Webserver
I am planning on setting up a webserver for my own home use. Problem is I dont want ANYTHING extra. Plan on it being headless, have PHP, CGI, Perl & ASP support. SQL server so I can run a DB if I need toand maybe an FTP just to get into the thing (or SMB would be better).
So...... does anybody have a barebone setup similar to the one I am describing? I keep getting all the extra crap but I just dont want it. |
Plenty of setups like that exist, only safe way to run a server. You haven't said what distros you've tried - those such as Debian, Slackware, Gentoo, etc. are perfect for those environments as they only install a base system by default and nothing else. You then install Apache, PHP, MySQL or whatever and you don't have unneccessary stuff such as NFS servers, Samba services, X servers, etc. running.
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Tried FC4 not really gotten any others to try as yet, can you point me tone of those systems or a how to for such a thing?
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http://www.debian.org/ - Debian
http://www.slackware.org/ - Slackware http://www.gentoo.org/ - Gentoo http://www.apache.org - Apache http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/install.html - Apache compile/install http://www.mysql.com/ - SQL http://vsftpd.beasts.org/ - VSFTPD http://www.scd.ucar.edu/docs/ssh/guide/ - SSH guide thing, if it's headless SSH is a good way tp remotely reboot apache/machine Hit those places, they all have documentation on their respective areas. |
Fedora is often used by webhosts, but you need to pull it apart guite heavily to get what you want. If you're comfortable with Fedora, it's a good base to work from and very easy to install/uninstall packages. Otherwise: Debian, Slackware and Gentoo. As for howto's, check out the Tutorials section on this website, look over Linux Home Networking and become friendly with Google. Have fun :D
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i use debian for pretty much the exact same thing. although i'm far from an expert in debian (or any linux for that matter :p), and overall find it harder to work with than slack-type distributions, apt-get is enough of a "killer app" to keep me sticking with it. ssh + apt = nice combo for managing your box. i can't see gentoo on a production/server box with all that compile time. with debian you can do a fast base installation, and then you can install packages pretty much on command (no pun intended :D) with apt, which is really convenient for testing out programs. if you don't like or need something, just remove it, and you haven't wasted a lot of time and resources compiling something you ended up not wanting anyway.
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The point is you don't have anything you don't want on Gentoo. I haven't put in on a server yet, but know others that have, and since the request for a basic distro with nothing else to bloat it, thought i'd stick it in ;) Can be a tinker sometimes. Once Gentoo is compiled though, it shouldn't be so much of a difference. You're not going to installing new software, just patches. You'd schedule downtime for this anyway. Unless you're running old hardware, even a complete recompile of Apache + PHP + MySQL isn't going to leave you tearing you hair out and clock watching.
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As a majority of reference to servers I hear Debian come up alot in the past I think I'll give it a go. Its only a small P2 tower anyway so we'll see what we can get to going.
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Good man, and all that without having to *convince* you to try Debian ;) Have fun!
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