Comments on: Can You Run A Web Server From Your House?

By: What Apps Are Worth Paying For On The Internet? | PCMech

What Apps Are Worth Paying For On The Internet? | PCMech — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:10:29 +0000

[...] worth paying for basic virtual hosting. It’s better than running your own web server out of your house, you can install additional things like forums, experiment with PHP and MySQL, manage email lists, [...]

By: David M

David M — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:22:05 +0000

I occasionaly use my home computer as a server. I use it for a game I play…a ship simulator game. I only use it as a server for a few hours typically, not 24/7. My internet connection is typically around 15000kbps to 17000kbps (Comcast high speed internet) Is there a problem with this?

By: Vertimyst™

Vertimyst™ — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:32:56 +0000

I run a small webhosting project from my server, and, AFAIK, my ISP has no rules against servers, last time I checked – though I’m using a business-grade connection (the best my ISP has to offer, in fact).

I’ve ran plenty of tests, and pages on my server load up fine. I host several sites for people, mostly small community forums. Nothing major. I’m also not making any money off it – I started it because free hosting without ads is very hard to find, especially hosting that sticks around longer than a few months at best. I’ve been doing it for about two years now.

By: Drew

Drew — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:58:08 +0000

bkilinski – Your I.P. has been traced and forwarded on to the appropriate authorities/ISP.
Please enjoy your server while you wait for a knock at the door! *j/k*

By: bkilinski

bkilinski — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:59:16 +0000

I have been running web servers for years from home. I might have the “BanHammer” dropped on me one of these days, but i am not running anything more than a family news sites. (no p0rn, warez, etc…) no large download-able files, 8MP pictures, or anything of the sort. The sites run fine. If I were to place large files to DL that would be a different story.
I have never experienced any DoS or DDoS attacks, however; it is possible. Someone [hacker] or a group of people [hackers] have much better targets to hone in on than some random ISP users server. Perhaps these rogue home servers are looked at as a good training ground for black hats, but nothing more IMO.
I buy hosted sites for business and large file transfers, but for the small stuff, a home server is the way to go.

Keep up the good reads.

By: hamdi

hamdi — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:26:57 +0000

I agree with you… home connection is very slow so it won’t able to receipt million request at once