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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