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Bruce2000 -> Hosting a Website Yourself (4/3/2002 0:51:17)
How difficult is it to host a website yourself - from your own home? Would I need any extra equipment or just software? How expensive would it be? Do you think this is a good alternative to a "professional" hosting company? I guess one drawback would be that if I turn off my computer nobody can see my site!! Bruce Huntsville, Alabama http://www.bruceleibowitz.net

tarheel -> RE: Hosting a Website Yourself (4/3/2002 2:24:30)
It can be done, but you would need a minimum of at least a DSL connection, and a REAL good firewall, and HUGE memory and... well, you get the picture. It also depends if you anticipate any real traffic. If not, then have at it, and watch the firewall deflect hackers, probers, and other miscreants. I wouldn't do it, but then again, it's all a matter of how much you fear the outside world. Once you start publicizing your IP address either in the form of a URL or Domian name, or whatever, you become prey for the dark side of the internet. Phil "I don't want parole; I'm too busy working on my web site." Charles Manson, 3/27/97 http://1awebhosting.com 1A Web Hosting for Frontpage.

caywind -> RE: Hosting a Website Yourself (4/5/2002 2:56:29)
unless it's a hobby or a gadget thing, it always sounded like a headache to me....It's really not that expensive, unless you want the thing to be up all the time. If you anticipate database or ASP needs (we do) you could do it with w2k pro (200 max) probably want to start out with a decent server, at least 1ghz cpu, 512+ RAM, fast drive, (2)100m NIC's (firewall) This will run IIS decently. IIS comes with w2k. run the cable modem to one NIC,that static IP address goes to a website on the server. current cable/dsl connections can probably support 5-6 connections at 56k, you get less going out of your site than in. You may be able to ask your ISP to provision that more evenly (512/512). 512 is 1/3 of a T1? If you have a good PC laying around you could do it for almost nothing on Linux, but that's a whole different can of worms.... <spellcheck> </spellcheck> Edited by - caywind on 04/05/2002 02:58:32

BigBlue -> RE: Hosting a Website Yourself (4/5/2002 12:09:59)
It can be done. The best resource I've seen for "how-to" is www.DSLwebserver.com (which incidently, is run from some guy's den at home). They've got a wealth of real-world information on setting it up, protecting yourself, software and hardware options and more. I've setup a site at home, too, if you want to see what the response time is like: www.fdnot.com As previously mentioned, it probably won't do for high-volume sites, but what the breaking point is, I'm not quite sure. Jeff Hester www.BigBlueBall.com - Everything about instant messaging & chat!

Bruce2000 -> RE: Hosting a Website Yourself (4/5/2002 20:07:48)
well, I think I'll probably stick with professional hosting. I just got burned with a free host provider, and paid to get another host, but now my domain name is kind of "being held hostage" so I'm waiting for the "help desk" which is probably some kid. We'll see. Bright spot is, that my site is still up thru all this! Bruce Huntsville, Alabama http://www.bruceleibowitz.net

tarheel -> RE: Hosting a Website Yourself (4/6/2002 10:52:44)
Free host providers are the worst. Manyof them throw pop-up ads at your visitors, and put you in subdomains, which search engines penalize (some) and they frequently change policies and you're stranded on the beach. In other words, you're getting what you're paying for. Phil "I don't want parole; I'm too busy working on my web site." Charles Manson, 3/27/97 http://1awebhosting.com 1A Web Hosting for Frontpage.

ben_stilwell -> RE: Hosting a Website Yourself (4/22/2004 12:39:32)
It doesn't have to be a headache and hassle to host your own website. It all depends on how much of the work you want to shoulder. Most people will tell you that you have to have a dns server in-house, but this simply isn't the case. There are a number of services on the web that will do this for you. Not all are free but some are!!! Plus some ISP's have their own DNS Servers for this very reason and if they allow servers than there is a good chance they will let you use their DNS Server What you need is a computer with server software. Now depending on what you want your webpage to do, you can have your own hosted webpage for a very small price. Possible even cheaper than having someone else doing it for you. I am hosting an FTP and http site using ADSL and I don't have a problem. My traffic is too low to matter(100 hits a week, if that!!!).

Richard Dudley -> RE: Hosting a Website Yourself (4/22/2004 19:38:58)
I would avoid this solely for the security issues. If you're not a full time server admin, you will be. You will have to be on every patch for your OS and firewall, and you better have a good firewall. When you figure out how much time you'll spend maintaining just the infrastructure, hosting looks cheap.

DarlingBri -> RE: Hosting a Website Yourself (4/23/2004 20:29:28)
We have a server in our living room, and I love it. Occassionally I walk by and give it a pat. It's never caused a problem, so I disgree with the notion that "if you're not a full timer server admin, you will be."

Richard Dudley -> RE: Hosting a Website Yourself (4/23/2004 21:30:37)
A large majority of the spam in this world is sent by hijacked living room servers. Poorly maintained servers are also very useful for trading 'warez', and for launching DDOS attacks. It might not cause you any noticable problems, but that doesn't mean it's also not useful to someone else. If you're not spending any time patching the beast, you should be.

ellipisces -> RE: Hosting a Website Yourself (5/7/2004 4:15:54)
well adity... I went to check out your hosting services, but after I clicked on every link on the menu and got 404'd [X(] i don't know, what would you do? [:-] [&:]

rdouglass -> RE: Hosting a Website Yourself (5/7/2004 9:07:28)
I host a server myself on broadband. Having said that, I do spend a significant amount of time maintaining the software / patches. I do this for my real job as well so I'm a little more experienced then the average home user. Personally, I feel that I do as good a job (if not better) than many ISP's maintaining security. I'm not saying I'm the best, just better than some. If you intend to keep up on patches, security, etc. then yes, you should be able to host your own. However that should not be taken lightly for reasons mentioned above. Patches ARE important so if you're hosting, please be kind to others and patch your holes! </$.02> As a side note, I use a product called DNS2GO from Deerfield.com that works great to have my domain follow my dynamic IP's for my home server. I recommend it for anyone hosting with a DHCP IP address.

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