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

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.

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.

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

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

 

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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A Synology NAS can operate as a webserver. They aren't "too" expensive. But it isn't a standard Red Hat box.

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

VPS it safer more secure and you get full root access.

I only use shared hosting myself, I have no clue how to manage a VPS and I don't have the funds to pay for a managed one. VPS is definitely better but I don't have the time to learn how to manage it lol.

I only use shared hosting myself, I have no clue how to manage a VPS and I don't have the funds to pay for a managed one. VPS is definitely better but I don't have the time to learn how to manage it lol.

VPS is not as hard as people make it seem however i prefer to have full Root Access.

Note that 'full root access' of a VPS is only partial root access - you might have near control over your part of it but that isn't full control over the server hypervisor. (e.g. you're not in control of how much resource a given VPS gets on the host)

 

It is worth noting that with full root access it can be possible to entirely brick a VPS and leave it unbootable.

Note that 'full root access' of a VPS is only partial root access - you might have near control over your part of it but that isn't full control over the server hypervisor. (e.g. you're not in control of how much resource a given VPS gets on the host)

 

It is worth noting that with full root access it can be possible to entirely brick a VPS and leave it unbootable.

Interesting and thanks for the insight on this.

VPS it safer more secure and you get full root access.

A VPS is only more secure if you take the necessary steps to protect it. This includes using two-step verification for your cPanel accounts, changing default SSH ports, and using SSH keys for authentication.

I have only had live sites on shared hosting without any issues. That be said none were really huge forums. I do have an unmanaged VPS that I play with time to time mostly to try out different controls panels.

A VPS is only more secure if you take the necessary steps to protect it. This includes using two-step verification for your cPanel accounts, changing default SSH ports, and using SSH keys for authentication.

I solved part of this by not having a cPanel for the most part…

A VPS is only more secure if you take the necessary steps to protect it. This includes using two-step verification for your cPanel accounts, changing default SSH ports, and using SSH keys for authentication.

I just integrated it with CloudFlare this morning so hopefully it helps. i am still learning this part

Completely depends on the requirements of the project, for me. I've never had need for, nor wanted to pay out the expenses required, for a dedicated server, yet.

 

I have used shared hosting packages countless times, used VPS services for my biggest project many years ago (which was expensive enough back then!) and always been fine just using shared hosting when that's suitable. It's only when a site grows to quite a large point that the consideration of needing a VPS comes into play - or potentially if you're running multiple (5+) high-traffic sites.