setting up linuz server box

Zhou Yi · 12-14-2004, 10:42 AM

i want to set up a server running linux os for hosting a website of my own. what would be a decent CHEAP system to throw together for a decent reliable server? and which distro of linux would work well? any sugestions are welcome.

nutthick · 12-14-2004, 12:05 PM

How long is a piece of string? I found Redhat the easiest to learn. My first system was just an old PC I was going to throw out, that I stuck RH9 and Apache on. Any old box will be able to handle modest web traffic. If you are expecting large numbers of hits, then think about a higher spec system.

Zhou Yi · 12-14-2004, 01:28 PM

i wouldn't need a video card/sound card would i?

how about RAM? is it important to have lots of ram and HD space (80 GB?)

nutthick · 12-14-2004, 01:36 PM

If you want to see the screen, always good when you're configuring

then you'll need a video card. Nothing fancy, an onboard one will do.

You don't need sound, unless you want to hear it.

RAM depends on how many hits you are going to take, but starting with 128Mb is a good place to begin.

HDD space all depends on how big the website is. 80Gb is more than enough for linux to operate, the rest is storage space for web pages.

HTH