Need step by step guide or link on how to run your own server/website form home

[NOTuserfriendly]

ok here it is
i have a good connection speed and i was wondering on how to create my own website and run it from my other pc which i will leave most of the time on
i need this website.. well most primarily to learn how to run a website from my PC
building the website is not a problem since i can use dreamwaver from my school and i know how to use it
long story .. SHORT .. need guide on how to create and run it
i will buy the domain later
please if anybody knows any link that previous people have asked how to do this link it to me
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE

 

[JackMDS]

The issue can be divided into two.

1. How to maintain the connection through the Internet.

Option 3 on this page is the common answer, http://www.ezlan.net/myip.html

2, Which server to run?

It is an issue of personal preference an depends on what is the scope of the server.

Win XP includes IIs that can be a good start, http://www.webwizguide.com/asp/tutorials/installing_iis_winXP_pro.asp

 

[NOTuserfriendly]

well i mostly want to create a simple website like a .net one and configure it to run through my pc like: http://www.mydomain or my ip .net/8080

 

[RedCOMET]

A quick Google search came up with this site:
http://www.dslwebserver.com/.

Hopefully it helps!

 

[NOTuserfriendly]

ok guys i bought my domain from godaddy.com but i didint buy any hosting plans since i want to run it from home. now i got all my pages ready and stuff all i need now is what to do next?
like how do i do it so people when they type my website they go to it .
or how do i connect my domain to my IP and since i have Dynamic IP what doi do? do i ahve to chnage it every time
please provide pictures if possible
thankyou in advance

 

[trend]

well, you can either 'rent' a static IP from your dsl co.. which should be $5 a month or so. Or just hope your dynamic IP doesn't change (which I do). My dynamic IP changes once or twice a year.. So I don't worry about getting a static.. Yours might be different.. go to www.ipchicken.com to get your IP.

And monitor that every week to make sure ti doesn't change

step 2 is setup your godaddy domain to point to your IP.

step 3: setup your router to port forward port 80 (and 443 if you want SSL, which I doubt) to your 'server' at your house.

step4: turn on IIS/apache on your server. Get your friend at his house to see if he can access your webpage



troubleshooting:
can you ping your domain name? if yes or no, make sure the domain name is resolving corectly.
If no,this just might mean your router drops the ping packets.. not a huge deal.. but this is still a red flag


If your IP resolves right. get him to see if you can open your page in a webbrowser. If no, see if he can telnet into your domain name 80.. example:
dos prompt > telnet mywebsite.com 80

if it connects, great! if it doesn't.. it could be your ISP is blocking inbound port 80 requests..

Ok.. that is enough for now.. but should get you there 🙂

 

[NOTuserfriendly]

how do i setup my godaddy to do that
there are options but none that looks familiar in that area

 

[NOTuserfriendly]

update
i fixed everything and my website is running fine
'i used a free dns service and they doing everything for me

 

[nweaver]

Originally posted by: JackMDS
The issue can be divided into two.

1. How to maintain the connection through the Internet.

Option 3 on this page is the common answer, http://www.ezlan.net/myip.html

2, Which server to run?

It is an issue of personal preference an depends on what is the scope of the server.

Win XP includes IIs that can be a good start, http://www.webwizguide.com/asp/tutorials/installing_iis_winXP_pro.asp

DON'T USE IIS FROM XP IF YOU CARE ABOUT THAT BOX!!