What hosting setup would you recommend for a beginner deploying their first web application?

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I’m working on my first web application, and I’m at the stage where I need to choose a hosting setup. There are so many options available, from shared hosting and managed hosting to VPS and cloud platforms, and I’m finding it difficult to understand which one makes the most sense for a beginner.

For a simple web application with relatively low traffic, what hosting setup would you recommend?

I’m particularly interested in understanding:

Which type of hosting is easiest to manage for a beginner?
When should someone choose shared hosting vs VPS vs cloud hosting?
What should I consider regarding performance, security, scalability, and cost?
Are there any hosting providers you’ve had a particularly good experience with?
Would you recommend starting with a simple hosting solution and migrating later as the application grows?

I’d be interested to hear what setup you started with for your first project and whether you’d choose the same approach today.

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Hi @Prajaktaa03

I use GitHub to host my personal projects. For a simple application with low traffic, you could also use CodePen to share your projects.

I don’t have any major issues. Recently I had a few deployments fail, but after a few commits that problem went away. There was some issue with GitHub runners.

There are other options, but for a beginner CodePen and GitHub are good choices.

As your app grows, then consider factors that affect user experience and project requirements. Make sure you create a README file so others can easily understand your repo. You don’t need to pay to anything for the basic plans, so stick with them until you get comfortable using the services. I turned off CoPilot as I found I didn’t really need it.

I’m still using GitHub. I recently went back to CodePen.

Happy coding