Re: setting up servers

If you're looking for low administrative learning curve using a UNIX type
server, I'd recommend looking into the Cobalt Raq servers.
http://www.cobalt.com

They're preloaded with everything you might want, they have a pretty
administrative web based GUI and the price isn't too bad for a fairly well
configured system ($1,700ish w/ 64mb and 8.4gb).  They aren't overly
expandable due to their size. (1U/1.75" thick for high density rackmount
installations).

It may seem expensive for a PC, but the administrative GUI will save you
years of training.  You decide.  DNS, Sendmail, Apache WWW, SSL, Virtual
Hosting, Users... all administed via web browser.

In all honesty I haven't bought one of these servers --- yet.  I've done
some research on it and I'll probably be picking up one for evaluation very
shortly.

I Primarily use the HP Netserver Lpr for web services, but HP is
(justifiably) expensive.

Good luck
John Romano
Long Island Internet HeadQuarters
http://www.lihq.net

----- Original Message -----
From: Jason Brett <jbbrett(at)zigzagnet.com>
To: <hwg-servers(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 11:32 AM
Subject: RE: setting up servers


>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm interested in this subject as well. I'm looking for a checklist of all
> the things I need to learn in order to set up and maintain my own
> commercial-grade server. I'm not interested in co-locating, because it's
not
> really cost effective for my needs. I'm gonna hook up on a DSL connection
> for now. Good overall documentation has been hard to find, but I do know
> this:
>
> I'm planning to set up a Linux box with Apache, sendmail, perl, php,
telnet,
> ftp etc. Obviously I can work with the documentation for each of these
> products, but can anyone recommend a good general source for educating
> myself? (I haven't found a "Setting Up A Web Server For Dummies" book yet,
> but I've generally found that series to be great for getting me started
and
> pointing me in the right direction for more detailed resources. Is there
any
> website or book that would take it to that level for me?
>
> Regards,
>
> Jason Brett
> ZigZag Internet Solutions
> Powerful Solutions. Explosive Results.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-hwg-servers(at)hwg.org [mailto:owner-hwg-servers(at)hwg.org]On
> > Behalf Of John.ksi(at)webplus.net
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 8:34 AM
> > To: hwg-servers(at)hwg.org
> > Subject: Re: setting up servers
> >
> >
> > > I'm a solo web designer and I get a lot of requests about
> > > hosting. What does it take to set up a co-located server at
> > > a local ISP and what kind of knowledge would be needed to
> > > maintain such a setup?
> >
> > That's a broad question with lotsa answers.  A colo service sometimes
> > provides their OWN servers and manages them for you.  Or you
> > can install a server of your choice and depending on the expertise
> > at the colo service, they can manage it for you or they take a
> > hands-off approach and it's up to you to do sysadmin stuff.
> >
> > Your sig shows Arlington, VA.  You probably can't go too far
> > wrong if you go with either PSINet, Frontier GlobalCenter (aka
> > Global Crossing), or Interliant - all in the NoVA area.
> > One of the first things they'll ask you, btw, is how much
> > bandwidth you think you'll need.
> >
> > -John Koch                               -  -  -  __o
> > Knowledge Systems, Inc.              -  -  - -  _ \<,_
> > <John.ksi(at)webplus.net>                   - -   (_)/ (_)
> >
>
>

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