2k3 server OR ubuntu for FTP/webserver/CS Server

[ViviTheMage]

I am very comfortable with a windows 2k3 server, as we use it here at work.
I have done some ubuntu , but never done much with it, haha....so a bit out of my realm, plus I already have windows CS scripts I can run.

All I need the server is :

Apache web server (CAN do on windows, new on linux)
mysql for my web server (new to me on windows and linux)
CS Server 1.6 (I CAN do this on windows for sure)
FTP (can do on windows, not sure if it has a built in app or not though, never done on linux)

that is all, which would run better...I know linux should, but which would, haha...and if there is a difference, what is it?

I am going to run VMWare on my desktop, to run the OS. Thoughts, opinions? the biggest resource hog would be the CS 1.6 Server and at times, the webserver.

 

[ViviTheMage]

windows or linux, hmmm

 

[takeru]

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
I am very comfortable with a windows 2k3 server, as we use it here at work.
I have done some ubuntu , but never done much with it, haha....so a bit out of my realm, plus I already have windows CS scripts I can run.

All I need the server is :

Apache web server (CAN do on windows, new on linux)
mysql for my web server (new to me on windows and linux)
----- install LAMP server

CS Server 1.6 (I CAN do this on windows for sure)
----- this may help

FTP (can do on windows, not sure if it has a built in app or not though, never done on linux)
----- install openssh server

that is all, which would run better...I know linux should, but which would, haha...and if there is a difference, what is it?
----- linux handles memory better i believe. and performance wise a bit better also.

I am going to run VMWare on my desktop, to run the OS. Thoughts, opinions? the biggest resource hog would be the CS 1.6 Server and at times, the webserver.
----- since you are running it in a VM, install with no gui to save resources. also, use ubuntu JEOS server. that one is built for VM installs.

putty and winscp. decent clients for windows.

 

[ViviTheMage]

ty 🙂

 

[Brazen]

LINUX!!

NO, WINDOWS!!

NO, LINUX!!

NO, WINDOWS!!

NO, LINUX!!

NO, WINDOWS!!

NO, LINUX!!

NO, WINDOWS!!

NO, LINUX!!

Personally, I would use Ubuntu JEOS. I just thought I would go ahead and put up the kind of replies you can expect to get to this.

 

[tfinch2]

Why Ubuntu? It's bloated.

 

[clarkey01]

If you know you way around Ubuntu and don't have a license for W2K3 then go Ubuntu.

Personally I would choose W2K3, you will have more options in you intenden to make an AD or DNS ETC. Yesterday I was testing out W2K8 and have to say I was surprised how good and stable it seemed on a 3 year old HP server, MS aint all bad 🙂

 

[Nothinman]

Why Ubuntu? It's bloated.

Now that's funny.

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: Nothinman

Why Ubuntu? It's bloated.

Now that's funny.

Is it not? The last time I used it a few years ago, it came with a gazillion packages. I like the Debian minimal installer.

 

[Nothinman]

Is it not? The last time I used it a few years ago, it came with a gazillion packages. I like the Debian minimal installer.

No, it's not. The default desktop install is fairly large but that's because it's a desktop install. If you want a smaller install get the server discs. And there's nothing stopping you from installing from the desktop disc and then removing all of the desktop stuff if you want.

 

[takeru]

Originally posted by: clarkey01
If you know you way around Ubuntu and don't have a license for W2K3 then go Ubuntu.

Personally I would choose W2K3, you will have more options in you intenden to make an AD or DNS ETC. Yesterday I was testing out W2K8 and have to say I was surprised how good and stable it seemed on a 3 year old HP server, MS aint all bad 🙂

windows 2008 server core 🙂

 

[Nothinman]

windows 2008 server core

That limits you quite a lot because most of Windows is missing and once you realize there's a piece missing that you need you can't just install some packages to make it a full Win2K8 installation, you have to do a full reinstall.