WordPress Xampp
Question:
I’ve read that you can make your own website and then host it yourself from your home computer… Is this really possible? How can I do this? Is it all free?
Answer:
What you have heard is correct. However, just because something is possible doesn’t mean it is practical.
Let me attempt to explain.
In order to host your own website on your home computer, you will need to turn it into a server.
There are free options to do this. I use XAMPP. It is very easy to install and set up. I use it only for running WordPress on a local environment for testing.
The computer you use for your server will need a high speed connection to the Internet. It needs to be very reliable and you’ll want to have some sort of power backup solution. More than likely you will need to dedicate that computer to being a server.
You’ll need to learn how to keep your server secure as well. I don’t know much about that – just that you will need security.
If you are a website guru already, it may be practical for you.
If you haven’t yet built a website, then you may want to learn how to do that first. None of it is difficult, but I’m assuming that if you want to host a site, then you either have a site or you want to build one. If you don’t yet have a site built, learning how to make your own site as well as host it will likely result in very slow progress.
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If you happen to create a site that becomes very popular, it is unlikely that your home computer and Internet connection will be able to handle the requests. The resulting slow site or crashed server could lose you a lot of potential visitors.
Another thing to consider is cost. For 8 bucks per month you can get all the hosting you’ll likely need – that’s much less than a T1 line will cost. Being your own host isn’t cheap if you do it right and we haven’t even talked about server costs.
My suggestion would be to buy hosting, build that site, learn how to optimize it, and study up on servers as you have time.
After all, hosting is cheap. Keeping visitors happy is priceless.
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