Hosting my own website/or a few on my Mac!

Is it possible to host my own website/or a few on my own Mac? My isp does allow it and my Mac is at present always connected 24/7

this really depends on dyndns - e.g. it is dependent on the number of machine names they will assign to your 'domain'. Assuming this is some number >1, then you can setup name based virtual hosting in your httpd.conf file for any number of virtual hosts. this number can be large - but i do not know the limit (this should be dictated by apache and the specs of your computer). for more apache doc on the subject, see (and quote below):
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/vhosts/name-based.html
With name-based virtual hosting, the server relies on the client to report the hostname as part of the HTTP headers. Using this technique, many different hosts can share the same IP address.
personally, i don't use dyndns (we have static ips and dns here @ work to allow the adjustments), so i can't provide too much additional information. however, a google search and/or experimentation should provide your answer.
good luck,
b
DP867 MDD and 12 1Ghz PB

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How can i host my own website through the server?

Hello,
I am very new to the server and I bought it specifacally because I thought I could host my own website and not have to go through something like godaddy.
How can I do this with the Mac OSX Lion Server? Have a domain name and publish it through something like iWeb?

you will need a static ip address that either points to the server with port forwarding or is on its nic card. You then have to set up your dns entries and point your domain name to your dns server. You can then turn on web services.

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.

Hosting your own website, need lots of info.

Hi,
I have seen another post on this forum about hosting your own website on your Mac, and it wasn't very clear. What do I need, and what do I do?

Yeah, I do. How do I host multiple websites?
You will need to learn how to edit the apache configuration file located at
/etc/httpd/httpd.conf
You will then need to learn about virtual hosts and you will probably learn to edit your webservers document root path as you gain experience.
have a look at some articles on apache virtual hosts
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/04/08/mod_rendezvous.html
http://www.evolt.org/article/EnablingVirtual_Hosts_on_MacOSX/18/13138/

Hosting my own website on my Mac!

Is it possible to host my own website on my own Mac? My isp does allow it and my Mac is at present always connected 24/7

You will have to configure your DNS (Domain Name server) settings. Usually this is done on an administartion panel web page the company you registered your domain provides. You probably don't want to host your own DNS server, and hopefully depending on the company they will provide basic services to point the .com to your IP at no additional cost.
For the long run, you might want to consider running a dedicated server, or payign for professional hosting, especially when the number of visitors increase.

I am trying to host my own website/mail server

I am pretty new with osx server and from all the info i found was to create a "intranet" per say.. I have AT&T uverse and I am hosting my own site..that part was pretty easy even tho i am not sure if i did set up the DNS server right... i set up the DNS server as the same as my website... I.E. mywebsite.com i am able to visit the site as long as i am not in my internal network.. and i also was able to set up the mail server but I can only send emails and not recieve from my iPhone.. and via web i can not even access the email... can someone help me? I also can not see my calender listed on workgroup under my account.. so i can not access over iphone either...
Can anyone help me?

What do the zone files show in the DNS settings in Server Admin? There should be a primary and reverse zone for the machine name and its network address.
I also recommend using a static network address rather than DHCP for servers. Assign a static network address in your router for the server's MAC address. In the network settings in System Preferences on the server, select DHCP with manual address and enter the same IP address you assigned it in the router. Make sure the router IP address is entered correctly in the server's network settings.
As for accessing it from the Internet, you need either a dedicated IP address or a dynamic IP forwarding service. The IP address in the A record in the name servers for the domain should be fixed. You will have problems if you're using a dynamic IP address and constantly updating your name servers because of the propagation lag.

Can I host my own website?

I have a website that is just a placeholder, but its used for email. I have about 20 users and its starting to cost a lot with spam filters, fixed ips etc.
Right now I am in the market for a mac mini and wondering if the mini sever will allow me to be the server of my email website and still retain all the functions that I currently have like IMAP, webmail access etc and also if I could add a push application so that email appears on my iphone as its received.
Any help and advice would be great.

