Setting Up Web Hosting

Prerequisites

This is some help in using GoDaddy to set up hosting of a web site, specifically a .NET web site using a backend database.

Summary

Using GoDaddy as a web host, this video covers the registration of domain names. Also covers other registration options.

Video 

http://online1.daytonastate.edu/player2.php?id=d91d1b4d82419de8a614abce9cc0e6d4 

Web Hosting - GoDaddy

http://support.godaddy.com/help/article/36/creating-mysql-or-sql-server-databases-for-your-hosting-account - Setting up a database on GoDaddy.

http://support.godaddy.com/help/article/4140/converting-an-existing-directory-to-a-virtual-directory - To use .NET hosting you will need to create a Virtual Directory, here are the instructions for doing this in GoDaddy.

Web Hosting - Azure

Azure is the Microsoft cloud service. At the level of traffic that you have it is unlikely there will be any cost. Full information is available at http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/app-service/web/ 

Web Hosting - Amazon Web Services

Amazon EC2 allows you to create a virtual server in a cloud service to serve as your web host. Instructions here. 

Additional Information

Some sites that will be useful in setting up web hosting;

http://www.top-10-web-hosting.com/ - A review of the current top web hosts with reader reviews.

http://lifehacker.com/web-hosting/ - Lifehacker is a reliable source of information, and this is their poll.

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