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Starting a shared webhosting service

Hello Experts,

I am planning to start a shared web hosting service like "hostgator, fatcow, site5 etc..." in linux environment

Please guide me how it can be done?

and answer few questions which i have:-

1) What should be the server configurations?
2) How many servers should i start with?
3) Is there any use of having independent servers for database, hosting, webmail etc...?
4) How many users should i host per server?
5) Which are the available applications in market for client billling & hosting?
6) Is there any workforce which i should be hiring? ex:- server admin, support etc...

7) Assume that i have a server which is full to its capacity, now whats the procedure of adding another server?
* Will it be a complete new server?
* Would i have to install all the application from scratch?
* or the new server will be attached to the existing server?

Thank you
Vikram
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BobintheNoc
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That'll cost alot more than 500 points!  Good Luck!
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RRRRyan

Bud, that's 7 questions, but I'll give you an answer worth 500 points.... Save your trouble and find another thing to do. You can't beat those guys, not now that they have so much momentum. Hostgator is fantastic. Look for a business opportunity that doesn't already have good companies. Or, just resell for those guys.
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Hello Guys,

Very sorry i am unable to increase the points i am unable to locate increase point area!

Please tell me how should i post the question, should i delete the question and repost all the questions independently and assign the points?

RRRRyan i am not here to beat the leaders i am just willing to provide solution to the bunch of people under my network

Thanks
Vikram
Vikram,

Neither of us are serious about needing more points.  Rather, the point is, and perhaps the answer here:  Question 6:  You need a talented server admin, a network admin, a variety of developers, and an accountant/marketer--literally a company's worth of folks.

Your questions are actually informed and intelligent, however there is no way to provide your desired document without some serious, detailed, and lengthy analysis.

As always, it depends on exactly what you want to do, what you want to serve, and how much you want to spend.  As RRRyan mentions, the major hosting companies out there didn't get to where they are by asking how on Experts Exchange.  Years of cumulative experiences are needed to even appear respectably.

Sounds like you're wanting a thesis topic.
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Thanks a lot Shaunak!

Vikram