Dennis_S wrote:
I have a website that is just a placeholder, but its used for email. I have about 20 users and its starting to cost a lot with spam filters, fixed ips etc.
Right now I am in the market for a mac mini and wondering if the mini sever will allow me to be the server of my email website and still retain all the functions that I currently have like IMAP, webmail access etc and also if I could add a push application so that email appears on my iphone as its received.
Any help and advice would be great.
Depends on your ISP and your plan with them. Some ISPs block all server ports including web and email. Some have business plans where you can host servers. Some allow servers for non-commercial only. So your computer is capable but will your ISP allow it? And, your bandwidth may be significantly less than if you hosted your site at a hosting company which will have the servers, bandwidth, and connections to handle the demand without interfering with your neighbor's connections to the same ISP as you.

Hi I wonder if I live in Bangkok and like to have my own website who should I use for hosting so many of them and how do I know which one is a good one thank you

Hi I wonder if I live in Bangkok and like to have my own website whshah old I use as hosting website? so many of them and how do I know which one is a good one thank you

It doesn't really matter which country your hosting service is located in so long as they offer 24/7 tech support in your chosen language. Telephone support is usually free of charge to you.
Some info about the essential features to look for...
http://www.iwebformusicians.com/iWeb/Website-Hosting.html
"I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link."

Please help with Hosting Presenter presentation on my own website

Someone please help!
I would like for my presenter presentation to play within my own website.
1) I have published my files locally to my desktop.
2) I have uploaded this folder to a space on my server hosted by hostgator.
Now that the files are there, how do I make the presentation play so that users can see this? I would like for users to click on a hyperlink that goes to the presentation.
I've tried using iframe but cannot get it to work. Which file should I call?
Detailed instructions would be VERY helpful!!!
Thanks!

First you create your Presenter project and then publish it for My Computer /
The on your website, create a sub directory off of your root web site:
http://www.yourwebsite.com/new_dicrectory
Then upload your project to the new subdirectory.
Point your browser to http://www.yourwebsite.com/new_directory and the index.htm file will load automatically and run your project from your web site.
It will also work if you point to http://www.yoursite.com/new_directory/index.htm.
Good luck.

HT3964 When typing into forms, such as filling out a contact sheet on a website, my first few letters will not appear when i start typing. For example, if I wanted to type "explanation", i might end up with "laxation". This happens in all browsers.

When typing into forms, such as filling out a contact sheet on a website, my first few letters will not appear when i start typing. For example, if I wanted to type "explanation", i might end up with "laxation". This happens in all browsers.
If i backspace everything and start typing again in the same area, it will work properly the second time.
I am using a ~7 month old macbook air with mavericks.
Any tips to get rid of this issue would be greatly appreciated.

