Using Pi as a all-around server

[jncunha]

Hi,

I'm new to Pi. I've read some tutorials on the web on how to build a home server, a web server and a cloud server on the Pi. What I'm asking is if it's possible to do the 3 in one. Having a home server for file sharing, streaming and backups, a web server for hosting a simple personal website and a cloud for storing and downloading files on the go. If it's possible, what would be the disadvantages.
I already know about the Pi "low" performance but that's not a issue for me. I just want to know if I can make this thing work.
Can you point me in the right direction?
Thank you for the help.

[albrpi]

Hi,

I'm new to Pi. I've read some tutorials on the web on how to build a home server, a web server and a cloud server on the Pi. What I'm asking is if it's possible to do the 3 in one. Having a home server for file sharing, streaming and backups, a web server for hosting a simple personal website and a cloud for storing and downloading files on the go. If it's possible, what would be the disadvantages.
I already know about the Pi "low" performance but that's not a issue for me. I just want to know if I can make this thing work.
Can you point me in the right direction?
Thank you for the help.

Hi There,

I have the same question as you. I'm building a website in Django with python and I would like to have my own server to publish it. It would be possible? And can you point me the direction or where I can find the info that I need? Because in Google is not info related to that.

Thank you very much.

[fritsvanbeukering]

Hi All,

You can install Owncloud.
You then have a cloudserver running accessible via internet and your home network.
Owncloud needs a webserver like apache2 or nginx.
So you already have a webserver running.
You can install Wordpress on a Pi, alongside Owncloud.

Handy link:
http://blog.petrockblock.com/2012/08/15 ... pberry-pi/

[jncunha]

Hi,

I'm new to Pi. I've read some tutorials on the web on how to build a home server, a web server and a cloud server on the Pi. What I'm asking is if it's possible to do the 3 in one. Having a home server for file sharing, streaming and backups, a web server for hosting a simple personal website and a cloud for storing and downloading files on the go. If it's possible, what would be the disadvantages.
I already know about the Pi "low" performance but that's not a issue for me. I just want to know if I can make this thing work.
Can you point me in the right direction?
Thank you for the help.

Hi There,

I have the same question as you. I'm building a website in Django with python and I would like to have my own server to publish it. It would be possible? And can you point me the direction or where I can find the info that I need? Because in Google is not info related to that.

Thank you very much.

I already have a lot of links regarding home and web servers ran in the Pi. I can share some:

https://www.pestmeester.nl/
http://readwrite.com/2014/06/27/raspber ... te-hosting
https://www.outcoldman.com/en/archive/2 ... namic-dns/
https://www.outcoldman.com/en/archive/2 ... 2-openvpn/
https://www.outcoldman.com/en/archive/2 ... fp-server/
https://www.outcoldman.com/en/archive/2 ... mb-server/
https://www.outcoldman.com/en/archive/2 ... liability/
http://www.penguintutor.com/linux/raspberrypi-webserver
https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentati ... /apache.md
https://www.raspberrypi.org/learning/la ... wordpress/
https://www.raspberrypi.org/learning/la ... worksheet/

Hi All,

You can install Owncloud.
You then have a cloudserver running accessible via internet and your home network.
Owncloud needs a webserver like apache2 or nginx.
So you already have a webserver running.
You can install Wordpress on a Pi, alongside Owncloud.

Handy link:
http://blog.petrockblock.com/2012/08/15 ... pberry-pi/

Thank you for the information. That's exactly what I was asking for. This way I don't have to run 3 services but only 1 that servers the 3 functions. Either way I would still like to build a home server out of the Pi just for learning.

[fritsvanbeukering]

Either way I would still like to build a home server out of the Pi just for learning.

That's exactly what i did.
I installed manually apache2, php, sqlite3, mysql etc.
Then searched the Google internet( ) for tuning and the best performance.
Forwarded the relevant ports(80, 22, 435 etc) in my router, so the Pi was accessible from outside.
Realized I was a honeypot for our Chinse and American friends, I learned about preventing beiing hacked.
Like fail2ban, etc.
Scripted based on Iptables and apache logfiles my own security program.
And banned myself

Made my own server status report and send that to me by email.

And so on.
Learned a lot this way.
Just do it!

[kbdunn]

Try out Nimbus! cloudnimbus.org.