Re: a bit ot: servers

  • From: George Savory <gsavory@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 13:39:26 -0500

On 3/3/11, Alex Hall <mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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