Most server functions can be performed well by free software. It is rarely necessary to spend money on software licenses for a website. The operating system used by many web hosting providers, as well as giants like Amazon and Google, is Linux. You can install and use Linux for free. If you do not want to provide support yourself, you can buy support from companies like Red Hat. The switch to Linux saved Amazon millions.

The Apache web server, which is by far the most popular server on the Internet, is free.

The free MySQL database is simple, fast, and popular on websites.

The languages most popular for website programming, Perl, PHP and Python are all free.