But Randy, I can tell by that discription that it involves working knowledge of computers I don’t have, and don’t w
Hey Sheldon,
I understand, but I’m hoping one day you’ll relent and post a little something. And I don’t think I’m the only one who’s curious. Nothing personal or exploitative or anything, just basic layout stuff.
Robert
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rrinker
ATLANTIC CENTRAL
And so how much does it cost to have your own web site and host your own photos?
I ask because I know nothing about that sort of thing, and apparently a few of you do that?
Sheldon
It costs me $60 a year for my web hosting. But my provider has a plan for $30/yr that would easily fit most people’s photo posting. At one point I actually was running two different web sites on mine which is why I even upgraded from their most basic plan which is only $12/yr. Now I only have my one site, so I suppose I could back it down.
Depending on what size photos you post, even the $12/yr plan might be sufficient.
Domain names are about $10-$15 per year to register.
I use an old version of Dreamweaver to maintain my site, so there is the content on my provider’s server, a complete coppy of it on my local machine, which is backed up to my server, and all my pictures are also in the picture folder on my server which is replicated across at least 3 physical drives in the server plus backed up to an outside backup provider. Even if my web provider goes belly-up tomorrow (but I’ve been using them for at least 15 years now), my entire site won;t go away, and when I would re-establish it with another provider, all my broken images would be restored because the domain name is MINE.
–Randy
IMGUR is still working well for me after a year.
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I hope it stays that way.
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-Kevin
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Absolutley not. They are dead to me.
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rrinker
ATLANTIC CENTRAL
And so how much does it cost to have your own web site and host your own photos?
I ask because I know nothing about that sort of thing, and apparently a few of you do that?
Sheldon
It costs me $60 a year for my web hosting. But my provider has a plan for $30/yr that would easily fit most people’s photo posting. At one point I actually was running two different web sites on mine which is why I even upgraded from their most basic plan which is only $12/yr. Now I only have my one site, so I suppose I could back it down.
Depending on what size photos you post, even the $12/yr plan might be sufficient.
Domain names are about $10-$15 per year to register.
I use an old version of Dreamweaver to maintain my site, so there is the content on my provider’s server, a complete coppy of it on my local machine, which is backed up to my server, and all my pictures are also in the picture folder on my server which is replicated across at least 3 physical drives in the server plus backed up to an outside backup provider. Even if my web provider goes belly-up tomorrow (but I’ve been using them for at least 15 years now), my entire site won;t go away, and when I would re-establish it with another provider, all my broken images would be restored because the domain name is MINE.
&nb
Don’t go away Sheldon, you are one of the bright spots on this forum, whether we agree on an item or not, I mean that.
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DigitalGriffin
Sheldon,
We are getting a bit off topic and I’m not going to argue your contribution to the work back then. But today’s backbone providers and major companies are extremely sensitive to operating cost. They will upgrade networking equipment and servers if it delivers better efficiency. And the total estimated power draw hasn’t increased that much with the exception of a few outliers which are now stablizing. Now that company growth has moderated. Intel makes most of their money selling chips that consume a lot less power to companies even though they aren’t really faster.
And setting up your own server is a trivial task for a computer engineer like me. Install Windows. Set up port forwarding on the router. Install is and then choose among the home brews for image web servers. The hardest part is getting the site certificate and dns. Like I said it’s a half days work.
Don, I said in that post that I realize that improved hardware has offset increases in power needs - but it all had to be built in the first place, and it requires maintenance.
And if I wanted a web site I would pay someone like you, not struggle through it on my own.
I have a great IT guy.
But I don’t need or want that in my life. I have no desire to put my life, or my business on the web.
My business would not benefit from a web page, and I will repeat, I have no interest in having a personal site.
So, even at $400, it sounds like I am both TIME and money ahead with Photobucket…my time being much more important…
Sheldon
&nbs
Well Don, building a kitchen, or a whole house, or restoring a 1901 porch is easy for me, but my clients are happy to pay me lots of money.
Just like I’m happy to pay my IT guy when he is needed.
I was writing code for early plc’s in the early 1980’s, I manage a lot of stuff on my computer just fine. But I don’t have the time, need or interest to get deeper into it.
It simply does not interest me. For me a computer is a tool, not a toy, hobby or occupation.
And I am no longer in that occupation that had me programing plc’s in the 80’s…
Sheldon
I’m with Rich…
Atlantic Central/Sheldon
I had a problem with my old internet provider who also hosted my BRVRR website. For whatever reason after they changed hands their organization fell apart and my website was only available intermittently.
I changed providers and went to BlueHost as my website host. I have been with them for 3-4 years now and never a problem. All of my photos and the pages for my website are on their servers.
BlueHost costs about $100 dollars a year but they assume most of the headache stuff and provide site security as well.
Here is a link to their website: https://www.bluehost.com/contact
Actually it is pretty easy.
Edit: I just read further and can see you are not interested. Nevermind. I’m leaving the details for others though.
Setting things up just requires you to make the purchase. The site will marry your domain name to your host.
After that you just have to log on to your control panel. No harder than logging on to Amazon or eBay.
Then you just select your file manager from the control panel, and drag and drop the pictures you want to post here. If you want to get fancy, you can create a directory like images or pictures.
Next it’s just a matter of using the insert image function and putting in http://www.sheldonspictures.com/images/mycoollocomotive01.jpg
Asked and answered several times, I’m just not interested. And it would be VERY TIME CONSUMING to reconstruct the picture links for my postings on the garden tractor forum as they do not allow user editing of posts after the first hour.
Sheldon