Running Your Own Server
Jul 18, 2008why not just setup my own server. I have the connection and hardware necessary. So I am wondering why do people pay for web hosting? Why not just run your own website from your own server?
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Media Server Running Windows Server 2003 Std: Yes Or No
Jul 10, 2007Most people probably run Linux on their media servers, but since I don't know much about Linux and the media server we have is unmanaged, I was wondering how you guys feel about running Windows Server 2003 Std on a media server instead of Linux. We'll only be using the server to host Flash video files (.flv) and we'll be serving those vids on websites hosted on other servers, resulting in approx. 50,000-100,000 media views per day (filesizes range from approx. 5MB to 10MB). We don't want to run Windows Media Services, just a Web server (IIS6) and have the Flash video players on the external websites take care of the streaming/downloading part.
View 0 Replies View RelatedRunning A DNS Server
Jan 17, 2008I currently have one dedicated server and four VPSs all using Plesk and all having their own name servers controlled by Plesk. What I'd like to do is consolidate everything so all my sites use one set of name servers.
I'm a PHP developer (and will be developing my own front end), and only have limited knowledge of administrating a server, so first of all if anyone has done this before and made mistakes in the process, please could you share them with me so I can avoid making them?
Secondly, I would like to use a MySQL database for storing the DNS info - I've found a tutorial at [url]which I'd like to use - could someone who knows what they're talking about have a skim through this and reassure me that everything there is correct and up to date (the article was written in early 2006 - just checking nothing in the world of DNS has changed since)?
I'm using Fedora.
Xen On Running Server
Nov 13, 2008I've a production server running web,smtp, ftp, cpanel...
Now I need to run different solutions on the same server (like PABX, games), of course I can't put all on the same place (to better control security, resource usage etc..)
Is it possible to install xen without affecting my production environment? It would be a good choice doing that?
Running Web Server
Aug 13, 2008I want to start up my web server again. I have Windows XP hosting my web server right now. and, it's slow.
Should i stick with Windows, run IIS and use httpZip from Port80?
I really like microsoft, and don't want to change and adapt to something else.
give me advice
Or, should I run Linux
I would run Linux on it, but I don't know how.
And they have different version of Linux. Example Redhat, Ubuntu etc.
Which one should I go for?
Also, what do I do if I have a netgear ethernet card? Is that Linux? Is it compaitable with Redhat?
And last question, what do I use for security?
I'm a hacker, yeah.. I know what all people can do to websites. How do I stop them?
DoSing, Cross Scripting, XML Attacks, MySql Injection.. Etc.
If a linux fan can respond, that would be nice.
Running VPN Server On VPS
Apr 7, 2007i am going to run a VPN Server on a vps. i need how much hardware resource (Ram, Space , Bandwidth, ... ) i need ?
and if anyone did it before , please share with me his experience .
( i am going to sell vpn accounts to users for some e-commerce they do that they have much more security to do their works ).
Setting Up A Server Running ZFS As A Backup Server
Mar 30, 2009setting up a server running ZFS as a backup server. My only problem is that it's very new to me, and naturally I'm skeptical of it's redundancy capabilities etc, I don't want to get burned. Anyone used ZFS, what's your experience with it?
View 2 Replies View RelatedRunning A Game On A Server
Apr 5, 2008I'm a flight Sim Buffer, I use Microsoft flight simulator X Delux, I also have real flying hours under my belt too.
My Question is, what would I need to have FSX running 365 days of the year with upto 100 Connections at all times from it, plus teamSpeak?
Should I Rent a gaming server and allow my costs to increase, which taking into account I have three children, would be quite hard? Or is there a Gaming server service that I can use?
Any help would be great, also I picked this topic, and I'm quite new for posting, so do forgive me for posting in the wrong topic if thats the case.
Running Your Own Domain Name Server (DNS)
Jan 7, 20081) What does it take to run your own DNS server?
2) How to determine server specs?
3) Where to locate?
4) Do you need multiple server?
5) How do you manage DNS entries on the server?
6) Is there commercial software to do this? I've heard of PowerDNS.
