I hope you’re all doing well. I’m interested in learning how to host a website directly from my computer. I’ve been exploring web development and thought hosting a site myself would be a great way to deepen my understanding.
Here’s what I’m hoping to find out:
Basic Requirements
Setting Up a Server
Security Measures
Domain Name and IP Address
Performance Considerations
If anyone has experience with this or can point me towards useful resources, I’d really appreciate it. Thanks in advance for your help…
Hosting your own website is a great way to learn web development! It’s like having your own mini-internet world. You’ll need your computer on most of the time and free software like XAMPP to act as a server. Be sure to focus on security before opening your site to the public. Your domain name (like [invalid URL removed]) is what people will type in, and it’s separate from your home IP address. While this setup might not handle tons of visitors, it’s a perfect way to experiment! Search for “XAMPP tutorial” to dive deeper
Hosting from your computer is a great learning experience, but it requires technical knowledge and might not be ideal for a public-facing website due to performance and security limitations.
If you’re just starting out and want a user-friendly option, there are affordable shared hosting services that can be a good alternative. They handle the server setup and maintenance for you, letting you focus on building your website.
Everything there seems to be accurate, with the exception that a server can be any machine running any webserver software; a server edition OS is not required.