Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 16:42:45 -0800 From: Matt Eagleson <matt@deepwell.com> To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: WWW Server Tips Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970127164245.006b982c@deepwell.com>
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I am finally sick of my pathetic NT Webserver. I feel comfortable enough now with FreeBSD to move my Websites over to Apache. Even with my limited UNIX experience FreeBSD *HAS* to be more reliable than my often down NT server. I am writing in the hope that more experienced FreeBSD WebServer operators can give me some tips and pointers. I would like to be able to host about 2000 personal Web directories, and a few business sites. Some Questions: - Users should be able to FTP to their directories, but I don't want to allow shell access. What is the best way to set this up? Is a shell=/nonexistent adequate? - Do you think this hardware would be appropriate? Pentium Pro Tyan MB 64 megs EDO ram Quantum Fireball 2Gig scsi Seagate 1Gig scsi Adaptec 2940 Intel EtherExpress Pro/100b - What partitioning, and directory mounting strategy would you recommend with the drives stated above? - Also, I'm concerned about the 8 character limit on usernames. Is it safe to modify the username char limit on a machine that will be a webserver only? And if any wants to save me a trip to the list archives, how is this best done? Thanks in advance, as always, Matt Eagleson (Humble before the Gurus)
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