Comments on: How to setup a web server in a Data center? http://whmvideocenter.com/2009/06/09/how-to-setup-a-web-server-in-a-data-center/ WHM and Building WebSites Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:01:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Gizmo L http://whmvideocenter.com/2009/06/09/how-to-setup-a-web-server-in-a-data-center/#comment-676 Gizmo L Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:01:45 +0000 http://whmvideocenter.com/2009/06/09/how-to-setup-a-web-server-in-a-data-center/#comment-676 You won't need to find a telco, if you're going to colocate. You simply need to find a colo facility, and they will provide the telco for you. This is better for you, in that most colos will have a fat pipe to mulitple telcos and routers that provide redundancy. I'm part of a coop that owns a server where we run virtual linux instances under UML, and using this technique we were able to bring our costs down to around $150/year, so I'd agree the economy is there, if you're willing to do the research. One thing to work out for yourself is how you'll handle issues with the box, for example, if it needs a reboot, what if it doesn't come back up cleanly and you can't get to it? You won’t need to find a telco, if you’re going to colocate. You simply need to find a colo facility, and they will provide the telco for you. This is better for you, in that most colos will have a fat pipe to mulitple telcos and routers that provide redundancy.

I’m part of a coop that owns a server where we run virtual linux instances under UML, and using this technique we were able to bring our costs down to around $150/year, so I’d agree the economy is there, if you’re willing to do the research.

One thing to work out for yourself is how you’ll handle issues with the box, for example, if it needs a reboot, what if it doesn’t come back up cleanly and you can’t get to it?

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