Notes related to getting a server up and running.

See also Source Control

Linux distros notes.

• Lots of info [here].
• Mandrake currently has newest release.
• RedHat releases are pretty old at this point.
• Looks like Mandrake is built for i586, RH for i386 => Mandrake faster?
• I'm inclined to look at distros w/o fancy graphical config systems. Text-based config is friendlier for remote admin, and more likely to be similar from one distro to another.
• This is going to be a server, so features like fancy sound support, video players, etc. are immaterial.
• Debian's latest release is recent (Jan 2002). This is an attractive distribution.
• An [article] on distros. Also has some thoughts on Linux as a Windows replacement.

Hosting services

• [PC Magazine article]
  
  
  
• On-line [directory].

Looking for Linux server hosting. Systems typically have 1GHz or thereabouts.

|$/mo.|$/setup|Bandwidth/mo|Disk|RAM |Name/URL |Notes |$250 |0 |40GB |60GB|256MB|liquidweb.com |not 100% clr if Linux or Windows? daily bkup |$199 |$199 |50GB |40GB| 64MB|www.affinity.com |RH Linux 7.1, no bkup (!), custom configs avail. |$399 |$449 |50GB |60GB|256MB|www.affinity.com |custom config sim. to liquidweb, daily bkup. Wow.

Co-located server hosting might be more affordable. We supply the computer, they hook it up to the Internet.

You might want to talk to Jonathon Lupa at CSI, he runs a co-located server through a friend's ISP. He might have some good information on pricing and things to ask for and/or avoid. --Sloman