Re: Server Setup

[Thomas Cameron <thomas cameron camerontech com>]

On Fri, 2005-04-01 at 16:59 -0600, Manny wrote:
> I'm wondering if someone could help me out here. I want configure my
> server with the following:
> 
> Apache
> MySQL
> PHP
> Postfix
> Samba
> 
> I know I can set these all up on one server, but I also want to setup
> a DNS server. My question is should I use a separate machine to do my
> DNS? Or is it okay to do it all on one machine? And is it okay to do
> all of these on one machine?
> 
> Here are the specs on my server.
> 
> AMD 650MHz processor
> 35GB HDD
> 384MB SDRAM

Can it be done?  Absolutely.  Should it be done?  Maybe.  Depends on
what you will be doing with this box.  Is it just your personal machine
for testing/learning?  Then go for it.  Is it going to be getting
hammered with requests on the Internet or a corporate network?  Then
maybe you need to spread the load.

Thomas