Project Description, Current Plans

Linux Server Project

For this project I am going to be making a Linux server, most likely using Debian, and setting up/configuring many different software for the server (e.g. Apache 2, Webmin). Since this could be done very quickly, even though I would still learn a lot, I plan to have extra tasks for after I finish setting up all the software I want. These extra tasks being things like doing things for my Apache website, like setting up a CMS or building my own kind of layout, or even a bit of both. If I were to finish that too I could try to create a "status report" application for my Android device, that allows me to check up on the status of my server wherever I go.

I chose this project because I don't know very much when it comes to servers and things in that kind of area. Since there is a lot of room for learning, no costs to do the project, and I'd get to keep everything after, I decided to do this as my project.

After researching a little more into servers and networking, I found out that the one thing I require before I'll be able to do this project from school is a static public IP address, which is not offered as an addon by my ISP, so I am currently in the process of switching to one that does.

While I wait for that to happen, I've slowely been thinking up a sort of "checklist" on what I'm going to do for the project and when I'm going to do it, and so far this is what I have:

Minimum Requirement/Goal:

- Set up the simple and basic things (Webmin, SSH, etc.)

- Set up a web server (LAMP)

- Mail server (Postfix?)

- Cloud server (ownCloud)

- DNS server (OpenDNS)

Extra Tasks:

- Customize website

- Create status app

There is still a bit of planning to do, but that shows the basic idea so far. I am also going to be getting some of my ideas for tasks from here.