Public Server
This file keeps information on the design and feature choices I considered for my Main server
Requirements
- High reliability
- Reasonable price
- Groupware
- E-Mail Server
- Good Email Citizen
- Automated problem detection scripts
- News/RSS aggregator
- User Maintenance
- Contacts
- Calendar
- WebDav
- CalDav
- CardDav
- Imap
- Federated Encrypted P2P Chat (Text/Voice/Video)
- Automated Backup
- Webserver
- WebMail
- Content Management System
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Hardware
VPS
The trade here is that I give up some control, but for a lot of increased reliability and uptime. When I first setup my server home internet outages were a alot more common. The Cheapest Linode option has never really been a regret
Software
Old Choices
Citadel
This was a pretty good groupware system, but its history prevented it from fully supporting interoperability with a lot of other clients. It was a very simple system to use which reduced the complexity of setup. it was an OK beginner choice, but I wish I had gone slightly less consolidated.