file server? Using an Old PC as a file server

[AndrewMKlasen]

Hello all,

 

I am a Game Developer and I want to have a launcher for my game to install it and update it etc. Could I have my old Dell desktop and use Ubuntu to use it as a file server for people to install the game?

[manikyath]

yes and no.

 

yes you can do that..

but NO FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DONT.

 

even if you're a small-time developer, everything you have the end user access should be in a datacenter. there's some datacenters out there that rent out VPSes or even tiny physical boxes for very little money. if you're anywhere near a serious developer, do it properly.

[AndrewMKlasen]

Ok, I'll rent a server somewhere, this is to be released on steam in the future.