Hi thanks for reading my questions, so basicly I have 3 servers.

AMD +3000 cpu (2.0ghz)
Intel P4 3.0ghz
Dual CPU 500mhz (total of 1ghz)

So basicly I ask if I would start a webhosting and a vps service. The problem is that I have a dynamtic ip. But i'm willing to pay any ammount to have a dynamitc ip service that would give me nameservers so people could point their domain into my nameserver so they can have webhosting.

So I ask 3 questions....
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Would webhosting work fine on my dynamtic ip (just like simple webhosting)?
Would vps webhosting service work on dynamtic ip?
Would my internet speed connection be fine? It is 6.0mb download/786kb upload


Thanks alot if you would help. I really appericate it.

Hey there, I'd just like to point out that 786kb upload is barely enough, even if it was just one person downloading a file off one of the servers, their download would be capped.

Lets say you have an 80KB/SEC upload. 80KB is all you can push per second and that's all the user can download. If 10 people were downloading a file off your server, you'd have 8kb sec each, which is just a little faster than dialup. Slow as a turtle.

What are your exact server specs?

Hey there, I'd just like to point out that 786kb upload is barely enough, even if it was just one person downloading a file off one of the servers, their download would be capped.

Lets say you have an 80KB/SEC upload. 80KB is all you can push per second and that's all the user can download. If 10 people were downloading a file off your server, you'd have 8kb sec each, which is just a little faster than dialup. Slow as a turtle.

What are your exact server specs?

Well I heard people have t1, it's like 1mb upload, that is just like 300kb away. That is like nothing...

Servers:
AMD +3000
512mb ddr ram
80gb hdd

intel p4 3.0ghz/2mb cache
1gb ddr ram
250gb hdd

dual intel p3 500mhz cpus (total 1ghz)
768mb rambus ram
40gb hdd

I would start a webhosting and a vps service

Not with only 1 IP
Not with a dynamic IP
Not with your current level of experience.

Dont bother.

This seems like a home server using rogers . You cant start of like that. you need to invest more to prosper

I'd highly suggest that you not host other peoples websites from your home. Unless you have the proper connection, your going to be around 24 hours a day to monitor the server, you have spare parts closeby and you have backup generators in case of power failure, you might not want to assume the risk and possible liability that you could face if something went wrong.

One potentially affordable option for you is to colocate those servers. Have you looked into this?

Well thanks guys, so basicly I can host my own website right?

Well thanks guys, so basicly I can host my own website right?

Sure, if you want, but it won't be very fast, and your ISP may not like this. You'll need to use a service such as www.no-ip.com due to your dynamic IP.

But, please, for the sake of the consumers, please don't start a hosting "company".

Sounds like you got a nice 'lab' for learning! I would say host your own sites and maybe some friends sites. Just make sure you tell them that there is no guarantee. After you get everything down, and you still think it's a good idea to go into hosting, do it. BUT....do it right not out of your house!!

Since others have responded to your other points, I'll respond to this one. While the speed difference may be negligible, reliability isn't. A T1 is a dedicated line and is more reliable (usually) than a home DSL connection.

Things like security, reliability and speed just to name a few should definitely convince you not to host at your home.
Well I heard people have t1, it's like 1mb upload, that is just like 300kb away. That is like nothing...

If you've got the funding, consider colocation. You basically send them your server, they hook it up, and you pay for the bandwidth. It's cheaper than having a dedicated server.

Sell those servers, and use the money to get a reseller account or something. It will look like a real business and you will be better off that way.

Or sell them and rent a dedicated somewhere else that is managed and then they take the responsibility of maintaining it and the uptime. Or colocate it, maybe just one to start, I can't imagine needing to colocate all three to start...

regarding t1 , who wich hosting company uses t1? I thought the lowest was like 10mbps connections

I think you would be best off to use these servers and hosting at home as a way to learn more. Host your own sites and maybe sites for friends, but it would be no use trying to do anything really serious with servers on a home connection.

regarding t1 , who wich hosting company uses t1? I thought the lowest was like 10mbps connections

There are actually some companies out there hosting on T1 lines. Usually they aren't primarily web hosting companies and definitely not datacenters. Small computer repair shops and small local ISPs sometimes do this.