Linux server for colocation

[Stephen Veteran]

Hey, i'm going to be putting a 1u server in a datacentre soon,

and i'm planning of using linux, i was thinking of using Fedora like my current dedicated

and i'm wandering if there is any things i should know about this, ie any settings i should set.

thanks

ste

[markwolfe Veteran]

Do you have Linux server experience?

I think that just ensuring that you turn off unnecessary services will be a big help. What kind of server? web? mail? ftp?

EDIT: Found thread I was after: https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=271716

[Stephen Veteran]

yeah, I've had a dedicated Linux in the Netherlands for about 9 months now, and its getting to expensive.

will be for web, ftp, email, games etc

ive got fed 9 running on it now, its just ive never set up a server with linux from base before.

what do i configure the lan with?

[kyro]

Why not Centos ? if you cant pay for RHEL. Fedora is now too cutting edge for server. IMHO

and is this plain server or CPanel ?

[Stephen Veteran]

  kyro said:

Why not Centos ? if you cant pay for RHEL. Fedora is now too cutting edge for server. IMHO

and is this plain server or CPanel ?

plain server, considering webmin tho.

[spike232]

+1 for CentOS

If your going to use webmin make sure you lock it down, make it accessible either from a trusted IP or better yet just localhost. It can be a timesaver but security wise i have my reservations about it.

[Stephen Veteran]

would i notice a difference between fed and centos?

[kyro]

http://www.centos.org/modules/smartfaq/faq.php?faqid=13

[spike232]

  Ste said:

would i notice a difference between fed and centos?

Config wise no you probably wont most of the stuff is in the same place etc

[Kurse]

If you are using Fedora 9, it will be similar, but a pretty big leap as far as version numbers go from say CentOS 5.

Fedora is on a very aggressive release schedule, 2 a year for the most part. RHEL/CentOS is much more relaxed, and is much better suited to a server environment.

That being said, if it is just for personal use, or learning, or general purpose stuff, there is nothing wrong with using Fedora as a server, and I have been doing that since Fedora Core 1.

Edited July 14, 2008 by Kurse

[Martin_Hell]

+1 CentOS

Although I haven't had much experience with Fedora. But like Kurse said Fedora has a very aggressive release schedule and that would make me go for CentOS.