Need VPS or Shared hosting to host my app’s APK file
I’ve built an app related to coupons and deals from various shopping sites. I’ve added it to Google Play store. And I’ve also built website to for offering support and even downloading .apk file of the app from the site itself. I need a really good and reliable web hosting provider which allows to host APK files. From Google Android developer community 2-3 users suggested that they are using VPS from The-Online.com to host apk file as well as website and CRM software. Do I need a VPS or just shared web hosting (with cPanel) to for apk file hosting for my app? Do guide me and likewise I’ll place order.
Hello Byju’s, you can very well get a VPS from The Online over here for hosting .APK file of your app for downloading purpose. A 1 GB RAM, 1 CPU Core VPS is quite enough for it. The performance is fast and VPS comes with unmetered bandwidth. You can also select the location like North America or Europe. Also, Shared hosting is okay for hosting APK files. There is no restriction beyond the plan limits. You can upload website and APK file via FTP or sFTP or even with cPanel file manager or SSH. Shared hosting is more cheaper than VPS but resources are shared among the tenants. So to get maximum speed, performance and guaranteed resources I would just you shoud opt for a VPS.
You can use shared hosting or virtual private server if you want to host your website, offer support, and also host apk file there. Else there are other services which allow apk-file-hosting only like APKnow, Apkpure, Android file host, apkmirror, apk share, etc. which allow you to upload and share apk files for free, but it comes with upload file limit of 100 MB to 200 MB only. If you need more storage for your .apk file then better option is to buy shared hosting plan or a VPS hosting and then host your file. The Pros is you’ll get bigger storage, the downloads are quite fast as its 10Gbps speed plus unmetered bandwidth if you get VPS from The-Online.com so even if your app gets hit and have 1000s of downloads per hour the users can quickly download apk file hosted on that vm. With apk file hosters which give it for free often limit the download speed and use below 1Gbps connection and that too shared so actually you’ll get just 50 to 60 Mbps speed. So VPS is best for hosting apk files.
I tried service from apphost (appho.st) but was not satisfied. they offer a very limited number of downloads per month like just 1000 app downloads a month for $125 a month which is too costly for any app developer. Then I switched to shared cPanel hosting from The-Online.com which is way cheaper like $4.99 a month with unlimited app downloads, and easy management of apk files and versions through file manager. You can even use static short URL on your own app domain name. There’s no monthly download limit.
Indeed self-hosting app is way cheaper than using MDM or free/premium app hosting services. self-hosting is a lightweight alternative to MDM. It requires no painful configuration. You upload your application files (iOS and/or Android) to shared hosting or vps server, and get a shareable download link. Simply send this download link to your users or place it on your website app download page, and they can install your mobile app with minimal hassle. This is best way to host android app outside of Google Play store.