--- title: Web Hosting 101 date: 2019-07-02T05:30:00-04:00 author: Sean Smith canonical_url: "https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-02/episode-2/web-hosting-101/" section: Podcast --- <!\[CDATA\[YII-BLOCK-BODY-BEGIN\]\]>[Skip to main content](#main-content)![Nevin Lyne](https://website101podcast.com/uploads/hosts/_200x200_crop_center-center_none/nevin-lyne-portrait.png)Guest Nevin Lyne Co-Founder and Director of Technology at Arcustech, which specializes in high performance, fully managed virtual private servers to provide power and security for your next php/MySQL based web site or application. [ ](https://twitter.com/nevinlyne)[ ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nevinlyne/) Season 02 Episode 2 – Jul 02, 2019 51:13 [Show Notes](#show-notes) ## Web Hosting 101 LISTEN0:00 0:00 [](//dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/website101podcast.com/uploads/mp3/season-02/S02-E02-Hosting-Master.mp3) Nevin Lyne and Sean discuss the ins and outs of webhosting, including shared hosting, vps hosting, dedicated hosting, and recommendations of offsite backups. ### Show Notes Nevin has been running Arcus Tech for 17 years, which makes it one of the longest running web hosting companies ever. We talk about the various types of hosting including: shared hosting, VPS hosting, and Dedicated hosting and when to choose which option for your site. Additionally we briefly go into website aging as it relates to hosting security. and then follow up about backing up your site using Cpanel or Plesk backups as well as other options for offsite backups. ### Show Links - [Arcustech](https://www.arcustech.com/) - [Media Temple](https://mediatemple.net/) - [Go Daddy](https://godaddy.com/) - [Name Cheap](https://www.namecheap.com/) - [Blue Host](https://www.bluehost.com/) - [Host Gator](https://www.hostgator.com/) - [Digital Ocean](https://www.digitalocean.com/) - [Shark Tank](https://abc.go.com/shows/shark-tank) - [Cpanel](https://www.cpanel.net/) - [Plesk](https://www.plesk.com/) - [Drop My Site](http://dropmysite.com) - [Google Drive](https://www.google.com/drive/) - [Code Guard](https://www.codeguard.com/) - [Back Blaze](https://www.backblaze.com) - [nystudio 107](https://nystudio107.com/) Have a question for Sean, Mike, and Amanda? [Send us an email](/contact). [![Listen on Google Play Music](/assets/images/google_podcasts_badge@2x.png)](https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWJzaXRlMTAxcG9kY2FzdC5jb20vZmVlZC5yc3M%3D)[![itunes badge](/assets/images/itunes-badge.png)](https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/website-101-podcast/id1449510012)[![itunes badge](/assets/images/spotify-logo.png)](https://open.spotify.com/show/3rmSM1R9t6q1U8DmYWJRSO?si=NrYPMgDaRV6Dd56PjEaPow)### Season 02 - 1 [ Season 2 Introduction](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-02/episode-1/season-2-introduction/) - 2 [ Web Hosting 101](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-02/episode-2/web-hosting-101/) - 3 [ How to Choose a Web Developer or Agency](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-02/episode-3/how-to-choose-a-web-developer-or-agency/) - 4 [ How Much Does a Website Cost](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-02/episode-4/how-much-does-a-website-cost/) - 5 [ Web Jargon Part One](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-02/episode-5/web-jargon-part-one/) - 6 [ Web Jargon Part Two](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-02/episode-6/web-jargon-part-two/) - 7 [ Minimal Viable Product](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-02/episode-7/minimal-viable-product/) - 8 [ Copy Editing and Copy Writing](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-02/episode-8/copy-editing-and-copy-writing/) - 9 [ Photography and Stock Photos](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-02/episode-9/photography-and-stock-photos/) - 10 [ Ecommerce with Shopify](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-02/episode-10/ecommerce-with-shopify/) - 11 [ Season 2 Recap and Season 3 Teaser](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-02/episode-11/season-2-recap-and-season-3-teaser/) ### All Seasons - [Season 01](https://website101podcast.com/season/01/) - [Season 02](https://website101podcast.com/season/02/) - [Season 03](https://website101podcast.com/season/03/) - [Season 04](https://website101podcast.com/season/04/) - [Season 05](https://website101podcast.com/season/05/) - [Season 06](https://website101podcast.com/season/06/) - [Season 07](https://website101podcast.com/season/07/) - [Season 08](https://website101podcast.com/season/08/) - [Season 09](https://website101podcast.com/season/09/) <!\[CDATA\[YII-BLOCK-BODY-END\]\]>