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sup2jzgte

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I have been thinking about creating a home server for a forum that I have been working on. Now I have not done to much research YET. My question is can you guys help me out with what I will need to get going and how to go about this while I research? Also if anyone knows of a really good reliable Host I would be interested in that to, just incase this is not possible
 
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You'll need good bandwidth, a reliable internet connection and possibly LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL & PHP). There are a few OS's you could use:

Windows Server 2003 - expensive
Ubuntu - get the desktop version, the server mode is command line
Fedora 7 - this is based off Red Hat Enterprise Linux
FreeBSD - not tried this yet but it does form the base for OSX
OpenSolaris - again not tried but it's apparently very good
 
Well I have Charter Cable internet, I'm not sure what speed I have. I plan on using a PhPBB for my forum if that is any help.
 
This may sound like a dumb question, but does anyone know how many servers computerforum has and the kinda specs that are on them. That might give sup2jzgte an Idea of what kind of resources he'll need to start a forum like this, if he does want to start a forum as big as this.
 
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This may sound like a dumb question, but does anyone know how many servers computerforum has and the kinda specs that are on them. That might give sup2jzgte an Idea of what kind of resources he'll need to start a forum like this, if he does want to start a forum as big as this.
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I highly doubt it will end up getting that big. It is going to be a baseball forum
 
I use www.streamline.net for my hosting - have several sites up with them. Not the cheapest, but certainly very competitive.

You need to be careful with forums at home - The only way to send mail is usually via SMTP - most providers will not let you send it any other way, and they will limit what you send as SMTP through your email account - also opens you up a little to spam.

I have a single forum up and running on my home server for use by collegues and family, I wouldn't open it up further!
 
Hosting one website yourself would cost way too much and would probably end up being slower than what you could pay less for.
 
you should also do a whois of there domain name. One I checked out once was in Bulgaria the name and their ad looked maybe like california.
 
While you will have more control if you host it yourself, I would recommend getting a web host if you are inexperienced.

I use JaguarPC and have for almost 4 years. They have very good hardware and you can't beat their support. I tried others like GoDaddy and IPowerWeb, while they are both good, Jaguar beats them for support. Their prices are average, and you get all the necessary software and server features for forums.

Because their support is so fast and organized, I would recommend them for anyone just starting out.

If you have no experience setting up a web server, especially with php/mysql then I wouldn't attempt this yet. Stick with a web host.

They run about $10/month for the basic package, which is more than what you need for a baseball forum or 10.
 
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From sounds of this it, this really would not worth running my own as you guys have said. So I'm going to hunt around for some cheap hosting, just to get my feet wet on this.

you should also do a whois of there domain name. One I checked out once was in Bulgaria the name and their ad looked maybe like california.
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what is a WHOIS?


I was looking at these guys for hosting and domain, because I can do a month to month to see how it goes without having to pay $200 for a year or so of service up front.

http://www.siteground.com/
 
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no one answered what is computer forum using for servers and how many
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I have 2 windows 2003 servers. One is running DHCP / DNS, the other is my firewall with ISA server running on it. I have FIOS BB and TV. All the TV hardware like DVRs use IP addresses. The Verizon router has dhcp, so i had to use their ip range, dhcp ...etc. . When the install tech left he said " do not set the firewall on the highest setting, we like to come in and see if everything is ok" sounded like they wanted to snoop in my network. As soon as the tech left I cranked the firewall on the highest setting and turned of a few services throught the firewall like telenet. Anyway i am now behind the ISA firewall with mt own dhcp and ip range.
 
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