Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2022 September 14

= September 14 =

Need a server
I just published a book on Amazon. In order to attract more readers I am thinking about setting up a blog. I know I can rent a computer space on some servers and almost begin working. The option that attracts me is to purchase a Dell server and try to set up a server here in my home. I do have a long history of programming with C++ and C# as well as with other languages, but I never designed websites. I understand that the Dell server will come with Microsoft Server (software) but I will need to do some work in order to make it a website. One of their servers with 64 core is her They do not show the price but I assume, I will be able to afford it.

I would appreciate if someone will sketch a plan I could use to proceed in building a website (blog). Thank you, AboutFace 22 (talk) 01:07, 14 September 2022 (UTC)


 * I would discourage you from running a DIY server at all. Unless you are employed professionally as a sysadmin or DevOps and you knew this stuff inside-out and you wanted to run a home-lab with some educational value, there's no point in trying to spin up a home server from scratch, just to run a blog. I suggest instead that you look into a company that will host your blog securely with a good, friendly front-end that will help you efficiently write posts and host content without hassles. If you intend to make a career as an author/blogger and not as a sysadmin, you'll want to dispense with the unnecessary, gory details. You'll be thankful the first time a DDOS or phishing attack comes along and you're protected because your hosting company handles it all. Elizium23 (talk) 01:13, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree with Elizium23 but also if you really wanted to do this 64 cores seems way overkill. I mean I guess it will help with a DDoS but realistically your network connection is probably going to fall over before that (may your router first if it's a typical home one). I'd worry more about ensuring you have enough RAM and an SSD then for count although nowadays even they can probably be assumed fine for all but the most active blogs. Especially since if you really did want to DIY this you probably should at least use Cloudfare or whatever's DDoS protection and so would likely effectively be using some CDN. Nil Einne (talk) 02:00, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
 * @AboutFace 22 That server might cost a lot more than you expect.  Some Dell servers run $64,000 and that's not the top end. Ths thing you see there likely does not include any memory or disk storage.  The server supports CPU's with up to 64 cores per processor  -- but are any cpu's included?  Server pricing is weird. 71.228.112.175 (talk) 03:24, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

Thank you all very much. This is what I've wanted. I will now be looking for a server-company that will host my blog. You've saved me a lot of money :-) AboutFace 22 (talk) 16:04, 14 September 2022 (UTC)