Hello again GameDev. First off, I love this place. Second, thank you all for being an active and fun community. :)
So...I need to build a server. Why?
- Web server - host my blog, programs, etc...
- Development backup - host all my development assets, including source, images, etc...
Not a long list, but that's just basic stuff. More detail, ya know...but not really that important. The server will be low-traffic (more than likely), and will mainly consist of people visiting my development blog and downloading stuff from there, including tutorials and source code. I will also be backing up all of my development files to the server every time something is altered in case of a system crash. Certain other files may be stored there, such as drivers or other things I think my friends might find useful. I also might host the website of certain friends. So here are some things I thought about...
- Should have 2 harddrives for RAID 1...at least 200GB+
- Dual CPU at least Athlon 1800+ or Intel 1.8Ghz+ to handle moderate loads
- At least 1GB RAM
Is this an acceptable hardware list for my intentions? Or should I go above? I was thinking of getting a Tyan Dual Athlon MP board with at least Athlon MP 1800+ and 2x 512MB RAM.
Also, the OS will be Linux. Whether or not I will use the GUI is yet to be determined, though I don't plan on it.
If you need any more information to help evaluate my situation, I'd be more than happy to provide it. Thanks!