Where can I get more information on this subject?
Server Running Very Slow
Nov 6, 2009i have a strange problem at my server ,
i hosted 1 wesite ( forum script with no plugins )
when my traffic consuption reache to 25mbs the server running very slow for hours although the load avarage is very normal 1-2 Iowait 3% ram consumption 8-10Gb
my uplink port 1Gb and of course my DC said the connection is normal with no limitation
the server specs are good
Quad procs 7200 ,16Gb ram ,15K SCSI speed
connections reache to 2000-2500 per seconds
Running Exchange Server
Mar 11, 2008can someone here help me setup/configure exchange server? I really have no idea but interested in doing so on my dedicated server.
I just want to know how to say, setup email accounts/web access.
Right now, just installed WS2003 EE R2 with updates and installing other things too like SQL Server 2005/AV/ISA Server
I take it I need to make the machine into a domain?
I have 2 IP Addresses assigned to me. and I have 2 domains, so I'm thinking about configuring each domain for an IP Address.
I would ideally like to have email addresses for both domains but going to test it on 1 domain first before proceeding onwards.
It would be appreciated if someone could just jot down on how to go about setting up Exchange, how to configure it...and pretty much it. I will be using Exchange 2003 Enterprise
Running Server From Home
Feb 19, 2008In the future I'm thinking of running a web server from my residential house.
I currently have rogers cable , but they do not allow you to run a server from their residential internet connection.
Does anyone run a server from their house? What kind of internet connection do you have?
I'm guessing most people don't do this because they find out it cost way to much to get a special connection ran to their house. Colocation might be the only way to go.
Running A Home Server
Feb 17, 2008im going to be setting up a basic linux server in my home to host a small family website, i plan to use centos or debian, but was wondering what other things would i need to get my server online,
View 7 Replies View RelatedRunning Own Email Server
Oct 30, 2008If i want to run e-mail server on my machine are those thing all that i need:
1) Separate machine running Linux + UPS
2) Internet connection - ADSL/WiFi (what is minimal acceptable down/up speed for running server normally?)
3) Domain name + one or two static IP addresses acquired form my ISP
4) Email server and webmail software
5) One man that know everything about server security and settings.
Why i want to run server at my home is because i have two spear machines with lot of HD space which can be perfect for this use. Only problem could be internet connection... Is ADSL good enough for me?
Also target public for my E-mail service will be 99% from my country (so ping should be lower than other commercial VPS from USA...)
But still i would like to hear opinions from people that know much more about this topic than me. So what do you think is VPS better soultion than hosting server at home?
Which OS For Running A Java Server
Sep 7, 2007I am making an online game and I'm wondering which OS would be the better choice to run my server (written in Java) under.
View 6 Replies View RelatedRunning A Web Server On Tor Connectivity
Feb 23, 2007Is it possible to install tor on a server, and serve up websites using the Tor connectivity/proxy IP (not the server's real IP)?
If yes, what's the procedure for setting this up?
And should all nameservers continue to resolve to the server's "real" IP(s) or...?
Running A Web Server From Home
Sep 8, 2007Ive recently inherited a decent desktop pc and am wondering if its feasable to run it as a web server from my home to serve pages from a few small websites. I know some about setting up a web server with linux and think i could get it going in theory but am wondering if a home pc setup would be reliable enough in this situation....?
View 4 Replies View RelatedRunning FTP And HTTP Server From PC
Oct 21, 2007I am trying to install a FTP Server in my computer so that I can simply login into my own computer to grab important files at work... since carrying laptop and loosing flash drives are becoming annoying .
In my home computer I have Linksys Router, and Verizon as my ISP (blocks port 80, 21 I believe).
Since Verizon blocks those ports the configuration has become a nightmare.
Using BulletProof FTP Server I made the FTP Server listen to port 5000. And in my router's forwarding section I opened the port 5000, and made it listen to 192.168.1.100 (Port Range Forwarding, TCP UDP both).
I did the same for my Apache server and made it to work with port 443.
When I access [url] the web server loads up fine.
But when I try [url] it doesn't load up, where 1.2.3.4 is my IP.