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Host my own DNS

Please help me!!!
I have a G5 XServe, running OS X Server 10.4.8. I am trying to host my own DNS on my XServe, meaning I logged into my account at GoDaddy.com and changed my DNS servers to ns1.mydomain.com and ns2.mydomain.com.
I used to have the server behind a router, and just had ports and traffic forwarded to it. Now, I have put it in front of the router and assigned it one of the static IPs (as per my ISP), and can connect to the internet. I didn't have any problems resolving addresses before I moved the DNS at GoDaddy. I can ping the server via ns1.mydomain.com, but that's it. I can't ping mydomain.com or mail.mydomain.com, both of which have been set up in Server Admin.
Here is the weird thing: I wiped out all of my DNS Zone entries in Server Admin, but I can still view a different site I host. When I ping it, it resolves to the local IP I have specified, ie 192.168.1.10.
I've been using Server Admin to set up the DNS service. I've read contrasting opinions on this. Some stating that DNS should be administered through the command line, some that Server Admin is fine. Thoughts? I prefer to use the Server Admin, as I'm not terribly comfortable using the command line (ex-Windows guy. Sorry).
Any insight, help, voodoo hexes are greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Ok , first welcome to mac os x server ,
About DNS setup.
Since you want to setup your own service you have to keep a few things in mind.
a) your server machine HAS to have a Fixed IP address : for that you have to configure one of you WAN addresses to that machine : for example if you are provided an adress like 80.200.110.16 with a subnet of 255.255.255.248 your network will start at 80.200.110.16 to 80.200.110.23 since you have 5 ips i would say one address is reserved to your router and shall be kept that way one is your broadcast (probably the end address) the other adresses in between are all yours.
b) if you can turn off the router's DCHP server do so , your DNS machine is supposed to be your 24/7 at some point and since you might want to run everything at gigabit speed it does not make sense to have your traffic routed to your router at all times.
2) DNS registration and domain registration; pick your domain from a nice registrar : i would suggest network solutions and declare the following.If you are changing ISP and already have a domain name make SURE you have control of your domain name and/or ask the transfer operated your favorite registrar. If you have full control of your domain's registration your domain change is down to a change of IP adresses in the registrars records.
a) If you want a new domain name attributed to your machine 80.200.110.17 (your server) during the whole article ill suppose your 80.200.110.16 is your router. Setup your records ,hostnames etc.
b) Keep in mind any new registration for a domain to get validated takes TIME (about 72 hours) for it to reach root servers , the system just updates itself on a regular basis.
b1) after you have registred and or upated your Domain with your registrar you have to setup your DNS records here follows a quick example of a forward DNS (home server)
db.domain that is the forward zone , this is stored in /var/named
maxosx.net. IN SOA moxxy.domain.net. [email protected]. (
1 ; Serial
10800 ; Refresh after 3 hours
3600 ; Retry after 1 hour
604800 ; Expire after 1 week
86400 ) ; Minimum TTL of 1 day
; Name servers
maxosx.net. IN NS moxxy.maxosx.net.
; Addresses for the canonical names
localhost.domain.net. IN A 127.0.0.1
moxxy. domain.net. IN A 80.200.110.17
www. domain.net. IN A 80.200.110.17
ftp. domain.net. IN A 80.200.110.17
sftp. domain.net. IN A 80.200.110.17
domain.net. IN A 80.200.110.17
moxxy. domain.net. IN A 80.200.110.17
mail. domain.net. IN A 80.200.110.17
pop3. domain.net. IN A 80.200.110.17
smtp. domain.net. IN A 80.200.110.17
imap. domain.net. IN A 80.200.110.17
pop. domain.net. IN A 80.200.110.17
leopard.domain.net. IN A 80.200.110.17
gateway.domain.net. IN A 80.200.110.16
;DHCP Range
; MX Records
domain.net. IN MX 0 mx.domain.net.
Second file the reverse record:
; File created by DNS Helper vendredi 8 décembre 2006 11:30:53
142.80.81.in-addr.arpa. IN SOA moxxy.maxosx.net. [email protected]. (
1 ; Serial
10800 ; Refresh after 3 hours
3600 ; Retry after 1 hour
604800 ; Expire after 1 week
86400 ) ; Minimum TTL of 1 day
; Name Servers
110.200.80.in-addr.arpa. IN NS moxxy.domain.net.
; Addresses point to canonical name
17.110.200.80.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR moxxy.domain.net.
17.110.200.80.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR www.domain.net.
17.110.200.80.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR ftp.domain.net.
17.110.200.80.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR sftp.domain.net.
17.110.200.80.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR domain.net.
17.110.200.80.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR moxxy.domain.net.
17.110.200.80.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR mail.domain.net.
17.110.200.80.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR pop3.domain.net.
17.110.200.80.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR smtp.domain.net.
17.110.200.80.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR imap.domain.net.
17.110.200.80.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR pop.domain.net.
17.110.200.80.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR leopard.domain.net.
c) If you are unfamilliar with DNS Setup and pico editing a DNS record i cannot recommend apple's DNS GUI and would recommend menandmice DNS server over apple's not that Apple's DNS server is broken far from it , the GUI is not made to handle anything but a local DNS service.
c1) there is also a free tool named DNS Helper that works great with apple's DNS server , BUT it is at a loss to calculate serials for DNS records ,
http://mail.computertree.com/~josh/simple/dnshelper.html
c2) MenandMice DNS server.
http://www.menandmice.com/
d) Make sure your mac os X's firewall is properly setup your ipfw shall authorize traffic from port 53 on UPD and TCP both in inbound and outbound queries.
e) once you setup your DNS Make SURE your dns servers wan address figures in your TCP/IP DNS records setup on your main port , otherwise your server might not just operate
f) if you wish as well to edit your hostname in the hostconfig it will not hurt as well ... it is located in /etc/hostconfig and or you can choose changeip as noted abobe my post by Greg Pearman.
g) for DHCP purposes you can surely use the Apple's Gateway assistant which works 100 percent fine on mac os X server 10.4.8.
Hoping this helps you in your setup.
Ps: Thanks to david for posting the Dns Diagnostic tools link as well this is dead handy
http://www.dnsreport.com/tools/dnsreport.ch?domain=dysl.net
MacPro 2.66Ghz 8GB Ram 4*500GB waiting for X1900XT Mac OS X (10.4.8) Mac os X server 10.4.8 Universal Binary

