Short answer
Shared hosting means your website sits on a server alongside other websites, sharing its resources and its cost. It is the cheapest sensible way to get online and it suits most brochure sites, blogs, portfolios and small shops.
How shared hosting works
One server runs many websites. Each site has its own space, its own files and its own control panel, but the server's processing power and memory are shared between everyone on it. Splitting the cost of the machine is what makes the price low.
Good shared hosting sets limits per account so one busy site cannot slow down its neighbours. That is the main difference between shared hosting that feels fast and shared hosting that does not.
Who shared hosting suits
It is the right starting point for the majority of websites.
- A first website for a business or service.
- A blog, portfolio or personal site.
- A small shop with a modest catalogue.
- A site under roughly a few thousand visitors a week.
Where the limits are
Shared hosting is not the right answer for everything, and it is better to know the edges up front.
- Traffic spikes can feel slower than on cloud hosting.
- You cannot install server-level software of your own.
- Very large stores and high-traffic sites will outgrow it.
What Ayuni Host shared hosting includes
Shared plans start at $5 a month and go up to $24, with the middle Business plan being the one most people choose. Every plan includes an SSL certificate, automatic backups, a control panel and free migration of your existing site. The exact storage, traffic, website and mailbox allowances are listed on each plan before you pay.
Start on shared hosting from $5 a month
Three plans, clear allowances, renewal prices shown before you pay, and free migration if you are coming from another host.
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