What about true co-location?

Post #35,539 by static 4/15/02 11:20:48 PM Reply	What about true co-location? I found [link\|http://www.johncompanies.com/collocation/\|this link] from Kuro5hin and was intrigued enough to follow it up. The downside is that you would have to learn (or somehow borrow knowledge) to manage a FreeBSD server. You'd also lose the Keenspot fora; though I can't see why we couldn't just add one another one to phpIWETHEY for you (a bit like Darkwind). Wade. "All around me are nothing but fakes Come with me on the biggest fake of all!"
Post #35,542 by cwbrenn 4/16/02 12:06:32 AM Reply	Tell me more of this "co-location" Based on what I read it sounds as if they "give" you a machine to put stuff on, and you're responsible for all the software that goes on it. They handle technical problems, but I'd have to teach myself to use a web server and manage email servers and handle firewalls and security and all that junk. Yes? It would certainly be cheap, but I have no idea how long it would take me to learn all that stuff. Not that I couldn't, but I imagine it would be somewhat painful. :) I'll have to think on that one. "We are all born originals -- why is it so many of us die copies?" - Edward Young
Post #35,549 by static 4/16/02 1:27:04 AM Reply	That sounds about it. If I were doing a web comic like HelpDesk, I would jump at this colo offer. But then I know how to manage my own Internet server. :-) Perhaps some of us IWETHEYers could give you a hand. Wade. "All around me are nothing but fakes Come with me on the biggest fake of all!"
Post #35,664 by cwbrenn 4/16/02 4:43:43 PM Reply	Any BSD progs out there that make running servers easy for newbies? Heh. Heh heh. breaks out into uncontrollable peals of laughter. Sorry. Had to ask. :) "We are all born originals -- why is it so many of us die copies?" - Edward Young
Post #35,670 by CRConrad 4/16/02 5:06:28 PM Reply	Hm; does the CoLo run Debian GNU/BSD? Then Peter could go... ..."`apt-get install <Whater Admin Package>`" a few tens of times, and you'd be all set! Unfortunately (as you, astute reader that you are, have already noticed) my use of the conjunctive above indicates that such a thing doesn't exist. (AFAIK.) (Yet.) Christian R. Conrad Of course, who am I to point fingers? I'm in the "Information Technology" business, prima facia evidence that there's bats in the bell tower. -- [link\|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=27764\|Andrew Grygus]
Post #35,674 by cwbrenn 4/16/02 5:14:10 PM Reply	well, I suppose my other option is to read a book. sigh :) goes to find "BSD for Dummies" and "Running a BSD Web Server for Complete and Utter Morons" "We are all born originals -- why is it so many of us die copies?" - Edward Young
Post #35,719 by static 4/16/02 11:47:07 PM Reply	Use the source, Luke. I'm sure it would have a compiler on it. Compiling Apache is AFAIK not hard. Wade. "All around me are nothing but fakes Come with me on the biggest fake of all!"
Post #35,731 by cwbrenn 4/17/02 1:59:43 AM Reply	yeah, but after I compiled it I would have no clue how to use it... unless the source also comes with extensive documentation that I will be able to understand. "We are all born originals -- why is it so many of us die copies?" - Edward Young
Post #35,744 by static 4/17/02 7:42:52 AM Reply	Well, see what you think. [link\|http://httpd.apache.org/docs/install.html\|Apache Configuration and Installation] Don't mistake me: I can entirely understand how you might find this Too Hard. So long as you weren't needing to try this in the next month, I should be able to help. Wade. "All around me are nothing but fakes Come with me on the biggest fake of all!"

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