Windows Dedicated server setup instructions

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    Hi,
    I am planning to get the Windows Dedicated server from Godaddy without any control panel (with control panel they wanted to pay for yearly). Is there any instruction document available online which I can refer to setup my windows 2003, I am familar with the IIS but concerned about the DNS and nameserver setups.

    Thanks
     
    jaydev, Dec 6, 2009 IP
  2. mellow-h

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    A common technique I follow while setting up with server is to use an external dns service. Most of the times I have used my linux servers dns. But if you don't have one, you can try using a dns service like afraid.org, you simply need to add "A" entry for each domain you add in the afraid control panel.
     
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    if you want to have a control panel, you can install it yourself.

    and if you don't have too many sites, you can try dotnetpanel for free.

    i think 5 sites are allowed to be hosted.

    Regarding dns, you can setup dns on windows.

    Google:) else check here:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/814591


    let me know if you need any help.
     
    inoxhostuk, Dec 10, 2009 IP
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    If you do not know how to do that better hire someone
     
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    I would suggest you to consider a managed server if you are not a tech savvy guy.:)
     
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  6. RonBrown

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    Definitely get someone who is experienced in setting up Windows 2003. There's absolutely no way you'll be able to secure it succesfully if you don't know what you are doing.

    I've set up hundreds, if not thousands, of Server 2003 web servers. If I don't have a sys-prepped image I can use (or an nliteOS ISO file), and I'm starting from scratch, it takes about 2.0 hours to complete a secure installation of Server 2003 - 2003 doesn't install that quickly so thats a good part of the time. If I do have a sysprepped image I can use it takes about 10 minutes for the same end result. Server 2008 R2 installs are a breeze by comparison.

    By the time you patch the server with the latest updates, install a secure custom PHP set-up, install ASP.NET, set-up a custom IPSEC policy or custom firewall, change permissions on root and domain drives, secure everything for shared hosting, then start securing IIS itself, it takes forever - and most of my installs and security tightening run from WSH scripts or batch files for speed. I'd hate to have to do it all manually from scratch.

    2003 is a brilliantly stable OS, and IIS6.0 is a nice web server, but you really need to know what you are doing to make it secure.
     
    RonBrown, Dec 13, 2009 IP