Do you host your own sites?

alphaRomeo · #1 (**permalink**) 03-08-2007, 09:12 PM

I wonder how many people here host their own sites.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of hosting your own site?
Is that hard to maintain a server? How do you prevent hacking attacks? Is your electricity bill high??
I know that's a lot of questions but I would like to get a picture to decide it is worth hosting my own websites.

Thanks

CenZ · #2 (**permalink**) 03-08-2007, 09:43 PM

i own my own server through a hosting company, i got full reign of everything that happens.

mar-b · #3 (**permalink**) 03-08-2007, 10:56 PM

can you tell more about establishing a server- what you need etc..?

CenZ · #4 (**permalink**) 03-09-2007, 04:14 AM

well i rent it from liquid web (www.liquidweb.com) i did it this way incase anything happens i have 24/7 tech support to fix the problem. its pricey but i own a company and the clients pay for the hosting

alphaRomeo · #5 (**permalink**) 03-09-2007, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CenZ

i own my own server through a hosting company, i got full reign of everything that happens.

Well, it isn't the same as hosting your own server in your home or office. I was thinking about people who manage their own server.

oyu2o · #6 (**permalink**) 03-09-2007, 05:06 PM

I can only use a hosting company's services, since my ISP bans port 80 for home server usage.

Can be troublesome for a newbie to try and figure out apache, settings, etc on their home computers.

chopstickles · #7 (**permalink**) 03-13-2007, 09:03 PM

I currently use hosting companies for all my sites. I used to use a Server Box at home to host one of my sites (maybe 1-2 years ago) but my connection wasn't exactly fast so it didn't really work out that well.

lame.crusher · #8 (**permalink**) 03-18-2007, 03:06 AM

I currently host most of my sites on paid hosting services and I think hostgator is the best of all . I have like 5 sites on free hosting services but they dont get much traffic so wont even bother to host them . I am thinking of buying a new server soon but not sure about it .

makemoneyonline · #9 (**permalink**) 03-18-2007, 04:12 AM

I don't host my site on my own server. The only time you would find someone who does this is when they have a need for a dedicated server and even then it is a seperate system not done on my personal computer.

It would not be recommended to host your website on your own computer. At least I wouldn't do it.

alphaRomeo · #10 (**permalink**) 03-19-2007, 04:33 PM

I think after all, hosting your own site is a lot of hassle and your time might be better spent at developing your website instead of maintaining a server and worrying about security.