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When starting a website, many beginners wonder about the differences between domains and hosting.

In short: 

• A domain enables people to reach your site files.
• Web hosting stores the files that make up your website.

Since this topic is such a fundamental one to understand when starting a website, it’s a good idea to make sure you grasp it fully. So to help you do so, we’ll discuss exactly what web hosting and domains are, how they differ, where to acquire each, and how they work together to make your website available online.

What is a domain name?

Your domain name is the unique address people type into their browser to visit your site. It’s your site’s name and location on the internet. For example, wordpress.com is the domain of this website.

Every website lives on a physical server, or a computer connected to the internet. That server has a unique address, called an IP address, which looks something like this: 192.0.2.1. You can think of…