I haven't seen anyone reply to this, maybe I missed it...
On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 3:47 PM, Stan Gorodenski stanlep@commspeed.net
[LINUX_Newbies] <LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> I have not done anything on creating a web server since my last email,
> but I need a pc. I was going to use the old 2004 vintage desktop I have,
> but it is having some problems (starting up on its own which could just
> be a low internal battery - don't know), and so I have decided to get a
> new one. I plan on using it just for my own personal web page, sharing
> files with individuals, and maybe eventually a discussion group. It will
> only be used for these purposes and nothing else.
>
> I saw this at Best Buy this morning. Some information on it can be found at
> http://toprightforyou.com/lenovo-300s-11ibr-90dq004gus-90dq004gu-desktop-review/
> It comes with 4G ram, an Intel Pentium J3710 processor, and has a clock
> speed of 1.6Ghz which can be increased to 2.64Ghz via Intel Burst
> Technology (whatever that is).
>
> Would this be sufficient for a web/file server, possibly a discussion
> group in the future? It seems I remember reading some where that a
> server should have at least 8G ram. It can be increased to 8G on this
> machine but it has only one slot and so I would have to spend another
> $50 or so for another memory card.
> Stan
For what you described, this is probably more than enough for your use
case. The only upgrade I may consider, given the parameters you
describe, would be a pair of 2TB or larger HDDs and set up as a
software raid mirror to provide a modicum of local redundancy.
If all you need is a file server (basically that's what you
described), you could also run it off a used craigslist or ebay
machine, or also consider looking at New Egg, they often have refurbs
in the same price range that may be even better equipped, or newer (or
older and lesser equipped, YMMV).
I presume you have a fast internet connection? If you're sharing
files with friends, who are accessing the system remotely, remember
they will only be able to download the files at the upload speed of
your internet connection. So if you're like me and limited to 3Mb/s
up, it won't matter if your friends have a pure 100Mb/s connection,
they'll still only get files from you at a max of <3Mb/s. Honestly,
unless your files are all relatively small, a service like dropbox is
far better suited to sharing files than running a file server out of
your house.
Web pages are usually pretty light weight (as long as you aren't
embedding videos in them that need to be streamed).
In any case, what you linked to should work fine. I know a guy who ran
a full fledged public ISP on old discarded school system desktop
computers (this was early on, now they're significantly better
equipped).
And don't forget the firewall.
Jeff
Posted by: J <dreadpiratejeff@gmail.com>
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