This combination of redundancy and backups should give you confidence that your data is safe. Running your own Web server from home can be great fun. Also, professional hosting is very cheap nowadays and is often geo-balanced. This means that the person visiting your website consistently has a good, fast experience. I can recommend this! Back in the day, I used to run all of my email accounts from my home server. If nothing else, like running a web server, you can truly learn a lot about the technical side of how email works.
Firstly, it was overkill as there was only me accessing the email accounts but secondly, I was already proficient in Exchange and wanted to learn something new. I ended up installing Postfix which is an open-source MTA mail transfer agent along with various other open-source systems.
For me, aside from my data hoarding, I enjoyed setting up and running an open-source Linux mail system. Briefly, however, DNS is the system that looks network host names e. Computers only understand how to reach other computers or servers using their IP address. A DNS server takes the human-friendly domain name bbc. It really helps you start to understand how domain names, web services, and the Internet in general are all glued together. Secondly, it allows you to assign memorable names to other devices or servers on your home network.
I mention it just in case any readers are completely unfamiliar with DNS. Thirdly, and perhaps most excitingly, it allows you to tweak DNS responses. This software will accept DNS lookup requests but only selectively lookup and return the corresponding IP address.
In effect, Pi-hole keeps you safe from malicious attacks but primarily from Internet Ads. It really is that good. It also has a nice Web interface where you can log in and see charts showing how many ads it has blocked on an hourly or daily basis. Enter a username, password, and fill in the security questions. Then click Next. Follow the prompts to add the new user. You probably already did this during OS installation, but make sure your partitions are how you want them to be forever.
I like to use different drives to separate my entertainment from my important files. A little planning now might save you a lot of headache later.
Verify the structure of your partitions before you start adding shared folders. This will make it easier in the long run. In File Explorer, navigate to the hard drive or partition where you want to add a shared folder. Right-click and select New Folder. You can rename it to whatever you want.
Right-click on the newly created folder, then click Properties. Choose the Sharing tab. Click Advanced Sharing. Check the box that says Share this folder. Give your shared folder a name. This is what will show up in File Explorer, not the actual folder name. Click Permissions. Remove the user Everyone. You can only add users that have an account on this computer. It can be a Microsoft account or a local account.
Click Check Names to verify the account. If everything is good, click OK. The default permission is read only. Full Control means the user can also modify permissions. Choose your allowed permissions then click OK. Click OK again to close out the window. Now, navigate to the shared folder.
Repeat this procedure for each user. This is one area where I will greatly miss Windows Home Server. WHS let you set up Remote Web Access, which was pretty much a web site you logged into to access your files when you were away from home.
VPN stands for virtual private network , and provides end-to-end encryption to keep your files secure. It is possible for hackers to get into company computers and cause havoc, not to mention monetary loss. Among the numerous things to do with a dedicated server is looking into setting up communication services. This includes an IRC or email server.
IRC, otherwise known as Internet relay chat is a terrific choice for keeping in touch with employees and sending out messages among the workforce. It can also be a valuable tool for sending files among workers. IRC is an alternative to using such as Facebook messenger.
An email server for a company works well on a dedicated server. While there are free choices out there such as Gmail, companies can create their own email server.
Stanford University is behind the project. Essentially, the project offers people with a dedicated server the chance to donate some of the unused computing power. Stanford University utilizes the power with it going towards the biggest distributed supercomputer in the world. If you are stuck for ideas over what to do with a dedicated server, consider donating space for a worthy cause.
Stanford University is not the only organization asking for donations. There is also [email protected] , the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence. World Community Grid from IBM tackling humanity projects and [email protected] , helping physicists exploit particle accelerators. VoIP or voice over internet protocol does exactly what the name suggests. It allows sending of the voice over the internet. One of the most widely used services is Skype. However, today many business owners who have a dedicated server elect to install and use their own VoIP service.
There are many benefits to doing so, including having more control and better quality conversations. There are many tutorials out there for setting up and using VoIP on your own dedicated server to have you up and running in next to no time.
Data synchronizing is another use for a dedicated server. This means files and documents can be kept coordinated across the whole of the workforce simply and easily. Files remain safe and secure. There is a difference between setting up data sync and a VPN.
The VPN connects computers while data sync allows for the storing of files in a virtual filing cabinet. The beauty of it is if anyone works on a file, the changes to that file synchronize. This means everyone reads and works on files that are always up to date. Another of the things to do with a dedicated server includes setting up web analytics for the business website. Analytics provides an accurate way of gaining an understanding of how well, or not, the website is doing.
One of the biggest analytics software out there is Google analytics, however, you might want to be able to run your own and have more control. Anyone who wants to set up company website analytics of his or her own can choose from open-source software. Simply install the chosen software and run it. A popular choice is Piwik, but there are others. I mention this particular one due to the fact it is feature rich. The software allows for the tracking of real-time analytics, visitors in real time, referrals, geolocation and more.
You might want to take advantage of a Nagios server. The software can be downloaded and installed on a dedicated server and is used for monitoring. With Nagios, you know immediately if something untoward occurs with the host server and can put it right. Along with this, the software gives a fair indication as to how long the issue takes to fix.
Nagios is useful for monitoring issues with host resources, network, and probes, including temperature and moisture issues.
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