How do I setup a FTP-like service without having a website? [more inside]
posted by Jason Land on Nov 3, 2009 - 9 answers

Toronto: I'm giving a large party and want to hire one or two servers for the evening to help with prep and serving. Are there any companies/individuals you would highly recommend?
posted by uans on Oct 7, 2009 - 4 answers

Is it possible to host a commenting system on Amazon's S3 servers? I know most people use it for file storage and access, but would hosting a web service on their servers be possible?
posted by bjork24 on Sep 24, 2009 - 17 answers

Where can I find estimates of server operating system market shares? To be concrete, I'd like to know what percentage of web servers, either by absolute numbers or popularity, use Linux, Windows, etc.
posted by espertus on Sep 6, 2009 - 3 answers

I'm trying to figure out my options for setting up a small digital media lab for a new non-profit, but I have no idea how to set a minimum level of server specs! How much CPU and RAM do I really need? What determines this? The server will be used to administer local user accounts, and store files (including large media files). We may also end up using it to host our website and mail, if it makes sense (unlikely). All the main client computers will be macs, so I assume I should make life easier and just get an XServe. But I'm open to other suggestions. See below for some prices and models for various XServe's I'm trying to choose between. How low can I go? How much CPU/RAM do I need? Let me know if you need more information... [more inside]
posted by yuletide on Aug 20, 2009 - 5 answers

We've had 4 high-end dedicated servers with a hosting company for almost 2 years. Since then, technology has marched on and the servers they are offering new customers are much higher spec than ours - for the same price. Is it reasonable to expect them to upgrade our servers for free to bring them into line with their current offerings?
posted by Dag Maggot on Apr 7, 2009 - 11 answers

Miko says: I've seen a lot of similar "SCIENCE!" tricks done at the bar. In fact, I've known some bartenders who collected them and mastered them in order to perform for customers and thereby increase their tips and build their crowd. One of the most wonderful nights I ever had working was when a group of Navy engineers... [more inside]
posted by Pants! on Mar 9, 2009 - 12 answers

I work in a very small office, less than 10 people, that is mac based doing primarily Final Cut Pro editing. I know a lot about the mac but not much about putting a server together. Here are our needs: [more inside]
posted by captainscared on Jan 5, 2009 - 7 answers

ECC memory on a personal Linux server? [more inside]
posted by cowmix on Jan 1, 2009 - 12 answers

The server room at work has two air-conditioner units for controlling the atmosphere in the place. There's a key on the door, and only five of us can enter. About an hour ago, while changing backup tapes, I got a whiff of the smell of baked potatoes. Now the smell of baked (or boiled?) potatoes is really strong. What the hell's going on? [more inside]
posted by Mozai on Oct 3, 2008 - 6 answers

Don't servers hate it when people camp in coffee houses and cafes for hours to write? [more inside]
posted by TheManChild2000 on Sep 23, 2008 - 35 answers

How would you estimate the number of web servers that a country uses? According to Gartner and IDC, about 8-9 million servers are shipped in a year (2007) -- but how does that break down by country? [more inside]
posted by mhh5 on Jul 16, 2008 - 10 answers

I recently got a new web host that I'm going to use for backup and I'm looking for a free AJAX web interface / CMS to manipulate files online. See inside... [more inside]
posted by Aanidaani on Jul 1, 2008 - 6 answers

Can anyone recommend a Windows-based FTP server that will automatically mirror (copy, replicate, whatever) files uploaded to it to a back-up server? Say user "X" uploads foo.jpg, I want the FTP program to log into my back-up server's FTP site and automatically upload the image as soon as it's done uploading, if you follow me. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted by mattoly on Jun 26, 2008 - 5 answers

Where can I find accurate, concise information on short-to-medium term technical problems in the data-center/server/colo markets? [more inside]
posted by gadha on Apr 29, 2008 - 1 answer

I need a skinny, possibly fanless video card for a 1 U server. Linux drivers, PCI Express, very little room for it to live. [more inside]
posted by everichon on Apr 16, 2008 - 7 answers

What are large websites using these days to load-balance their traffic? [more inside]
posted by helios on Apr 8, 2008 - 17 answers

