{"id":36940,"date":"2023-07-23T15:38:30","date_gmt":"2023-07-23T12:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help-center-reorg.site.strattic.io\/?p=36940"},"modified":"2023-08-03T15:39:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T12:39:54","slug":"storage-and-bandwidth-limitations-hosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/storage-and-bandwidth-limitations-hosting\/","title":{"rendered":"Storage and bandwidth limitations (Hosting)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"36940\" class=\"elementor elementor-36940\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87fb357 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"87fb357\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd05aff elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"dd05aff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"36946\" class=\"elementor elementor-36946\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ef5f2b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ef5f2b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d377f51\" data-id=\"d377f51\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70e615bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70e615bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Whether you are setting up a stable business, online portfolio or eCommerce website an <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/features\/cloud\/\">Elementor Host website<\/a> provides you with fast and powerful infrastructure. From secure GCP built-in hosting to website storage, bandwidth and custom domains, Elementor has you covered.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>Of course, when it comes to details such as storage and bandwidth limits, there can be confusion about what it all means at a practical level. So let\u2019s take a closer look at what these things mean.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>This article will explain how website bandwidth and storage needs change with different types of websites and how website owners can effectively choose the hosting subscription best suited for their site&#8217;s storage and bandwidth needs.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Determining website storage and bandwidth needs\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>Before we discuss how much website bandwidth and storage your website actually requires we have to understand what website bandwidth and storage are.<\/p>\n\n<p>In simple terms, website storage is the hard drive storage for your website. The only way it is different from your laptop\/PC storage is that it is not installed in your computer but available as storage on hosting provider servers (in Elementor\u2019s case this is <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/technology-behind-elementor-cloud-websites\/\">cloud storage<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>Website bandwidth, on the other hand, refers to the total amount of data that can be sent back and forth from the website to the user. More available bandwidth means either more users can access your website simultaneously or the users visiting your site at any point can access more data from your website.<\/p>\n\n<p>Website bandwidth and storage are linked with each other as illustrated in this example:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>Suppose you own a blogging website that contains 100 blogs with a fair amount of images and videos. Per blog size is 5MB including all the images and content. Then the total minimum website storage that you require comes out to be 100*5MB = 500 MB.<\/p>\n\n<p>When it comes to determining the website bandwidth for the 500 MB blogging website it is dependent on the number of visitors reading the blog. For example, if one 5MB blog is read by 100 people at the same time, 500 MB of bandwidth is required.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Storage and bandwidth limits for your site\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>Now that we have a perspective on how website bandwidth and storage work together, let&#8217;s look at how much storage and bandwidth you might need for an Elementor Hosting website.<\/p>\n<p>There are a number of Elementor Host plans with a range of storage and bandwidth options. Check on the options on the <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/web-hosting\/\">Elementor Host product page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Page Type<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Visitors<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Min. bandwidth equivalent<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5 MB (Typical Long Form Blog Page)<\/td>\n<td>10,000-20,000<\/td>\n<td>50-100 GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10MB (WordPress Theme Based Online Portfolio Page)<\/td>\n<td>1,000-10,000<\/td>\n<td>10-100 GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2 MB (Ecommerce Page Listing)<\/td>\n<td>10,000-50,000<\/td>\n<td>20-100 GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Page Size<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Number of <\/strong><br \/><strong>web pages stored<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Web storage equivalent<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5 MB (Typical Long Form Blog Page)<\/td>\n<td>1,000-4,000<\/td>\n<td>5-20 GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10MB (WordPress Theme Based Online Portfolio Page)<\/td>\n<td>1,000-2,000<\/td>\n<td>10-20 GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2 MB (Ecommerce Page Listing)<\/td>\n<td>5,000-10,000<\/td>\n<td>10-20 GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final words<\/h2>\n\n<p>There are many other factors other than website storage and bandwidth that must be considered before opting for a website hosting subscription. <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/features\/cloud\/\">See this page<\/a> for a full overview of Elementor Host website features.<\/p>\n\n<p>If you still have questions or a website with special requirements, contact us <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/contact\/\">here<\/a>. 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