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Old 04-27-2005, 05:33 PM   #1
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I often read that people actually own their own servers. I don't mean rent out a dedicated server, but have actually bought them and have them at thier home. Well, the main point of this is wouldn't you need at least a T1 line to run a decent dedicated server at your own home?
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You'd need a decent connection to run your own server, yes, at least if you were going to host sites of decent popularity. A 10Mbit line is pretty standard for a dedicated server.
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It must cost a fortune to have it at your own home. A lot more than just renting out the space from a host. These people are mad.
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Well I don't think there's a whole lot of people who actually hosts it at home. Some do it just for the fun of it, but most "serious" sites will be found hosted at a decent datacenter, and not from some person's basement.
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Which must be the only sane way to do it.
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Yes, unless you just happen to have a great connection for one reason or another, and a whole lot of time on your hands to constantly manage your servers
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Well, I suppose if you're obsessive about it you may have a good thing going. Or an unlimited budget...
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Yup. I might actually be purchasing my very own server quite soon. I will have it co-located though, so I won't be running it out of my living room.
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Nice Lars, what type of box are you getting? I love those new servers from Apple - They just look so, seexy. (I know, I need to get out more)
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My server manager was actually suggesting one of Apple's machines to me the other day. We still haven't decided what to go with, and where we'll co-locate it - It'll probably be up to him to figure out what fits our needs, and I'll take it from there.
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