Hey Guys. I'm wondering how much it would cost to build a dedicated server for a website. I have a friend that wants me to build him a website and I know how to do the coding but setting it up is foreign to me. I build computers already and I'd like to spend no more than $500. However I'd like to spend the least I have to. His website won't have a ton of traffic either. Any help would be amazing! By the way I've learned so much in computer hardware from watching you guys keep up the great work and I'll keep referring my buddies to you over NCIX ;).
How much is a "not a ton of traffic." To run a personal/small web server does not take a whole lot. Pretty much any computer out there can do it, and if his computer is already fast he may be able to do that. I recommended a dedicated machine because I wouldnt want my computer to have port 80 opened.