Tired of paying for web hosting?

[bwhite82]

Your OWN DNS Server tutorial

Have a cable/dsl connection and a decent-sized hard drive?
Why not host it yourself?
Go HERE for a step-by-step tutorial on how to setup your OWN DNS server on your computer. Stop throwing your money away.

Additionally, if you're looking for a decent WEB server (for Windows), give Aprelium's Abyss X1 a try. Simple to setup and rivals most expensive web servers on the market. Some would even claim it to be faster than Apache, I'll let you decide. I will say the the learning curve to install/configure is no where NEAR as hard as Apache.

 

[adam_uk]

the reason people dont is because of the connections. and lack of speed.

 

[bwhite82]

the reason people dont is because of the connections. and lack of speed.

It's definately not for the folks with VERY HIGH traffic on their sites. And those people represent maybe 2% of the Namepros population. So, for the other 98%, this is the solution. If you have at least a 20Gig HD, P4 Processor, and a cable/DSL connection, your webserver will be faster than most dedicated webservers that were serving webpages nicely back in, oh let's say, 2000.

 

[alanchau]

Most ISPs don't allow you to use your internet connection for a server in the first place.

Here is another tutorial if you're still interested:
http://dslwebserver.com

 

[bwhite82]

I knew I'd receive a lot of flak from the folks trying to make a living selling webhosting services. My ISP, Time Warner Cable allows it and I'm sure many other ISP's do also. All I can say is try it before you knock it. And if you STILL want to throw money away on a "webhosting service" then do it.

 

[adam_uk]

im not trying to pass "flak" onto i just dont see it as a substantle way to host a website.

1. youd need a dedicated ip address if you want to use a.com properyly
2. i think youd find that if i was upload your website to a website i would get a better response on downloadds from the webserver
3. stable inviroment. datacenters are designed for servers, a house isnt.
4. fallover / redunancy. unless your forking out for 2 connections / two seperate links into your house if your connection fails your site fails. with dc's the traffic just gets routed through another connection
5. gaming, a fair few people download mp3s, play games etc this will all go down the same connection as your webserver which would hit your website as much as effect your games and mp3 downloads etc.

im not saying its a bad thing im just saying that there are alot of factors to why its best to shed out for hosting, its not that expensive these days and can work alot better than hosting it on your home connection.

 

[bwhite82]

Good points. But this solution would STILL work well for many Namepros members. Thank you for your input Adam.

 

[dewd]

id love to do that, but with my uber sweet 33.3k dialup modem connection...i dont think it would work

i live out in the middle of nowhere

closest thing to me is a chip truck, 25 mins away...i dont really think il get highspeed anytime soon

 

[adam_uk]

id love to do that, but with my uber sweet 33.3k dialup modem connection...i dont think it would work

i live out in the middle of nowhere

closest thing to me is a chip truck, 25 mins away...i dont really think il get highspeed anytime soon

:yell: eeeek 33.3k are you serious?

it must take a week to download a page.

 

[FusunMedia]

Once Verizon Fios is available in my area I'll definetley consider hosting my own sites. Fios is $49.95/month for 15 Mbps download 2 Mbps upload

 

[armstrong]

What would be the security implications on a such a home-hosted solution, considering that you are now allowing strangers to have at least http access to your PC? Unlike a datacenter-hosted webserver, your PC probably contains a lot of personal and private info.

 

[.X.]

A very valid point,Exploits would be a hackers dream,Unless you could possibly put the server behind a router firewall.

What would be the security implications be on a such a home-hosted solution, considering that you are now allowing strangers to access at least http access to your PC? Unlike a datacenter-hosted webserver, your PC probably contains a lot of personal and private info.

 

[armstrong]

My ISP, Time Warner Cable allows it and I'm sure many other ISP's do also.

Also, it may be worth your while to simply ask your ISP if they can give you hosting. A lot of ISPs I know actually offer decent space for hosting, usually for "free" to their dialup or broadband clients, but they don't emphasize this fact as its not something they wish to concentrate on.

 

[vip-ip]

Tried it. Done that, been there
Localhost accesses OK, but won't let me connect from another computer thru Internet, even thru NoIP.

 

[adam_uk]

What would be the security implications on a such a home-hosted solution, considering that you are now allowing strangers to have at least http access to your PC? Unlike a datacenter-hosted webserver, your PC probably contains a lot of personal and private info.

if you do the nesscary and secure your pc, shut uneeded ports. use strong passwords, keep software up to date the chances are you wont get attacked.

i have my linux website connected to the internet, its behind 2 firewalls (one hardware, one software), to get root level you need 2 different usernames and passwords and hack my firewall to open up the nessecary ports up. and only then youll have about an hour before i shut the box off (i get emailed evertime someone logs on as root.

but if you are considering hosting a website at home you should build a webserver from the remains of an old pc. it doesnt need to be anything amazing. chances are youll max your connection before you max the box.

 

[armstrong]

if you do the nesscary and secure your pc, shut uneeded ports. use strong passwords, keep software up to date the chances are you wont get attacked.

So you'll have to learn how to do all that stuff, then spend time every so often keeping your home network secure. If you're running a second PC for a dedicated server, that too will cost a little bit for electricity and maintenance.

Would the $10 to $20 per month you'll save (for a decent webhost) be enough to offset all these hassles? IMO, for most folks it simply isn't worth it.

Now if you can do all these tasks already, then why stop at self hosting? Why not run a webhosting service from your home? Just make sure that you have a reliable internet connection (might have to pay extra), and secure your home network properly, and voila! you have a new revenue stream.

 

[commes]

what i want to do is buy myself a laptop, so i can jsut run my website off that and stuff so that im not wasting my computer, just my laptop that will only have stuff for my site on it but laptops are exspensive

 

[CodeName_88]

I don't have cable. And how much do the DNS servers cost?

 

[.X.]

Ok..What i've done is plugged in a server on a seperate computer using my DSL router,Which has combs firewalls built into the router,Here is the problem so far,The speed of the server is at 34.4,It's not real stable.Any suggestions?? I figure it has to be draw in bandwidth,But i can't find the problem.

 

[adam_uk]

So you'll have to learn how to do all that stuff, then spend time every so often keeping your home network secure. If you're running a second PC for a dedicated server, that too will cost a little bit for electricity and maintenance.

Would the $10 to $20 per month you'll save (for a decent webhost) be enough to offset all these hassles? IMO, for most folks it simply isn't worth it.

Now if you can do all these tasks already, then why stop at self hosting? Why not run a webhosting service from your home? Just make sure that you have a reliable internet connection (might have to pay extra), and secure your home network properly, and voila! you have a new revenue stream.

reason is typicaly the average user has 256kilo bits upload. divide that by 8 that tells you how many kilobytes per second you can push (its about 15) that is not very fast. considering when a server in a datacenter can push at 100mbps (12.5megabytes per second)

while you could get a connection of similar speed into your house youd be looking at a very large sum. then they might say its up to you to get the fiber link from their network to your facility which if its not fibered means digging up roads. more money.

then youve also got customer views, if you have your server sitting under the tv, in a warm room and no major backup facilities. then its not going to go to well with your customers.

so when you think about it. $20 a month for a decent hosting package is amazing.