When I visit just my IP in the web browser, it loads up the Router Configuration page.
And the FTP server doesn't connect when I try with the
Server Running With Very Low Clients
Jul 6, 2007I had been rebuild apache, change value MaxClients in httpd.conf to 1500 and restart the server, but problem still the same
Quote:
Originally Posted by httpd.conf
MaxClients 1500
Quote:
Originally Posted by ssh
# /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl configtest
Syntax OK
Quote:
Originally Posted by email
httpd failed @ Fri Jul 6 21:35:08 2007. A restart was attempted automagicly.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Server Status
Server Load 1.23 (2 cpus)
Memory Used 7.8 %
Running A Tpl File On My Server
Sep 5, 2007I'm trying to run a template file on a windows server.
It worked on my desktop PC.
Does the server need some type of tpl program or option on it, to run the tpl file?
I can't just create a tpl file in notepad and give it a tpl extension right?
What am I missing? it worked fine on my PC, but not on the server.
Running Server From Home
Aug 30, 2007I want to host my own sites and I want 24/7 access to my server so if I brought one how would I host it from home?
View 5 Replies View RelatedServer Running Slow
Jan 23, 2007i have installed redhat Cent O.S 4.2 on my sever.
while client is accesing its homepage , it has a slow response.
when client use ftp for file transfer, response from server is slow.
i am running php software and MYSQL database in my server.
i am using 80GB hard disk and still 28GB freespace is remaining.
i have 512 MB of memory, in which currently 91 MB is still free.
o/p for " vmstat" command is
procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- ----cpu----
r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa
0 0 160 91296 40656 287300 0 0 9 7 60 34 0 0 100 0
o/p for "free" command is
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 507932 416572 91360 0 40636 287284
-/+ buffers/cache: 88652 419280
Swap: 779144 160 778984
o/p of "top" command is
top - 14:31:52 up 2 days, 1:12, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
Tasks: 74 total, 1 running, 73 sleeping, 0 stopped, 0 zombie
Cpu(s): 1.7% us, 0.0% sy, 0.0% ni, 98.3% id, 0.0% wa, 0.0% hi, 0.0% si
Mem: 507932k total, 416772k used, 91160k free, 40612k buffers
Swap: 779144k total, 160k used, 778984k free, 287268k cached
In the /var/log/messages there are no errors
But in the /var/log/httpd/error_log it is showing a long list of same error i.e" an unknown filter was not added :PHp".in this way my server is responding very slow for ftp and while accesssing through http.will u pls help me to solve this problem.
Running Server To Host A Webpage
Mar 21, 2007Im new to all this trying to get a feel/grasp.. I want to create a website and host it from my own server... first I have no idea how a server even runs... i know you can run one from your comp but i wanna do a whole seperate server dedicated to this. second which language is best to create a server in how is HTML? I dont know much about it so i need to know where i could get info on the language or any good books that could be recomended would be great..
View 3 Replies View RelatedFind Out If Nameservers Are Running On Your Server
Aug 10, 2008I hired a guy to secure and setup nameserves on my dedicated box. I'm on a time crunch and have not heard from him in 24 hours, so thought I'd ask here.
How can I find out if nameservers are running on my box, and what IP they are running on?
Running Virtual Dedicated Server On WIN XP
Feb 15, 2008In order to test a web site's performance in conditions close to the planned ones, I would like to run a Virtual Dedicated Server on my desktop Win XP Pro PC (AMD Athlon 3500+, 2Gb RAM).
The most basic approximate parameters for the VDS can be as follows:
- CPU: 400MHz
- RAM: 256 Mb
Guest OS - Linux (e.g. CentOS)
Can someone here recommend me a piece of software (both free and paid) allowing to run a guest system and set the abovementioned limits?
Trying To Create A VPN On Server 2003 Running On A Xen VM
May 22, 2008Im trying to create a VPN on Server 2003 running on a Xen VM, however when i try and create the VPN it wont let me because theres only one network adaptor.
Is there a way i can create another adaptor some how so i can get this to work?
