Shared hosting or a VPS for a new forum?

[Guntah]

I think you can always get started on shared hosting and then move to the VPS once you decide that is right time for that.
I would recommend you qhoster.com and libertyvps.net as the providers which will be able to provide you with that service you really need.

[figage]

I have seen a kind of keyword in your request and I think that is the most important one. I would find the company like 1and1.com, libertyvps.net or qhoster.com which provide as shared as VPS services and get started with shared hosting.

[cloudcone]

Hi

If it is a brand new forum then starting with shared hosting would be enough. But if you feel like you're starting to get higher traffic it is advisable to quickly switch to a VPS plan because in a shared server your traffic affects other users too and you will suddenly be forced to upgrade to a higher plan.

Hope this helped.

[MarcS]

Since you want to host a Forum website, I suggest you go with VPS hosting plan instead of Shared hosting plan. In shared hosting, you will get limited resources, and you won't get administrative access. I believe that on the forum website, there is a good visitor traffic. So if you go with a Shared hosting plan and if the forum website receives massive visitor traffic then your site may be slow or crash or stopped due to the high server resources usage.

In VPS hosting you will get dedicated server resources such as RAM, vCPU, and disk space. You can store maximum data in the database as compared to Shared hosting. In future, if you want more resources such as RAM, vCPU and disk space, you can easily upgrade your VPS Plan to a higher plan with minimum downtime such as 5 - 10 minutes without any data loss.

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