This is my first post/thread/question so let me -right off the bat- say thanks for having me!
Now down to business: I have a pretty fair size site that I host on line and I rent server space off this totally unreliable company to the tune of $70 a month. My question is that I'd like to just buy my own server off of Craigslist for (seemingly) cheap money, and host the forum myself. Only trouble with that is I'm nearly RETARDED when it comes to this techie stuff, but I'm pretty smart and eager to learn.
Long story short, could anyone here school me on what I would need for equipment, what kind of equipment, and how the hell I would go about doing it myself? Please keep in mind that I only have about a years worth of experience in the computer world and just finding this site and typing here is about the extent of my knowledge.
ANY and ALL help would be GREATLY appreciated! (Especially in laymens terms, ha ha.)
Thanks, guys & gals...
Now down to business: I have a pretty fair size site that I host on line and I rent server space off this totally unreliable company to the tune of $70 a month. My question is that I'd like to just buy my own server off of Craigslist for (seemingly) cheap money, and host the forum myself. Only trouble with that is I'm nearly RETARDED when it comes to this techie stuff, but I'm pretty smart and eager to learn.
Long story short, could anyone here school me on what I would need for equipment, what kind of equipment, and how the hell I would go about doing it myself? Please keep in mind that I only have about a years worth of experience in the computer world and just finding this site and typing here is about the extent of my knowledge.
ANY and ALL help would be GREATLY appreciated! (Especially in laymens terms, ha ha.)
Thanks, guys & gals...