Web hosting and domain name management are two core parts of running a website. Hosting controls where your website content is stored, while domain management controls how people find that website online.
A domain name is the readable address of your site, such as yourbusiness.com. Domain management includes renewing the name, updating contact details, changing nameservers, setting DNS records, and protecting the domain from expiry or unauthorized changes. If the domain is not renewed, the website and connected email can stop working.
Web hosting handles the actual website files, images, databases, scripts, and server resources. When someone visits your domain, the DNS system connects that visitor to the correct hosting server. This is why nameservers, A records, CNAME records, and MX records matter. A records point the domain to a server IP, CNAME records connect subdomains, and MX records control email delivery.
Good management also means keeping backups, monitoring SSL status, checking storage usage, and making sure the website loads properly after updates.