Simple server for webpages?

[n_o_o_n_e]

I want to build a server to host from my home. I want to host mostly original content but almost everything I host will be straight html/css and or links to other file sharing sites to serve up the content. At least starting out nothing else more but maybe some images embedded in the pages hosted form the same machine or if necessary linked to from another host source to conserve resources on my machine. I have a modem at my home and I am building a pfsense firewall that it will sit behind. I have literally no idea how I would build this serve or how much computer I would need so before I start buying parts I decided I would ask for some help. I would like to be able to serve at least 50 people at a time simple html and I assume maybe at least 10,000 pages+ a day. I did the math and to serve that many pages would be like serving 1 every 3 seconds, can anyone suggest an operating system, server client and a cheap build for this kinda work please? I need some guidance, I have read about it and hosted an Apache server once but I'm not sure what I need to do for this scale. What kind of configurations would you run?

[Catsrules]

9 minutes ago, n_o_o_n_e said:

I want to build a server to host from my home. I want to host mostly original content but almost everything I host will be straight html/css and or links to other file sharing sites to serve up the content. At least starting out nothing else more but maybe some images embedded in the pages hosted form the same machine or if necessary linked to from another host source to conserve resources on my machine. I have a modem at my home and I am building a pfsense firewall that it will sit behind. I have literally no idea how I would build this serve or how much computer I would need so before I start buying parts I decided I would ask for some help. I would like to be able to serve at least 50 people at a time simple html and I assume maybe at least 10,000 pages+ a day. I did the math and to serve that many pages would be like serving 1 every 3 seconds, can anyone suggest an operating system, server client and a cheap build for this kinda work please? I need some guidance, I have read about it and hosted an Apache server once but I'm not sure what I need to do for this scale. What kind of configurations would you run?

Almost any modern computer could server that many people static content. I would be more concerned with your home internet connection. Home internet is horrible for hosting any website especially at that size.

I would rent a cheap vps and use that to host your content. Doesn't need to be that powerfully at all.

[Ezzy-525]

It's literally going to be easier and cheaper to just buy a domain and get hosting thrown in as part of the deal.

 

Most hosts let you either use their own builder tool or load your own html/css.

[kirashi]

6 hours ago, n_o_o_n_e said:

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What kind of configurations would you run?

I'd look into decent webhosting that uses cPanel from a provider NOT owned by EIG, or if you want to get your hands dirty, spin up a VPS from Vultr or Digital Ocean and learn how to install, configure, and manage a Debian or CentOS based server yourself. Running a home server is totally fine for small personal projects but I'd never suggest it for anything customer / client facing, both for security reasons and because it's against your ISP's terms of service, not to mention home internet speeds aren't usually good enough for this. (Unless you have a business connection that allows this.)

[Salv8 (sam)]

8 hours ago, n_o_o_n_e said:

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option 1: Apache https://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi (host and make it yourself)

option 2: online hosting (Azure web server and blue host) (make it yourself but have others host it)

option 3: simple website hosting (SquareSpace, google websites etc) (have others provide templates that you can customize and have them host it)

[Luc401]

I use angry hosting for my website... $1 a month plan..

[AbsoluteFool]

On 19.5.2018 at 10:46 PM, n_o_o_n_e said:

I want to build a server to host from my home. I want to host mostly original content but almost everything I host will be straight html/css and or links to other file sharing sites to serve up the content. At least starting out nothing else more but maybe some images embedded in the pages hosted form the same machine or if necessary linked to from another host source to conserve resources on my machine. I have a modem at my home and I am building a pfsense firewall that it will sit behind. I have literally no idea how I would build this serve or how much computer I would need so before I start buying parts I decided I would ask for some help. I would like to be able to serve at least 50 people at a time simple html and I assume maybe at least 10,000 pages+ a day. I did the math and to serve that many pages would be like serving 1 every 3 seconds, can anyone suggest an operating system, server client and a cheap build for this kinda work please? I need some guidance, I have read about it and hosted an Apache server once but I'm not sure what I need to do for this scale. What kind of configurations would you run?

You can host a simple website at home. But you need to make sure you actually have the prerequisites for it.

 

1. You need a Static IP

2. You need a server with Apache (or LAMP stack)

3. You need to be able to operate the server and the issues it might face.

 

Otherwise it's not a problem to host your own website. But i'm quite sure a hosting plan would be cheaper and alot easier for you.