Hosting Company questions

Shole · Dec 12, 2015

So I am curious about creating a server, but I am not sure what I would need for that. I don't want to buy servers or something like that online, I want to get a PC and create a server on it, but I am not that good at knowing the requirements.
What do you think a good server pc should have (system/hardware wise) so that it could host around 100 sites?

michaelswengel · Dec 12, 2015

What kind of sites would you be hosting? The requirements for a basic HTML page and a full scripted experience would be hugely different.

It wouldn't be cheap up front though.

RDO Servers · Dec 12, 2015

A PC and a server have mostly the same components. (Motherboard, CPU, RAM, drives, etc). The difference is a server will have components that are made to handle the work they are built to perform.

I.e., a server should use a Xeon processor, ECC registered RAM, enterprise grade drives, and have a hardware RAID controller.

Servers also typically have redundant power supply and NIC's (and of course RAID drives) so that the server can stay online dispute a hardware failure.

One question.
What are you going to do with the server once you build it?

Please do not try to host other websites from your house!!!
To host websites, your server will need to be in a data center with redundant power feeds and multiple transit lines. Anything less and your asking for trouble and upset customers!

RDO Servers · Dec 13, 2015

The main difference in game servers is you would want a i7 processor with a faster clock speed.

Will you leave it online and let your friends use it, or do you want to see game server space to the public?

If it is for anyone other then you and your friends, hosting it at your house is still a bad idea.

a) lack of redundant power
b) lack of redundant internet uplink
C) consumer grade dsl modem/router
d) you may have good upload speeds, but probably have a poor download speed

michaelswengel · Dec 13, 2015

Your ISP may not like you hosting anything out of your own home. It depends on which company you use of course. And as was said previously, without backup power and redundant systems, you're just asking for unhappy customers or users.

I know Comcast / Xfinity limits any given customer's downloads to 300(?) GB per month. There are business plans of course. But a home environment is not ideal for a hosting company - for websites or for games.

If you're interested in selling hosting, there are companies that offer reseller programs. Essentially you rent the equipment and sell hosting without the risk of failing equipment in your own home.

LowEndXeon · Dec 14, 2015

A knowledge of linux, helps. Because it's one of the most effective systems to use to run hosting software. EG cPanel & SolusVM.

nogics · Aug 5, 2016

You can make your PC a server for sure but do you:---

Have reliable internet connection with static public IP?
Have good power supply to ensure 24/7 uptime of your server?
Dust free and Temp controlled room for your servers?
Technical ability to apply firewall and DDOS protections?

If not, better to have servers in any datacenter or via webhost.

GswHosting · Aug 23, 2016

Game Server or hosting from home big NO-NO.
I think That all ISP have their Hosting offers, you are their competitor.
Game server you can for local use if you have outside IP. But PC sec I don't really know.
So give it up and get some VPS for start with reseller account.

designman · Aug 26, 2016

I think you shouldn't do that. If you need to host a website, just buy a share host. If you want to manage server, buy VPS, it's soo cheap. If you use a computer as a server, you need many things like: IP, good internet, power, good computer.. the cost will be very high

Fusion Servers · Sep 4, 2016

Your internet provider may not be okay with it if you're not using enterprise internet, using your internet for commercial purposes. Also, DDoS attacks are a big factor in game servers since it is really simple launching them. What I would recommend is just going with a data center like OVH and host game servers for people on there so you don't have people complaining that your server is down.

LJSHost · Sep 4, 2016

As others have said ' Bad Idea ' for all the reasons listed above.
If you want your own server buy one and house it in a datacenter or buy a VPS.

Things like game servers, chat servers, development servers etc a home solution will work ok, but still not recommended when a VPS is so cheap.

It is possible to run a commercial server from home but will take a lot of investment (and I mean a lot $$$$$) to have professional setup.

enomyn · Sep 14, 2016

If you have a dedicated link to your house, and ISP provide you SLA on the link, you may try at home. No one will know on this. However, you still need to pay for the huge price on the link as well.

CyberHour · Sep 21, 2016

Actually we have bust many home alone hosting providers.
Such providers are those who with..
Small DDOS and the home powerswitch is burned

archhosting · Feb 5, 2017

It's really not a good idea to host on a home server, but it's doable. Internet bandwidth, server hardware, cyber attacks and maintenance etc are all an issue. Don't even think about selling it. Good server hardware cost a lot of money, you would be way better off renting a hosting service. This will save you time and frustration in the long run.

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