So I'm making a server...

[Anticheese]

At the moment I'm thinking of exploiting my unlimited bandwith internet deal by using up the free connection on the router with a server.

What I would like to know is anything and everything that goes into making a well-made and secure server, This can be anything between recomendations on what flavour of linux makes for the best server to the voice of experience.

Thank's in advance.

[macksting]

Creating or becoming part of an IRC network.
Yep. That always happens. Better prepare for it. irc.gearhead.org!

[draconuszero]

Be prepared for ddoses if you make an irc server.

[macksting]

For what?

[draconuszero]

DDoS = distributed Denial of Service

[Anticheese]

It means that you have many computers constantly flooding your server with data requests.

I'm not really looking to make an IRC server, I was thinking more along the lines of website.

[macksting]

*pouts*
Damn DNS bastids. Make my life harder. Can't a flood kicker do something for that? What does Undernet use to make that stop?

[draconuszero]

A suggestion would possibly be to have the server as posssibly a mirror for gearhead or maybe a backup for any sources Joseph makes sahould something go wrong.  That is if Joseph would want to do either suggestions.  Otherwise, i guess a mirror for any place you frequent.

[Anticheese]

I'm quite happy to mirror GH, but what I'm really wanting to get out of this topic is suggestions on how to make a server insofar as what software, hardware and maintennance I will need.