Comments on: Hosting your website off your home PC. Is a personal web server a good idea?

By: Katie Parker

Katie Parker — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:19:59 +0000

Hey Dan,

Some time back, I thought of starting a personal web server but thank God, I did not take a plunge. Since I am a non-technical netizen, I agree with you completely that I should better rely on the services of my web host (LimeDomains).

I’m happy with their services and affordable prices.

By: toe nail fungus myths

toe nail fungus myths — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:29:46 +0000

Ok im not starting a host from my home. Thats for sure. I was thinking about it, but it is clear I just dont have the power for it.

By: morph

morph — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:42:59 +0000

I agree to the fact that hosting website on pc is a bad idea but can be good if you want to demonstrate somebody the site you made without having to spend a penny. Anyways you can check the guide at this link which provides information like how to configure apache, modem, dynamic dns, mysql etc. Here's the link: Host website on pc

By: hmmmm

hmmmm — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:08:21 +0000

PS – Running my home AMD64 Linux machine 24/7 only costs me about three to four dollars a month for electricity so that’s not an issue as some have implied.

By: hmmmm

hmmmm — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:06:52 +0000

I do host several sites from my home computer. I also have some sites on a shared server elsewhere. The control and access I have on the home server is great because I can experiment with various integrations and technologies. Something I can’t do with the shared server. But the upload speed is a problem. Until a decent uplink is available at home the only real options for me, who wants total control of the server, are colocation or dedicated server. Both are expensive.

By: Swiss33

Swiss33 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:23:45 +0000

With a good little NAS like a QNAP (models TS109 II, TS-109 Pro II, TS-209 II, TS-209 Pro II, TS-119, TS-219, or TS-219P) you get a built in web server running PHP, MySQL, and Apache with easy to configure interfaces.
Couple one of these with everyDNS’ free dynamic DNS services and you have a very cheap solution to home hosting, without the headaches of installing and configuring everything.

A NAS like this only uses 30W of power and can be left running 24/7 at a fraction of the cost of running your standard PC, which blows the expense theories above right out of the water.

And you get the added bonus of a nice media server etc for streaming files around your home, and network storage solutions all thrown in!

Security is still going to be an issue however…

By: anand

anand — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:41:05 +0000

yes its quite difficult 1st you need a better configuration of hardware and good cooling like a server at 21 degree…and good adsl or T1 isp lines well its quite expensive..then a dedicated IP and server operating system need to configure IIS..then if you need data base need to install in your server sounds little tuf..and the investment is more its better to for for a hosting provider well a end user or a VPS..

By: Windows Tutorials

Windows Tutorials — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:18:06 +0000

Awesome!! that is a useful information to have my own website in my home pc. Most of us are thinking as web hosting can be done in a high end computer with high bandwidth internet connection, this information is a most welcome for the people who try for the web hosting option. Great..thanks.

By: Web Hosting Articles

Web Hosting Articles — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 05:29:03 +0000

Wow, I never thought it would be that expensive to run your own hosting from your computer. I have always wondered if this was an option, but now I know it isn’t really worth it. Thanks!

By: unlimited

unlimited — Tue, 19 May 2009 23:18:33 +0000

LOL I have already tried it in the past… when i was starting business… My ISP soon found out and warned me it was against their rules bla bla.. but anyways my upload speed was kinda too slow and had many downtimes.