Home Server

[hostnuclear]

I am considering setting up a home server.

not for commercial use but so I can test some stuff on, what software and operating system would I use.

appreciate some advice.

[RobTheGolfer]

I would go download redhat linux from www.redhat.com and plesk server admin. Plesk is free for one domain. www.plesk.com I would not use the fastest hardware if it is just for home use. Depends what you are goign to be using it for?

[hostnuclear]

thanks Rob,

its for a program I have that I am setting up for a friend, the program keeps all his machine maintenance on it and the program is not really designed to run on a server so I wanted to play around with it, he needs to be able to access it from his computer and I would let him in occassionally to read the files or add some stuff, but this would only be once a month or less.

So do I just load that software onto the harddrive with win98?


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GOODNIGHT.

hostnuked.

[BloodlessPharaoh]

this is definatley the last post
hostnuked.

Are you going some where, HostNuke? :)

[billofwrites]

Yea, he's going to bed. :) It is like 3am there.

[bheybugarin]

do you think that personal web server (PWS) from MSN is a good for network use?

[RobTheGolfer]

No.

[Crabby]

No.

Not very powerful.

Not secure.

[smidwap]

What common-person ISP allows servers to run on their network?

[RobTheGolfer]

None of them do. You need a business class connection.

[smidwap]

Yeah so how is hostnuclear gonna do it??

I think the only way ISP's know a server is running on their network is if they see high bandwith usage on your line.

[hostnuclear]

Our Cable ISP is setup with business class solutions at the same price as domestic, and why wouldn't they at 20c per megabyte over 1 gig they make more money as I send and recieve more data.

Yes thats right we get hit both directions on data, incoming and outgoing, it does't take very long to get to 1 gig when uploading or downloading 20 meg websites everyday as backups or amendments.

I was using Frontpage to work on my webpage and allowed it to publish the files, I now only use Frontpage as a FTP program to upload and I choose each file I want to work on.

I only wanted the home server to allow a college to access a program maybe once a month, so data traffic wouldn't be a problem.

hostnuclear.

[smidwap]

Our Cable ISP is setup with business class solutions at the same price as domestic, and why wouldn't they at 20c per megabyte over 1 gig they make more money as I send and recieve more data.

hostnuclear.

Ahhh...that has got to suck. I guess there should be no worry about this since you're only running a program to be accessed a couple times a month. What is the program, BTW?

[hostnuclear]

Ahhh...that has got to suck. I guess there should be no worry about this since you're only running a program to be accessed a couple times a month. What is the program, BTW?
Smidwap
Its a machinery maitenance program, and to make matters worse its not designed to run on a server, I am really starting to think about making an account for this college of mine and he can pay just a very small monthly fee for the space as it grows.
Smidwap your keeping this forum alive, good to see as daily I check in and look forward to see what people are asking or answering.

hostnuclear.

[smidwap]

In that case, I would run Red Hat Linux. Now I don't know how much experience you have with servers and programs running on them, but if you have quite a bit then you should feel comfortable downloading the neccessary programs, such as BIND. It might be easier to maintain with Plesk, however Plesk may get in the way with the programs you plan to install on the system. Are these programs to be accessible via the web, through a shell session, or through some sort of connection to the server???