Hosting of Websites A service that is offered to piggy back a website construction, for those who would like to have a presence on the World Wide Web and do not have their own domain set-up on the Internet. It may display information about their company or organization in the form of Web pages. One does not need a computer or Internet access to be hosted. Your Web hosting provider will maintain the computer, called a server, which your Web site lives on. They will also manage the technology that makes your Web site work and connects it to the Internet.