--- In vanilla-pudding@yahoogroups.com, Pete Wason <codevark@...> wrote:
>
> Henry wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am fairly new to Vanilla. It took me awhile to install, but it's
> > currently running locally on my laptop. I have heard that the
> > difficulty I underwent installing it isn't comparable to what it's
> > like installing on a network. This is my goal.
> >
> > I'm looking into godaddy.com for pricing purposes and, though this
> > message is Off Topic, I wonder if anybody can explain the difference
> > of "registering" a domain name and "hosting". Registration for the
> > domain www.wettowel.com runs approximately $10/year with godaddy.com,
> > but hosting costs a bit more. To avoid the monthly hosting charges, I
> > am curious whether assistance in setting up my Vanilla space, so that
> > my laptop functions as the server with whatever domain name I
> > eventually end up registering (blanketsin, as wettowel seems to've
> > already been taken), is supported in this group.
> >
> >
>
> Hi, Henry -
>
> Generally, "hosting" is just paying someone for some space on their
> server. Often it includes domain registration, which is the process by
> which your IP address (usually out of your control and dynamic if you
> get your internet access from an ISP) is associated with a domain name,
> like "www.whoosit.com".
>
> If you have an ISP (like a cable internet provider) they often give you
> a little bit of hosting space on their servers, like 5MB or something
> like that. For a small, basic website, that's plenty. But setting up
> your own web server, even if your IP is dynamic, isn't rocket surgery. I
> have a CentOS linux server running Apache, MySQL, PHP, etc., with a
> bunch of virtual hosts defined. My domains are registered through
> GoDaddy.com. I use a free (donations accepted) DNS service called
> EveryDNS to link these domain names to my external "WAN" IP provided by
> Charter (my cable provider). A script on my server runs every 3 hours
> and sends my current external IP (which it reads from my router) to
> EveryDNS to keep my websites reachable in case Charter decides to change
> my IP (which happens every time I shut everything down durning intense
> lightning storms, for example).
>
> There really should be no difference between setting up vanilla "on a
> network" and setting it up locally. If you plug your laptop into a
> network, other machines on that network should be able to reach your
> vanilla-space by (web) browsing to your machine's IP address followed by
> /cgi-bin/vanilla.cgi.
> *___________________________________________________________
> Pete Wason* Hy Noom Publications /codevark@.../ 508.865.5414
>

At the risk of sounding disagreeable, the concept of plugging into a network
doesn't always allow access to my vanilla space by other machines. Consider
using a public network at the local library or a nearby café. But maybe I should
begin with a description of how I plan to on implementing my vanilla space
before I request assistance in it's public installation.

As you may have heard, yahoo is terminating its briefcase.yahoo.com services.
Until I find a replacement for uploading my .xls, word documents, etc. I would
like to utilize the attachment feature which Vanillaspace offers so that I can
transfer my files over the web using a different machine at work (like a PC). I
own a mac, BTW.

Around the time I started this thread, I went ahead and registered my domain
name as www.blanketsin.com but I don't know how to implement the IP address into
vanilla so that other machines can publicly access my vanilla space. Since you
mention that you have your domains registered with godaddy too, would I be
completely out of place if I asked you, or anybody reading this, how I can
achieve the task of installing Vanilla using my domain name?

-Henry