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| nctnico:
I agree with the others: Running your own server will end in dissaster. Hackers, slow internet, crashes will keep you awake at night. If your core business is selling web pages then rent a server at a reliable firm. I'd stay away from hosting providers which are cheap or free if your business depends on it. You will want assurances for availability (SLA). |
| Halcyon:
--- Quote from: Red Squirrel on May 17, 2017, 08:10:57 am ---It's not hard, but the problem is that most ISPs don't allow public facing web servers or any servers that offer services. That pisses me off, it's an old arcaic rule that should not exist anymore. --- End quote --- I didn't know it existed ever! In Australia, your home Internet connection is basically yours to do as you please. You can run all the services you like. Most decent ISPs will also give you a static IP by default at little to no extra cost (for example, my ISP, dynamic IP isn't even an option as far as I know). |
| tooki:
--- Quote from: yada on May 17, 2017, 01:10:21 am ---I'm trying to buy and sell domain names and found you can get the value up by listing them with google. The web sites are going to be real simple, just a few pictures and some text saying its for sale. I'm trying to make money on volume so it doesn't make sense to pay a monthly fee on every site as I have a lot. The server is going to be at a friends house some distance away who is trust worthy and knows more then me about computers. But I don't even know where to begin. Do you need a special server machine or will a regular PC work? I'm willing to invest some money into this to do it right. --- End quote --- I think this is one of those "if you have to ask, you shouldn't do it" kind of questions. As others have said, it's not hard to do, but it's hard to do right. And generally speaking, it's not worth the effort to do it yourself. A hosting provider will do it better for less. (In particular, keeping a server protected from intrusion is not trivial; one mistake and the next thing you know, it's being used to host pirated movies and kiddie porn without your knowledge, or as part of a botnet performing DDOS attacks.) |
| Jeroen3:
--- Quote from: Red Squirrel on May 17, 2017, 08:10:57 am ---That said, I run a few servers at home for my personal stuff and do have a public facing game server. --- End quote --- I count 60 hard drive slots.... I only have 2, in a Synology DS214. And it's not called HAL9000. It may be very well against the Terms of Service of your internet contract to run any commercial activities on the home line. Enforcement of this is generally when you enter the top 1% of data hoarders. |
| jmelson:
Ordinary PCs are fine, as the bandwidth allowed for typical residential internet services are pretty limited. You need a business-grade internet service. One thing to look for is the upload speed. For instance, my business-grade cable modem gives 100 mbits/second download, but only 4 mbits/second upload. This is barely tolerable, and I'm waiting for the cable company to upgrade. You want to run a Linux server with Apache, or have a REALLY good IT person set it up to be secure. There are guys constantly trying to compromise your server. I used to get over 1000 attacks a day until I put in denyhosts, which cuts off all access from IP addresses that are trying to break in. Haven't had any successful breakin in over a decade. Jon |
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