Your own web server for free !
How to run your own web server for free --
First you need to make sure that all of the windows security updates are installed and that you have a firewall and antivirus software installed. This is VITAL to the protection of your system and can not be overstated. If you do not know what a firewall or antivirus package is I dont recomend that you proceed further. The next step is to download a web server - there is a very good free one at http://www.aprelium.com . Once you have downloaded the software and installed it( there is a free support forum should you need it) you then need to have a way that people can find your web page. You can do this for free at www.no-ip.org . Register and choose a domain name. You can even use your own for a small fee. Once you have registered you will be able to download the no-ip client. This small program will update the no-ip name servers when your ip address changes. I have several accounts set up with them so I can offer help with the the setup of the software. You now need to make your site available, depending on your firewall this is done in diferent ways but all you need to do is allow incoming packets to port 80. If you have a router you need to create a port mapping to the computer that is running the web server. Do NOT put the web server on the dmz as this can put your system at risk. The web server software can be run as a service if you have windows 2000 or XP. You need to go into sheduled tasks in the control pannel. Create a new task and browse to the abys web server .exe file. Select run at system startup and deselect the stop after 72 hours tick box. The next time your system is started the web server will run silently in the background. I can give further advice on this if you need it. The very last thing to do is to create your website. Keep the website clean and tidy and you will get lots of hits. Dont forget that you only have a limited amount of upload so large video's and music files are a no no. If you want to host large files I would advise you get an account with I web solutions. They are cheap and reliable. Further details are available at http://www.i-websolutions.co.uk Running your own website is fun and informative but can have implications attached to it. If you are not sure about something please please post and ask. None of us bite and we will be glad to help. |
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When I read that first post I thought "Abyss?? What's wrong with Apache?" but I checked out the website and I think you made a good choice there - fast, small and minimal features to get started with a basic site. :tu:
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Though apache is better I think abyss is better for first time users ! |
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I think I'll have a bash at this sometime :D
p.s. nice plug to I-Web solutions btw :D :) |
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I am running a small home "server" It's using Win 2000, with IIS (that';s gotta be patched to hell)
I did try Apache but got sick of editing the Conf file, so threw it half way through, i'm sure apache will scare off a lot of first time users with that. Don't get me wrong, it's pretty secure and very stable. There are a few other ones, simple serve and Abyss etc, i haven't tried these.. but they probably do the same job for simple work. The best thing about hosting your own Website is that you have unlimited amount of space, all the bandwidth your ISP can take and you can post whatever the hell ya want :D |
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Is our BW really capped though? I heard something about it being capped to 1Gb a day, but I have often downloaded and uploaded alot more than that and heard nothing from NTL at all?
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The problem is not a cap its the upload speed (256k) on a 1mb service. This is why I recomended hosting with I-web if you want to host music/videos or if you get more than 3/4 peeps connecting at the same time.... |
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I only host my own site and don't get too many visitors, it works for me.
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I know your trying to help and all, but wouldnt you be better of getting all the php stuff and mysql as well, for it to run stably you would need 4-5 computers for a stable setup
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BTW - where do 4-5 computers come into it ? :confused: |
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