What is the difference between hosting and domain?

Hosting and domain

Among the first terms one has to deal with when making a
website
, there are“hosting” and“domain“.
Thus, Neikos Web Agency wants to try to explain the difference between hosting and domain and the meaning of these two items that are always present in quotes for a website.
The questions“what is hosting space” or“what is a domain,” we are often asked by customers.
In trying to explain to them with simplicity the concept and importance of these two elements, we invented an example to clarify the difference between hosting and domain. Since we have seen that it simplifies the concept and customers understand it clearly, we want to bring it back to you to help you too.

What is a domain

A domain is an address of the type “www.nomedelsito.it” that identifies and allows a website to be reached.
Internet top-level domains are divided into 2 different types:

NATIONAL FIRST LEVEL DOMAINS, refer to a specific country or region.
For example:

• .it, extension for Italian domains;
• .eu, extension for the European Union;
• .de, extension for Germany;
• .fr, extension for France

GENERIC FIRST LEVEL DOMAINS, for example:

• .com
• .info
• .net
• .gov, limited to government agencies and companies
• .jobs, for companies that advertise jobs.
• .pro, reserved for certain professions
• .shop, ideal if the focus of the website is an ecommerce

The client must choose the part of the name they want to register before the .extension and the type of extension.
Can register more than one domain.

Neikos Web Agency is an Internet Service Provider accredited since 1999 by the CNR Institute of Informatics and Telematics for the direct performance of the service of registration and maintenance of domains.it.
Choosing and registering a domain is one of the key steps in establishing a new digital brand.
For this reason, Neikos Web Agency is able to provide a Digital Brand Protection or Brand Protection service, which consists of a series of activities that protects and safeguards the online brand image by preventing the existence of unauthorized uses.

Neikos offers a service of:

CONSULTING ON DOMAIN REGISTRATION

DOMAIN REGISTRATION, RENEWAL AND ANY PAPERWORK

Can I register the domain name I want?

The name chosen is not necessarily free, because there must be only one combination with that name.
Domain registration is done by a person or company, following a procedure in which data concerning the company or personal information must be provided.

To maintain the domain you pay an annual fee.
If you do not pay this, the domain becomes free and can be purchased by others.

What is a hosting space

It is the space on which the website is built. Without this, you can have a domain, but there cannot be a site.
The size and type of hosting space varies according to needs.

We talk about a certain hosting capacity, determined in mega or giga. We talk aboutLinux hosting, Windows hosting or Cloud hosting. But without going into the technicalities, we can say that the difference in hosting spaces depends on the kind of projects you want to implement.

Example to explain the differences between hosting and domain

The domain is like the physical home address. If someone wants to send you mail or visit you, they must necessarily refer to that street name, city, etc.
The structure of the actual house is the hosting space.
Inside the house we have rooms, furniture, furnishings, which in our simile are the contents of the website.

Can you have a site by paying only for the domain?

The answer is no. Because the site needs the space to reside in, the bed, the closet and the kitchen need the house. A simple way is not enough for him.

Neikos web agency offers IT services

Internet domain transfer and registration, web hosting plans and virtual and dedicated servers.

• If you are interested in learning more please contact us.