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Xayd · 10-28-2001, 04:12 PM

You could, yes, but how much available bandwidth do you have on the upload side?

Unless you have a tremendous amount that you're not using, paying for webhosting is much more viable. I pay for a site for the exact purpose you're using yours for, 11 bucks a month gets me all I need.

Also, the hardware specs required depend on the forum you run. If you run something as advanced as vBulletin like we have here, fast drives and such might be nice, for something as 'lean and mean' as phpBB, though, you don't need much for speedy forums.

10-28-2001, 04:12 PM	#3
Xayd Member (13 bit) Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: nowhere.com Posts: 4,819	You could, yes, but how much available bandwidth do you have on the upload side? Unless you have a tremendous amount that you're not using, paying for webhosting is much more viable. I pay for a site for the exact purpose you're using yours for, 11 bucks a month gets me all I need. Also, the hardware specs required depend on the forum you run. If you run something as advanced as vBulletin like we have here, fast drives and such might be nice, for something as 'lean and mean' as phpBB, though, you don't need much for speedy forums. Last edited by Xayd; 10-28-2001 at 05:24 PM.