Open a link to a new page of the own website in a new window

hi there
i am working since a few weeks with iWeb and am in the process of making 3 websites. i have absolutely no idea of html and java script, and this is the main reason i use iWeb. i found a lot information in this forum - you guys are great. but still some questions left, so i will post a few questions (as seperate topics) now. the first one:
iWeb allows a link to another website to open in a new window. i would like to do the same thing, but to another page in my own website. is this possible without any html commands? and if yes, how?
example: on my site http://www.khanomTOPproperty.com i have a link in the footer "this site is... click HERE to find out". this should open in a new window.
thanks and cheers
george

dear roddy
wow, it is as simple as that. i love this forum - instead of thinking another many hours how to do it just ask a question...
it would be nice if apple would mention these possibilities in the iWeb manual. would make things much easier. maybe they could take the major questions out of this forum and post the answers in the next update of the iWeb manual. let's dream a little bit.
thanks again and warm regards
george

Hosting an ecommerce website with iMac and Mac server app

Would it be possible to run an effective small business website which includes an online store using my iMac (or Mac mini), a WYSIWYG editor, my current ISP, plus, do effective SEO, configure and employ other revenue streams in addition to my own website shopping cart feature such as google shopping and implement other revenue streams on my website like ad-sense?
I need to set-up an ecommerce site for my small business which I just bought a domain for. What I'm trying to find out is if it is better to use a web host, or, if I could use my iMac with the Apple server app (or buy the mini server) and host it myself. I don't have any programming language skills, but, I believe I am capable of doing this myself once I begin to comprehend and practice the neccasary processes to make all of this happen.

Getting the easy question out of the way: yes, an iMac running Server.app and add-on eCommerce software can do this.
Now for the tougher question: should you? You're signing on for maintaining and updating and troubleshooting and potentially site remediation and decontamination after issues or security attacks. You are also signing up for PCI compliance, if you're not working with another entity for credit-card processing. (Anything with credit card data is a target for attacks; there's money involved.)
There're the more germane aspects, too: ensuring your (static IP) network links have bandwidth, availability and latency (eg: ISP bandwidth, pingdom or other uptime checks, et al), and maintaining your servers against crashes and corruptions and hardware failures (eg: RAID, possibly redundant systems); maintaining site access against the usual sorts of outages. Software updates for OS X and for the ecommerce software and whatever other dependencies are involved, too. Regular backups are most definitely required.
Or alternatively: getting somebody to maintain this stuff for you, either hosted, or dedicated to and on your server(s) and your network links, or on your own co-lo servers.
All this in addition to running your business, and writing (good, frequently updated) content that'll draw in the search engine ranking and/or buying search keywords or whatever you're doing for advertising that'll draw in potential customers, and dealing with the finances and the rest.
Servers are somewhat different from clients, in terms of system management, too. Servers involve more than one user when they're out, and so you're not rebooting or reconfiguring them nearly as often as client systems can be modified. Servers can also tend to chew up bandwidth, if you're successful.
Key to running a business is figuring out what you don't need to do (either at all, or that you can outsource or host or whatever, or hire out for, etc), so that you can focus on what you do need to do to make the business successful... If you're just getting going and not into system administration and programming payment gateways and the rest of running a server, I'd suggest hosting the ecommerce stuff, at least to start with. Unless you want to learn how to run an ecommerce site, that is...

