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Download apache and install it.<br />

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Download XAMPP from <a href="http://www.apachefriends.org" rel="ugc">www.apachefriends.org</a>. It has inbuilt webserver, ftp server, etc. You will also need a static ip to access your local computer. If you dont want to go for static ip then you would require dynDNS / no-ip.com like service which will give you a sub-domain which will point to your desktop machine.
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Download XAMPP from www.apachefriends.org [http://www.apachefriends.org]. It has inbuilt webserver, ftp server, etc. You will also need a static ip to access your local computer. If you dont want to go for static ip then you would require dynDNS / no-ip.com like service which will give you a sub-domain which will point to your desktop machine.

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Hi,<br />
<br />
I would like to turn my home desktop computer into a WebServer.<br />
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In short, I would like the ability to view a select number of folders on my home computer through a web browser - very similar to Drop Box and other online cloud storage. <br />
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Furthermore, I would like the ability to connect to it via SFTP if required.<br />
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Any suggestions how I could go about this?<br />
<br />
Thanks<br />
A.
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Hi,

I would like to turn my home desktop computer into a WebServer.

In short, I would like the ability to view a select number of folders on my home computer through a web browser - very similar to Drop Box and other online cloud storage. 

Furthermore, I would like the ability to connect to it via SFTP if required.

Any suggestions how I could go about this?

Thanks
A.

Turning Home Computer into a WebServer

A web server refers to the software that helps to deliver web content that can be accessed either through the Internet or through an intranet. The primary function of a web server is to store, process and deliver web pages to clients. The communication between client and server takes place using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). The most common use of web servers is to host websites, but there are other uses such as gaming, data storage, running enterprise applications, handling email, FTP, etc.

Web Servers

Cloud computing, also known as on-demand computing, is a kind of Internet-based computing where shared resources and information are provided to computers and other devices. It is a model for enabling ubiquitous, on-demand access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources. Cloud computing and storage solutions provide users and enterprises with various capabilities to store and process their data in third-party data centers, relying on sharing of resources to achieve coherence and economies of scale.