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_gail
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Server at home - 6/11/2002 13:12:35
Oh boy!
I've gotten a new web design job. It wil be challenging but pretty straight forward as far as fitting in to my current skill level. But right off bat, I need help understanding the following.
My Client has a server at home and would eventually like to have her site hosted at home.
What in the world does this involve?!
Thanks,
gail
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Reflect
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RE: Server at home - 6/11/2002 14:01:59
Hi Gail,
First of.....
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now onto your question...
I built a W2K server, for grins, at home to test on and play with. I would think to host at home you would run into a few obsticales being...
Price of the connection, would probably be cheaper to get a dedicated box/server run by a host.
TOS agreement (Terms of Service), most broadband providers frown on servers being run through them.
Maintenance, who would apply service packs? Apply modifications to the server? Hardware replacement when things break?
I am not on a dedicated server, not big enough to warrant...yet, but I believe they run around $100 US per month.
Brian
Work hard, play fair, stay sane
Edited by - Reflect on 06/11/2002 14:11:04
Edited by - Reflect on 06/11/2002 14:11:42
Edited by - Reflect on 06/11/2002 14:13:34
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old man
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RE: Server at home - 6/11/2002 14:43:38
server here...server there..it doesn't really matter where the server is physically located. In fact, hardly anyone with a virtual-hosted domain even knows where the server really is located. However, you might want to find out a bit more about the server setup....what kind of server software is being used? does it support FrontPage Extensions? what kind of internet connect is being used? Of course if what they have is a server(as opposed to a PC) and they expect you to set it up to host their domain, then it could get a tad more complicated.
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abbeyvet
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RE: Server at home - 6/11/2002 15:29:53
A few things you will need to know.
- What platform is she on? Windows? Linux?
- Has she at least a DSL connection? Though even that will not be enough if she gets any sort of traffic.
- Does her service provider allow this? Does she have a static IP address?
- If she wants to use FrontPage extensions does she know how to install and configure them?
- Given that I think it unlikely (though I may be wrong) that you will have FP extensions, are you going to have the ability to run scripts, for form handlers or whatever, to use SSI etc
- How is she going to handle security? Has she a (really good)firewall? Hackers just LOVE this sort of home run setup.
- What about backups?
- Has she got a backup generator in case of power outages?
I think you should strongly advise her against doing this and make sure you get some sort of disclaimer emphasising that you are not in anyway responsible for problems at the server end of things. And there will be problems.
If it is a business site she is making a real mistake. She is going to have a much poorer connection than even the cheapest hosting account would give her.
Maybe I am wrong. Maybe she is an experience system administator. I would hate to have a site where there was not a couple of those haging around all, or at least most, of the time.
If you do go ahead with this, you may not be able to use FP extensions. Take that into account when deciding what you will be able to do or not do, how long it will take you and how much you will charge. It is perfectly possible to create a site in FP that runs without extensions, but if you have not done it before there is a bit of a learning curve.
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Gil
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RE: Server at home - 6/11/2002 18:10:55
quote:
I've gotten a new web design job.
Kool !
quote:
My Client has a server at home and would eventually like to have her site hosted at home.
Ok she has "A" server. Now you need 2 (yeah two) DNS servers, A tape backup, A mailserver and a big enough power backup to keep things running for at least 4-6 hours. Oh yeah, don't even think about using a DSL or Cable connection, minimum of a T1.
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