Home Website Server

[Burningmace]

I'm looking to build my own storage and web-server for home use. At the moment I just run Apache/MySQL as and when I need them, but I want something a little more permanent with a good amount of storage.

I'm running a 54Mbps Wireless router, but don't want to get rid of it. However, the router also has gigabit wired LAN sockets. Are there high speed (120Mbps+) wireless access points (like a wireless switch or something) that I could plug into one of these sockets?

Anyway, on to the server. I'd connect it to the network through the router, so I can access it on my laptop and my main machine. What sort of specs should I be looking at if I wanted to run an FTP server (something like BulletProof FTP), MySQL, Apache and PHP as a home server? Are there motherboards available with a large number of SATA sockets (looking to RAID about 8 or so 1TB drives).

Also, how would I park my domains onto my home server? I have a static IP, but wouldn't I need to run nameservers?

 

[Burningmace]

Shameless bump!

 

[riddlermarc]

What OS are you (looking at) using? To be honest, running an FTP server/MySQL/Apache/PHP isn't going to need even a remotely powerful server as long as it isn't being hit for a lot of requests per second.

 

[morfmedia]

I'd setup a LAMP (linux apache mysql perl) box. Any spec machine should be fine for hosting to be honest. For parking domains you can normally run DNS through your host and change the A record to point to your home IP else setup an account with dyndns.org and you can have anything.dyndns.org and it'll redirect to your home IP. Forward the ports you need through your router and you're set. Good luck