A personal web server, or personal server in short, allows users to store, selectively share, or publish information on the web or on a home network. Unlike other types of web servers, a personal web server is owned or controlled by an individual, and operated for the individual's needs, instead of by a company. It can be implemented in different ways:
A personal web server is conceptually the opposite of a web server, or website, operated by third parties, in a SaaS/cloud model.