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cyjetsu · Nov 8, 2009, 02:05

What are the core benifits of hosting your own website on your own "in house" server?

rguy84 · Nov 8, 2009, 18:03

I would say you know exactly what is on the machine. Also if you find out there's an update out, you can do it WHEN you want it versus whenever the hosting company gets to it.

Hosting24 · Nov 9, 2009, 06:42

Well, the main benefit is FULL CONTROL, so you can do whatever you want. However, it's not very important if you have just a small website

wwb_99 · Nov 9, 2009, 07:32

You can just as easily have full control over a colocated box or a rented, dedicated box.

If you already have the infrastructure (most don't), self-hosting can work out to be a bit cheaper as you aren't paying for the host's profit margins in whatever services you need. On the other hand, you had better be able to provide redundant power/hvac & connectivity and 24x7 monitoring. At least if you need full, five-9s uptime.

Depending on the scenario there can be some other advantages as well--such as if your app depends on some line of business app that is hosted locally, then it will be easier to establish communications and generally more responsive as there isn't a WAN link involved.

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Nov 8, 2009, 18:03	#2
rguy84 SitePoint Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Seattle Area, WA Posts: 251	I would say you know exactly what is on the machine. Also if you find out there's an update out, you can do it WHEN you want it versus whenever the hosting company gets to it.

Nov 9, 2009, 06:42	#3
Hosting24 SitePoint Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 212	Well, the main benefit is FULL CONTROL, so you can do whatever you want. However, it's not very important if you have just a small website

Nov 9, 2009, 07:32	#4
wwb_99 Community Advisor Join Date: May 2003 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 9,134	You can just as easily have full control over a colocated box or a rented, dedicated box. If you already have the infrastructure (most don't), self-hosting can work out to be a bit cheaper as you aren't paying for the host's profit margins in whatever services you need. On the other hand, you had better be able to provide redundant power/hvac & connectivity and 24x7 monitoring. At least if you need full, five-9s uptime. Depending on the scenario there can be some other advantages as well--such as if your app depends on some line of business app that is hosted locally, then it will be easier to establish communications and generally more responsive as there isn't a WAN link involved.