Re: a bit ot: servers

  • From: Alex Hall <mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 08:41:35 -0500

So maybe not as hard as I was thinking? I'll look into this. Thanks.

On 3/3/11, Øyvind Lode <oyvind@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> It's actually very easy to set up your own server.
> I recently registered lode.is and configured the dns records myself from the
> registrars webinterface.
> I only paid for the domain name (dns hosting is included).
> lode.is points to my Linux server at home.
> I plan to host all I need myself, only exception is email.
> I'm currently running lighttpd, but no real content up yet though.
>
> ________________________________________
> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] on behalf of Littlefield, Tyler
> [tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 04:05
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: a bit ot: servers
>
> If you do not like to go with Linode, you can just get a dynamic dns. I
> use dyndns, which gives you a program that cron runs to keep your IP
> up-to-date, because odds are, you have a dynamic IP.
> On 3/2/2011 8:04 PM, Alex Hall wrote:
>> Okay... I am now seeing the value of paying someone else to do all
>> this! Maybe I'll just tell people the ip of the server directly and
>> have done with it! Thanks to all for the answers.
>>
>> On 3/2/11, Humberto Rodriguez<sub@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>>> DNS stands for Domain Name Server.  Internet works on IP addresses and
>>> when
>>> we request a domain for example, on the address bar of the browser, an
>>> FTP
>>> client or an email server, there is a server for that domain extension,
>>> for
>>> example a .com domain, which receives the request and through DNS
>>> entries,
>>> knows which DNS server to send it to; and  the DNS server will in turn
>>> send
>>> it to the host that handles that domain, either as a host or virtual
>>> host.
>>> The host server knows which account and protocol to send the request to,
>>> whether a dedicated or shared server.
>>>
>>> Humberto
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Littlefield, Tyler"<tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To:<programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 8:37 PM
>>> Subject: Re: a bit ot: servers
>>>
>>>
>>> | The point of a nameserver is to provide redundancy; if one fails, there
>>> | is another one in backup. One specification is that they are on
>>> separate
>>> | systems, to help with the redundancy. Essentially the nameservers run
>>> | dns servers, which send out the records for the dns requests. That's
>>> | about as much of it as I understand.
>>> | On 3/2/2011 4:04 PM, Alex Hall wrote:
>>> |>  I was hoping to avoid a monthly or yearly bill, though having root
>>> |>  access does sound nice. While it may be more work, is it possible to
>>> |>  register a domain on my own server (that converted pc)? What exactly
>>> |>  do you mean by a nameserver, and how is it different from the server
>>> |>  you get when you install apache or a similar program?
>>> |>
>>> |>  On 3/2/11, Littlefield, Tyler<tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>   wrote:
>>> |>>  Hello Alex, First, you can save a lot of the trouble by grabbing up
>>> a
>>> |>>  linode. $20/m gets you a sweet server, and it's your own. It's a vps
>>> |>>  system, but you get root so you can do whatever you want. They also
>>> run
>>> |>>  their own DNS servers, so you don't need to do dns yourself. Let me
>>> know
>>> |>>  if this is something you are interested in, I have a refer code.
>>> What
>>> |>>  you need to do is find someone that hands out domain names, then
>>> point
>>> |>>  that domain at a nameserver.
>>> |>>  On 3/2/2011 3:44 PM, Alex Hall wrote:
>>> |>>>  Hi all,
>>> |>>>  I am in a class in which we have to download WAMP. I did, and I
>>> also
>>> |>>>  got Django (a Python web framework) since I love Python and had
>>> never
>>> |>>>  tried Django before. After using it, I really like it and I am
>>> toying
>>> |>>>  with setting up an old pc of mine as a server. It would be low
>>> |>>>  traffic, probably no more than a hundred visitors at a time (and
>>> |>>>  usually few to none), but I really like the idea of having control
>>> |>>>  over everything instead of renting space where I have to shell into
>>> it
>>> |>>>  and cannot add, for example, libraries or upgrades.
>>> |>>>
>>> |>>>  My question is: I had a domain registered, but I let it lapse. It
>>> was
>>> |>>>  through ipowerweb.com. First, can I re-register it for less
>>> somewhere
>>> |>>>  else, paying whomever gets paid for this sort of thing directly?
>>> |>>>  Second, is it possible to have that domain point to an ip of my
>>> |>>>  choice, namely my Apache server's ip? If so, how would I configure
>>> |>>>  this?
>>> |>>>
>>> |>>>  Thanks in advance. When I google stuff like this, I only get offers
>>> |>>>  for cheap domain registration, but they all come with server plans,
>>> |>>>  which I do not want.
>>> |>>>
>>> |>>
>>> |>>  --
>>> |>>
>>> |>>  Thanks,
>>> |>>  Ty
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