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Summary: You'll be in for an education if you want to host your own web site, but we'll walk through a couple of the basic things you'll need to get started.
You've got a machine on the internet. Why not let people connect to a site you host on your own machine? It's certainly possible. The question is - is it the right way to do it? • I'm assuming you're setting up this server at home or at a small business that's connected to the internet by some kind of broadband (Cable or DSL) connection. Actually, what OS you use is less important than how your connected to the internet. Some ISPs don't allow servers on the connections they provide. Others charge a bit more for the ability to do so. If you're using broadband (DSL or Cable), remember that while it might be fast enough for you, it's shared between you and everyone who might be connecting to your server. It can get clogged and slow very quickly. Your machine will need to be on 24 hours a day, and you're most likely going to need a static IP address - dynamic (or changing) is the more common default. You'll also probably want to grab a domain name (like "example.com") so people can find you. Once you've got the physical connection, I'd run Windows 2000 Server or Windows 2003 Server, both of which come with the software to host a web or ftp site: IIS (Internet Information Services). Another alternative would be a Linux distribution; most come with ftp software as well as the Apache web server. I'll warn you that you're in for an education. Hosting a server is not a trivial task and not for the faint of heart. My recommendation for most folks is rather than hosting their own, spend a few dollars a month and go to a shared hosting company where you can get some space on a server that's maintained by someone else. In fact, your ISP probably already has some set aside for you. Related:
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Hello sir i have recently taken a static ip for my small org.and i set the static ip to my system,now internet is working fine,and it pinging from outside my system.but when i type url like http://staticip it not opening any page and it is in hanging.so i dont know what to do bcoz im very new this static ip.my os is windows xp/2000 server.Please help me in this regard. Posted by: naag at September 19, 2006 04:48 AMi think hostmonster is great at giving all the things you need. http://www.hostmonster.com/track/ahmed/CODE3 Posted by: ahmed at June 15, 2007 01:55 AMI have a question, is there any difference between hosting traditional websites (for desk-top pc's) & hosting mobile device ready .MOBI websites? Thanks in advance. Gary Posted by: gary at June 23, 2007 03:38 AMHI, My name is Charles Outwit, I was impressed with the search i made through, and at the end of my search, i meet ask-leo.com, What brought my intension and presence here, i was having difficulties with my Host, sincerely, my host is okay, good and perfectly working, my ftp status is also in good status, but i find it difficult to upload mysite. Please i will Really appreciate you, if you can solve this problem behind me and enlighten me more on how to upload a site on my server and Ftp. It's urgent. Regards Charles Outwit Posted by: Charles at August 28, 2007 03:02 AMtry abyss webserver ... Posted by: JOSE at September 21, 2007 03:50 PMHi! hi sir i want to upload my webpage i does't have seperate domain for that but tell me some websites for free domain for that and how to upload my webpage or webpage in that. please i have my web site, i have design it only to host it and am looking for cheap and afordable web hosters, hey man!, Try a cheap web host rather than doing this alone. I'd recommend a Linux host, Windows tends to cost more, and Linux is more available, hence you can move your code between hosts better later if you use Linux. I tried hosting a site myself once. It put up electric bills, increased hack attacks on my PC, and the site wasn't that fast for people accessing it anyway. Just find any cheap web host, I've gone with beachyuk.com, but there are loads out there like them. I'm paying £10 a year (that's about $5) for a basic package. That's peanuts, and saves me the hassle of doing a DIY job on it, it's also a lot faster than when hosted down my domestic broadband line. Posted by: Ian at August 10, 2008 05:13 AMPost a comment on "How do I host my own web site?":
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