trogdor
New member
Hey folks,
sorry if this is slightly OT, but I'm sick of paying yahoo 8 bucks a month for 20meg of host space, so I decided to try and run my own server to host my new band's website. My buddy donated an only slightly outdated HP that I plan to run it off of. Having never done this before, i have a few questions...
1. Do I need a special OS for it, or is winXP fine? If XP, then what kind of software do I need to run for the server itself, and are there any special things I need to know about setting it up? software recommendations?
2. I need to register my domain name...where should I do this, and what is a fair price to pay?
3. Once I register my domain name, how do I get it to point to the address of my server?
Thanks for the wisdom...
trog
sorry if this is slightly OT, but I'm sick of paying yahoo 8 bucks a month for 20meg of host space, so I decided to try and run my own server to host my new band's website. My buddy donated an only slightly outdated HP that I plan to run it off of. Having never done this before, i have a few questions...
1. Do I need a special OS for it, or is winXP fine? If XP, then what kind of software do I need to run for the server itself, and are there any special things I need to know about setting it up? software recommendations?
2. I need to register my domain name...where should I do this, and what is a fair price to pay?
3. Once I register my domain name, how do I get it to point to the address of my server?
Thanks for the wisdom...
trog