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I host my websites from home!

by jetsetwilly
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The thing is, will this have any effect on their performance?

I'm begining to think it might. I'm hosting 4 sites from a server at my house. It's great coz I have full control of the whole thing and my upload speed isn't too bad so I don't think user get a bad experience....

Any body else doing this? Is it a good thing to do?

I've been trying my hand at IM now since july, i made about $100 dollars overall but i'm begininig to think that was a fluke....

Good luck everybody in the new year.....

I have a new plan for next year which im about to put into action....lets hope im more succesful next year!
#home #host #websites
  • Profile picture of the author Solidsnake
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    If your Internet server provider is topnotch and you are not experiencing any power problem then why not?... I love to but my internet connection is not reliable...
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    • Profile picture of the author derrickp
      You better check with your ISP, most do not allow this type of activity and monitor such things. They may not catch on now because traffic is minimal since you are new but if you ever get an increase in traffic they will likely shut your sites down and your internet as well.

      Kind of a dumb move when you can get hosting so cheap now a days.

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      • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
        As derrickp said, make sure your ISP allows it. I always make sure to sign up with an ISP that does. I run my own eMail and webserver as well. The webserver I mainly use nowadays for small low-traffic sites, development sites or test sites, but the eMail server is, as they say, mission-critical.

        On top of that, make sure you have static IPs. And, be careful with ISPs that may assign you static IPs from what would otherwise be their dynamic pool of numbers. Some blacklists (more so for eMail than webhosting) will list the dynamic IP range, so you might get included even if your particular IPs are static.

        And watch your server access. You'll be surprised at the number of attempts you'll see to get admin access, even on the smallest of websites!
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  • Profile picture of the author Ross Dalangin
    How about electricity cost monthly, speed of your server, security and maintenance? I planned that b4 but thinking of the consequence, I didn't pursue.
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  • Profile picture of the author globalpro
    Hi,

    If you can handle the increased costs related to hosting at home, then you will have better control (as much as possible). The downside to this is redundancy and back up power. Either one of these is what you lose by self hosting.

    Something else to consider. Does your ISP provide you with a plan and dedicated IP address? If not you may want to check into it. Like Derrick said, you could end up with problems.

    Main thing is consider the cost.

    Thanks,

    John
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