![]() ![]() I even used one of them as my primary computer until I built my current desktop in about 2016. I purchased several of some six or seven years ago for about 40 bucks apiece in around 2013, when I sought to expand my side hustle of computer tutoring and consulting. #WEBTREES GENEALOGY WORDPRESS PORTABLE#These machines were quite the portable work horses when they were introduced in 2005. The machine I have chosen for this project is one of my old HP Compaq nc6230 laptops. A 15-year-old HP Compaq nc6230 will host my Webtrees website. Setting up a dedicated server machine is the wise thing to do. If I’m intentionally inviting strangers into a computer that I own, it’s better that it be a computer (a) that has no personally sensitive information on it, and (b) that I don’t rely on for other purposes in the event of a security attack that breaks functionality. Moreover, from a security perspective, exposing my main desktop to Internet traffic is unwise. I don’t want that thing running all the time. ![]() With an 8-core AMD processor and a GeForce GTX 960 graphics card, the machine draws a lot of power and its fans make a lot of noise. I don’t know about yours, but my desktop computer is a bit of a beast, or at least is was when I built it some four years ago. While it is certainly possible to launch a web server from my regular desktop (and I have in fact done this), a better idea is to set up a machine dedicated to this purpose. Of course the first step in running Webtrees on a home server is to choose the machine and operating system. ⬅ Previous Post: 2020 Summer Project #1: ‘Webtrees’ on a Home Server ![]()
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