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Why setup your own server?
By Jared Stanley Published: 09/23/2009
A Server is simply a computer which works as a task master, managing a multitude of network requests, different jobs, files, and processes, and often providing disk storage. Servers are used for a variety of purposes. More often than not, they are commonly used for web hosting solutions.
Servers prove very versatile for a number of user needs. Whether you require file storage management, a web hosting solution, an email server, or a network firewall, servers are extremely utile. It is hard to find any modern business that does not utilize a server in one way or other.
Web hosting servers are generally configured in three offerings: shared hosting, virtual, and dedicated. Shared web hosting is extremely common these days as it has become easy to implement and very affordable. Websites on a shared hosting solution all use the same IP and share system resources. Virtual servers, on the other hand, are separate "virtual" entities on the system which act like their own individual servers, wherein they each receive their own allocation of resources. Lastly, dedicated servers use the entire system and have access to all the system's resources.
Users can reap many benefits from setting up their own web servers. First of all you can learn a lot about the internet and web hosting by setting up your own personal server. It can often take some troubleshooting to get things working the way you want. You also have the ability to control everything.
With today's technology, essentially any computer can be setup and configured as a server, although not all systems are designed specifically for that purpose. The average computer system will support the needed server software; however some things should be taken into consideration: sufficient cooling, storage location, power requirements, sufficient memory and resources, and processing power, among other things.
In order to setup a web server you will also need the right server software. You can find a wide range of free, open-sourced server software available online, and commercial solutions are also available. There are a huge number of server solutions but home users may want to consider the following: Ubuntu Server Edition, FreeBSD, Red Hat Linux, FreeNas, Debian, and Windows Home Server. All but Windows Server can be found for free.
Configuring a home computer as a web server is one thing but setting it up as a file server as well? With so many people requiring more and more memory, hard drive space, it only makes sense to setup a file storage solution within your own home.
Why setup your own home server? Everyone has their own reasons. You may just have an old computer lying around that could be put to better use. Also, with online web hosting so readily available for cheap, sometimes it may not be worth all the money and effort to setup your own server. A virtual or personal dedicated server may make sense for small businesses and some people who need more control over everything.