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Mac Mini as a private hosting server, but how?
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<blockquote data-quote="dwright" data-source="post: 1009034" data-attributes="member: 135063"><p>Running your own server can be an educational experience itself. At some point you just have to dive in and I think the mac mini server is the prefect entry point.</p><p></p><p>I recommend shipping your server to a data center rather then running it at home. Most broadband service providers prohibit running services like web and mail. Also, other mail servers on the Internet will likely reject e-mail coming from a dynamic IP range, or even a range assigned for broadband usage. Its just not worth all the headaches and remember most broadband have a poor SLA agreement so you never know when you'll be down.</p><p></p><p>Why not ship your server to a data center and pay as little as $30 per month? That gives you a full 10M connection, backup everything and most important basic support. You'll be able to e-mail, or call someone if your really in a pinch. If nice to learn and also have a safety net.</p><p></p><p>Check out <a href="http://www.macminiworld.net" target="_blank">www.macminiworld.net</a> for example. There is also a dedicated option if you don't want to worry about hardware.</p><p></p><p>In my opinion this is your best route.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dwright, post: 1009034, member: 135063"] Running your own server can be an educational experience itself. At some point you just have to dive in and I think the mac mini server is the prefect entry point. I recommend shipping your server to a data center rather then running it at home. Most broadband service providers prohibit running services like web and mail. Also, other mail servers on the Internet will likely reject e-mail coming from a dynamic IP range, or even a range assigned for broadband usage. Its just not worth all the headaches and remember most broadband have a poor SLA agreement so you never know when you'll be down. Why not ship your server to a data center and pay as little as $30 per month? That gives you a full 10M connection, backup everything and most important basic support. You'll be able to e-mail, or call someone if your really in a pinch. If nice to learn and also have a safety net. Check out [URL="http://www.macminiworld.net"]www.macminiworld.net[/URL] for example. There is also a dedicated option if you don't want to worry about hardware. In my opinion this is your best route. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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