# Setting up a server **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 21, 2004, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/setting-up-a-server/170516 "2004-11-21T15:30:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![starboy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/starboy/32/5985_2.png) [@starboy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/starboy)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2004, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/setting-up-a-server/170516/1 "2004-11-21T15:30:05Z")
never did a server thing trying to figure it out. Anyone… Help please? ---
**Author:** ![mykal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mykal/32/5991_2.png) [@mykal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mykal)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2004, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/setting-up-a-server/170516/2 "2004-11-21T15:34:27Z")
Ive been in the IT world for some time now. What do you need help with exactly? Are you setting up a server for your house or to host to the net? How many users will you serve? What will you be hosting? What services will be you running? ---
**Author:** ![starboy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/starboy/32/5985_2.png) [@starboy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/starboy)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2004, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/setting-up-a-server/170516/3 "2004-11-21T15:42:06Z")
> [@mykal](#): > > Ive been in the IT world for some time now. What do you need help with exactly? Are you setting up a server for your house or to host to the net? How many users will you serve? What will you be hosting? What services will be you running? im setting it up on my computer to host it to the net. Probably only like 5 people. Hosting html files and videos. Services probably none. ---
**Author:** ![mykal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mykal/32/5991_2.png) [@mykal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mykal)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2004, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/setting-up-a-server/170516/4 "2004-11-21T15:44:16Z")
Are you running windows (what version) or unix/linux (what kernel)? ---
**Author:** ![starboy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/starboy/32/5985_2.png) [@starboy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/starboy)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2004, 3:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/setting-up-a-server/170516/5 "2004-11-21T15:45:44Z")
windows Xp ---
**Author:** ![mykal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mykal/32/5991_2.png) [@mykal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mykal)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2004, 3:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/setting-up-a-server/170516/6 "2004-11-21T15:47:40Z")
Do you have any experience in this kinda thing or doing this for the first time? ---
**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2004, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/setting-up-a-server/170516/7 "2004-11-21T16:31:02Z")
what kind of connection are you on? you can just run IIS which is built into XP ---
**Author:** ![mykal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mykal/32/5991_2.png) [@mykal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mykal)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2004, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/setting-up-a-server/170516/8 "2004-11-21T16:44:09Z")
Ewww I forgot all about IIS. Heres are the complete setup instructions via MS. [http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/iis/6/all/proddocs/en-us/qss\_ftp\_ftpsitesetup.mspx](http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/iis/6/all/proddocs/en-us/qss_ftp_ftpsitesetup.mspx) Heres is another walk through. [http://www.no-ip.com/tips.php/id/6](http://www.no-ip.com/tips.php/id/6) If you need any more help, let us know. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![starboy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/starboy/32/5985_2.png) [@starboy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/starboy)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2004, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/setting-up-a-server/170516/9 "2004-11-21T17:17:23Z")
ok Ive seen this IIS thing before but as the instuctions state: “From the Components list, click Application Server, and then click Details.” I dont even have the option for “Application Server” n/m IIS doesnt come with home edition I got to go look for something real quick ---
**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2004, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/setting-up-a-server/170516/10 "2004-11-21T19:05:54Z")
yeah Home edition comes with PWS… or personal web server… you can do the same thing with that just not as good as IIS i can get you webhosting if you want, it would be a lot easier and stable ---
**Author:** ![starboy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/starboy/32/5985_2.png) [@starboy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/starboy)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2004, 12:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/setting-up-a-server/170516/11 "2004-11-22T00:48:11Z")
> [@whitey](#): > > yeah Home edition comes with PWS… or personal web server… you can do the same thing with that just not as good as IIS > > i can get you webhosting if you want, it would be a lot easier and stable that be nice how much tho? ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2004, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/setting-up-a-server/170516/12 "2004-11-22T07:13:05Z")
lol let me know what you need… it should take you no longer than an hour from start to finish… xp is not a server hahaha