From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 22 12:34:29 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8088116A4CE for ; Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:34:29 +0000 (GMT) Received: from out007.verizon.net (out007pub.verizon.net [206.46.170.107]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD65843D2D for ; Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:34:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from leblanc@keyslapper.org) Received: from keyslapper.org ([68.163.252.53]) by out007.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.06 201-253-122-130-106-20030910) with ESMTP id <20041222123428.UEJM27681.out007.verizon.net@keyslapper.org> for ; Wed, 22 Dec 2004 06:34:28 -0600 Received: by keyslapper.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id F04DE11862; Wed, 22 Dec 2004 07:34:03 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 07:34:03 -0500 From: Louis LeBlanc To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20041222123403.GB43635@keyslapper.org> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20041222035615.GA10180@gamerasmog.com> <1103688155.7511.11.camel@server1> <41C8F39A.30104@makeworld.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out007.verizon.net from [68.163.252.53] at Wed, 22 Dec 2004 06:34:28 -0600 Subject: Re: Running own servers X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:34:29 -0000 On 12/21/04 11:12 PM, RL sat at the `puter and typed: > > > What's the most popular option? Is it buying a business DSL or T1 > service or is it to colocate it? All of them are pricey. :( That really depends on your desired level of service. If you're running servers for commercial purposes or even very ambitious personal purposes, you may be happy with a hosting company. They're getting a lot more reasonable than static IPs. Can't understand why because they usually *provide* a static IP, often dedicated to your account. Someone I work with uses openhosting.com, and says they're pretty good. He runs a mail server and web server on a virtual Linux system with its own IP. He also does mail forwarding for an NPO and has a few email accounts, mostly for friends. Since it's a virtual system, he essentially has root access and can install whatever software he wants in his own 'system'. I run a mail server with 4 family accounts, a webserver (currently just the Apache test page) and Tomcat out of my own back room in my apartment. I never did anything overly fancy, no commercial stuff, but at one point I did put up a few Apache Perl modules I wrote and lots of family pics available only to those with a password. Eventually I'll get around to doing some real fun stuff with it, but until then, it's just that. Maybe someday I'll break down and go with a hosting company, but right now I'm perfectly happy with the setup I have. If you're going to be putting up commercial pages and driving traffic to it, trust me, you want someone else bargaining for that bandwidth. Your ISP will kick back *hard* if they see your bandwidth spike to that degree. As for the Colo, that's not really a "one man band" kind of option. My employer has colocation services all over the planet, and they pay quite a bit for it. They're getting a good deal, but that's because they pay for so many. One system, or even a switch and a few systems is going to cost a lot more. You might as well get FTTP from Verizon and go with a small addition to your house to host it. It may cost a little more than the colo in the short run, but in the long run, you still have the addition. Lou -- Louis LeBlanc FreeBSD@keyslapper.org Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ Nirvana? That's the place where the powers that be and their friends hang out. -- Zonker Harris