How do I set up a server PC?

I have an old PC that I want to use as a server pc.

It is windows xp 32

756mb ram

1.8ghz CPU

It has stuff on HDD but I can format it and reinstall stuff

How do I make it a server computer?

Comments

  • Depends on just what you are looking to serve. If you want a webserver then you can install apache, forward port 80 of your router to the machine, and you have yourself a webserver.

    If you wanted to host a game, like a minecraft server (not sure about the ram requirements) then it's basically the same process, except run the game, then open the right ports.

    If you are doing a gui-less server, then you can download a linux disk of debian/ubuntu/whichever-distro server version, and it will just load up a command prompt, so you can install things. Certain distros like lubuntu or xubuntu can have a gui with those specs.

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