Setting up a webserver

By cfz | March 16, 2010

  • I was thinking of setting up my own webserver with my DSL. I was thinking of setting up with Apache. What do I need? How do I fix DNS-issue?

    Thank you,


  • Hi Erik!

    Setting up a server in your own house can have some definite benefits. However, there are also some downsides. One of the good points is that you have access to your machine 24x7 in case of a problem.

    The obvious downside is that you have nobody to go to when you have a problem. Running your own server can be fun, but also a bit of work. You should be pretty familiar with system administration (I'm assuming that you will run Linux on the server?).

    At any rate, be sure to research it before diving in. Here is a great tutorial that shows you how to set an in-house system up for less than $750 ;)

    http://serverwatch.internet.com/articles/buildserver/index.html

    Matt
    mlightner@site5.com


  • Thanks for the info. And yes, I´m probably not the right person to maintain a DNS-server. :-) Well, any tip on third part who can deal with these things?

    Best regards,


  • I've never had to deal with a third party DNS provider that wasn't directly involved with the serving of my site. But a quick search on good 'ole google yielded some of the following:

    http://www.dns.net/dnsrd/ (a good place to start)
    http://www.dyndns.org
    http://www.easyDNS.com

    Hope this helps :)

    -jim


  • First off, check with your ISP to make sure that hosting a website is allowed on their circuits. Be sure to check with them about running an email server, FTP, that sort of thing as well.

    Second, I would suggest a program like Nusphere (http://www.nusphere.com/), which will install Apache, Perl, MySQL, and PHP for you, on *nix or Windows systems.

    As for DNS, you'll need a static IP from your ISP. Ask if they provide DNS routing - that would be your best bet. Otherwise I'd look for another third party to route the DNS for your site to your server. I wouldn't recommend running your own DNS server, since you had to ask how to fix the DNS issue ;).

    Hope that helps :).

    -jim


  • Originally posted by MattLight
    Hi Erik!

    Setting up a server in your own house can have some definite benefits. However, there are also some downsides. One of the good points is that you have access to your machine 24x7 in case of a problem.

    The obvious downside is that you have nobody to go to when you have a problem. Running your own server can be fun, but also a bit of work. You should be pretty familiar with system administration (I'm assuming that you will run Linux on the server?).

    At any rate, be sure to research it before diving in. Here is a great tutorial that shows you how to set an in-house system up for less than $750 ;)

    http://serverwatch.internet.com/articles/buildserver/index.html

    Matt
    mlightner@site5.com ah Matt i see you have dedicated servers now as well :)


  • Yep, we sure do. :D

    However.... here is not the place for me to make sales calls. If you email me at mlightner@site5.com, I'll be more than happy to answer any questions that you have. ;)

    Matt
    mlightner@site5.com


  • Matt, that is very respectable of you. As this forum's mod (a.k.a. - spam patrol ;)), it is appreciated; and it also says a lot about your company.

    -jim


  • I know what it's like to be a board moderator. Some posts can get rather "off-topic" (if you know what I mean ;)). I'm thinking of enforcing a $5000 fine the first time a user SPAM's the board. *wink* (Read this thread (http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=2521) if you don't get it)

    At any rate, thanks for the pat on the back! :D

    Matt
    mlightner@site5.com


  • For DNS i register at register.com. They will do the routing to an IP. It works great for me.







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