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Marvin · Jul 18th, 2006, 3:34 PM

Do you have a Windows 2000 Pro CD and Licence. No activation or WGA there.

Edit: Thinking about it a bit longer it might be more fun getting linux to do it(Ubuntu/FC/SUSE etc). Just dont install OpenOffice, gimp etc. They are a waste of space on a server. Ubuntu installs alot of needless software for a server by defualt. FC and SUSE give you the options. Get rid of all the stuff you wont need, Office Apps, Games, dev tools etc. Then all you need is apache, PHP, MySQL, some desktop environment you like and thats about it really. The tricky bit is getting it all working nicely and with reasonable performace.

Sane · Jul 18th, 2006, 3:41 PM

I used Ubuntu for my webserver, and I was quite pleased with the results.

All I had to do was pop in the installation CD for the non graphical Ubuntu. It did everything automatically, detected all my hardware, configured my network card. And of course, if you want customizability, it allows you to partition your hard disk and all that fancy jazz. I don't see why you would need to though.

After a quick hour's work, my webserver's page generation speed was sped up two fold, even though the processor was four times smaller than my original server. That's an 800 percent increase in performance by switching from XP to Ubuntu.

Good luck with whatever you decide to go with.

Game_Ender · Jul 18th, 2006, 4:07 PM

If you are doing a server I wouldn't go with Fedora Core, currently support is dropped every six months so you are forced to upgrade. With Ubuntu 6.06 you get all the patches you need for 5 years.

I run the non-graphical ubuntu as server for almost a year now. I even did an apt-get dist-upgrade and its still running strong. Runs Trac, PHP, MySQL, and Apache. This is on system that is about 2/3 as powerfull as yours.

After all who would use Red Hat's testing/unstable release, espicially when there is CentOS (Red Hat Enterprise Linux for free).

Indigno · Jul 18th, 2006, 4:39 PM

centOS? Is that one any good?

I don't want to use fedora because I want to start this and just leave it be, I don't want to reinstall every 6 months.

How is CentOS? I haven't really heard of that one.

Marvin · Jul 18th, 2006, 4:44 PM

CentOS is Red Hat Enterprise but free. Its aimed for buisiness servers. Its not really for a small web server running in a home office, but it would still work.

Ubuntu seems to be popular around here and most other places so there would be more free online support for it. Much more than CentOS i would imagine.

Infinite Recursion · Jul 18th, 2006, 6:28 PM

I currently run Fedora Core 5 on my web server... plan on mirroring the setup over on Ubuntu... today actually... after I get my Solaris 10 box established.

Indigno · Jul 18th, 2006, 7:10 PM

Well, I've decided that for right now, I need something that will just work. I guess I'm just going to have to go with windows server 2003. Is there anything I should know beforehand about setting it up and security precautions?

Mad_guy · Jul 18th, 2006, 7:20 PM

If you want a pretty minimal distro to install, ArchLinux would probably work. It doesn't install anything you can't control, it's quite fast (including the package management,) and pretty easy to setup. You can install most everything you need for the server in about 10 minutes, and on a setup like that, give it an extra 20 (maximum) to actually install. Configuring it will take more time obviously. For a minimal interface, I'd recommend OpenBox or FluxBox.

Sane · Jul 18th, 2006, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Indigno

I guess I'm just going to have to go with windows server 2003

Why did you decide to go with Windows Server right after you got three confident votes for Ubuntu in a row?

Indigno · Jul 18th, 2006, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sane

Why did you decide to go with Windows Server right after you got three confident votes for Ubuntu in a row?

Because I'm in way over my head with linux and I've been building computer after computer for several weeks now, and I just got two more. I want to be finished and not have to worry about any more computers for a while. Basically, I don't have the energy right now to screw around with linux and I just want something that works. Though, when I do come back to put linux on there, I'll remember ubuntu and give it a try.

