Hosting website from Home

Is it possible?

[morpheus83]

Can I host a website using Windows XP Pro? I guess it will not traslate domain name etc but it is ok if I can still access via IP. My DSL provider does provide Live IP.

[Matt Probert]

You can. However, you may find it's in breach of the terms of service of your connection provider.

If you register a domain name, you can assign your own domestic IP address to it, so long as it's static!

Matt

[RailMan]

why host from home when proper web hosting is so cheap and so reliable?

[morpheus83]

The application I wish to host requires a dedicated PC. Dedicated servers starting from $ 100 are out of budget :-(

[too much information]

I made a call about an upgrade to my connection today (planning to host from home) and the prices they quoted me were much more than my current hosting service.

For reference:
Residential cable connection (~$50/mo) 384k up (bandwidth)

For the same with a dedicated IP - ~$69/mo
For 512k up - $139/mo
For 768k up - $179/mo

They had faster, but for $100/year with someone else to maintain the server and provide tech support I'll stick to the residential connection and continue to upload my stuff to a hosting service.

*Your pricing may vary, I'm about 2 blocks from a major theme park so access to a killer connection is not a problem for me.

[monkeythumpa]

Do you have a generator and redundant internet access for emergencies?

[netchicken1]

Its really not worth the heartache and effort required to to it.
Just pay for hosting and let the professionals worry about keeping your site secure and online.

[bill]

You might want to read through mack's outstanding thread on this very topic: Hosting from home [webmasterworld.com].