“hosting provider” in this instance I think means “do you pay them a monthly/quarterly/yearly fee”
otherwise you can also say “well ACTUALLY your isp is providing the ability to host on the wan so they are the real hosting provider” and such…
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smiletolerantly@awful.systems 2 weeks agoThey are using a hosting provider - their dad.
“The cloud” is also just a bunch of machines in a basement. Lots of machines in lots of “basements”, but still.
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
hperrin@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Their dad is not a hosting provider. I mean, maybe he is, but that would be really weird.