i want to host a website?

[Jake]

The great majority of servers use the free open source linux system making them cheaper, if you don't have any special Windows server code requirement go with the prolific, cheap linux.

Certainly there are free hosts that might suffice for your needs, 'unlimited' shared accounts allowing any amount of data and bandwidth along with domain names cost about $8/mo, including 1 domain name, a single domain paid host costing about $3 a month will hopefully hive better reliability than a free host... some prefer to get domain names from independent registrars so a host can't hold it hostage for 60 days.