How to build your own file server

Saturday, November 29, 2008

1. Set up Your Own Website
ISP: http://www.ixwebhosting.com/ provides relative cheap, yet reliable hosting.
Plan: Linux Unlimited
Space 2000G
Standard Domains —
Subdomains —
Mailboxes 2,500
Auto responders 2,500
MySQL Database 50 (for software applications)
PgSQL Database 50

2. Create a Secured Customer Folder
Example: http://www.plus247.net/share/
user name: share
password: share

IXWEBHOSTING how to secure directory video tutorial: https://www.ixwebhosting.com/index.php/v2/pages.Tutorial_12

3. Zip and Lock the file to Customer
Example: images.rar
password: apple

How to password protect with winrar:
http://en.kioskea.net/faq/sujet-270-how-to-password-protect-your-files-and-folders
don't use the ".ok_user" filename as in tutorial, change to a unique name.
registered winrar: http://plus247.net/ftp/48ftp/software/wrar380.exe

4. Upload the File to the Customer folder
Fillzilla Client download