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Report: Building my own Webserver
-- Section: Computer --
Once upon a time, I built my own webserver and had it stored to a remote housing location. This is a report of what I did.
What I wanted: Hardware
- 19" rack-mount Case, 1 Height Unit (1 HU = ca. 4.5cm), as some housing companies charge per HU
- Cheap but brand mainboard, graphics and lan onboard. No ASRock.
- P4@2GHz minimum
- 1 GB RAM minimum
- 2 Harddisks with raid 1
- Power source with 300 Watts minimum
- Good ventilation
What I got: Hardware
- Mainboard Gigabyte GA-8LS533
- Processor P4 2GHz, 512kB, "Northwood"
- Special-Heatsink for P4 in 1HU Case
- 1 GB (2x512 MB) PC133 SD-RAM
- Case 1HU "Dämo" = Ci Rack Server RS1100
- Power Source FSP 300 Watts
- Raid Controller 3ware 7000-2B PCI
- 2x Harddisk Maxtor Diamond Max 120 GB (Raid 1)
- DVD/CD-Laufwerk
Assembly
To get a new connector backplate that fits with the mainboard, I had to order one at http://www.schaeffer-ag.de
To reduce noise while setting up the server at my home, I reduced fan power somewhat. See here: http://www.cpemma.co.uk/diodes.html.
What I wanted: Software
- Linux (Debian Sarge with Kernel 2.6)
- Own Kernel
- A free/cheap admin-tool for managing customer accounts
- Prepare an image CD for easy re-install of the ínitial SW-buildup
What I got: Software
- PD-Admin Server tool (http://www.pd-admin.de/)
- Debian Sarge, ISO-Image/Netinstall
- Partitions:
| / | 2 GB |
| /swap | 2 GB |
| /tmp | 1 GB |
| /var | 20 GB |
| /usr | 10 GB |
| /mailpartition | 5 GB |
| /home | ca. 80 GB |
- There is an own mail partition, so remember to chown/chmod and link it correctly.
- Creating an image CD: I chose Mkcdrec (http://mkcdrec.ota.be/)
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