# Hosting your own site (probably been asked before...)

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**Created:** [February 22, 2007, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hosting-your-own-site-probably-been-asked-before/216961 "2007-02-22T00:07:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ben\_Smith](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/ben_smith/32/1118_2.png) [@Ben\_Smith](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ben_Smith)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hosting-your-own-site-probably-been-asked-before/216961/1 "2007-02-22T00:07:24Z")

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Hi all,

I know that it’s possible to do this (and by ‘this’ I mean set up a server at home and use it instead of buying hosting - because I’m a student and don’t know whether it’s worth spending money on something over time when I could just get a cheap server box thing (maybe…))

But I’d like to know how you get to do it.  
I mean, how do you link it all up, is it as simple as installing Apache and RoR on a Mac? (or PC for that matter.), and then just linking it up to the net?

I’d like to know - although someone’ll probably tell me that servers are expensive.

Thanks,

Ben