Hosting may refer to:

  • To act as the organizer or master of ceremonies for an event
  • Self-hosting (compilers), software distribution which provides all necessary source code to enable itself to be re-compiled from scratch
  • Internet hosting service, including:
  • Web hosting service, service that makes the website accessible via the World Wide Web
  • Shared web hosting service, web hosting service where many websites reside on one webserver
  • Software as a service, model in which software is licensed on a subscription basis and is centrally hosted
  • Virtual private server or virtual dedicated server – model in which the client receives part of the computing resources of a physical server. One physical server can host several dedicated servers.
  • Dedicated hosting service, Internet hosting in which the client leases an entire server
  • One-click hosting

See also

  • Host (disambiguation)
  • Hosted desktop
  • Hosted Exchange
  • Hosted payload
  • Internet hosting service