[plug] Mini Linux Web Server

[Benjamin]

The next step up from a weak server is a Pi but it's not exactly open
source. Personally I love the Chatreey AN1 but the model I love is oos for
weeks :(

On Tue, 23 Mar 2021, 07:52 Bernd Felsche, <bernie at innovative.iinet.net.au>
wrote:

> On Mon, 22 Mar 2021 02:44:53 Jon Miller wrote:
>
> > I'm looking for some advice on purchasing a mini web server that
> > runs Linux (as I want to run my website from home vs via a hosting
> > service), can I get recommendations on what's on the market and
> > the ease of operation.  I currently will only be running my 2
> > websites.
>
> I'm guessing that you upstream bandwidth is no more than 100Mbps.
>
> If pages are largely static, you can keep the server small and
> simple using THTTPD http://www.acme.com/software/thttpd/
>
> Static pages mean that your web site is blindingly-fast compared to
> the dynamic sites that dominate the webscape.
>
> Really small hardware (as open source as it can get) e.g.
>
> https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/Home-Server/LIME2-SERVER-NO-HDD/open-source-hardware
> Choose HDD/SSD from your vendor/bits bin.
>
> If you need dynamic pages - and think about that very carefully
> because that can also open up your site to scripting attacks - then
> the next step up is an entry-level, multi-core AMD beastie with
> giggles of RAM for cache. Stick to a feature-less mainboard - esp no
> WiFi and no fancy video to keep power consumption and heat low.
>
> Whichever way you go; the web server belongs in a DMZ with your
> modem-firewall-router in-between also backed up by UPS so that you
> can keep serving pages for hours when (not if) the street goes dark.
> Low-end, quality UPS will cost about $100.
>
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