What is the difference between hosting and a domain?

It can be difficult for people who are not into the world of websites and programming to understand how hosting differs from a domain and hosting from a website. But in fact, everything is not so difficult. To put it simply: hosting is the place where your website lives, and all files are stored there. There is, for example, the city of St. Petersburg in Russia: each building on the street has its own address, so your hosting has its own number, and in the language of Internet programming - a domain name. Let's try to understand a little more.

How does hosting differ from a domain in practice?

site name, press enter. Everything, for an ordinary person, the process of understanding stops here.
2) But actually after pressing the key, the domain is transferred to the IP address of the server.
3) Then the files of the page you want to go to are transferred to your address.
4) Check the mail for a letter with confirmation of changing the settings, or contact the support service.
5) And only then they are transformed into a regular web page.

All of the above components are provided by hosting services and it is impossible to imagine the existence of a website without them.

What does a domain name mean?

As we call our friends, one might say that computers do the same thing through domains: they communicate on which server the site is located.

What do hosting servers do?

Think of them as apartments you buy to live in. At first, there is absolutely nothing in them, but then you gradually fill the space with furniture - files, if we talk about sites.

Why do we need site files?

Files are already the direct content of the site. Photos may also be included.

Our hosting "HostiYa" provides reliable operation of all known content management systems, as well as a variety of site engines. We also provide virtual hosting services, in which a large number of websites are located on one server. If you want to buy a domain and hosting or just consult on your questions, write to our online support service.