R-pod Owners Forum : Home server test https://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Miscellaneous / Off-topic : Home server test Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:03:19 +0000 Thu, 14 Sep 2017 09:32:12 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 https://www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=10656 R-pod Owners Forum https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.rpod-owners.com/ Home server test : I call that one my calendar... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10656&PID=99593#99593 Author: StephenH
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Posted: 14 Sep 2017 at 9:32am

I call that one my calendar shot. Big smile

I would call this test a success. I now can host my own picture files. Big smile
]]> Thu, 14 Sep 2017 09:32:12 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10656&PID=99593#99593 Home server test : Great shot!! https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10656&PID=99591#99591 Author: Leo B
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Posted: 14 Sep 2017 at 6:45am

Great shot!!]]> Thu, 14 Sep 2017 06:45:50 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10656&PID=99591#99591 Home server test : Thanks. For the forum, I had... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10656&PID=99580#99580 Author: StephenH
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Posted: 13 Sep 2017 at 8:32pm

Thanks. For the forum, I had been downsizing pictures for my mods. Since this was a test, I had not done so, but used the original size. For future posts, I will downsize them to minimize bandwidth requirements.

Here's another test shot:


It looks like reducing the image size is what was needed to get the picture to display.

This one was taken from the White Pass and Yukon Route excursion train ride from Skagway, AK to White Pass. On the return trip, clouds had moved in and there was rain which limited my ability to take more photos.
]]> Wed, 13 Sep 2017 20:32:39 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10656&PID=99580#99580 Home server test : Hey Stephen,You're on the... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10656&PID=99560#99560 Author: fwunder
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Posted: 13 Sep 2017 at 3:15pm

Hey Stephen,

You're on the right track, but the original image size (2400px x 3000px) is a bit too big for embedding or for people with low bandwidth to view. Downsampling helps everyone!

Same image @ 500x625




]]> Wed, 13 Sep 2017 15:15:31 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10656&PID=99560#99560 Home server test : Methinks it is on your end.... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10656&PID=99557#99557 Author: StephenH
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Posted: 13 Sep 2017 at 2:49pm

Methinks it is on your end. My bandwidth for down and uploads is adequate for the task.


I'm open to a second opinion when your bandwidth isn't so bogged down. Smile
]]> Wed, 13 Sep 2017 14:49:31 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10656&PID=99557#99557 Home server test : Dial up speed loading.. could... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10656&PID=99556#99556 Author: furpod
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Posted: 13 Sep 2017 at 2:30pm

Dial up speed loading.. could not wait. modern man used to instant gratification..Tongue

30 seconds to learn it was a picture from Alaska and you had on a hat...




Could be at my end though.. LOL

2 computers downloading massive World of Warcraft patch while she teaches an online class...
]]> Wed, 13 Sep 2017 14:30:17 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10656&PID=99556#99556 Home server test : It did not embed the image,... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10656&PID=99544#99544 Author: StephenH
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Posted: 13 Sep 2017 at 10:38am

It did not embed the image, but it provides an easy link to get the picture.

Procedure (Note: I am using Fedora Linux):

Install httpd (Apache web server)
Enable web server "systemctl enable httpd.service" "systemctl start httpd.service" and check with "systemctl status httpd.service"
test by opening web browser and seeing if the Apache test page is visible http://localhost
In the /var/www/html directory, create your index.html file. This may or may not be needed depending on how you intend to use your server.
Create subdirectories to contain your files. For the example above, I created the "Alaska2017" directory and placed the image file there.

Modify your system's firewall to allow access to port 80. In my case, I do not want my system to display port 80 to the general public so that the script kiddies will not keep trying to hack my system. I modified my router to listen for port 8008 and forward that to my system's port 80. That is what the ":8008" means.

In your router settings, set up port forwarding to forward all requests for port 8008 to port 80 on the computer hosting the picture files. It is also necessary to set a static IP address for that system so that when the computer and/or the router is rebooted, the IP address does not change.

The key to this is to use a dynamic DNS service such as the free one from DNS->Exit to create a friendly name (hafflys.linkpc.net) that can be used. It translates the dynamic IP address the Internet Service Provider uses to a name and provides a client to keep the dynamic address updated so that as it changes, the name will keep pointing to the updated address.

Admittedly, this is not something most people would want to do. I did not want to sign up for a picture hosting site where I did not like the conditions under which my pictures would be stored and shared. This will let me keep control of my pictures and share them here without giving control over to a third party.
]]> Wed, 13 Sep 2017 10:38:36 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10656&PID=99544#99544 Home server test : It works!Now to see if I can embed... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10656&PID=99543#99543 Author: StephenH
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Posted: 13 Sep 2017 at 10:24am

It works!

Now to see if I can embed an image using the picture tool.

http://hafflys.linkpc.net:8008/Alaska2017/Tracy_Arm_Stephen_waterfall.jpg
]]> Wed, 13 Sep 2017 10:24:41 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10656&PID=99543#99543 Home server test : I am trying to... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10656&PID=99540#99540 Author: StephenH
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Posted: 13 Sep 2017 at 9:48am

I am trying to see if I can configure my home computer to host my picture files and have them available for posting. If it works, I will be happy and explain how it works.

Test picture of me in front of one of the waterfalls we saw while touring the Tracy Arm Fjord near Juneau, Alaska.
http://hafflys.linkpc.net:8008/Alaska2017/Tracy_Arm_Stephen_waterfall.jpg

Hopefully, it will work.
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