[MVMA] MVMA Digest, Vol 50, Issue 7

Thu Mar 31 07:48:40 EDT 2022

Tom,

Yes, a Raspberry Pi (or other device) can easily be set up to self-host a website. Where the group has talked about using Wordpress, the requirements are a little more than running a static html site. However, it is still very possible to do on a Pi.

I would encourage you to Google the pros and cons of self-hosting a website. While could be saving on hosting costs and have greater flexibility/customization options, you are also accepting the burden of hardware maintenance, software updates, security, and other trade offs.

MVMA could indeed self-host a site. I believe the security concerns and traffic load would be minimal since this would be a very low profile site. Using a comercial host is probably more convenient though. Just depends on our priorities.

Tyler Gardner
KI7ODK

P.S. I have a raspberry pi cluster that I am working on spinning up. Once up, that could easily host a site. I just need to get it running… I should also mention the learning opportunities of self-hosting, however I need to run off to work.

> On Mar 30, 2022, at 9:37 PM, Tom Holmes <tholmes at woh.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> Chuck, et all...
> 
> Does it need to be a hired server. I believe there are ways to use an RPi to be a server that cold operate from someone's
> home internet feed. I don't know how to set it up, but I have MetroNet 500 MB fixed IP service if someone can rig up the RPi.
> I'm planning to install a reverse proxy which is supposed to allow multiple servers behind it on a single IP address. Or I am
> badly misinformed, which wouldn't be a first.
> 
> Tom Holmes, N8ZM
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> Today's Topics:
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>   1. renewal of miamivalleymesh.[com,org] domain and web server
>      (Chuck Gelm)
>   2. Re: renewal of miamivalleymesh.[com,    org] domain and web
>      server (Moe)
>   3. Re: renewal of miamivalleymesh.[com, org] domain and web
>      server (Chuck Gelm)
>   4. Re: renewal of miamivalleymesh.[com,    org] domain and web
>      server (William Curtice)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 09:53:27 -0400
> From: Chuck Gelm <nc8q-aredn at gelm.net>
> To: Amateur Radio network using AREDNMESH and other configurations
>    <mvma at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [MVMA] renewal of miamivalleymesh.[com,org] domain and web
>    server
> Message-ID: <4a50f31f-d6f5-128b-31ca-6f31f6f6659e at gelm.net>
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> Does MVMA wish to pay for the renewal of miamivalleymesh.com or 
> miamivalleymesh.org or a web server?
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 10:02:29 -0400
> From: Moe <ab8xa at luffshack.com>
> To: MVMA Mailing List <mvma at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [MVMA] renewal of miamivalleymesh.[com,    org] domain and
>    web server
> Message-ID: <8EADEF7C-0816-4D86-8654-A3AFF9F76946 at luffshack.com>
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> Ideally, miamivalleymesh.org <http://miamivalleymesh.org/> should be the primary website with a ssl certificate and also have
> miamivalleymesh.com <http://miamivalleymesh.com/> redirected to the https://miamivalleymesh.org
> 
> What would that cost us?
> 
> 
> 
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>> On Mar 30, 2022, at 09:53, Chuck Gelm <nc8q-aredn at gelm.net> wrote:
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>> Does MVMA wish to pay for the renewal of miamivalleymesh.com or miamivalleymesh.org or a web server?
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> Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 10:38:55 -0400
> From: Chuck Gelm <nc8q-aredn at gelm.net>
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> Subject: Re: [MVMA] renewal of miamivalleymesh.[com, org] domain and
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>> On 3/30/22 10:02, Moe wrote:
>> Ideally, miamivalleymesh.org <http://miamivalleymesh.org>?should be 
>> the primary website with a ssl certificate and also have 
>> miamivalleymesh.com <http://miamivalleymesh.com>?redirected to the 
>> https://miamivalleymesh.org
>> 
>> What would that cost us?
>> 
> 
> All:
> 
> I am suggesting that MVMA members decide what to do and what to pay and 
> who to maintain.
> 
> I have been paying $75/annually for what we have had and
> $15/annual to retain miamivalleymesh.org.
> Currently the domain, miamivalleymesh.com, expires around April 04, 2022.
> However the MVMA members choose, may affect whether I stop paying for 
> the web service and miamivalleymesh.org domain reservation.
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> 73, Chuck
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> Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 18:29:39 -0400
> From: William Curtice <william.curtice at gmail.com>
> To: MVMA Mailing List <mvma at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [MVMA] renewal of miamivalleymesh.[com,    org] domain and
>    web server
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> I will share my thoughts on this during the Team talk forum this evening.
> 
> Bill WA8APB
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>> On Wed, Mar 30, 2022, 10:39 AM Chuck Gelm <nc8q-aredn at gelm.net> wrote:
>> 
>> On 3/30/22 10:02, Moe wrote:
>> 
>> Ideally, miamivalleymesh.org should be the primary website with a ssl
>> certificate and also have miamivalleymesh.com redirected to the
>> https://miamivalleymesh.org
>> 
>> What would that cost us?
>> 
>> 
>> All:
>> 
>> I am suggesting that MVMA members decide what to do and what to pay and
>> who to maintain.
>> 
>> I have been paying $75/annually for what we have had and
>> $15/annual to retain miamivalleymesh.org.
>> Currently the domain, miamivalleymesh.com, expires around April 04, 2022.
>> However the MVMA members choose, may affect whether I stop paying for the
>> web service and miamivalleymesh.org domain reservation.
>> 
>> 73, Chuck
>> 
>> 
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