HT6154 looking to set up and email account but its from my own website..

looking to set up and email account but its from my own website..

then look harder. Nobody here would know what settings you should enter... contact your hosting provider for info...

Anyone know anything about hosting my own email address ?

hi
im migrating my broadband to a new ISP but they dont host emails - they said i could host my own email -
does anyone know anything about how to do this and also how to do this on my mac ?
sorry - a bit clueless on this issue
thanks
tzz

Or, you could actually run your own mailserver. I run a 5-account mail server for immediate family members, three of which are grown adults no longer living at my home. To do this, I got an inexpensive GUI application for the Postfix that is already built-in to your Mac. An outfit called cutedgesystems.com sells one for I think about $25-$30 named Mail Serve Pro. Their help files (on their website) are pretty decent for a very basic primer.
You'll need to have your own server domain name. I went ahead and got my own free domain name through dyndns.com. They have a piece of software that goes on your computer so that every time your ISP changes your WAN IPA on you, it reports the change back to the dyndns servers, so you (and other smtp servers) can always find your machine by host name.
I also bought a paid service of theirs called mailhop relay. It sets them (dyndns) up as a mail transfer agent, so whenever anyone sends mail to any account on your server, it goes to them first to be virus scanned and spam assassinated with black hole lists, whitelists and blacklists. That really cuts down on the spam hitting your server and using up your (likely quite limited as compared to the big boys) bandwidth because it gets stopped upstream. That costs about $40/yr. You'll have to check their website for pricing to make sure.
I also got a service from them called mailhop outbound. It's like $10/yr for the lowest tier of service (150 outbound "relays" (sum of messages times recipients per message) per day). Now, while you could send an unlimited number of emails directly off your server and not bother with this service, if you have a dynamic IP address, you will find that outfits like roadrunner.com block email coming from servers that have a dynamic IP address. They equate dynamic IPAs to spammers. Unfortunate, but that's the way it is. So mailhop outbound relays all outbound mail from your server to dyndns, so the likes of roadrunner will accept messages from accounts on your mail server.
Security update 2008-007, at least on Leopard, broke my mail server. Can't speak to the latest security update for Tiger. That update added a line to /etc/postfix/main.cf that says "inet_interfaces = localhost". You'll have to comment that line out (# as first character in line). You'll need to remember that future OS updates or security updates may reintroduce that line.
You'll need to open SMTP in System Prefs so mail can be received from other smtp servers and so authorized users on remote computers can send mail through your server, and either IMAPS or POPS, in System Preferences, if you will allow roaming computers to receive mail through your server. You'll need to port forward those same ports through your home router to your computer.
Yes, it can be a bit of work to set up and maintain. And you need to be careful and vigilant against unauthorized use and hacking. So you'll get paranoid and start installing network intrusion detection and enforcing other draconian security measures (as well you should). And the computer needs to be left on ideally 24 hr/day, and although the screen may sleep, and the hard drive may sleep when possible, your CPU can never sleep.
So, after all that, that $2/mo domain hosting, or just getting a free AOL account, may not be such a bad idea after all...the above approach costs you about $4.25/mo and you have to maintain it.

Hosting my own website/or a few on my Mac!

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