Recently I have come into a fairly old server, It's processor is a small amount below the average of today's, same with almost every other part other than ram... I can get the specs later today (When I'm not as lazy as I am now)...

Anyway, the point of this post is to ask:  What do you think I should host/do with this new found jewel?

 

P.S. At the end of the summer I will be coming into an almost 1gbps upload and download speed so that may help with whatever is decided on.

Is it an option for me to rent it out if I get bored with it for a cheap price, or do you think no one will want to use it?

create your own forums

It would be really helpful if you could post specs, especially processing and RAM

Because I haven't installed an OS for it yet, I have to look at the dell site for specs, this is what I've come up with..

Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5300 series processors

48GB of fully-buffered DIMM memory

3 300GB SATA Hard drives

>>I will edit post when I get an OS on it<<

Because I haven't installed an OS for it yet, I have to look at the dell site for specs, this is what I've come up with..

Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5300 series processors

48GB of fully-buffered DIMM memory

3 300GB SATA Hard drives

>>I will edit post when I get an OS on it<<

thats not that crappy of a server its just small scale. anyways you should put linux on it, its the best os for a server.

thats not that crappy of a server its just small scale. anyways you should put linux on it, its the best os for a server.

Please give me a link for more info on that. I've never used Linux before.

Edited June 20, 201312 yr by ieat4hp

Please give me a link for more info on that. I've never used Linux before.

turns out ubuntu switched to debian so heres linus's home page:

linux.org

Edited June 20, 201312 yr by LedZeppelin

turns out ubuntu switched to debian so heres linus's home page:

linux.org

Isn't Debian just a base platform for Linux?

Also, I was thinking of either hosting a forum, a rsps (which could get risky), or a game server like Garry's Mod.

edit: I've read up on Debian, Ubuntu, and Linux Mint, and have decided on Ubuntu for now, only because Linux mint is only desktop based, and at this moment, Ubuntu seems easier to use.  In the near future I will try to slowly shift into Debian, unless Linux Mint makes a server based version.l

Edited June 20, 201312 yr by ieat4hp

Isn't Debian just a base platform for Linux?

Also, I was thinking of either hosting a forum, a rsps (which could get risky), or a game server like Garry's Mod.

edit: yes debian is linux based but its a completely separate offshoot of linux now.

Edited June 20, 201312 yr by LedZeppelin

Post all Specs/Details.