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CloudFlare and a Virtual Private Server
It wasn't that long ago that people paid fairly hefty monthly rates to host web sites, with pitifully small storage quotas.
Then along came companies like DreamHost that promised massive amounts of storage at much lower cost. But even small personal sites would still be up for hundreds of dollars per year in hosting fees.
By this time, we all had 24/7 broadband internet. And (depending on your ISP's policy) it was quite feasible to serve your own site from your home, for free, and with as much storage as you would like. For personal sites this worked fine, but there was always the risk of the Slashdot effect, which would render your home internet connection unusable and probably get you kicked off your ISP.