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hosting (29th Jun 08 at 5:08pm UTC)
Is it only companies that can do hosting? Or can you like say get your mate do it?
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Re: hosting (29th Jun 08 at 5:27pm UTC)
It's dangerous to open up your own PC to do it - but it is possible. You will be opening up your PC to the whole world to view etc... it's a HUGE security risk. I'd suggest a hosting company.
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Re: hosting (29th Jun 08 at 8:47pm UTC)
It's not so much dangerous if you have a computer dedicated to it, but you'd need to spend quite a bit of money if you want it reliable. You'd need a computer, but with a great deal of RAM. You also need an extremely fast connection [a dedicated 100mbps port, separate from the one you browse with, or a 1gbps port], you need a UPS setup, cooling systems, etc. Apart from hardware, you also need knowledge of server software such as Apache or IIS, and knowing a few web development languages wouldn't hurt. On top of that, you need to worry about security and how to handle errors and protect against things such as DDOS attacks. Unless if you're really into it and have a solid mindset that hosting it yourself is both needed and worth it; I say stick to hosting providers. EDIT: Oh, and did I mention you'll need to be paying for a DDNS domain in order to link your site to your IP, as well as paying your ISP extra for a permanently static IP?
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Re: hosting (30th Jun 08 at 12:26pm UTC)
Posted By Marc on 29th Jun 08 at 8:47pm It's not so much dangerous if you have a computer dedicated to it, but you'd need to spend quite a bit of money if you want it reliable. You'd need a computer, but with a great deal of RAM. You also need an extremely fast connection [a dedicated 100mbps port, separate from the one you browse with, or a 1gbps port], you need a UPS setup, cooling systems, etc. Apart from hardware, you also need knowledge of server software such as Apache or IIS, and knowing a few web development languages wouldn't hurt. On top of that, you need to worry about security and how to handle errors and protect against things such as DDOS attacks. Unless if you're really into it and have a solid mindset that hosting it yourself is both needed and worth it; I say stick to hosting providers. EDIT: Oh, and did I mention you'll need to be paying for a DDNS domain in order to link your site to your IP, as well as paying your ISP extra for a permanently static IP? I had a RL mate that attempted to get into the hosting business. Everything I say him he'd whinge at me about stuff like that. Web Hosting is a horrid business to get into! I don't see anyone could do it, theres not much money in it for a lot of effort tbh. I mean, you can get your mate to do it but as Marc said, costs alot. some hosting companies charge as little as a $1 USD per month for 10gigabyte HDD space and 20gigbyte Bandwidth (thats for like personal usage of data storage. Not for a company or a website that's going to be viewed alot). If you are developing a website to be viewed a lot there is an awsome company that I would highly recommend to anyone who asks (not sure if this is against the rules but I haven't seen posts saying otherwise yet) but 3ix.org are fantastic. $3USD a month for 30gigs HDD (Very hard to even fill that type of space) and unlimited bandwidth. The database limitation can be a problem if you're developing say a gaming website (text base RPGs) or something that requires loads of Databases running, but otherwise they are brilliant. Never had a trouble with them, 99.9% uptime is not an overstatement from these guys. I suggest going with them if you want to develop your own website
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