data will be on my system & seems more secure option.
I doubt that you can run a server more securely than admins at a professional hosting company that do it for a living.
Ulf Dittmer wrote:Some issues of hosting at home that you might want to consider:
it's only available if the machine is running and you're connected to the net (so it's a question of what uptime the users would expect) it's not entirely free, since you'd be paying for electricity and tear on the machine (assuming that it wouldn't be running all the time anyway) you'll have to open up your firewall for outside connections (HTTP attacks are quite common, so you'd have to harden your machine beyond what's normal for a desktop.)
The last item alone would be enough to make me shy away from it. Proper hosting isn't expensive, and has other advantages as well (like being able to use it for your email).
Joe Ess wrote:
I doubt that you can run a server more securely than admins at a professional hosting company that do it for a living.
I came to a different conclusion. I run a home server because I wanted to learn how to run a server securely. I built a dedicated "home server" (some details in this topic) that runs my web site, serves media files, runs torrents and provides SSH access when I'm out of the house (among other projects). I have a static IP address on my DSL line and it provides enough upload throughput (128kbps, I believe) and bought a domain name to map to it. It gives me a lot of flexibility for what I consider a reasonable price.
ankur rathi wrote:
So after you get the static IP, the only charges you pay are:
1. Domain name fees (about 10 $ per year).
2. Internet charges.
Joe Ess wrote:
ankur rathi wrote:
So after you get the static IP, the only charges you pay are:
1. Domain name fees (about 10 $ per year).
2. Internet charges.
Yes on #1.
I'm not sure what you mean by "internet charges"? Do you pay for bandwidth? My ISP charges a flat fee per month.
As for the electricity charge, keep in mind that my computer was going to be on anyway, since it's my home media server and it is purpose-built to use as little electricity as possible.