As a website naturally progresses and becomes more popular, it\u2019s not uncommon for a web developer to want to move onto dedicated hosting platforms.\u00a0 This can come from a variety of reasons such as lack of bandwidth from shared hosting, to the lack of customizability that comes naturally with shared hosting.\u00a0 Generally speaking, most people make the move to dedicated hosting when the site has out grown shared hosting in one way or another. But what is dedicated hosting and what do you get with it?<\/p>\n
Customize the Server<\/strong><\/p>\n One of the best things about dedicated hosting is it\u2019s customizability. Your website is no longer made to fit in a cookie cutter mold that most shared hosting plans offer. Dedicated hosting allows you to, first and foremost, choose the operating system for the server.\u00a0 Generally speaking Windows and Linux are the most common operating systems used but really any server based OS can be used by most dedicated hosting providers.<\/p>\n Another option is the software running on the server.\u00a0\u00a0 A webmaster can simply install anything that they want on the system to run whatever widget or section of their site they desire.\u00a0 This makes adding new features to a site as technology changes a breeze. It does put some of the burden to keep up in your hands though, as most dedicated plans are a do it yourself type environment.<\/p>\n Also with dedicated hosting, the user gets to choose the control panel they prefer. Some people prefer a panel like CPanel or Plesk and with a dedicated hosting plan you get to choose this. Of course you can also self-manage in the operating system without a control panel if you prefer.<\/p>\n Better Backups<\/strong><\/p>\n A lot of shared hosting plans come with back up utilities that just are rather basic, leaving many webmasters frustrated. With a dedicated hosting plan you can install a more robust back up system, making this process much better in the long run.<\/p>\n Cons<\/strong><\/p>\n The one major con of dedicated hosting is the price.\u00a0 Typically a plan can range from $80 to $300 dollars a month depending on the server hardware and operating system.\u00a0 Because of this, most webmasters find it\u2019s too much money for their budget and they stick with shared hosting.\u00a0 Dedicated hosting is more expensive because you are the only one who has access to the resources of the server. Unlike shared hosting, when multiple users have access to the same server, with dedicated hosting you are the only user on your machine. This is the main reason it\u2019s so expensive. But it can also be the biggest selling point.<\/p>\n When it\u2019s time to make the move to dedicated hosting just be sure you have moderate experience in managing a server.\u00a0 While you will get some help from your provider, it will be mostly up to you to manage and maintain your new server.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As a website naturally progresses and becomes more popular, it\u2019s not uncommon for a web developer to want to move onto dedicated hosting platforms.\u00a0 This can come from a variety…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[182,20,94,61,72,210,223],"class_list":["post-1240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-random-stuff","tag-bandwidth","tag-cpanel","tag-dedicated-server","tag-linux","tag-plesk","tag-web-server","tag-windows"],"views":116,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1240\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}