Server Computers

[xMalcom]

Can you build a Server Computer out of any old computer as long you have the Software and OS

 

[carnageX]

Technically yes. Depends entirely what you want to do with the server, though..

File Server? FTP Server? Web server? Mail server?

 

[xMalcom]

I'm Mainly just thinking of file Storage and being able to acesses from almost anywhere

 

[iFargle]

Yep, a regular desktop (with a regular OS, even) would work. FTP or VPN + Samba would work for that just fine.

 

[xMalcom]

Ok Thank's

 

[iFargle]

You can set up ftp through something like this:
Welcome! - The Apache HTTP Server Project

And Samba / VPN can be achieved through something like this:
OpenVPN - Open Source VPN

 

[xMalcom]

Thank's A lot!

would i need a powerful CPU or would a dual work just fine?

 

[carnageX]

A dual core would be fine.

I have a Pentium 4 with 4GB RAM on Windows Server 2008 R2 running as a file server /FTP server/webserver/SVN repository right now that's sitting in my closet. Whenever I need access to it, I just remote into it.

 

[xMalcom]

Ok Thank's Alot

 

[xMalcom]

I kinda wanna use a diffrent OS though so should i use windows server or unbutu servers