First, let’s start with the definition of cloud. There are lots of differing opinions on this, but basically it boils down to 2 aspects.

If the service is… 1. On the Internet and 2. Distributed (and therefore highly available/ available all the time) then we can consider it to be ‘On The Cloud‘ / Cloud based. Or in other words, a service which runs online (take your pick as to what type of service) and has no single point of failure.

Breaking this down further, we know that a website is on the Internet. A website also requires the following attributes of distribution:

A website is pretty much a combination of these things:

1. Domain name: You need a domain name so that there’s actually a way of getting to your website.
2. Website files: The files of your website are your code, images, css, etc.
3. Database: The database is where your user logins or shopping basket items are stored (drives the website and stores data)
4. Something to serve it over the network (Internet), the webserver: The actual hardware and software combo which makes it all happen.

So, is a Website cloud based? Yes!

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