Be your own host with DSL.
Dec 15 '00
Not possible you say? I'm doing it, and it's working great...assuming your dsl circuit is clean. Okay, it's not the easiest thing, but if you do this, you will feel a sense of accomplishment. And best of all for about $50/month, you can have dsl in your house, and run your websites at the same time. That's around the same price it would cost you for dial-up 56k and a web host.
Here are the basics you need to get your server hosting you website(s):
1. Static ip (one that doesn't change).
Telocity.com provides static, as well as many small providers.
2. Dedicated pc with ethernet card. Add a second for internet sharing.
3. Linux or BSD. Any of 'em will work, but if you want to do it easily.
I would recommend Mandrake, and then RedHat. They are the easiest.
Linux is free, and downloadable. www.linux.org
-or-
Run a Win2K server with IIS, or Win9x server with a webserver
installed. This option is not as flexible, and expensive.
4. A bit a patience, and a readily available browser for reading
documentation.
Step 1: (assuming dsl is up and working)
Install linux, and configure the ip address you will be using. Confirm this is ready and working. Refer to documentation, perhaps buy a book. They are helpful. Feel free to email me with questions: sharan@who.net
Step 2: (registering domain and dns)
I recommend dotster.com, it's $15 for 1 year registration. Once you register it, you need to setup DNS. You can do this for free at centralinfo.net. If you go this route, you need to set the primary and secondary dns #'s at centralinfo to "ns1.centralinfo.net", and "ns2.centralinfo.net". Then, go to centralinfo.net, and make an entry for your domain. This is where you have to set your ip address. Replace all the zeros with your ip address. You will know what I mean when you do it.
What you just did was point your domain to your ip address. Congratulations.
Step 3: Setting up apache. Webmonkey.com and Apache.org are good sources for documentation. With apache, you can setup multiple domains on the same IP address. Familiarize yourself with Linuxconf, it's a graphical configuration program which allows you to easily administer your websites. Also, I recommend using Webmin, which is a web based configuration tool.
Step 4: Setting up sendmail. You can do this entirely with Webmin. You can have individual email boxes, or forward all emails to a default email address/box.
There's so much to mention. I know I didn't cover everything, but if I did, this would turn into a book. Hope this is a good start for you.
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