How can I set up my own webserver...

[aceofskies05]

I would like to host my own website on my old computer. How can i do this, if you could please give me info thanks.

 

[JackMDS]

Rock bottom idea just to get the basic here, Simple Serving

If you have Windows XP, you can install and use IIS.

Here an example, http://www.no-ip.com/support/guides/web_servers/setting_up_iis.html

More advance here, IIs resource Site

How to set the connection to the Intrenet here (Option 3), Connecting through the Internet to Home/SOHO Computer/Network/Server.

 

[Brazen]

Do you want to use Linux or Windows? Who is your internet provider?

I use CentOS and run Apache on it at home. It doubles as my file server and I use torrentflux as a web interface to download torrents directly to my server. I used to host a Joomla powered site on it, but have since moved it out to a hosting provider.

 

[nweaver]

apt-get install apache2

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: nweaver
apt-get install apache2

Ubuntu LAMP

:sun:

 

[Journer]

abyss websever is extremely small and simple to use...

 

[bluestrobe]

This might be simple but often overlooked. Does your ISP allow webservers? Most times they block the ports used by webservers.

Otherwise linux/apache if you are a Linux man, if not, Windows with Apache or IIS.

 

[aceofskies05]

i would like to use windows but i have alot of experience with Ubuntu but i dont like to wright command by hand so that why i want to use winoze

 

[Brazen]

Originally posted by: aceofskies05
i would like to use windows but i have alot of experience with Ubuntu but i dont like to wright command by hand so that why i want to use winoze

With CentOS anyway, you don't have to write out anything other than "service httpd start && chkconfig httpd on" then you just dump your html files into the /var/www/html directory.