Setting Up Hosting

Setting Up Web Hosting

Prerequisites

This is some help in using GoDaddy to set up the hosting of a website, specifically a .NET website using a backend database.

Summary

Using GoDaddy as a web host, this video covers the registration of domain names. It also covers other registration options.

Video

Web Hosting – GoDaddy

https://www.godaddy.com/pro

Web Hosting – Azure

Azure is the Microsoft cloud service. At the level of traffic you have, it is unlikely there will be any cost. Full information is available at http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/app-service/web/

Web Hosting – Amazon Web Services

Amazon EC2 allows you to create a virtual server in a cloud service to serve as your web host. Instructions here.

Additional Information

Some sites that will be useful in setting up web hosting;

http://www.top-10-web-hosting.com/ – A review of the current top web hosts with reader reviews.

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