So we have this big ass server that most of the time sits around barely doing anything. Our previous server was almost always at a server load of 1.0, whereas this BEAST rarely goes above 0.1. Simply put, we can squeeze a lot more out of this server if we want to. I already intend to set up some kind of chat (maybe IRC) on it so we don't have to rely on Dalnet all the time, but one way we could use it to help pay for it would be to offer hosting for small websites.
Would anyone be interested in this? For a (very) small monthly fee, I could easily offer a large amount of disk space, bandwidth, and access to a database. Of course, if you want more stuff, you pay more, but it'll all be quite friendly, no hidden costs or bitchiness if your site goes over the allowed bandwidth.
As I've said before, I'm in a good financial situation to continue paying for the server out of my own pocket, but I do want to try and eventually make it pay for itself. We might try Google adverts in the future, but it seems that hosting websites is far easier (everything can be set up in a few minutes).
Let me know either way.
Would anyone be interested in this? For a (very) small monthly fee, I could easily offer a large amount of disk space, bandwidth, and access to a database. Of course, if you want more stuff, you pay more, but it'll all be quite friendly, no hidden costs or bitchiness if your site goes over the allowed bandwidth.
As I've said before, I'm in a good financial situation to continue paying for the server out of my own pocket, but I do want to try and eventually make it pay for itself. We might try Google adverts in the future, but it seems that hosting websites is far easier (everything can be set up in a few minutes).
Let me know either way.
