Hello. I would like to ask how can I make a server from my own computer? I would like to set up any forum or website on this server. Computer configuration: - AMD Duron 800 MHz - ECS K7s5a -160 MB RAM - 2 GB HDD - K. Graphics Radeon 64 MB I'm waiting for help.
You can theoretically put a server on windows. In this case, you will need a web server program and databases. As my colleagues wrote - for example Apacha, although there are also other, less popular ones.
There is apache and mysql for windows and it works. In addition, such a server must have a public ip address or port 80 redirected to be visible from the network.
As if I were doing it, I would make a computer out of it not only a web server but also a router and a file server for the home network - the debian linux system [that is what I currently have at home].
Nah, if it was to run on Windows somehow, a friend would have to have at least 1GB of RAM and a P4 processor. And Windows itself is not XP, which has problems with basic network elements, but Windows Server, which unfortunately costs a little. It is best, cheapest and most pleasant to buy a linux.
I encourage you to invest a month of researching a lot of tutorials and stuff that will allow you to understand what it's all about. Because putting in the blind and unsecured in such a way does not make sense ...
Hello everyone that I will step on the topic I'm green about putting servers, but like most of the forums here, I'd like to try my first server. In connection with the situation, I have a few questions that I am looking for answers to: 1.gotype wrote in his guide, which aroused a lot of controversy that the server must have 2 network cards - what for? 2.If I have a permanent connection (from the provider) that I share with a router for cable and wifi, how can I connect the server to it? 3. can I make the server available on an external network? how can i do this? I don't have an external IP
I would like to set up the server to host lectures from the university and the science of sqiuda and iptables. All in all, I would like to ask if the pentium 650Mhz 128Mb of RAM and 6GB of disk is enough for Debian and the rest?
answer 1) Probably because the server should also act as a router. If you don't need it, one card is enough.
answer 2) If you have a free port in the router, connect it with a straight cable. If you are missing ports, go from router to switch and then from switch to computer and from switch to server. The server is nothing but another computer. Or buy a WIFI card and connect via WLAN
answer 3) You wrote that you don't have a public IP address. The only question is you do not have this address because you are behind the router, or you do not because the router is behind NAT? If you don't have a public IP address then there is a problem. Additionally, you are behind the router, it complicates the matter even more. Talk to your ISP first to have it reroute one port if it can't give you a public IP address. Next on the router you need to redirect this port to the server.
answer 4) The equipment is enough for the server. I don't know in what form these lectures should be. The easiest way is probably to set up Apach and share the directory.
To learn iptables you will need 2 network cards, because you will create a firewall on one at most.
Samurai, Bullseye, thank you for your answers as for my location in the network, I am behind the router, I know the external address, which does not give me much at the moment. At home, I also have a router to share the signal, on which I still have space, so I can connect the server. As for the provider - it's a bit of a crazy company, so I would prefer not to talk to them about port forwarding, so that they would not know that I was putting something, because they will count me heavily Summing up, I can see that I can put the server, but put it on the network is not too much? I would also like to ask about free domains, when installing the server (I mean the basic system) in some place it asks about the domain, can I refer to a free domain? for example here: Link I would like the server to have its own address and something like that came to mind If I missed something, please correct it and possible targeting Thank you in advance and best regards, Michał
There is a simple reason why this won't work. You can buy a domain or get an alias, e.g. www.z3d.prv.pl In order for the page to be displayed from this address, it must physically exist somewhere, and you are going to put it on the server. There is no way to get to your data (in this case, the server) from the outside. The solution is to buy a site or domain somewhere along with the site space, but in this case your server is not needed.
Samurai thank you for clarifying the topic I am a beginner in this matter and for this such simple questions I would have one more question, probably the last one, but the most important from my point of view. If I put the system on a server, I understand that I need to have a minitor and all the hardware attached to it. After installation, I connect it to the router with a cable and what next? How can I get to it, manage it? Have I read somewhere about Webmin? Is it just that, would it be able to do something from the console? I mean the possibility of "entering the server" and all operations on it (software installation) remotely. In my case, from a second computer I do not want to bother you with questions, but who asks does not err
after installing the system, you upload SSH server, and after this operation you can disconnect the monitor, keys and mouse for good and connect to the server via Putty.
Thank you very much for your answer, tomorrow I will get the computer that I wrote about above, I hope that if I can't do something, I can count on your help Regards, Michał
To create a server from an AMD Duron 800 MHz computer with ECS K7s5a motherboard, 160 MB RAM, 2 GB HDD, and Radeon 64 MB graphics, users are advised to install a lightweight Linux distribution, such as Debian or Ubuntu Server. The installation of Apache and MySQL is recommended for web hosting. While Windows can be used, it requires more resources, and Linux is preferred due to lower system requirements. Users should ensure the server has a public IP address or configure port forwarding on their router for external access. Remote management can be achieved using SSH, allowing users to operate the server without a direct monitor connection. For domain hosting, a registered domain is necessary, as local servers cannot be accessed externally without proper configuration. Summary generated by the language model.
