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Does it require much change to migrate Windows web-server to Linux?
egsuh:
--- Quote ---All of which appears to point to either hiring physical rack space or a VM. Which might allow continued use of IIS.
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I'm thinking hiring a (physically) separate Linux server. It costs about $100 per month. Currently I'm hiring Windows server, which costs additional $30 for Windows Server 2019.
rvk:
--- Quote from: egsuh on July 05, 2024, 11:35:44 am ---
--- Quote ---All of which appears to point to either hiring physical rack space or a VM. Which might allow continued use of IIS.
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I'm thinking hiring a (physically) separate Linux server. It costs about $100 per month. Currently I'm hiring Windows server, which costs additional $30 for Windows Server 2019.
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Wow. Am I wrong or is this very expensive?
For example Linux https://www.strato.nl/server/dedicated-server-linux/
or Windows https://www.strato.nl/server/dedicated-server-windows/
And that isn't even the cheapest one.
There are lots of providers which can provide much cheaper dedicated machines.
Maybe one on OVH https://www.ovhcloud.com/
Or do you have MAJOR HIGH demands for such machine?
Thaddy:
That is indeed quite expensive. Do you actually need a physical server? VM's are almost always good enough. BTW check your home IP. I also run some servers from various computers - all my toys - that are exposed to the internet. Officially the IP is dynamic but in practice it never changes. (Vodafone/ziggo)
egsuh:
--- Quote ---That is indeed quite expensive.
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Hmm.. I checked again. The Linux server only costs about $60 per month now (exchange rate is higher than expected). Currently I'm paying about $107 per month, Server machine + Windows Server + Anti-Virus software.
I may try lower-priced server (like 22 euros / month) abroad.
MarkMLl:
--- Quote ---Guy walks into a club. Bouncer says
"Carrying a gun?"
"No."
"Knife? Nunchuks?"
"No."
"Pepper spray? CS gas?"
"No."
"Well take this broken bottle. It's a jungle in there..."
--- End quote ---
And /that's/ much what I feel about running my own web server. I've spent a while writing routing software, which among other things had me examining the crap that people were throwing at it in an attempt to break in.
It also had me looking at- among others- Vodafone as a bearer to traffic tunneled through it. And with respect to Thaddy, they use multiple layers of NAT governed by a combination of RFCs and whim, which /cannot/ be relied on. I'd also remind the community of a discussion a few months ago where somebody complained that his database connection went down every time the ISP changed his client address... relying on that being stable is /not/ a good idea.
So the bottom line is that if following that route, a very great deal depends on what firewalls etc. the facility provider implements (and how well they're maintained), and on what control panels etc. are available from various commercial-grade Linux distreaux to make server management bearable.
MarkMLl
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