Dedicated hosting service

Type of Internet hosting Part of a series onInternet hosting service Full-featured hosting Virtual private server Dedicated hosting Colocation centre Cloud computing Peer-to-peer Web hosting Shared Clustered Application-specific web hosting Blog (comments) Guild hosting service Image Video Wiki farms Application Seedbox Social network By content format File Image Video Music Other types Remote backup Game server Crypto mining Home server DNS Email vte A dedicated hosting service, dedicated server, or managed hosting service is a type of Internet hosting in which a client leases the exclusive use of an entire physical server, rather than sharing its resources with other customers. Compared with shared hosting, dedicated hosting provides greater flexibility because the customer has full control over the server, including the choice of operating system, hardware configuration, and software. There is also another level of dedicated or managed hosting commonly referred to as complex managed hosting. Complex managed hosting applies to both physical dedicated servers, hybrid server and virtual servers, with many companies choosing a hybrid (combination of physical and virtual) hosting sol