was a good idea. It is an interesting challenge but there are obstacles to overcome..........  

Is home website hosting feasible with a home server delivering a site to the world over a broadband connection? 

Technically yes but  home website hosting is really only something for hobbyists at one end of the scale and major companies with their own data center at the other.

There are numerous top website hosting companies who will host your site on their servers for a small fee and they will take care of the all maintenance, security and resilience issues, as well as providing support.

The only practical reason for home website hosting is to learn how to do so and to understand the issues. It will not save time, provide a better service or save money. Click Here to read the rest.

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