Linux Server from scratch

[Capuaco]

I basically got a spare computer that i want to turn into a linux server from the ground up.. Is there a good page on the net that explains how this is done step-by-step or a good, relatively easy to follow book on this?

 

[stefanwagner]

There is a project LFS - linux from scratch - to build the whole system from source.

What kind of server are you building?
echoserver, timeserver, ftp-server, webserver, ...?

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[thedaver]

Do you REALLY mean you want to build from scratch or are you willing to use one of the available distributions? It is fairly uncommon to build a linux system literally from scratch...

http://www.surfinbox.com/hosting/

 

[Capuaco]

Stefanwagner.. thanks for the response.. I'm looking to make a webserver.. Basically I want to host my own websites. Many new sites I'm buiding require scripts that need administrative access that shared hosts simple won't provide, and I'd like the freedom of having my own server to do whatever I want with.



stefanwagner (Programmer) Oct 24, 2004
There is a project LFS - linux from scratch - to build the whole system from source.

What kind of server are you building?
echoserver, timeserver, ftp-server, webserver, ...?
seeking a job as java-programmer in Berlin:

http://home.arcor.de/hirnstrom/bewerbung

 

[stefanwagner]

So you need to install (if not already done) apache (alias httpd).
Set it up.
Start it.

It's not easy, because it's a very big project, but there is a lot of documentation, tutorials and the like in the web.
I beg there is a apache-group on TT.

seeking a job as java-programmer in Berlin:

http://home.arcor.de/hirnstrom/bewerbung