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I have a 512 kb/s DSL service at home. I do not have a static IP but I can get one if I pay some extra to my ISP.
Now, if I get the static IP, can I make my home box act as my internet host? What else do I need?
P.S. I know that if at all possible, the site I make available this way might be slow, that is alright, my question is if it is possible at all.
Edit:
I need this for very small traffic. I am a PHP developer and for my projects I am often asked to provide a demo. I currently use a free hosting for this purpose but it is down most of the time and support is non-existent. So I thought to set-up my home computer as my test server.
With this please note that:
- I will only occasionally have 'visitors' and that will be one or possibly two visitors at any time.
- These demos, are to showcase functionality, so no big images are served and page views will normally generate under 100KB of traffic.
Majid Fouladpour
Posted 2010-05-05T22:19:05.430
Reputation: 119
Just because your ISP will sell you a static IP doesn't mean they allow servers on their network. Check your terms of service / acceptable use policy. It's also possible that they'll have some ports open by default, but block others (eg, SMTP, so you don't turn into an open relay) – None – 2010-05-05T23:13:46.297
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See: http://serverfault.com/questions/66947/how-to-host-website-from-my-home-adsl or http://serverfault.com/questions/4658/what-are-some-pitfalls-of-hosting-a-website-from-home or http://serverfault.com/questions/127478/hosting-multiple-websites-from-home or http://serverfault.com/questions/111614/is-it-possible-to-view-my-apache-server-local-host-from-home-or-remote-computer or http://serverfault.com/questions/27547/problem-hosting-server-behing-personal-router or http://serverfault.com/questions/108232/website-hosting-from-home-iis6
– Mark Henderson – 2010-05-05T23:16:03.7031
or http://serverfault.com/questions/36457/server-hosting-from-your-house-200-to-300-per-month-range or http://serverfault.com/questions/128757/hosting-a-server-for-websites-ftp-and-random-use-at-home or http://serverfault.com/questions/116643/can-i-have-web-server-on-a-home-network-with-1-public-ip-address or http://serverfault.com/questions/70532/opinions-on-hosting-servers-in-house - the list goes on
– Mark Henderson – 2010-05-05T23:16:39.050I don't understand the down vote. What is wrong with this question? – None – 2010-05-05T23:37:59.437
1It's downvoted because it's been asked so many times as Farseeker has laboriously pointed out. – gravyface – 2010-05-05T23:43:44.820
@ Joe: My ISP does not prohibit that. At least I didn't find anything related in their terms of service. – None – 2010-05-05T23:49:54.900
@Farseeker: Thank you for the links. They're very informative. – None – 2010-05-05T23:51:03.040
@Farseeker, our own human Rolodex. You are human, right? Or are you Evan's twin? Which one is the evil one? Do you bleed milk? – Wesley – 2010-05-05T23:59:12.133
@Wesley, Google is your friend: http://www.google.com.au/search?q=site%3Aserverfault.com&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a - and if I were evans twin I would be > 10k rep - it seems to be an illusive target
– Mark Henderson – 2010-05-06T00:08:21.453If you are charging people for your work, there is no reason why you can't afford some bargain basement PHP hosting. dreamhost.com, hawkhost.com, you can get hosting plans that cost in the order of $50 or less a year. If you want to be taken seriously as a professional, you need to invest in stuff like this. – micmcg – 2010-05-06T01:44:42.883
Hawkhost "Basic" shared hosting (should be plenty) ~US$40/year http://www.hawkhost.com/Shared/compare Coupons are regularly available for 50% off http://www.retailmenot.com/view/hawkhost.com
– micmcg – 2010-05-06T01:58:41.723