If you want to seriously start a website, then registering and leasing a host server can be said to be the necessary first step. The URL we visit is the domain name, and the place where the source code of the program web page is stored is the space, host, and cloud server (the three have the same function. Choose the corresponding product according to your own needs), and in the current IDC (service providers that sell domain name servers) industry, domain names are registered on an annual basis, most servers are paid on a monthly basis, and ordinary spaces are paid on an annual basis.
Our subsequent website installation and deployment will use cloud servers as examples, focusing on the construction, deployment and management of websites on cloud servers.
After completing this most important process, then register the website (it takes about 10 to 30 days to register with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology) and resolve the domain name settings to this cloud server (it only takes a few minutes). These two steps can complete the website online. It’s the whole process from building a website to going online.
Let’s talk about how to choose and purchase domain names and cloud servers:
Regarding domain names, it is recommended that the three mainstream suffixes of com, net, and cn be preferred. Of course, the .cc and other suffixes that have become popular in recent years are also a good way to register a good domain name. The domain name should be as short as possible. The most important thing is to have a meaning and allow users to remember it. Keeping your website address will save you a lot of advertising fees! This is very important for webmasters in e-commerce and other industries. For example, the domain name of dotcpp means the source file suffix of C++, which means source code (Interlude: Someone even called someone shortly after registering the domain name. Call to inquire whether you are willing to sell this domain name). Regarding registrars, you only need to choose a large IDC service provider, such as Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud, Huawei Cloud, Western Digital, Xinwang, etc. The price of a com domain name is 50 to 60 yuan per year, because it is Resources are scarce, and good domain names are hard to come by. You must remember to renew, or even renew for multiple years at a time, to prevent revocation.
Regarding the host, if you want to simply build a website to experience it first, you can use space. Simply speaking, space is the same server using virtualization technology to divide many spaces and rent them to everyone to build websites. Everyone's website source code exists On this host, share an IP address. Easily affected by the impressions of other websites on the same server and search engine ratings. The advantage is that the price is low. The annual price of a space may only be 50 to 300 depending on different lines and space size. Therefore, the cost of using the space to build a website is extremely low. If your website business is more complex (such as our dotcpp) and your product requirements are relatively high, you can consider renting a cloud server. The price of the cloud server is about approximately (800~5000) per year depending on the configuration at the beginning. There is no cap on the cloud server. As the traffic business increases, there is no need to move the website, and the configuration can be directly upgraded. This is the current usage plan for mainstream websites. You can choose according to your own situation. Try to use one domain name and server provider, which makes management and maintenance easier.
You can prepare on your own and we will continue in the next section!