PsychoRobot
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can i use my home pc as a server to host a web page for my business or is there a difference in the hardware i need?
pc as server?
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PsychoRobot
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thats it?
PsychoRobot
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hardware?
i see all this server hardware listed on new egg.i just want to host a webpage for a small buiness.what OS would i need?
i see all this server hardware listed on new egg.i just want to host a webpage for a small buiness.what OS would i need?
PsychoRobot
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what kind of server os should i use?
tlarkin
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You can download Apache for free for every OS (Win, Unix/Linux, OS X, etc) and use it to host a web page on just about any PC. It doesn't take much to host a web page but most likely your ISP will block incoming port 80 requests, plus you will need to set up dynamic DNS and figure out hosting. If you host yourself it can get annoyingly hard.
PsychoRobot
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any good guides to set it up out there?
tlarkin
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probably 10s of thousands in several languages, Google is your friend.
un true, you can run apache just fone on a desktop OS.
As for running your buisness website on your home pc, bad idea 1.
Are you going to run it at home? Bad idea 2 .. you most likely have a dynamic ip .. cant host a website with that.
Your some pc is not a server, so dont expect it to be reliable .. it will fail and you will have issues.
Go pay 4$ a month and let a hosting co do it for you.
As for running your buisness website on your home pc, bad idea 1.
Are you going to run it at home? Bad idea 2 .. you most likely have a dynamic ip .. cant host a website with that.
Your some pc is not a server, so dont expect it to be reliable .. it will fail and you will have issues.
Go pay 4$ a month and let a hosting co do it for you.
mac550
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brycematheson712
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I know it's already been said, but I guess I'll repeat it. You can make a home web server using just your regular PC. No, you don't need to purchase special 'Server Software'. Anyone who tries to tell you that is an idiot.
Basically, it depends on what you want to do. If you want to use your computer as a Home Computer/Web Server, you can just use Windows XP (Vista, Linux, etc. Whatever your OS is) and download the Apache software. Next, you're going to have to look up on what your ISP restrictions are. When someone requests your website, they will have to come through Port 80 to your computer. Many ISP (Internet Service Providers) block Port 80 for this very reason. Next, if they do allow incoming connections you're going to have to mess with DNS and Dynamic vs. Static IP Addresses.
Next, if you're going to use this machine as a strict web server, I would recommend loading a version of Linux onto it. Ubuntu Server would be a great version, plus it's free and fairly user friendly. If this is going to be a critical server, maybe a UPS would be a good idea too. Of course, you'll have to check up on your Ports and ISP restrictions just like above.
Any other questions? Just ask.
Basically, it depends on what you want to do. If you want to use your computer as a Home Computer/Web Server, you can just use Windows XP (Vista, Linux, etc. Whatever your OS is) and download the Apache software. Next, you're going to have to look up on what your ISP restrictions are. When someone requests your website, they will have to come through Port 80 to your computer. Many ISP (Internet Service Providers) block Port 80 for this very reason. Next, if they do allow incoming connections you're going to have to mess with DNS and Dynamic vs. Static IP Addresses.
Next, if you're going to use this machine as a strict web server, I would recommend loading a version of Linux onto it. Ubuntu Server would be a great version, plus it's free and fairly user friendly. If this is going to be a critical server, maybe a UPS would be a good idea too. Of course, you'll have to check up on your Ports and ISP restrictions just like above.
Any other questions? Just ask.