Hosting

Shared / Web hosting

• many sites on one server
• low cost and low control
• great for simple sites and beginners

VPS (Virtual Private Server)

• a virtualized slice of a server with dedicated resources and root access
• more control and performance
• needs more admin work

Cloud hosting

• workloads run on a pool of virtualized resources across many servers (regions/zones)
• highly scalable and resilient
• many managed services available

Dedicated hosting

• an entire physical server reserved for you
• maximum control and performance
• higher cost

Managed hosting / PaaS

• provider manages infrastructure and platform
• e.g: managed WordPress, Heroku
• less operational burden

Serverless / FaaS

• you run functions without managing servers (pay per request)
• great for event-driven small workloads

Reseller / Colocation / CDN - specialized forms:

• reselling hosting
• placing your hardware in a provider’s data center
• global caching for static assets