Any suggestions on hosting my own website with OS X Server?

I am currently taking the International Baccalaureate programme, taking visual art as a higher level subject. And my university counselor os suggesting me to create my own website as an online portfolio for all my work, I have a 2010 MacBook hanging around that I don't really use and should be capable to host a server from my home. Just before I go right in and buy OS X Server is there anything else I should know about hosting my own website for an online pro to flip? Think of it as an online gallery. Thanks ahead!

Actually another thing, I'm trying to see what software I can use to make my website, I don't want to use iWeb it's just a little to rudimentary (in my opinion). Any other web development software that is user friendly and can create semi professional websites? Would be best if no coding is involved since I have no idea how to.

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Dennis_S wrote:
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