Domains and how hosting works
So you’ve got a company and you have just started. In today’s world, before you can really get going you will need email addresses, maybe a website. Well first of you before you even start, you will need a domain name.
This could be anything, most preferably you will want it to be your company name. A domain name in my case would be “gitui.com“. So once you have a domain name, you can then get yourself an email address. such as: director@company.com or whatever you want it to be, within the domain “company.com”
A domain is an online name registered to a person for a period of about a year, maybe 2. They are quite cheap, so everyone can have a domain name on the internet.
A website, could then only come later, Much later if you want.
Once the website is designed and ready to launch, you will then have to upload it to the server where your domain is kept. Basically a server somewhere out there that controls your emails and traffic. It also controls you DNS, website, and much more. (I will get to explaining that later.) Once you have uploaded the website to the server using a protocol named FTP, (File Transfer Protocol) your website is almost ready to go. If it is a good company you are doing your hosting through, then they would have set up your DNS already. If this is not done, you will need to ask them to do so.
That is a very basic break down of how hosting and a domains work. IF you have any questions, ask.
Over time I will be explaining more and more. But for now, ask and I will try and answer you as best as possible.
Robert
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