: How to start using webserver for business As a software developer I want to start my own business and I have a question for web services. Through years I was using a lot of shared hosting

@Sue5673885

You are talking about going into Web Hosting biz. Which is good but you need to ask yourself a few questions before that.

Are you ready to take up a new biz which will consume your time 24x7?

Are you willing to learn and get into a whole new niche which will take up quite a good amount of time for learning?

Starting a hosting biz is just the small part, due to the high competition in its niche, the major part is making a name for yourself which is like the 80% part of this biz. Can you do that?

And many more questions which you need to evaluate based on your comfort and availability. Its gonna take a while before you adapt yourself to this new field of hosting.

And a few starting tips I would recommend:

Get yourself a managed VPS to start with if the amount of websites are not many.
Specifics of the vps depends on the amount of resources your website will consume.
Start playing with REHL distro on your localhost.

Ryno VPS Solutions

This will be my recommended solution to start off with.

Domain reseller plans is not suggested to start off with as they are suggested to be introduced down the line.

Calculate your options and make the right choice. Good Luck

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@Lee4591628

Do I need dedicated server? Can you give me some links?


No you don't usually need it unless you have thousands of sites or one extremely huge site.


How many domains can I have on my server?


Domains usually unlimited (Can be just parked domains), if with the word domains you means sites, then with many hosters are unlimited too, but it's always written in the any web-hosting service the number of sites you can host on one plan.


Can I create emails from cpanels normally for each customer?


Yes, obviously you can.


Can I install e-commerce services on my server? What do I need for
that?


Yes, you don't need anything else that a web-hosting service, the same one on which you host your sites.


How can I buy domains as a company for my customers?


See: onlinenic.com

Do you recommend my own server or the rented one for the start?


If own server means that you buy a server and palce it in your office, it's a terrible idea! Buy a web-hosting service, in th form of shared hosting, or reseller hosting, or VPS.

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@Shakeerah822

As a fresh starter what do I exactly need to host my custumers web sites? More then one website...


Very subjective, and depends on the needs of their websites, what frameworks they are built on, how much traffic they get, etc. Really hard to say beyond them needing a domain and somewhere to host it. What you seem to be hinting at is a reseller service somewhere. A hosting platform with WHM might be a good place to start.


How many domains can I have on my server?


That's something to ask the hosting company.


Can I create emails from cpanels normally for each customer?


Typically yes, but once again, that's something you need to talk to the hosting company about.


How can I buy domains as a company for my customers?


You'll need to find a service that allows you to become a domain reseller.

Sorry I can't be of more help, but a lot of these questions are ones that need to be answered or discussed with the hosting company you are with/are looking to be with, and are also very dependant on both what your clients need and what your hosting company provides.

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