Setting up a Linux web server on a non fixed ip

Server Config
1

Hi

I want to install an web server and mail server on my home fedora server.

Postfix and the httpd service seem fairly straight forward.

Where I am lost is how to redirect my registered domain name to my non fixed home IP.

I know it can be done and am reading up on DNS servers. Where I am also lost is that the book is telling me to install a BIND DNS server. Do I need this?

I sum:

What do I need to have installed at home to redirect my registered domain name to my home server and then serve up email and my developed website now in localhost.

Thx!
Karen

2

If your home IP is nonfixed you need DDNS — Dynamic DNS.
Google ==> “fedora dynamic dns client”

3

Thanks I found a service at namecheap

From what I understand I do not need something like BIND on my computer -just a normal apache server and their service to ensure that the ip remains fixed.

It may be a fools task to try to host from home, but I think it will be fun to try :slight_smile:

4

You will understand everything there, everything is very simple.
It’s nice that I helped you :relaxed:

6

If your server beside router you need to use NAT and port forwarding.
For dynamic DNS you can use DynDNS or No-IP services.
In web-server virtual host no need to set specific address, just use *, example for apache:

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName yourdomain.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html
</VirtualHost>

For testing just use /etc/hosts file:

vim /etc/hosts
your.external.i.p yourdomain.com