Joined: 08 Dec 2003 Posts: 132 Location: St Louis Mo
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 4:28 pm Post subject:
Ah, there's the post ....LoL
I was actually thinking about partioning my hard drive and using one of the domain pointer utilities thingymajigs to my ip address, However , Im not sure my dsl would allow this.
I also use my own re-seller account for 3.00 a month which is'nt bad but it only provides 1gb of bandwidth for that but if I stick with just content and keep the jpgs down , I can get 500 unique per day and be ok.
Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 1761 Location: Bangor, Maine
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 4:38 pm Post subject:
I have never used a dedicated server... or owned my own.
I do have some friends who run a dedicated server. The biggest disadvantage is you need someone to adminster the server. If your not a techy, or you don't have the time, then you either need to: a) hire someone or b) use the dedicated server with support.
You might be able to find a company that will let you put your servers into their farm, then have them manage them. I had a hosting package this way back in '98. I didn't take advantage of it, since I didn't need it... but basically I could buy a server and stick it there. They would administer it, and handle all the backsups/admin/etc.
That might be the best approach. You can then control your own hardware, your own server, yet you do not have to worry about the admin (or the uptime). _________________ Eric D. Burdo They Made $6,513 a day With Clickbank Doing This...
it's cheaper ... more cost effective ... to lease one.
if you buy one,park it somewhere,and it breaks down,you have to pay mega $$$ to get it fixed.Not to mention,that you had to lay out $$$ to buy it,in the first place. If you lease a server,it's their problem,at least hardware wise.As long as you don't mess up the operating software settings,you should be o.k.
1and1.com has bargain basement pricing right now,and I recommend them highly.
Joined: 13 Feb 2004 Posts: 111 Location: Eastbourne, UK
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 1:16 pm Post subject:
I'm involved with both servers we own outright and host in-house, and servers we lease.
I would definately say that the leased servers are most cost effective as the hardware support is generally covered for you. However you will need to either have a lot of technical knowledge yourself, or have someone who can administer it for you.
Also, it's worth really thinking about how much you need your own server. I have found that it's generally only needed if you want to run some services other than basic web hosting, or if your sites are so big that shared hosting just wont cut it. For example one of our sites is currently almost maxing out a dual 2Ghz Xeon machine with 4GB of ram - that sort of site just wouldn't be possible with shared hosting.
Remember also that if you run your own server and things go wrong you are the one that is responsible, you won't have someone on the end of a phone line that you can yell at to sort it out - unless of course you are paying someone else to manage your server for you
A few things to think about there. Just remember to weigh up all the pros and cons, and decide if you really can manage a server by yourself before you shell out a load of cash.
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I use leased dedicated servers fully managed and the price is reasonable. I have to say though that I rarely need support. I'll bet if I cancelled the managed option though my server would immediately crash:)
Seriously, I think leasing your own dedicated server is a great way to go. I'm able to provide all my clients with value added services in the form of web hosting and I'm in complete control. It's also nice to be able to add the latest server features whenever I want to.
The cpanel for server management makes operation easy and so far it's been very trouble free.
Hosting your site from your own PC connected with DSL via your ISP (if your access plan allows it) is not as good as it first sounds. Sure, it seems cheap, but it's fraught with problems.
If you ever reboot your PC, your site disappears until the PC is back up. Someone might have been about to buy your eBook! Similarly, disruptions to your net access (phone line problems, modem failure, ISP problems, etc) or power will take your site offline.
If you don't really know what you're doing, your PC could potentially be open to various security exploits. You can prevent this by patching regularly, closing all the services you don't need, and configuring everything properly. But do you really want to have to learn and continually stay on top of all these issues?
If your site becomes popular, it will probably become sluggish and have trouble keeping up with the bandwidth demand. If your PC and software aren't configured and tuned well, the demand might bring the PC to its knees and annoy your users.
To me, it's well worth the US$40/year it costs me to have someone else worry about all that stuff. And I'm a computer engineer . _________________ http://www.OneStopUnder.com - serious reading for serious photographers.
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