How do i run my own web hosting service?

i would like to run a home based business, web hosting. Letting people use my computers to park their websites.

How do i run my own web hosting service?

The best way to start one is to actually resell another providers web hosting. You can sign up as an affiliate for a number of hosts like Intermedia.net, Hostopia and a few others. These 2 are the best that I%26#039;ve come across. This way you only deal with the marketing, sales and some of the %26#039;company%26#039; operations without having to deal with the technical operational issues associated with web hosting. Trust me, I spent 5 years at a hosting company -- it%26#039;s a pain in the neck.

How do i run my own web hosting service?

Not very easily - a lot depends on your ISP and connection. Some ISPs don%26#039;t let you use your connection for profit hosting and you%26#039;ll need a lot of bandwidth either way.

Apache is a good program in my experiance but there is a lot involved in hosting a webserver at home. I would recommend getting to grips with Linux (I like Fedora) and Apache first. Set up a ftp site and website for yourself and see how you get on before trying to offer hosting to others.