Hosting a website from home

[Guest hamza47sohail]

I just wanna get a general Idea of what people are using for hosting. If you are using your computer than please list the specs and internet speed.

 

I personally am using my own computer:

 

HP Probook 4530s Laptop ($400)

 

Core i3

4 GB Ram

500 GB Harddrive (I upgraded this from 200GB)

Windows 7 64 Bit

 

Using XAMPP and NO-IP

 

Internet Speed (Quite crappy for now but does the job)

 

6Mbps Download

2Mbps Upload

[Tony 5,207]

For starters, that super large text wasn't necessary.. I've removed all formatting from your post.

 

As for the topic at hand, wouldn't a better description be "Hosting a website from home"? We already have countless topics regarding hosting, for every possible reason.. we really don't need another.

 

I'm going to assume you know, so I've edited your topic title to reflect your post content, and strongly advise future posters to post something worthwhile, instead of "I host here <insert link>". Posts like that will be promptly deleted.

[Phun 723]

Is hosting from home really worth it though? I mean, for clan websites and such it might be a good idea, or for websites that expect to receive little to no traffic, but for websites that want to get established and well known, i don't think hosting from home is the way to go.

[Chris 73]

Do not ever host from your own home.. Its a stupid and most incredibly retarded idea a possible webhost could ever have.

[Guest thomash131]

Do not ever host from your own home.. Its a stupid and most incredibly retarded idea a possible webhost could ever have.

You want to reason your opinions or are you just going to leave your post as it is?

 

An explanation as to why you think this would be nice.

[Pooba 6]

to me,alot of it depends on the current speeds you have on your home line also your isp.if your not pushing at least 50mbps its not worth it because you do like to use the internet so speeds will be restricted.as for the isp part,i know with my current provider they are against home servers unless you upgrade to their business class and thats being unlimited bandwidth on my current service so thats something else i think you should consider.yeah i know it sounds stupid which is it but they have the right to set the terms how they want.

[Chris 73]

It's self explanatory really, why would you want to host on a computer which isn't designed for hosting a website rather than host with something dedicated to hosting stuff... Just is plain stupid.

[Guest SkilledR]

It's self explanatory really, why would you want to host on a computer which isn't designed for hosting a website rather than host with something dedicated to hosting stuff... Just is plain stupid.

You can make your own pc a dedicated server if you want.

[Chris 73]

You can make your own pc a dedicated server if you want.

 

of course, but it isn't designed to be a dedicated server (Y)

[thetechgenius 14]

Hosting from home is a good way to go. 

 

 

When you first start out, you dont need 1Gbps network speed, but you do need at the very least, a Cable Connection for just the server. The server must be on its own Dedicated IP for maximum performance and reliability.

 

 

After your site gets known, and you start to bring in profit from your site, and Ads, or from other things, then you upgrade your Connection. So then your Site will pay for itself. You will need to upgrade your server ISP to a business class connection.  Get the starter speed at first, then work your way up. 

 

 

As for the server hardware, you dont need to spend crazy money on hardware, depending what you want your server to do. If its just you on the server, then you can build a server for about $400-$600. 

 

 

If you are going to be offering web-Hosting, VPS's to clients, then you would need to spend a bit more on hardware. Maybe about $1,200 - $2,000. And thats just for the first server.

 

 

 

I have a dedicated home server on its own dedicated IP. 

Specs:

 

AMD Dual Core 3.0Ghz CPU (Forget the exact Model)

4GB RAM

Windows Server 2008 R2

Enkompass Control Panel (cPanel for windows)

Hyper-V Technology (For VPS's)

Dedicated IP

 

 

And I built that server with left over parts I had laying around.

 

I also have another server with the same specs, with Centos x64, and cPanel/WHM installed.

As long as you do it right, a home server can save you a lot of money. 

[thetechgenius 14]

Hosting from home is bullshit, but the reasons you gave the TP are bullshit too.

 

Lets assume a hacker starts DDoS - you wouldnt have internet then, did you think about that?

Lets assume a hacker got a LFI - your files would be exposed like the last playboy magazine, do you want that?

Lets assume a hacker uploads a shell to your computer - and uses it for fraud - you would be responsible since the IP is your home IP

 

 

A home server can be as secure as a datacenter server. It all depends how you set it up. 

 

First rule is, never start a server with the PC you use as your home PC. Use a old PC, or build a cheap PC for a dedicated server.  Then take precautions against them security threats.

 

You can also use Cloud Flare with your home server for extra protection.

 

 

And not to mention, if someone attacks your server with a DDOS attack, depending on your host and the level of the attack, your server will go down.  There are MANY hosts online, Hosts will full datacenters, that get hit with DDOS, and their servers still goes down. 

 

It all depends how you secure your server. ALL servers are open to a DDOS attack. Its how the Servers and Networks respond to the attack, that matters. If the attacker has enough Shells, and a strong enough connection, the attack will take down any server. Which is the reason why DDOS is so illegal. If there was a way to completely prevent a DDOS attack , then people wouldn't even care about DDOS. But there isnt a way to 100% prevent a DDOS attack. 

 

Like I said, a Home server can be as secure as any other dedicated server.

And my dedicated server has its on dedicated IP, on its own network. No other devices are on that network but my server. So if my server gets hit, I will still have internet. 

[z3rocool 0]

I don`t recommand you to host your website from home, you will have many problems with all kinds of DDoS attacks, floods and other craps.

 

I recommand you to go for a paid webhost. It is cheap and very secure.

 

I hope you will choose my method and go for it !

[RipperJack 0]

And have you also considered that if you live in the U.S. there are many many reasons not to set up a server on your own equipment. Unless you want to take the chance on fighting all the legal ramifications that will result from using nulled software. And if you are going 100% legal why are you on a nulled site??

[Desire 13]

Is hosting from home really worth it though? I mean, for clan websites and such it might be a good idea, or for websites that expect to receive little to no traffic, but for websites that want to get established and well known, i don't think hosting from home is the way to go.

I don't understand why OP wants to host from home - paranoia and babying issues arise. 

It's so much easier to get a company to host it, they have backup generators and their business is to make sure your server doesn't go offline, whearas a homerun server is suspecible to DoS attacks (being only one IP), power shortage, HUGE power bills, and internet loss and bandwidth (possibly, just speculating here) issues.

of course, but it isn't designed to be a dedicated server (Y)

A dedi is a dedi.

I've been privlaged enough to see Manchester airport's new air traffic control tower - my dad helped the airport with the achecture.

No photos, forgot, but the server room was (almost) bigger than a small house.

 

Now THAT'S a dedi.

[fizdog 2]

hey i hosted my own site and even my own IRC Server before with no problems at all. i only did it though to teach myself things but like what was said just let someone else deal with the DDoS attacks and whatever else. although its a cheap ad-free way to do it i guess