webServer was down
Had a little long downtime on my website, unfortunately my host “Dreamhost” had some problems and all my websites were down for a few hours ! Personally no one likes a downtime but one thing good is that Dreamhost do put up the status that the site is down so we dont bang our head in walls and spend hours figuring out if it was our mistake and how to fix it.
I have been planning to setup a home based web server, not a localhost i already have that but a real time web server which will host a website, it would be really cool and fun, so far i have done some of my homework on that.
So i ll publish what i learn and how far i go with it, here are a few nice tutorials i have found which i will use to deploy my own web server initially a windows one or if successful a Linux based webserver:
Things that i need
- A separate machine probably a P4 branded used = Rs : 8000 = $150
- A DSL always on connection which i already have 2MB = Rs : 2000 = $33
- A Fixed IP address which will be tough to get but will arrange that from ISP = Rs : 1000 = $16
- Install Linux or Windows
Tutorial on setting it up
- Installation of Linux now i am not sure of the distribution i should use anyone got a suggestion there ?
- LifeHacker > How to setup a personal web server
- Open source Free Control panel for hosting , Cube Panel or lots of free hosting control panels a wiki
good idea, however you forgot some very essential elements given our local scenario. (things you normally get from a hosting provider)
1. Power backup option. UPS (the real one, not the car battery one) around Rs. 30,000
2. Multiple backbones (DSL connections) to the website in case one goes down or is blocked. (wouldn’t go for dsl again, since if telephone line does its also gone. think of fiber or wimax or satellite) somewhere around 20,000 (wimax) to 315,000 (for satellite)
3. Backbone multiplexer (to connect both your connections to one box) around 6000
then you’ll be somewhere on track to build your own webhost :p a couple hour downtime from dreamhost starts sounding pretty good right about now no :p
best of luck on ur project btw. dont let me deter you please.. i was just pointing out some realities which you should consider as well, and not just on the tech part.
Thanks for the insight that expensive i am starting to love my host now :) but apart from that i would still go for it without these extra stuff cause i would be using it for myself only soo if it goes down no problem
Great Idea but its not applicable in karachi…
any ways zeshan if u want any kind of webhosting contact me …
I have my own dedicated server