November 24th, 2011 
Linux Hosting Hi. I’m planning on buying a cheap but decent laptop that I can use to make my own web hosting servers. What are ideal specifications for a computer that I will use for this? Cpu, Memory, all that stuff. I’m probably gonna use linux to host the server.
Please take note I am asking the specifications for a webhosting COMPUTER. Not a webhost for my own website. I want to make my own webhosting company.
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basicly you just need internet connection and OS. hosting server will be handled by hosting company
by: Marisol R
on: 25th April 09
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first of all you’re computer (what i think it should have for running smoothly) is about 3-4 gig ddr3 or ddr4 ram probably anything in between a Pentium 4 to a DUO Quad core possessor a motherboard that can handle all of that and then some and a fast internet connection plus if you are a gamer a diamond radeon hd video card
trust me when i tell you you don’t want to host a web server on a laptop because then you rely on that specific laptop being on all the time and not being effected by anything else running on it. What you want is a cheap shared host like the onles at host gator
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If you want to be your own webhost, you should sign up with a reseller of hosting services. If you’re running on a laptop and it goes down, you’re screwed – best to go with a provider that takes care of backups, has backup electricity, redundant connections, etc. Otherwise, you’re bound to have pissed off customers.
If you’re looking for sources for comparing webhosts, there are plenty of them. Here’s just a few:
http://www.hostcompare.com/
http://www.hostingoverview.com/
http://www.findmyhosting.com/
It depence from your internet connection (upload) mainly , take a look at http://www.sideservers.com ask them they know everything about web hosting and they will help you for free.They help me also to set up a small web server with out any costs
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follow this link and click on web hosting buzz, whole page will explain about configurations
http://www.ipowersoftwares.com/webhosting-reviews.htm
I suggest not spending any money until you have a good understanding of this.
Start your own webhosting businesss vry small. Start with a Reseller Hosting plan http://www.creativhost.com very cheap to get you started.
basicly you just need internet connection and OS. hosting server will be handled by hosting company