Misc: Creating your own basic Web Server

[VoYdE]

The Following Tutorial Will Assist You In The Creation Of Your Own Server, Which Means It Will Be Running From Your Home. In The Example Of

http://voyde.mooo.com/ < Site Running From My House
(Site Above May Be Down From Time To Time While I Work On That Computer)(Or the computer goes on stand-bye)

p.s. - I LIKE To Make Capital Letters So Deal With It
p.s.s. - Do Not PM , AIM Or Reply With More Questions On How To Each Computer Responds Differently To Changes

What You Need -
1.) A Linksys Router (Or Any Other With Port Forwarding)
2.) A ISP Who Allows Port 80 To Be Opened
3.) Free WebServer Software (In This Tutorial We Will Use Abyss Web Server)
4.) And A Dedicated Computer To Host (Doesnt Have To Be Dedicated)
5.) Free DNS
6.) Free DNS Update Here


Remember Do NOT Reply With More Questions

Lets Get Started.....
1.) Head On Over To Free DNS And Sign Up.

2.) Login And On The Left Menu Click "Subdomains" Then Click "Add"
(You Should See A Screen Like So... (Follow These Directions)

After Entering The Proper Fields Click "Save!"

3.)
After Click "Save!" Your Screen Should Have This On It^

4.)Download The Free DNS Update, After Download Run It


(Enter Your User Name And Password, Click "Get Domain List", Then Minimize It)

5.) Time For The Abyss Web Server
Download It And Install It

6.) Select This Startup Method


7.) And When A Pop-Up Says "Config File Created" Just Say Yes
7.1) It Will Now Let You Create A User/Pass For That Server

8.) After Logging In Minimize It,

9.) Login To Your Linksys Router (Or Whatever Router You Have)
9.1) Click The "Applications And Gaming" Tab

10.) Follow The Following Instructions

(the following Numbers corrospond to the images numbers)
1. Enter Any Old Name i.e. "Server"
2. Enter The Number "80" (Thats The Internet Port)
3. Enter The Number "80" (We Only Want That Port To Be Pushed Forward)
4. Set This To "Both"
5. Enter The IP OF The Computer Running The Web Server!! (Very Important)
6. Are You Serious? Just Check The Box
7. Make Sure You Select "Save Settings" At The Bottom

11.) Alright Almost Done.......



..... wait we are done, type in your sub-domain and see whats there.

12.) Why A 12? If Your Site Is Not Running Make Sure Of A Few Things

Make Sure Free DNS Is Running!
Make Sure The Webserver Is Running!
Make Sure Linksys Saved The Changes!
Make Sure You Reply With A Thank-You
Make Sure You Make Voyde A Mod lol
Thats All

ALSO! This Is For A Website And Website Only, If Your Hosting Other Things (Game Servers, Php scripts, and mysql) You Will need To Install Those Items On Your System!!!

Hope This Helps

[dos mes]

K I'll ill IM you with mad amounts of questions tomorrow so dont worry jk phil

[maca_§]

Very nice tut!
This will help in the future .

[wes]

maybe i'll turn my extra comp to a webserver

[xXxCocoFangxXx]

Nice TUT!

[JK-47]

GAAA VOYDE!! You are my hero, thank yous! Now i can finally make my own freaking halo server

[VoYdE]

No Problem


Also The Computer Thats Hosting Is Hardly Ever On
So Thats Why Its Mostly Down

[JK-47]

I fixed it

Hey, i think this deserves a sticky though because theres a lot of questions about this and it is solved in this topic


EDIT: Hey man, how do i log into my router?? :\

EDIT: Nevermind, im logged into my router but i dont have an applications and gaming thing.... i use belkin btw.

[VoYdE]

just wanna let everone know that i fixed the computer so it doesnt stand-by anymore, so the link works

http://voyde.mooo.com/

[Tural]

EDIT: Nevermind, im logged into my router but i dont have an applications and gaming thing.... i use belkin btw.

Just look through some of the tabs for somewhere with your port forwarding options.

If nothing else, go to PortForward and look for specifics for your router.

Good work man, this is a quick, efficient way to setup a server.

[Patrickssj6]

Maybe for the guys who don't get it:

-You have to have a domain ($$$)
-Your computer must be turned all the time otherwise it would be down
-Your Upload speed will be reduced that means that maybe you provider will shorten it or take extra money

[][_platinum_][]

can it messup my Network?

[VoYdE]

if you do it wrong possible but remember it just a network you can always reboot it!

and if you do it right then no

[HeavyDizz1e]

now, where exactly on my computer do I put all the shit I wan't on my website?

[citruspers]

just make your computer a dedicated linux machine, with trustix on it

(my setup)

but, it's a good tutorial, very clear