Network admin / geek question: I'm in the process of building a small cluster of servers for my quickly growing wallpaper website, but I've never charted those waters before. I found a nice article on TorrentFreak about Mininova's server setup, and found it quite intriguing. My question is, are there any other big-ish sites like Mininova that are open about their hardware infrastructure? Googling around yielded few results. I'd be interested to see the setup for a site like Digg, MeFi, or Flickr. Thanks in advance. [more inside]
posted by hmaugans on Feb 16, 2008 - 5 answers

Help me better use MMC (Microsoft Management Console) for server maintenance tasks. [more inside]
posted by odinsdream on Jan 21, 2008 - 1 answer

How do I/Can I put certain directories (and pages) on a separate webserver from the rest of the site? [more inside]
posted by Hartster on Sep 14, 2007 - 5 answers

How do I make services publicly available behind a private network? [more inside]
posted by Blazecock Pileon on Aug 23, 2007 - 12 answers

Help me recommend XServe to my boss and our client. Please share your personal experience with the XServe hardware and software, particularly the GUI tools for service management. [more inside]
posted by odinsdream on Jun 11, 2007 - 9 answers

For UNIX-like systems (Linux, BSD, Solaris) is there a way to determine power supply type remotely, preferably with a simple command-line tool? [more inside]
posted by littlegreenlights on May 30, 2007 - 5 answers

I need a cheap / loaded 1U server.. where should I buy it? [more inside]
posted by cowmix on Feb 5, 2007 - 9 answers

Domain Name Purgatory: I cannot change the nameservers on a domain I purchased despite the fact that I'm paying TWO companies for it... [more inside]
posted by BigBrownBear on Nov 23, 2006 - 14 answers

Floppy disks? Are you kidding me? I haven't used Symantec Ghost in a long time, but am forced to at the moment. Even back then, floppies were on the way out, and now they're flat-out gone. But as far as I can tell, Ghost still absolutely flat-out requires you to use floppies (which can then be transferred on to CDs) in order to function. Am I right? And if I am, isn't this absolutely insane?
posted by Sinner on Nov 16, 2006 - 19 answers

Help! Need to buy a rack mounted server in New York City today that Debian can easily be installed on, only thing we can find is a Mac and thats not really going to work. Any ideas?
posted by lips on Oct 13, 2006 - 12 answers

Trying to figure out whether a server is a Windows or Unix/Linux server [more inside]
posted by dvjtj on Aug 22, 2006 - 10 answers

A silly and trivial - but specific - question about how browsers work. [more inside]
posted by pompomtom on Aug 20, 2006 - 8 answers

Wiping non-Windows hard drives? [more inside]
posted by Cosine on Jun 28, 2006 - 18 answers

Is anyone familar with the Twonky Vision server, if so, is it possible to run lastfm through it and if you have done it can you tell me how you did it? [more inside]
posted by Unregistered User on Jun 10, 2006 - 2 answers

My ISP will be discontinuing news services at the end of May. They are doing this because Giganews is increasing their fee to my ISP to the point where their news service would be offered at a loss. Who do you use as a news server? I download both text and binaries.
posted by Raybun on Apr 25, 2006 - 21 answers

I recently signed up for two high power servers (1 linux, 1 win2k3) with a dedicated hosting provider that turned out to be terrible. As a result I won't be keeping the servers, but they won't refund my first months payment. So, I have 2 servers 100mb/sec internet connection 1000gb bandwidth. Any ideas? Nothing illegal or immoral. Was thinking of a pulic mirror - or hosting some high demand files for a good cause? Problem is it's only for a month, so is it worth it? Ideas?
posted by JpMaxMan on Apr 12, 2006 - 8 answers

Anyone have experience deciding between a blade center and regular rack servers? [more inside]
posted by SpecialK on Apr 4, 2006 - 8 answers

For that matter, how about an IPod? It's not a battery life issue, but a question about the about of power the various server farms consume while supporting your widget's content needs. I learned today that "Computers in the average corporate data center consume the energy equivalent of 80 barrels of oil each day" So I wondered how much power your typical digital device gobbles per day?
posted by marvin on Mar 27, 2006 - 11 answers

