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Public Forum => Pc Help/Tweak Page => Topic started by: crazydog on February 01, 2009, 06:33:46 PM

Title: Small server setup
Post by: crazydog on February 01, 2009, 06:33:46 PM: I'm going to buy a small (size) system to run *nix on, so I can have my own webserver so I don't need to pay for any hosting for anything small I'll ever be doing.

I'm not going for the best components, and I really don't want to spend a lot of money.

I've picked out these parts:
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811190094
Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128357
RAM: Recycling 2GB of RAM from my desktop (It's up to 6GB now)
CPU: I'm just going to take my old P4 1.8 GHz out of my really old computer and stick it in there.
HDD: I have an old 5400RPM 512kB cache 8.4 GB drive which is WAY more than enough I need for a *nix server.

Total: $143.56 (cheaper than my monitor! :P)

Any suggestions? Recommendations?
Title: Re: Small server setup
Post by: Video_Master on February 02, 2009, 07:47:18 AM: where are you going to host this server at?
Title: Re: Small server setup
Post by: crazydog on February 02, 2009, 09:35:47 AM: At my school where I have the 30down/15up connection.
Title: Re: Small server setup
Post by: Video_Master on February 02, 2009, 10:01:52 AM: nice. Would you have a static IP or are you going to need to keep updating DNS to keep a name with the right IP?
Title: Re: Small server setup
Post by: Hitman Smurf on February 02, 2009, 11:00:36 AM: by *nix I assume you mean Unix or Linux. Have any idea which OS your going to use yet?
Title: Re: Small server setup
Post by: crazydog on February 02, 2009, 11:34:14 AM: I'm thinking of going with Ubuntu server, since I mostly have experience with Debian and Ubuntu.
Title: Re: Small server setup
Post by: crazydog on February 02, 2009, 12:40:34 PM: Bah. I just remembered my P4 is a Socket 478, and the other 478 Motherboard out there doesn't support the processor (cause it's too old), or the faster RAM that I have.

Guess I gotta find a cheap processor.
Title: Re: Small server setup
Post by: Hitman Smurf on February 02, 2009, 04:06:07 PM: Ubuntu is probably a good choice...Walmart was looking at Ubuntu a while back and may know a little about it.