Topic: Hosting Web Sites

[cos]

Hi all,

  I'm thinking hosting 10 web site in my SME server.
ATM i got 256/64 ADSL with Static 1 IP. I'm new to this so please help.
my questions are.

   1. Do i need to upgrade my ADSL plan?
   2. Do i need to setup DNS Server or How can i point those 10 web site from external to my server?
   3. What sort of H/W server i need?
   4. Can i setup send/view Web Statics to my customers

Thanks

[crazybob]

I will try to give you a start.
First a  question to you: Are you allowed to do this under the terms of service of your isp?

1. Do i need to upgrade my ADSL plan?

 Unless you are planning on a very low trafic site, yes. I am doing something similar and am using a fractional T1 line with 768/768

2. Do i need to setup DNS Server or How can i point those 10 web site from external to my server?

Depending on the registrar, you may be able to point the various domain names directly to your IP. If that is not possible, there are a few DNS services available that charge a small fee for the number of domains you are refering to. Look at dnsmadeeasy.com, orzoneedit.com

3. What sort of H/W server i need?

It depends a little on what you can afford. I am using 512MB ram,a Athlon XP-2600+, and 2-120GB ide hard drives in raid configuration.

4. Can i setup send/view Web Statics to my customers

There are ways with AWstats, but get your feet wet with SME first. You can add that part later

AS I said, these are starting points, and there may be better ways of doing this. I am far from an expert. This is a great distro because it is already screwed down pretty well as far as security and stability are concerned.

You will want to add a few other addons to allow virtual email, virus scanning etc.

Look over the contribs and forums and you will find a load of information on addons.

Bob

[Anonymous]

Thank you so much for detail answer and your time.

[cos]

Hi all,

  Thanks for u'r help. I just Installed and setup my domain and it's runing.I want to add all other domain one by one. Some of them are register.com so i can do web forward to my web server.(I think). How do i setup Virtual Email.

[crazybob]

At this point I am going to point you in the direction of search, Also dungog.net products. Do a little looking, and a lot of reading. Dungog has a product for $33.00 US that will take care of the firtual domain email for you. I thought I saw a contrib or how-to on the same subject.

This is a great distro, with load of information. All you have to do is search and search, and read. If something is unclear, post a question. But please look first. I was in the same boat as you about a year ago, and I have done a lot of digging.

Bob