Hosting guides explain what a hosting service is, what it includes and when it stops fitting. Start with the decision in front of you: choosing a first plan, comparing shared and VPS hosting, or working out whether a semi-dedicated server is worth the step up. Each guide below begins with a definition, then shows the limits and the trade-offs behind the plan table.
Start with the question you have
Most hosting questions start with one of these decisions. The guide you need depends on whether you are defining the service, comparing plan families, checking an upgrade or setting up a certificate.
What is cloud web hosting?
Define cloud web hosting and see how it differs from a single shared server. The guide covers resource pooling, scaling, the limits that still apply and the kind of site that benefits from the model.
Definition of web hosting solutions
Compare shared, semi-dedicated, VPS and dedicated hosting in one place. The guide turns the labels into a decision table: what each type gives you, what it does not, and when moving up is justified.
What precisely is semi-dedicated hosting?
Explain the middle ground between shared hosting and a VPS. The guide covers CPU share, memory, account limits and the sites that fit before a full virtual server is needed.
Definition of virtual private servers
A VPS is a virtual server with its own operating system and a reserved share of CPU, memory and disk. The guide compares VPS, shared and dedicated hosting and explains the KVM and OpenVZ boundary.
SSL and TLS certificates explained
SSL certificates now use TLS. The guide covers DV, OV and EV validation, how a certificate is checked and when a paid certificate is worth the difference.
Compare the hosting types
The table below is a starting point, not a substitute for the plan limits. Prices, memory, CPU share, storage and stock change with the catalog, so the live plan pages show the current values.
| Type | What it is | Who it suits | Where to compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shared hosting | A website account on a server shared with other customers. The host manages the operating system and the control panel. | Blogs, company sites, small stores and first projects that need a managed environment. | Web hosting plans |
| Semi-dedicated hosting | A hosting account with a reserved share of server resources, still managed by the host. | Sites that outgrow shared limits but do not need full server administration. | Semi-dedicated hosting |
| VPS hosting | A virtual server with its own operating system. KVM runs its own kernel; OpenVZ uses Linux containers. | Projects that need root-level control, custom software or predictable server resources. | VPS hosting |
| Dedicated hosting | A whole physical machine assigned to one customer. | Large workloads, heavy databases and projects that need the full machine. | Dedicated servers |
Practical hosting tasks
Step-by-step guides for tasks you do in the control panel. Each one lists the exact menu path and the official documentation behind the steps.
How to use FTP to upload a website
Create an FTP account in Hepsia, connect with FileZilla and upload files to the correct domain folder. Includes fixes for login, passive mode and permission errors.
How to use these guides
- Define the job. Write down what the site runs, how many people manage it and which limits you already hit. A store with a large catalog has a different starting point from a brochure site.
- Check the limit that matters. File count, CPU share, memory, disk type and traffic are not interchangeable. Read the plan table for the limit that matches your bottleneck, not the largest number on the page.
- Choose the smallest step that fits. Move to semi-dedicated or a VPS when the current plan's limit is the reason for the move. Moving earlier adds administration you may not need.
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How these guides are written
Each guide is written from the official documentation for the platform or hosting control panel it covers. Figures that change with the catalog are not copied into the guide text; the plan tables and the order form remain the source for current prices and stock. If a detail is not published by a primary source, the guide says so instead of filling the gap with an estimate.
Pick the guide that matches your next decision. If you already know which plan family you need, open the plan table and compare the live limits before you read further.