This is Part 3 of the 5 Part Tech Series on “Blogger Basics.” Find the rest of the series here.
Did you know that I get “the chills” when I see one of these being unpacked? Chills of excitement.
But let’s be honest, not much to look at right? It’s not your hot red Ferrari. Although, they are a lot more useful (and practical).
The servers that manage and help run your blog are doing things you probably care little about, but being aware of their purpose and their very important roll can change the way you think about your blog.
In fact, knowing more about servers, generally speaking, can help you better understand why your blog performs in certain ways, and why things apparently “break” when you least expect it.
Of course, you’ll need to know at least the basics if you’re going to be setting up a blog on your own server and knowing more (not less) about servers and how they run can help you troubleshoot any issues (or spot a few).
Where do you get started? Try this visual guide for starters (and believe me, it’s just “starters”). Wikipedia has a good primer too. Then “Google” the rest.
friar_don says
And make sure it is running LINUX!
Sorry, just my 2 cents.
philldo says
Nice to see that you use an xserve as a visual! Beautiful machine.