It boils down to this a home server is not practical to run a business. The fact is you can download a program and be up and running in a few hours they claim five minutes this is not the case. They are extremely useful for running a family web site, or info that kind of thing. If you can build your own web site you can run a home server. The key is to get all the information available. It can be done on any computer. I guess you could run one or two business web sites if you’re not worried about downtime. All workings of a server cannot be explained in a short article. Information gets confused. Do your research you might find it very enjoyable. And useful. Or you might want to throw it out in the driveway and run over. But get the facts straight and give it a try. Nothing worse than bad info .
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mike P.S static ip not necessary there are downloads that will ping your IP and keep your connection hot (do your research before hand to avoid problems) and only do this if you have the time and the interest. Otherwise you could get pretty frustrating. That was supposed to be( could get pretty frustrated )(damm voice-recognition)