Is this server powerful enough for a small website?

[brianez21]

I would like to run a small site out of a Mini-ITX (www.mini-itx.com) server I am building. It will run either Debian sarge :tux: or some variant with HTTP, SSH, BitTorrent, Shoutcast, and possibly email services.

The server is used for hosting the website for an open-source program I am writing. There will be no more than 20 users connected at once (I hope).

Because Mini-ITX servers are not at all fast, I was wondering if this would do:
CPU: 533Mhz
FSB: 133Mhz
SD-RAM: 192MB @ 133Mhz
Downlink: 1.5Mbps
Uplink: 256Kbps

Thanks for your help,
Brian

[Ambienthost]

that will be fine. if your running it off of a home cable modem, check with your isp to make sure they allow servers to be run localy

[brianez21]

Thanks. I've had a few sites hosted out of my Earthlink DSL (with dyndns.org), so I know they don't block it.

[Rob T]

I'd recommend more RAM than you have spec'ed out there, especially with as many different services as you plan to run. 256mb or preferrably 512mb would be much better.

[brianez21]

I'd recommend more RAM than you have spec'ed out there, especially with as many different services as you plan to run. 256mb or preferrably 512mb would be much better.

Well, I found an extra stick of PC100 memory (128MB), so now it is running with 256MB. The only thing is that the 133Mhz stick is getting clocked down to match the 100Mhz one. It is running great for me - I even bought a top-level domain name for it! Also, I decided not to run email on the machine.

[HeadNucleon]

BitTorrent kills your connection!

[brianez21]

BitTorrent kills your connection!

Really? I am using BitTorrent to allow people to download the program I am writing and then share it.

[Galaxy-Hosts]

Well, I found an extra stick of PC100 memory (128MB), so now it is running with 256MB. The only thing is that the 133Mhz stick is getting clocked down to match the 100Mhz one. It is running great for me - I even bought a top-level domain name for it! Also, I decided not to run email on the machine.That should be more than sufficient even if you run email on the server.

[brianez21]

Well, it is running Ubuntu Linux 5.10 and XAMPP with plenty of speed left over, even with a 10GB laptop hard drive!

Thanks for all your help - HH is a great forum :)

[Galaxy-Hosts]

I have never ran ubuntu on a server but that is what I am running on this pc. Its a great OS.

[gamewarrior]

the specs should be fine... but yeah I also recommend to add more ram for that.

[brianez21]

If I wasn't so cheap I would buy more RAM. But it works fine now so hey :) why bother.

[Storagedump.com]

Really? I am using BitTorrent to allow people to download the program I am writing and then share it.
bittorrent connects to many peers, which lags out your router/modems cpu/am (yes modems and routers also have these!) which is why its bad for your connection, limit max peer connections and you will be ok.

[brianez21]

Gotcha - the limit is 10 people at once.

[netwirejohn]

That seems fine to me, but I would have 1 GB in the server.

[Kash]

That seems fine to me, but I would have 1 GB in the server.
I agree with you

[Darkstarx]

Should easily be able to monitor the resource usage on the server to see if it really does need more ram.

[tinuzzo]

usually the "good " ones start at 1 GB RAM...

[asp-hosting.ca]

Go with at least 512MB RAM and you should be fine.

[HeavyData]

thats pretty cool man your uplink is 256kbps thats not bad.