Running Apache On Windows Server
Oct 27, 2008How stable is Apache for Windows XP Pro?
Can i get the mod_rewrite to work just fine?
Is this a good idea if im no linux buff, or should i just go ISS?
Server Performancing, Running OpenX And SMF
Apr 15, 2008troubleshooting performance issues on my remote dedicated server hosting 2 accounts, one for a community web site and one for an ad delivery system.
The community site gets most of its activity through Simple Machines Forum 1.1.4. The forum has about 2300 members, over 5000 topics and 130,000 posts and logs about 30,000 page views per day, averaging almost 0.5 posts per minute.
The ad delivery system is OpenX. It serves ads to a few sites on other servers, the greatest of which is a daily newspaper's web site. It serves an average of 130,000 ads per day through JavaScript invocation.
We've upgraded dedicated servers a couple times because the host suggested our traffic outgrew first a shared server, and then 2 tiers of dedicated servers.
Here are specs on the current server, from WHM: ....
Mail Server Up And Running But Inaccessible
Nov 9, 2007I can't check my mails using POP3 and Outlook Express. If I do a 'telnet hostname_address 110', I get the MTA welcome message, however when I try to access with Outlook Express, it takes like 30 secs, then it says it's taking time and asks if I want to wait more or cancel, I click "Wait", then after a few secs it says the waiting time expired. Do you know what may be causing it?
View 4 Replies View RelatedVirtual Private Server :: Running Out Of Resources
Sep 20, 2007My VPS keeps crashing and my host has emailed me saying that
/usr/bin/php index.php
Is causing the problem. Could anyone talk me through were I go from here to lower the resources. I have no idea what could be casing the problem.
Building, Running & Managing Your Own Server Farm
Jul 25, 2009Building, running and managing your own Server Farm.
This thread is dedicated to those who find themselves on or considering this path.
Here, I am not hosting any ‘foreign business interests’ or associating with any other ‘hostile networks’. I am needing to create many sub-nets, with 3 to 5 WAN’s inbound and outbound. I have a ‘research sub-net’ needing special considerations and will link associates/contractors by VPN. The product-line will also require Radius Server(s). Plus more details and requirements that make the whole project most complicated.
(Thanks to ‘leeware’ for this beginning theme)
1.0 Objective: Building a 30-50 Server facility:
I checked my records and made this decision 2 - ˝ months ago. Since then I have acquired 28 servers, an internet security device, two 3com’s, two 4-port kvm’s, a few small Cisco switches and a host of power related stuff.
2.0 Justification for Building vs leasing:
Control. Costs. Open options. Unique demands more easily appreciated by myself as I am the one possessing the vision. Choosing who I work with as I do the hiring/contracting or initiate associations.
We are generally molded by personal experiences and these set-up our prejudices. I am certainly no exception. My experiences with hosts generated an excellent introduction to the wide world of websites/control panels etc and some products that support it. But the too often cryptic communications, some surprise costs due to my ignorance and that vulnerable ‘boxed in’ feeling made me wonder…
2.1 What is your rational for building vs leasing?
One of my major ‘cross the line’ rational came when I discovered I could buy a used server each month for a similar cost of leasing one. Next, were all my own confounded ‘special circumstances’ that kept cropping up and of course these were not the fault of any hosting company. Lastly technology came to my street in the form of good multiple pipes and my zoning is acceptable because I am off a major highway.
3.0 Business Objectives:
My business objectives center around a very long-run project that I have already long ago completed and keep updated to viability. And I would rather keep that subject to another venue.
4.0 Budgetary Information:
I have enough ‘resources’ to pull it off.
4.2 What is your operating budget (How much money do you plan to spend on an ongoing basis to keep the place running for 12-24 months?)
Same as previous and I will note that ‘time and attention’ is keenly important.
4.3 More importantly, where is this money going to come from? If from investors they generally require a sound business plan.
I require a sound business plan and have it.
5.0 Return on Investment:
Accomplish goals on and on…
5.1 After you account for the initial capital expense to get everything up and running + your on going operating costs, how long will it take you to make back your initial investment and then reach profitability? (12/24/36 months for longer?)