I run a fairly large Guild Wars fansite, using MediaWiki. Lately we've been having some database problems. Basically, mysql refuses to stay running for more than 10 seconds at a time, and occasionally complains of an InnoDB error, then exits with a signal 11. I've shut it down, run myisamchk, repaired, restarted, but it keeps coming back. Anyone care to lend a hand? After the repair, myisamchk doesn't show any errors on the table, or any others, but it always crops back up. We've tried everything from replacing the RAM in the machine, to completely rebuilding mySQL. Help! (last lines of mysql error log inside) [more inside]
posted by zerolives on Dec 21, 2005 - 7 answers

Where's a good place to get cheap Unix or windows hosting, meaning a server that I have root/Administrator access too? I don't need much bandwidth, but most of the deals out there that give you admin rights are high bandwidth and high cost. [more inside]
posted by delmoi on Dec 19, 2005 - 44 answers

I've just purchased 4 sticks of PNY 512MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz RAM (2GB). Where can I find a Dell server that will accept this RAM? I don't mind used computers and I'd like to keep it under $500. Finding which RAM to put in a given machine is easy. But I'm struggling with finding all the machines that will accept my RAM. I prefer Dell but some other server with nice case design (tool-less entry, etc) would be considered. Pentium or AMD please.
posted by phildog on Oct 28, 2005 - 12 answers

Macromedia JRun 4.0 Updater or IBM Websphere 5.0.1 ? [more inside]
posted by bondcliff on Jun 29, 2005 - 12 answers

I need a simple Windows application that will show me a list of my Windows servers and whether they are up or down. [more inside]
posted by bondcliff on Feb 25, 2005 - 4 answers

Our social network organization is looking for a web tool. Think Yahoo Groups with a few more features and better customization. Any suggestions which tools or service providers to look closer at? (More inside) [more inside]
posted by Triplanetary on Feb 15, 2005 - 3 answers

Database Query [+] [more inside]
posted by benjh on Jan 24, 2005 - 10 answers

I need a form-to-email gateway script that works with Windows 2000 Server (SP4) and CDONTS or CDO.SYS to send the email. I'm thinking that the ASP port of Formmail is my best bet, but since I have no experience whatsoever with Windows Servers or ASP whatsoever, I'm a bit lost. What is my best (preferably free) option? [more inside]
posted by ScottUltra on Jan 13, 2005 - 5 answers

i'm running webdav on OS X and publishing my ical calendars - but all of a sudden the server seems to be down. is there a way to "relaunch" it?
posted by subpixel on Nov 11, 2004 - 0 answers

Is there any way to write to a directory via a script without giving both the directory and the script 777 perms? More specifically the script is writing to a different directory than it is in and I cannot write to that directory without giving it 777 perms. This is a Linux server using Apache web server.
posted by thebwit on Oct 14, 2004 - 8 answers

Web hosting woes: My host has had massive email issues for the last few days. Would it make sense to move DNS to somebody like Zonedit so that I can redirect email to other domains temporarily when situations like this arise? Any other suggestions?
posted by SteveInMaine on Aug 6, 2004 - 5 answers

Recommendations, please, for verification of uptime claims. The company in question runs a large server farm that hosts sites it creates for a niche industry. Its customer base is comprised of technically clueless unsophisticated folks, so questioning their references is useless. Are there other ways to verify a claim that a certain domain or IP hasn't had a single service interruption in several years? Or at least verify whether they're delivering 99.9% uptime?
posted by nakedcodemonkey on Jul 14, 2004 - 15 answers

I inherited admin rights on a Novell 3.12 server a while back. To say I am weak in this area is a sad slap at the word weak. This morning, a user stated that a directory "got deleted somehow". [more inside] [more inside]
posted by Irontom on Mar 9, 2004 - 3 answers

I need to set up a mirror between two Unix servers. Basically, there a specific folder and all its sub-folders on one server I want mirrored on the other, but I only want files of a certainl type (.xls) to be mirrored. I also want to make sure that any changes made to the original (new subfolders or .xls files) show up on the mirror. Can anyone recommend any utilities or other methods to accomplish this?
posted by emptybowl on Jan 13, 2004 - 7 answers

Should we be considering the Xserve G5 for the hardware replacement cycle due to descend like a shadow upon our older Supermicro servers later this year? [more inside]
posted by dglynn on Jan 6, 2004 - 6 answers