How to Start a Home Website/Server

I did this over the weekend because I got bored so enjoy!

Step 1 What Do You Need?

You need a PC, Mac, or Linux based computer that your not afraid to keep running all day and night.
I am using a broken old Dell Inspiron 6000 with windows XP. Vista works too. To my knowledge all versions of Mac OS X work (I only have leopard)
You will also need software wise:
is your on an pc download and install WAMP
if on a mac download and install MAMP
if on linux install LAMP
if on a pc download and install tightvnc and start the tightvnc server
if on a mac go to system prefs -> sharing -> and turn on screen sharing
if on linux find and install any vnc software if not already installed

Comments

[admin]

This is a great Instructable, but you need to add a main image of the final project to the intro step. Please do that and leave me a message when you have so that we can publish your work. Thanks!

[Computothought]

If you use ddns, you can get a domain free for a limited time.

Once you start using a web server, you will wonder why you never used one before. I run my private apache web server on an old an old pII. It is currently running Ubuntu though I prefer debian when I am not running centos. I had it on I think ubuntu server 6.x and have done in-place upgrades as they came along the way to 9.x. (i.e. no reformatting or disk wiping). This is an example of the actual web pages i run on it. http://www.instructables.com/id/Uses-for-your-own-private-cloud/ I have since added doing home automation on it. Keep finding uses for that legacy computer. Microsoft Windows Supporters said I should have thrown away a long time ago. It is not what you use, but how you use it.

[SWANKIM]

Nyc...al try it out immediately

[jgserd]

To make a website with your own server, how did you go about registering your domain name? Did that cost money? I am very interested in making my own server and my own website, but don't have tons of money to spend, and don't really want a fee every month.

[jonrb]

Hello,
judging by the age of the posts, you have probably already got a website, but i hear that .co.cc domains are free.
somebody please correct me if i'm wrong! 

[carrierpilot1357]

.info can cost as low as 89 cents a year if you find the right place to buy a domain.

[stephenniall]

Hi im not the author but a web designer go to a website like 1/1 and you can get a .com domain for like £8 and a .co.uk domain for £1

[bdk184]

if you use the DYNDNS service then its free

[jdogtotherescue]

if you are using linux for this you can do what this guy did.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Set-up-your-very-own-Web-server/

there are plenty of ftp server programs for linux just google it!

[MARCREED]

 go to iguk.co.nr

[Kasm279]

you can do a web server with OS9 too, even 8

[mrbob1000]

http://actionverb.doesntexist.com/

heres mine, i use DYNDNS on my dedicated server

[ReCreate]

Apparently verizon doesnt like people hosting servers off of residential connections.
There is a stupid fly bouncing around inside a lamp shade,its getting annoying now,Not that it has anything to do.

[mrbob1000]

my site is back up now, its been up for a while now.

[ReCreate]

Aha, Much better.

[blindskull13]

what's your site?

[bdk184]

bdk184.homedns.org the link for the blog is on the bottom and if you want to check out my wiki thats under dev hit up bdk184.homedns.org/wiki

[blindskull13]

your site is down?

[ReCreate]

Yep its down.