Jul 18th, 2006, 3:34 PM	#11
Marvin Newbie Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Heart of Gold Posts: 23 Rep Power: 0	Do you have a Windows 2000 Pro CD and Licence. No activation or WGA there. Edit: Thinking about it a bit longer it might be more fun getting linux to do it(Ubuntu/FC/SUSE etc). Just dont install OpenOffice, gimp etc. They are a waste of space on a server. Ubuntu installs alot of needless software for a server by defualt. FC and SUSE give you the options. Get rid of all the stuff you wont need, Office Apps, Games, dev tools etc. Then all you need is apache, PHP, MySQL, some desktop environment you like and thats about it really. The tricky bit is getting it all working nicely and with reasonable performace. __________________ "Why should I want to make anything up? Life's bad enough as it is without trying to invent any more of it." Last edited by Marvin; Jul 18th, 2006 at 3:48 PM.

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Marvin Newbie Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Heart of Gold Posts: 23 Rep Power: 0	CentOS is Red Hat Enterprise but free. Its aimed for buisiness servers. Its not really for a small web server running in a home office, but it would still work. Ubuntu seems to be popular around here and most other places so there would be more free online support for it. Much more than CentOS i would imagine. __________________ "Why should I want to make anything up? Life's bad enough as it is without trying to invent any more of it."

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Infinite Recursion Programming Guru Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: United States Posts: 3,467 Rep Power: 8	I currently run Fedora Core 5 on my web server... plan on mirroring the setup over on Ubuntu... today actually... after I get my Solaris 10 box established. __________________ http://jasonpowers.net "There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root."

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Mad_guy Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sandstorm, Techno Club Posts: 239 Rep Power: 4	If you want a pretty minimal distro to install, ArchLinux would probably work. It doesn't install anything you can't control, it's quite fast (including the package management,) and pretty easy to setup. You can install most everything you need for the server in about 10 minutes, and on a setup like that, give it an extra 20 (maximum) to actually install. Configuring it will take more time obviously. For a minimal interface, I'd recommend OpenBox or FluxBox. __________________ os: mac os 10.5.4 revision control: git editor: emacs site

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Jul 18th, 2006, 3:41 PM	#12
Sane Programming Guru Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Posts: 1,835 Rep Power: 5	I used Ubuntu for my webserver, and I was quite pleased with the results. All I had to do was pop in the installation CD for the non graphical Ubuntu. It did everything automatically, detected all my hardware, configured my network card. And of course, if you want customizability, it allows you to partition your hard disk and all that fancy jazz. I don't see why you would need to though. After a quick hour's work, my webserver's page generation speed was sped up two fold, even though the processor was four times smaller than my original server. That's an 800 percent increase in performance by switching from XP to Ubuntu. Good luck with whatever you decide to go with.

Jul 18th, 2006, 4:07 PM	#13
Game_Ender Professional Programmer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 306 Rep Power: 3	If you are doing a server I wouldn't go with Fedora Core, currently support is dropped every six months so you are forced to upgrade. With Ubuntu 6.06 you get all the patches you need for 5 years. I run the non-graphical ubuntu as server for almost a year now. I even did an apt-get dist-upgrade and its still running strong. Runs Trac, PHP, MySQL, and Apache. This is on system that is about 2/3 as powerfull as yours. After all who would use Red Hat's testing/unstable release, espicially when there is CentOS (Red Hat Enterprise Linux for free).

Jul 18th, 2006, 4:39 PM	#14
Indigno Professional Programmer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Anywhere non-productive Posts: 267 Rep Power: 0	centOS? Is that one any good? I don't want to use fedora because I want to start this and just leave it be, I don't want to reinstall every 6 months. How is CentOS? I haven't really heard of that one.

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Indigno Professional Programmer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Anywhere non-productive Posts: 267 Rep Power: 0	Well, I've decided that for right now, I need something that will just work. I guess I'm just going to have to go with windows server 2003. Is there anything I should know beforehand about setting it up and security precautions?

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