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Registered Member #88
Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 02:37PM
Location: The Netherlands
Posts: 29
If you want the specs for your computer, we have to know what you want to serve, traffic, size, database, rendering.
some tips: -use fedora, great server distro. -don't be afraid of a heavy computer, it will only be good in the future -take decent and silent stuff, remember, it has to run ALWAYS. -take an emergency power system, ups. -get a nice upload speed.
Registered Member #77
Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 10:24AM
Location: Leicestershire, England
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As most people have said, Linux is the way to go but I'm not sure I'd go for Fedora. Sure, its easy to setup if you've never used Linux before but It's kinda overkill if all you want is a webserver. There are loads of webserver tailored Linux distros out there that will run on low spec'd machines. Try sites like LinuxLinks or some of these.
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If you want the specs for your computer, we have to know what you want to serve, traffic, size, database, rendering.
I just want to be able to put my files online so I can access them from any computer connected to the web. Traffic probably won't be much, maybe if I put my website online it could become a bit more, but I doubt it... Databases could be useful to run a simple forum or so, but nothing big or processor-intensive I guess.
some tips: -use fedora, great server distro. -don't be afraid of a heavy computer, it will only be good in the future -take decent and silent stuff, remember, it has to run ALWAYS. -take an emergency power system, ups. -get a nice upload speed.
UPS would be a bit of an overkill since the server doesn't have to be online all the time. About the upload speed: I don't really want to invest money in this project, I want to use the connection and computer I already have.
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Alfons wrote ...
If you want the specs for your computer, we have to know what you want to serve, traffic, size, database, rendering.
I just want to be able to put my files online so I can access them from any computer connected to the web. Traffic probably won't be much, maybe if I put my website online it could become a bit more, but I doubt it... Databases could be useful to run a simple forum or so, but nothing big or processor-intensive I guess.
some tips: -use fedora, great server distro. -don't be afraid of a heavy computer, it will only be good in the future -take decent and silent stuff, remember, it has to run ALWAYS. -take an emergency power system, ups. -get a nice upload speed.
UPS would be a bit of an overkill since the server doesn't have to be online all the time. About the upload speed: I don't really want to invest money in this project, I want to use the connection and computer I already have.
than you can do with the most simple computer you have able running the software and able uploading files at highest speed.
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