Been wanting to really get my feet wet with Linux, and realized I need a project and need to make myself stick to linux to complete it. A few months ago I tried Ubuntu and found I really liked it. Today I put my head down and installed it on an OLD laptop. Had it running, networked, and kicking pretty good within an hour or so.
What I am thinking for now is I am going to register a domain for myself personally, so I have one universal/easy email address. I am going to host this domain here on the linux server. I know the slowness and the risks, and I will probably shut it off when gaming.
Originally I was thinking of installing SME server, but I realize that doesn't run with Ubuntu. Any ideas of anything similar? Also thinking I might host a small backup TS server.
Bubba, are you doing everything from Command Line or GUI? I know it sucks, but CLI is the way to go. I still can't use Linux GUI.
TeamSpeak would be cool. It would be a good challenge. If you give me an IP, I can set up dns to roll over to your server if our current server is unavailable. That would actually be cool.
One thing about TS. After getting it to work, I challenge you to get it to restart if the server reboots. That was a little more challenging than any of the game servers I set up. :-)
I am bouncing between GUI and CLI. I am probably a week from having this completely implemented, I will have give you a address then. One downfall of hosting from home is no static IP so I will be doing a DynDNS. Thanks for giving me something to look forward to.
Never heard of Ubuntu, i may have to check it out. I've had a web server from my linux box out in my dmz a couple times playing with it. worked really well. I set up a 750MB file once and downloaded it from work at 600kb/s. I thought that ROCKED! but I could be wrong.
Ubuntu is derived from Debian as I understand. It's gaining alot of popularity based on the fact it's 100% free, there are no professional versions. They will send you media if you can't download, so it's popular in places where they don't have a web connection or a high speed connection. And I will say it's much easier than any other disto I have tried.
pretty simplified as well, should go over well in the general population. heck i had some free time that I installed it in a vmware virtual computer and it is running great. I'm using it right now to write this post.
Bubba, it's complicated. I can do a CNAME from ts.gamersradio.com to bubba.com, but if I do multiple A records (ie the part before the period in a domain name), it must be pointed to an ip. Blame USC - Berkley. They made the system. I just use it. :-)
hehee ok, well I don't yet have th availability for a static IP.
Last I knew bubba.com was a porn site. I told a friend to check it out jokingly and she did and was pissed at me, I didn't know at the time.
Basically Raze there are some dynamic DNS companies on the web that will let you run software that checks your dynamic IP and then register that to a webaddress. Some routers will do it for you so you don't need to run the software. I have known people who use dyndns.com very sucessfully. So they give you an a record on their webaddress i.e. bubba.dyndns.com. I am going to give it a try. This project was half to give me a reason to play with Linux and Ubuntu and half to try and give myself a real permanent email address. The biggest hang up at this point is the fact that I want a domain name that I can use if applying for jobs, and I also want it to be real easy to tell someone. My last name is really goofy so I don't want that involved.
Seems like Texas has a leg up from what I have seen.