Running a server from home?

I wouldn't host anybody elses websites from my own house, but I don't have problems hosting blogs for family and friends off an old Linux box I have sitting in the closet.

You can work around the static IP problem by configuring some sort of dynamic DNS system hehe.
 
Correct me if I'm wrong but I have to think running any type of "server" would be in violation of the ISP's TOS; at least that's the case with residential RoadRunner accounts. Are there ISP's that don't care if servers are run on home accounts? :uhh:
 
i set up a sever as an experiment one time went well until i tried to access it from the outside and found my host to be blocking port 80. Learnt a heap more about linux and how everything works definitely advisable if you run a hosting business.
 
gotlivechat said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but I have to think running any type of "server" would be in violation of the ISP's TOS; at least that's the case with residential RoadRunner accounts. Are there ISP's that don't care if servers are run on home accounts? :uhh:
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If they really cared they would block port 80 and allot do for that very reason. I have contacted a few smaller ISPs and asked them and the response is normally i don't see why not . The bigger ones point you in the direction of business plans costing twice as much.
Including mine :crash:
 
Many guys/gals have operated servers from home. But one of the things to check is the ISP TOS Check their terms; most ISPs say no servers on home IPs (unless you pay more - sometimes known as commercial accounts).
 
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Like others have mentioned, the lack of static IP's can be coped with by using dynip or dyndns.org. I'd recommend dyndns simply because they have an dynamic IP updating client, which can be supported by windows and linux OS. If you however have static IP's, you can also consider using DNS services like afraid.org, that is if you don't like running a DNS server at home ofcourse. I also don't recommend running a website from a home server because of the need ofhigh upload speed, but if you are building it for learning about web hosting I'd go for it.
 
Setting up your own personal web server from home is a good cheap way of learning what you will need to do once you have a commercial server. However generally you will have bandwidth issues but it really depends on what you are going to be hosting?
 
Some of the points I would like to share when setting up a home network are; There should be a very good firewall installed on the machine. Not only this, the configuration of this firewall is very important. In home machines, we may install softwares which we may not be installing on live servers over DCs. When these home machines go online without proper protection outside network hacking attempts can be an issue which may try to use the weak softwares that reside on the machine.
Another thing you should take note is of a good internet connectivity. When you host a domain and when the hit increases, the webserver should have the ability to handle it and the internet connectivity plays a major role in providing feasible data transfer. Also you should make a through study regarding the customer support you get from the ISP, as it would be your final resort when there is connectivity issue.
 
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Installing server at home is quite a big task, problems you are going to face is:
1. Server Licencing
2. Cooling system you need at least 23 degrees
3. 24/7 power with our interruption.
4. ISP connection you need T lines which is very expensive.
5 Hardware support required with high redundancy of HDD like RAID 01 or RAID 5.
 
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