I have a quick question.

What is the minimum speed to run your own web server to host a website.

Would 1 Mbps upload speed be enough for a web server to host multiple websites?

Not really in the modern day and age. I'd recommend a minimum of 10mbit, and even that is pushing it if your sites ever get busy.

Running anything other than a hobby site from your home connection is a bad idea in my opinion.

Its cheaper & much better to get web hosting

Try it and see what happens. It all depends on how many visitors you get. Its also a great way to learn how things work.

Depends on the average page size of your website(s), if you only have one website with pages only few kb's multiple the avg page size with the number of visitors you receive daily you'll get the minimum number to run your web server with a reasonable speed.
1mbit can be enough, all depends how much action your webservers will get.

still it is not worth the effort or cost...

If you still don't have 100+ connections at the same time, have firewall and security, UPS, and know how to manage websites with their Data Bases, FTP and E-Mails, then you can keep your 1Mbps for your hosting needs.

I wouldn't recommend running a web server from a home connection. Does your ISP even allow it?

Some do.

I had AT&T's Uverse service about 4 months ago. I had the 18mbps connection with them. That gave me 1.5 mbit up (if I recall correctly).

I was able to get port 25 outgoing unblocked to run a mail server and was also able to get 128 IPs allocated with SWIP and reverse DNS allocation (I did this just to see if they would actually do it and cancelled after a month or two).

During the time I had this service, I was able to run a server (don't worry, it was a personal server and nothing was sold from it) in all purposes of the word. That is, all essential server services were running on standard ports without issue on multiple IPs with proper RDNS delegation.

However, it still wasn't worth it obviously - even for a personal server. Power issues were still in question as was AC/cooling. The upload wasn't that great although the download was pretty good.

I still wouldn't recommend doing this even if you had that ideal situation - which is more than you'll get from most other providers.

I wouldn't recommend running a web server from a home connection. Does your ISP even allow it?

You can run a site on any network really, it doesn't mean it'll be quick. Load times can take several minutes depending on the connection. I run a gameserver at home, upload speed is just under 1mbps and it can support 30-40 connections just fine without lag. If I put my forum up here which can easily have a 100 connections at the same time, nobody will be able to view my forum for more than a few seconds before more requests come in.

So I wouldn't recommend you host at home either, get a small shared host somewhere and save yourself the trouble, time, and headache.

I wouldn't recommend running a web server from a home connection. Does your ISP even allow it?

I know TWC doesn't mind, Tested it so many times, even run a home game server as mentioned above, I've put plenty of sites on it to test before as well, no problems at all.

I think Verizon FiOS doesn't allow you to host anything over port 80. I'm not sure though, my area still doesn't have it yet, even though they claim they are available in NYC.

what is the best way to make my loading time quicker ?

what is the best way to make my loading time quicker ?

better internet?

i have verison but i dont what the problem is lol

Actually I'm gunna try to reduce the number of pictures and see if it helps.

These days you can get web hosting from a reputable provider for as little as $5.00/month and expect a reasonable quality of service.

I guarantee you that the extra money it will cost you for the power (to run the computer 24/7 along with the AC you may need to keep your house at comfortable temperature) + the internet will cost you way more than $5.00/month.

So then, why host on your own?

These days you can get web hosting from a reputable provider for as little as $5.00/month and expect a reasonable quality of service.

I guarantee you that the extra money it will cost you for the power (to run the computer 24/7 along with the AC you may need to keep your house at comfortable temperature) + the internet will cost you way more than $5.00/month.

So then, why host on your own?

Indeed, with the costs being so low these days I can only assume someone would want to host from their home location because they want to run a site with content most hosts may not allow, but even then there is always a host that will let you put up just about anything these days...

For the cost of a home server and a decent constant connection, just pay a few $$ a month and get it done properly.

That said, if your only playing and dont expect real visitors, knock yourself out and have fun. :stickout:

I guarantee you that the extra money it will cost you for the power (to run the computer 24/7 along with the AC you may need to keep your house at comfortable temperature) + the internet will cost you way more than $5.00/month.


Many people already have a computer running 24/7 in their home. They already have the internet service. So the cost mentioned above are already being paid for.

The computer already being used can have WAMP installed on it and you can run your web site from the computer you are already using.

Back to the original question - "Would 1 Mbps upload speed be enough for a web server to host multiple websites?"

The answer depends on the size of your content and number of visitors.

When I first started I had a business fractional T-1 at 768Kbps and ran a number of web sites from it.

So many have strayed into is it worth it or not and forgot the original question. The question is not "Is it worth it." Its "Can it be done." Whether it is worth it or not is up to the person trying to do it. I think its a great way to learn and try things. I have 2 cabinets at a data center now but I still try things from home first to see if they will work.

You might as well find a free web host, even a bad one would be more reliable. I would not recommend running one from home even if your ISP allows it,

I also thought of the same way setting up a Server using the 1mbps, but i later realized it is not a good idea. you can get get deal with many available hosting company for a cheap.

Running from home is usually not the best idea.

With current hosts (even reliable) at prices like $5.00/month, I've even seen $1.00/month you'd be much better off than hosting from home.

$12.00 per year won't set you back much, in actual fact you may be saving hundreds from electricity and internet costs should you choose to host from home.