What is the difference between a domain and web hosting? Print

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The concept of a domain is often confused with web hosting. However, they are different realities.

 

What is a domain?


A domain is an identifying name on the internet. The domain name allows other people to access your website directly with an easy-to-remember address, instead of using a numeric IP address. Registering a domain name protects that specific Internet address. No one else can use that specific domain name on the Internet. Several companies offer independent domain name registration. This allows you to protect a domain name without purchasing hosting services. Although this protects your domain name from being used by someone else, it will not allow you to host a website or use email services with your domain.

 

What is web hosting?


Web hosting provides a powerful server, constantly connected to the Internet with multiple high-speed connections. The server is managed by the hosting company so that hosting customers don't have to worry about server maintenance, updates and configuration. Instead, they can concentrate on setting up and managing their own website.


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