That, is my web server. It was a pfsense router until I got some faster internet and it wasn't able to keep up. Instead of throwing it away, I wanted to find a use for it.
//blogging.... 🤔
So, I have for the first time in my life way more bandwidth than I can use. We have gone from this,
To this...
I won't talk about the issues with the old internet, but I'm sure you know it simply wasn't good enough for a family of four.
So as already disclosed, the old firewall simply didn't allow the full speed of the new connection. A new router was needed and with the current prices of memory the best and most cost effective solution was a Cloud Gateway Fibre from UniFi. A great piece of kit for the money.
Anyway, the little firewall was converted to a Fedora web server. It isn't fast enough for a database, or a lot of hits so it is hidden behind Cloudflare's services. Cached, and only serving static content.
The httpd server is Apache, I use Publii to make the site and shout out to them, it's pretty good.
So, if you have a little low powered computer and you are wondering if it can serve web pages, yes it can. Cloudflare offer the service for free to the little guys like us. Simply sign up, point your name servers to Cloudflare, install the tunnel application on the server and off you go. A public facing web server with no open ports, no public IP address and as a bonus, Cloudflare even add SSL to your site!
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