Since, they differ?
Hosting
Well, the Hosting is a space reserved on a server to host a web page. In this case share the same server with other web sites or services. This means that the hard drive, the ram, services database and even IP (but is contracted specifically) is shared with most ISP customers.
Advantage
- As a space reserved do not have to manage anything on the server, es el proveedor el que se encarga de la administración
- No maintenance.
- Cheap.
Disadvantages
- In some cases we are limited in the configuration
- If for some reason one day have many visits we can easily fall short of resources.
- Al compartir servidor con otras páginas podemos tener sobrecarga debido a problemas de webs que comparten el mismo.
Reseller
Within the service Hosting there is a superior method called Reseller. Although this mode there are different methods, here we focus on a particular. The reseller (the dealer) is a modality that have certain ISPs that allows the purchase to create Hosting for their own customers, giving the impression of being a service provider. Usually we have two control panels, Control Panel Plesk has the option (if the ISP hire) There is also reseller WHM panel that would be the father of the panel CPanel, to understand. This is the best option if you still consume few resources, but we already have a number of clients to consider.
VPS
The initials mean VPS Virtual Private Server and would become its own server but in virtual form. We could say that a server typically install a virtual machine service and thereby creating multiple VPS with RAM and disk space limited to total. This step would be nice as a continuation of Hosting, when our website or service begins to acquire a relevant importance or simply if you have a reseller and acquire a considerable number of customers.
Advantage
- It is in your own server if you have root access.
- We can restart when it crashes or problems.
- We can install applications by extending the concept to other services Hosting, could mount such an online game server.
Disadvantages
- Management need to know about operating systems Windows / Linux and you're the real administrator of the VPS.
- As we are sharing the hosting resources with other VPS.
- In many cases if we do not make backups us no.
Dedicated Server
A dedicated server is a complete machine's own ISP. They usually pay a monthly rent hardware with special characteristics (CPU, Disk Space and RAM). As a whole computer for ourselves we will be entirely responsible for what we do with it (There is the possibility of management). It is the most expensive option but will always be the best, because if we saturate a service we can control what happens with the other services on the same machine.
Advantage
- Completely self-managed
- Root access and reboot
Disadvantages
- Management need to know about operating systems Windows / Linux and you're the real administrator of a machine on the Internet.
- In many cases if we do not make backups us no.
- Can be expensive if not out-performance.
Housing
It comes to buying a same server, set in the same company and then send it to ISP. Became useless to see it was more profitable to rent or lease servers (what in the current roll-dedicated servers)