I there any reason why I can not host my own website with one of my computers
as host?
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Brother Raphael

"BrotherRaphael" <warthpublishing@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I there any reason why I can not host my own website with one of my
> computers
> as host?
> --
> Brother Raphael

There's no technical reason why not. Any computer with an internet
connection can be used as a web server, provided it has the appropriate
software installed. However, unless you have a reason for hosting on your
own, you'll probably find it much easier to upload the pages you want to
make available to a free or low cost hosting service. Many ISP's offer free
hosting as part of a paid subscription.

On Mon, 3 Aug 2009 15:33:02 -0700, BrotherRaphael
<warthpublishing@xxxxxx> wrote:

>I there any reason why I can not host my own website with one of my computers
>as host?

If you want external users to see your Web site, then there are
several possible reasons why it might be difficult.

1. Unless you have a business class agreement with your ISP, hosting
any kind of server may be prohibited.
2. If you have a dynamic IP address, it will be more difficult for
others to find you. You will have to use one of the dynamic DNS
services.
3. If you have a firewall, you will have to configure it to pass
requests through to the computer that hosts the Web site.