In recent times, people are gaining benefits from broadband and online services. Due to this reason, many people have
started creating their own websites. You may create a website for personal as well as professional purpose. Your job is not complete by just creating a website, as you need to have web host to upload the website on the Internet. There are various options of hosting a website. You may host your website from your house or may take help of a web hosting company.
Requirements to Host a Website
If you wish to host your website from home, then you need a reliable Internet connection. You also require a quality computer system. If you have a spare computer, you may place it in a room that you rarely use. Provide the Internet connection to that computer and you are ready to host your website.
Steps To Host Your Website:
After setting up all these requirements, you need to install a web server. Generally, all operating systems have a pre-installed web server. In that case, all you need to do is turn on the web server option or install it from the operating CD. You may also download the software from the Internet.
You may also sign up with a network service company online. Here, you need to remember your domain name appropriately rather than IP address. These network services offer you a domain name, which steers the online visitors directly to your IP address. To ensure that your domain name is functional, you need to install the necessary software programs for network services.
In case you have a firewall activated in your computer, you need to unlock port80 to make your server visible to other people. After completing all these steps, visit your domain name through a web browser and check whether your website is accessible or not. If it is accessible, then you have successfully hosted your website over the Internet.
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