Originally Posted by modismos

Hi everyone,

I’m new to web hosting and am trying to decide between shared hosting and VPS hosting for my first website. I’ve researched both options, but I’m still a bit confused about which one would be best for my needs.

Unless you have a specific reason to go with a VPS – don’t.

Originally Posted by modismos

According to my understanding, shared hosting means that my website will share server resources with other websites.

They will as well on a VPS. You aren’t on a dedicated server – you’re on a virtual server that’s sharing server resources with other servers.

Originally Posted by modismos

This option seems…

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