Shared, VPS or Dedicated?

[PGen98]

Do you prefer to use a shared plan, a VPS or a full dedicated server?

 

[Jay™]

I like to use VPS, Shared hosting doesn't have the access I need to do the things I want however if you are just a regular user who would like to host one site shared hosting is just fine.

 

[Hulk]

I just use shared hosting for my blog. If my blog was bigger then perhaps I would look into options but for the space and stuff I get I could have an elephant in my hosting and there would still be space left.

 

[PGen98]

Well hopefully there's never an elephant in there, lol

 

[Cpvr]

I prefer to use a VPS server, a reseller or a dedicated server.

I haven’t used a shared server environment in years.

 

[CTS]

I prefer a VPS (which is in essence a shared server). I like the scalability if needed and usually has pretty low latency compared to a standard 'shared' server.

 

[Cedric]

I’ve been using shared hosting since 2011 until 2023. So never had the need to upgrade to a VPS. Managing a VPS sounded so difficult and initially it did scare me a little. So I did upgrade after all in 2023 - mainly to get more freedom and flexibility - and I never want to return to a shared hosting ever.

 

[Aragon Burner]

I use a VPS & 2 bare metal dedicated servers. The dedicated servers are for my shoutcast business where i sell streams to people so they can stream music online

 

[Arantor]

I’ve done them all, shared, VPS, dedicated, run my own physical server in the office, plus cloud and serverless.

Each has a space, each has a valid reason and application, and I’d pair what I’m doing with what makes sense.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

I've been using VPS for years.

I actually went to a dedicated server and had a lot of issues, I went back to a VPS, and that really was my best option to begin with.

I'd love to do a home server just for the experience. Maybe I'll try it one day. I need to find a good smaller learner one. Any suggestions?

I haven't used shared in quite some time.

I remember back when I used WebTV to host my first website which was about WebTV tricks and secrets. Then, I used Tripod, Lycos, and Angelfire for a long time.

Eventually, I bought an account on Freepgs.com, which is no longer functional. It was low cost but gave you ad-free space and MySQL features.