Is it possible to host a website on your home computer for free?
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Sage
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Well, of course you can host yourself for free, unless you charge yourself for hosting.
You'd have to pay for the domain name though. Also, if your ISP doesn't give you a monthly/yearly-based bill, then the extra time online would cost you (but I'm assuming you're charged monthly).
Anyway, it's generally a huge hassle to properly setup your computer for that kind of stuff, and as you've already reflected on, it'll be offline as soon as you lose your connection, which makes it infinitely frustrating for viewers outside of your time zone.
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I did it for a while. It's also a good idea to note that it opens your computer up to hackers. Relatively easy to set up, as long as you know what you're doing.
http://www.hotscripts.com/Detailed/8097.html
http://www.hotscripts.com/Detailed/8097.html
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Nerds.
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Rrooong... www.e-smith.org .. All in one box with mail, web, ftp, webmail, proxy, whatever you crave solution...
Pretty slick and most of all - EASY !
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You need a static IP address which is expensive to maintain, like £2,500 per year, you'll need a broadband (minimum) connection and you need constant backups and monitoring and insurance (if you hosting other peoples sites)...
on the upside, the server software is usually free or very cheap...(unless you go the M$ route) http://www.apache.org/
on the upside, the server software is usually free or very cheap...(unless you go the M$ route) http://www.apache.org/
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Try the latest 2600. It has some stuff you might be interested in. In a couple of the back issues there's articles on this, but I can't remember which ones they are.
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in the whole of the UK actually...
to get a unique and dedicated static IP associated with a webserver costs approx £2,000 - £3,000 per year to maintain...the reason for this is because they are becoming rarer and rarer...
you'll have to contact BT for the actual quotes, im sure if you email them they'll verify this...
you can however run a webserver using a dynamic IP that is mapped somehow to your server...the software for this costs about £30 but is strictly a low-tech chioce...
i can get a link to this when i remember the company that makes it..
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really.....who quoted you that....i could do some business with this guy!!
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Haha.
Super-Supra
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Thanks guys, I was just wondering, if it was possible and if so how.
Thanks, I learned something new.
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